Month: June 2009 | FilmBuffOnline

Trailer: FAME

June 16, 2009 Rich Drees

After watching the new trailer for this fall’s upcoming remake of Fame (below), I was left with one question- Is it in Kelsey Grammer’s contract that whatever character he plays, he gets to wear a [click for more]

Peck And Palicki Join RED DAWN Redux

June 16, 2009 Rich Drees

Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki are joining MGM’s redo of the 1980s Cold War fantasy Red Dawn. They will be joining the previously announced Chris Hemsworth for the remake of director John Milius’ story of [click for more]

Reitman Twittering UP IN THE AIR Editing

June 16, 2009 Rich Drees

Somewhere between the extremes of telling your friends how great your Bloomin’ Onion at Outback is and helping dissidents organize protests in Iran, lies a middle ground on Twitter where you can find filmmakers giving [click for more]

First Look: Gemma Arterton In CLASH OF THE TITANS

June 15, 2009 Rich Drees

While I’m not really looking forward to a revamp of Clash Of The Titans, I think one of the project’s few saving graces will be Gemma Arterton. She makes an impression in her 2007 feature [click for more]

Whedon Declines Work On New Big Screen BUFFY

June 14, 2009 Rich Drees

Last month, the internet Outrage of the Month was the news that producer/director team Kaz and Fran Rubel Kuzui were planning on mounting a remake of the film version of Buffy The Vampire Slayer without [click for more]

Live Action AKIRA Is Dead

June 14, 2009 Rich Drees

Well, here’s a story of a project that has stalled out in Developmen Hell that I won’t shed any tears over. The live action-version of Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature Akira being developed by Leonard [click for more]

MARS Finds Its John Carter, Princess

June 13, 2009 Rich Drees

Lots of news breaking on director Andrew Stanton’s in development adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs pulp classic John Carter Of Mars feature as the week ends. No sooner to we learn that cameras are set [click for more]

Review: MOON

June 12, 2009 Rich Drees

Although we first ran this review when Moon screened at the Philadelphia Film Festival, we’re reposting it for the beginning of its theatrical run. Sam Bell is going a little bit stir crazy. Coming up [click for more]

New Releases: June 12

June 11, 2009 Bill Gatevackes

1. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (Sony/Columbia, 3,074 Theaters, 106 Minutes, Rated R): Usually I cringe when I see the word “remake” in any film description, but it really doesn’t bother me this [click for more]

Trailer: Scorsese’s SHUTTER ISLAND

June 11, 2009 John Gibbon

Looks like Scorsese is playing with madness – AGAIN! – in his latest effort, Shutter Island. The last time Scorsese so wantonly toyed with our minds, he gave us the superior Bringing Out the Dead. [click for more]