Year: 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

Warner Brothers Scrambles For Next Summer’s Blockbusters

June 3, 2008 Rich Drees

While studio execs keep one eye on their current box office business their films are doing, they keep their other eye on the projects in development that will (hopefully) be bringing in the dollars in [click for more]

PRINCE OF PERSIA Taking on a Definite SPIDER-MAN Feel

June 3, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Variety is announcing that Alfred Molina has joined the cast of Disney’s adaptation of Ubisoft’s popular video game franchise, Prince of Persia. His hiring has added to the general overall Spider-Man feel. We all know [click for more]

Universal Backlot: Before the Fire.

June 2, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

The above photo is of the building that was used as the “Hill Valley Clock Tower” from the movie, Back to the Future. You’ll notice that the clock is conspicuously missing. That’s because the building, [click for more]

TRANSFORMERS 2: 20 More To Meet The Eye?

June 2, 2008 Rich Drees

Transformers fans will rejoice and everyone else will probably just groan when they hear that the sequel to Michael Bay’s giant robots gone wild extravaganza from last summer may contain upwards of 20 robot characters. [click for more]

Johnny Depp’s DARK SHADOWS Adaptation Gets Writer/Director

June 2, 2008 Rich Drees

For a while now, Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum-Nihil has been developing for Warner Brothers a new feature film based on the cul classic 60s supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows. While no details as to [click for more]

Larry Gross Remembers Making 48 HOURS

June 2, 2008 Rich Drees

Long before it was a CBS investigative journalism show, 48 Hours was known as the movie that launched the film career of Saturday Night Live performer Eddie Murphy as well as gave rise to the [click for more]

UPDATE: Universal Studios Fire, Nothing Irreplaceable Lost

June 1, 2008 Rich Drees

The fire that broke out at Universal Studios early Sunday morning will not hamper a majority of the production work going on at the studio, despite it having damaged several standing outdoor sets. “Tomorrow will [click for more]

BREAKING: Fire At Universal Studios

June 1, 2008 Rich Drees

A fire has broken out at the back lot of Universal Studios. Reuters is reporting that over two hundred firefighters and two helicopters have been dispatched to battle the blaze. We’ll have further details as [click for more]

Max Brooks Talks WORLD WAR Z Flick

June 1, 2008 Rich Drees

Yesterday at the Philadelphia WizardWorld comics convention, Max Brooks spoke briefly about the forthcoming adaptation of his popular zombie novel World War Z. During an hour long question and answer session in which Brooks talked [click for more]

DISASTER MOVIE Poster Promises Disasterous Movie

May 30, 2008 Rich Drees

There are just some titles you shouldn’t use for your film, because you are really just inviting everyone to heap abuse on you. Just ask Mel Brooks about the reception his 1991 flop Life Stinks [click for more]