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Arrakis … Dune … Enough, already

Why do we need yet another remake of Frank Herbert’s Dune? I realize remakes are all the rage in today’s creatively bankrupt movie industry, but let’s stop and consider a few things. First, this is a novel that already has been filmed twice. Both versions, I think, have their merits — the strengths of one … Continue reading

Sam Strange Remembers…MILO & OTIS

Sometimes a movie really can be saved in the editing room. Such was the case when my grisly horror film, Gein and Bates vs. Leatherface, inexplicably transformed into my charming children’s film, The Adventures of Milo and Otis. Up in some Wisconsin middle of nowehereness, my crew and I were busy robbing local graves for … Continue reading

On Movie News

Do you remember the glory days of web-based movie news?  The thrilling tales of adventure as unemployed Australian twenty-year-olds snuck onto the blue screen sets of the new Star Wars film.  The glorious rumors about Evil Dead 4’s imminent lensing, Sean Penn’s negotiations to star in The Matrix, and Natalie Portman’s signing to the first … Continue reading

Celebrities, let me name your babies!

Jessica Alba and her boyfriend, Cash Warren, welcomed their first baby girl this morning.  They bestowed the name Honor upon the child.  It’s a bit surprising since I didn’t know Alba was Klingon.  Either way, I congratulate the the couple: Alba for being pregnant and Warren for, well…getting Jessica Alba pregnant. But their unusual name … Continue reading