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New Releases: August 1

July 31, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (Rated PG-13): I don’t know about this one. There’s a new director, a new setting, and Rachel Weisz is replaced by Maria Bello. And It’s a third [click for more]

SDCC 2008: Post-Mortem:Marketing, Marketing, Marketing.

July 28, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

You might be wondering why if FilmBuffOnLine had a correspondent at the San Diego Comic Con, why did FilmBuff’s exhalted leader have to run a round-up from other news sites. The reason is this: This [click for more]

SDCC 2008: IRON MAN On DVD September 30th.

July 24, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

This might be old news for some, but a free promotional copy of Agent DVD magazine that was given out in San Diego announces that Iron Man will be released on two-disc DVD and Blu-Ray [click for more]

New Releases: July 25

July 24, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Step-Brothers (3,094 Theaters, 95 Minutes, Rated R): Will Ferrell excels at one thing–playing an overgrown man child. And now he has the perfect venue for it. He stars with John C. Reilly as a [click for more]

SDCC 2008: Preview Night: A Look Inside the Owlship

July 24, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Tonight was preview night at the San Diego Con, and I made a beeline for the Warner Brothers Booth for one reason, because of the really cool bags they were giving out. Kidding! It was [click for more]

New Releases: July 17

July 17, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. The Dark Knight (4,366 Theaters, 142 Minutes, Rated PG-13): The accidental death of Heath Ledger has cast a pall over this movie for me. It has put me in the same mind set I [click for more]

Is A Live-Action Return For The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES In The Offing?

July 16, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

2007’s computer animated TMNT film was a moderate success for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. Could this success mean a return to the world of live action is next? According to Playmates toys, the [click for more]

Tarantino Thinks Leonardo DiCaprio Might Also Be A BASTARD

July 16, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Last week, we informed you that Quentin Tarantino was meeting Brad Pitt to discuss a possible role in his next project, Inglorious Bastards. Well, that meeting was yesterday and Tarantino is wasting no time setting [click for more]

IRON MAN 2 Gets A Writer

July 16, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Jon Favreau should be happy. His worry about reaching a 2010 deadline just a little easier. Variety is reporting that actor/screenwriter Justin Theroux has signed or is close to signing on as the scribe for Iron Man 2. Theroux [click for more]

The Best Of The Bat: A DARK KNIGHT Primer.

July 16, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Friday’s The Dark Knight is shaping up to be one of the best portrayals of Batman in any form–perhaps even Oscar caliber. However, there have been a lot of classic appearances of the Caped Crusader [click for more]