Year: 2008 | FilmBuffOnline

Classic ‘Twilight Zone’ Episode Gets Big Screen Treatment

March 25, 2008 Rich Drees

The classic Twilight Zone episode “Death Ship” is getting a big screen makeover as Countdown, with scripter turned director Michael Brandt at the helm. The episode tells the story of a spaceships crew, led by [click for more]

Gandolfini Elected Mayor

March 24, 2008 Rich Drees

James Gandolfini has been cast as the mayor of New York in director Tony Scott’s upcoming remake of the thriller The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3. Gandolfini’s character will caught under tremendous political pressure [click for more]

Review: NANA

March 22, 2008 Rich Drees

Based on an already popular Japanese manga, the movie Nana, about two young women’s unlikely friendship, has exploded that popularity into a phenomenon, spawning fan clubs, music albums, a film sequel and an anime spin-off. [click for more]

GI JOE: First Look At Snake Eyes

March 21, 2008 Rich Drees

Sweeping around the internet this morning are the first two official pictures to come out of the in-production of the toy-turned-cartoon-turned-comic book adaptation G I Joe. Quite rightly, they are of Ray Park as fan [click for more]

Eastwood’s GRAN TORINO To Be DIRTY HARRY 6?

March 20, 2008 Rich Drees

OK, folks, let’s keep this one firmly in the “rumor” category for a moment, but AintItCool is running a story today where a source claims that the recently announced Clint Eastwood film Gran Torino will [click for more]

SECRET SUNSHINE Nabs 3 Top Asian Film Awards

March 19, 2008 Rich Drees

The stunning South Korean drama Secret Sunshine picked up three of the top awards at the 2nd annual Asian Film Awards show on Monday. Earning critical raves since it premiered last May at the Cannes [click for more]

Raimi To Re-Launch Ryan

March 19, 2008 Rich Drees

Spider-Man film franchise director Sam Raimi is currently in discussions with Paramount Pictures to revive the studio’s Jack Ryan political thriller series. Based on the series of novels by Tom Clancy, the franchise ran for [click for more]

Arthur C Clarke Goes On His Final Odyssey

March 19, 2008 Rich Drees

Arthur C Clarke, the noted Grandmaster of literary science fiction who collaborated with filmmaker Stanley Kubrick to create the landmark film 2001: A Space Odyssey, has passed away in Sri Lanka early this morning. He [click for more]

STAR TREK Goes To Superhero High School

March 18, 2008 Rich Drees

AintItCool has a set of spy photos taken yesterday of some location shooting for J J Abrams upcoming Star Trek franchise reboot. The production was filming in front of Cailfornia State University at Northridge’s Oviatt [click for more]

More On The LAST STARFIGHTER Sequel

March 18, 2008 Rich Drees

We have heard a bit more on the sequel to The Last Starfighter that is currently in the works. Two weeks ago, we confirmed from a spokesperson at George Paige and Associates that the movie [click for more]