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Straczynski To Script FORBIDDEN PLANET Remake

October 31, 2008 Rich Drees

Warner Brothers has hired Changeling scribe and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski to script a remake of their 1956 classic film Forbidden Planet. The original, loosely based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest, tells the story [click for more]

Nichols, Mamet And Scorsese All Tapped To Remake Kurosawa’s HIGH AND LOW

October 29, 2008 Rich Drees

Akira Kurosawa’s detective drama High And Low is being set up for an English language version with Mike Nichol’s in the director’s chair, David Mamet on screenplay duties and Martin Scorsese serving as executive producer. [click for more]

Halloween Film Of The Day: THE THING

October 29, 2008 Rich Drees

It should come as no surprise that one of my favorite classes during my tenure at Kutztown University was “Science Fiction Literature,” taught by Dr. Richard Law. Weaned on bad television and film science-fiction, the [click for more]

First Look: The New Kirk And Spock

October 15, 2008 Rich Drees

To herald its big feature on J J Abrams upcoming reboot of the Star Trek franchise, Entertainment Weeklywill feature Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Kirk and Spock on its cover next week. This is [click for more]

ANGEL HEART To Beat Again

October 1, 2008 Rich Drees

I’d like to think that it wasn’t that long ago that I was in college, but when films that I saw while attending Kutztown University in the heart of eastern Pennsylvania are starting to show [click for more]

New Releases: September 12.

September 11, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. The Women (2,962 Theaters, 114 Minutes, Rated PG-13): At long last, this film finally hits the screen. This project was in the works for over 10 years and at one time or another, every [click for more]

Spielberg Sued For Copying REAR WINDOW With DISTURBIA

September 9, 2008 Rich Drees

When Disturbia was released last year, many folks noted the amazing number of similarities between the Shia LaBeouf movie and director Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 classic Rear Window. Well, it looks like the copyright holder of [click for more]

McKidd In Line To Be Next HIGHLANDER?

August 22, 2008 Rich Drees

While a fan of the original Highlander move, starring Christopher Lambert as one of a group of immortal beings who take sport in lopping one another’s heads off with swords, I can’t say that I’ve been [click for more]

New Releases: August 22

August 21, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. The House Bunny (2,600+ Theaters, 97 Minutes, Rated PG-13): This film is the story of a former Playboy playmate who is kicked out of the mansion for being too old. She ends up being [click for more]

Riff Raff Not Involved In ROCKY HORROR Resurrection

August 13, 2008 Rich Drees

It looks like one of the original creative forces behind the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show will not be participating in the planned remake of the musical we told you about last month. Richard [click for more]