March 2009 Archives

Mar 31, 2009

Paul Bettany taking on vampires…as a Priest

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CHUD.com is reporting Paul Bettany is negotiating to star in Priest, based on arguably the most well known Korean manga. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting the story as a warrior priest who turns against the church to hunt down a band of vampires. But apparently in the comic, fallen angels and zombies are key to [...]


Mar 30, 2009

Karate Kid Remake Retitled The Kung Fu Kid

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I’m okay with this. It distances itself from the original, which I like and it’s incredibly ignorant, implying the martial art of karate and kung fu are the same. Why not call it Hapkido Boy? Taekwondo Tike? how about Yoga Young’n?
Karate Kid Remake Retitled The Kung Fu Kid | /Film.


Mar 30, 2009

Chatter for a Eastern Promises Sequel

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In the early early stages, but Cronenberg is saying he has a few strong ideas and the movie definitely ended in a way that allows for a solid lead into a sequel…
Cronenberg and Mortenson Reteaming For Eastern Promises Sequel | /Film.


Mar 30, 2009

Ron Howard bringing ‘Lovecraft’ To The Screen?

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Ron Howard is planning on cutting his horror film chops with a script based on the comic The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft definitely has a cult following and they have embraced the rumor that Del Toro (Hellboy 2) was attached to do a Lovecraft film. I don’t know if Howard will be similarly [...]


Mar 26, 2009

Vampire Diaries Cast Filling Up

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I love vampires. So you may think, “Oh man, you must love all the new vampire stuff coming out!” You’d be wrong. Vampires used to be cool, now they’re angst driven teenagers. Check this beauty out:
From the producers of “Gossip Girl” and “Privileged”, the writer of “Dawson’s Creek” and starring Ian Somerhalder (Boone from LOST), [...]


Mar 25, 2009

Where the Wild Things Are Teaser Trailer

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For those not keen on waiting until Friday, I present:

YouTube – Where the Wild Things Are Teaser Trailer March 25 2009.


Mar 24, 2009

Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo coming to US theaters

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Mark August 14th on your calendar. It’s going to be the biggest Ghibli release (750 theaters) in the US.
Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo Scheduled to Hit American Theaters — Ain’t It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news..


Mar 24, 2009

Waking Life

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Watch this only if you are looking for something to mentally chew on for a while, otherwise stay away from it, you are bound to turn it off in the first twenty minutes.


Mar 24, 2009

Writers of ‘Knowing’ ruining more movies

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Stiles White and Juliet Snowden, the writers of the Nicholas Cage powerhouse ‘Knowing’, are working on remakes of Poltergeist and The Birds. Why? Because they are good movies and no one wants to leave good movies alone. I don’t know how, but I have a feeling George Lucas is involved….
How Do Two Writers Remake Poltergeist?- [...]


Mar 23, 2009

MST3000 lives on! ….kinda…

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Joel and the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew are back in a very similar (thankfully, the fewer changes the better) format, making fun of movies. Not only are DVD’s coming out (they claim 1 every 6-8 weeks), they are touring and doing live shows where you go and watch the movie with them in the [...]