‘High School Musical’ Claims Top Spot
‘High School Musical 3,’ opened at the top spot this weekend, earning $40 million US, and garnering another $40 million internationally.
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DVD Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
What benefited the viewing of this film for me, was the fact that I hadn’t read a single shred of information on it. I knew nothing more then its basic premise and who was in it. I did not read a single review save for the snippets they highlight in the TV spots.
Scott Miller Pans ‘Max Payne’
As the usual defender of the genre of video game movies, I will continue the trend by throwing Max Payne in the good source material, bad writer and director pile, and it looks like I’m not the only one. Scott Miller, CEO of 3d Realms who was the company that produced the original video game …
Rudy Ray Moore Dies at 81
Comedian and actor Rudy Ray Moore has died at age 81, reportedly from complications due to diabetes. Moore is best known for the character of Dolemite, and his films that are part of the blaxploitation genre. Excerpts from Moore’s comedy records have appeared on hip-hop albums by such artists as Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Snoop …
Terrence Howard: Contracts…aren’t worth the paper they are on
Terrence Howard is pissed. Last week news outlets reported that actor Don Cheadle would be replacing Howard’s character Rhodey in the Iron Man sequel. Howard heard just like the rest of us, from the internet. Howard told NPR that the news was the surprise of a lifetime, he read that it was about “money or …
‘Payne’ Tops Weekend Box Office
The latest film based on a video game was tops at the box office this past weekend. ‘Max Payne,’ starring Mark Wahlberg, (who, just so you know does not talk to animals… No matter what ‘Saturday Night Live,’ may tell you,) opened at number one, raking in $18 million. The confusingly popular ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ …
Sam Raimi Says More about Spider Man 4
Sam Raimi told MTV news that he’s finally excited to start the fourth “Spider-Man” film. “I don’t have a script yet, but production would probably start by March of 2010.” Apparently it hasn’t been decided if they want to do two sequels back-to-back. There’s no word on Tobey returning (who has expressed interest only if …
WB Cancels ‘He-Man’
Latino Review is reporting that the He-Man film that has been in development at Warner Bros has been canceled. Apparently, the directors who were on the list that Warners approved all passed, and the few up-and-comers that remained, weren’t comfortable enough with the studio to take on the project. The script was written by Justin …
Writer Claims ‘Pirates’ Rumors Not True
Apparently the news that has been circulating about a fourth Pirate film is far from true, including the record payday for Johnny Depp. In his blog, Terry Rossio wrote: “For the record, none of the recent Pirates 4 rumors have any truth, including the so-called record 50 million dollar payday for Depp. Some pretty funny …
Mel Gibson Definately Too Old For This…
‘Lethal Weapon’ director Richard Donner says Mel Gibson has passed on taking part in the fifth film in the popular franchise. Producer Joel Silver recently put into development Shane Black’s script after being completely bowled over with it. However, Mel has put the kibosh on the gang getting back together, according to Donner. ‘Yes, the …