Archive for August, 2009

Disney buys Marvel

In the age of the Internet, how this remained a secret, I will never know.  But it was announced this morning that Marvel Entertainment would become part of the Walt Disney Co., giving Disney the outlet it needed to appeal to males ages 13-30. It’ll still be a few years before we hear the Touchstone [...]

Stallone’s Rambo coming to America – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Looks like Sylvester Stallone will don the bandana one more time. Stallone will star in, write and direct a fifth Rambo movie for Nu Image/Millennium Films.  The film, which was just greenlit, will revolve around the Vietnam War vet returning to America where he must save an abducted young woman from human traffickers [...]

Tune-Worthy: Karen O and the Kids’ All Is Love from Where the Wild Things Are

I couldn’t wait for an official music video to post Karen O and her untrained children’s chorus’ delightful little song from the Where the Wild Things Are soundtrack. Sure, the Arcade Fire trailer was engrossing, but this song from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs lead singer adds some innocent fun to the mix. Where the Wild [...]

A pirate’s life for Steven Spielberg – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Though they probably should have waited to announce this on International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Sept. 19), DreamWorks has nabbed the rights to Michael Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes. Steven Spielberg will produce and possibly direct  the film, which David Koepp has signed on to write. (THR) In Other News: Halloween 2 hits theaters [...]

‘Heathers’ TV show in the works – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Well, fuck me gently with a chainsaw. Fox, Sony and Lakeshore Entertainment are planning a TV show based on the 1989 cult classic Heathers. Mark Rizzo and Sex and the City scribe Jennifer Bicks are adapting the film for television.  (Variety) In Other News: Gossip Girl‘s Blake Lively has joined the Ben Affleck-directed [...]

Quotables: Drop Dead Diva – Episode 107

“I have a motor oil commercial audition, and I still have to find the perfect bikini.” –Stacy after noticing that she’s running late.

Goodbye Sen. Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy (1931-2009) “For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.”

All IMAX for Nolan’s third Batman? – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Rumor alert! AICN is reporting that Christopher Nolan’s third Batman film will be shot fully in IMAX. This is 1.) a HUGE technological challenge that I’m sure Nolan is up for and 2.) a great gimmick but not great enough to trump Heath’s Joker.  Now if only Cleveland had an IMAX theater that [...]

The Wizard of Oz turns 70

For nearly forty years this story has given faithful service to the Young in Heart; and Time has been powerless to put its kindly philosophy out of fashion. To those of you who have been faithful to it in return … and to the Young in Heart … we dedicate this picture.” MGM’s The Wizard [...]

‘Hankcock’ sequel has writers – TFC Morning Report

Top Story: Columbia has hired Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to pen the sequel Hancock. The Will Smith superhero movie made $624 million worldwide. If you ignore most what goes on in the movie, it built up the Hancock mythology enough to get me into the theater for a second round. Let’s just hope they [...]

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