Movie News

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

DO NOT WANTED

Coming Soon has posted the official synopsis for Wanted, the movie based on Mark Millar’s recent comic book mini-series. Readers of the original book may note some… interesting changes in the concept here: Based upon Mark Millar’s explosive graphic novel series and helmed by the stunning visualist director Timur Bekmambetov–creator of the most successful Russian … Continue reading

TRIFECTA HOLOCAUST?

This week has seen Cannibal Holocaust come up more often than even that time I went to the Cannibal Holocaust convention. First Bloody Disgusting reported that CH director Ruggero Deodato was making a cameo appearance in Eli Roth’s Hostel: Part 2. Then we relayed to you Ryan “Rotten” Turek’s look at Welcome to the Jungle, … Continue reading

REMAKE HOLOCAUST?

A couple of days ago I told you that Ruggero Deodato, infamous director of Cannibal Holocaust, was making a cameo in Eli Roth’s Hostel: Part 2. Now comes word that Deodato’s film has essentially been remade… by Jonathan “Punisher” Hensleigh and Gale Anne Hurd. What a weird coincidence. Ryan “Rotten” Turek over at Fangoria reports … Continue reading

UNITED ARTISTS INDEED

I like Tom Cruise. I’m not an apologist, but I can differentiate between what happens offscreen and on and I still believe he’s one of the greatest movie stars of all time and a rather amazing actor above and beyond that. Plus, we’re both short and share a birthday, so there’s that. That said, I … Continue reading

EMORY COLLEGE SAYS: “NEEEEEEEEERDS!”

After just one week of filming, the remake of Revenge of the Nerds has shut down. No, it’s not because everyone involved came to their senses; rather, the movie’s biggest location – Emory College in Atlanta – got the jitters over the film’s raunchy content and pulled out of their deal with Fox Atomic. The … Continue reading

THE HUGHES BROTHERS ARE KUNG FU FIGHTING

The Hughes Brothers have been in director jail* since 2002’s From Hell was so fucking terrible. Just completely fucking awful. But now they’re coming back, and it’s with a project that a number of directors have been eyeing – a big screen version of the David Carradine TV show Kung Fu. The script is being … Continue reading

INSIDE MAN 2: INSIDERER

Inside Man was Spike Lee’s most successful film, earning 180+ million dollars worldwide. Watching the DVD recently I was still amazed that Spike was able to make a pretty mainstream thriller that still feels very much like a Spike Lee movie – this is a text book example of how a director can apply his … Continue reading