So here we have yet another product of the Hollywood fascination with “accidentally overdosing”. Haim was a relatively talented actor as a kid, and had a string of hit movies in the late 80’s and early 90’s including: The Lost Boys, Watchers, Silver Bullet, and Dream A little Dream. He achieved success with his cohort Corey Feldman in just about all of the above named movies, they were often known as “The Corey’s”. Haim had trouble with drugs as a result of being thrown in to the limelight at a relatively early age, being subjected to pot, cocaine, and alcohol by the time he was a young teenager. He was also known to be one of the biggest heartthrobs to teeny-boppers in the 80’s and 90’s. Haim passed away in his apartment with his mother at his side because he had been sick for a few days prior. Corey Feldman appeared on Larry King Live on Wednesday saying “”very destitute, very broke,” had no car and few friends.

“At the end of the day, Larry, where were all these people the last 10 years, the last 15 years of Corey’s life?” asked Feldman, also 38. “Where were all these people to lend a hand out, to reach out to him and say, you know, you’re a legend, you’re – you’re an amazingly talented, wonderful person who’s really never gone out of his way to hurt anybody other than himself?”
Haim had suffered a drug-related stroke about 10 years ago due to his addictions. It’s too bad that here we have another talented, young actor that was totally consumed by prescription (and other) drugs. R.I.P.!

-Lazy Idiot-

So what’s the deal here, really? Well according to Wikipedia, it is going to be a re-boot of the Spider-Man franchise. I’m not sure what to think about this, especially because they want it to take place when Peter Parker is still in high school. Originally, Spider-Man 4 was to include the Lizard, and the Vulture as at least 2 of Spider-Man’s villainous foes, but now it is unclear who will be featured now that the original script has been thrown in file 13.   Sam Raimi claimed that he backed out of the project due to time constraints, not sure that he would be able to deliver the film for a May 2011 release date. There is no hint yet at who will be portraying Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, or any other characters, but one thing is clear, get ready for a whole new Spider-Man experience (good or bad). Maybe this means that Sam Raimi could team up with Bruce Campbell again for a new Evil Dead movie????? How awesome would that be?!…….. On a related note, there is also some buzz floating around that there will be a Venom spin-off movie slated for 2012 as well. Venom is reportedly going to be portrayed as an anti-hero instead of outright villain, which makes no sense to me at all (because he loves to destroy just about everything). There seems to be a script written already, but it is apparently being re-written to adhere to the new idea of Venom being an anti-hero. This should be an interesting take, especially because Stan Lee has agreed to even star in a cameo role. I guess we shall see what this brings to the table for an altered Marvel universe.

-Lazy Idiot-

AMELIA

STARRING: Hillary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor

PLOT: Amelia Earhart, a Kansas girl, discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23, and within 12 years has progressed to winning the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, an adventure that catapults her into aviation myth. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}

This movie looks like a biopic flick about the life and mysterious disappearance of Amelia Earhart. It also looks as if they have inter-twined a love story in the mix as well. It may prove to be a tearjerker for all you that are in to that sort of movie.

-Lazy Idiot-