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‘Superman’ Reboot a Go, First Details Are Out

“Superman” is getting a reboot and Warner Bros. is working very fast on the project: it already has a director, a producer and a writer. All in all, things are looking up. Though only last week word got out that Darren Aronofsky (“Requiem for a Dream,” “Pi” and “The Wrestler&...

5 October 2010
06:32 GMT

‘Spider-Man’ Updates: New Love Interest, Villain, Cast

Sony Pictures is working hard to bring “Spider-Man,” the reboot, on the silver screen, changing everything about the film as compared to the previous 3 installments, from the leading lady to the villain. New details on these are out. As fans must already know – and as we also informed you a while ba...

4 October 2010
05:15 GMT

Ridley Scott’s 2 ‘Alien’ Movies Are Too Expensive, Not Happening

Earlier this month, word got out that, for the upcoming 2 “Alien” movies, director Ridley Scott was looking to get Gemma Arterton for the lead. Now, it turns out, he may not be able to do the pics at all. Scott announced a while back that he was making not one, but two prequels to the legendary “Ali...

2 October 2010
07:15 GMT

Darren Aronofsky to Direct Superman Reboot

Four years after the box office disaster that was the reboot “Superman Returns,” Warner Bros. is again considering a reboot to the legendary franchise – and has just the man to do it in director Darren Aronofsky. Reports in the blogosphere say that several directors are being considered for the job ...

29 September 2010
10:42 GMT

Ridley Scott Wants Gemma Arterton for New ‘Alien’ Movies

Famous director Ridley Scott is currently working on two new “Alien” movies, now that reboots and prequels have literally become tradition in Hollywood. He’s also looking for a female lead – and has settled on Gemma Arterton.The British beauty, who’s already been in a James Bond film and...

7 September 2010
09:31 GMT

Andrew Garfield Talks About the New ‘Spider-Man’ Film

After much contradictory statements and (presumably) lots of debate, the fourth “Spider-Man” film will finally happen, even if it marks a departure from the three previous flicks. Andrew Garfield takes on the role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man and is happy to finally see his dream come true. This is litera...

7 September 2010
06:11 GMT

Neat Freebies Do Cool Tricks (3)

When you restart your computer is not only the system that reboots, but your work also gets interrupted for the time Windows takes to re-load. Having all the windows you were working with open automatically after a system restart would be a great feature in Windows. Microsoft has not yet implemented such an option w...

3 August 2010
17:01 GMT

Andrew Garfield Gets Only $500,000 for New Spider-Man Film

A few days ago, Sony announced that it was going forward with a “Spider-Man” reboot, thus ditching all plans of making a fourth film in the previous franchise with Tobey Maguire, which was officially dead. Since this was a reboot, a fresh face was also needed and it was found in British actor Andrew Garfi...

8 July 2010
05:38 GMT

Andrew Garfield Is the New Peter Parker in ‘Spider-Man’

After much talk and even more speculation as to the direction the “Spider-Man” franchise may take in the fourth film, at the beginning of this year, it was announced that the installment would not be made. As usual, things changed – and fans should now be happy to learn that a fourth movie is schedu...

2 July 2010
05:15 GMT

Adrien Brody Slept in the Jungle While Shooting ‘Predators’

When Adrien Brody’s involvement in the Robert Rodriguez-produced “Predator” reboot, “Predators,” fans of the genre and of the franchise were skeptic he had what it takes to pull it off. At the same time, critics said that, in accepting the offer, Brody was blowing away his chances at eve...

21 June 2010
11:16 GMT

‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Kills at the Box Office with $32 Million

Prior to release, “Nightmare on Elm Street,” the reboot to the 1984 cult classic, was showered with mostly negative reviews, with many a critic saying that the film should have been left alone. Despite such unflattering media attention, the slasher still managed to make a killing at the box office, with t...

3 May 2010
11:14 GMT

‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reviews Say Reboot Is Major Bore

When Platinum Dunes announced it had started work on a reboot of the classic 1984 “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” fans were skeptic, to say the least. Hollywood does have a tendency to ruin all good things in the past, they said, and chances were high the same would happen with this film too. Then hype start...

30 April 2010
06:00 GMT

First Look at Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Predators’

Fans of the “Predator” franchise were a bit taken aback when legendary director Robert Rodriguez announced that he would personally see to a reboot of the franchise. Subsequent announcements that Adrien Brody and Laurence Fishbourne had been cast in the film were welcomed with suspicion and even sneers. F...

16 March 2010
11:54 GMT

Matt Damon Talks Fourth Bourne Film

The fourth Bourne film has been subject to countless rumors over the years, with many movie insiders even saying that chances are it will never happen. This seemed to be confirmed when director Paul Greengrass left the franchise and was soon followed by Matt Damon himself. Now, the actor is saying the film will happe...

2 February 2010
02:12 GMT

Adrien Brody Throws Away Oscar Chance with ‘Predators’

Adrien Brody, star of Polanski’s Oscar-winning “The Pianist,” has been cast as the lead in “Predators,” Robert Rodriguez' reboot of the 1987 classic horror film that starred Arnold Schwarzenegger. As surprising a move on behalf of 20th Century Fox as that was, it will perhaps also l...

8 October 2009
10:48 GMT

Adrien Brody Cast in ‘Predators’

Famed director Robert Rodriguez is currently setting the wheels in motion for a “Predator” reboot. All details are in place, and production is believed to start in the coming weeks. In what Variety deems one of the most surprising moves in recent times, a main star has also been found for the remake in th...

7 October 2009
12:04 GMT

Danny Trejo Cast in Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Predators’

Famed director Robert Rodriguez is currently ironing out details for a reboot of the 1987 classic “Predator” film, which he will both write and direct. As of now, not many details on the production have yet been made available, save for rumors that Arnold Schwarzenegger might be convinced to do a cameo. D...

29 September 2009
03:57 GMT

X11 - My Mac OS X Reboot Hero

It was a matter of time before I had again done the stupid thing of accidentally hitting the Return/Enter key right after installing a program that required a system reboot. However, this time around, a little something called X11 came to the rescue, and saved all my precious work. Here's a geeky story with a ge...

28 September 2009
06:26 GMT

‘Fast & Furious’ Director to Helm ‘Highlander’ Reboot

They often say – movie critics in particular – that Hollywood turns to classic films whenever it lacks inspiration for a new project, and this happens quite often actually. This is why remakes, reboots and sequels are so popular, with many a major movie studio constantly looking for franchises to bring ba...

24 September 2009
03:24 GMT

System Power Management

Despite our everyday work, everyone needs a break, even computers. Saving energy is also important. I know that, when you have a deadline, and you’re only halfway done, the energy-saving issue is the least to worry about. But there are applications that can help save energy and start freshly at the same time. W...

23 September 2009
14:31 GMT

Robert Downey Jr. to Be the Next Lestat Vampire

As “The Twilight Saga” has showed on the silver screen and series like “True Blood” demonstrated on TV, nothing sells better these days than vampire stories. Universal Pictures is paying attention to what fans want to see, which is why it has come up with the idea of returning to Anne Rice&rsq...

17 August 2009
10:45 GMT

Rumor Mill: Lara Croft Set to Get Another Tomb Raider Reboot

One of the most popular and alluring video game characters is the lovely Lara Croft, the heroine of Eidos' Tomb Raider franchise. From her pixelated debut back in the 1990s to her high-definition glory in the latest Tomb Raider Underworld, Lara has always managed to guarantee some reasonable sales for the Europe...

13 July 2009
16:41 GMT

Use Phone to Shut Down System

Some of my mates here opine that there is nothing more trivial than a system shutdown piece of software. They say that in the case of this type of software developers have beaten every logical path and covered all they needed and wanted. Indeed, there are such programs that are capable of performing shutdown, reboot,...

12 June 2009
10:53 GMT

Tony Scott Confirms ‘Alien’ Prequel

Not long ago, Fox Co-Chairman Tom Rothman was telling the media a new “Alien” movie was in the works, much to the delight of fans worldwide. At the time, Rothman could not offer too many details on the production but, luckily, Collider got a hold of Tony Scott, producer, director and brother of original &...

1 June 2009
11:05 GMT

Ridley Scott Returns to ‘Alien’ Franchise with Reboot

With Robert Rodriguez now hammering away at bringing back one of the most dreadful creatures to have ever come from space, with the “Predator” reboot, speculation has started to build up regarding another killer of the kind. Ridley Scott, the original director of the 1979 “Alien” movie, is now...

28 April 2009
11:22 GMT

‘Twilight’ Star Kellan Lutz for ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’

On April 16, 2010, the brand new, reinvented “Nightmare on Elm Street,” bringing back the dreaded dream killer Freddy Krueger, is coming to the big screen. Alongside Jackie Earle Haley as Krueger, the reboot will also bring to fans a “Twilight” star in the person of Kellan Lutz, granted negoti...

25 April 2009
05:45 GMT

Robert Rodriguez Working on ‘Predator’ Reboot, ‘Machete’

Earlier reports that famed director Robert Rodriguez was looking to reboot the classic 1987 “Predator” film have just been confirmed by Variety. Not only will Rodriguez helm the reboot, but he’ll be doing so based on his own script. At the same time, he will also be co-directing a long feature film ...

24 April 2009
12:37 GMT

Doom 4 Is Not a Reboot, Not a Sequel

Everyone thought that the Doom movie was a flop. Most of those who played Doom 3 said it was a good shooter which, while offering the scares and demons the series is known for, didn't impress at all.So, the Doom franchise really needs to draw fans back in and id Software, the developer of the series, is betting ...

16 April 2009
04:11 GMT

5 Old-School Apps Running on Windows 7 - Part IV

PowerOffTurning off your computer at a specific time of the day is nothing new today, but back in the day this used to be something pretty cool. You no longer had to stay up late wait for a job to finish in order to turn off the machine or reboot it for some settings to take effect. And in 1999 PowerOff brought these...

23 March 2009
13:01 GMT

‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot Gets Release Date

Precisely one month ago, Platinum Dunes was saying that a new Freddy Krueger film was almost impossible to bring to the silver screen, although it was also promising that a reboot would be taking place in the near future. Coming to prove that sooner is always better than later, Warner Bros has just announced a releas...

5 March 2009
11:26 GMT

Platinum Dunes Working on ‘Friday the 13th’ Sequel

“Friday the 13th” recently opened in US theaters, bringing the most death-defying slasher of all times, Jason Voorhees, back to life on the silver screen again. Now, Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema are considering doing a sequel to the most recent film, one that would represent a new approach to the no...

27 February 2009
08:34 GMT

Writer Kevin Williamson on Board for ‘Scream’ Trilogy

Earlier last month, reports came swirling in that a forth “Scream” movie was in the making at Dimension Films, although no specifics were offered at the time. Now, it seems that a possible reboot of the franchise is currently underway, with original writer Kevin Williamson at the helm, according to a leak...

24 February 2009
10:56 GMT

Platinum Dunes Having Issues with ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboot

Remakes or reboots are such a common occurrence in Hollywood these days, that one rarely makes the headlines anymore. However, things stand a bit differently with the original slasher / horror film, as it’s often called, “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” as talk of a reboot has not yet ceased to tire fan...

3 February 2009
10:59 GMT

Useful List of Mac OS X Shortcuts

One of the most important features of an operating system is its capability of helping you get your job done in as less time as possible. The keyboard shortcuts are the ones that will maximize your speed of completing any given task and OS X is one OS that has plenty of them.Keyboard shortcuts have been a constant in...

1 February 2009
02:51 GMT

Mac Pro Reboot-On-Wake Issue Silently Fixed

Early Mac Pro adopters have long complained about this sleep issue they've been experiencing with their systems. Apple's discussion forums were filled with complaints of a reboot-on-wake issue that bugged Mac Pro owners who were desperately looking for a fix. "Folk medicine" worked for a while, but the bug ...

1 April 2008
13:15 GMT

Microsoft: 3 Ways to Save Vista from SP1 Update Induced Infinite Reboot Loop

On February 12, 2008, as a part of the company's monthly patch cycle, Microsoft made available update 937287, a prerequisite item for the deployment of Windows Vista Service Pack 1. The update impacted the Windows Vista installation software feature, namely the operating system's component designed to manag...

26 February 2008
05:25 GMT


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