Lexi Alexander (director of Green Street Hooligans) is finally back on the scene with Punisher: War Zone. Maybe the director will bring an interesting feminine edge to all those violent action scenes.

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I feel like the remake trend may be going too far after seeing the trailer below for Prom Night.

What was wrong with the old one? All you needed back then was a pun-ful poster and you were set.

Now you gotta set it in a fancy hotel and bring in “teens” who are way too old to pass as high schoolers. The 2008 version looks like a cross between Scream, Carrie, and a CW soap. And why oh why is one of my fave actors from “The Wire” Idris Elba associating himself with this tacky remake?

And what’s this now? Michael Bay, the mastermind behind the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes, is producing a Friday the 13th remake starring Jared Padalecki.

Casting him isn’t that surprising since he’s already starred in the horror remake of House of Wax. So he knows how to play stupid and aloof really well.

But sheesh, can we call a truce on the 80s horror remakes.

The last episode of “The Wire” ever aired yesterday. And I have to say, it was pretty satisfying without wrapping up every storyline in a neat little bow.

Spoiler Alert!!
That big fat lying newspaper man, Scott Templeton got called out, though not entirely punished for his lies. Slim Charles handled some bizness. And Marlo had to give up the crown.

Unfortunately, Herc, who got canned for losing an undercover camcorder, is still snitching to Leavey. Why give the number of a drug dealer that you wanna bring down (aka Marlo) to the cops and then at the same time sabotage the case in court by tattling to said drug dealer’s lawyer?! That character is a tool shed.

I shed a single tear for the end of “natural po-lice” McNulty. What’s he gonna do now, huh?

UPDATE: Get answers and thoughts of the finale from the horse’s mouth (David Simon) on Salon. Follow the speculation and episode convo at Slate for a laugh as well.