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Report: Empire Magazine’s 500 Greatest Movies of all time…

Empire magazine compiled a list of the 500 greatest movies of all time from classics to today’s films. They picked The Godfather being the no. 1 movie.

See the list here:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/10/05/empire-magazines-500-greatest-movies-of-all-time/

Not a bad list but “The Godfather” the best movie ever made? I love the movie to death, it’s one of my favorite films, I own the Godfather trilogy boxset on DVD but it’s no where near the best movie ever made.

Sometime this week, I’m going to come up with my own version of my favorite movies of all times that “I think” are the greatest. And don’t worry, there won’t be all kinds of Stallone movies listed. I love to watch all kinds of movies.

I’m a big movie buff and it’s something that I’m addicted to in life. I’ll start working on my version of “50 Greatest Movies of All Times” now and I’ll post it when I’m ready. It may take a few days for me to complete.

Kev

Report: 2 people watch 123 hours of movies in NYC…

Do these people have too much time on their hands or what? 8 people decided to do a challenge to try and break world records by watching movies for as many hours as they possible can. They were watching the films in a plastic glass house in NYC. 

Only one  famous celebrity participated in the challenge and that is actress Susan Sarandon, but she dropped out and left on the last film when they were showing the film that she starred in “Thelma and Louise”. Look like she chickened out and couldn’t take the long hours anymore. Only two people were left in the challenge and they are Suresh Joachim and Claudia Wavra who watched more than 123 hours.

The Guinness World of Records just need to verify to make sure they did break records officially. The challenge began Oct. 2nd with the first movie being “Iron Man”.

The Associated Press reports:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g7UnOlBsMCxWL-lxDamO7kqAlxtQD93M9SB80

I watched many hours of movies before but not that many. That’s a challenge that I would love to be a part of. I could break even more than 150 hours.

Kev

Report: Forest Whitaker to direct and star in Louis Armstrong biopic…

Actor Forest Whitaker is set direct and star in a biopic about the legendary jazz musician, Louis Armstrong. Whitaker will be playing Armstrong himself, of course. The name of the Louis Armstrong biopic is titled “What a Wonderful World”. Louis Armstrong is a jazz virtuoso known for playing a trumpet.

The film plans to start filming this summer in Louisiana.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993615.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Kev

Report: Romero’s “The Crazies” getting remade…

Another George Romero remake is on the way. Overture Films has greenlighed to remake “The Crazies”, a 1973 film directed by George Romero. The remake will be directed by Breck Eisner, the script is written by Ray Wright and Scott Kosar. Filming will begin early next year.

The casting of the remake has not been announced yet.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993589.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Another horror film remake. Come on Hollywood! Come up with some original horror films already! I’m sick of films being adapted from books and remakes from other films, come up with an original story for once.

Kev

Report: “Eagle Eye” writer is penning script for “Blade Runner” sequel…

A sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 science fiction film “Blade Runner” that starred Harrison Ford is in the works. It has been confirmed that “Eagle Eye” writer Travis Wright is penning the screenplay for “Blade Runner 2”.

Is he writing the script for Harrison Ford to return in the sequel? Who knows.

More on it here:

http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/09/29/exclusive-eagle-eye-co-writers-working-on-blade-runner-2/

I love the “Blade Runner” movie. As long as Harrison Ford is gonna star in it and as long as Ridley Scott is still on board to direct the sequel, then I’ll go see it.

But if Harrison and Ridley aren’t in, then no “Blade Runner” sequel for me.

Kev

Brock’s Top 20 Favorite Horror films of all time!! -part 2-

Guess I’ll do this now to get this all over with. Enjoy the last  ten of my list. While I know some of you may complain like, why is this and that film not on the list, you may find it weird that I leave out some classics, but these films are “my” opinions. My lists will not be the same as every other top horror film lists you see in other film sites online, these are my opinions alone.

The rest of my top twenty here:

11. Rob Zombie’s “Halloween”

I’ve had worries that this film was going to suck. I’m like, oh no, Rob Zombie is going to ruin a great classic. But when I actually went out and saw it in theater, I FUCKING LOVED IT!!!! Zombie didn’t dissapoint at all, I loved the film all the way through. I’m now starting to watch this version on Halloween night a lot.

12. Stephen King’s “Carrie”

There’s a lot of Stephen King adapted films out there, but out of all the ones out there, I find “Carrie” to be an incredible film. Sissy Spacek’s role in this is very haunting and sends chills. Brian Depalma is a fine film maker too.

13. Freddy vs. Jason

I don’t think this is much of a horror film, it’s actually a mix between comedy and horror. There’s a lot of laughs in this. A fun flick. I really enjoyed this film and I hope a sequel is on the way.

14. Dead Silence

Forget the “Saw” series. The James Wan directed “Dead Silence” is even better, in my opinion. A film about a man who is solving a murder mystery who ever killed his wife, it ends up being linked to the ghost of a murdered ventriloquist. Sssshhhh…the ventriloquist dummies found in an old house seems to be alive and moving.

15. The Omen

The original version of “The Omen” starring Gregory Peck has always been one of my favorite horror films. The films a classic.

16. The Others

Another horror film with no blood and no murder, that is actually creepy. A film that stars Nicole Kidman. The film is shot low budget, the pacing is kind of slow but the film is real short, a little over an hour long, give it a rent and check it out. The film has a surprise ending that’ll get your head spinning.

17. The Hills Have Eyes remake

This film blew my mind. It’s pretty much a mix of action, horror and a gore fest all at once. It tells a story about a family going on vacation, they get lost, and now they are being stalked by strange evil people. This film is great.

18. A Nightmare on Elm St. – all of the series

I’m a big fan of Freddy. I not only love the first one, I love the rest of the Nightmare on Elm St. series as well. Freddy rules.

19. The Mothman Prophecies

A film that stars Richard Gere which is in my opinion one of the best films he’s ever starred in. It’s more of a thriller and horror type of film but still scary and kind of creepy. A great film to watch on Halloween night. I would reccomend this one.

20. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

I’m a fan of the Sleepaway Camp series. I always found the 2nd one to be the best one. Since the horror film industry is trying to reboot all the iconic horror films lately, I think the Sleepaway Camp series deserves a reboot too. I think it would be successful if they brought Angela Baker back played by a different actress of today. Hollywood should go for it.

Kev

Brock’s Top 20 Favorite Horror films of all time!!! —part 1—

It is now October already and Halloween night is just around the corner! They can be horror films from the past and even today’s horror films. These are the ones that I think that are the absolute best, a horror movie with perfection, with a small explanation under the title in italics, I’ll start off with the first ten.

On Halloween night, if you’re looking for some flicks to rent at your local video stores, check out these. I’m sure you’ve already seen some of them many times before though.

My Top Ten in order here:

1. Halloween (Carpenter version)

Simply a classic film. Best horror film ever made in my opinion nothing tops this. This is one of those films that you never get tired of watching and it is kind of scary everytime you see it too. I watch this every year on Halloween night.

2. The Exorcist

This film is amazing. I watch this one on Halloween night a lot too.

3. Night of the Living Dead (original Romero version)

Obviously the best zombie flick of the Romero Living Dead series. Definitely a perfect film to watch with all the lights off.

4. Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn

This is my favorite of the entire Evil Dead series. It has humor, gore and scary parts mixed into one. A perfect Halloween flick.

5. The Ring

A newer film, but this film is fantastic. I hated the Ring II, but the first one was very well made. The first one was actually creepy and scary as hell. There’s no gore and no murder in this film, that’s what a true horror movie is supposed to be.

6. Frailty

Bill Paxton wrote, directed and starred the leading role in. This film is dark and evil, about a couple kids living their life not realizing what their dad really was, a serial killer. I’d reccomend you see this one.

7. Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake

I love the remake more than the Tobe Hooper original, sorry. I find the remake to be much more scarier and more entertaining. This film is great!

8. Hellraiser

This is such a great movie, Hellbound rules. A character created by it’s own Clive Barker.

9. Hellbound: Hellraiser II

The sequel to Hellraiser is really great too. The first couple of Hellraiser movies were real good, but everything past IV are crap. The Hellraiser movies are screwed. No wonder they are planning a reboot now.

10. Wolf Creek

Simply one of the best new teen slasher flicks in a long long long time. I was really surprised by this film. I thought it would be no different than other teen slashers, but I was wrong, this one was different. Some of the scenes are actually disturbing and shocking. Another serial killer flick that is reccomended to see.

I’ll finish the other ten in the next week or so.

Kev