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

Joss Whedon lets us know that The Avengers begins filming today

Posted 15 years ago

Yesterday may have been Easter, a time when many people are searching for hidden eggs or gorging themselves on ham, but director Joss Whedon wasn’t resting – he was busy prepping THE AVENGERS. Whedon checked in to the interwebz yesterday...

Check out the new, extended TV spot for Green Lantern

Posted 15 years ago

When I think of GREEN LANTERN, the first thing that pops into my mind isn’t Tina Fey and “30 Rock” but that’s precisely where I saw the debut of the latest GREEN LANTERN TV spot (I’m told it also ran...

Mel Gibson speaks, talks about plans for his career and his next film

Posted 15 years ago

For the first time since the spousal abuse allegations and the racist audio tapes that subsequently appeared online, Mel Gibson spoke to a journalist in a lengthy, open and honest interview. I’ll leave a lot of the tabloid fodder for...

Cool Videos: The full and uncensored Fight For Your Right: Revisited

Posted 15 years ago

Up until now, all we’ve seen of “Fight For Your Right: Revisited” – the all-star short film created by the Beastie Boys to promo their new album “Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2” – were a brief teaser and a musical...

Watch the last filmed work from the late Restrepo director Tim Hetherington

Posted 15 years ago

I was at first going to post this under the “Cool Videos” category but then I realized there’s really nothing cool about this. An extremely talented filmmaker and inspiring journalist in Tim Hetherington died yesterday in Libya and there appears...

MOVIE POLL # 680

Posted 15 years ago

Leatherface 3D still happening, gets a director

Posted 15 years ago

I had pretty much all but forgotten about the plans to make a third film in the new era of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE films. LEATHERFACE 3D as it was called. Well, I may have forgotten but Lionsgate hasn’t and they’re...

DirecTV launching controversial Home Premiere VOD this week

Posted 15 years ago

Ever since “premium VOD” was rumored as a possibility in Hollywood, it’s been a controversial decision. Theater owners obviously hate the idea and some cinephiles were concerned it would dilute the movie-going experience. But regardless of any criticism, Warner Bros,...

Car chases, fist fights and hot babes in 10 new Fast Five clips

Posted 15 years ago

I’ve never been a huge fan of the FAST / FURIOUS franchise but there’s something about FAST FIVE that makes me want to see it immediately. I think it’s the idea of a jacked up Rock relentlessly chasing Vin Diesel...

What is Zanbato, JJ Abrams’ latest mystery project?

Posted 15 years ago

Forget Austin Powers, JJ Abrams is the new International Man of Mystery. Even as his upcoming summer blockbuster SUPER 8 tantalizes audiences with its top-secret plot, he’s already working on his next hush-hush project. And so I ask you, what...

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