• Sequel Bits: 'Transformers 4', 'Hangover III', 'Monsters University', 'Sin City', 'The Muppets'

    Watch out, Texas: Michael Bay's Autobots and Decepticons are coming to destroy your towns. Also after the jump: Woman in Black: Angels of Death adds two young Brit stars Sorry romcom fans, Bridget Jones 3 isn't coming anytime soon Transformers 4 continues casting; Bay talks character redesigns Ray Liotta chats about the Sin City and The Muppets sequels Paul…

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  • LOL: The Worst Movies Of 2012 Review Themselves

    Many fans consider 2012 to be one of the best years for film in a long time. We've had great popcorn movies, huge epics, mind-melting indies and new films from some of the best filmmakers around. But every year has some stinkers and as good as 2012 has been, it's probably been equally as bad…

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  • Remake Bits: Bradley Cooper Offered 'A Star Is Born', Marianne Jean-Baptiste Joins 'Robocop', Was China Behind 'Total Recall' Setting Change?

    Beyonce's been attached to the remake of A Star is Born since even before Clint Eastwood signed on to direct in January 2011, but in that time the male lead's been a revolving door of A-list talent. Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, and Tom Cruise have all been rumored or…

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  • Reboot Bits: Kevin Eastman Talks 'Ninja Turtles;' Jean-Claude Van Damme Wants In On 'Bloodsport,' Plus 'Masters Of The Universe,' 'Total Recall'

    Remakes have become so common that barely a day goes by without updates on projects that seek to revitalize or reuse proven or existing stories. Today the list of remake news involves a couple of '80s action mainstays talking about new versions of their old fims, and a couple other odds and ends. Kevin Eastman…

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  • Is 'Total Recall' The Least Essential Film Of The Summer?

    In yet another year brimming with sequels, prequels, remakes, reimaginings, and reboots, it's all too easy to complain about Hollywood's lack of creativity. It's also inaccurate. The Dark Knight Rises may be a threequel based on a comic book, but it's also an exhilarating, thoughtful realization of one auteur's vision. 21 Jump Street may very…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 196 - Total Recall (GUEST: Matt Singer From Criticwire)

    This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam muse on the pleasures of space jail, ponder the virtues of a filmic canon, and explain why Total Recall represents everything that's wrong with cinema today. Special guest Matt Singer joins us from Criticwire and Filmspotting: SVU. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a…

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  • 'Total Recall' Review: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

    "Grim 'n' gritty" is the roiling cloud that settled over the comics industry after Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns became a runaway success. Like a resolute storm front, it has moved on to menace other media. Miller used grim as satire, and gritty as provocation, but for so many others they're empty buzzwords, dull…

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  • 'Total Recall' Theatrical Trailer: Same Story, Super Size Scope

    Everything you thought you know might not be what it seems. That's both true in the world of Total Recall and regarding your previous thoughts on the movie. Sony just released a brand new trailer for the Len Wiseman directed August 3 remake starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel and it's filled with so many epic…

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  • On Set Interview: Director Len Wiseman Talks 'Total Recall'

    On August 10th 2011, I visited the Toronto set of Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake (read my report of the experience here). After the jump you can read a transcript of an on-set interview with director Len Wiseman alongside producer Toby Jaffe. The discussion was conducted with the roundtable of journalists on set. We talk to…

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  • Over 45 Things We Learned On The Set Of Len Wiseman's 'Total Recall'

    On August 10th 2011, I traveled to Toronto and visited the set of Len Wiseman's Total Recall remake.  The movie was shot at Pinewood Toronto Studios, the same studio where Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Universal's The Thing remake were filmed. I was on set two thirds of the way through filming. After the…

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