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All the crap that's fit to print... by BloodDonorMan	Jun 23rd, 2001 09:50:04 AM
What's with all these race movies coming out? First that really stupid looking It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World remake and now a hip-hop version of Cannonball Run?! What utter shite!
Parasyte a comedy?? by dafnap	Jun 23rd, 2001 09:58:12 AM
Whuh? This is a horror manga, very bloody, very...scary at times. I can't imagine it as a comedy, (sounding very lost) I...don't...get...it...
Spike Lee has got to direct Rent. That will be amazing. by spike lee	Jun 23rd, 2001 09:58:23 AM
First name to be cast has got to be Savion Glover, who was absolutly excellent in Lee's Bamboozled. I still don't understand why his dance was cut from the film, because it was so powerful.
David Mamet film by Cremora	Jun 23rd, 2001 10:18:01 AM
The new Mamet film is called "Heist", rather than "The Heist". It's opening Sept. 9.
ooooh boy! by The_Black_Hair	Jun 23rd, 2001 10:18:14 AM
Hegeland, the director of A KNIGHT's TALE, taking on THE WILD BUNCH? That should be good. I can't wait to see Josh Harnett blowin' away the Mexican army to the tunes of the hottest N'Sync single. Sounds almost as good as the new DMX "M" anthem: " No Ped-o-phi-lia in my hood! Drive me mad! Drive me mad!"
Bo Welch to direct Parasyte, not co-direct by M.T. Vessel	Jun 23rd, 2001 10:27:45 AM
Matt Drake is doing a re-write for Welch.
teenage mutant ninja turtles by Jack Diamond	Jun 23rd, 2001 11:14:00 AM
turtles in a half shell TURTLE POWER Cowabunga dude.
Will the turtles still have their turtle van? by SamWave	Jun 23rd, 2001 11:22:07 AM
Like nobody would say "Hey! Look! There's a big yellow van driving into the sewer! Let's check it out!" Oh, and I wonder if April will wear a bright yellow one piece jogging suit all the time like in the cartoon.
Joel Silver and INFERNO by Projectordust	Jun 23rd, 2001 11:26:41 AM
Joel Silver is producing a movie about a descent into Hell? Imagine the possibilities...
Hmm by CoolAsHell	Jun 23rd, 2001 11:28:33 AM
Just testing
ACTUALLY... by SEATTLE SLEWW	Jun 23rd, 2001 11:33:53 AM
Hello, my loyal Slewgolites. I am back once again with a transcript of the live FAQ chatline I held last Thursday on Yahoo. It was great to hear from all my fans as well as Jan-Michael Vincent, whom I know is a closet Slewtopian. So sit back, grab a frosty Fudgachino and get ready for another edition of: SEATTLE SLEW
A computer-Animated Movie in a year and a half? by Sgt. Bilko	Jun 23rd, 2001 11:34:02 AM
Don't those usually take like, three or four?
Sweet Zombie Jesus! What is happening?! by otis von zipper	Jun 23rd, 2001 12:47:28 PM
The reworking of M is perhaps a worthwhile venture, but a remake of The Wild Bunch???? I don't get it. Point Blank, sure. But The Wild Bunch? I need to go lie down.
Somebody please assassinate Brian Helgeland before he gets his g by Bari Umenema	Jun 23rd, 2001 12:57:56 PM
Helgeland you asshole can't you come up with something original to do? You know like "A Might Stale" perhaps you could go back and remake that only without the stupid music this time. If there's a God in the Hollywood Hills He will strike Helgeland down with a lightning bolt to the heart this weekend!
Turtles to the rescue! by PurpleEyeScream	Jun 23rd, 2001 01:23:46 PM
Woo can not make a TMNT film without the assistance of the greatest voice-over artist and underrated actor...One Mister Corey Feldman. If Woo wants edgy, then he should get Kevin Smith or Neil Labute write the dialouge and spice up those famous one-liners and comedic zingers.
Uh, I think you read that wrong... by Falcon-1	Jun 23rd, 2001 03:15:10 PM
They aren't doing a remake of "The Wild Bunch"; they're making "The Wild BRADY Bunch"! The completion of the long awaited trilogy in which Robert Reed (ala CGI, of course) comes back from the dead to do all those nasty things to Marcia we've all dreamed of. Of course, Florence Henderson will make a cameo appearance only this time it's to beat the snot out of Shelly Long. Ann B. Davis returns as Alice only to find Cindy in chains in the long forgotten dungeon under the Brady house. The plot vehicle for this one (and the reason for all the craziness going on)? It's time to get Tiger fixed and, through some tragic mix-up at the veteranarian clinic, Greg is the hapless victim setting off a zany chain of events that could only be "The Brady Bunch"!!
Did I forget to mention... by Falcon-1	Jun 23rd, 2001 03:17:15 PM
Freddie Prinze, Jr. is going to be playing the part of Greg and those screams you'll be hearing are REAL!!
ACTUALLY...(SELF-PROMOTION EDITION) by SEATTLE SLEWW	Jun 23rd, 2001 03:36:56 PM
Some articles I originally submitted through AICN, about the Cannes film festival, have been picked up by www.buffalotalks.com I realize many of you hated these in the first place but at least now, you can hate published work. Does that give me anymore credibility in the AICN universe or do I still suck a suckload of suck?
Parasyte will rock by 7Cal	Jun 23rd, 2001 05:30:14 PM
While the guy who posted above was correct in saying that Parasyte was very bloody / violent, I think it would make a great action / comedy / sci-fi / horror. C'mon, a high school kid's left hand becomes a vicious alien that he has to learn to get along with? No one's gonna take that too seriously. Lot's of scenes in the comic are juicy- ripe for crowd pleasin' movie moments like where the hero (or his hand more precisely) kicks high school bullies asses, etc. Plus there are lots of cool-ass fights with the full-on evil aliens that could be sweeet sweeet georgia movie magic. The original manga thankfully was not overly bloated and drawn out like too many Japanese series become. It could be a very entertaining 105 minutes if they do it right.
Buzz Maverik's Weekly Recap --Annoying Biography Edition. by Buzz Maverik	Jun 23rd, 2001 07:49:27 PM
TAKEN FROM MYSELF SINCE IT'S THE "IN" THING TO DO THESE DAYS...Last week, I got cards and letters from a lot of you boys and girls asking me, "Buzz, when did you become a pacifist?" Well, aside from becoming one to ardently dicourage the stupider of you from making stupid threats on my behalf (lawyers, kids, lawyers!), I've pretty much been into the peace movement since the late 60s when I was a toddler. Y' see, Pa Maverik came up with a scam around the Summer O' Love where he became the Maverikrishi Hashish Yogi and Ma Maverik was his Old Lady. They set up an ashram in lovely Bakersfield, CA, and such flower children as the Monkees, Joey Heatherton and Tommy James of Tommy James and the Shondells came and meditated and gave the 'rents their dough. Naturally, they didn't need me toddling around, throwing crap from my Pampers, so they sent me off to stay with some of my older brothers, who happened to be in Vietnam. I've talked about my brother Cav, who was an air-calvary commander and the inspiration for Colonel Kilgore in APOCALYPSE NOW. As you know, after I crashed the chopper, Cav took me into the DMZ to stay with my communist brother Che Maverik, who was leading the Viet Cong. What you don't know is this...one day, I was out in the jungle with some of the V.C. kids, collecting honey. My uncle, Mac Maverik, had taught me the value of honey. He was part of a proud military history that the Maverik family has upheld through the ages, serving proudly in the I.R.A. How did a Jewish guy from California end up in the I.R.A.? Well, it's a long story, but in contains the words "mercenary scum" and "terrorist for hire". Anyway, that day in the Nam, I saw an American chopper coming in. I signalled the other kids to cut loose with their R.P.G.s, but then recongized the Maverik family motto "Death from above" painted on the nose. It was Cav, no doubt bringing me my monthly supply of bubblegum cigars and my INCREDIBLE HULK comic book. My stomach sank when the chopper landed and I saw that Cav wasn't alone. He had our brother Spook Maverik with him. Spook was probably the only voluntary participant in MK-ULTRA and was now an Air America assassain. "What's he doin' here?" I asked Cav. Cav said, "Read your comic, kid. The Hulk is fighting the Absorbing Man this month." Spook disappeared into Che's hootch. "He's here to kill Che, isn't he?" "Mind yer bidness, Buzz." I drew the Luger that Great Grandma Maverik had taken from the hand she'd cut off that S.S. officer after she'd escaped from that transport train. "I won't let him." I ran into the hootch and Che and Spook were knife fighting. I didn't have a shot, and I could tell that Che didn't have a chance. "I'll tell Ma, Spook." "Ma never liked him anyway," Spook said. "It's true!" Che agreed. "Then I'll tell Pa!" "Pa's pretty sure I'm not his, kid." "Okay. Well, Spook, if you kill Che, then you'll have to take care of me!" Spook dropped his K-bar. "It's true," said Cav, from the hootch entrance. "You can be damned sure I'm not taking the little shit again." So, we all sat down and caught up on old times. Boy, was Spook surprised when he found that I'd hitched a ride in Cav's gunship and he had to take care of me anyway. Not that I didn't earn my keep. There's at least one North Vietnamese tax collector who screamed like a woman when I dropped out of the rafters. And that's how I became a pacifist....AND NOW MOVIE NEWS: The Walt Disney Company is returning to the live action family fare that lost Walt money between animated features all those years ago. In development: FOLLOW THAT MONKEY and WATERMELONS ARE FOR SWIPIN'...See you in Sunday school!
More on Bob Rafelson by otis von zipper	Jun 24th, 2001 01:06:03 PM
His biggest film of the last 20 years was Black Widow, which was probably Debra Winger's last good movie. Rafelson also did a remake of The Postman Alays Rings Twice (decent) with Jack and Jessica Lange, and a movie about an exploration of the Nile river called Mountains of the Moon (didn't see it). Also something called Man Trouble with Jack again.
Heheh. by DropKickMurphy	Jun 24th, 2001 02:50:08 PM
Ahhh the one two punch of Buzz and Sleww always make for a Sunday afternoon full of chuckles! You guys rule AICN, I think Harry really ought to seriously consider making both of you staples here on this site. You both just have to think of which cartoon images you'd like as your "character". Hey whatever happened to USER ID INDEED and BATTLEPOSTER/UNBANNABLE? Did Harry's crew uhhh "dispose" of them? Anyway Gents funny funny funny stuff this week.....
last i recall by jeff bailey	Jun 24th, 2001 03:52:25 PM
Old Bob R. did a Philip Marlowe story from a Tom Stoppard screenplay of the last unfinished Chandler novel for HBO. I think Robert Parker finished it. It starred James Caan. It should have been cool. But I remember it was boring. That's it...
Great as always! by Huneybee	Jun 24th, 2001 04:48:44 PM
It's raining like hell outside but I'm smiling inside. Sounds like a good title for a country music song. Now if I can just get Buzz to rhyme with Sleww....
Mountains of the Moon by Hardyboy	Jun 24th, 2001 05:21:19 PM
Don't feel too bad about missing that one, because a lot of other people did, too. But check it out as soon as you can: it's an excellent "thinking man's" historical epic--even though it takes considerable liberties with the truth. Rafelson may have hit his peak in the '70s, but he's still doing good stuff.
speaking of Debra Winger by Brother Putney	Jun 24th, 2001 06:24:11 PM
... has anybody seen the new film "Big Bad Love," which she stars in (after, like, a loooong time off-screen). It's directed by Arliss Howard, Cowboy himself, and based on the writings of my favorite writer, Larry Brown. The book "Big Bad Love" is a short story collection and I dunno if they're mixing it up "Short Cuts" style, or if it's based on "92 Days," the longest story in the book, or what. I know it was at Cannes and has been shown around at festivals, but I live in Bumfuck Falls and never get access to secret screenings. Just curious.
Sending me over The Edge by Huneybee	Jun 26th, 2001 02:10:48 PM
I don't have strange fascinatins, I'm just strange! See what happens when I take too much time off work and live on the internet. And where I come from moonshine was always called nectar.
Sending Me Over The Edge and It Was Called Nectar Where I Came F by Huneybee	Jun 26th, 2001 05:12:42 PM
I don't have strange fascinations, I am strange!!! Besides a severe case of Carpal Tunnel, is this what I get for taking too much time off of work? You really need to talk to someone about that wombat fetish, ya know. I mean, come on now, drilling it with ANY weapon from 500 yards? Doesn't that hurt the poor thing? Oh, you meant shoot...my mistake. Hmmm...beware. I hate to feed your neurosis, but, PETA or some other animal activist group may be reading this now...looking for you...reading this...hacking your computer...buying a pie with your name on it...
This is a test, and only a test. by Huneybee	Jun 29th, 2001 03:11:46 AM
In case of a real emergency,you would have been instructed to step away from the computer and sober up!!

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