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DVD Playhouse--November 2009
17 hours ago | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
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Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Charlie's Angels coming back to TV
13 November 2009 7:48 AM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
What was once old always becomes new again. Right now the upper management at ABC are close to ordering a pilot for a new casting of Charlie's Angels, the classic 1970s action-adventure hour-long series beloved by little girls and older boys for completely different reasons.
When it came out in 1976, Angels was an instant hit and cemented Farrah Fawcett (then called Fawcett-Majors due to her nupitals with Six Million Dollar Man star Lee Majors) as the last poster queen. While Ff only starred in the show for a season before trying to play her cards as a movie star (Saturn 3? Sunburn? Man, it's pretty bad when you're only decent big screen performance from the 1970s was in Logan's Run), the show proved to have legs enough for a six season run. Drew Barrymore dusted it off and McG reimagined the concept slightly more tongue-in-cheek for the Charlie's Angels movies »
- Patrick Sauriol
‘Buffy’ and ‘Mad Men’ Writer Marti Noxon to Script ‘Fright Night’ Reboot
13 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
DreamWorks Studios, with plans for a Fright Night remake, have signed Mad Men writer-producer Marti Noxon to write the script about a horror-obsessed teen who thinks his neighbor means something altogether different when sipping some red.
Noxon, no stranger to vampires herself since she was a writer-producer for both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and it’s spin-off Angel, will keep the comedy/horror vibe the original had when it was released in 1985, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film went on to be a surprise box office hit, trailing only A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge in the horror department that summer.
Producers Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig had signed onto the project back in May of this year, while overseeing the project for DreamWorks will be co-president of production Mark Sourian. No word on a potential release date or casting as of yet, »
- Sal Loria
The Morning Meme (Friday, November 13, 2009)
13 November 2009 6:06 AM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
The folks over WorldOfWonder just did an interview with the man that makes Lady GaGa look like Lady GaGa. Or at least the newest glam version, as she appeared in "Bad Romance" which we showed you yesterday morning. It's interesting, in that I haven't spent as much time on my looks in 38 years as he did on hers for one three minute video.
Rod 2.0 has a report up about Starlight, the oldest gay bar in Brooklyn, and the oldest black gay bar in the United States is facing closure because of a property deal that includes the building that has housed the neighborhood staple since the 1960s.
When I heard that Hollywood, lacking an original thought amongst themselves, had decided to turn board games into movies, the only one that I thought had a chance was Candyland, and only then if it was Tim Burton and Johnny Depp doing it »
- lostinmiami
Noxon has a 'Fright'
12 November 2009 6:10 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
"Mad Men" writer-producer Marti Noxon will write DreamWorks Studios' remake of the 1985 vampire comedy "Fright Night." Noxon knows the horror genre well having been a writer-producer on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel."Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig will produce.The original film, released in 1985, was written and directed by Tom Holland and starred Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall and William Ragsdale. Ragsdale played a teenager who makes the frightful discovery that his neighbors are vampires. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new version will keep the comedy-horror tone while updating the effects. »
- Adnan Tezer
Fright Night Remake Gains Steam, Picks Up Mad Men Writer
12 November 2009 12:38 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Ever since it was resurrected by Dreamworks in May, the remake of Fright Night, the 1985 horror comedy from director Tom Holland, has been striking fear into the hearts of fans across the web. The project was originally set up a Screen Gems, but it died a slow, painful death due to a desire to stray too far away from the original film's plot and tone. But at Dreamworks, they appear to be keeping the original horror/comedy vibe from the first one, and in order to do so they've placed screenwriting tasks in the capable hands of Marti Noxon. Noxon, who has most recently served as a writer on Mad Men, has the right kind of pedigree needed to bring the story of a kid who discovers this his next-door neighbor is a vampire to life. She served as a writer, and for a short time as showrunner, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Given »
- Neil Miller
‘Mad Men’ writer on board for ‘Fright Night’ redo
12 November 2009 12:29 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Marti Noxon (Mad Men) has signed on for the upcoming remake of the ’80s horror classic Fright Night.
In May, DreamWorks stated that the update on Fright Night will be an update to the 1985 film. Noxon’s version will retain the original tone from the first film while merely using current technology to upgrade its special effects.
Noxon serves as producer on the Emmy-award winning drama on AMC. He also served as a writer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer along with its short-lived spin-off Angel.
William Ragsdale stared in the original Fright Night which was written and directed by Tom Holland. The main character discovers that he has a vampire as a neighbor. Huzzah. The original also starred Roddy McDowell.
No word on casting on the project.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Food for thought: Anybody tired of these redos?
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- Reel Loop News Staff
'Fright Night' Remake Lands 'Mad Men' Writer
12 November 2009 12:22 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
I wish Fright Night held up better. For about 15 years, the 1985 cult classic did skate by on the strength of its story and its complete eightiesness. That's not a word, and yet you know what it means. But as technology, horror movies, and horror fans have advanced in the past decade, moving from slick 1990s pop slasher flicks to darker tales from all around the world, Fright Night is one of those that just looks a little out of place now.
I'm hopeful that Marti Noxon, a Mad Men writer-director, can breath new life into the film now that DreamWorks has hired her to write the remake. If the Mad Men connection doesn't do it for you, know this: Noxon was also a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. At least one of those had something to do with making bloodsuckers hip again. »
- Colin Boyd
Mad Men Writer Marti Noxon Writing New Fright Night Remake
12 November 2009 11:17 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
DreamWorks has hired "Mad Men" writer/producer Marti Noxon to pen their remake of the classic 1985 horror comedy Fright Night. Producers Michael De Luca (Brothers, 21), Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig originally brought the project to the studio back in May. And before working on "Mad Men," Noxon also wrote and produced on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" as well. In the original Fright Night, which was written and directed by Tom Holland, William Ragsdale played a teenager who discovers his neighbors are vampires. The remake will keep the comedy-horror tone while modernizing the effects. Fright Night is one of the few horror movies from the 80's I have yet to see, which is odd considering I tried to catch up on everything big in October. Anyway, I'm always hesitant about remakes like this, just because it is a classic campy horror comedy that could potentially turn out great as »
- Alex Billington
Fright Night Remake Lands Buffy Writer
12 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
It's been a couple of years since we first heard mention of a Fright Night remake, but with vampires continuing to take over pop culture right now, Dreamworks has finally hired a writer to get the ball rolling. According to The Hollywood Reporter [1], they've brought former Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel writer Marti Noxon on board to pen the script. Noxon's vamp experience obviously seems like a good fit, but it's interesting to note that she is currently a writer/producer for Mad Men, and has also worked on Prison Break and Grey's Anatomy. Back when rumours of this remake first surfaced [2], Sony Screen Gems was believed to be the studio and they reportedly wanted it to be nothing like the original. Now that Dreamworks has taken over, it seems that it may be headed for a more straightforward redo. The only clue we have about the direction being »
- Sean
‘Buffy’ & ‘Mad Men’ Writer To Pen ‘Fright Night’ Remake
12 November 2009 10:49 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Back in March Screen Rant reported on yet another horror remake to be put into the works with Dreamworks’ Fright Night. At the time the producers had been put in place but no writer. Jump forward 8 months and a writer has been found in the form of Marti Noxon, who’s a regular writer on AMC’s classy Mad Men, as well as having worked on the hit vampire series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The original Fright Night was written and directed by Tom Holland (Child’s Play, The Langoliers) back in 1985, and was about a teenager (William Ragsdale) who discovers his new next door neighbor (Chris Sarandon) is a vampire. However, he’s the only one who knows it, as no one will believe him.
I remember the original Fright Night pretty well, although I can’t seem to recall the comedy element from the “horror-comedy” label that’s »
- Ross Miller
'Mad Men' writer to pen 'Fright' remake
12 November 2009 9:20 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Mad Men scribe Marti Noxon has signed on to write the remake of Fright Night. The 45-year-old, who also serves as a producer on the Emmy-winning drama, was once a writer for Buffy The Vampire Slayer and its spinoff show Angel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. DreamWorks announced in May that it is to update the 1985 horror comedy. The new version will reportedly retain the tone of the first film and (more) »
- By Tim Parks
Mad Men Writer Stakes a Claim to Fright Night Remake
12 November 2009 8:18 AM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Now before you get your panties into a bunch and start decrying a writer from a show about chain smoking ad execs in the ’60s writing a horror-comedy vampire reboot, consider this: before she landed on the award-winning “Mad Men” on AMC as writer/producer, Marti Noxon was a writer on both “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Angel”. So right there, you know the woman is vastly talented to go between the two genres on such extreme opposites of the spectrum. Unless, of course, you always suspected there was something odd about those ad execs… THR reports that Noxon has been assigned scripting duties by Dreamworks on their remake of the horror-comedy “Fright Night”. Written and directed by Tom Holland, the 1985 original starred William Ragsdale as a teenage horror movie aficionado who suspects that his new next door neighbor is actually a vampire. To help stake the vamp (played by »
- Nix
'Buffy' Scribe Will Write 'Fright Night' Remake!
12 November 2009 8:16 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The Fright Night remake is back on. Back in January, we learned that the project had been halted when they couldn't come up with a good script. Ten months later, The Hollywood Reporter posts that Marti Noxon (executive producer and writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer) has been hired to rewrite the horror comedy, trading one set of vamps for another.
While Joss Whedon is facing cancellation, Marti Noxon is going strong. The vampire slayer marked Noxon's big break in the biz, and since helping run the show, she's had her hand in a slew of series from Prison Break to Mad Men. This will be her first big cinematic gig, her lone movie credit to this point being the 1998 film Just a Little Harmless Sex. But what will it all mean for a redo of Fright Night, where a kid finds out that a vampire lives next door?
Noxon »
- Monika Bartyzel
Mad Men Writer Remaking Fright Night
12 November 2009 8:14 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Marti Noxon's name is familiar to all the Mad Men faithful out there, having written and produced many of the show's episodes. But she's got a TV pedigree leading all the way back to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and it's that fang-filled past she'll be tapping into as she makes her feature screenwriting debut. DreamWorks has hired her to write a remake of the 1985 horror comedy Fright Night, about a teenager who discovers his neighbors are vampires-- and not the romantic sparkly kind. THR writes that the plan is to keep the same campy comedy vibe, which indicates less of a Buffy-style revamp and more paying homage to an original quasi-classic. Noxon probably has the skills to do it either way, though, and it's always good to see some of the Mad Men talent leaking out into the film world. Those of you who have yet »
Mad Men Writer Marti Noxon Penning Remake of Fright Night
12 November 2009 8:11 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
We all have skeletons in our closet. And next to those skeletons, there’s a giant pile of movies that we need to watch and feel ashamed we haven’t already. One of those movies for me is Fright Night. I feel like I need to join a support group for this horrible admission but it’s true. But although I have yet to see the celebrated cult hit, I know that fans must be breathing a little sigh of relief with the news that although a remake is coming, Mad Men writer-producer Marti Noxon will handle the script. Hit the jump for more and I’ll hit my Netflix queue to move Fright Night from #5 to #1.
While she may have major cred for her work on Mad Men, Joss Whedon fans instantly recognize her name as she served as a writer and producer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. »
- Matt Goldberg
Writers join Fright Night remake, Dead Snow director’s Hansel And Gretel
12 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marti Noxon will script the remake of the 1985 vampire fave Fright Night for DreamWorks and producers Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig. She’s an appropriate choice, given her experience writing and producing for TV’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The new film will maintain the mix of chills and humor from writer/director Tom Holland’s original, which stars Chris Sarandon as a suave but deadly bloodsucker who moves next door to a horror-loving teenager (William Ragsdale), who turns to a washed-up TV creature-feature host (Roddy McDowall) for help. The FX will be “modernized” (read: lots of CGI); a director and cast have yet to be signed. Noxon’s many other TV credits include Grey’S Anatomy, its spinoff Private Practice, Prison Break and, currently, the hit series Mad Men.
In addition, the trade reports that Dante Harper has been »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Writers join Fright Night remake, Dead Snow director’s Hansel And Gretel
12 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marti Noxon will script the remake of the 1985 vampire fave Fright Night for DreamWorks and producers Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig. She’s an appropriate choice, given her experience writing and producing for TV’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The new film will maintain the mix of chills and humor from writer/director Tom Holland’s original, which stars Chris Sarandon as a suave but deadly bloodsucker who moves next door to a horror-loving teenager (William Ragsdale), who turns to a washed-up TV creature-feature host (Roddy McDowall) for help. The FX will be “modernized” (read: lots of CGI); a director and cast have yet to be signed. Noxon’s many other TV credits include Grey’S Anatomy, its spinoff Private Practice, Prison Break and, currently, the hit series Mad Men.
In addition, the trade reports that Dante Harper has been »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Writers join Fright Night remake, Dead Snow director’s Hansel And Gretel
12 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marti Noxon will script the remake of the 1985 vampire fave Fright Night for DreamWorks and producers Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig. She’s an appropriate choice, given her experience writing and producing for TV’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The new film will maintain the mix of chills and humor from writer/director Tom Holland’s original, which stars Chris Sarandon as a suave but deadly bloodsucker who moves next door to a horror-loving teenager (William Ragsdale), who turns to a washed-up TV creature-feature host (Roddy McDowall) for help. The FX will be “modernized” (read: lots of CGI); a director and cast have yet to be signed. Noxon’s many other TV credits include Grey’S Anatomy, its spinoff Private Practice, Prison Break and, currently, the hit series Mad Men.
In addition, the trade reports that Dante Harper has been »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
Writers join Fright Night remake, Dead Snow director’s Hansel And Gretel
12 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marti Noxon will script the remake of the 1985 vampire fave Fright Night for DreamWorks and producers Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta and Alison Rosenzweig. She’s an appropriate choice, given her experience writing and producing for TV’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel.
The new film will maintain the mix of chills and humor from writer/director Tom Holland’s original, which stars Chris Sarandon as a suave but deadly bloodsucker who moves next door to a horror-loving teenager (William Ragsdale), who turns to a washed-up TV creature-feature host (Roddy McDowall) for help. The FX will be “modernized” (read: lots of CGI); a director and cast have yet to be signed. Noxon’s many other TV credits include Grey’S Anatomy, its spinoff Private Practice, Prison Break and, currently, the hit series Mad Men.
In addition, the trade reports that Dante Harper has been »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
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