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Exclusive: Don Coscarelli talks Phantasm, Phantasm: Ravager and much more!

Posted 10 years ago

  On Monday, March 14th, some lucky SXSW attendees in Austin are going to get the first look at the newly-restored PHANTASM, Don Coscarelli’s 1979 cult classic about a small town that falls prey to a sinister, supernatural mortician (memorably...

Review: Infinitely Polar Bear

Posted 11 years ago

This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2014 coverage. PLOT: Cam (Mark Ruffalo) would be the perfect father and husband to his picture-perfect family if it wasn’t for one thing. Cam suffers from manic depression- exacerbated by his...

Sony picks up JJ Abrams-produced mystery sci-fi film

Posted 12 years ago

Great, another “mystery” movie from JJ Abrams that will be spoiled in no time. This guy does know the internet is a thing, right? Sony Pictures is putting the finishing touches on a deal for an untitled top secret project...

Sony acquires mysterious Cloverfield-esque project from producer J.J. Abrams

Posted 12 years ago

Do you remember the first time you watched the teaser for CLOVERFIELD? The found footage of that farewell party followed by the sudden and shocking image of the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty lying in the street? It...

Mary Elizabeth Winstead thriller The Cellar casts John Gallagher Jr.

Posted 12 years ago

THE CELLAR, the claustrophobic thriller from Paramount Insurge and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot production company, has abducted another actor. John Gallagher Jr., best known for his recurring role on HBO’s “The Newsroom”, has joined Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Goodman...

J.J. Abrams to produce Stephen King’s 11/22/63 as a Hulu series

Posted 12 years ago

Last summer I had the pleasure of reading Stephen King’s “11/22/63”; and as a long-time fan of his, I can honestly say it was one of his best in many years. Now the incredibly busy J.J. Abrams is taking his...

John Goodman in talks to star in Dan Trachtenberg’s Valencia for Bad Robot

Posted 12 years ago

Back in April we learned that JJ Abrams‘ Bad Robot had signed commercial director Dan Trachtenberg to direct their latest project, the thriller VALENCIA, for Paramount Pictures’ Insurge division, with the film greenlit for a fall start. Today Variety is reporting...

John Goodman to star in Dan Trachtenberg’s Valencia for Bad Robot

Posted 12 years ago

Back in April we told you that Dan Trachtenberg landed a pretty great gig after his short film Portal: No Escape got a lot of attention (watch it below). That gig we are talking about is his directorial debut VALENCIA for...

Dan Trachtenberg to helm Valencia for Bad Robot, Paramount’s Insurge

Posted 12 years ago

JJ Abrams‘ Bad Robot has signed commercial director Dan Trachtenberg to direct their latest project, the thriller VALENCIA, for Paramount Pictures’ Insurge division, according to The Wrap. The film has been greenlit for a fall start. Trachtenberg, a successful director of...

Dan Trachtenberg’s feature film debut will be Valencia, not Y: The Last Man

Posted 12 years ago

Dan Trachtenberg received a lot of attention for his Portal short a few years ago (video below), and it helped him land a pretty sweet job: directing the adaptation for the comic book series Y: THE LAST MAN. However, he...

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