Mike Sampson

4,524 Articles Published

Favorite Movies: The Shawshank Redemption, Jaws, Boogie Nights, Goodfellas, The Jerk, Raiders of read more the Lost Ark, The Untouchables (recent) 21 Grams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anchorman

Likes: German women, the VX-980 hair blower, my chest hair, fighting beach read more crime, my talking black Trans-Am...oh wait, that's David Hasselhoff

Jennifer Connelly and Marisa Tomei find Salvation

Posted 16 years ago

Jennifer Connelly, Marisa Tomei and Greg Kinnear have joined the cast of SALVATION BOULEVARD, the upcoming legal thriller from director George Ratliff (JOSHUA). The trio join the already cast Pierce Brosnan, Ed Harris and comedian Jim Gaffigan. The film, based...

Louis Leterrier on shortlist to direct Avengers

Posted 16 years ago

I’m not sure how close Marvel is to actually choosing a director for THE AVENGERS but really there shouldn’t be many names to consider. Jon Favreau was obviously the leading candidate but he stepped back and will only produce the...

Fox searching for a Bryan Singer replacement on X-Men: First Class?

Posted 16 years ago

Just a few days ago, I wrote an article all about how Bryan Singer was hot to trot to return to the X-MEN universe. While everything was rather optimistic at the time, it’s beginning to sound like this may be...

Spike Jonze’s latest short I’m Here now online

Posted 16 years ago

Spike Jonze’s latest short film I’M HERE debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and recently ran at SXSW and now, finally, is online for everyone to enjoy. It’s a 30-minute short so you need so time to set aside but...

The completely, totally FINALest Destination

Posted 16 years ago

Remember when THE FINAL DESTINATION came out and they titled it THE FINAL DESTINATION stressing that it would be the definitive final installment in the franchise? Yeah well, they were just kidding. While speaking about the future of 3D at...

The Trailer Drive Thru: Eclipse, Square and Shrek!

Posted 16 years ago

This week marks the debut of a new video feature here at JoBlo.com! Titled “The Trailer Drive Thru” it’s a look back at the latest movie trailers and previews on the web with commentary and ratings on each. The clip...

It’s Bill Paxton: The Pinball Game!

Posted 16 years ago

I’m not sure what kind of obsession is weirder: being obsessed with pinball or being obsessed with Bill Paxton. I do know that being obsessed with pinball AND Bill Paxton is definitely a little weird. Not weird in a serial...

INTERVIEW: Repo Men stars Jude Law & Forest Whitaker!

Posted 16 years ago

Sometimes interviewing two actors at one time can be difficult, especially when the chemistry is a bit…off. But with REPO MEN stars Jude Law and Forest Whitaker it was just like sitting in on a conversation. The two guys obviously...