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CAST THIS: Tarzan

Posted 15 years ago

JoBlo New IPs are being snatched up for film adaptation the moment there’s any hint that they might become popular. Hollywood is desperate to find stories that have already been written, and just need special effects and A-listers to spruce...

HORROR TEN SPOT: Best Of Amblin Entertainment

Posted 15 years ago

It’s no surprise J.J. Abrams’ SUPER 8 is one of the most anticipated movies to hit the 2011 blockbuster slate. Rightfully so. The dude has the Midas touch, be it producorially ( “Alias,” “Lost” etc.) or directorially (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 3,...

Top 10 Reasons You Should Never F*ck an Alien

Posted 15 years ago

You’d think a list such as this, filled to the brim with obvious advice and straight-up knowledge, wouldn’t need to exist. However, time and time again we see the horny men and women of film drop their pants at the...

C’MON HOLLYWOOD: Don’t make a Bridesmaids sequel!

Posted 15 years ago

This week, as BRIDESMAIDS continues to perform well above expectations at the box-office, THE HANGOVER, PART II hits theaters. Like BRIDESMAIDS, THE HANGOVER was a surprise, R-rated summer comedy. And sadly, like THE HANGOVER, a sequel to BRIDESMAIDS could be...

CAST THIS: Carrie

Posted 15 years ago

JoBlo I’ve done a lot of Cast This columns full of unexpected roles, and this is certainly one of them. You wouldn’t think there’d be a whole lot more to improve on from Brian De Palma’s 1976 version of Stephen...

HORROR TEN SPOT: Most Anticipated Summer Genre Movies

Posted 15 years ago

So we’re right on the precipice of the 2011 summer blockbuster season, and it’s no secret most of the major tent-pole outings this year, like most, revolve around mega-franchises, comic book adaptations, videogame films and monumental sequels. However, if those...

Top 10 Characters Killed by a TV

Posted 15 years ago

So I asked my wife the other day, “Can you think of any movies where somebody gets killed by a television?” She just looked at me like I was speaking Frussian (a fine mixture of French and Russian, the two...

THE F*CKING BLACK SHEEP: Sphere (1998)

Posted 15 years ago

THE BLACK SHEEP is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATH. We’re hoping this column will...

C’MON HOLLYWOOD: Are modern action movies soulless?

Posted 15 years ago

Chris A few days ago, while promoting the upcoming COWBOYS & ALIENS, Harrison Ford was quoted by the L.A Times as saying, essentially, that modern action films are soulless. Specifically, he said, “I think what a lot of action movies...

Awfully Good: Challenge of the Tiger

Posted 15 years ago

Jason Challenge of the Tiger (1980) Director: Bruce Le Stars: Bruce Le, Richard Harrison, Bolo Yeung Is there a plot? Neo-Nazis steal a super sterility formula that could kill the sperm of every man on the planet. [slowly takes off...

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