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Joe Eszterhas To Script a Reboot of ‘Basic Instinct’ for Amazon MGM/United Artists

©Courtesy of Carolco Pictures  Eighty-year-old Joe Eszterhas, who wrote the screenplay for Basic Instinct back in 1992, has just made a $4 million deal with Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists to write what has been termed an “anti-woke” reboot of the classic film, which has been described as a sexually explicit riff on Alfred…

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop to Premiere October 2 on Icon

RoboCop fans are looking forward to a four-part documentary series about the creation of the iconic sci-fi thriller from the 1980s. Titled RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop, the series will premiere on the UK’s Icon Film Channel on October 2. A Blu-ray Collector’s Edition will be released on December 18, with a TVOD/EST version two…

At 85, Paul Verhoeven Plans Two New Films: ‘Young Sinner’ and ‘Sans Compter’

Age is not slowing Paul Verhoeven. The 85-year-old Dutch-born director of such sci-fi hits as RoboCop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct is working on two new films. The first, Young Sinner, has been described as an “erotic political thriller” set in Washington DC. It narrates the story of a Congressional staffer who is “drawn into…

Film Review – ‘Benedetta’ is a Mesmerizing Portrait of Religion, Romance, and Fervor

There are few things in this world that are as universal and influential as religion. Innumerable faiths have different visions of what a deity might look like, but many espouse fierce devotion and lifelong penitence for actions in front of an all-powerful being capable of eternal judgment. Countless wars have been started in the name…