Screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr. has died at 91. His work includes the screenplays for THE PARALLAX VIEW, PAPILLON, NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, THE SUPER COPS, 1980’s FLASH GORDON, SHEENA, PRETTY POISON and 1966’s BATMAN, and development of the original “Batman” television series.
Greydon Clark’s 1980 WITHOUT WARNING to make DVD and Blu-ray debut in August, courtesy of Scream Factory – here’s the box art!
Robert Rodriguez’s “From Dusk Till Dawn” TV series renewed for a second season.
Magnet has acquired the world rights to the SXSW hit HONEYMOON for release later this year.
Paracinema on the joys of “unnecessary” sequels.
The time when restaurant spokescharacters Big Boy, Dolly and Nugget met Superman and Richard Donner.
Shut up about Bradley Cooper being Indiana Jones.
Yahoo’s Timothy Sexton does some massive trolling in his defense of the STAR WARS prequels, because 9/11.
New trailer for JUPITER ASCENDING continues to bring the incredible:
*Sigh* Michael Bay’s TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES.
Mark L. (COMMANDO) Lester returns with Brian Kause in POSEIDON REX, which hits select theaters on April 18:
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SHORT ENDS – LORENZO SAMPLE JR. PASSES AWAY,
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Thanks! Headline corrected.