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Review: MAMMA MIA!

July 18, 2008 Rich Drees

While a majority of the theater-going public will be heading towards the cineplexes this weekend to take in the adventures of a certain Dark Knight, others will be heading to see Meryl Streep lead an [click for more]

New Releases: July 17

July 17, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. The Dark Knight (4,366 Theaters, 142 Minutes, Rated PG-13): The accidental death of Heath Ledger has cast a pall over this movie for me. It has put me in the same mind set I [click for more]

A FAMILY GUY Movie? Sweet!

July 16, 2008 Rich Drees

Normally, we do not pay too much attention to the news that comes out of the summer press tour of the Television Critics Association because, after all, this is not TV Buff On Line. However, one bit of [click for more]

Tarantino Thinks Leonardo DiCaprio Might Also Be A BASTARD

July 16, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

Last week, we informed you that Quentin Tarantino was meeting Brad Pitt to discuss a possible role in his next project, Inglorious Bastards. Well, that meeting was yesterday and Tarantino is wasting no time setting [click for more]

(Nearly) Complete Copy Of METROPOLIS Found!

July 7, 2008 Rich Drees

One of the greatest films of the silent era is Metropolis. A Gothic science-fiction tale and social critque, it is now taught in both film and literature courses in colleges and universities and continues to [click for more]

What Happened To HANCOCK?

July 3, 2008 Rich Drees

As I said when I reviewed it earlier this week, the blame for what a sloppy train wreck of a movie that is Hancock is can be laid at the feet of the numerous rewrites [click for more]

New Releases: July 2

July 1, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

1. Hancock (3,900 Theaters, 92 Minutes, Rated PG-13): So powerful is the combination of Will Smith and Fourth of July weekend that when the two come together, every other studio stays away. Yes, Kit Kittredge: [click for more]

MY NAME IS BRUCE To Finally Get Released!! (We Hope)

June 25, 2008 Rich Drees

Pretty much everyone here at the FilmBuffOnLine offices are big Bruce Campbell fans. And we have watched in growing frustration as his comedy My Name Is Bruce has been repeatedly had its release date pushed [click for more]

SPEED RACER Postmortem: Is Anne Thompson Right?

June 18, 2008 Bill Gatevackes

There is an old maxim that goes: “Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan”. This year’s cinematic orphan has to be Speed Racer. The film, which cost an estimated $120 million to produce, [click for more]

SERENITY Charity Screenings This Weekend

June 17, 2008 Rich Drees

If you have to say one thing about fans of Joss Whedon’s shortlived Firefly television series, it is that they are a tenacious lot. It was their devotion to the shortlived science-fiction series that helped [click for more]