Eric Olsen

Not Another Teen Movie scribes sell their Un-Safe House pitch to Lionsgate

Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, the writers behind such comedies as NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE and Fox's REVENGE OF THE NERDS, have just sold their pitch for a feature film entitled UN-SAFE HOUSE to Lionsgate with Russell Hollander set...

Posted 8 years ago

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The UnPopular Opinion: The Thing (2011)

Posted 8 years ago

THE UNPOPULAR OPINION 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 LOATHED. We're hoping this column will...

Interview: Band of Robbers Matthew Gray Gubler & Aaron and Adam Nee

Posted 9 years ago

Back in November, I had the opportunity to see BAND OF ROBBERS. This modern take on Mark Twain's Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer was a breath of fresh air. Wild and witty with a whole mess of inspired characters. Aaron and...

Review: Band of Robbers

Posted 9 years ago

This review originally ran as part of LA Film Fest PLOT: A modern day re-telling of the adventures of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. The two are now grown up and still searching for a hidden treasure, one they seem...

Band of Robbers trailer brings Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer to modern day

Posted 10 years ago

The stories of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer have been done to death, so, when a filmmaker comes along and wants to do something different with them, I'm all for it. That's what makes a movie like BAND OF ROBBERS...

Original Vs. Remake: The Thing

Posted 10 years ago

The consensus was perfectly clear with the outcome of our last Original Vs. Remake. I don’t think a single soul felt that the remake of The Hitcher came close to touching the masterful original. Well done, lads! For today’s O...

Awfully Good: Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd

Posted 10 years ago

Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) Director: Troy Miller Stars: Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson, Shia LeBeouf Before Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne were older and stupid, they were also younger and stupid. It’s not so much...

Awfully Good: License to Wed + My Little Pony: The Movie (video)

Posted 11 years ago

I'm getting married this Saturday and wanted to do a wedding-themed movie to celebrate. I've made a huge mistake…. License to Wed (2007) Director: Ken Kwapis Stars: John Krasinski, Mandy Moore, Robin WIlliams Matrimony is a lie. Love is dead....