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Weekend Box Office: WALL-E First, Jolie Close

Weekend Box Office: WALL-E First, Jolie Close

Nix June 29, 2008

As expected by pretty much everyone who has heard of the name Pixar before, the animated company’s “WALL-E” met and exceeded expectations in its debut weekend, taking in an estimated $62.5 million, good enough...

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Wanted (2008) Movie Review #2

Wanted (2008) Movie Review #2

Gopal June 29, 2008

At the rate that Hollywood is cranking through comic books to fill up its studios, film worthy comics may soon become as scarce as crude oil. The latest entry is “Wanted,” helmed by Russian...

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Wanted (2008) Movie Review

Wanted (2008) Movie Review

Bodhi Grrl June 29, 2008

“Night Watch” (2004) put Russian director Timur Bekmambetov on the map. Based on the novel by Sergei Lukyanenko, it tells of the ancient battle between light (good) and dark (evil) and the man who...

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Wanted Guys Already Talking Sequels. So What Else is New?

Wanted Guys Already Talking Sequels. So What Else is New?

Nix June 19, 2008

My fellow movie site guys always find ways to surprise me. Here’s one: they’re shocked that the guys behind “Wanted” are already talking about making a sequel to their not-yet-opened movie. Guys, really? You’re...

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Wanted Game: Decode the Fraternity of the Assassins

Wanted Game: Decode the Fraternity of the Assassins

Nix June 18, 2008

Imagine your destiny as a thread, interwoven into the fabric of space and time with the fates of countless others. What if you had the power not only to see “the Weave” but to...

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Watch 7 Minutes of Wanted Now

Watch 7 Minutes of Wanted Now

Nix June 16, 2008

For your perusal pleasure, here is a 7-minute clip from Russian director Timur Bekmambetov’s Hollywood debut, “Wanted”. It’s nothing you haven’t seen before, but it does extend the supermarket scene where Fox meets Wesley...

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Wanted Clip: Killing People is Fun

Wanted Clip: Killing People is Fun

Nix June 12, 2008

If all the “Wanted” clips are any indication, shooting helpless people when they least expect it is really fun, especially when Angelina Jolie and her teasing nakedness is there to lend you a hand....

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Latest Red Band Trailer for Wanted

Latest Red Band Trailer for Wanted

Nix June 10, 2008

Here’s the latest trailer for Timur Bekmambetov’s “Wanted”; it’s basically the same trailer I posted a few days ago, except this one is labeled “Red Band”, which means it includes additional footage of bloodletting...

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Finally! A Kick-Ass U.S. Trailer for Wanted

Finally! A Kick-Ass U.S. Trailer for Wanted

Nix June 3, 2008

Not that long ago I posted a Russian trailer for the new Angelina Jolie movie “Wanted” and lamented the fact that, although I couldn’t understand a single thing being said in the trailer (it...

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Why Wanted the Movie is not like Wanted the Comic Book

Why Wanted the Movie is not like Wanted the Comic Book

Nix June 2, 2008

One of the major grumbles about the upcoming Angelina Jolie movie “Wanted” is that it’s nothing like the comic books by Mark Millar. Or, actually, there are parts of it, like the set-up in...

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New Wanted, Hancock, and Twilight Clips

New Wanted, Hancock, and Twilight Clips

Nix June 1, 2008

As part of their MTV Movie Awards showcase, MTV has put up new clips for “Wanted”, “Hancock”, and “Twilight” that you probably saw on TV if you were watching the MTV Movie Awards today....

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New Movie Posters: Wanted, Pathology, the Gene Generation

New Movie Posters: Wanted, Pathology, the Gene Generation

Nix May 30, 2008

Five new movie posters for your perusal pleasure today. Three new posters for the Angelina Jolie-James McAvoy action flick “Wanted” from Russia, a new poster for Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia’s horror/thriller “Pathology”, and finally,...

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Badass Russian Red Band Trailer for Wanted

Badass Russian Red Band Trailer for Wanted

Nix May 29, 2008

Wow, if the American trailers for Russian director Timur Bekmambetov’s “Wanted” had been half as good as the one the studio cut for Russian consumption, more people would be jacked to see “Wanted” on...

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Wanted Clip: Angelina Jolie is a Good Driver

Wanted Clip: Angelina Jolie is a Good Driver

Nix May 20, 2008

Timur Bekmambetov’s Hollywood debut, the big screen movie adaptation of Mark Millar’s gun happy, blood-soaked “Wanted” is opening June 27, 2008, and the studio has begun releasing clips from the movie. The first clip...

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Wanted Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Wanted Behind-the-Scenes Featurette

Nix May 18, 2008

My guess is that “Wanted” will probably do okay at the box office when it’s finally released on June 27, 2008, but it won’t be a major hit. Chances are, it’ll be good enough...

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New Jolie-Centric Wanted Movie Poster

New Jolie-Centric Wanted Movie Poster

Nix April 27, 2008

Here’s another movie poster for the upcoming action movie “Wanted”. As you can see, this one is very Angelina Jolie-centric, which is how it should be. You’re not going to sell this movie as...

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New Wanted Movie Poster is Pointlessly Dull

New Wanted Movie Poster is Pointlessly Dull

Nix April 22, 2008

In “Wanted”, Russian director Timur Bekmambetov (the “Night Watch” movies) makes his Hollywood debut by directing a generic action movie starring Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. It doesn’t have a whole lot going for...

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Mark Millar Says Wanted is So Good He Wanted to Punch Himself in the Face

Mark Millar Says Wanted is So Good He Wanted to Punch Himself in the Face

Nix March 10, 2008

Okay, so maybe he didn’t say he wanted to punch himself because the movie adaptation of his “Wanted” comics was so good, but he is gushing about it over at his official site’s board....

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New Wanted Trailer: Curving Bullets is Fun

New Wanted Trailer: Curving Bullets is Fun

Nix March 5, 2008

I still don’t like the fact that they completely changed up the entire foundation that made the “Wanted” comics the kick-ass, balls-to-the-wall piece of maniac fiction that it is completely for the film. But...

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Wanted (2008) Movie Preview, Images, and Videos

Wanted (2008) Movie Preview, Images, and Videos

Nix February 22, 2008

Starring: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Angelina Jolie, Kristen Hager, Marc Warren, David O’Hara Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov Release Date: June 27, 2008 A young man finds out his long...

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