Month: June 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

Tarantino’s INGLORIOUS BASTARDS To Be Two Part Film?

June 19, 2008 Rich Drees

Quentin Tarantino is no stranger to long movies. Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown both clock in at just over two and a half hours each while his martial arts/revenge saga Kill Bill needed to be [click for more]

Stamp Looking Forward To WANTED 2

June 19, 2008 Rich Drees

Terence Stamp fans have it lucky this month. Not only is he appearing as the head of the evil terrorist organization KAOS in this Friday’s Get Smart, he will be making an appearance in the [click for more]

What’s Next For Leterrier? INCREDIBLE HULK 2? RUNAWAYS? 1602?

June 19, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Even though The Incredible Hulk performed slightly under expectations ($5 million short of the projected $60 gross), Louis Leterrier is quickly becoming a name to be reckoned with in comic book movie circles. And some [click for more]

AFI Names 10 Top 10.

June 18, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

This might not be news to anybody who stopped by their local CBS affiliate while flipping through the channels last night, but The American Film Institute has named the top ten films in ten different [click for more]

SPEED RACER Postmortem: Is Anne Thompson Right?

June 18, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

There is an old maxim that goes: “Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan”. This year’s cinematic orphan has to be Speed Racer. The film, which cost an estimated $120 million to produce, [click for more]

Poster: Coen Brothers’ BURN AFTER READING

June 18, 2008 Rich Drees

If there’s one thing I like about the Coen Brothers, it is that there films routinely show a wide knowledge of film history. Classic genres as diverse as slapstick, farce, suspense and film noir all [click for more]

BREAKING: Dancer Cyd Charisse Has Died

June 17, 2008 Rich Drees

Cyd Charisse, the dancer known for her long, athletic legs, has passed away earlier today. She was 86. One of the great dancers from Hollywood’s Golden Age, Charisse starred in numerous musicals at MGM Studios [click for more]

Own A Piece Of THE INCREDIBLE HULK.

June 17, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Marvel.com is reporting that certain articles of clothing and set pieces from The Incredible Hulk are set to be auctioned off. To the right is a grey, hooded sweatshirt and pair of jeans Bruce Banner [click for more]

Stan Winston: A Tribute

June 17, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Comparing Stan Winston’s legacy to that of Cecil B. DeMille or Orson Welles might be viewed as some as being sacrilege. After all, special effects and make-up artistry is considered secondary to writing, acting or [click for more]

Tony Jaa Delivers Smackdowns In ONG BAK 2 Promo Reel

June 17, 2008 Rich Drees

Martial arts movie fans who have caught Ong Bak or The Protector (or Tom Yum Goong as The Protector is known anywhere the Weinstein Company doesn’t change a movie’s title before distributing it) knows that [click for more]