Category Archives: Westerns

More Bad News: Tony Scott Planning ‘Wild Bunch’ Reboot

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Some days it just doesn’t pay to get outta bed. First, the news broke this morning that Ridley Scott is jumping aboard the sequel/reboot train once again with a new Blade Runner movie which, let’s face it, is basically a … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorial and Opinion, Movies, News, Westerns | Tagged Bad Ideas, Editorial, Ernest Borgnine, Movies, Sam Peckinpah, The Wild Bunch, Tony Scott, Top Gun, Unstoppable, Westerns, William Holden | Comments Off

Universal Pulls the Plug on ‘Dark Tower’ Movies, TV Series

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

It what may come as sad news for fans of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower who were anxiously awaiting its translation from book series to feature films and TV series, it looks like Universal has decided to pull the plug. … Continue reading →

Posted in Marvel, Movies, News, TV, Westerns | Tagged Adaptations, Akiva Goldsman, Brian Grazer, Comics, Dark Tower, Mark Verheiden, Movies, Ron Howard, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, TV, Universal | Comments Off

Kevin Costner Getting ‘Unchained’ For Quentin Tarantino

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Joe Gillis

You have to hand it to Quentin Tarantino. Besides being a very talented director who tells interesting stories well he’s also got the ability to put together some great ensemble casts. From his fist film Reservoir Dogs, through his most … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Movies, News, Weinstein Co., Westerns | Tagged Casting, Christoph Waltz, Django, Django Unchained, Jamie Foxx, Kevin Costner, Leonardo DiCaprio, Miramax, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Superman, Westerns | Comments Off

Tarantino Taking Turn In Front Of The Camera

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Quentin Tarantino will be making time during the pre-production of his upcoming western, Django Unchained, to appear in a film from legendary spaghetti western star Franco Nero. Before the announcement of what Tarantino’s next project would be, we heard rumors … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Movies, News, Westerns | Tagged Acting, Casting, Django Unchained, Franco Nero, Movies, Quentin Tarantino, The Angel, The Brute and The Wise | Comments Off

Will Smith Top Contender For Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Matt Raub

Before you get all bent out of shape and start asking why no-one learned anything from Wild Wild West, take a listen to the idea first. Quentin “homages aren’t stealing” Tarantino has decided to take to the world of spaghetti … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Casting, Drama, Movies, News, Westerns | Tagged Christoph Waltz, Django, Django Unleashed, Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Will Smith | Comments Off

Box Office: Third Week’s A Charm For ‘True Grit’

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Shannon Hood

It’s very rare for a film to hit the number one spot at the box office several weeks after its release, but that is exactly what the Coen Brothers’ True Grit accomplished this weekend. The film finally shook the monkey … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Office, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, Westerns | Tagged Black Swan, Box Office, Country Strong, Little Fockers, Season of the Witch, the Coen brothers, Tron Legacy, true grit | 1 Comment

The Flickcast Presents: Best of 2010 – Video Games Part 1

Posted on December 30, 2010 by John Carle

Last year, we took a more traditional approach with our Best Video Games of 2009 article with categories such as Best Music Game or Best Action Platformer. This year we are going to depart from the traditional and give what … Continue reading →

Posted in Activision, Best of 2010, Capcom, Editorial, Editorial and Opinion, Flickcast Presents, Games, Geek, id Software, Microsoft, News, Nintendo, PC Games, Playstation 3, PlayStationNetwork, Software, Star Wars, THQ, Video Games, Westerns, Wii, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Avalanche Studios, Best of 2010, Bethesda Softworks, Blue Castle Studios, Bungie, Capcom, Dance Central, Dead Rising 2, Dead Rising 2: Case 0, Eidos Interactive, Fallout: New Vegas, Good Science Studios, Halo, Halo: Reach, Harmonix, Just Cause 2, Kinect Adventures, LucasArts, Microsoft Games Studios, Nintendo DS, Playstation 3, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable, PSP, Red Dead Redemption, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Rockstar Games, Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego, Square Enix, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, Super Meat Boy, Team Meat, Video Games, Wii, XBLA, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments

Film Review: ‘True Grit’

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Tom Mahoney

If the noontime opening day crowd for True Grit is any indication of how this film will do at the box office, I think I can safely predict a couple of things. First, seasoned citizens, like myself, who saw the … Continue reading →