Okay, first of all I’m not going to bash TWILIGHT because I’m self-aware enough to understand that those movies and books weren’t made for me, and at the same time are hard for me to criticize because the target audience clearly enjoys what they see. I also interviewed the director of the first TWILIGHT movie, Catherine Hardwicke, and found her to be an incredibly pleasant and insightful woman – you can see that interview below the trailer. Her updating of the Little Red Riding Hood story called RED RIDING HOOD stars Amanda Seyfried in the title role, along with Gary Oldman, Lukas Haas, Virginia Madsen, Billy Burke (from TWILIGHT), Julie Christie, Michael Shanks, Michael Hogan (from the new BATTLESTAR GALACTICA), and Shiloh Fernandez (DEADGIRL). I am interested to know what exactly happened to MAXIMUM RIDE, which was supposed to be Hardwicke’s next project after TWILIGHT… and obviously wasn’t. Check out the poster above and trailer below, and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
RED RIDING HOOD opens March 11, 2011
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And here’s my interview with director Catherine Hardwicke from the March 2009 release party of TWILIGHT on DVD.
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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
