Well, the movie industry doesn't mind that audiences are returning to theaters in droves during a recession. It's obviously good news all around. But David Poland debunks the NYT's recession "hype." While the studios may have been smart enough to not only give the audiences what they want but market...

Though Charlie’s Angels and Big Fish screenwriter John August’s web pilot The Remnants was beloved by fans and NTV Station alike, as of this writing August says the series is more or less dead in the water.  This week, he addressed the outpouring of positive fan response on his blo...

John August is that rare thing in the arts. He’s an established professional with a back catalogue of accomplished works who we can still single out as one to watch. For my money, August’s work just keeps getting better and better, and his directorial debut The Nines was like a second de...

It’s starting to look like Tim Burton and Johnny Depp just don’t know how to quit each other as there are solid rumors that both are mulling yet another film together. The pair are considering an adaptation of Dark Shadows - a “Gothic soap opera” that ran from 1966 to 1971. T...

It may sound queer, but John August never realized that one could be a screenwriter. No, August spent his formative years in Colorado, where he churned out fantastical short stories, which he continued penning while studying journalism. A certain script, however, changed all that: It wasn’t un...

Perhaps to avoid confusions and comparisons to the 1996 blockbuster Kazaam, which starred the hilarious Shaquille O’Neal and was thoroughly snubbed by the Oscars that year, the new Captain Marvel project is being renamed. Those intrepid hounds over at IESB are reporting that the name will be m...