Mike Sampson

4,524 Articles Published

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

Interview: Cowboys & Aliens star Daniel Craig!

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...

CON: A fan report from the secret screening of Drive!

Posted 15 years ago

During the panel for DRIVE (shared with DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK), director Nicolas Winding Refn announced there would be a secret screening of the film that night at Comic-Con. None of the JoBlo.com crew was available to make...

Tales From the Crypt making a return with a rebooted series

Posted 15 years ago

During the early-90s there was no show on TV I looked forward to more than “Tales from the Crypt.” I taped every episode and matched them up to issues of the comics I had collected (this may very well be...

VIDEO INTERVIEW Cowboys & Aliens director Jon Favreau

Posted 15 years ago

The title COWBOYS & ALIENS can be both a blessing and a curse. The title has led some audiences to believe the film is something of a comedy or maybe a little bit goofy (and, in fairness, it once was...

Cool Videos: Harrison Ford reunites with Chewbacca

Posted 15 years ago

Last night, Jon Favreau guest-directed an episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” where Harrison Ford was the guest. For the show’s cold open, Favreau directed a scene where Ford was reunited with his most famous co-star, Chewbacca. I don’t want to...

Interview: Cowboys & Aliens director Jon Favreau!

Posted 15 years ago

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Olivia Wilde of Cowboys & Aliens!

Posted 15 years ago

A few people asked after yesterday’s interview with Harrison Ford was posted if the background was a greenscreen. Bite your tongue! That’s legitimate Big Sky Country! (In before “pics or it didn’t happen” – here’s a photo I took waiting...

MOVIE POLL # 708

Posted 15 years ago

The first trailer for Battleship is all wet

Posted 15 years ago

It’s easy to pick on BATTLESHIP. It’s a movie based off of a board game, which is a pretty ridiculous place to start. But great movies have come from ridiculous places before so that can’t be your entire argument. BATTLESHIP...