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

The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper was offered Iron Man 3?

Posted 15 years ago

The fanboy world erupted with huzzahs last week when it was announced that Shane Black would be directing IRON MAN 3 but it was almost not to be. In a LA Times profile on Oscar-nominated director Tom Hooper, it was...

MOVIE POLL # 665

Posted 15 years ago

How do you feel about Justin Timberlake in your Three Stooges movie?

Posted 15 years ago

I like Justin Timberlake. He’s a better actor than I ever thought he would be. But I think he works best in certain kinds of roles. David Fincher used him extremely wisely in THE SOCIAL NETWORK and it turned out...

Cameron Diaz goes red band in the Bad Teacher trailer

Posted 15 years ago

The new red-band trailer for the Cameron Diaz / Justin Timberlake / Jason Segel comedy BAD TEACHER might be the reddest red-band trailer I’ve seen in a while. It’s short on violence and boobs (sorry) but what it lacks in...

Vin Diesel producing and starring in web series about bar bouncers

Posted 15 years ago

Vin Diesel pretty much looks like a bouncer. This is perhaps due to the fact that he was a bouncer for over nine years in Los Angeles. Staying true to his roots, Diesel has teamed with Fox Digital to produce...

Is the Super 8 viral campaign teasing a new trailer with Battle: Los Angeles?

Posted 15 years ago

Back in January, when JJ Abrams was promoting his upcoming television projects, he was asked when we would see a new trailer for his next theatrical project, SUPER 8. “Sometime in March, I think…. was his response and it looks...

CONTEST: Win Amber Heard’s hot pants from Drive Angry 3D!

Posted 15 years ago

If you’ve seen any of the trailers or commercials for DRIVE ANGRY 3D, you probably have come away with at least three things: Nicolas Cage, a film actually shot in 3D and Amber Heard’s short, short shorts. Yes these short...

New Cars 2 trailer promises action, racing and lots of Mater

Posted 15 years ago

In addition to the TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON TV spot, a new trailer for CARS 2 debuted yesterday during the Daytona 500. Considering when and where it debuted, it shouldn’t surprise you to know that it was filled with...

David O. Russell comments on the internet backlash to his Uncharted adaptation

Posted 15 years ago

Normally if you get an Oscar-nominated director reuniting with the star of his Best Picture nominated film for the adaptation of your video game property, you’re probably a pretty happy camper. Not so much though with fans of the popular...

Transformers debuts new footage with Daytona 500 TV spot

Posted 15 years ago

Yesterday in Daytona, Florida, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON stars Josh Duhamel and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, and director Michael Bay served as honorary grand marshals for the Daytona 500. So it’s no surprise that during the race, Paramount ran a new...

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