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Parenthood (1989) Revisited: a Ron Howard / Steve Martin classic

Posted 2 years ago

The Revisited series looks back at director Ron Howard's 1989 film Parenthood, starring Steve Martin and a large ensemble cast

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: The Best Movie You Never Saw

Posted 5 years ago

Chris In the wake of Francis Ford Coppola's triumphant BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Sony Pictures were keen to do more updates of classic monsters. Coppola himself prepped MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN as a quasi follow-up to DRACULA, with it adopting the same...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Batman, The Lion King, Sailor Moon

Posted 7 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...

The bell tolls for David Henry Hwang as writer of Disney’s Hunchback film

Posted 7 years ago

Disney has found their writer for HUNCHBACK, the live-action adaptation of their 1996 animated classic, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, in Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, the House of Mouse's animated family...

Idris Elba to star in and direct retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Posted 8 years ago

When I think of Quasimodo, the hunchback at the center of Victor Hugo's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Idris Elba isn't the first person to spring to mind, but THR reports that the handsome son of a gun will be...

Exclusive: Catch up on our Cool Videos Oscar “Best Picture” Retrospectives!

Posted 11 years ago

This weekend the 87th Academy Awards will take place, adding a new Best Picture to the ranks and continuing the tradition of Hollywood awarding the films it finds to be best amongst its peers. Throughout the years we've seen some...

Exclusive Cool Video: Oscar “Best Picture” Retrospective – 1985

Posted 11 years ago

In this new series we take a look at the Oscar nominations of years past, examining the flicks that were nominated, as well as the pic we feel got snubbed among all the other candidates. Love 'em or hate 'em,...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Fearless

Posted 12 years ago

Welcome to The Best Movie You NEVER Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either...

The Best Movie You Never Saw: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Posted 12 years ago

Welcome to The Best Movie You Never Saw, a column dedicated to examining films that have flown under the radar or gained traction throughout the years, earning them a place as a cult classic or underrated gem that was either...