A 'Boondock Saints' Prequel TV Series Is In The Works
A Boondock Saints TV series is in the works from Boondock Saints writer-director Troy Duffy. It'll be a prequel tracing the MacManus twins' origins.
Read MoreA Boondock Saints TV series is in the works from Boondock Saints writer-director Troy Duffy. It'll be a prequel tracing the MacManus twins' origins.
Read MoreEven by cult film standards, Troy Duffy's The Boondock Saints is a divisive one. Defenders love the off-kilter McManus boys and their dedication to vigilante ultraviolence; detractors (myself included) find it to be Tarantino lite without any of the master filmmaker's originality, intelligence, or soul. You need only look at the film's 17% critics' approval…
Read MoreDespite an initially awful reception both critically (19% on Rotten Tomatoes) and commercially ($30,471 domestic total gross), Troy Duffy's The Boondock Saints has become a huge cult hit over the past several years -- enough to spawn a sequel in 2009, a comic book in 2010, and a documentary about Duffy in 2003. Now the…
Read MoreWhat was it I just said earlier about today being a day for coverage of sequels nobody wants? Oh, hello there, Saw VII 3D! LionsGate is at work on what may be the final chapter in the Saw franchise (oh, who are we kidding?) with editor turned director Kevin Greutert literally chained to the wheel.…
Read MoreUPDATE: You might not have looked closely at the logos at the end of the trailer, but Anne Thompson reports that the new company Apparition has picked up the film for distribution. That's how you'll see it (or not) on October 30. Please, spend a few moments considering that the same company is releasing this,…
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