Cult sci-fi drug traffic thriller Outland getting the remake treatment

Warner Brothers and Hollywood Gang Productions have attached cult favorite Shoot ‘Em Up writer and director Michael Davis to direct a remake of the cult 1981 Sean Connery sci-fi drug-fueled thriller Outland, Variety reports. Writer Chad St. John (The Days Before) will pen the new project. The original film, which was directed by Peter Hyams ….

Paper-thin rechargeable video player to be inserted into upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly Magazine

According to a report on CNET, CBS will include a super-thin video player in the September 18th print edition of Entertainment Weekly mailed to subscribers in the Los Angeles and New York areas. It will play video clips advertising the new shows NCIS: Los Angeles, Accidentally on Purpose, The Good Wife and Three Rivers, and ….

Film Racing Tour coming to Brooklyn with over $40,000 in cash and prizes

The 2009 Film Racing Tour will be coming to Brooklyn, New York on Friday, October 16, 2009. Filmmakers will be challenged to create an original short film in just 24 hours, starting at 10PM on Friday the 16th to 10PM on Saturday the 17th. All of the completed films will premiere on the big screen ….

The Waterboy Blu-ray review

Originally released in 1998, the Frank Coraci (he also directed Sandler’s cult classic The Wedding Singer and the more recent Click) film Waterboy, is one of Adam Sandler’s best classic comedy efforts. The Touchstone film was finally released to the Blu-ray format for the first time on August 4th, from Buena Vista Home Entertainment.