The Soapbox: Remakes And How People React To Them Matt, June 29, 2009June 29, 2009 Recently, Ive noticed a certain amount of bitching stemming from announced remakes, such as ‘Flight of the Navigator’ and ‘Total Recall’. My question for the week is, why do people bitch about remakes? Remakes are both a good and a bad thing. On one hand, remakes allow talented filmmakers to…
District 9 is rated ‘R’ by the MPAA David, June 24, 2009June 25, 2009 Rope of Silicon has posted an update of various ratings of upcoming films, one of them is District 9. Here’s the description of why District 9 is rated R: Rated R For bloody violence and pervasive language. Interesting. It may seem those rumors of this film being grittier are coming…
New District 9 Videos on YouTube Dan Koelsch, June 24, 2009July 3, 2009 So, I’m surfing YouTube at 1:00 AM and I notice that Sony Pictures has an MNU video on their YouTube page. Then I go to their page and realize there are actually three new District 9 videos in the last 24 hours. Here are all three videos: The first video…
Check it Out: M. Night Shyamalan Website Ian DeVere, June 23, 2009June 23, 2009 M. Night Shyamalan, director of such movies as ‘Unbreakable’, ‘Signs’, ‘The Sixth Sense’, and ‘The Happening’ has launched an official website, which is more of an experience than a website. Go to www.mnightshyamalan.com, where you will be taken into a room and given simple instructions: use your arrow keys to move…
Big District 9 Rumors Dan Koelsch, June 23, 2009June 23, 2009 An anonymous source gave us some big rumors about District 9. I want to stress two things. First, the original source is unverified, while our intermediate source is reliable. That being said, this could all be bullshit, so take it with a grain of salt. However, it’s interesting and plausible…