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Superman III (1983) Revisited: Superhero Movie Review

Posted 4 years ago

Steve Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a Superman movie of questionable quality! Directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman, Superman III failed to leap over anyone’s...

Richard Pryor biopic acquired by MGM with Kenya Barris to direct

Posted 6 years ago

Film rights auctions can be a nasty, competitive bit of business. You know how it goes: You get too many puffed chests on the call, each one looking to open their wallet wide for the hottest item, and suddenly you're...

HBO Max adds disclaimer to Mel Brooks’ classic comedy Blazing Saddles

Posted 6 years ago

Earlier this year, WarnerMedia made the choice to pull GONE WITH THE WIND from the HBO Max streaming service, with a spokesperson saying that the film was "a product of its time and depicts some of the ethnic and racial...

David Lynch to launch an online class on creativity and film

Posted 7 years ago

While class isn't always something that you're concerned about being late for, you are definitely going to want to set a few alarm clocks for this one. Acclaimed filmmaker David Lynch, the visionary behind such films as MULLHOLLAND DRIVE, DUNE,...

Paramount Network announces plans for a Richard Pryor documentary

Posted 8 years ago

It's been announced today that the Paramount Network is prepping a new documentary focusing on the life and times of the late and legendary comedian Richard Pryor. According to Variety, who exclusively broke the news on Friday, the film is...

Lee Daniels says good-bye to directing the Richard Pryor biopic

Posted 10 years ago

Just when you thought that long-in-development Richard Pryor might finally be on the path to getting made, another snag has come up throwing it off-track once more.  Director Lee Daniels, who appeared to finally be the filmmaker able to wrangle...

Cool Videos: Superman III goes horror

Posted 11 years ago

SUPERMAN III is a scary movie. Come on… the Man of Steel fights himself in a duel to the death. He gets shit-faced and starts turning nasty due to his bender. There’s body horror where an older woman becomes a...

Tracy Morgan becoming Redd Fox for Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic

Posted 11 years ago

It’s been a long trip through development in order for a Richard Pryor biopic to get made, but it appears we’re closer than ever to it finally happening. Granted, I won’t believe it until cameras start rolling, as this project...

Eddie Murphy lands role in Lee Daniels’ Richard Pryor biopic

Posted 11 years ago

It was over a year ago when news broke that Lee Daniels was in talks to tackle the story of famed comedian Richard Pryor. One of the names brought up to play Richard Pryor was Eddie Murphy, a move that...

Oprah Winfrey to play Richard Pryor’s brothel-running grandmother

Posted 12 years ago

Oprah Winfrey has always treated acting as a hobby more than a career, but since the end of her iconic talk show and the formation of her own cable network, Winfrey has found time to stretch her thespian muscles. After...

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