Month: June 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

Pixar’s Stanton Working On JOHN CARTER OF MARS

June 7, 2008 Rich Drees

There’s not much to say here, except that Andrew Stanton has confirmed to The Pixar Blog that he is currently working on the script for Pixar’s adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic pulp hero John [click for more]

What Was Lost In The (Universal) Fire: FLASH GORDON, OUT OF AFRICA And Possibly TOUCH OF EVIL.

June 7, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

It might be months before we have a complete list of of the prints destroyed in the Universal Studios fire, but some titles have been confirmed. Variety has a report on some of the movies [click for more]

Review: YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN

June 6, 2008 Rich Drees

First things first. I am not a big fan of most of Adam Sandler’s films. While I won’t deny that there is an audience for his comedies, I have never found much humor in the [click for more]

Review: MONGOL

June 6, 2008 Rich Drees

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this past year, Mongol opens in New York and Los Angeles today and will slowly roll out to other cities in the coming weeks. Here [click for more]

MPAA To Kevin Smith: Remove PORNO From Internet

June 6, 2008 Rich Drees

It seems that even if you don’t have any actual footage of your film in your trailer, the MPAA can still demand approval over it. That’s what Kevin Smith found out yesterday, when the MPAA [click for more]

This Week’s Theatrical Releases

June 5, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Kung Fu Panda (4,114 Theaters, 88 Minutes, Rated PG): Dreamworks has been the Rolling Stones to the Pixar’s Beatles. Even though they have been making computer animated kiddie flicks for well over seven years [click for more]

Newsarama Counts Down the Top "Genre" films by Decade

June 5, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Making lists is a fun way to get attention to your newly refurbished website. Readers will discuss how happy their favorites are on the list or how mad they are that their favorites aren’t on [click for more]

And The TRANSFORMERS 2 Subtitle Is…

June 5, 2008 Rich Drees

Revenge Of The Fallen This is according to the folks over at SlashFilm and their sources. While not a big fan of the Transformers franchise, be it the toys or various cartoon and comic book [click for more]

CAPRICORN ONE Remake Gets A Director

June 5, 2008 Rich Drees

John Moore has been given the assignment of bringing a new version of the 1978 thriller Capricorn One to the big screen. Moore will be working from a script by Peter Buchman, who recently penned [click for more]

Teaser Poster For Stone’s W

June 5, 2008 Rich Drees

When Oliver Stone stated that his bio-pic W, starring Josh Brolin George W. Bush, was going to be a fair portrayal of the President’s life, did anyone really believe him? Lord knows, I wanted to. [click for more]