John Carpenter wins plagiarism case against EuropaCorp & Lockout filmmakers

Posted 10 years ago

2012's LOCKOUT starring Guy Pearce has been described by more than a few as an ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK ripoff, and apparently director John Carpenter didn't take too kindly to how much the filmmakers "borrowed" from his movie for their...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Akira, Aladdin, Leatherface, Rambo

Posted 10 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...

Taken will live on; prequel series ordered by NBC with Luc Besson producing

Posted 11 years ago

Although Liam Neeson has said that he'd be willing for return for TAKEN 4, it feels like TAKEN 3 was our last look at Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills. However, we may not have seen the last of his character...

Exclusive: Movie CliffsNotes – The Transporter

Posted 11 years ago

Before you plan on refueling for THE TRANSPORTER REFUELED this weekend (see our review here) you can get caught up on the one that started it all with this month's Movie CliffsNotes, featuring the o.g. THE TRANSPORTER starring none other...

Luc Besson’s sci-fi epic Valerian welcomes aboard Clive Owen

Posted 11 years ago

I can't recall exactly when it was that I discovered the glory of Luc Besson's THE FIFTH ELEMENT, but I do know that I've never stopped loving it. Few of Besson's subsequent films have thrilled me the way THE FIFTH...

Luc Besson to film sci-fi epic Valerian with Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne

Posted 11 years ago

THE FIFTH ELEMENT fans are like vegans; they just can't shut up about it! However, I can't say that I blame them. Science-fiction film design takes a hell of a lot of imagination and if THE FIFTH ELEMENT has anything...

Ink & Pixel: The Fifth Element

Posted 11 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. In an effort to widen the...

Oliver Platt joins Naomi Watts in claustrophobic thriller Shut In

Posted 11 years ago

Forever-working character actor Oliver Platt has joined Naomi Watts in Farren Blackburn’s SHUT IN, which is being produced by Luc Besson’s company EuropaCorp. Also joining the cast are Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, David Cubitt and French actress Clementine Poidatz. Here’s...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Jason Reitman!

Posted 11 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

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