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A Tale of Two Hollywoods, Part 1

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Bob Starr

It was an interesting show for the Oscars this year.  From the “Kanye” moment to Sean Penn somewhat proudly proclaiming he’s not part of the Academy.  Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role (The Blind … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast’s ‘On the Radar’

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Bob Starr

This was a big week for news, especially of the comic book movie variety. Surprisingly, even with all that coming out we still have even more items worth talking about on the radar. Batman beats Superman…again, a Star Wars character … Continue reading →

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A Green Christmas for Roland Emmerich

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Bob Starr

It’s going to be a very green (as in $) for Roland Emmerich. For a long time Michael Bay seemed to be the go-to mega director in Hollywood. Well, it seems Emmerich, director of the recent disaster movie 2012, is … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for ‘ID4’ 2 and 3?

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Bob Starr

In honor of Roland Emmerich‘s release of disaster film  2012 this week I decided to watch sci-fi action classic Independence Day (aka ID4). I can’t tell you on how many levels I love this film. Sure it’s campy at times … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘2012’

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Shannon Hood

There are several things that director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) doesn’t seem too concerned about in the bloated, CGI-laden disaster movie 2012. These include, but are not limited to:  plot, character development, plausibility, restraint, and subtlety. … Continue reading →

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Ridley Scott’s ‘Monopoly’ Gets A Plot

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Matt Raub

There have been plenty of optioned films over the past few months that don’t make a lot of sense. Peter Berg will be directing a film based on Battleship, Michael Bay is producing Ouija, and Kevin Lima (Enchanted) is directing … Continue reading →

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7.5 Million DVD Copies of ‘Transformers 2’ Sold

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Bob Starr

I have made no secret about the fact I think both Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen were awful.  The scripts were weak, or practically non-existent in the case of the sequel, and editing so bad it was difficult … Continue reading →

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Kurtzman and Orci Off ‘Transformers 3’

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Bob Starr

I’m not sure if this news should be taken as good or bad, but it seems writers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman are officially off Transformers 3.  The dynamic duo of writing are probably two of the biggest names in … Continue reading →

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