We have a little update on the status of the Firestarter remake. Stephen King is one of the hottest brands in all of entertainment right now, in no small part thanks to the massive success of both IT and IT Chapter Two. King’s 1980 novel has been on Universal’s to-do list for some time now.
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Director Quentin Tarantino explains why he believes Grindhouse bombed so badly at the box office. Released as a true double-feature containing Planet Terror from Robert Rodriguez and Death Proof by Tarantino, Grindhouse was an attempt at recapturing the experience of watching exploitation movies in the 1970s, complete with fake trailers, commercials, and the look of degraded film quality. The gimmick, however, didn’t
Thumbelina Thumbelina, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s book of the same name, follows a tiny girl named Thumbelina (Jodi Benson) and the Prince of the fairies Cornelius (Gary Imhoff) as they try to find their way back to each other. Thumbelina’s voice cast includes Gilbert Gottfried, Carol Channing, John Hurt, and Charo. Why It’s underrated:
Halloween Kills remains one of the most highly-anticipated sequels scheduled to arrive in 2020. Whether or not it still comes out this year is another question entirely. Either way, we’ve got another bloody cinematic adventure with Michael Myers coming down the pipeline. We managed to get a little update from co-writer Scott Teems, who promises
A new piece of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fan art imagines what actor Bruce Campbell would look like as the Marvel villain, Mister Sinister. The MCU sequel is now being directed by Sam Raimi, who took over the project following Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson’s exit. This news, of course, prompted Raimi’s frequent
The only way to get Friends: The Complete Series commercial free is on Digital, Blu-ray and DVD today! All individual seasons and compilation sets of Friends are available to purchase here. All seasons are also available to own at all major digital retailers; including iTunes, Amazon Prime, VUDU and Google. DVD and Blu-ray sets can
Breaks came to a screeching halt and hearts broke all over the world when it was announced that the upcoming action movie and the ninth installment in the Fast and Furious franchise, F9 would be delayed an entire year. Moved from the original release date of May 22 all the way to a safer date
The final episode of Devs is now streaming on Hulu, and here’s how Alex Garland’s sci-fi series ends and what it really means. After a string of acclaimed high concept sci-fi movies in Ex Machina and Annihilation, Garland moved to TV to bring his latest story to life. Originally conceived as a show for FX, Hulu became the home
The collaborators worked together on Sam Raimi’s first directing project back in 1981, Evil Dead, and have been pretty much inseparable since then. After the Evil Dead trilogy, Bruce Campbell also had small, but memorable cameo roles in each of Raimi’s Spider-Man films as the Ring Announcer when Spider-Man first gets his name, a “Snooty
Twilight of the Mallrats is going to be the grooviest View Askew movie yet, as Kevin Smith has confirmed Bruce Campbell will be appearing in the movie. Back in January, Campbell had lobbied for a part in the upcoming Mallrats sequel when Smith had announced that the project was a go. In response, Smith tweeted
Kevin Smith has seemingly confirmed that actors Bruce Campbell and Michael Rooker will appear in his Mallrats sequel, Twilight of the Mallrats. Earlier this year Smith revealed he was again working on the script for Mallrats 2 (as well as Clerks 3), and he’s been using the pandemic-induced isolation to finish writing. The first Mallrats released
What’s the next step up from “movie star”? Because that’s where we need to classify Dwayne Johnson. The man isn’t just blowing up at the multiplex. He’s capturing the explosion in a headlock, pile-driving it into the ground, cracking a joke as he does so, then finishing us off with his trademark, 1,000-watt mega-smile. If
Rather amazingly, it seems that Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man 3 is still scheduled to begin filming this summer. Whether or not that sticks is another question entirely, given what’s going on in the entertainment industry right now. Though, and understandably so, it seems the studio may be holding out hope that production can still get
The first trailer for MGM and Orion’s Valley Girl remake is here ahead of the film’s May digital release. The original Valley Girl was released in 1983 and starred Deborah Foreman and Nicholas Cage as a pair of star-crossed lovers living in Los Angeles, California. Valley Girl was a solid hit at the time and became something of a cult classic.
If you notice, the offer does say while supplies last, but in general there seemed to be some confusion from educators who entered not realizing it was a contest or that only a small number of people would receive a free dress. Some commenters on social media mentioned they signed up but never heard back
The new Netflix documentary series Tiger King has taken the world by storm since its release last month, and now Elvira is getting in on the phenomenon. Primarily, the series explores the bizarre feud between big cat owners Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin which ends with the former landing in prison for allegedly trying to
The introduction of Sue Dearbon (Natalie Dreyfuss) in The Flash can lead to “Identity Crisis”, which could serve as next year’s Arrowverse crossover. Sue Dearbon, the comic book love interest of Elongated Man aka Ralph Dibny (Hartley Sawyer), made her long-awaited Arrowverse debut in The Flash season 6, episode 12, titled “A Girl Named Sue”.
Oldboy (2003) Some mystery tales are remembered for the motivation of their protagonists, others for the indelibility of their imagery, and many for having an unforgettably shocking conclusion. South Korean auteur Chan-wook Park’s masterful modern classic, Oldboy, is the rare kind of thriller admired for all three, telling the harrowing story of Dae-su Oh (Min-Sik