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9 articles from 2009

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Oh My Grey’s: A Medical Malpractice Whodunit!

23 October 2009 6:02 AM, PDT | People.com - TV Watch | See recent People.com - TV Watch news »

It was a dark and stormy night at Seattle Grace and the ER was slammed with mass casualties from a hotel fire. After a patient with minimal injuries died, the Chief gathered the doctors, heard their sides of the story and fired the person responsible for the fatal error. The multiple-perspective whodunit tale probably gave the continuity person an ulcer, but the storytelling style was a fresh device for the hospital drama, a treat for fans and good material to court an Emmy next fall. If you were watching closely, you probably caught the clue in the beginning. However it didn't take an astute viewing to enjoy this week's Omg moments. --Carrie Bell New Kids on the Block: A few cracks began to show in the armor of the confident Mercy West residents. Reed and April were worried their side wasn't getting good cases and Reed was convinced they were hated by Yang and company. »

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[DVD Review] Chaos

15 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

While the big names above the title might suggest an a high-octane cops and robbers caper with intelligent plotting and pounding action, you would do well not to be fooled. Shot on the down slope of Wesley Snipes’s career, prior to the upswing of Jason Statham’s, and well into the wilderness of Ryan Phillippe’s, this shockingly lackluster thriller from writer/director Tony Giglio (the man who brought us Soccer Dog) is plodding, predictable, and oh so very boring.

The timing of this project is likely crucial to its blundering inability to resonate on pretty much any level as an engaging thriller. Snipes was neck deep in a legal dispute with New Line (the IRS was still to come) over the debacle that was Blade: Trinity, Phillippe’s marriage to Reese Witherspoon was imploding (the couple would file for divorce a year later), and Statham, who had yet »

- Neil Pedley

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Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race Getting the Prequel You Didn’t Ask For

12 August 2009 9:37 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Paul W.S. Anderson's Death Race remake didn't exactly blow open the box office last summer; with a production budget of $45 million, it grossed just $36 million domestically (although it ultimately made its money back on the foreign market). Not necessarily a great starting point for a franchise, but hey, these are desperate times, and so Paul W.S. Anderson has reportedly started development on a prequel. Tony Giglio (Chaos, Timber Falls, Soccer Dog: The Movie) will write the script based on a story idea by Anderson, and may also direct as well. The prequel will focus on the back story of the masked driver Frankenstein, who was played by Jason Statham. However, since Frankenstein is essentially a persona that can be taken on by anyone wearing the mask, I am guessing they're referring to the origin of the "legend" rather than Statham's character specifically. In the opening of the film, Frankenstein »

- Sean

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Death Race Prequel is Being Written as I Type This

12 August 2009 8:31 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

The Jason Statham-starring “Death Race” remake made just south of $75 million in worldwide grosses from its $35 million dollar budget. Not exactly the bucks that would get people thinking sequel, but then again, you’re not a rich Hollywood executive in a fancy suit, because the studio has greenlight a sequel that will explore the history of the Frankenstein character. Or so says Styd, who reports that Tony Giglio has been hired to write the prequel script from a story outline by Paul W.S. Anderson, who directed the first movie, a remake of the Corman original. Giglio may also direct the sequel. His previous credits include writing and directing 2005’s “Chaos”, which also starred Jason Statham. Anderson’s “Death Race” starred Statham as a wrongly accused race car driver who must race in a prison system run by ice queen Joan Allen for his freedom. The film co-starred Ian McShane, »

- Nix

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Death Race Prequel On The Way

12 August 2009 7:34 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Shock Till You Drop is reporting that the 2008 Jason Statham high speed action-fest, Death Race, will be getting another movie. But not a sequel, no, the next Death Race will be a prequel. I guess we won’t be seeing Statham in this one, and not just because he’s got better things to do.

Director of the first Death Race, Paul W.S. Anderson, has already tapped writer Tony Giglio (Timber Falls, Chaos) to script the prequel, based on a story by Anderson. The film will be produced by Impact Pictures (a production outfit shared by Anderson and Jeremy Bolt), and word is it will delve into the past of the driver, Frankenstein.

 

The late-great David Carradine played Frankenstein in the original Death Race 2000 back in the ’70s, with him doing a brief voice appearance as the character in the remake before Statham’s character, Jensen Ames, replaced him in the driver’s seat. »

- Ross Miller

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Paul W.S. Anderson Developing a New Death Race Prequel

12 August 2009 12:13 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

One of my favorite parts of Death Race from last year (yep, I actually enjoyed it) was that it jumped right into the action. The opening race scene was awesome and there was already a history that we didn't really need to know anything more about. Well, Styd is now reporting that even though it made Universal a wimpy $36.3 million at the box office, Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, and Impact Pictures are planning a prequel that will focus on the mysterious driver known as Frankenstein (seen above). Tony Giglio (Chaos, Timber Falls) has been hired to write the screenplay based on a story by Anderson and may also direct. I don't think I need to remind everyone about this, but just in case - Death Race was a remake of the 1975 Paul Bartel cult classic Death Race 2000 in which Frankenstein was played by the late David Carradine. ... »

- Alex Billington

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Death Race 2?

12 August 2009 12:02 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

     A sequel to the Jason Statham-fuelled remake Death Race would've been absolutely inevitable had the movie grossed over $100M domestic And got the star to return. Which is why the next chapter won't be a sequel but (drum roll please) a PREquel. A word often used to substitute "Direct to Video". According to the folks of ShockTillYouDrop, Universal and Impact Pictures have tapped Chaos helmer Tony Giglio (nice name) to write and possibly... »

- Tony Lang

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New On DVD This Week

11 August 2009 1:15 PM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Here’s a list of some of the new DVD and Blu-ray releases this week we’re particularly interested in. Plus, some old favorites (and not so favorites) coming out this week for the first time on Blu-ray.

Movies

About Last Night… ~ Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi (Blu-ray)

Alien Trespass ~ Eric McCormack, Dan Lauria, Robert Patrick, and Jenni Baird (DVD and Blu-ray)

Blue Thunder ~ Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, and Daniel Stern (Blu-ray)

Chaos ~ Jason Statham (Blu-ray)

The Class (Entre Les Murs) ~ François Bégaudeau, Agame Malembo-Emene, and Angélica Sancio (DVD)

Cutthroat Island ~ Geena Davis, Frank Langella, Matthew Modine (Blu-ray)

Eagles Over London ~ Van Johnson, Frederick Stafford, Francisco Rabal, and Luigi Pistilli (Blu-ray)

Gigantic ~ Zooey Deschanel, Paul Dano, John Goodman, and Ed Asner (DVD)

I Love You, Man ~ Paul Rudd, Jason Segal (DVD and Blu-ray)

Katyn ~ Artur Amijewski, Maja Ostaszewska, and Andrzej Chyra (DVD)

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- Joe Gillis

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Spin-ematical: New on DVD for 8/11

11 August 2009 9:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

I Love You, Man

Bro-mance, schmo-mance, this is a funny movie, centered by a very good performance by Paul Rudd as a befuddled "ladies' man" in search of a best man for his upcoming wedding to Rashida Jones. He starts awkwardly 'man dating' until he stumbles across the happy-go-lucky bachelor Jason Segal, and an unlikely triangle is formed. "A sweet, amusing, and perfectly acceptable comedy all around," wrote Eugene Novikov. Also on Blu-ray. Buy it.

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17 Again

Personally, I have zero interest in seeing this movie, but if you're a devoted fan or even curious about the star, help yourself. 17 Again is "a run-of-the-mill family comedy that would be tiresome," Jette Kernion opined, "if not for [Zac] Efron and a few of the other cast members." Also on Blu-ray. Skip it.

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The Class (Entre les Murs)

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- Peter Martin

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2009 | 2008

9 articles from 2009

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