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

7 new Year One clips!

Posted 17 years ago

For those of you that think YEAR ONE isn’t going to be very funny, these seven new clips from the film aren’t going to do much to persuade you. Some of them are particularly bad. Some are at least mildly...

Akira is dead

Posted 17 years ago

At one point the AKIRA live-action remake at Warner Bros. had some serious steam and rumors started to surface that Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were set to star in the film. But the film, which was originally slated for...

John Carter’s Church?

Posted 17 years ago

After learning that Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins would be starring in JOHN CARTER OF MARS this week, it didn’t take long for news on the next actor to join the production to break. While nothing has been formally announced...

WTWTA: The Novel

Posted 17 years ago

Normally novelizations of films are, well, not so good. It’s not to say that the authors who write them aren’t talented (because I know some of them and they certainly are) but there’s just so much you can do trying...

John Carter cast!

Posted 17 years ago

Just this morning I wondered when we’d hear some casting news on JOHN CARTER OF MARS. Just a few hours later, Disney has announced the two leads for the film. Director Andrew Stanton must’ve been a big fan of X-MEN...

Mars filming this year?

Posted 17 years ago

Is Disney getting ready to finally begin filming on JOHN CARTER OF MARS later this year? A report in the Salt Lake Tribune of Utah (via Ain’t It Cool) says that they’ve just approved a request by the JOHN CARTER...

Whedon offered Buffy?

Posted 17 years ago

When news broke that the director of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (the Kristy Swanson version) was looking to reboot the franchise with a new film outside of the Joss Whedon/TV “Buffy” universe, Whedon fans were understandably pissed. Whedon’s “Buffy” universe...

Predators director?

Posted 17 years ago

Yesterday it was announced that Marcus Nispel had officially signed on to direct the CONAN THE BARBARIAN remake for Lionsgate. It was a directing gig for which Neil Marshall (THE DESCENT) had also been in contention. But while Marshall lost...

Burton art preview!

Posted 17 years ago

As I’m sure you read on the site already, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City is presenting an exhibit on the works of Tim Burton later this year. The exhibition will be on view from November 22,...

Theroux is a Chief

Posted 17 years ago

A while back, Justin Theroux was just a regular working actor with supporting roles in movies like MIAMI VICE and CHARLIE’S ANGELS 2. But he struck up a friendship with Ben Stiller on DUPLEX and ZOOLANDER and that led to...

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