Bill Oduory with ten disappointing 80s comedy sequels… The 1980s marked the golden era of comedy, with timeless masterpieces like Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice, and Princess Bride coming to life in the decade. The continued widespread popularity of the many comedy films released films at the time encouraged studios to cash in by producing sequels. However, not […]
Doug Liman in talks for The Cannonball Run reboot
With Central Intelligence and Skyscraper helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber having departed the director’s chair in order to reunite with Dwayne Johnson on Red Notice, THR is reporting that Warner Bros. is now in talks with Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Edge of Tomorrow) about directing the planned reboot of the 1981 classic The Cannonball Run. […]
The Cannonball Run relaunch finds its director and writers
Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. is revving its engines on The Cannonball Run, with the studio is talks with director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence) and screenwriters Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (Night at the Museum). Described as a “relaunch” of the series rather than a remake, the new film is being produced […]
Blu-ray Review – The Cannonball Run (1981)
The Cannonball Run, 1981. Directed by Hal Needham. Starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett, Dom DeLuise, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Adrienne Barbeau, Jackie Chan, Peter Fonda, Jack Elam and Tara Buckman. SYNOPSIS: An illegal cross-country car race attracts an eclectic bunch of characters with their eyes on the prize, and they’ll do anything […]