Golden Globes Still An Irrelevant Dinner Party

by Furious
January 12th, 2009

Every year the Hollywood Foreign Press Association likes to invite a bunch of celebrities over so the world can watch a bunch of famous people get drunk and pal around. They have celebrities that generally have no reason to be at an awards show present awards to the other celebrities. It’s like a class reunion were only the people that were cool in high school show up and give each other awards for how cool they were.

Now, the Golden Globes aren’t really that much different from any awards show, outside of it being more of an awards dinner. Few of the nominations are based on merit, and fewer so the winners. That’s how a lot of awards programs go, but the HFPA has a bigger reputation for bending to reputation and studio pressure. It’s about who you know or who you are.

Last night’s awards were no exception.

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They’ve Run Out Of Comics To Adapt, The Crow To Be Remade

by Furious
December 15th, 2008

The Crow will be most remembered for the on-set death of Brandon Lee. That’s unfortunate because it is quite an engaging movie with a fantastic performance by Lee. Many thought it would be his breakout role. Instead, just like his father, he will be remembered for dying young and under controversial circumstances.

Lee’s death cast a pall over The Crow that only intensified the brooding, melancholy tone and Gothic imagery. It’s generally well regarded and has a league of devoted fans. It made nearly $100 million at the box office and spawned four sequels.

So what does that mean? Well, it’s time for a do-over, of course. Stephen Norrington (Blade, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) has signed on to write and direct a “reinvention” of The Crow. He intends to increase the realism and give it a

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Public Domain Movie Of The Week: The Stranger

by Furious
December 1st, 2008

What do you get when an innovative, egomaniacal director who makes movies that don’t make any money sets out to prove to everyone that he can work within the Hollywood system? You get Orson Welles’ The Stranger. It’s generally regarded as Welles’ most conventional offering, but that doesn’t mean it’s just a run-of-the-mill thriller.

Welles plays Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal hiding out in a small Connecticut town. Rather than just lie low and keep to himself, Kindler works as a history teacher and is about to marry the daughter of a Supreme Court judge. UN war crimes investigator Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson) scours the globe in search of Kindler, until finally releasing and following one of Kindler’s associates. An intense game of cat-and-mouse ensues as Kindler does all he can to conceal his identity.

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Ridley Scott To Roll The Dice On Monopoly

by Furious
November 12th, 2008

It is with total WTF stunned puzzlement that I pass along that Scott is attached to direct a movie based on the Monopoly board game.

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The Jonas Brothers And Farts- A Perfect Match

by Furious
October 29th, 2008

It looks like everyone’s favorite farting dog will be paired up with the Jonas Brothers, who are making the jump from Disney to Fox for their big screen debut.

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Assessing The Weekend: I Must Be Doing Something Right

by Furious
October 21st, 2008

I’m not trying to gloat, really I’m not, but my prediction for Max Payne’s opening weekend was only off $48,199.42.

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To Be Successful, Don’t Shoot For The Stars

by Furious
September 15th, 2008

Forbes came up with a little formula to compare the amount an actor is payed versus the approximate net revenue of the movie, and these are some of the lowest producing stars.

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I Scoff At Your Piddly Five Year Plan

by Furious
September 4th, 2008

He originally signed a three year deal with the studio in 2007, but since he signed on to direct The Hobbit movies, the Universal deal wouldn’t really take effect until 2013 or so. Yep, that’s five years to make the two Hobbit movies. After that, del Toro and Universal have no less than four movies lined up.

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Accounting For Harry Potter

by Furious
August 19th, 2008

There have been a few theories on the real reason for the change. One is that the studio didn’t want competition from Twilight. However, Twilight’s release date is December 12th, three weeks after Harry’s original date. Pretty questionable seeing as how Harry would have made the vast bulk of it’s money by then.

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