Slapshot, released in 1977 and starring Paul Newman, is one of the best, if not the best, sports films ever made.  And now, it’s being re-made.  Okay, Vince, let’s settle down here.  Let’s figure out who’s involved before we do anything rash…

Peter Steinfeld (“21″) is penning the script, with Dean Parisot on to direct.  When Steinfeld took the writing job and spoke about it last summer, Internet pundits were critical of the notion of updating a favorite sports film. Yet such nostalgic resistance certainly did not hurt The Longest Yard, remake, a global hit that grossed far more than the original.  Parisot last helmed a remake of another comedy “Fun With Dick and Jane.” [Variety]

21 was one of the most insanely mediocre piles of cinematic oatmeal I’ve ever seen. Fun with Dick and Jane was impressive only its unfunnyness.  Really, a movie as unfunny as Fun with Dick and Jane is an achievement.  Then again, maybe you’re right, Variety writer guy.  I mean, hardly a day goes by that I don’t hear someone say, “Hey, you know what was a great flick? That remake of The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler.” or “That Longest Yard remake is my favorite movie ever,” or “Call me crazy, but for my money, compared to that remake of The Longest Yard, Citizen Kane looks like child porn.”

Leatherheads and pretty much everything else tanked this weekend, with nothing grossing more than $20 million on the worst weekend of 2008. 

21 stayed on top with $15.1 million, Leatherheads debuted at number 2 with $13.4, Nim’s Island earned $13.3, followed by Horton Hears a Who at $9.1, and The Ruins with $7.8.

Leatherheads didn’t look that great, but doesn’t deserve the bomb reputation when so many other turds are so much worse.  Poor Clooney, it must suck to be a fabulously wealthy model-banging international playboy with a dark eyes, a soothing voice, and masculine features that only improve with age.  Uh, I mean, GRR, FOOTBALL MOVIES!  …I bet his skin smells really nice.

Source: RopeofSilicon

This is the international trailer for 21.  I posted another trailer for it earlier, but this one has more footage.

Starring Kevin Spacey and directed by Robert Luketic – who also directed Legally Blonde, Monster-in-Law*, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, and, *snicker*, Titsiana Booberini, – it opens March 28. It’s based on a book called Bringing Down the House:

The fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

So let me get this straight, Hollywood would have us believe that a math club at MIT would have one Asian, Kate Bosworth, and no Indians?  I call bullshit.

*Known as Das Schweigermonster in Germany – which would’ve been a way better title than Cloverfield

I don’t always post the posters for stuff, because one of the main things I like about movies is that they take the time to shoot a bunch of still shots first, then play them back really fast to create the illusion of motion.  That said, here’s a bunch of posters.

Teeth – Story about a girl with teeth in her vagine lifted from Freud along with a poster with a tagline lifted from a Poison song. 

21 – “Hey, Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne are in this movie.  Wanna put ‘em in the poster?”  “Naw, that’s okay.”

Cloverfield – Look, it has a title now. Cool, right? Hello? Is anyone still paying attention?

Solomon Kane – You know what was a great movie? Van Helsing. We should make our poster just like theirs.  [Ed Note - I also give them bonus points for not showing James Purefoy's face, since he's the only reason I'd consider seeing this]

Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem – Is it just me, or is there a weird schlong-shaped thing in the middle of this?  What’s going on with that? Do the Japanese characters explain it? I have a Japanese character tattooed on my arm – I’m not sure what it means, but girls always seem to translate as "Dipshit".