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A Universe Of Images From Terrence Malick's 'The Tree Of Life' Revealed

By Kevin Jagernauth
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March 13, 2011 7:09 AM
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Update: Images removed at the request of Fox Searchlight.

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SXSW Review: James Gunn's 'Super' With Rainn Wilson & Ellen Page Is Twisted, But Uneven

By Gabe Toro
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March 13, 2011 6:41 AM
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“Shut up, Crime!” bellows Rainn Wilson in “Super.” Such a random demand is highlighted by the outsized appearance of the speaker, clad in thick red fabrics, stocky and pear-shaped within a makeshift superhero costume. It serves as a power fantasy for him, a power fantasy for us. As seen through the eyes of writer-director James Gunn, a man of notably questionable taste, this is no ordinary fantasy.

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SXSW Review: 'Attack The Block' An Intense, Entertaining Alien Invasion Pic Buoyed By Its Young Cast

By Gabe Toro
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March 13, 2011 5:47 AM
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Claustrophobia breeds suspense in science fiction, whether it be on a dank space ship like in “Alien” or a distant desert outpost like Richard Stanley‘s “Hardware.” In “Attack The Block,” which shares some DNA with the two films, we experience what might be a global invasion of serious concern, but because we only see the attack from the perspective of a few street-smart chavs, the crisis has become far more intimate. Consider this “Battle: South London Slums.”

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Edgar Wright Offered The Chance To Direct An Episode Of 'The Walking Dead' For Season 2

By Kevin Jagernauth
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March 13, 2011 5:15 AM
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It seems that Edgar Wright has been on a never-ending press run for the past little while. With the run of interviews for "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" now ending -- it only recently opened in Japan -- the helmer is currently in Austin helping to get the word out about Joe Cornish's alien invasion flick "Attack The Block" which he executive produced and played to a gangbusters reception at SXSW last night (look for our review later today). While Wright is yet to decide on his followup to 'Pilgrim', in an interview with Collider, Wright revealed he's been given the chance to take another crack at zombies in one of the most acclaimed new television series of last fall.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Battle: Los Angeles' Invades Theaters And Takes $36 Million

By Gabe Toro
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March 13, 2011 4:40 AM
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Get those royalties to Johan Johannsson. It was the ad campaign for “Battle: Los Angeles” that helped this starless experiment hit number one. Showcasing disaster movie footage with that doc-film veirsimilitude to Johannsson’s over worldly drone certainly had an affect on moviegoers, as the film took the top spot at the box office with a solid $36 million. The film should be a sure thing for $100+, and if it has legs, even more. Sony reports the budget figure is $70 million, which smells like bullshit, but if it’s true, this weekend is good news all around. Unless you like good movies and hate bad ones, because this movie sucks the chrome off a fender.

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Madonna's Daughter Lourdes To Play Younger Version Of Abbie Cornish In 'W.E.'

By Simon Dang
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March 13, 2011 3:02 AM
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Film Eyeing Premiere At The Venice Film Festival This FallDuring its production, rumor had it that Madonna's daughter, Lourdes, had been cast in her mother's picture in an unknown role. While it was reportedly debunked at the time, the casting turned out to be true with star Abbie Cornish revealing the famous offspring will play a younger version of her own character, Wally Simpson.

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New Poster Arrives For 'Hesher' Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson & Natalie Portman

By Simon Dang
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March 13, 2011 1:39 AM
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With its screening at this year's SXSW just around the corner, a nifty new poster has been unveiled for Spencer Susser's twisted grief drama "Hesher" starring the exciting trio of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson and Natalie Portman.

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J.K. Simmons To Provide Narration For Jason Reitman's 'Young Adult'

By Simon Dang
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March 13, 2011 1:18 AM
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Worried by the distinct lack of J.K. Simmons in the casting for Jason Reitman's upcoming Diablo Cody-scribed feature "Young Adult"? Well, fear not, as it looks like a reunion is back on the cards with Simmons set to provide his vocal talents for narration in the film.

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SXSW Review: ‘Terri’ Is Another Enjoyable But Slight Coming-Of-Age Indie

By Cory Everett
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March 12, 2011 9:59 AM
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The following is a reprint of our review from Sundance.

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SXSW: Duncan Jones Calls 'Mute' His 'Don Quixote' & Talks About His Next Cityscape Sci-Fi Project

By Kevin Jagernauth
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March 12, 2011 9:58 AM
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Calls His Next Film "Big Sprawling Fun"SXSW is underway which means we'll be spending the next week or so in Austin catching movies, talking with talent and trying to find space for beer and BBQ somewhere in the there. The festival kicked off last night with Duncan Jones' highly anticipated follow-up to "Moon," the time looping thriller "Source Code." It was received quite well from audiences who hit the screening last night and today and the director and cast ran the press gauntlet answering questions about the film. Naturally, with news arriving just before the festival that the director's long-gestating dream project "Mute" was headed the graphic novel route, the helmer fielded questions about the film as well as plans for a big, expansive follow-up to "Source Code."

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