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The Dark Knight Trailer Cut With Toy Story 2
I know that we haven’t been posting much of anything since we “officially” shut down, but I still have access to post and I found something that I just had to share with everyone.
I ran across this video on Filmonic and it’s one of the coolest trailer mashups I’ve seen. It’s video from Toy [...]
New Developments Mean Pop Critics Could Keep On Going
Since our posts yesterday concerning the imminent demise of Pop Critics, we have seen a tremendous outpouring of support. With that support has come an almost unanimous wish that Pop Critics could continue.
The End of (a Very Short) Era – Pop Critics Shuts Down
Way, way back in the latter days of February, 2008, Mike and I started Pop Critics as a site where we could dish out news and opinions on the world of pop culture and entertainment. We teamed up because we had both been running similar sites on our own, we shared a love of [...]
‘An Eye at the Top of the World’ To Be Dramatized
Producers Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz and Nick Wechsler have acquired the Pete Takeda book An Eye at the Top of the World and plan to mine the nonfiction book for a fictional drama.
Vaughn, Favreau, and Bateman Go On ‘Couples Retreat’
Universal Pictures has given the greenlight to Couples Retreat, a film written by Jon Favreau. Favreau will also star and will be reteamed with his Swingers and Made co-star, Vince Vaughn, in the comedy that will also feature Jason Bateman and Faizon Love.
ABC Hot for Sci-fi Drama ‘Flash Forward’
After some heated bidding, a spec script by Blade filmmaker David S. Goyer and Star Trek veteran Brannon Braga is close to landing at ABC. ABC is hoping the series, Flash Forward, could be a worthy companion to Lost.
Based on Robert J. Sawyer’s sci-fi novel, Flash Forward chronicles the chaos that ensues after A [...]
Universal Says “Thanks, but no thanks” To ‘Tintin’
In what sounds like an incredibly bone-headed move from a business point of view, Universal Pictures has pulled out of the Tintin adaptation. They have declined to exercise an option to co-finance Tintin, which is already set up as a trilogy to be produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson.
‘30 Rock’ Big Winner at Emmy Awards
I’m not a fan of the award shows for the most part. I watch the Oscars but tend to disagree with the winners more often than not. I find most of the other award shows to be even more political and snobbish than the Oscars. The shows that usually win are seldom [...]
‘Lakeview Terrace’ Tops Disappointing Weekend at the Box Office
This weekend Samuel L. Jackson scored a number one opening with the interracial cop thriller, Lakeview Terrace, while helping Sony score their fifth number one of the year. The weekend managed to match year ago levels, but performance was underwhelming considering the line-up of new films hitting cinemas.
Sam Rockwell Doubles Up in ‘Gentlemen Broncos’
I’ve long been a fan of Sam Rockwell so when I heard he was to play double roles in an upcoming film called Gentlemen Broncos I knew I had to find out more about it. As it turns out, the films sounds like it might be unlike anything we’ve seen him do before.
In the [...]
