Year: 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

New WATCHMEN Teaser Poster

November 8, 2008 Rich Drees

Hot on the heels of the latest promotional video, the marketing push behind the upcoming graphic novel adaptation Watchmen have released a new teaser poster for the film.(Click to make bigger.) While I like the [click for more]

Spielberg And Smith Looking At OLDBOY Remake

November 8, 2008 Rich Drees

Recently, we’ve reported on two film remakes – Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and David Mamet working on an English language version of Akira Jurosawa’s High And Low and screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski penning an update [click for more]

New Releases-November 7

November 7, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: (3,900 Theaters, 89 Minutes, Rated PG): You have to hand it to Dreamworks. While Pixar might have the edge in terms of quality, Dreamworks has the edge when it comes to quantity. They [click for more]

Straczynski Refutes FORBIDDEN PLANET Rumors

November 6, 2008 Rich Drees

Earlier today, we passed along a report from AintItCoolNews about how screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski is approaching this remake of the classic 1956 science-fiction film Forbidden Planet. Well, forget what we said. Always one to [click for more]

Video: The Women Of WATCHMEN

November 6, 2008 Rich Drees

While the Watchmen graphic novel is well known within the comic book and science-fiction community, it probably doesn’t have much recognition with the non-geek public. But the Warner Brothers publicity folks have been working overtime [click for more]

New FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake Details, Might Not Quite Be A Remake

November 6, 2008 Rich Drees

Last week, we reported on Warner Brother’s in development Forbidden Planet project as a remake of the classic 1956 movie which starred Leslie Nielson and Anne Francis. However, that might not exactly be the case. [click for more]

Review: CHANGELING

November 6, 2008 Rich Drees

The one true horror film opening this weekend is Clint Eastwood’s Changeling. While the movie contains a deranged serial killer, it is not his acts that the film dwells on. Instead, the real avenues of [click for more]

Pabulum Of Solace?

November 5, 2008 Rich Drees

The development of any motion picture is always an exciting time when possible story ideas are generated, discussed and then used or discarded. Sometimes, the most fascinating ideas are the ones that are discarded, either [click for more]

What To Watch On Election Day

November 4, 2008 Rich Drees

Politics and film have a long, intertwined tradition. Politicians have been screen villains, heroes or sometimes even both. We’ve seen the scourges of City Hall being fought by crusading newspaper me. Jimmy Stewart rallied for [click for more]

Movie Ratings System Turn 40, Still Sucks

November 4, 2008 Rich Drees

The movie ratings system turned 40 this past weekend and to commemorate the event, Time magazine spoke with Dan Glickman, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, and Joan Graves, Chairman of [click for more]