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Roland Emmerich to direct an adaptation of Blake Crouch’s Dark Matter

Posted 9 years ago

While I don't like a lot of Roland Emmerich's films, the ones I do like I love. INDEPENDENCE DAY is f*cking awesome (and it still holds up, I'd say), STARGATE is a fun adventure, and I have a soft spot for his GODZILLA...

Amy Schumer to star in the upcoming live-action Barbie movie

Posted 9 years ago

Apparently, Amy Schumer is going to headline Sony's new big-budget live-action BARBIE movie. Here's the official synopsis: "[I]n a perfect land of Barbies…one woman slowly awakens to the fact that she doesn’t fit it. She is expelled from the idealistic...

Bryan Cranston to play himself in James Franco’s The Masterpiece

Posted 9 years ago

My love of bad movies has been well documented. And one of the all-time greats is Tommy Wiseau's bizarre masterpiece THE ROOM. Its misplaced passion and lack of coherent scripting makes it both fascinating and fun to watch. It is certainly a...

Bonfire of the Vanities “event” series set up at Amazon by…Chuck Lorre?

Posted 9 years ago

BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES is a novel by Tom Wolfe that seems rife for an adaptation, especially now. It is a story that deals with racism, classism, and even with the expectations of trying to uphold the ideals of journalism...

Fast and Furious director Justin Lin to direct Hot Wheels movie

Posted 9 years ago

I can't imagine being in Justin Lin's shoes. You jumpstarted one of the most (preposterously) successful franchises of the decade with the FAST AND THE FURIOUS series, and just directed the critically-acclaimed STAR TREK BEYOND, which was a childhood dream of...

Black Sails’ Toby Stephens to star in Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot

Posted 9 years ago

So yesterday Netflix announced the casting of Taylor Russell as teenage daughter Judy Robinson for their potentially ill-adviced LOST IN SPACE reboot. Now comes more casting news, with BLACK SAILS' Toby Stephens (or the Korean bad guy – don't ask – in one of...

This Week in Blu-ray / DVD Releases: Krampus, Ride Along 2, Son of Saul

Posted 10 years ago

This Week: A very Krampus Christmas, a second ride with Hart 'n Cube, and the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Film. ► A little bit ‘Gremlins,’ a little bit ‘Jeepers Creepers,’ Michael Dougherty’s KRAMPUS aims to be your new go-to...