A Nightmare on Elm Street’s remake was a flop thanks to studio interference
The 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street had everything going for it. But it flopped massively instead thanks to studio meddling.
Mobile game FRUIT NINJA to be made into a movie
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MORTAL KOMBAT 3 has not been finished off yet
While not many video game films bring happy thoughts to its legion of fans, the Mortal Kombat films were at least entertaining and did a good job of trying to build on the games lore, even if the stories themselves were considerably flawed. The films were cheesy, but still had many memorable moments to go along with all that dairy. …
SAN ANDREAS gets a sequel – and volcanoes
So, it would appear that next up on Hollywood’s list of inevitable sequels is that of San Andreas, which is not a surprise considering it made $470 million at the box office, you can read Nick’s review here. The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that a sequel to last year’s film has been greenlit. The film’s star Dwayne Johnson will …
The first trailer for THE CONJURING 2 has been released!
I like a good horror movie. I’m not sure why, but there is something about good and proper terror that lingers with you and plays in your mind for days on end, which makes it memorable, albeit unnerving. Sadly, there are very few horror movies that are genuine scary and its a genre that has disappointed me over the years, with …
We review STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON – A movie with attitude!
The last time director F. Gary Gray and Ice Cube collaborated on a movie was the 1995 cult classic Friday. Now 20 years on we have Straight Outta Compton. A hard hitting biographical drama following the lives of some of hip hop’s biggest players and arguably the most notorious gangster rap group to come out of the states: NWA. Straight outta …
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET is getting another remake
Every town has an Elm Street. And every Hollywood has an Elm Street remake up their sleeves! HAHAHAHAHA! WELCOME TO PRIME-TIME! Yes sir, you just can’t keep a good horror movie icon down. Jason Voorhees has been resurrected more times than David Hasslehoff’s career, Michael Myers went full metal under Rob Zombie and it looks like ol’ Freddy Krueger is …
The new IT is dead for now
Pennywise the clown might be floating around somewhere, but we won’t be seeing him any time soon. Word is that the anticipated new adaptation of Steven King’s iconic horror novel It has ground to a halt. Last Updated: May 26, 2015
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