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Madonna Wants To Remake CASABLANCA?

March 31, 2008 Rich Drees

“We’ll always have La Isla Bonita”? Madonna wants to remake the venerable classic Casablanca, according to a story published in England over the weekend. Allegedly, the pop singer wants to reset the classic’s World War [click for more]

Wither John Hughes?

March 28, 2008 Rich Drees

The release of the comedy Drillbit Taylor last weekend has sparked a rather curious phenomenon, a resurgence in interest in the films of John Hughes and in the writer/director himself, who hasn’t been seen in [click for more]

Screen To Stage: CRY-BABY, MINSKY’S, 9 TO 5, and LOST HIGHWAY

March 27, 2008 Rich Drees

Four stage productions based on films have shown up in the news recently- One an inevitability, two that are intriguing and one that has my brain hurting itself trying to wrap around the idea. Let’s [click for more]

Gandolfini Elected Mayor

March 24, 2008 Rich Drees

James Gandolfini has been cast as the mayor of New York in director Tony Scott’s upcoming remake of the thriller The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3. Gandolfini’s character will caught under tremendous political pressure [click for more]

Arthur C Clarke Goes On His Final Odyssey

March 19, 2008 Rich Drees

Arthur C Clarke, the noted Grandmaster of literary science fiction who collaborated with filmmaker Stanley Kubrick to create the landmark film 2001: A Space Odyssey, has passed away in Sri Lanka early this morning. He [click for more]

More On The LAST STARFIGHTER Sequel

March 18, 2008 Rich Drees

We have heard a bit more on the sequel to The Last Starfighter that is currently in the works. Two weeks ago, we confirmed from a spokesperson at George Paige and Associates that the movie [click for more]

Neidermeyer Interrogates The Deltas!

March 16, 2008 Rich Drees

The Delta’s old nemesis, Douglas C. Neidermeyer, apparently wasn’t killed by his own troops in Vietnam as previously thought. He’s currently running a restaurant in Milwaukee and has been talking to his college rivals, members [click for more]

No Blastoff For LAST STARFIGHTER Just Yet

March 4, 2008 Rich Drees

This past weekend, a report that a sequel to the 1984 science-fiction classic The Last Starfighter was all set to begin filming in just a few weeks time swept across the internet. We even reported [click for more]

ROSEMARY’S BABY Latest Remake From Platinum Dunes

March 4, 2008 Rich Drees

Michael Bay’s production company Platinum Dunes, already working on remakes of Friday The 13th, A Nightmare On Elm Street and The Birds, have added another horror classic to their list of cinematic retreads- Roman Polanski’s [click for more]

Happy 75th Birthday KING KONG

March 2, 2008 Rich Drees

Although his cinematic trip to Manhattan didn’t turn out as planned, King Kong‘s debut at the Radio City Music Hall 75 years ago today launched the oversized ape from Skull Island to instant icon status, [click for more]