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

Spacey sees Shrink

Posted 18 years ago

Kevin Spacey has signed on to star in the indie drama SHRINK about a therapist to the stars. Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Griffin Dunne, Pell James, Robert Loggia, Keke Palmer, Laura Ramsey, Gore Vidal, Dallas Roberts and Mark...

Raimi is a Given

Posted 18 years ago

Sam Raimi has signed on to develop and direct an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s novel “The Given Day.” The book won’t hit stores until September 23rd but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from gobbling up the rights to the next novel...

Stan Winston tribute

Posted 18 years ago

Everyone at JoBlo.com was extremely shocked and saddened to learn about the passing of Stan Winston. I don’t think there’s one person on this site who wasn’t inspired in one way, shape or form by Winston’s work. His work is...

New Two-Face clip!!

Posted 18 years ago

Today yet another DARK KNIGHT viral game was launched and while others revolved around bowling and cake, this one revolved around pizza. Select Domino’s around the US were transformed into Gotham City Pizzerias. Free pizzas were delivered to the first...

RIP: Stan Winston

Posted 18 years ago

Special effects pioneer and film director Stan Winston died last night at the age of 62. Winston suffered from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells, for the past seven years. Throughout his legacy, Winston had a hand in...

Leterrier finds Strays

Posted 18 years ago

It’s been kinda lost in all the hoopla surrounding THE INCREDIBLE HULK, but what a giant leap forward it was for director Louis Leterrier. When the project was first announced, I’ll be honest and admit that I wasn’t sure he...

Mendes gets Bad

Posted 18 years ago

Eva Mendes has signed on to reteam with her GHOST RIDER co-star Nicolas Cage in the upcoming remake of BAD LIEUTENANT. As we’ve been told, the film is less a remake and more of a reimagining of the Abel Ferrara...

Downey Jr. is a Cowboy

Posted 18 years ago

Robert Downey, Jr. is in negotiations to reteam with IRON MAN writers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus and it’s NOT on IRON MAN 2 (at least not yet). Downey, Jr. is in negotiations to star in COWBOYS & ALIENS an...

Norton hulks Kimmel

Posted 18 years ago

For all those who think Edward Norton is a humorless guy who takes himself a little too serious, I submit the following video. This is Norton’s appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” last night. I don’t know what Jimmy’s doing out...

Hulk: Your thoughts?

Posted 18 years ago

You’ve read our reviews of THE INCREDIBLE HULK here and here. I’m probably sitting in the early show screening as you read this (I just have to see movies like this in a theater on opening day). So now comes...

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