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Cast This: Snake Plissken

Posted 13 years ago

This is territory that we visited three years ago, but now since new rumors have sparked concerning the role of Snake Plissken in the remake of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, we wonder…who will you cast this time? A week ago,...

Are Jason Statham and Tom Hardy in contention to play Snake Plisskin in the Escape From New York remake?

Posted 13 years ago

A while back there was talk of an ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake involving Gerard Butler, who would take on the role of Snake Plisskin, made famous by the gravely-voiced Kurt Russell in John Carpenter‘s 1981 classic.  That quickly went...

Joel Silver to reboot Escape from New York as a trilogy

Posted 13 years ago

Well, this was a surprise to hear. Not only does Joel Silver have some movement on the ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake that has been lingering in development for years, but he has the hopes of turning it into a...

Romero’s Knightriders headed to worldwide Blu-Ray

Posted 13 years ago

Fans of George Romero’s 1981 cult classic KNIGHTRIDERS can now rejoice as Arrow Video is bringing the film to worldwide Blu-Ray on April 22 in a specially restored deluxe edition that will include both DVD and Blu-ray copies of the...

Face-Off: My Bloody Valentine (original) Vs. My Bloody Valentine (remake)

Posted 13 years ago

I was pleased to see the amount of undead affinity our last Face-Off garnered. Both flicks battling definitely have a special place in the hearts of horror lovers and ya’ll did a fine job speaking from your tickers. I do...

Scripty! Read Harrison Ford’s notes on the script for Raiders of the Lost Ark

Posted 13 years ago

If given the opportunity to get inside the mind of an actor for two seconds, anyone would take it. Okay, as long as it was an actor that you approved of. What if I said you could get inside Harrison...

The University of Chicago got a package delivered for Indiana Jones

Posted 13 years ago

So, either this is a very elaborate marketing ploy or someone has a lot of free time on their hands. Either way, this is pretty damn cool. The University of Chicago received a very elaborate package addressed to Dr. Henry...

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: Halloween II

Posted 14 years ago

This is it folks! That’s right, this week we celebrate the first anniversary of The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat! It has been one hell of a ride this past year and I’m sure the next year will be even...

Remastered Raiders of the Lost Ark will keep playing in theaters for another week!

Posted 14 years ago

You are a filthy liar if you say you don’t love RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Quite possibly the best adventure movie of all time, RAIDERS has just completed a limited one week run in IMAX theaters. In fact, Paramount...