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HOWARD THE DUCK Special Edition DVD Specs

December 9, 2008 Rich Drees

A friend of mine semi-cynically once observed that every movie, no matter how bad or undeserving, will eventually get a Special Edition DVD release. Many people would say that Howard The Duck, the legendary 1986 [click for more]

Michael Caine Spoils ITALIAN JOB Cliffhanger

December 9, 2008 Rich Drees

Warning: Spoilers for the 1969 version of The Italian Job ahead. The original The Italian Job ends on a literal cliffhanger. The gang of thieves is in a bus which is perched precariously on the [click for more]

TWILIGHT Director Shown The Door, Won’t Direct Sequel NEW MOON

December 7, 2008 Rich Drees

The old Hollywood adage used to be that you are only as good as your last film, but even that doesn’t seem to be the case any more as Catherine Hardwicke, the director behind the [click for more]

Smith Up For HANCOCK 2, But Are We?

December 5, 2008 Rich Drees

It may have been greeted with lukewarm reviews, but audiences seemed to have enjoyed last summer’s dark take on superheroes Hancock that star Will Smith seems certain that a sequel will”definitely” be made. JoBlo reports [click for more]

Remaking The 80s, Part 2: ROMANCING THE STONE

December 4, 2008 Rich Drees

Twentieth Century Fox has hired Eagle Eye scripter Daniel McDermott to write a remake of the 1984 romantic adventure Romancing The Stone. The original starred Kathleen Turner as a mousy romance novelist who journeys to [click for more]

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Remaking The 80s, Part 1: ARTHUR

December 4, 2008 Rich Drees

British comic Russell Brand is looking to star in a remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore comedy Arthur. The Hollywood Reporter states that Brand is currently seeking out a writer to draft a screenplay for [click for more]

CAPTAIN BLOOD To Set Sail Again

December 3, 2008 Rich Drees

Captain Blood is preparing to set sail again. Screenwriter John Barrow has been hired to script a new version of the classic swashbuckling adventure for director Phillip Noyce. Warner Brothers is developing the remake with [click for more]

Straczynski Lets Slip More Tantalizing FORBIDDEN PLANET Hints

December 2, 2008 Rich Drees

One of the long-range projects that I’ve been keeping an eye on has been the in development remake of the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet. Not only is it one of my favorite films, but the [click for more]

Five New WOLVERINE Pics Show Up

December 2, 2008 Rich Drees

Five new photos from next summer’s superhero flick X-Men Origins: Wolverine have shown up on line. You’ll find them in the gallery below. I hate to say it, but they look absolutely pedestrian, nothing too [click for more]

Stiller Contemplating ZOOLANDER 2

December 2, 2008 Rich Drees

With his summer hit Tropic Thunder giving him some juice, writer/actor/director Ben Stiller is currently looking around for the best way to capitalize on his renewed status as a comedy hitmaker. One possible project he [click for more]