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Disney's Tower of Terror The Feature Film?
According to "Bloody Disgusting", Walt Disney Pictures is rumored to be making yet another film based on one of their theme park attractions.    Following the footsteps of "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "The Haunted Mansion", the "...

2/11/2009 8:27 PM EDT  | Read More

Lionsgate Release New Crank 2 Poster
Lionsgate has released a new poster for the Crank sequel, Crank 2: High Voltage -- In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructib...

2/10/2009 9:38 AM EDT  | Read More

Speilberg, Dreamworks, and Disney?
The Walt Disney Company, and the Walt Disney Pictures Division specifically, are rumored to be heading for a huge deal that could be very profitable for all parties included. Steven Spielberg and his company, DreamWorks SKG, are said to be heading over to Disney a...

2/8/2009 9:25 PM EDT  | Read More

Ashley Judd Takes On Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin seems to have acquired yet another opponent when it comes to her views on wildlife.Palin is open about her support for aerial hunting of wolves, which has been a thorn in the side of many animal rights groups. Recently, Ashley Judd appeared in an ad for the Defen...

2/6/2009 10:56 AM EDT  | Read More

Dee Snider Talks Strangeland 2
Dee Snider, American musician, radio personality, actor, and director, is at it again with Strangeland: Disciple. He recently had a chance to sit down with one of FlickDirect's staff members, Marco Chacon and discuss the upcoming film.... Marco: First question: Ice-...

2/4/2009 3:46 PM EDT  | Read More

Watchmen Mobile Website
Thanks to Warner Bros., you can now have access to the "Watchmen" mobile website.  Now, you can access ringtones, trailers, wallpapers, production video blogs, and more.  You will also receive movie updates and trivia, sent directly to your phone.Simply t...

2/3/2009 10:42 PM EDT  | Read More

My Own Worst Enemy People's Choice Awards Update
As FlickDirect.com reported, the company handling People's Choice awards had a poll of the fan's favorite canceled TV shows.  Unfortunately, they didn't release the responses. As hoped, the top choice was My Own Worst Enemy, but since the findings weren't released, how...

2/2/2009 12:58 PM EDT  | Read More

Dee Snider's Strangland: Disciple Movie Puts Out National Open...
Dee Snider, frontman of heavy metal legends Twisted Sister, is set to begin production on the feature film Strangeland:  Disciple later this year, the much-anticipated follow-up to Strangeland (1998), which he wrote and starred in as antagonist Captain Howdy.  His...

2/1/2009 10:09 PM EDT  | Read More

Netflix Posts Increase In Membership During Recession
According to Variety, Netflix has reported that they have had a 45% spike in profits for their fourth quarter.Their subscriber list has grown to reach 9.4 million people, with approximately 718,000 of those joining since September.Revenue was reportedly $360 million, with pr...

1/29/2009 1:36 PM EDT  | Read More

Chronicles of Narnia Finds a Home
The third installment of the Chronicles of Narnia franchise, "Voyage of the Dawn Treader", has finally found some financial backing.20th Century Fox has stepped up and will co-finance the project, barring any snags with approval of script and shooting budget. Fox,...

1/29/2009 12:57 PM EDT  | Read More