Articles tagged "marcus nispel"

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Movie execs finally discover that audiences want to be entertained

by Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)]

[9.Mar.09] :. Why does Hollywood make so many comic-book movies like “The Dark Knight” and “Watchmen?” Why does Hollywood make so many silly comedies like “Madea Goes to Jail”...

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Defending ‘Friday the 13th’ (2009)

by Bill Gibron

[16.Feb.09] :. Outcasts rarely have a bully pulpit from which to preach. For the most part, those so afar from the maddening crowd are meant to stay there. Yet I find myself in the unique position of being one of...

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Horror gets its groove back with ‘Friday the 13th’ remake

by Rene Rodriguez [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[16.Feb.09] :. In the almost 30 years since he first leapt out of Crystal Lake at the end of 1980’s “Friday the 13th,” the hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees has spawned 10 sequels, been struck...

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Why Marcus Nispel Should Direct Every Horror Remake

by Bill Gibron

[13.Feb.09] :. Do few genre filmmakers “get it” that when a true artisan comes along, their presence can be initially perplexing - especially when he or she is being asked to reinvent a classic of...

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Film Review

Friday the 13th

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Feb.09] :. Chewie knows his place in this determinedly un-new Friday the 13th: Asian Nerd About to Die.

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Film DVD Review

Pathfinder

by Jesse Hassenger

[22.Aug.07] :. Pathfinder is like building a time machine to watch Sunday-afternoon cable in 1987.

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Pathfinder (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[13.Apr.07] :. Boasting a prettified brutality that rivals that of 300, Pathfinder also explores a similar theme, the manly pursuit of revenge at any cost.

 

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Oct.03] :. One by one, the kids wander inside the Terrible Place, and all but one can't escape.