Entries from April 2008

April 16, 2008

Quarantine the Movie

Imagine you’re a TV news crew following a team of Hazmat agents into an apartment building to evacuate its residents, but something horribly wrong happens and you’re team is now being chased by…Zombies (of sorts).
Sound stupid?
Sure does, but that doesn’t stop Hollywood from making it.
Quarantine, a remake of the Spanish film REC (which is only [...]

April 15, 2008

Actor Jason Beghe denounces Scientology

Jason Beghe, a TV/Film actor know for roles in G.I. Jane, Monkey Shines and Thelma & Louise, has denounced his relationship and his perception of Scientology.
How does he denounce Scientology you say? The only way people in Hollywood do these days: they upload a YouTube post where they’re ranting about it. In all fairness though, [...]

April 7, 2008

Death of a legend…

The man who parted the Red Sea, raced around on chariots, battled apes, investigated the origin of a substance called “soylent green” and countless of other iconic roles has died!
Charlton Heston - the man, the myth and the legend past away in his Beverly Hills home over the weekend. He was 84.
I remember seeing Ben-Hur, [...]

April 3, 2008

Entertainment Weekly’s incomplete musical listing article

Entertainment Weekly or EW as some call it, compiled a  list of the “Best 25 of all time” musicals in motion picture history.
The list includes heavy hitters such as: Wizard of Oz, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, Funny Girl, Cabaret, Singin’ in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Grease, Music Man, Swing Time, etc…, but is [...]

April 2, 2008

They’re remaking Casablanca?

With yesterday being April Fool’s Day, I thought this was a joke when I read it! To my disgust, it appears this is a real project.
I’m well aware of the “what’s old is new again” mentality out there these days, but touching the Classic Hollywood Studio System Films, such as Casablanca, should be grounds for [...]