Brief History

A Brief History Of The Remake Of The Crow That Just Can’t Seem To Fly

Miramax FilmsIt’s deliciously fitting that The Crow is a movie about resurrection, because the planned remake of Alex Proyas’ 1994… Read More

Precedents for ‘The Interview’: A Brief History of Hollywood’s Political Self-Censorship

Sony Pictures“For some, theaters were a place to shelter from the troubles of the world, but they were also where… Read More

A Brief History of Hollywood Trying to Gather Up the Grains to Make a ‘Sandman’ Movie

VertigoDoes the world need another superhero movie? Well, if it’s a sorta superhero movie based on the works of Neil… Read More

A Brief History Of Wondering Who the Hell Is Going to Play ‘Doctor Strange’

MarvelIf only Marvel could conjure up some kind of magic - perhaps while someone wears a cape - to create… Read More

A Brief History of Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Biopic That Just Can’t Compute

HBORemember way, way back in 2012, when it seemed as if we were due to get not one, but two… Read More

A Brief History of the Slow Lurch of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ to the Big Screen

QuickBooksThe last time we covered the apparently-always-gestating big screen version of Seth Grahame-Smith’s send-up of the classic Jane Austen novel… Read More

A Brief History of the Search for an ‘Ant-Man’ Director

MarvelOriginally, the Ant-Man movie didn’t need a director. There was no search to be launched, no shortlist, no dream team,… Read More

Maple Nightmares: A Brief History of Canadian Horror in 5 Freaky Films

Universal PicturesCanada is a scary place. I know that may be hard to believe given its reputation south of the… Read More

A Brief History of Pixar’s Eye-Popping 3D Re-Releases

Fans of Pixar and its particular brand of charming and widely appealing animated outings might be stuck waiting longer than… Read More