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SOUL TRAIN Chugging To The Big Screen

August 28, 2009 Rich Drees

Now you’re probably thinking that the current trend of adapting television shows into films has gone too far when they decide to try to transition a dance show to the big screen. But according to [click for more]

Singer To Pilot GALACTICA To Big Screen?

August 12, 2009 Rich Drees

Director Brian Singer is close to signing with Universal Studios to produce and possibly direct a big screen version of the popular Battlestar Galactica franchise, according to a report at HitFix. As this is perhaps [click for more]

First Full Length ASTRO BOY Trailer

August 11, 2009 Rich Drees

Back in February, I reported on the footage for the upcoming big screen adaptation of the classic Japanese animated cartoon series Astro Boy, and I was underwhelmed. Unfortunately, with the release of the first full-length [click for more]

Has DOCTOR WHO Movie Found A Director?

July 3, 2009 Rich Drees

Back in the end of May, the BBC nonchalantly mentioned that they had a feature film version of their popular television series Doctor Who being developed. Now Bleeding Cool has has word that a director [click for more]

First Trailer: Shyamalan’s THE LAST AIRBENDER

June 22, 2009 Rich Drees

I think it would be fair to say that the last couple of films from director M. Night Shyamalan have not lived up to many people’s expectations. But the teaser trailer for his latest film, [click for more]

Scrambling To Save GI JOE From Complete Disaster

June 11, 2009 Rich Drees

With just under 8 weeks to go before its release, it is looking as if the big screen adaptation of toy and cartoon franchise G. I. Joe is undergoing some last minute, panicked tinkering, starting [click for more]

Review: LAND OF THE LOST

June 6, 2009 Rich Drees

There’s a right way and a wrong way to adapt a television show to the big screen. This summer’s movie season provides us with good examples of both. Last month’s Star Trek serves as an [click for more]

New Releases: June 5

June 5, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

1. Land of the Lost (Universal, 3,521 Theaters, 93 Minutes, Rated PG-13): The latest in a summer of movies that will irritate hardcore fans arrives. And this one might gets fans the most upset. The [click for more]

BBC Developing DOCTOR WHO Movie

May 27, 2009 Rich Drees

The BBC has confirmed that they are currently developing a movie based on its popular, forty-plus year old science-fiction series Doctor Who. The news came buried in a BBC story about the show’s current lead, [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]