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

Despite a disappointing first film, WB moving ahead with Green Lantern 2

Posted 15 years ago

Both critically and commercially, GREEN LANTERN was not the success that Warner Bros. was looking for. But despite poor reviews (it’s currently ranked at 26% on Rotten Tomatoes) and disappointing box-office, Warner Bros. says they’re still moving ahead with a...

Wouldn’t it be nice…to have a Brian Wilson biopic?

Posted 15 years ago

Musician biopics are always hot commodities in Hollywood and another story based on the rise and fall and rise of a rock star is getting ready for the big screen treatment. Brain Wilson, the mastermind behind The Beach Boys, has...

Jay-Z wants Emma Thompson for his hip-hop Annie remake

Posted 15 years ago

Back in January it was announced that Jay-Z and Will Smith would be collaborating of a series of new films for Sony Pictures. The first planned film in that effort was a remake of ANNIE that was set to star...

Sean Connery to Steve Jobs: I am James F-cking Bond!

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE – As it turns out, the documents below were fabricated and the story, while interesting, is fake. That said, Sean Connery is still fucking JAMES BOND! Back in 1998, Apple was not quite the computer juggernaut it is today...

Jackass star Ryan Dunn dies at the age of 34

Posted 15 years ago

Ryan Dunn, one of the stars of the JACKASS movies and TV series, died earlier this morning in a car crash in his home state of Pennsylvania. He was only 34-years-old. According to early reports, Dunn and a passenger in...

Could Christina Hendricks star as Wonder Woman?

Posted 15 years ago

When it comes to finding the perfect Wonder Woman, many fans seem to be in agreement that “Mad Men” star Christina Hendricks would be perfect for the part. Director Nicolas Winding Refn (BRONSON, DRIVE), for whom WONDER WOMAN is a...

What Did You Think? We want your Green Lantern review!

Posted 15 years ago

People have not been kind to GREEN LANTERN so far. There were many people, me included, who had hoped that it would be the antidote for generic superhero movies like THOR who just felt like they were going through the...

Cool Videos: Rob Zombie directs a Woolite commercial

Posted 15 years ago

Rob Zombie, the lead singer of White Zombie and director of HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES and the HALLOWEEN remakes, is probably not the first guy you think of when you think of Woolite, the laundry detergent for your gentle clothes....

A director is found for the Percy Jackson sequel we’re not sure anyone wants

Posted 15 years ago

Fox once had hopes that PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF could serve as a new HARRY POTTER of sorts for their studio; the heir apparent to the mega-franchise that was winding down at Warner Bros. But the...

Steely glares and lens flares in the new Cowboys & Aliens poster

Posted 15 years ago

COWBOYS & ALIENS is getting ready for a massive promotional push in the coming month, including a big world premiere at Comic-Con. We’ll have a lot more from the film in the coming weeks but today we have a look...

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