This is BrainLog, a blog by Dan Sanderson. Older entries, from October 1999 through September 2010, are preserved for posterity, but are no longer maintained. See the front page and newer entries.

December 4, 2000

The official site of the upcoming remake of Rollerball appears to have a merchandising tie-in with Rollerball inline skates, a pre-existing company that sells skates with spherical wheels.

What do you mean, you've never heard of Rollerball? On the 1975 original starring James Caan: The Unofficial Movie Website; Salon's review of the DVD (with, it sounds like, a killer director's commentary). On the remake: Coming Attractions; Movies.com.