Mike Sampson

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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

2010 Movie Preview: Universal

Posted 17 years ago

In my humble opinion, Universal has one of the best schedules of the year. While it’s lacking in one HUGE giant blockbuster of a film, it’s solid almost across the board. From WOLFMAN in February to YOUR HIGHNESS in October...

Saoirse Ronan preps to play female assassin in action flick

Posted 17 years ago

The idea of casting LOVELY BONES star Saoirse Ronan as an assassin in an action movie is actually a pretty cool concept. But when that movie basically sounds like a spinoff of the KICK-ASS character Hit Girl, it starts to...

First look at Jay Baruchel’s ‘Out of My League’ trailer

Posted 17 years ago

I think there are a whole bunch of us out there who can relate to the basic premise behind SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE; basically dating or hooking up with a girl who is about 10x hotter than any girl...

‘Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance’ gonna be remade in the U.S.

Posted 17 years ago

Chan-Wook Park probably thought he could breathe easy after the plug was pulled on the proposed Will Smith remake of OLDBOY. But as one remake opportunity ends, another begins. Warner Bros. has acquired the remake rights to Park’s SYMPATHY FOR...

Is JoBlo.com the best movie site on the Net? Vote now!

Posted 17 years ago

The “best” is pretty subjective. What is one person’s ceiling, as the saying goes, is another person’s floor. But I think we, as JoBlo.com readers, can agree on the fact that this site is the THE BEST. And now’s your...

Contest: Iron Man bust!

Posted 17 years ago

If you’ve been to Comic-Con you’ve seen some of the insanely cool items from Sideshow Collectibles. Now’s your chance to own one yourself without having to fork over any dough! In celebration of IRON MAN 2, JoBlo.com and Sideshow Collectibles...

Deadpool writers

Posted 17 years ago

I had honestly thought that once Ryan Reynolds signed on to star in GREEN LANTERN (which begins filming next month), that Fox’s proposed DEADPOOL movie would probably never happen. I mean, a glorified cameo in WOLVERINE is one thing but...

More on Farrelly’s next

Posted 17 years ago

Yesterday, almost mentioned as a sidebar in a larger article about Sean Penn’s involvement in THREE STOOGES, came news of what the Farrelly Brothers would be up to next. All that was mentioned really was that it would be a...

Kendrick joins Cancer

Posted 17 years ago

Back at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, I was lucky enough to see THE WACKNESS; a film directed by Jonathan Levine, which I loved. Sadly the film never really took off after that but it hasn’t seemed to slow down...

JoBlo.com’s most anticipated movie for 2010 (Part 2/2)

Posted 17 years ago

Just cause it’s 2010 doesn’t mean the lists are over! I know you might be listed out at this point but we’ve got one last one to share: my look ahead into 2010 to see what movies I’m most looking...

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