Intro: Just like any successful movie franchise from any particular decade, there’s one unwritten rule; if it’s much loved, generated enough in box office returns, and is clearly still a relevant IP, you know what to eventually expect. Yup, that’s right movie-fans – a remake! Love em’ or loathe em’ they’re not going away anytime soon, and sometimes they can not only offer a fascinating take on the original movie but also enhance the legacy by bringing in a whole new audience. 1982’s The Thing is an incredible remake of the 1951 original, along with similarly effective fellow horror remake The Fly from 1986. Also, more recently we’ve had gems such as Martin Scorsese’s The Departed, the hugely popular A Star is Born and, of course, The Wicker Man. Okay, maybe not that particular example, but Nicolas Cage randomly punching people in a bear suit has to hold some value to movie-fans,...
- 8/1/2023
- by Adam Walton
- JoBlo.com
Regulars on the Farscape subreddit will already know that Owen Davies has completed his epic AI Remaster Project, releasing all 88 episodes – plus the two-part Peacekeeper Wars miniseries – to YouTube in 4K.
Upscaling the existing Farscape 15th Anniversary Blu-ray footage was undertaken using the commercially available Topaz Video AI software. However, Davies – who works as a Freelance digital designer/multimedia developer – balks at referring to it as a mere “upscale.” A lot of highly technical preparation is done on the Blu-ray footage, such as sharpening the image, correcting the contrast, and retouching the color grading to take it with a breath of a full remaster.
All in all, the process has taken him four to five hours per episode and I challenge you to find fault with the results in this side-by-side comparison video:
Davies held an Ama on YouTube where he explained that the Farscape AI Remaster Project hasn’t...
Upscaling the existing Farscape 15th Anniversary Blu-ray footage was undertaken using the commercially available Topaz Video AI software. However, Davies – who works as a Freelance digital designer/multimedia developer – balks at referring to it as a mere “upscale.” A lot of highly technical preparation is done on the Blu-ray footage, such as sharpening the image, correcting the contrast, and retouching the color grading to take it with a breath of a full remaster.
All in all, the process has taken him four to five hours per episode and I challenge you to find fault with the results in this side-by-side comparison video:
Davies held an Ama on YouTube where he explained that the Farscape AI Remaster Project hasn’t...
- 4/20/2023
- by James Hoare
- The Companion
In the tradition of Blair Witch, writer-director Julian Grant’s (RoboCop: Prime Directives) found-footage The Cropsey Incident fixes on a group of social justice activists that come face to face with a supernatural urban legend while investigating a series of gruesome ritual murders. Rinska Carrasco Prestinary, Terry Bell, Brandon Galatz and Hannah Phelps star. Based on […]...
- 8/21/2017
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Detroit's silver-plated cop returns to the big screen this week rebooted with a sleek black suit and The Killing's Joel Kinnaman on leading man duties. Though Paul Verhoeven's 1987 original is the most well-known incarnation of the character, he stretches far beyond movies into TV, video games and comic books.
Digital Spy takes a look back through the RoboCop video archives below...
RoboCop (1987)
With a B-movie premise, a relatively tight budget and a director in Paul Verhoeven who'd never made a movie in Hollywood before, the odds were stacked against the original RoboCop from the start. However, Verhoeven and writers Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner managed to inject the film with great action, memorable one-liners and a cutting satirical edge that commented on American culture. We'd buy that for a dollar!
RoboCop: The Animated Series (1988)
Let's face it, RoboCop is a seriously cool character that appeals to a...
Digital Spy takes a look back through the RoboCop video archives below...
RoboCop (1987)
With a B-movie premise, a relatively tight budget and a director in Paul Verhoeven who'd never made a movie in Hollywood before, the odds were stacked against the original RoboCop from the start. However, Verhoeven and writers Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner managed to inject the film with great action, memorable one-liners and a cutting satirical edge that commented on American culture. We'd buy that for a dollar!
RoboCop: The Animated Series (1988)
Let's face it, RoboCop is a seriously cool character that appeals to a...
- 2/5/2014
- Digital Spy
Robocop Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish Set Photos. The Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish RoboCop (2013) set photos are from a Jose Padilha directed film. The set photos feature what the new Robocop suit will look like along with the police cruisers. The dark armor reminds me of the second Robocop from the Robocop: Prime Directives TV mini-series. The Joel Kinnaman, [...]
Continue reading: Robocop (2013): Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish Set Photos...
Continue reading: Robocop (2013): Joel Kinnaman, Abbie Cornish Set Photos...
- 9/15/2012
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
The Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival has landed screenplay and comic book writer Joseph O’Brien as a special guest judge for its screenplay competition. O’Brien, now in post production on his feature film directorial debut The Devil’s Mile, which he also wrote, has written or co-written numerous genre projects in a variety of mediums, including the Robocop: Prime Directives TV mini-series and the Revolution on the Planet of the Apes comic book mini-series. He’s also… More...
- 5/29/2012
- by HorrorNews.net
- Horror News
Joining the ranks of Peter Weller, Robert John Burke ("RoboCop 3"), Richard Eden (the shortlived Canadian TV series), David Sobolov (the animated series "RoboCop: Alpha Commando") and Page Fletcher (the mini-series "RoboCop: Prime Directives"), Joel Kinnaman is now the latest actor to put on the metal helmet as Deadline confirms he will be the next RoboCop in the upcoming reboot.
It was just over a week ago that an offer was floated to the "Snabba Cash," "Safe House" and "The Killing" star and he has signed on the dotted line, marking his first big Hollywood tentpole. It's not the first time Kinnaman has flirted with a major studio project as Steven Soderbergh eyed him for his aborted "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." while David Dobkin had cast him in "Arthur & Lancelot" before Warner Bros. pulled the plug. But this project looks to be on more solid ground, with MGM developing this for the past little while,...
It was just over a week ago that an offer was floated to the "Snabba Cash," "Safe House" and "The Killing" star and he has signed on the dotted line, marking his first big Hollywood tentpole. It's not the first time Kinnaman has flirted with a major studio project as Steven Soderbergh eyed him for his aborted "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." while David Dobkin had cast him in "Arthur & Lancelot" before Warner Bros. pulled the plug. But this project looks to be on more solid ground, with MGM developing this for the past little while,...
- 3/3/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
We've been talking about indie flick The Devil's Mile for a while now around these parts, and some good news has come our way for those looking forward to it. Read on for all the details as well as the very first still!
From the Press Release
Filming has completed on The Devil’s Mile, the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Joseph O’Brien (Robocop: Prime Directives), who most recently collaborated with filmmaker and Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudino on the screenplay for the Gudino-directed remake of Cutthroats Nine starring Mads Mikkelsen and Harvey Keitel.
“It’s been a wild ride,” says O’Brien of his first time in the director’s chair. “Guns, chases, vehicular manslaughter, demonically-resurrected murder victims, slashed throats and one seriously nasty mauling (the latter three courtesy of makeup FX maestro Allan Cooke). On top of all that we shot a vicious knock-down drag-out fight between...
From the Press Release
Filming has completed on The Devil’s Mile, the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Joseph O’Brien (Robocop: Prime Directives), who most recently collaborated with filmmaker and Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudino on the screenplay for the Gudino-directed remake of Cutthroats Nine starring Mads Mikkelsen and Harvey Keitel.
“It’s been a wild ride,” says O’Brien of his first time in the director’s chair. “Guns, chases, vehicular manslaughter, demonically-resurrected murder victims, slashed throats and one seriously nasty mauling (the latter three courtesy of makeup FX maestro Allan Cooke). On top of all that we shot a vicious knock-down drag-out fight between...
- 10/6/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Filming has completed on The Devil's Mile, the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Joseph O'Brien (Robocop: Prime Directives), who most recently collaborated with filmmaker and Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudino on the screenplay for the Gudino-directed remake of Cutthroats Nine starring Mads Mikkelsen and Harvey Keitel. Starring Maria Del Mar, Casey Hudecki, David Hayter, Samantha Wan, Amanda Joy Lim, Frank Moore, Craig Porritt and Shara Kim, the horror pic is described as "a relentlessly-paced hybrid of gritty crime thriller and Lovecraftian supernatural horror. 'The Devil's Mile' follows a trio of kidnappers who take an ill-advised detour en route to deliver their hostages -- two teenage girls -- to their mysterious and powerful employer. When they accidentally kill one of the girls during a botched escape attempt, their simmering mistrust explodes into shocking violence...."...
- 10/6/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Filming has completed on The Devil's Mile and we've got your first look at the movie below. This is the directorial debut of screenwriter Joseph O'Brien ( Robocop: Prime Directives ), who most recently collaborated with filmmaker and Rue Morgue founder Rodrigo Gudino on the screenplay for the Gudino-directed remake of Cutthroats Nine starring Mads Mikkelsen and Harvey Keitel. .It.s been a wild ride,. says O.Brien of his first time in the director.s chair. .Guns, chases, vehicular manslaughter, demonically-resurrected murder victims, slashed throats and one seriously nasty mauling (the latter three courtesy makeup FX maestro Allan Cooke). On top of all that we shot a vicious knock-down drag-out fight between Casey Hudecki and David Hayter for the climax. They just went for...
- 10/5/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Question: What does Metal Gear Solid's lead character Solid Snake have in common with Watchmen and the first two X-Men films? That's a real head scratcher, isn't it? The answer is David Hayter.
Not only does this renaissance man provide the distinctive voice for Solid Snake but he also wrote the screenplay for Watchmen and both X-Men films mentioned above. That alone is a pretty nice resume, considering the successes of the films and the fact that Hayter has voiced Solid Snake in about a dozen video games. However, Hayter also has a love of acting. And he'll get a chance to display his chops in the upcoming chiller The Devil's Mile.
Screenwriter Joseph O'Brien will be taking on the role of director for the film, helming his first feature. Maria Del Mar and Casey Hudecki co-star. Research has shown neither Del Mar or Hudecki have voiced any video game characters,...
Not only does this renaissance man provide the distinctive voice for Solid Snake but he also wrote the screenplay for Watchmen and both X-Men films mentioned above. That alone is a pretty nice resume, considering the successes of the films and the fact that Hayter has voiced Solid Snake in about a dozen video games. However, Hayter also has a love of acting. And he'll get a chance to display his chops in the upcoming chiller The Devil's Mile.
Screenwriter Joseph O'Brien will be taking on the role of director for the film, helming his first feature. Maria Del Mar and Casey Hudecki co-star. Research has shown neither Del Mar or Hudecki have voiced any video game characters,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
David Hayter (writer of X-Men , X2: X-Men United ) is heading back in front of the camera to star in The Devil's Mile . Hayter previously played the titular character in Guyver 2 and also provided the voice of Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid games. He'll star in The Devil's Mile for writer-director Joseph O'Brien ( Robocop: Prime Directives ). Maria Del Mar and newcomer Casey Hudecki will also appear in the film. Blending "gritty crime thriller" elements with "Lovecraftian supernatural horror," The Devil.s Mile follows a trio of kidnappers who take an ill-advised detour en route to deliver their hostages - two teenage girls - to their mysterious and powerful employer. When they accidentally kill one of the girls during a botched escape...
- 8/10/2011
- shocktillyoudrop.com
It’s back to the “Cube” again. Lionsgate is soliciting pitches for “Cube 3D,” according to ShockTillYouDrop. It is not clear on whether the film would be the third part of a complete reboot of the franchise. In the original 1997 science fiction horror “Cube,” the tale is about seven complete strangers with different personalities involuntarily placed into a maze full of deadly traps. The original film was directed by Vincenzo Natali (“Splice,” “Ginger Snaps”). It starred Nicole de Boer (“Stephen King’s Dead Zone,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”), Maurice Dean Wint (“RoboCop: Prime Directives,” “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”) and David Hewlett (“Stargate: Atlantis,” “Splice”). There was also a follow up 2002 sequel called, “Cube 2: Hypercube.” In this version, eight strangers need to escape the “hypercube” and discovered they are in a strange fourth dimension where the laws of physics do not apply. The film was directed by Andrzej Sekula (“The Pleasure Drivers,...
- 3/8/2011
- LRMonline.com
It's about time, we say! Rodrigo Gudiño of Rue Morgue Magazine and The Facts In the Case of Mister Hollow fame is finally cutting his teeth on his first feature film Cut Throats Nine . Rue Morgue Cinema and Someone at the Door Productions are spearheading this endeavor, a remake of the Spanish/Italian grindhouse western Condenados a vivir . Toplining the project is star Harvey Keitel ( Bad Lieutenant , From Dusk Till Dawn ), Mads Mikkelsen ( Casino Royale ) and Roy Dupuis ( La Femme Nikita ). Hell of a trio. Gudiño scripted the remake with Joseph O'Brien ( RoboCop: Prime Directives ) which, in turn, is based on a story by the original film's helmer Joaquin Romero Marchent and co-writer Santiago Moncada. Cut Throats Nine follows a wagonload of convicts as they travel...
- 10/29/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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