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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 7 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 11 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...

Keanu Reeves would be up for Speed 3

Posted 12 years ago

With the upcoming JOHN WICK looking like a return to form for Keanu Reeves, we may be on the cusp of seeing the former MATRIX star becoming a viable leading man in action movies again. While a new MATRIX may...

Garth Brooks turned down a role in Twister because he didn’t want to be upstaged by a tornado

Posted 13 years ago

Sometimes when I am thinking to myself about the mysteries of the universe, I often reflect on the career of Garth Brooks. I mean, what the hell happened to that guy? At one point he was the biggest thing in...

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