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Will Your Favorite Movie Be Better In 3D?

by Furious
April 9th, 2009

3d-conversionIf you hadn’t yet noticed, 3D is coming back to movies in a big way. Every week or two a new release makes it’s way into a few 3D theaters. By most accounts, or at least box office receipts, people seem to enjoy the 3D thing so Hollywood is going to push it until it’s all pushed out. Because you know, it’s easier to get people to spend more money on movies by making them look spiffier than actually trying to make better movies.

The problem Hollywood has is that not every movie is financially appropriate for 3D. Using Monster vs. Aliens (the biggest digital 3D release to date) as a case study, if you’ve got a big tent pole movie that’s going to be released into over 4,000 theaters, then investing an extra $15 million on the …

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The Topper Remake Illustrates Why I Hate Remakes So Very Much

by Furious
April 7th, 2009

topperThe first Topper movie was made in 1937 and starred Cary Grant as a ghost who, along with his ghost wife, decides that in their recently deceased state, what they need to do is loosen up Cosmo Topper and get him to bust out of the staid mold his wife has forced on him. It was a big financial success and even got nominated for a couple Academy Awards. It solidified Grant’s comedy career and inspired a couple sequels and a couple TV iterations. It sounds like a great movie for a remake, doesn’t it? Once popular and pretty much forgotten, but probably has enough name recognition to attract an audience.

So it should be no surprise to hear there are a couple dicks that are prepping a Topper remake. Jason Filardi, responsible for scripting the highly annoying Bringing Down the …

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Like Michael Bay’s Head Needs To Be Any Bigger

by Furious
March 24th, 2009

michael-bayShoWest is a big annual convention put on by the Nielson Film Group, the people behind such industry rags as Film Journal International and The Hollywood Reporter. It’s a big fancy trade show for those in the cinema exhibition and distribution community: distributors, theater owners, and the like.

As we all know, one of the traits common to all in the movie business is the love of showering each other with awards. And ShoWest is definitely no exception, bestowing no less than eight awards each year. But based on the recipients, I’m not entirely sure how much prestige is attached to the awards, though I highly doubt they ever get turned down.

This year’s winner of the Vanguard Award for Excellence in Filmmaking is none other than director and professional dipshit Michael Bay. He is apparently …

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Weekend Predictions: 11-21-08

by Furious
November 21st, 2008

I think we’re in for the second biggest movie weekend of the year, with Bolt and Twilight opening and Madagascar 2 and Quantum of Solace still out there.

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This Oil Change Is Not Approved By The MPAA

by Furious
September 26th, 2008

Being a responsible guy, I took my car in for it’s 3000 mile oil change. Being a cheap guy, I took it took it to Jiffy Lube instead of the dealership.

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