Month: May 2009 | FilmBuffOnline

New TAKING OF PELHAM 1,2,3 Poster

May 12, 2009 Rich Drees

Let’s face it. John Travolta could use a hit. It has been over a decade since the actor has appeared in a star vehicle that has succeeded at the box office. Sure, Hairspray and Wild [click for more]

Follow IRON MAN 2 Production With Jon Favreau

May 11, 2009 Rich Drees

During the production of Iron Man, director Jon Favreau kept fans updated on the film’s progress through a MySpace page. Well, two years later and MySpace is old news and now Favreau is letting fans [click for more]

Tarantino Talks BASTERDS Prequel and Sequel

May 11, 2009 Rich Drees

In a world where franchise reboots like Star Trek have sequel talk being bandied about before its opening weekend box office receipts are finished being counted or where a prequel like X-Men Origins: Wolverine generates [click for more]

Script Review: GI JOE

May 10, 2009 Rich Drees

(AKA Dark Skies: First Strike) By Stuart Beattie Revisions By John Lee Hancock And Brian Koppelman & David Levien Draft Dated November 3, 2007 For years, fans of the toy line turned cartoon and comic [click for more]

Munchkinland Town Crier Mickey Carroll Has Died

May 8, 2009 Rich Drees

Mickey Carroll, one of the few surviving actors who portrayed the residents of Munchkinland in MGM’s 1939 classic The Wizard Of Oz, has passed away yesterday, May 7, 2009 in Crestwood, Missouri. He was 89. [click for more]

Ratner To No Longer Ruin CONAN

May 8, 2009 Rich Drees

Well here’s some good news. It looks like director Brett Ratner is no longer set to direct the upcoming Conan film. Empire caught up with Conan producer Joe Gatta, who confirmed that Ratner is no [click for more]

New Releases: May 8

May 8, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

1. Star Trek (Paramount, 3,849 Theaters, 126 Minutes, Rated PG-13): If you thought comic book fans were a persnickity crowd to please, imagine Trekkers. They have been exhibiting their love for the mythos for over 40 years. They [click for more]

Review: STAR TREK

May 7, 2009 Rich Drees

This is not your father’s Star Trek. Early in J. J. Abrams reboot of the Star Trek franchise, a young James Kirk recklessly drives a vintage 1966 Corvette convertible right off a cliff, only leaping [click for more]

Four New DR. PARNASSUS Pictures

May 7, 2009 Rich Drees

If I could go to Cannes to see one film, it would be Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus. When left to his own devices, Gilliam continues to be one of the most interesting [click for more]

DEADPOOL To Spin Off From X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

May 7, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

X-Men Origins: Wolverine hasn’t even been in theaters a week, but already they are talking about spin-offs and sequels. Variety is reporting that Fox has begun development in a Deadpool movie as a star vehicle [click for more]