Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Well, you can kiss Guillermo del Toro’s ass goodbye for the next four years. He’s agreed to set off for Middle Earth to direct The Hobbit and a sequel taking place in the 60 years leading up to The Fellowship of the Ring.
I loved The Lord of the Rings and all, but I’m more interested [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
If you can make a fortune off of movies based on a 50-year-old pirate theme ride, you can make money off of anything.
Seeking to prove that theory, Warren Zide, the producer behind crap like American Pie and Final Destination, plans on turning Jim Croce’s hit song Bad, Bad Leroy Brown into a feature length movie.
I [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Best known for her role as the beautiful Bulgarian bride who was willing to do anything to secure letters of transit for her husband and herself in the classic film Casablanca, actress Joy Page died April 18 of complications from stroke and pneumonia. She was 83.
Though her stepfather was studio head Jack L. Warner (her [...]
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Posted on April 24th, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Studio Pinhead #1: Hey, remember when we wanted to remake that Cronenberg picture? That one with the exploding heads? But those other jackals already beat us to it?
Development Weasel: Scanners?
Studio Pinhead #1: Yeah, whatever. Listen. I was watching cable last night and there was this movie with Kirk Douglas and whatisname (snapping fingers) the director with [...]
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