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

Jackson is Different

Posted 17 years ago

Samuel L. Jackson has signed on to star in the upcoming adaptation of the nonfiction book SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME for writers Roderick and Bruce Taylor. The film follows Denver Moore, a con man who grew up in...

Selick leaves Laika

Posted 17 years ago

In a stunning development for Laika, the indie animation studio behind CORALINE that was hoping to be the stop-motion version of Pixar, director Henry Selick has left the studio. While Selick had no formal position with the studio, he was...

RZA joins RDJ

Posted 17 years ago

After holding his own against the likes of Seth Rogen in FUNNY PEOPLE, rapper turned actor RZA has signed on to his biggest comedic role yet. He’ll star alongside Robert Downey, Jr. and Zack Galifianakis in the upcoming comedy DUE...

EXCL: 5 mins/Dark Country!

Posted 17 years ago

Tom Jane’s directorial debut DARK COUNTRY hits DVD tomorrow and to get everyone excited, we’re thrilled to debut the first five minutes of the film! Sometimes the first few minutes of a film can be a long and boring set...

EXCL: 1st 5 mins of Dark Country!

Posted 17 years ago

Mann off to WWII

Posted 17 years ago

Say what you will about PUBLIC ENEMIES, I’m still looking forward to Michael Mann’s next film. Some people love ENEMIES and some people (like me) just couldn’t connect with it on any level. It’s a shame because I was really...

Skarsgard joins Thor?

Posted 17 years ago

Once upon a time Alexander Sarsgard (“True Blood”) was one of the leading contenders to star in THOR. The part eventually went to Chris Hemsworth but the younger Sarsgard came in a close second. Well now at least the Sarsgard...

Extended 2012 clip

Posted 17 years ago

If you somehow were able to avoid the 2012 onslaught on TV last night (something like 200 channels were airing the footage at the same time), we’ve got it for you below. While I missed the 2012 presentation at Comic-Con,...

Spore: The Movie?

Posted 17 years ago

As I’m sure you know, video games turned into movies don’t exactly have a stellar track record. Video games turned into expensive animated films, have just as many problems (see FINAL FANTASY). But that’s not stopping Fox. The studio has...

Let Me In gets cast

Posted 17 years ago

Let’s just agree now that LET THE RIGHT ONE IN doesn’t have to be remade. It’s a pretty damn perfect film and doesn’t really need an American version. But that said, the American remake, titled LET ME IN, is coming...

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