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

Cool Videos: Behind the FX of Game of Thrones

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE – I don’t watch “Game of Thrones” but I’m told there are some serious spoilers in the clip below. Proceed with caution… I’m a sucker for these behind-the-scenes FX videos, especially when they show off the little things that...

Chris Evans to star in a film with only one line of dialogue?

Posted 15 years ago

In 2009, writer Chad St. John made the Black List with MOTOR CITY, his tale of revenge that was notable for one particular hook: it contains only one line of dialogue throughout the whole movie. The script has been bouncing...

Katrina Bowden to star as a sexy killer in Nurse 3D

Posted 15 years ago

Last month, Lionsgate announced a new project called NURSE 3D, a slasher film that would follow a trio of sexy nurses who lure men to their death for…well, I’m really sure for what, but for kicks, I guess. At the...

Vote to bring Attack the Block to your city next!

Posted 15 years ago

On this week’s JoBlo Movie Podcast, Moreno and I got to spend some quality time gushing over ATTACK THE BLOCK, a film Moreno called his favorite of the year so far (I’m not sure it’s my definitive favorite, but definitely...

Paramount and DreamWorks Animation officially call it quits

Posted 15 years ago

It’s a divorce that’s been looming for months but yesterday it was made official. DreamWorks Animation and Paramount, who have been releasing films together since 2006, have called it quits. DreamWorks yesterday informed Paramount that it would be rejecting an...

Cowboys & Aliens…and kids?

Posted 15 years ago

Ummm…what the f*ck? OK, let me explain. While the above looks like a “Muppet Babies” inspired Saturday Morning TV show based off COWBOYS & ALIENS, that’s only partly true. (Well, it’s true in that that’s what it looks like, but...

Say Anything Too? Cameron Crowe admits talking sequel with John Cusack

Posted 15 years ago

Cameron Crowe is returning to filmmaking after a six year break following ELIZABETHTOWN. He’s got the Matt Damon/Scarlett Johansson project WE BOUGHT A ZOO due in December and the Pearl Jam documentary “Pearl Jam Twenty” debuting on PBS this fall....

Die Hard 5 gets a new director and takes McClane to Russia

Posted 15 years ago

What is yippie-ki-yay in Russian? Twitch is reporting that the upcoming fifth installment of the DIE HARD franchise will have John McClane going global and stopping an international terrorist in Russia. The film will reunite McClane and his son (who...

Cool Videos: Seven minutes in a closet with Kristen Wiig

Posted 15 years ago

I think post-BRIDESMAIDS it’s fair to admit we’ve all got something of a crush on Kristen Wiig. If you’re looking to shake that, this new video probably won’t help. Wiig is at her most adorbz in “7 Minutes in Heaven,”...

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Daniel Craig talks Cowboys & Aliens

Posted 15 years ago

Someone asked me after I had seen COWBOYS & ALIENS to convince them why the movie is good (and I do think it’s quite fun). I answered quickly, “Daniel Craig.” COWBOYS is not without its flaws but director Jon Favreau...

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