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HALLOWEEN 3D On Hold

September 30, 2009 Rich Drees

It looks as if no sooner has the Weinstein Company/Dimension announced plans for a third installment of their revitalized Halloween franchise, in 3D no less, than they’ve put those plans on hold. According to Deadline [click for more]

Hoffman Talks Regrets

September 15, 2009 Rich Drees

Dustin Hoffman gave a rare interview today when he called in to Howard Stern’s Sirius/XM Satellite Radio show yesterday morning. The fifteen minute conversation ranged from Hoffman’s early career when he shared an New York [click for more]

Would A Movie By Any Other Name Still Be Pirated?

September 10, 2009 Rich Drees

If you were a movie pirate looking to steal a print of the latest Harry Potter movie when it was shipped to movie theaters a few weeks ago, you were probably out of luck if [click for more]

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Thoughts On The ‘AVATAR Day’ Footage

August 22, 2009 Rich Drees

“You’re not in Kansas anymore!” So intones Stephen Lang’s Col. Quaritch in the opening moments of the sixteen minute preview of director James Cameron’s upcoming science-fiction epic Avatar which screened yesterday evening at IMAX theater [click for more]

Friday Flashback: HIGH SOCIETY

August 7, 2009 Rich Drees

Bing Crosby. Grace Kelly. Frank Sinatra. Louis Armstrong. Cole Porter. That’s a list of heavy-hitters and when their talents were all applied to a musical adaptation of The Philadelphia Story, the result was the 1956 [click for more]

Friday Flashback: BACK TO THE FUTURE’s Two Jennifers

July 31, 2009 Rich Drees

Despite an ending that promised more adventures, Back To The Future was never intended to be the first installment in a series of films. But as is the way of Hollywood, the film’s resounding box [click for more]

Lost Three Stooges Interviews To Air On Sirius

July 30, 2009 Rich Drees

Interviews conducted in the 1970s with Three Stooges stars Moe Howard and Larry Fine that have gone unheard for nearly four decades will air tomorrow (Friday, July 31st) at 2 pm on one of the [click for more]

Walter Cronkite Demos TRON Special Effects

July 20, 2009 Rich Drees

Last Friday, the great journalist Walter Cronkite passed away at the age of 92. With his soothing baritone voice conveying the right mix of warmth and gravitas, Cronkite reported to America not only the biggest [click for more]

Chandler’s DOUBLE INDEMNITY Cameo

June 9, 2009 Rich Drees

The great hardboiled detective writer knew the methods of a PI so well, he hid in plain sight in one of his most famous films.

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Happy 15th Birthday Turner Classic Movies!

April 13, 2009 Rich Drees

Fifteen years ago today, April 14, Turner Classic Movies went on the air, with host Robert Osborne introducing their very first movie to screen- Gone With The Wind. An appropriate choice, not only for its [click for more]