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Fantastic Fest 2010 Adds Legend of the Fist, Stone, 30 Days of Night Sequel
Looks like the boys over at Fantastic Fest in Austin have added some highly-anticipated films to their upcoming schedule, including Donnie Yen’s “The Legend of the Fist”, the Edward Norton-Robert De Niro movie “Stone”,...
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Let Me in to Open Fantastic Fest 2010
Can’t wait for Matt Reeves’ “Let me In” to open October 1, 2010? Well you won’t have to if you happen to be in Texas a month earlier. The film is due to open...
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9 New Minimalist Movie Posters For Some Old Favorites
As part of the ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE/LEVI’S 2010 Rolling Roadshow film festival, which will be showing 9 selected movies around the country, the films were given new, minimalist posters by Olly Moss. Check out the...
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Fantasia 2010: Still Subversive Sell-Outs
Upon seeing this year’s Fantasia program, my immediate thought was: “Are they selling-out?” After all, the fest once known for weird and eccentric films from around the world was opened by THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE,...
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Frightfest 2010
Frightfest – the world’s best horror movie festival (well, according to me at least) – is back in London this year from 26th – 30th August for a huge celebration of all things disgusting....
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Fear the Geek: Man Stabbed at Comic Con
Oh sure, it’s all fun and games until someone gets stabbed in the eye for trying to save a seat in Hall H. Via MTV: A Comic-Con attendee stabbed another in the face with...
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2010 Emmy Nominations: HBO’s Very Ungleeful The Pacific Dominates
Not surprisingly, HBO’s mega-budgeted WWII mini-series “The Pacific” dominated the 2010 Emmys (officially, the 62nd Annual Primetime Awards in case you’re keeping track at home). The bleak and depressing war mini-series about the Marines...
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Tom Cruise Reprises his Les Grossman For MTV Movie Awards Promos
Okay, so it’s not as riotously funny as when Tom Cruise showed up as Hollywood super producer Les Grossman in “Tropic Thunder”, but it is for the MTV Movie Awards, so you know, it’s...
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82nd Academy Awards Winners: The Hurt Locker Takes Best Picture, Best Director
Let’s not waste time, shall we? You either care about the Oscars, or you don’t. Here are the winners from the 82nd Academy Awards (aka the 2010 Oscars), broadcast live last night. The big...
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2010 Oscar Nominations: Avatar Ties Hurt Locker with 9 Noms
The 2010 Oscar nominations are in, and as expected, zombie movies were all the rage, as they filled up every category — oh wait, nevermind. I must have been thinking about something else. “Avatar”,...
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The 2010 Golden Globes Winners
I am not sure if I agree with some of Hollywood Foreign Press’ selections this year, but then again that’s just me. Many people out there might be exhilarated that James Cameron’s “Avatar” took...
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Kick-Ass to Open 2010 SXSW
Road trip! If you’ve never been to Austin’s SXSW Festival, this is the year to do it, especially after the Fest has chosen Matthew Vaughn’s violent as hell and sure-to-be controversial superhero movie “Kick-Ass”...
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67th Annual Golden Globes Nominations (2009)
I know some of you out there still watch these film awards shows, which is why I’m even bothering with this post. Why, I haven’t a clue. Nothing of significance has won at these...
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Scott Mann’s The Tournament to Open Screamfest
Scott Mann’s “The Tournament” reminds me a lot of those drive-by action films from the ’80s and ’90s, where the story is really just a flimsy excuse to throw an endless barrage of action...
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Oscar Voting Rule Change That Might Change the Way you Feel about the Oscars (but Probably Not)
Let’s face it, almost no one who doesn’t work in Hollywood or dreams of working in Hollywood watches the Oscars telecast anymore. They’re too bland, too insipid, too wordy, too dancy, and just plan...
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2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees, or, I Can’t Believe They’re Still Nominating Charlie Sheen for the Abomination that is Two and a Half Men
Wow, they’re still doing the Emmys? Maybe it’s just me, but it’s been ages since I’ve paid attention to this thing. Then again, I don’t pay any attention to the Oscars, either. I just...
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Starz Announces Spartacus: Blood and Sand Panel at Comic Con ’09
Looking for some doses of action, sex and Gladiator combat? Well you’re in luck, buckaroos, because that’s what the new Starz TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand seems to be promising in spades. Just...
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Like the Oscars? Don’t Think They’re Long Enough? You’re in Luck!
In a move designed to boost ratings and trick — er, I mean, convince your Everyday Joe to tune in, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka the Oscars people) have decided...
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And the 2008 Oscar Winners Are …
For those of you smart enough to find something else to occupy your time this Sunday night instead of sitting on the couch watching the boring and overly long 2008 Oscars show, here are...
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The Best Films of 2008
When compiling a Best of Film list, it’s always difficult to remember the ones that came at the beginning of the year. Learning from past mistakes, I kept a list of every film I...
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