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The Best Worst 80’s-Robot Movies

22 October 2009 4:51 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

80's robot is a promising movie theme to begin this column. Basically any movie with this combination could fit in the Best-Worst category but I've managed to narrow it down to the three most satisfying. Rocky 4 (1985) Directed Sylvester Stallone. Like the Godfather trilogy, the Rocky series seems to have poor connotations with anything made after the sequel.  Upon revision, Rocky 4 does hold some merit and somehow was the highest grossing Rocky. Stallone's Orson Welles-like efforts in addition to one of the most unintentionally hilarious 80's-robot characters in any movie makes Rocky 4 a true gem. In this part of the series Rocky blames himself for his friend Apollo Creed's death and heads to the Soviet Union to settle it the only way he knows how: in the ring. Rocky is set to fight killing machine Ivan Drago, a killing machine with priceless cold-blooded one-liners. Apart from Drago, Rocky's innocent, »

- Melanie

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Fred Dekker Revisits The Night of the Creeps!

16 October 2009 7:44 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

The most elusive cult creeper ever made finally makes its way to DVD and Blu-ray October 27th!

Night of the Creeps has become one of the most sought after late night cult creepers ever made. After hitting the video store circuit in the mid-80s on VHS tape (and VHS alone), the film quickly disappeared. It would later crawl out from late night cable television on that rare occasion, like some long dormant creature hungry for flesh. It's never been re-released on any medium, and has only made a handful of appearances at the local midnight theater. Despite that fact, Fred Dekker's amazing 1986 ode to aliens, zombies, and high school romps has developed a rabid following over the years. Revolving around squirmy black leeches that possess a town full of teenagers and treats them like puppets on prom night, it's a hard film to shake. And the fact that »

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Shocker: Showgirls Sequel Looking Questionable

8 October 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

For those of us hoping that Paul Verhoeven may one day return to his violent and campy b-movie roots, it still isn't looking likely to happen anytime soon. Until then, the only thing we have to turn to are the various direct-to-video sequels that have been churned out from his filmography. We've seen (or more likely, avoided) sequels to Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct and Hollow Man, and both Total Recall and Robocop are currently being prepped for remakes. Which leaves only one of his American films still untouched: the Razzie Award-winning Showgirls. Earlier this week a story surfaced over at German site Extratipp [1] about a potential sequel to Showgirls called Showgirls: The Story of Hope being written and directed by a guy named Marc Vorlander (whose IMDb page [2] is a completely blank slate). The movie would supposedly revolve around a minor character from the first film named Hope (Rena Riffel »

- Sean

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The Devil Is Coming To Dollhouse – Ray Wise Joins the Cast

15 September 2009 4:23 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

Fresh off his stint as Lucifer on TheCW's Reaper, Ray Wise is joining the increasingly star-studded cast of Dollhouse. According to EW's Michael Ausiello, Wise will be joining the Dollhouse cast in the role of Howard, a Dollhouse higher up with heavy duty influence.  Ausiello's piece describes him as having "intelligence and humor."

Along with Wise, Dollhouse has either added or will have as guest stars: Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica), Keith Carradine (Dexter), Alexis Denisoff (Angel), and Whedon alum Summer Glau (Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles).

Wise has had some iconic genre roles in the past, perhaps most notably as freaky poppa Palmer in Twin Peaks. He's given some very memorable turns in lesser known genre pics such as Dead End, not to mention bringing his intense presence to such flicks as Robocop, and Jeepers Creepers 2. Suffice to say, Wise never crafts a wallflower – his Dollhouse character is bound to be something special. »

- Jon Lachonis

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Seth Rogen welcomes Green Hornet release delay

1 September 2009 3:31 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Seth Rogen, who is to play the lead role in upcoming superhero movie Green Hornet, has welcomed a decision to push back the release from July 7, 2010 to December 17 that year.

Rogen (seen in the image above) told HitFix: "We're both relieved and psyched about the change. It gives more time for post-production, which would have been immensely rushed if we were to come out in the summer.

"It also affords us more time to promote the film (now we can go to Comic-Con with more than a car!) and ultimately is a great vote of confidence from the studio.

"We got the same date that movies like I Am Legend and Avatar are getting, so we're thrilled to be there."

Rogen's comments put an end to speculation about the film's viability which has dogged it since day one.

Most of the negativity seems to stem from 'fanxiety' about Rogen, an »

- David Bentley

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Katharine Isabelle to star in Penelope Buitenhius' 'Hard Ride To Hell'

31 August 2009 10:27 AM, PDT | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »

Hard Ride To Hell is a horror movie about to begin shooting starring the rare Katharine Isabelle (Ginger Snaps) and directed by Penelope Buitenhuis. The film also stars Miguel Ferrer (Robocop) and Laura Mennell (Trick 'R Treat, Watchmen.)

“It’s about an old curse and demon bikers,” Isabelle told Fangoria. “I literally have only scanned the script because I just got it last week. I have a pretty large part in it—at least, I don’t die till the very end.”

Buitenhuis directed the made-for-tv horror Killer Bees, as well as thrillers like Wide Awake, Ashes to Ashes, and Dangerous Attraction.

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- Superheidi

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Katharine Isabelle goes to Hell, dies for Boll

31 August 2009 9:50 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

At the recent Monster Mania convention in New Jersey, Fango got a few words with Katharine Isabelle, the actress beloved by fright fans for her starring turns in the Ginger Snaps films. She’s got a pair of genre features coming up: Hard Ride To Hell, lensing in Vancouver for Spike TV, and Uwe Boll’s latest ode to violence, Rampage.

Hard Ride is directed by Penelope Buitenhuis and also stars Robocop’s Miguel Ferrer and Laura Mennell of Trick ’R Treat and Watchmen. “It’s about an old curse and demon bikers,” Isabelle tells us. “I literally have only scanned the script because I just got it last week. I have a pretty large part in it—at least, I don’t die till the very end.”

She also expires in Rampage, which stars Brendan Fletcher (who co-starred with Isabelle in the Ginger Snaps sequels as well as Freddy Vs. Jason »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Review: District 9

5 August 2009 12:25 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Adam Mast reviews the Neill Blomkamp directed flick.

There are a lot of reasons to love District 9. For starters, its one hundred times the film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen wanted to be and it was produced at only a fraction of the cost (D9 was made for roughly $30 million, and when you see it, you'll be certain it cost a hell of lot more than that.) Furthermore, District 9 was fashioned by a newcomer who clearly has an undeniable love for sci fi, but who was adeptly able to show that love without blatantly ripping off the films that clearly inspired him. As District 9 opens, we learn that aliens arrived on our planet several years ago. As their space craft hovered directly above Johannesburg, it was thought that an attack was inevitable, but the attack never occurred. Shortly thereafter, we discovered that these aliens were part of dying race, »

- Paul

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Mila Kunis Joins Natalie Portman for Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan

27 July 2009 7:34 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Empire Online reports that Mila Kunis (That '70s Show, Family Guy) has signed on for Black Swan, the next movie from director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream).

The "supernatural thriller" will star Natalie Portman as a veteran ballerina who develops a rivalry with Kunis' character, a dancer who may or may not be a product of the veteran's imagination. The movie is being produced by Phoenix Pictures and Aronfosky's own Protozoa Pictures.

John MacLaughlin wrote the original script, which was later revised by Protozoa's Mark Heyman. The movie will likely begin shooting this year, although there's no official word.

Aronofsky also planned a remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi action hit RoboCop, but the future of that project is in doubt now that Black Swan is moving forward.

Next Showing:

Link | Posted 7/27/2009 by Rich Z

Natalie Portman | Mila Kunis | Darren Aronofsky | Black Swan »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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MGM Looking for a New Robocop Director?

15 July 2009 6:30 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

THR is reporting that director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler) is on the verge of a deal that would have him helming his passion project "Black Swan" later this year. But what does this mean for the "Robocop" reboot? Since Aronofsky and writer David Self (Road to Perdition) have been working closely on the script, MGM may consider waiting until Aronofsky is done with "Black Swan" to move forward with "Robocop." But the studio is not taking such chances and has already started searching for a director to replace Aronofsky. Paul Verhoeven's "Robocop," in which a murdered Detroit cop comes back re-engineered as a cyborg, stood as a symbol of 1980's action. There were several sequels over the years, but a reboot has never gotten off the ground. Now that MGM is rebooting 80's flicks like "Red Dawn" and "Poltergeist," "Robocop" is definitely a priority. »

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First review of Kyle Rankin's hilarious bug-pocalypse flick Infestation

13 July 2009 10:05 AM, PDT | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

Year: 2009

Directors: Kyle Rankin

Writers: Kyle Rankin

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: agentorange

Rating: 7.8 out of 10

Yep, I'm one hell of a lucky film fan. I've seen Kyle Rankin's glorious creature-feature, Infestation, and get the honor of being the first person online (anywhere?) to review it. But, you know what? There's someone out there who you should envy more than me. I know, I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. It's that impressionable 10 year old kid, tuning in to SyFy on August 8, 2009 and getting his mushy brain converted into a cult-worshiping genre film fanatic for the rest of his natural life.

You know what I'm talking about because it happened to all of us at one time or another. Whether it was the first time you saw the lightsabers of Star Wars, the undead in Romero's "Dead" films or - perhaps even more apropos to this »

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Eiff 09: Darren Aronofsky On Robocop & Batman Year One

23 June 2009 5:23 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

When it was announced that director Darren Aronofsky was coming to Eiff, there was only one project everyone was dying to ask him about: the Robocop remake. That the person who asked about it did so in the most idiotic fashion ever probably wasn't the sole reason for Aronofsky's reaction, however it did little to open up an otherwise interesting and candid interviewee. We'll provide full coverage of Aronofsky's sit-down session soon, but thought it important to bring you answers to probably the two biggest questions on everyone's mind. Robocop Questioner: When I heard they were remaking Robocop, I thought 'Why'. And then when I heard that you were attached to it, again I thought 'Why'. (Pause. Nervous laugher from audience) Can you maybe answer my question? Aronofsky: I don't know what you're talking about. Robocop what was that, you mean the Paul Verhoeven movie? Questioner: Yes there's talk around »

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Natalie Portman to Star in Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan

16 June 2009 3:28 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The Hollywood Reporter confirms that Natalie Portman will star in Black Swan, the next movie from director Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream). The "supernatural thriller" has Portman playing a veteran ballerina who develops a rivalry with another dancer — who may, or may not, be a product of the her imagination.

Black Swan was originally picked up in 2007 by Universal, which eventually let it go. The Creative Artists Agency represents both Portman and Aronofsky and is pitching the project to other studios. It is being produced by Phoenix Pictures and Aronfosky's own Protozoa Pictures. John MacLaughlin wrote the original script, which was later revised by Protozoa's Mark Heyman.

The movie could begin shooting sometime this year, if it sells quickly. Aronofsky is also at work on a remake of Paul Verhoeven's 1987 sci-fi action hit RoboCop.

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Link | Posted 6/16/2009 by Rich Z

Natalie Portman »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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Movie News Wrap Up: June 14, 2009

14 June 2009 6:42 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This week:

The box office has a severe Hangover; Vertigo tries to find the real Exorcist; Ed Neumeier talks RoboCop; Angelina Jolie is Wanted; Megan Fox is a Vampire Slayer and Dwayne Johnson goes Commando.

 

Box office

The Hangover was a holdover this week in the number 1 position. The R-rated comedy should bank another $33 million over the weekend to bring the total of the film up to $100 million after one week on release. With a sequel already in development it looks like this is a new lucrative franchise for Warner Bros - one that doesn’t involve costly special effects. Up held onto the runner-up spot with a weekend take of about $30 million showing that people just love Pixar movies.

Tony Scott’s The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 arrived at number 3 this weekend with a gross of $25 million. The Denzel Washingtion/ John Travolta starrer faced some hefty competition but its opening »

- Niall Browne

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Original ‘RoboCop’ Screenwriter Says Darren Aronofsky’s Reboot Should Prove ‘Interesting’

11 June 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

The differences between the terms “remake” and “reboot” are subtle, but important nonetheless. The first implies an attempt to recreate the recipe of something that came before, while the second tends to take the essential ingredients and craft something nifty, new and occasionally unrecognizable.

It’s our hunch that Darren Aronofsky, he of “The Wrestler” and “Requiem for a Dream” fame, will be leaning towards the latter when it comes to his announced “RoboCop” project. If nothing else, original “RoboCop” screenwriter and co-producer Ed Neumeier agreed that Aronofsky, an unlikely match for the cybernetic law enforcement officer, is likely to do something equally unusual with the material.

“Darren Aronofsky, the director of record last time I checked, is a talented guy and I presume he’ll do something interesting,” Neumier told Moviehole. Neither Neumier nor Paul Verhoeven, the original writer-director duo on the first film, will be involved in the relaunch of “RoboCop. »

- Josh Wigler

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‘Robocop’ Returns To Comics With New, Ongoing Series

10 June 2009 2:32 PM, PDT | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Paul Verhoeven’s ultra-violent 1987 film “RoboCop” has a long history in the comics world, from “Sin City” scribe Frank Miller penning the scripts to “RoboCop 2″ and “RoboCop 3,” to various well-received stories published by Marvel Comics, Dark Horse and Avatar Press over the years. Heck, they even made a video game out of the “RoboCop vs. Terminator” comic.

Dynamite Entertainment looks to add their name to the list of publishers finding success in the saga of Detroit’s favorite cyborg cop. Earlier today, the “Army of Darkness” and “The Boys” publisher announced an agreement with “RoboCop” studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to produce a new, ongoing comic book series based on the popular character.

While the announcement made no mention of the series’ creative team, the publisher promised that the series will explore “the dangers of Detroit, its citizens, and Officer Murphy’s continued dealings with the scum that stalks the streets. »

- Rick Marshall

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'Total Recall' Revamp Coming

3 June 2009 1:46 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Columbia Pictures is moving ahead with a remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi action flick Total Recall, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

The script for the new version is being written by Kurt Wimmer. Wimmer wrote the upcoming Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, and Law Abiding Citizen, which will star Gerard Butler. Wimmer's take is said to be a "contemporized adaptation."

Schwarzenegger's Total Recall was directed by Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Basic Instinct) and co-starred Sharon Stone. It was based on the novellete "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale" By Philip K. Dick. Dick's story focuses on Douglas Quail, a man who secures the services of a company called Rekal to implant memories of a trip to Mars in his mind. The result is more dangerous than expected. Dick also wrote "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", on which the film Blade Runner was based.

Neal H. Moritz (Prison Break, Tru Calling »

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Wimmer boards Total Recall, bound for mars

2 June 2009 9:57 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

The Total Recall remake (which we first told you about back in February) is moving forward.

The Hollywood Reporter states that Kurt Wimmer (Street Kings, Ultraviolet) has joined the production to pen the new screenplay

Neal H. Moritz and his Original Films banner producing "a contemporary version of the film" for Columbia Pictures.

The original film was directed by Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Hollow Man, Starship Troopers), and starred Schwarzenegger as a man on a horrifying sci-fi journey to Mars after a visit to Rekall, Inc., a company specializing in virtual tours and memory implantation.

Toby Jaffe (Rock Star, Life Or Something Like It) is overseeing on behalf of Original Film. Matt Tolmach (Paul Blart: Mall Cop) and Sam Dickerman (The Basketball Diaries) are overseeing for Columbia.

Fact: Total Recall appeared on the cover of Fangoria several times, including Fango #95 (pictured) in a feature on it's "Eye-Popping FX!" »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (FANGORIA.com)

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Halle Berry In Talks For ‘The Surrogate’

1 June 2009 10:09 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

A few days ago we reported on Robocop and Starship Troopers director Paul Verhoeven helming The Surrogate (no, not that Bruce Willis sci-fi movie Surrogates). When boiled down to the basics, the story (adapted from a Kathryn Mackel novel) is about a couple who hire a young college girl to carry their baby for them, only to find out mid-way through the pregnancy that The Surrogate is insane. Awk-ward!

At the time it was announced that Verhoeven would be directing The Surrogate adaptation (which is being written by Roderick and Bruce Taylor - The Brave One), there were no actors attached to star. However, today comes the news that Halle Berry is in talks to star in the project.

 

No confirmation as to which role Berry is in the running for - either one half of the young couple or The Surrogate. Although I think she’ll probably end up »

- Ross Miller

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Halle Berry in The Surrogate Thriller

1 June 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Halle Berry is in talks to star in thriller "The Surrogate" (not Bruce Willis' "The Surrogates") for 20th Century Fox. Helmer Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Starship Troopers) is onboard to develop the project, which revolves around a couple who hire a surrogate to carry their child and find out mid-term that the surrogate is insane. Project would mark Berry's return to the big screen after having a baby last year. She hasn't starred in a film since 2007's "Perfect Stranger" opposite Bruce Willis. Rod and Bruce Taylor (The Brave One) penned the screenplay, which is based on a novel by Kathryn Mackel. »

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