Archive for June 12th, 2007

THE BIG CHILL: Thawed, Retooled & Retitled!!

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Merrick again…

Variety says that Lawrence Kasdan’s THE BIG CHILL is being contemporized (is that a word?) for an African American cast. Because that worked so well in stuff like THE HONEYMOONERS movie, you know.

The movie will likely be retitled, but the original script by Kasdan and Barbara Benedek will be used as a template; the storyline will be contemporized and the cast will be African American.

AICN Games: Monki Interviews Flint Dille, Writer Of TRANSFORMERS: The Game!!

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007


Greetings humans, Monki here with an interview I did recently with Flint Dille. Flint wrote the story for the Transformers video game and actually wrote some episodes of the Transformers cartoon back in it’s heyday.

Flint is attempting to blend the lines between the various mediums we’ve come to use over the past few years. It’s good to see people making these efforts to branch out and treat our medium like it should be treated…with respect as an art form.

M’s beat Cubs in 13, take 5th straight in last at-bat

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

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Abreu, Yankees extend streaks, roll over D-Backs

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

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Drones: Tron-Inspired Dreamcast Game That Disappeared

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

The Sega Dreamcast had many promising games canceled near the end of it’s lifespan such as Propeller Arena and Half-Life. However, there were also some lesser-known games at the beginning of the Dreamcast’s launch that never saw retail shelves.
There is one particular game by the name of “Drones”, that I had never even heard […]

NFLPA intervenes, files grievance for Culpepper

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Just three days after quarterback Daunte Culpepper said he would pursue NFL Players Association intervention to help him gain his freedom from the Miami Dolphins, the union on Tuesday filed a grievance on his behalf.

Phils’ Garcia faces surgery

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Freddy Garcia likely faces season-ending surgery that will also spell the end of his Phillies career.

Beasley nets 2 goals as U.S. sails into Gold Cup quarters

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

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Short Ends: Paris Hilton: The ‘Superbad’ Perspective

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

· Seth Rogen is a vacuum of not caring about Paris Hilton.

· ABC News hands the world a hit list that could prevent the rise of the next ubiquitous celebutard menace.

· One is…

Short Ends: Paris Hilton: The ‘Superbad’ Perspective

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

· Seth Rogen is a vacuum of not caring about Paris Hilton.

· ABC News hands the world a hit list that could prevent the rise of the next ubiquitous celebutard menace.

· One is…

Duke prosecutor faces disbarment in ethics trial

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

More than a year after shocking allegations emerged about Duke University’s lacrosse team, prosecutor Mike Nifong was back in court Tuesday — this time, as the defendant.

Rachel Weisz Has LOVELY BONES!

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

According to both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, those rumors we’ve been hearing for the last week or so are true: Rachel Weisz is set to star as the mother of the dead girl who is the center of THE LOVELY BONES, Peter Jackson’s new film.

This is an exceptional adaptation of a great book, and I’m dying to see what Jackson makes of it. This is a hell of a first step in casting, and I’m sure it’ll be exciting to see who else joins the production in the weeks ahead.