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Nicholson Still Up For A Return To CHINATOWN Digs

November 7, 2007 Rich Drees

Without question, Chinatown is one of the greatest films of the 1970s, if not the entire history of American cinema. As Jack Nicholson’s private investigator Jake Gittes moves through 1930s Los Angeles, he finds that [click for more]

HIGH NOON Remake Rights Bought

November 7, 2007 Rich Drees

The rights to remake the 1952 western classic High Noon were purchased earlier this week by producer Mark Headley, actor Christopher Mitchum and their business partner Toni Covington. The trio is operating under the umbrella [click for more]

Jennifer Connolly Heads To EARTH

November 6, 2007 Rich Drees

Jennifer Connolly is taking the lead female role opposite Keanu Reeves in Twentieth Century Fox’s upcoming remake of the classic The Day The Earth Stood Still. Kathy Bates is also in talks for a role [click for more]

Who Wants To Be In The New STAR TREK?

November 6, 2007 Rich Drees

It looks like there’s an extras casting call this Saturday, November 10 in Burbank for J J Abrams new Star Trek film. The details, with maybe a slight spoiler or two, are as follows- Seeking:[MALES [click for more]

MAN FROM UNCLE Takes Over Turner Classic Movies Tomorrow

November 5, 2007 Rich Drees

Open channel D . . . Errr, channel TCM. Last month we recommended hunting down the most recent issue of CinemaRetro magazine, in part due to its first installment of a multi-part series on The [click for more]

Stallone Has DEATH WISH

November 5, 2007 Rich Drees

With the success of Rocky Balboa under his belt and the growing interest in the upcoming Rambo sequel, it certainly seems that Sylvester Stallone’s career is on an upswing. Apparently hoping to capitalize on that [click for more]

This Week’s Theatrical Releases.

November 1, 2007 Bill Gatevackes

1. Bee Movie(3,928 Theaters, Rated PG): Where’d this movie come from? You’d think they’d try to advertise it more. Like a co-opt TV ad with the HP people, a promotion with McDonalds or a series [click for more]

Everyone’s Escaping From NEW YORK

October 31, 2007 Rich Drees

It seems that everyone is trying to get away from New Line’s planned remake of John Carpenter’s ’80s action classic Escape From New York. Recently, it had been rumored that Brett Ratner, the director of [click for more]

CRANK 2 Amping Up

October 31, 2007 Rich Drees

Released last fall, Crank was one of those films that was completely unapologetic for what it was- a hyper bit of cinematic pulp with no pretensions of aspiring to be anything else. Essentially a remake [click for more]

Toho Returns To Kurosawa’s HIDDEN FORTRESS

October 30, 2007 Rich Drees

Cameras start rolling later this week on a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic film The Hidden Fortress, according to an announcement from in today’s Variety from Japan’s Toho Studios. The remake’s director, Shinji Higuchi, comes [click for more]