Good news for you A-TEAM fans out there

6 comments January 28th, 2009

Apparently the movie is back in green light territory. Joe Carnahan, who directed the so-so SMOKING ACES and the excellent NARC, will be sitting in the director’s chair, with brothers Ridley and Tony Scott and original A-TEAM producer Stephen J. Cannell handling producing duties.

Here’s a bit from the Hollywood Reporter report…

Carnahan seems like an ideal candidate for  A-TEAM which told the adventures of a group of US Army Special Forces who are on the run for a crime they didn’t commit. The team included Hannibal, the leader whose favorite line was “I love it when plan comes together; Face, a ladies man; Howling Mad Murdock, an unstable pilot; and B.A. Baracus, the surly muscle (B.A. stands for “Bad Attitude”). 

And here, in case you’ve forgotten the glory that is THE A-TEAM, here’s the opening from the TV show.

 

Sidenote: I once interviewed Mr. T over the phone, and he was hilarious. The guy never stopped chuckling or cracking jokes for the entire interview.

Children of the …

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Anothe great post over at Turner Classic Movies’ Movie Morlocks page: Rhsmith examines the timeless film phenonmenon of ultra-creepy children, then goes on to discuss how kids — innocent, cute as a button kids — can be pretty creepy in real life, too.

Bad special effects. Bad, bad special effects!

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Yesterday, I posted a link to the list of the best 50 special effects shots of all time, courtesy of the Den of Geeks. Today, here’s a link to the other side of the coin — the “Top 24 Worst Special Effects of All Time” from the same site.

Once again, they’re good choices — including shots from SUPERMAN and JAWS. If you’ve seen the movies dozens of times (like me), you’ll know exactly which shots they’re talking about.