August 2009

Stallone Gearing Up for Rambo 5

Published on: 31st August, 2009

In January 2008, Sylvester Stallone returned to yet another lucrative franchise with Rambo, the fourth installment of the one man army series.  Just days after it opened second to the spoof/anti-comedy Meet the Spartans, rumors were already circulating about Stallone returning for a fifth.
At the time, Stallone shot down the possibility of another renegade story [...]

Disney Acquires Marvel for $4 Billion

Published on: 31st August, 2009

In a shocking industry development, the Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment in a deal worth approximately $4 billion in cash and stock.  Both boards approved of the transaction, but it requires an antitrust review and approval by Marvel’s shareholders to officially complete.
Under the agreement, Disney would gather ownership over Marvels 5,000 [...]

Bad Boys 3 in Development

Published on: 31st August, 2009

Columbia Pictures is developing a third Bad Boys and has hired Peter Craig to write the screenplay.  Whatcha gonna do but fire up that old Inner Circle album?
According to THR, the original cast and crew haven’t signed until a story is in place, but the separate parties have expressed interest in returning once the details [...]

Halloween 3D in Summer 2010 Without Zombie

Published on: 31st August, 2009

Rob Zombie’s Halloween II underperformed this weekend at the box office, grabbing only $17.3 million in third place.  The slasher sequel placed behind the other Weinstein Company film Inglourious Basterds in its second weekend.  The disappointing finish and Zombie’s move to other horror remakes means his “extreme vision” is complete, but the Weinsteins aren’t done [...]

The Final Destination Review

Published on: 30th August, 2009

Much like the title, The Final Destination is more of the same from a tired series of gore and gimmicks.  If you’ve seen any of the three Final Destination movies, you’re already aware of the franchise’s formula.  If you haven’t seen them, then there’s no reason to start now.
The fourth installment employs the once clever [...]

Green Hornet Pushed to December 2010

Published on: 30th August, 2009

In a move that should be surprising to no one, Sony has quietly relocated the Seth Rogen action/comedy The Green Hornet to December 17, 2010.  The five month delay is a result of the numerous setbacks, most notably Stephen Chow’s commitment as director and co-star and subsequent departure.
Collider picked up on the switch over at [...]

Final Destination Wins Horror Showdown

Published on: 30th August, 2009

The Final Destination took the top spot this weekend with an estimated $28.3 million, easily beating the other horror opener Halloween II.
The fourth in the WB/New Line franchise, The Final Destination, scored the largest opening of the horror series by introducing a 3-D gimmick to the Rube Goldberg death formula.  Despite the familiar, yet definitive [...]

Little Ashes Review

Published on: 29th August, 2009

For a film about renowned artists, Little Ashes lacks style and imagination, a cumbersome clutter of poorly constructed scenes and amateurish acting.
A bland tale of Salvador Dali’s relationship with Federico García Lorca (Javier Beltrán) attempts to explore a speculative sexual experimentation during the 20’s, a time for revolution and visionaries.  Their lavish, homoerotic exploits are [...]

Bronson Review

Published on: 29th August, 2009

Bronson is bloody, brutal, and stylish with all the makings of a cult favorite.  The controversial biopic by filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn is loosely based on the notorious thug and lifetime prisoner, Charles Bronson.
Born Michael Peterson, the anti-hero led a relatively normal life in Luton, U.K.  He was a mild-mannered kid that wound up in [...]

Even More Volturi Pictures from ‘New Moon’

Published on: 28th August, 2009

Yesterday Summit Entertainment released five official images of the Volturi, a powerful vampire coven in The Twilight Saga: New Moon.  While those were simple character shots of the actors in costume, these three new images today are stills from the sequel in theaters November 20, 2009.
Each of them have blood-red eyes, which apparently means they [...]

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