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Thou Shalt Not Remake Hitchcock Let me start with one very important commandment that must be obeyed in the world of film: Thou shalt not remake Casablanca, Citizen Kane, Gone With The Wind, 2001 a Space Odyssey (to name a handful of classic films) and anything directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Anything. Even if one day a reel containing a commercial shot by the man shows up, it cannot be remade. By Robin Ruinsky on February 26, 2010 | View Comments |
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Josh Brolin Must Locate a Black Suit, And a Ray Gun! He’s played a Goonie, he’s played a man on the run, he’s played a President that only a few people liked. And now Josh Brolin may be playing his most important role of all… By Neil Miller on December 9, 2009 | View Comments |
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Emmerich Wants to Celebrate ‘Independence Day’ Again. And Again. Instead of plugging in other disaster movies into the formula, Roland Emmerich is finally being blunt about his desperate need to make more ID4. By Dr. Cole Abaius on November 13, 2009 | View Comments |
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Have Spielberg And Smith Said Goodbye To Remaking Old Boy? Word on the web is that the answer to that question is a big old fat “Hell, Yeah!” By Rob Hunter on November 10, 2009 | View Comments |
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Will Smith Buying Flowers for Algernon? It wouldn’t be Monday without a rumor or two. We kick off today’s spinning of the rumor-mill with a story from the folks at Pajiba, who say that Will Smith is about to go full retard. By Neil Miller on November 9, 2009 | View Comments |
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Tropic Thunder’s Cohen Hired to Write Men in Black 3 Sony isn’t kidding about Men in Black 3. Even in a sea of uncertainty, including the fact that stars Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as director Barry Sonnenfeld, all have not been secured for another film, the studio is hiring a writer… By Neil Miller on October 29, 2009 | View Comments |
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Certified Awesome: Bad Boys 3 In the Works Things you should know about this site’s editor: He loves Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2. He also doesn’t care what you say, as Bad Boys 3 is a great idea. By Neil Miller on August 31, 2009 | View Comments |
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Reject Radio: Episode 15: We’re Being Cancelled This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we Inglouriously review the recent releases while getting Thirsty and coming up with awkward puns for the film titles. We also get voted World’s Greatest Dad or something. Seriously, I’m not even trying anymore because my attention span is so Shorts. By Dr. Cole Abaius on August 25, 2009 | View Comments |
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Will Smith Uses Will Power To Move The ‘City That Sailed’ Will Smith can move islands with his mind. What can you do? By Rob Hunter on July 9, 2009 | View Comments |
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Oldboy Remake Faces Legal Hullabaloo Just like you might expect, the authors of the original manga are upset that the production of the 2003 version of Oldboy felt they could sell the rights to anyone they pleased. By David Baxter on June 30, 2009 | View Comments |
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The Rock Might Dive 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with McG According to Production Weekly, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is about to join the cast of Disney’s upcoming sea epic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, for which they’ve tapped Terminator Salvation director McG to helm. By Neil Miller on May 4, 2009 | View Comments |
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Discuss: Do You Want Another ‘Men in Black’ Movie? This isn’t an April Fool’s Joke. It’s for real, and now we’re asking whether it should be a reality or not. Are you thinking Yes or Aw Hell Naw? By Dr. Cole Abaius on April 1, 2009 | View Comments |
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Culture Warrior: The 21st Century Movie Star For better or for worse, Hollywood works differently now, and a pretty face just doesn’t sell tickets anymore. By Landon Palmer on March 28, 2009 | View Comments |
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A Lesson Learned: Americans Want to Watch the World End Put the peace pipe down and throw your neighbor’s hand to the side. If there’s anything to be learned from this week’s box office numbers, it’s that Americans love to watch the world burn. By Adam Sweeney on March 24, 2009 | View Comments |
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WTF: Oscar Weekend Reflections So here we are in the official Hollywood hangover week. Hugh Jackman was praised for doing less than anyone else had in the past. We have only two non-reviewed movies releasing this weekend. And Tyler Perry in a fat suit is box office gold. By Kevin Carr on February 25, 2009 | View Comments |
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Discuss: Should Will Smith be McG’s ‘Nemo’? So Will Smith is obviously not Indian, but should that preclude him from playing Prince Dakkar? Did you know Dakkar is Nemo’s real name? Of course you didn’t – you don’t read books. You watch movies. By Adam Sweeney on January 16, 2009 | View Comments |
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A Much Closer Look: A-List Actors and Box Office Performance After the box office success of 300, Warner Bros. has realized how much money they can save on their big-budget tentpoles by not paying A-listers (or anyone close to an A-lister), and they’ve consequently chosen to exercise that option with Watchmen. By Julian Dean Shapiro on January 10, 2009 | View Comments |
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Ben Thomas (Will Smith) is an IRS agent with a nasty secret in his past. And in an attempt to atone for his sins, he has begun tracking down seven individuals whose situations he could drastically change. But along the way he meets a beautiful woman named Emily (Rosario Dawson), who might also change him in return. By Neil Miller on December 22, 2008 | View Comments |
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In Focus: A Look at Will Smith Acting Serious This week Will Smith appears in Seven Pounds, or roughly the weight of an Academy Award. While Smith hasn’t taken an Oscar home yet, he has been nominated twice. So it’s time to look at Will Smith’s efforts to add a little drama to his life. By Adam Sweeney on December 19, 2008 | View Comments |
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Movie Drinking Games: Seven Pounds Try this game and see if you can make it through the movie. Either you’ll pass out from too much booze… or you’ll pass out from sheer boredom. By Kevin Carr on December 19, 2008 | View Comments |