Devindra Hardawar

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Stories By Devindra Hardawar
  • Warner Brothers Set To Remake Chan-Wook Park's Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance

    While we may have dodged a bullet with Spielberg's Oldboy remake, it looks like another film in the Vengeance Trilogy has gotten a visit from the remake fairy. We've learned that Warner Brothers has purchased the rights to Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the first film in the trilogy. They've already tasked writing duties to one…
  • Is Pixar Socially Conservative?

    Brad Bird's The Incredibles has long had many political meanings read into it. Perhaps most controversial is how well the film lines up with Ayn Rand's objectivist movement. It's also quite popular with politically conservative types as well --- the National Review named it number two on their list of the top 25 conservative movies.…
  • Sam Mendes In Talks To Direct The Next James Bond Movie

    Well we certainly didn't see this one coming. Just yesterday, we reported that Bond 23 was put on hold due to MGM's many troubles. I figured that we wouldn't be hearing much else about the movie for some time, but now we've learned that Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Away We Go) is is negotiations to…
  • From Paris With Love Movie Trailer #2

    Following up on the earlier news about Pierre Morel (District B13, Taken) directing Dune, we now have the second trailer for his next feature, From Paris with Love. The film stars John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and concerns a young embassy worker who teams up with an unruly FBI agent to stop a terrorist…
  • Did Piracy Help X-Men Origins: Wolverine?

    Going a bit against the grain when it comes to piracy discussions, Reid Rosefelt over at the Speedcine blog makes an interesting case why Wolverine's unprecedented leak may have actually helped the film. Rosefelt compares the film's $85 million opening weekend gross against other major release openings throughout 2009, and shows that it actually doesn't…
  • New Photo From Kevin Smith's Cop Out; Hit Somebody To Shoot In 2010?

    The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly features an all new photo from Kevin Smith's Cop Out. Sharp-eyed readers may recognize Tracey Morgan's costume in the pic from our first look at the film back in June. The Playlist is also reporting that Smith's next feature, the hockey film Hit Somebody, may start filming sometime in…
  • Mothman Prophecies Director Mark Pellington To Tackle The Orphanage Remake

    An English-language remake of Juan Antonio Bayona's fantastic horror film The Orphanage has been in the works since that film's release two years ago. At first, we reported that producer Guillermo del Toro had chosen Wendigo director Larry Fessenden to helm the project, but those plans fell apart a few months after they were announced.…
  • Terrible Captain America Film On Hulu

    Albert Pyun's (Kickboxer 2 & 4) notoriously horrible Captain America is now up on Hulu. The film stars Matt Salinger as Steve Rogers/Captain America, who must save the President from his arch-nemesis Red Skull. We recommend watching with friends and beer for optimum enjoyment. I'd say we've learned a thing or two about comic book…
  • Fan Reorders Inception Trailer Footage, Speculates On Plot

    And here I thought that I have been watching the Inception trailers a bit too much. Filmmaker Jerome G. Villarin has watched the trailers so much that he took it upon himself to re-edit the footage into something that makes more sense. He also proceeds to speculate on the plot, characters, and their motivations. Needless…
  • Fox And Time Warner Play Chicken As Transmission Deadline Approaches

    If you've watched any Fox prime time shows in the past few weeks, you were probably privy to (several) public service announcements about big-bad Time Warner being mean to Fox in the playground. The ads portray Time Warner as an evil company that's trying to keep your favorite TV shows away from you, because they're…
  • LOL: James Cameron Addicted To Special Effects

    I wouldn't be bringing up yet another James Cameron-related story if it wasn't totally worth it. Earlier this month, the online sketch comedy series LandlineTV put together a hilarious look at what a drug-addicted Cameron would look like. And of course, his drug of choice is special effects. Even if you're tired of Cameron news,…
  • Several New Clips For Solomon Kane, Plus Behind The Scenes Footage

    I've been looking forward to Michael J. Bassett's Solomon Kane ever since we caught some glimpses of the sword and sorcery film back at Comic-Con. The film stars James Purefoy (Rome) as the titular Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian) character, and also includes Pete Postlethwaite and Max von Sydow among its cast.…
  • Avatar 2 May Go Off Pandora, And Other Sequel Tidbits

    Given Avatar's strong showing at the box office for the past few weekends, and that James Cameron and Fox have invested considerable amounts of blood and money in the film, you can rest assured that we're going to get a sequel (and most likely a third film to complete the trilogy). The only question now…
  • LOL: Battlestar Rhapsody

    Not too long ago, we ran a Bohemian Rhapsody parody starring The Muppets, and now we've come across another parody of the classic Queen song --- this time based on the Battlestar Galactica 'verse. It's a pretty hilarious lyrical spin on the series, and fans will find a lot to love. BSG virgins, and those…
  • Kevin Smith Discusses Why Cop Out Replaced A Couple Of Dicks

    We just recently covered the first trailer for Kevin Smith's latest film, Cop Out --- a film whose original title, A Couple of Dicks, was gathering similar controversy to Smith's previous Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Fans pushed hard for Smith to stick with the title since it was announced, but we always knew…
  • Kim Peek, The Man Who Inspired Rain Man, Dies At 58

    Though you may not know his name, Kim Peek directly inspired Dustin Hoffman's role in the Oscar-winning film Rain Man. He died from a heart attack on Saturday morning. Peek was 58, and perhaps one of the world's most famous savants. He couldn't perform basic tasks like using a light switch, but he had a…
  • Flickchart's Top 20 Films Of The Decade As Decided By Users

    I'm not nearly as in love with the social movie ranking site Flickchart as other movie fans, but I can admit that they've sort of struck gold with their concept. Not only is that movie comparison data fun to share with your friends, but it also gives the site a lot of data to explore…
  • The Karate Kid Remake Movie Trailer; Looks Surprisingly Watchable

    Consider me shocked that The Karate Kid remake starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan actually looks like it may be a fun film. We've covered the film over the past year with increasing trepidation --- especially when the studio decided to stick with the Karate Kid title instead of The Kung Fu Kid. But now…
  • Roger Ebert's Best Film Lists For 2009

    It's that time of the year again. Top ten lists are popping up everywhere (the /Filmcast's will hit next week), and the annual movie list aggro war is in full swing (it's a thing, trust me). Roger Ebert has finally unveiled his selections, and this time he's going against the grain by releasing two separate…