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

Alec Baldwin drops out of Rock of Ages musical

Posted 15 years ago

The Hollywood adaptation of ROCK OF AGES has an impressive A-list cast including Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman and Bryan Cranston but it’s losing one Oscar-nominated actor. Alec Baldwin, who had been signed on to...

Vin Diesel thinks Fast Five has a shot at an Oscar

Posted 15 years ago

In a related story, Vin Diesel might be losing his mind. Let’s be clear about one thing: I loved FAST FIVE. I had barely seen any of the previous four movies, couldn’t give two shits about cars but still went...

New trailer for Real Steel is nothing you haven’t seen before

Posted 15 years ago

The new trailer for REAL STEEL, the robot boxing movie starring Hugh Jackman, is now online in preparation of a big theater debut next week with PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. While it’s a new trailer and it’s just debuted online,...

Michael Cera abandons laughs and goes for scares with an indie thriller

Posted 15 years ago

After SCOTT PILGRIM hit theaters last August, Michael Cera didn’t have any other films lined up. Once the film opened to disappointing box-office, Cera was stuck in a very strange and unenviable position. Clearly there was a chunk of the...

Al Pacino lends his mafia credibility to Travolta’s Gotti film

Posted 15 years ago

Once upon a time, I’d have gotten excited with the news that Al Pacino would be joining Joe Pesci in a new mob movie. But then the last 10 years happened and I don’t know that I can legitimately be...

Exclusive: The limited edition I Saw the Devil poster from Mondo!

Posted 15 years ago

We here at JoBlo.com headquarters have been in love with I SAW THE DEVIL for some time now. Chris Bumbray said in his review that it’s “one of the most exciting thrillers I’ve seen in a long time” while The...

Cheat death with the first trailer for Final Destination 5

Posted 15 years ago

I don’t know that I needed or necessarily wanted another FINAL DESTINATION movie after the fourth and supposedly final film, but I also know that I’m a giant sucker for a new FINAL DESTINATION movie. It’s one of the very...

Paul Thomas Anderson to make The Master next, Weinstein to distribute

Posted 15 years ago

There was once a time when it looked as if Paul Thomas Anderson’s THE MASTER, a script loosely based on Scientology, would never get made. But Megan Ellison came on to finance the project and it quickly began to gain...

Optimus Prime looks badass in these fake new Transformers posters

Posted 15 years ago

From the looks of things, Optimus Prime has two new weapons in TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON and he’s not afraid to use them. Two new banners for the film have hit the web and show off both his massive...

Michael Fassbender in talks to join Danny Boyle thriller

Posted 15 years ago

Look at Michael Fassbender. He’s so happy. Why is he so happy? Well just three years ago he was a little known actor struggling to make ends meet and now he’s on the verge of A-list and offered just about...

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