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

Alba Eyes cast

Posted 20 years ago

Jessica Alba has found two co-stars for her upcoming remake of the Hong Kong thriller THE EYE. Alessandro Nivola (JUNEBUG) and Parker Posey have signed on to join the project, which will be directed by Frenchman David Moreau and Xavier...

Polanski erupts

Posted 20 years ago

Oscar winner Roman Polanski will next direct the ambitious and expensive epic POMPEII about the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Italy. The film will be based on the novel of the same name and, like another disaster flick TITANIC, will...

Garner in X-Mas story

Posted 20 years ago

Jennifer Garner has signed on to star in a remake of the 1940s screwball comedy CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT. The updated version would have Garner starring as a Rachael Ray-like TV hostess whose publicists have perpetuated the myth that she lives...

Crowe vs. Robin Hood

Posted 20 years ago

Russell Crowe will receive a whopping $20 million against 20% to star in the upcoming Universal Robin Hood update NOTTINGHAM. I originally thought it was interesting that Crowe would be playing the villianous Sheriff of Nottingham, then I read that...

Bat puffin’ on a Blunt?

Posted 20 years ago

Now that Katie Holmes is officially out of THE DARK KNIGHT, let the speculation and rumormongering begin as to who her replacement will be. The rumor du jour is that DEVIL WEARS PRADA star and Golden Globe nominee Emily Blunt...

Wonder Woman script news

Posted 20 years ago

Should Joss Whedon be trembling in his long, red boots? Word out of Hollywood is that Warner Bros. and Joel Silver have purchased a new WONDER WOMAN script from newcomers Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland. So what does this mean...

Knocked Up posters

Posted 20 years ago

As someone who was, let’s say surprised by a pregnancy, I’m looking forward to the comedy KNOCKED UP this summer. It stars Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl as a couple who have a one-night stand that leads to an unwanted...

Harold & Kumar 2 starts

Posted 20 years ago

Production has started in Lousiana on the sequel to the successful stoner comedy HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE. Joining John Cho and Kal Penn in the sequel are David Krumholtz, Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Corddry, Christopher Meloni, Ed...

Aardman’s next?

Posted 20 years ago

We ran an article back in November about the break-up of DreamWorks and Aardman so I’m not exactly sure why that same news is so newsworthy today but it’s likely because the break is now officially official. At the time...

Son of The Departed?

Posted 20 years ago

SPOILER WARNING – The following article is highly spoilerific for those who have not seen THE DEPARTED. If you’re waiting for the DVD release on February 13th (though I’m not sure why you would when it’s still playing in theaters),...

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