Month: August 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS: Is Ziro The Hutt The Latest Offensive Sterotype In The Franchise?

August 14, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

You would think George Lucas would have learned his lesson. After the backlash over Jar-Jar Binks’ pidgin Jamaican accent and the Trade Federations’ faux Asian accents in Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace, you’d think that he [click for more]

New Releases: August 15

August 14, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (3,452 Theaters, 98 Minutes, Rated PG): As a Star Wars fan, I am of two minds over this movie. Part of me is excited that the Star Wars mythos [click for more]

New VALKYRIE Photos, Release Date Moved Up

August 14, 2008 Rich Drees

When Bryan Singer’s upcoming World War II thriller Valkyrie was moved to a February 2009 opening from its originally announced August 8, 2008 date, many Hollywood tongues started wagging, suggesting that the Tom Cruise headlining [click for more]

Riff Raff Not Involved In ROCKY HORROR Resurrection

August 13, 2008 Rich Drees

It looks like one of the original creative forces behind the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show will not be participating in the planned remake of the musical we told you about last month. Richard [click for more]

Updated: SPIRIT Comic Con Footage Leaked Online

August 13, 2008 Rich Drees

UPDATE: Aaaannnnnnndddddd… it’s gone. However, my thoughts and concerns about the clip still stand. Not looking good. Original Post: Watch this quickly folks, because I have a sneaking feeling that it is going to get [click for more]

Alternate Version Of Marx Brothers NIGHT AT THE OPERA Discovered

August 13, 2008 Rich Drees

A reel of the Marx Brothers classic A Night At The Opera discovered in a Hungarian archive has reportedly yielded some some hitherto thought lost footage from the comedy classic. Racz Tamas, an 18-year old [click for more]

New Releases: August 13

August 12, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Tropic Thunder (3,000+ Theaters, 107 Minutes, Rated R): The latest saying in Hollywood is that Wednesday is the new Friday. It once was only around holiday weekends that films were released on Wednesday. Now, [click for more]

Behind The Scenes Look At CORALINE

August 12, 2008 Rich Drees

I have to admit that the combination of fantasist Neil Gaiman working with stop-motion animator Harry Selick (The Nightmare Before Christmas, James And The Giant Peach) on a project makes me positively giddy with anticipation. [click for more]

Cheech And Chong’s Reunion Movie

August 12, 2008 Rich Drees

Perhaps the biggest news in comedy this year has been the reunion of comedy team Cheech and Chong for a series of standup concerts starting next month. But a tour is only the first part [click for more]

First Look At Gyllenhaal As PRINCE OF PERSIA

August 12, 2008 Rich Drees

I don’t really play or follow video games, so the Prince of Persia franchise is a bit off my personal radar as is the upcoming movie adaptation starring Jake Gyllenhaal. When it comes to video [click for more]