Category Archives: Announcements

Starz To Discontinue Content Partnership with Netflix

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Matt Raub

If you’re as addicted to Instant Netflix as the rest of us, you’re probably glued to the New Releases feed to see what the benevolent Netflix gods will bring you to enjoy from the comfort of your bed/couch every night. … Continue reading →

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Details Announced for ‘Green Lantern’ Blu-Ray Release

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Matt Raub

For those who weren’t completely burned out on this year’s cornocopia of big-budget super hero flicks, you may have truly enjoyed Warner’s shot at an intergalactic actioner in Green Lantern. There were some mixed emotions about the flick, but overall … Continue reading →

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Josh Brolin to Star in Spike Lee’s ‘Oldboy’ Remake

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Matt Raub

Nine out of ten times, when we hear about a foreign film being remade for American audiences, we here at The Flickcast are the first to agree that it will likely be terrible, and won’t do the original any justice. … Continue reading →

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John Barry’s Score for ‘The Black Hole’ Gets New Release

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Recently film music legend John Barry past away. It was a great loss for the film score community, Barry wrote some of the most well known themes and scores of all time during his career. Most people know Barry most … Continue reading →

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‘Ghostbusters 3’ Happening Soon, Possibly Without Bill Murray

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Matt Raub

These days when you hear about reboots or sequels to classic 80’s franchises, the only thing that comes to mind is a shutter. With things like Footloose or Fright Night trying to take over theaters, it’s hard to believe that … Continue reading →

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‘Wolverine 2’ Production Getting Pushed to Next Spring

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

According to previous reports, Fox was looking at a Fall 2011 start date for the Christopher McQuarrie script for Wolverine 2 starring Hugh Jackman and directed by James Mangold. It now looks like production will not begin until the Spring of … Continue reading →

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Details on Charlie Sheen’s ‘Two And A Half Men’ Character Death Revealed

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Matt Raub

While all of the drama happened between former star of CBS’s Two and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen, the show’s creator, Chuck Lorre, and the new replacement, Ashton Kutcher, one question never got raised: How do you explain to the … Continue reading →

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Best Casting News Ever: Patton Oswalt & Johnny Knoxville To Play Brothers

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Not since the casting of John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell has news of two top-list comedians playing siblings been more exciting. That’s exactly the case as Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt have been signed to play brothers in an … Continue reading →

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