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Archive for March, 2008

58 Sequels Planned

March 28, 2008

Following on from Den of Geeks coverage of 30 Remakes Planned, comes this report on the gross amount of movie sequels in the pipeline. Are you ready? Here goes …
The Brazilian Job: the follow up to Paramount’s US remake of The Italian Job is still on the cards, and it’s got a 2009 release date [...]

Okay … You Win

March 28, 2008

My news: I come home from the pub and the dog is so excited she runs to me and falls down the whole stairs. Poor girl. She is fine but I laughed so hard I cried.
My writing partner’s news: I met Harrison Ford, JJ Abrams introduced me and we chatted over a soda on the [...]

20 Couldabeens

March 26, 2008

This is fascinating. Taken from Glamorati.
“For every celebrity winning critical acclaim or an Academy Award there’s another celeb or two who turned down that same meaty role. While we’re sure they had good reasons for their decisions, we’re also wondering how hard they kick themselves after realizing they passed up “The Big One.” Behold celebrities [...]

38 Remakes Planned

March 24, 2008

Taken from Den Geek.
“Just some of the names being raided once more by a Hollywood system that’s fast running out of ideas.”
The Shadow
Presumably this a reboot of the hilarious-but-iffy Alec Baldwin non-franchise of the mid-90s. Sam Raimi is producing, and the project is at the screenplay stage right now. Expect a release no sooner [...]

I’m Back

March 21, 2008

Jeez, I disappear for two weeks and Anthony Minghella and Arthur C. Clarke die. Heather McCartney is awarded $50M in a divorce settlement, despite not having a leg to stand on. Mel Gibson hangs out and parties with Britney Spears. 10,000 B.C. tops the Box Office. Paddies Day falls on the 15th. Amy Winehouse goes [...]

Ireland for Beginners

March 15, 2008

Pub etiquette:
The crucial thing here is the “round” system, in which each participant takes turns to shout an order. To the outsider, this may appear casual; you will not necessarily be told it’s your round and other participants may appear only too happy to substitute for you. But make no mistake, your failure to “put [...]

Patrick Swayze has Cancer

March 5, 2008

This is sad news confirmed by Swayze’s publicist.
“The “Dirty Dancing” actor has a very limited amount of disease and appears to be responding well to treatment, according to Dr. George Fisher, Swayze’s physician. Fisher’s prognosis was included in a statement released Wednesday by Swayze’s representative, Annett Wolf.“
While the early rumours of him having only weeks [...]

Uwe Boll vs. Indiana Jones

March 4, 2008

Infamous “filmmaker” Uwe Boll is opening his next opus - Postal - against none other than Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Via slashfilm, he has the following statement to make:
“On the Indiana Jones weekend - May 23 - we will go out and destroy Indiana Jones in the Box Office! We all [...]

Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Go Back in the Water!

March 2, 2008

Did anyone see The Sharkman documentary on telly? Absolutely amazing. This guy — Michael Rutzen — enjoys swimming off the coast of South Africa with great white sharks, some 15 foot in length.
It doesn’t matter how big or how many there are, because for our Mikey, it’s the more the merrier. You see when he’s [...]

Diablo Cody Banks

March 2, 2008

Good spoof on the infamous stripper, publicity seeker and writer of Juno. View here.