http://www.mediawithabrain.com Media matters, but smart media more Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For fans of The Omen series (and really, who isn't?) there's good news.  Fox has announced plans to release the original film plus a box set on Blu-ray this September.  Fans will be able to purchase the original film separately, or a box set containing The Omen, Damien: ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/06/06/the-omen-unleashes-hell-on-blu-ray That's the casting choice of Mike Judge, at least.  Judge has said he'd loved to a live action version of the couch-dwellers and have it star Johhny Depp and Sean William Scott.  Sound too bizarre to be true?  Scott thought so too, but obviously doesn't rule out the ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/06/04/johhny-depp-to-star-in-live-action-beavis-and-butt-head-film While it isn't exactly official yet, there is now word that Back to the Future is coming to Blu-ray.  A recent screening near Orlando surprised fans when produced Bob Gale premiered a new digital remaster of the film.  He said the new print had been struck for the ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/06/04/back-to-the-future-comes-to-blu-ray Well, that's the verdict from Latino Review, at least.  They've reviewed a draft of the Justin Marks (Supermax, Voltron) penned Grayskull: The Masters of the Universe script and their verdict is that it's fantastic.  Really?  A fantastic script about He-Man?  The cartoon was never all that serious to ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/06/04/a-good-he-man-movie-cometh While for most people making $300,000 a year would be a nice little salary, the cast of The Simpsons wasn't satisfied with that amount per episode.  Instead, in their recent contract negotiations they asked for a $200,000 per episode raise from $300,000 to $500,000.  Instead, Fox met them ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/06/04/simpsons-cast-gets-a-raise In what might categorize for the most bizarre film news of the year, Sex and the City was not only the number one film this weekend, but by a long shot.  Taking in an estimated $55.7 million, Sex trounced Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/06/02/sex-and-the-city-stuns-at-the-box-office Beverly Hills Cop is an interesting film series.  Originally developed for Sylvester Stalone as a tough and gritty action film, when Stalone backed out Eddie Murphy backed in.  The result?  Much of the comedy in the original is improvised by Murphy, giving the series a decidedly different "feel" to ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/05/29/ratner-headed-to-beverly-hills-cop-4 Highlander may often be referred to as a "cult" hit from the 80s, but with four film sequels, a cartoon series, an anime movie, two video games, and two live action series--it's hard to argue it's not a bona fide franchise.  And while the upcoming remake of Highlander ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/05/22/five-things-the-highlander-remake-needs-to-do When everyone complained about how "dirty" Sex and the City was a few years back, when they crowed about how women simply didn't talk that much about sex, and when they said nothing like that would ever make it off HBO--the producers of Golden Girls must ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/05/12/sex-and-the-city-miami-style It's difficult to image that after twenty years the world is finally getting a new Indiana Jones film and it isn't the most hyped film of the summer.  That's the breaks, however, and instead movie fans are going ga-ga over The Dark Knight.  If you're one of these ... http://www.mediawithabrain.com/2008/05/12/two-new-dark-knight-tv-spots-feature-unseen-footage