Category Archives: Directors

Monday Picks: ‘The Goonies’

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the adventure-comedy classic The Goonies (1985). Richard Donner (Superman I, II, Lethal Weapon series) and Steven Spielberg craft this cult classic, which has entertained countless fans for over twenty-five years. The Goonies centers around a group … Continue reading →

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Monday Picks: John Carpenter’s ‘Assault on Precinct 13’

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is the John Carpenter exploitation classic Assault on Precinct 13 that stars Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, and Carpenter regular Charles Cyphers. Before Carpenter hit it big two years later in 1978 with the critically acclaimed financial … Continue reading →

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Gutierrez and Wigutow Attached to ‘The Crow’ Reboot

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

The legal battle between The Weinstein Company and Relativity is over, and The Crow reboot is looking like a foregone conclusion. Director F. Javier Gutierrez and writer Jesse Wigutow have signed on to once again adapt the James O’Barr graphic novel about … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Interview: Writer/Director of ‘Division III: Football’s Finest’ Marshall Cook Talks Andy Dick, ‘Friday Night Lights’

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Matt Blackwood

  The Flickcast recently got the chance to speak with Marshall Cook, whose new film Division III: Football’s Finest is now on Blu-Ray and DVD. Cook co-wrote, directed, edited, and starred in the film, which stars Andy Dick as an insane … Continue reading →

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‘Thor 2’ Loses New Director Patty Jenkins

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Matt Raub

Fans of the Marvel franchise had a pretty big feast this year with Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger hitting theaters back to back this year. Now that those stories have been established, it’s time to look forward and … Continue reading →

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MGM Picking Up Adam Green’s Comedy Horror ‘Killer Pizza’

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Matt Raub

The art of the horror comedy is in danger of becoming extinct these days, if not for the zombie genre’s resurrection (pun not intended) with hits like Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland. Now, rising star in the horror genre … Continue reading →

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Matt Reeves to Direct Warner’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Movie, Won’t Be Anthology

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Matt Raub

The original Twilight Zone is one of those classic shows that will always be considered as creepy and intellectual as it was back when it first aired. Several reincarnations of the series ended up falling flat to the episodes that … Continue reading →

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‘The Descent’ Director Neil Marshall to Direct ‘Game of Thrones’

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Matt Raub

As if we didn’t get enough amazingness in the first season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, the folks at the network feel like they need to bring in a few surprises before they start shooting season two, as they have … Continue reading →

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