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The Director Dances Away From The Third Alvin And The Chipmunks Movie
Nooooo! Not “Alvin and the Chipmunks”! Why God? Why? Now that I got that out of the way, it seems that the third installment of the bafflingly popular “Alivn and the Chipmunks” series of...
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New Harry Potter Posters Give Dobby And Bellatrix Their Due
The “Harry Potter” hype machine is going all out in anticipation of the November 19th release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 1”, 3D or not. They’ve been churning out TV spots, and...
Read More »Book Review: Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide To Punks On Film
“I think people, once you put a camera on them, they just can’t help but say some stupid shit.” -Ian MacKay A movie guide should make you want to watch movies, and none has...
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Here Are The First Five Minutes Of Megamind
The more I see from DreamWorks Animation’s “Megamind”, the more it looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. Now Nick has released a sneak peek of the first five minutes,...
Read More »Doogie Howser Takes The Helm
A couple years ago, when Neil Patrick Harris popped up in “Harold and Kumar Go to Whitecastle”, I figured it was just a blip. He was funny as hell, but I was just glad...
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Red (2010) Movie Review (No. 1)
Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) is retired. He lives on a quiet street in Ohio where all the houses look the same, and where all his neighbors say hello and make sure that their garbage...
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Latest Darren Aronofsky News: He Will Direct Wolverine 2 And Make A Boatload Of Cash
Word on the street is that Darren Aronofsky will reunite with Hugh Jackman for “X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2”. The two first worked together on “The Fountain” in 2006. Aronofsky has recently been linked to...
Read More »Footage Of Eric Stoltz As Marty McFly
Two roles really defined Michael J. Fox’s career, Alex P. Keaton in “Family Ties”, and Marty McFly in “Back to the Future” and the subsequent sequels. Everything else is beside the point, even “Teen...
Read More »Beavis And Butthead Do Jackass 3D
After years of rumor and conjecture, it came out today that “Beavis and Butthead”, that’s right, “Beavis and Butthead”, will make a triumphant return. /Film reports that later this week the pair of slackers...
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Keep Training Your Dragon
Pretty much the entire creative team behind DreamWork’s mega-hit “How to Train Your Dragon” are returning for the sequel, which will most likely hit theaters in 2013. Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah...
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In Case You Missed It, Here Is The Banksy Directed Opening To Last Night’s Episode Of The Simpsons
The episode of “The Simpsons” last night was kind of meh, M-E-H, meh, but the opening was great. 20th Century Fox actually invited notorious graffiti artist Banksy to storyboard and direct the sequence. This...
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Rhys Ifans Will Play The Villain In Spider-Man
After casting Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacey, and hiring Marc Webb to direct the whole shebang, Sony Pictures has offered the villain role in the next “Spider-Man” film to Brit...
Read More »Why Remake They Live Without The Sunglasses?
At the New York Comic Con io9 chatted with “The Thing” producer Eric Newman, and while discussing remakes of John Carpenter movies, the topic naturally switched to the planned “They Live” remake. Apparently Newman...
Read More »Justin Theroux Talks Zoolander 2
Eager fans have been waiting almost a decade for the long-rumored sequel to 2001’s send up of the fashion world, “Zoolander”, a movie that everyone else likes more than I do. Reports have gone...
Read More »Wrong Turn At Tahoe (2010) Movie Review
In his first movie, “P2”, Franck Khalfoun created a decently crafted, low-budget, direct-to-video thriller that caught some people’s attention, at least enough attention to land names like Cuba Gooding Jr., Harvey Keitel, and Miguel...
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Super 8 Has Cars And Guns, And The Behind The Scenes Video To Prove It
Some footage from the filming of the J.J. Abrams directed “Super 8” has found its way onto the interweb. Not much is known about the plot of the super secret film other than it...
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Mad Max: Fury Road Delayed Again
All of us who have been hotly anticipating George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road” will have to wait a little bit longer. Miller was set to begin filming this February, but The Australian reports...
Read More »The World Doesn’t Need A Family Circus Movie
That revered mainstay of the funny pages, “The Family Circus”, is one of my least favorite things in the world. The wholesome adventures of Bill Keane’s fictional family, loosely modeled after his own, infuriates...
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No 3D For You, Harry Potter, But You Do Get A Green Lantern Trailer
Warner Brothers let it be known to the masses that part one of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”, which hits theaters November 19th, will only be in normal, boring 2D, instead of mind-blowing,...
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