There's now a teaser trailer for the Donnie Darko unauthorizedish "sequel," which is going direct to DVD in April, as it probably should: If this teaser could speak to us, it would say: "Remember the sister? No, not Maggie Gyllenhaal,... CONTINUE READING LET'S GET PUMPED ABOUT DONNIE DARKO 2! JK!»
Posted on February 4, 2009 in Backlashes, Sequels
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Tags: Donnie Darko | S. Darko
We got an email to tips last night about a website that purported to prove there was a "real Donnie Darko" whose life story had been ripped off by Richard Kelly, and would also allow angered and disheartened fans to... CONTINUE READING WILL THE REAL DONNIE DARKO PLEASE SIT DOWN»
Posted on June 27, 2008 in Feuds
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Tags: Donnie Darko | Richard Kelly
Last week, I made the unpopular statement that I think Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko, Southland Tales) is bad at making movies. Obviously, we are all entitled to our opinion, but based on some of the comments received, I am a... CONTINUE READING IN DEFENSE OF DONNIE DARKO?»
Posted on May 19, 2008 in Letter From The Editor
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Tags: Donnie Darko | Jake Gyllenhaal | Richard Kelly
The blogs today are all about director Richard Kelly's denial of any involvement in the sequel to Donnie Darko and his sensual seduction over the soundtrack to his new film, The Box. Says Kelly, "We're starting to work with a... CONTINUE READING SORRY TO RUIN YOUR COY PARADE, RICHARD KELLY»
Posted on May 12, 2008 in Music Related Content
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Tags: Arcade Fire | Donnie Darko | Public Apologies | Richard Kelly | S. Darko | The Box
S. Darko, a sequel to the kinda good but overrated 2001 cult movie Donnie Darko starts filming next week, without the participation of original writer/director Richard Kelly. And fans are overreacting accordingly with a useless petition to stop production. The... CONTINUE READING WHY CAN'T THE DONNIE DARKO SEQUEL BE ABOUT PATRICK SWAYZE? OR SMURFS?»
Posted on May 9, 2008 in Sequels
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Tags: Donnie Darko | Patrick Swayze | S. Darko | Smurfs
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