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- Video Game Deal: Crysis 2
- ‘Speed’ Director Jan De Bont Set To Remake 1961 Johnny Cash Crime Drama ‘Five Minutes To Live’
- SOPA, PIPA Killed Off For Now Amidst Angry Protest; Is OPEN The Answer?
- Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson To Star In ‘Saw’ Director James Wan’s Ghost Movie ‘The Conjuring’
- Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Slash’s First Horror Flick Picked Up By Anchor Bay
- Vin Diesel Looks Ready For Action In This First Photo From The Set Of ‘Riddick’
- Warner Brothers Acquires Tad Williams Sci-Fi Series ‘Otherland’
- ‘Bridesmaids’ Star Kristen Wiig To Join Ben Stiller In ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’
- Netflix Review: True Grit
- Watch Now: ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ Ultimate Edition Trailer
- GoD Guide: Gearing Up For Marvel’s ‘Avengers Vs. X-Men’
- David Kajganich Hired To Adapt Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ For Ben Affleck, Warner Bros.
- MP3 Album Deal: Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits For $4
| Posted: 21 Jan 2012 05:50 AM PST  The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is Crysis 2 for PC Download for only $32.19 (that's 20% off the list price of $39.99). Note, this deal is only for today, Saturday, January 21, 2012, til 11:59pm PST while supplies last.           |
| ‘Speed’ Director Jan De Bont Set To Remake 1961 Johnny Cash Crime Drama ‘Five Minutes To Live’ Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:32 PM PST  Casting will begin immediately on Five Minutes To Live, a remake of the 1961 crime drama of the same name that starred the late, great Johnny Cash. Producers Joseph and Jack Nasser have reached a deal with Jan de Bont to direct the remake from a script written by Raul Inglis (Transparency, Icarus). The movie follows two bank robbers, one of which takes the bank manager's wife hostage while the other presents an ultimatum to the manager: pay their ransom or his wife will be murdered. [...]      |
| SOPA, PIPA Killed Off For Now Amidst Angry Protest; Is OPEN The Answer? Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:18 PM PST  After an ocean of angry protest, massive websites taking drastic measures, and even the artists they weren't meant to protect standing against them, Congress has been forced to put an end to the proposed SOPA (Stop Online Piract Act) and PIPA (PROTECT IP) acts. Both the Senate, who was getting ready to hold a procedural vote on PIPA next week, and the House of Representatives have taken notice to the extremely negative response to their plans, and have decided to put it all on hold until something a little bit more agreeable can be put together. [...]      |
| Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson To Star In ‘Saw’ Director James Wan’s Ghost Movie ‘The Conjuring’ Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:58 PM PST  It's being reported that Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson are now in final negotiations to star in The Conjuring, the upcoming supernatural thriller from Saw director James Wan. The movie follows a husband and wife team who dabble in psychic investigations and demonology. The pair find themselves in the middle of a Rhode Island farmhouse filled with ghosts, and a more terrifying situation than they could have ever imagined. [...]      |
| Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Slash’s First Horror Flick Picked Up By Anchor Bay Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:53 PM PST  Anchor Bay has acquired a movie titled Nothing to Fear, the first to be produced by Slasher Films, which was started by legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash along with Rob Eric and Michael Williams. The movie follows a family who makes that always dangerous horror movie decision to start fresh in a small town. This particular small town happens to be an actual town in Kansas called Stull. [...]      |
| Vin Diesel Looks Ready For Action In This First Photo From The Set Of ‘Riddick’ Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:42 PM PST  It's been more than seven years since Vin Diesel last put on the goggles and black wife beater to play the dangerous and resourceful criminal anti-hero with exceptional night vision that helped make him an unlikely movie star. Now production has began on Riddick and Diesel has posted the first photo of himself in costume from the film's set on his Facebook page. You can check out the image here below. [...]      |
| Warner Brothers Acquires Tad Williams Sci-Fi Series ‘Otherland’ Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:00 PM PST  Warner Brothers, in always looking for the next big thing---especially now that their Harry Potter series has come to an end (...for now)---has acquired the feature film rights to Otherland, the sci-fi tetralogy by author Tad Williams. The studio has also brought in screenwriter John Scott III to pen the first script of what they hope turns into multiple scripts in a successful new franchise. [...]      |
| ‘Bridesmaids’ Star Kristen Wiig To Join Ben Stiller In ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’ Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:00 AM PST  It's being reported that Kristen Wiig, the Saturday Night Live alum and star of the hit comedy Bridesmaids, is now in negotiations to join Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. The movie, which is based on the 1939 James Thurber short story and a remake of the 1947 film of the same name that starred Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, and Boris Karloff, will also be directed by Stiller. [...]      |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST   True Grit Netflix Streaming DVD | Blu-Ray Written and Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Based on True Grit by Charles Portis Starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper Paramount Pictures Originally Released: December 22, 2010 The 2010 adaptation of True Grit by the Coen Brothers is a masterwork of modern filmmaking that handles the original source material with reverence and justice. Accompanied by a cast that collectively puts in stellar and memorable performances, and coupled with some breathtaking camerawork, True Grit is a must-see film. [...]      |
| Watch Now: ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ Ultimate Edition Trailer Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:00 AM PST  There's no denying the fact that this writer has been sharing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim goodies quite a lot these past couple of months, and though surely there is more to come yet, it's time to take a break to Bethesda Softworks' other incredible world: Fallout. A brand new trailer for the Obsidian Entertainment-developed Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition has been releases been released, and you can check it out below. [...]      |
| GoD Guide: Gearing Up For Marvel’s ‘Avengers Vs. X-Men’ Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:00 AM PST  Marvel Comics has their marketing mutants using all of their powers to promote the big upcoming crossover story Avengers Vs. X-Men. The summer event is fairly monumental in a few ways: first because it marks the finale of writer Brian Michael Bendis' epic run on the Avengers titles, and second because this story promises to bring decades of fan fiction to life by pitting the House of Ideas' two most popular, and powerful, super hero teams against each other. [...]      |
| David Kajganich Hired To Adapt Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ For Ben Affleck, Warner Bros. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 07:00 AM PST  Just a few months ago Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steve Kloves (Wonder Boys, the Harry Potter movies) was in talks to pen the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's epic horror-fantasy novel The Stand for director David Yates. Since then both Kloves and Yates have left the production and the director's chair has been filled for the moment by actor-director Ben Affleck, on a career hot streak after the critical and commercial success of his 2010 crime drama The Town. [...]      |
| MP3 Album Deal: Janis Joplin’s Greatest Hits For $4 Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:20 AM PST  The MP3 album deal of the day over at Amazon today is Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits for only $3.99. This hits album contains 12 classic songs from the late singer Janis Joplin, like "Piece Of My Heart," "Me And Bobby McGee," "Ball And Chain," and "Down On Me," -- right there, those four songs justify the four dollar price tag, though every tune on the album is great. If you'd like a physical copy of Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits, the CD is available for only $7.27 [...]      |
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