‘Road House’ Remake Lands ‘Fast and Furious’ Director Rob Cohen!!
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Have movie makers gone SO dry of original ideas that they continue to re-make perfectly good movies that aren’t even that old, yet? I take these re-makes personally since most of them are from the 80’s, which means I grew up on the films they destroy with a re-birth. Was Patrick Swayze really one of those actors that was so horrible, none of his work is safe from a re-make? Let us keep in mind that Swayze is now a verb, not just a noun. It takes an epic actor to make that kind of difference. Not only did they have to annihilate the Red Dawn I grew up with, there are still projects in the works that will destroy Dirty Dancing, Point Break and Ghost! I can add to that list of Swayze comfort movies that seem destined for destruction, Road House. It’s the sad truth.
read comments (0)Director Rob Cohen to Make ‘1950’, Korea’s Biggest Budget Film EVER!!!
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Press Release:
July 28, 2011 – Los Angeles – CJ E&M Pictures and Grapevine Entertainment have attached Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) to direct 1950, the largest budgeted project ever undertaken by the Korean film industry, at $100m. Production is expected to begin in May 2012 with a planned release date of spring 2013. An untold story of courage and endurance during the Korean War, 1950 is an epic adventure, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning dispatches from the front line by legendary New York Herald Tribune correspondent Marguerite Higgins.
‘King Cohen’ Blu-ray Review!
Larry Cohen is one of those old-school filmmakers that has been around a long time and is universally loved in the business. Cohen is mostly known for his B-movie films and having a penchant for not taking “no” for an answer. His filmmaking methods are pioneering and risky, but all have been a big success in their own way. Over the past few decades, Choen has amassed a ton of great friendships with other filmmakers, who all talk about Cohen her in this documentary called ‘King Cohen‘.
Robert Rodriguez, P. Diddy, Magic Johnson, and Constantino ‘Said’ Schwarz To Start Four New Minority-Owned Indie Networks With Comcast!!!
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Comcast Corporation today announced it has selected four new minority-owned independent networks to be broadly distributed on Comcast Cable systems between April 2012 and January 2014. After a thorough evaluation of more than 100 proposals, Comcast selected four networks ― two of which are majority African-American owned and two that are majority American Hispanic owned and operated and programmed in English.
Get The 15th Anniversary Edition of ‘xXx’ on Blu-ray in January!!!
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Celebrate the anniversary of ‘xXx‘ with, not just a 15th Anniversary Edition of the film, but also it’s debut on blu-ray on January 10th. Directed by Rob Cohen and Written by Rich Wilkes, ‘xXx‘ was produced by Neal H. Moritz and executive produced by Arne L. Schmidt, Todd Garner, Vin Diesel and George Zakk. The film stars Vin Diesel, Asia Argento, Marton Csokas, Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Roof.
Rowdy Ronda Taking Lead On ‘Road House’ Remake!!!
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Ronda Rousey isn’t content with only kicking ass on the mat as one of the most enigmatic UFC fighters ever to take center stage, she’s been branching out into film beginning with a small cameo appearance in ‘The Expendables 3‘ and ‘Furious 7‘. Rowdy Ronda is taking over the lead in one of the most anticipated re-makes MGM has in their stable right now, ‘Road House‘.
HBO CONFIRMS DECEMBER DEBUT DATES FOR NEW SERIES ‘ANGRY BOYS’ AND RETURNING SERIES ‘THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM’!!!
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NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2011 – HBO has announced the December debut dates for the new Chris Lilley series ANGRY BOYS and the returning animated series THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIM. ANGRY BOYS kicks off its 12-episode season MONDAY, DEC. 5. This new comedy series comes from Chris Lilley, creator and star of the acclaimed series “Summer Heights High,” which debuted on HBO in 2008. Shot in mock documentary style, the show explores the lives, dreams and aspirations of males in present-day society, spotlighting six characters, all portrayed by Lilley, from a pair of 17-year-old twin boys in Australia to a 24-year-old Los Angeles-based rapper.
BRYAN’S BLURAY/DVD PICKS FOR THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL!!!
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A pretty good week for releases which includes CHAWZ plus some other goodies. As usual, in this article, you will get some info about the disc and the extras that come with the movie as well as a personal opinion about the movie and a link to purchase the film over at AMAZON where you can save quite a bit of money, and it will give a small percentage kick back to this site so we can continue bringing you excellent stories and sales.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Full Moon High’!
THE FILM
From the vaults of the 1980s, comes a forgotten comedy/horror movie called ‘Full Moon High‘. Made in 1979, but released in 1981, you can’t help but think that the original ‘Teen Wolf‘ creators drew inspiration from this movie for their own 1985 classic. Unfortunately, ‘Full Moon High‘ never made it to cult status and has been lost on the shelves for years until right now, where we can bask in the glory of cheaply made werewolf high-school films that are meant to make us laugh rather than scare us.
A Retrospective Look Back at the year 2007 in Movies!
Written by: Dan Moran…
It has been a decade since we have had an overwhelmingly great year of movies. There have been some ‘great movies’ for sure, that have been released since 2007, but a collective year of dominance like 2007 hasn’t been experienced in 10 years. We have to start with the films that people still talk about today from 2007. No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood, & Zodiac. I mean what a Top 3 for one calendar year! The closest we got to this was in 2015 when the Top 3 was, Mad Max: Fury Road, Mad Max: Fury Road, & Mad Max: Fury Road.
Fantastic Fest 2017 Announces its First Wave of Programming!
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, it’s not Christmas, but rather movie-lover Christmas, because the best film festival of all time – FANTASTIC FEST is up on us. We have the first wave of programming to get you all excited and up in arms about attending this year. If you love films more than life itself, then FANTASTIC FEST is the festival for you. It has everything you could possible want, including horror, sci-fi, action, foreign, documentary, and even adult movies. I’m looking at you X-Rated Supermarket. This year is looks incredible with some excellent films on the block right now. Below is the official press release.
Here’s the First Wave of Fantasia International Film Festival Offerings!!!
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FANTASIA’S 21st EDITION TO FEATURE NUMEROUS WORLD PREMIERES, CANNES SENSATIONS, AND NORTH AMERICAN DEBUTS!
The North American Premiere of Cannes Sensation THE VILLAINESS, World Premiere of new work from Géla Babluani, North American Premiere of Takashi Miike’s JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: DIAMOND IS UNBREAKABLE, a special screening of Luc Besson’s VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS, a pair of dazzling new creations from Masaaki Yuasa, and a lifetime achievement award for the legendary Larry Cohen are among the Montreal genre festival’s First Wave announcements
‘The Angry Birds Movie’ Sequel Is A Go At Rovio!!!
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‘The Angry Birds Movie‘ made such a giant splash for Rovio Entertainment Ltd. that a sequel has been announced. This one is kind of a “Duh!” move, but I’m glad it’s officially in the works. I think I probably enjoyed the movie more than my kids did, but it was something we kept talking about for a few days after. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Scream Factory Presents ‘Carrie’ Collector’s Edition!!!
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‘Carrie‘ is a fantastic read from the legendary master of chills – Stephen King. The novel has a special distinction for the movie world, it’s the first of King’s works to be adapted to feature film. The beginning of what is still a lucrative and exciting era of movies. Now director Brian DePalma’s spellbinding horror is celebrating it’s 40th anniversary with an all-new collector’s edition from Scream Factory on October 11th, just in time to have a spooky screening for Halloween.
Film Review: ‘Dirty Grandpa’!
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January continues to roll in with the bad films as is usual for this time of year. It astonishes me that this screenplay was ever on the famed Hollywood blacklist. Perhaps some of it might have been funny on paper, but it never translated well into film, even with the star power of Robert De Niro as you’ve never seen him like this before. You won’t be surprised to see that the director of the film is a guy named Dan Mazer, who was the creative right-hand man to Sacha Baron Cohen since ‘The Ali G Show‘.
And the 2016 Golden Globe Nominees Are….
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The awards show is January 10 on NBC hosted by Ricky Gervais. First off, let’s look at something AWESOME here. ‘MAD MAX: FURY ROAD‘ is nominated for BEST PICTURE. It needs to win. It should win. And if does win, we all go streaking. That being said…I can’t believe that ‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl‘ was not nominated for anything. Come on. It’s one of the BEST films of the year. It’s also interesting to see no love for the final season of ‘Mad Men’ her either. Oh well.
Here is the list of nominees:
Film Review: ‘Le Chef’!!
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Clearly I love movies if I’m spending this much time writing about them. Even better than finding out details on new and upcoming films is getting to review them. I have always given my friends and family suggestions on TV shows or films they should watch. It may take them a while to come around to doing it, but once they do, they’re as much in love with it as I knew they would be. I have one friend that is still snubbing my suggestion of a cure for depressing days by watching Cameron Crowe’s ‘Elizabethtown’, but he’s not like everyone else. So I don’t count him. I’m good at this if I know you.
Leonardo DiCaprio Will Play Rasputin for Warner Bros.!!!
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Warner Bros. has just bought the movie projected titled ‘Rasputin‘, based on the Russian mystic, which was pitched by writer Jason Hall. Warner Bros. and Hall are developing this project for Leonardo DiCaprio and writing the screenplay with him in mind to play Grigori Rasputin, the healer and mystic who became an advisor to the Russian Imperial family known as the Romanovs. This project will be produced by DiCaprio’s company Appian Way as well as Langley Park.
Sad News: Comedy Central Cancels ‘Futurama’!!
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Bad news, everyone. Comedy Central has decided not to renew ‘Futurama‘ and will have its last episode on September 4th. The final 13 episodes will start airing on June 19th and will be the 2nd half of the 7th season. This is unfortunate, as this Emmy winning series was amazing. Yes, it had seven seasons, but how many times has this been cancelled? I know there is a huge fanbase for the show and is smarter than 95% of what people watch currently. I just don’t get it.
Film Review: ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’!!!
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Director Derek Cianfrance is one of the better filmmakers today. Even this being his third feature film, he has consistently shown that he has what it takes to make a powerful and character driven film each time so far. ‘The Place Beyond the Pines‘ is an intense look at the effects of certain actions passed on from father to son over the course of 15 years, and while this story packs a punch, it also fails to be told in the smoothest way as each act of the film is a different time with a different lead that changes direction too suddenly to keep a lucid flow. However, this indie film might garner enough attention and box office success from its cast, which consists of Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper.
2013 SXSW Film Lineup Announced!!!
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SXSW 2013 is coming up and we are very excited about it. The lineup for the film portion of the festival has just been announced and Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ will debut at the festival, as well as the remake of ‘The Evil Dead‘, ‘The Incredible Burt Wonderstone‘, and ‘Spring Breakers‘. Plus much more. Below is the full list of movies. I can’t wait. Who’s going?
The Oscar Nominations Are In!!!
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Earlier this morning, Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone announced the Oscar nominations, which MacFarlane came across as pretty funny. I’m excited for him to host the Oscars this year. And, his film ‘Ted‘ actually got nominated. How cool is that? Below is the full list of Oscar nominations. Let us know what you think. We will be posting a separate article soon on Oscar snubs, because believe me, there are many. And don’t forget, we will be doing our annual LIVE OSCAR COMMENTARY, which will mark the 6th time we have done it. It promises tons of laughs.
Film Review: ‘Gangster Squad’!!
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‘Gangster Squad‘ lacks depth, character, and mild storytelling, but with its amazing cast of actors, over-the-top violence, and cartoony vibe, I left the theater highly entertained. Instead of playing out like a true noir gangster film from the 40s, director Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland) has gone the route of making this gangster film like and R rated ‘Dick Tracy‘ mixed with a Saturday morning cartoon, which isn’t necessarily bad, but instead of getting story and character, we get blood and guts.
‘Angry Birds’ Coming to Theaters in 2016!!!
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I have never once played ‘Angry Birds‘. So, I’m not up to speed on the whole storyline or even gameplay. I do know that it is one of the most popular game apps though. And it was only a matter of time before it was developed into a major motion picture. The game has been available for three years now and John Cohen (‘Despicable Me‘) will produce a 3D CG animated feature film of ‘Angry Birds‘ for summer of 2016. Rovio Entertainment announced that David Masiel (‘Iron Man‘) will executive produce.
G4 Cancels ‘Attack of the Show’ and ‘X-Play’!!!
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The G4 network has just announced that it has cancelled their two longest and biggest shows, ‘Attack of the Show’ and ‘X-Play’. These shows have made almost 3000 episodes to date and will not longer be airing new ones after the end of the year. These shows have launched a few people’s careers including Olivia Minn and Chris Hardwick. This is sad news. I loved these shows, as they were my goto channel for all things tech and games. They will be missed. Below is the official press release:
Bryan’s Must Own Bluray/Dvd’s For The 3rd Week Of August 2012!!!
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Alright, just one day late, because there has been so much news, plus the interview, that I didn’t finish the column yesterday. But here it is in all its glory. There are some AMAZING releases this week. Bluray releases are about to get heavy and numerous, so prepare yourself. Anywho, let’s jump right in and get to all the goodies. As usual in this article, you will get some info about the disc and the extras that come with the movie as well as a personal opinion about the movie and a picture-link to purchase the film over at AMAZON where you can save quite a bit of money, and it will give a small percentage kick back to this site so we can continue bringing you excellent stories and bizarre tales. So click on the pictures and start saving.
Enjoy and Here We Go!!
Bryan Reviews ‘Men In Black 3’!!!
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I was very apprehensive about seeing the third installment of ‘Men In Black’. I really loved the first film back in 1997. I was sixteen at the time and remembered how much fun the original film was and what magical characters and comedy it brought audiences worldwide. Then came the second installment of Men In Black in 2002 which was dull, boring, dialed in, and lacked any real good memories or fun. I thought that the franchise was done. That is until I saw ‘Men In Black 3’. ‘Men In Black 3’ easily makes us remember what we loved about the original film and brings back those elements and even improves on them. I can see future ‘Men In Black’ films in the future if they keep this good work up.
The ‘Gangster Squad’ Trailer is Up!!! Looks Great!!!
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Ruben Fleischer’s ‘Gangster Squad’ looks amazing. Fleischer directed ‘Zombieland’ and ’30 Minutes or Less’. ‘Gangster Squad’ is a chronicle of the LAPD’s fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 50s. The film stars; Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie, Emma Stone, Sean Penn.
Tom Cruise Will Play Van Helsing in a Van Helsing Reboot!!!
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Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman jus signed an exclusive two year deal with Universal where they are set to produce a few films for the studio. Orci and Kurtzman were the screenwriters for J.J. Abrams’ ‘Star Trek’ reboot back in 2009. According to a press release that came out today, Orci and Kurtzman are rebooting ‘The Mummy’ franchise (as we previously reported), and a Van Helsing reboot starring Tom Cruise. Press release below.
Find Out What You Can Expect on HBO’s ‘Luck’ In March!!!
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The Season Finale of HBO’s ‘Luck’ airs at the end of March, but don’t fret, for HBO has already renewed ‘Luck’ for a second season due to very high ratings. It’s great to see Dustin Hoffman on HBO. I think his character Ace, is brilliant. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him nominated for some awards in upcoming future awards shows.
BRYAN’S MUST OWN BLURAY/DVD’S FOR THE 2ND WEEK OF OCTOBER!!!
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So many AWESOME releases in October. I have been far behind but I will get caught up to this week in the next few hours. So let us jump right in and get to all the goodies. Some of the must own blu-rays include ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Jackie Brown’, ‘Lion King’, plus some other goodies. As usual, in this article, you will get some info about the disc and the extras that come with the movie as well as a personal opinion about the movie and a link to purchase the film over at AMAZON where you can save quite a bit of money, and it will give a small percentage kick back to this site so we can continue bringing you excellent stories and sales.
Enjoy and Here We Go!!
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A self-made millionaire living on New York City’s Upper East Side, 39-year-old Dee Dee Ricks seemed to have it all – until she was diagnosed with aggressive stage II breast cancer. Insured and affluent, she could afford the best treatment money could buy, but was shocked to realize how difficult it is for uninsured women in the same situation, and determined to do something about it.
“TOY STORY,” “TOY STORY 2,” and “TOY STORY 3” Unveiled For The First Time Ever on Blu-ray 3D November 1, 2011!!!
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In more Disney and Pixar 3D news, all three ‘Toy Story’ films will be re-released in 3D Bluray. I won’t be surprised to see in the coming weeks Disney and other film companies releasing their titles again in the 3D format. As far as I can see now, the only difference between these 3D releases and the previous bluray versions is the actual 3D portion itself. Read below all the specs and info.
Nick Nolte Joins Ruben Fleischer’s ‘Gangster Squad’!!!
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It seems like Nick Nolte is getting tons of roles these days. Glad to see his career is picking back up again. He is set to star in ‘Gangster Squad’ directed by Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland, 30 Minutes Or Less). “Nolte will play Bill Parker, the new chief of police in Los Angeles, and the first in a awhile who hasn’t been corrupted by Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn). The chief, a Purple Heart recipient at Normandy, is the one who starts the Gangster Squad, a crack team designed to bring down organized crime. Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Emma Stone, Mireille Enos and Anthony Mackie star.”
Find Out All of the 63 Annual Emmy Nominations!!!!
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Here is the full list of Emmy nominations. ‘Mad Men’, ‘Louie’, ‘Boardwalk Empire’ ‘Futurama’, and ‘Walking Dead’ all have nominations this year. The 63rd annual awards show will air Sunday September 8th with Jane Lynch hosting. Should be funny. Read the list below.
The Oscar Nominations Are In!!! Let’s Talk About It!!!
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It is that time of year so let the predictions begin. Below are all the nominations. What do you think?
The Rock is Finally a BADASS Again…
As it pleases me to say, that THE ROCK has taken a break from his family entertainment films to give us fans a hardcore movie that he should be in. I am a huge fan of THE ROCK, and I will pretty much see anything he is in. Even the family friendly films.
Now we get a move with him called “Faster”.
“After 10 years in prison, Driver has a singular focus – to avenge the murder of his brother during the botched bank robbery that led to his imprisonment. With two men on his trail – a veteran cop just days from retirement, and a young egocentric hitman with a flair for the art of killing and a newfound worthy opponent, the hunter is also the hunted. Faster, starring Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.”
I cannot wait for this.
Check out the Red band trailer below.
Trailer From Will Smith's 'Focus' Has Just Been Dropped!!!