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

Animation legend dies

Posted 20 years ago

Joe Barbera, one-half of the prolific animation studio Hanna-Barbera that spawned such classic characters as Yogi Bear, Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons and countless others, died Monday at the age of 95. With partner William Hanna (who...

Three new posters

Posted 20 years ago

Here are three new posters for your perusal today, which I can file into three categories: The Good, The Bad and The Indifferent. Let’s start with The Good. NORBIT looks like a return to hilarious form for Eddie Murphy. Some...

New T’formers trailer

Posted 20 years ago

While the reissue of the 1986 TRANSFORMERS movie would make a great Christmas present, for those longing for the live-action version will have to settle for about 82 minutes less of footage. But hey, a quick math leads us to...

Murphy meets Freud

Posted 20 years ago

Brittany Murphy has signed on to star in the upcoming adaptation of the classic DM Thomas novel THE WHITE HOTEL. In the film Murphy would star as the famous study of Sigmund Freud, Anna G., as she and Freud attempt...

Carrey/Burton back on!

Posted 20 years ago

I had a sinking feeling that despite best intentions, Paramount would never get back to RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT – it’s expensive Jim Carrey/Tim Burton adventure flick – after postponing it just a few months before its start date....

Die Hard trailer online!

Posted 20 years ago

It’s been about 11 years since we’ve seen Det. John McClane in action and damn it, it’s good to have him back. As promised, the teaser trailer for LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD is ready for your consumption, going wide...

Del Toro does Tarzan!

Posted 20 years ago

Warner Bros. is looking to revitalize the TARZAN franchise with a new film and is in negotiations with Guillermo del Toro to direct. WB is working with Jerry Weintraub (the new OCEAN’S series) to develop a new take on the...

Shrek 3rd trailer

Posted 20 years ago

Moviefone has posted the trailer for SHREK THE THIRD but that’s not the big news. The big news is that I was able to play the entire trailer without it stopping to “buffer” once! Amazing! The trailer actually is pretty...

Rick James: The Movie

Posted 20 years ago

Remember the news a while back that Dave Chappelle would be starring in a Rick James biopic? Well that was post-“I’m Rick James, bitch!” and pre-Chappelle Meltdown. Now that we’re in post-Chappelle Meltdown era, the comedian has long since left...

Anne in Passenger seat

Posted 20 years ago

Anne Hathaway, who was snubbed by the Hollywood Foreign Press for her role in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (co-stars Meryl Street and Emily Blunt were both nominated), has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller PASSENGERS. In the film...

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