Escape from New York

The Ten Spot: Best Post-Apocalyptic Movies (Video Edition)

Posted 13 years ago

With OBLIVION opening today, I spent some time reflecting on my favorite post-apocalyptic movies. As a sub-genre, the post-apocalyptic story can take the mode of everything from a comedy like ZOMBIELAND to a stark drama like ON THE BEACH. Sometimes,...

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,...

Tom Hardy and Jason Statham in the running for Escape from New York?

Posted 13 years ago

Take this with a grain of salt, won’t you? According to the Daily News, both Tom Hardy and Jason Statham are being considered for the role of Snake Plisskin in Joel Silver’s upcoming ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake. Both are...

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...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Alien, Drive, Superman, TMNT

Posted 13 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

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...

Escape from New York remake is on again, with Joel Silver producing

Posted 13 years ago

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK remake? Heard you were dead… Yes, it’s true. Deadline.com is reporting that Joel Silver and Studio Canal are rebooting John Carpenter’s 1981 cult classic ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. Not only that, it’s an origin story! And...

The Ten Spot: Movies that got the future wrong

Posted 13 years ago

As 2012 comes to a close, another major Doomsday theory has come and gone. It makes you wonder how these conspiracy nuts have not learned from Hollywood that predicting a specific future date does not always result well. In fact,...

Where in the Horror are they now? Adrienne Barbeau!

Posted 13 years ago

ADRIENNE BARBEAU THEN: Any self-respecting horror fan should know the name Adrienne Barbeau. The actress was a staple in the genre for many years, even married to John Carpenter for a time and appearing in a couple of his most...

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