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

Rambo 4 script review!

Posted 20 years ago

If you’re running around your house beating the meat (in both the literal training-for-boxing and figurative masturbatory ways) in anticipation of ROCKY BALBOA, you’re no doubt equally juiced up about ROCKY 4, codenamed PEARL OF THE COBRA. [On a quick...

Lee rocks to Krater

Posted 20 years ago

Jason Lee, one-time stink palmer, has signed on to star in and produce the Warner Bros. comedy KRATER. The film would star Lee as the leader of a late-70s/early-80s metal band whose lead singer has aspirations of performing on Broadway...

Raimi casts Shadow

Posted 20 years ago

My feelings are that a movie should only be remade if the original had a great premise but flawed execution. I mean (and I’m beating a dead horse here but) why remake a movie like PSYCHO? What good could possibly...

Silver talks Speed

Posted 20 years ago

Joel Silver, officially licensed Friend of the Wachowskis, talked to Empire Magazine about his upcoming adaptation of SPEED RACER with the aforementioned recluse directors. Silver wouldn’t talk plot specifics but did say, “It’s the story of Speed Racer, but in...

Bullock and the Guys

Posted 20 years ago

Sandra Bullock is attached to produce and star in the upcoming comedy ONE OF THE GUYS for Fox. Before you get too excited, it’s not a remake of the 1980s classic JUST ONE OF THE GUYS, but a new concept...

Messengers poster!

Posted 20 years ago

I’m rooting for the success of the upcoming horror/thriller THE MESSENGERS for one reason: Smilin’ Jack Ruby. If you’ve been around these interwebs before the days of MySpace and YouTube, you probably know the name as one of the pioneers...

A holy rom-com?

Posted 20 years ago

Romantic comedies have been the source of a lot of criticism lately but what if there were one graced by Jesus himself? No, not that Jesus to the right (though that would make for a GREAT romantic comedy) but that...

Sunshine directors’ next

Posted 20 years ago

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, husband and wife directing team who made a splash with their debut LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, have signed on to their next project. The duo will direct THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER, based on the upcoming novel by...

Andre goes Pro

Posted 20 years ago

Andre Benjamin, formerly Andre 3000, 1/2 of the hip-hop duo Outkast, has signed on to co-star with Will Ferrell and Woody Harrelson in the upcoming basketball comedy SEMI-PRO. Benjamin would play another player on the fictional 1970s ABA team, the...

INT: Artie Lange

Posted 20 years ago

Interviewing Artie Lange was probably the most fun I’ve had in a long time doing an interview. There was no publicist rushing us along, reminding us to keep on-topic, no bullshit, just two guys chatting. Artie called me from his...

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