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We could simply cut and paste stories from Variety, but we don’t. We’re too amazing for that. We RETYPE articles from Variety…

WARNER BROTHERS CONTINUES DC DEVELOPMENT SPREE

Let’s see… we have one successful (but not overwhelmingly so) franchise in Christopher Nolan’s Batman, a stalled franchise in Superman, a miscarried Wonder Woman, an alternate universe Justice League of America speeding toward production with George Miller at the helm, a JLA spin-off of The Flash (with the newly-attached David Dobkin directing), and, now, television … Continue reading

THE FLASH MANTLE GETS PASSED ON AGAIN

The good news – no, the great fucking news – is that Shawn Levy is off the big screen adaptation of The Flash. This is great news because it means that this hack isn’t going to be ruining the film incarnation of one of DC’s few cinematically intriguing characters. But is there better news? I … Continue reading

DELLAMORTE’S BO WRAP – 10/26/07

State Property Belly I Got the Hook Up State Property II 1 Saw IV $32,110,000 $10,087 $32,110,000 2 Dan in Still Life with Fruit Basket $12,081,000 $6,288 $12,081,000 3 30 Days of Night $6,700,000 (-58.0%) $2,343 $27,318,000 4 The Game Plan $6,257,000 (-23.5%) $1,872 $77,067,000 5 Tyler Perry’s License to Print Money $5,740,000 (-52.9%) $3,025 … Continue reading

DELLAMORTE DOES BOX OFFICE – 10/26/07

Halloween on a Wednesday blows. Sorry. Halloween should be like Thanksgiving, except always on a Friday or Saturday. I’m sure some of you are going to Halloween parties this weekend, but it’s such a cheat. Such a cheat. Still, I’m going as a sexy Ghostbuster on Saturday and Wednesday. Should be sweet. It was a … Continue reading

WONDER TERESA

Moviehole is reporting with great brio that George Miller’s Justice League of America has lassoed its Wonder Woman. And, as you can see, it’s not Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Blondie-to-your-right’s name is Teresa Palmer. If she looks familiar, that’s because you probably saw her in December Boys or The Grudge 2. I skipped both, so I … Continue reading

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PREDALIEN

The thing I always loved about the Alien mythology — even if it ran counter to H.R. Giger’s terminally creepy design premise — was that aliens would take on attributes of any host. So you’ve got the dog alien from Fincher’s flick, and the backstory that aliens not bred from John Hurt are actually fantastically … Continue reading

MORE FUCKING UNDERWORLD!?!?

How did Underworld ever get popular enough to justify a non-direct-to-DVD prequel helmed by Patrick Tatopoulos, the guy who designed the worst-looking Godzilla of all time? And why are great actors like Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen sullying their filmographies with this crap while the franchise’s creator, Len Wiseman, has moved on to Gears of … Continue reading

TRAVOLTA TAKES PELHAM

At this point in his career, John Travolta is much more effective as a villain than as a bland everyman (or a woman under thirty pounds of latex). For whatever reason, he seems to have lost the ability to portray a normal human being. The last time I bought him in a conventional dramatic role … Continue reading

STEADY LEAK: NICKY’S SHRINKING PANTS BULGE #8

Where the author tells you of the many things out there that make him want to become a master thief with an exceptionally large basement to hoard the myriad material things worth owning and loving. Installment One.Installment Two.Installment Three.Installment Four.Installment Five.Installment Six.Installment Seven.Message Board Discussion. Good day. The love of consumption is a shameful yet … Continue reading