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Twister sequel: Helen Hunt pitched idea with “all Black & Brown” chasers

Helen Hunt was ready to chase tornadoes once again in a sequel to her 1996 disaster movie hit, Twister, but the idea she pitched had her character Dr. Jo Harding being killed off in the opening scene, put Hunt in...

Posted 5 years ago

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Speed 4K: the Keanu Reeves & Sandra Bullock classic is getting an upgrade

Posted 5 years ago

Pop quiz hotshot – you’re one of the most acclaimed and beloved action movies of the nineties, but you’re still not out in 4K. What do you do? What. Do. You. Do? Well, if you’re True Lies, I guess you...

Twister director Jan de Bont was surprised by reboot announcement

Posted 5 years ago

Jan de Bont helmed the box office hit TWISTER back in 1996 and it became the second-highest-grossing movie of 1996 with a worldwide total of $495 million. You would think that de Bont would've been in on any reboot talk...

Joseph Kosinski is being eyed to direct reboot of Twister for Universal

Posted 6 years ago

I miss Bill Paxton. The late actor starred in so many classic films, one of which was TWISTER, the Jan de Bont film which followed a team of storm chasers and featured, for the time, cutting edge visual effects. It...

Face-Off: The Haunting 1999 vs. House on Haunted Hill 1999

Posted 6 years ago

2019 marks the twentieth anniversary of two horror movies that happen to be about people being invited into haunted houses, with spirits manipulating the guest list. Both of these movies happen to be remakes as well (or some may prefer...

Awfully Good: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Posted 8 years ago

Jason Let's hope the new TOMB RAIDER is good. It took 15 years for the franchise to recover from the last movie… Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) Director: Jan de Bont Stars: Angelina Jolie,...

The Test of Time: Flatliners (1990)

Posted 9 years ago

We all have certain movies we love. Movies we respect without question because of either tradition, childhood love, or because they’ve always been classics. However, as time keeps ticking, do those classics still hold up? Do they remain must see?...

Awfully Good: The Haunting

Posted 10 years ago

Jason We’ll get you in the Halloween spirit this month, starting with… The Haunting (1999) Director: Jan de Bont Stars: Lili Taylor, Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson Three strangers are brought to a creepy old house as subjects in...

Alicia Vikander is your new Lara Croft for the Tomb Raider reboot

Posted 10 years ago

We have a new Lara Croft. Academy Award-winner Alicia Vikander has been cast as the beloved heroine at the heart of the TOMB RAIDER franchise for a reboot of the series that MGM, Warner Bros. and GK Films are partnering...

The UnPopular Opinion: The Haunting

Posted 10 years ago

Alex 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...

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