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Risky Biz Blog is reporting that Fox is considering a remake of the 1986 movie, “The Fly.” (Which, of course, was based {albeit loosely,} on a 1958 movie starring Vincent Price.) Originally, the report says, David Cronenberg was not interested in coming back… That is, until he saw what could be done with CGI. The …
Apparently someone saw how good ‘Billy Elliot’ did on stage, so they figured, what is another film from the Universal catalog that’ll adapt well to the stage. So, now we have ‘Bring It On: The Musical’ in development. The film, which has found itself amongst giving birth to a bunch of direct to video sequels, …
The website The Art of Manliness has answered the age old question; what movies are manly? So, they put together 100 movies that are ‘must see’ for men. Now, before you assume this list is the kind of thing that Spike TV would have thrown together, rife with guns, violence and scantily clad women, think …
The first new Sherlock Holmes movie hasn’t even opened yet but Warner Bros. reportedly is talking sequel. They’re reportedly happy with the movie, directed by Guy Ritchie and have asked the writers of “Justice League: Mortal,” to whip up something. The other big rumor is that they’re talking with Brad Pitt to play Holmes’ nemesis …
‘Machete,’ born out of a spoof trailer made by Robert Rodriguez for his ‘Grindhouse’ collaboration has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group for international distribution. The film stars Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Cheech Marin, Michelle Rodriguez, and Rose McGowan, and tells the story of a Mexican police officer who …
Clint Eastwood will tackle a supernatural story written by Peter Morgan and, reportedly starring Matt Damon. Morgan wrote “The Queen,” “Frost/Nixon,” and has recently been announced as the writer of the next James Bond movie. The plot of this new Eastwood/Damon movie, titled, “Hereafter,” is unknown. Reportedly, it is a supernatural thriller in the vein …
Patrick Swayze died yesterday at 57 years old after fighting cancer for over a year. The talented actor was known for his roles in such films as Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Powder Blue, and as of recent, his role in the A&E Series ‘The Beast.’ Born in Houston, Swayze will be most remembered for his role …
John Olson, best known for writing “A History of Violence,” with director David Cronenberg says in a new article in The Village Voice that, no, thank you, he’d rather not look through your latest draft of a magnum opus. Titled, “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script,” Olson lays out, in pretty black and white …
At the D23 Expo, (the Disney company’s take on Comic-Con,) on Friday, Disney Chairman Dick Cook announced that a new Pirates of the Caribbean movie will be released summer, 2011. The next movie, (the series’ fourth,) will be sub-titled, “On Stranger Tides.” Johnny Depp also made an appearance at the announcement, dressed as Jack Sparrow. …
You’ve seen it before, HD-DVD execs finding out Blu-Ray has beaten them, Hillary Clinton finding out that she doesn’t have enough delegates to win the nomination, Brett Favre signing with the Vikings and so on. Virtually everyone has made a parody clip using Bruno Ganz’s amazing portrayal of Hitler in “Downfall.” Now, Funny or Die …