Every great story gets retold by the next generation, right? Some even make it from stage to film, and back again. Well, my vote to redo 1975’s Rocky Horror Picture Show would probably be the same as my vote was on remaking Hitchcock’s Psycho.   No matter what the director, some movies are just [...]

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I finally caught the debut of NBC’s Fear Itself. Between Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who and the horror flick The Last Winter, I hadn’t had the chance. Reviews were mixed on the Fear Itself premiere episode, written by the show’s creater Mick Garris. CBS’s Swingtown beat Fear Itself in the Nielsen Ratings, [...]

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I just love coming across news like this, especially after a family weekend when my groovy sister turns me on to a Tarantino movie like Death Proof with Kurt Russell. In the spirit of Grindhouse movies, Universal is remaking Death Race 2000. You may remember the 2K killer death count car race flick [...]

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Since I’m on a Guillermo del Toro run, here’s another for all you Marvel web slingers out there: Not only is Guillermo del Toro in the running to do The Hobbit, he’s also in line to create a Dr. Strange flick. Remember the Doc from Marvel comic books? Funky SOHO mansion, cool cape, [...]

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Ever have a movie stick with you for days? I haven’t been as drawn into a ghost story, or jumped so many times by superbly crafted directing, in years. No wonder El Orfanato won so many awards. It may be the best ghost story since 1981’s Ghost Story with Fred Astaire–based on the book by [...]

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