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

INT: David R. Ellis

Posted 20 years ago

Note: This interview took place during the weekend of the San Diego Comic Con, July 20-23. David Ellis first got in touch with me just a few short weeks after he signed on to SNAKES ON A PLANE. The PACIFIC...

INT: David Ellis

Posted 20 years ago

INT: Spidey 3 cast

Posted 20 years ago

Note: These interviews took place during the weekend of the San Diego Comic Con, July 20-23. The cast of SPIDER-MAN 3 making an appearance at the Comic-Con was supposed to be a surprise. But it was the worst kept secret...

INT: John Kricfalusi

Posted 20 years ago

I grew up a huge “Ren and Stimpy” fan. I remember buying my first t-shirt at a local comic convention and taping episodes on Sunday morning while my parents dragged me to church. Phrases from the cartoon (like “the jolly,...

CON: Russell and QT

Posted 20 years ago

Howdy all! More dispatches from the San Diego Comic-Con on the way but I wanted to drop in real quick to tell you about some pretty exciting news. Quentin Tarantino was a surprise guest at the just-finished GRIND HOUSE panel...

INT: Bryce Dallas Howard

Posted 20 years ago

I fully expected to see Bryce Dallas Howard show up for her LADY IN THE WATER press looking very much like Gwen Stacy, her character in SPIDER-MAN 3. But, rather, she showed up looking very much like, well, Bryce Dallas...

INT: Ashmore, Paquin and Foster

Posted 20 years ago

The assorted X-kids (who are barely kids anymore) who spoke together at the X3 press day – Shawn Ashmore (ICEMAN), Anna Paquin (Rogue) and Ben Foster (Angel) – all have varying degrees of experience in the franchise. Paquin has been...

INT: Brett Ratner

Posted 20 years ago

Of all the people I had lined up to interview during the X3 press day, the guy I was most looking forward to talking to was Brett Ratner. For a variety of reasons, there was a LOT to talk about....

INT: J.J. Abrams

Posted 20 years ago

I’ve said it before plenty of times to the point where my nose is now permanently stained brown and I’ll say it again: JJ Abrams is a genius. If for no other reason than he’s the mastermind behind “Lost” and...

Movielink Test Run

Posted 20 years ago

— www.movielink.com — The Movielink announcement last month about releasing VOD movies for purchase left me with a lot of unanswered questions. First, who the hell would pay for this? Why would you spend $20 for KING KONG on your...

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