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The obsessives' guide to contemporary cinema via film discussion, news, reviews, features, nostalgia, movie music, soundtracks, DVDs and more.Interviews
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How Do You Plead? New 'Dredd' TV Spot Offers Up More Futuristic Action
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 23, 2012 2:49 PM
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Well, we'll say this about "Dredd" -- it's not going to tax your brain with plot. Two judges, one villain, one building, lotsa explosions. At the very least, it's a far cry from the '90s Sylvester Stallone flick, right?
Watch: Jennifer Garner, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddry & More Spread New 'Butter' Trailer
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 23, 2012 2:17 PM
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At one time kicked around as a potential awards contender last fall, when it emerged that the politically charged, quirky indie comedy "Butter" didn't quite have the same juice as something like "Little Miss Sunshine," The Weinstein Company pushed the movie to their 2012 calendar. And now, almost a full year since it debuted on the festival circuit, it's headed to theaters and the first trailer has dropped. And you know what? It looks pretty delightful.
Watch: Rachel McAdams & Noomi Rapace Get Kinky & Creepy In Trailer For Brian De Palma's 'Passion'
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 23, 2012 11:34 AM
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Depending on which side of the fence you're on, Brian De Palma hasn't made a good movie since the '90s, or he hasn't lost his touch. For everyone who dislikes a certain film, particularly recent pictures like "Femme Fatale" or "The Black Dahlia," there are just as many ready to find the merit and pleasures in the work. And judging by the first trailer for "Passion," that will probably be the case here.
Watch: Jake Gyllenhaal & Michael Pena Patrol The Streets In New 'End Of Watch' Trailer
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 22, 2012 10:42 AM
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So, is "End Of Watch" yet another familiar cop drama from David Ayer just dressed up in POV/found footage aesthetics or does it truly have something new to say about being a cop in Los Angeles? We'll find out soon enough, but as this new trailer bears out, it certainly won't be lacking energy.
Watch: Red Band Trailer For 'Lawless' Plus 3 Clips From The Film
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 21, 2012 6:48 PM
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Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clark are the Bondurant boys in the upcoming "Lawless." And as the trio sling moonshine as prohibition winds to a close, shifting tides of power put their operation and very lives at risk in John Hillcoat's both beautiful and brutal new film where blood and alcohol flow freely.
Watch: Trailer For Stacy Peralta's Skateboarding Doc 'The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography'; Film Being Self-Released
- By Edward Davis
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- August 21, 2012 1:24 PM
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One of the best documentaries of the aughts? When we compiled a Top 25 list at the end of the past decade, among those chosen was Stacy Peralta's seminal skateboarding documentary "Dogtown and the Z Boys." if you loved that doc about the birth and evolution of modern skating in the drained swimming pools of Southern California (and you should), than you'll be more than interested in what we're calling its spiritual sequel, "The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography."
Watch: Vanessa Hudgens Strips While Nic Cage & John Cusack Face Off In Trailer For 'Frozen Ground'
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 21, 2012 9:19 AM
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Another day, another trailer for a movie Nicolas Cage made over a weekend. Yesterday brought us "Stolen," Cage's "Taken"-in-a-taxi-cab movie, and today brings "Frozen Ground," with a rough/early spot leaking to the web, promising Vanessa Hudgens stripping and lots of glowering from Cage and his co-star John Cusack.
Watch: Haunting, Moving Trailer For 'The Impossible' With Ewan McGregor & Naomi Watts
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 20, 2012 6:03 PM
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We've seen a few Spanish language spots for Juan Antonio Bayona's "The Impossible" but none have landed with quite the impact (forgive the pun) for the latest domestic spot, one that makes a serious case that we could be looking at an Oscar contender here. Certainly, Summit hopes so.
Watch: 'Con Air' Director Simon West Reunites With Nic Cage For 'Taken' In A Taxi Cab Thriller 'Stolen'
- By Charlie Schmidlin
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- August 20, 2012 11:46 AM
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Like any successful distribution label should, Millennium Entertainment has accrued an instantly recognizable strain of action film with which their brand is linked, so when their logo pops up the trailer for their latest release “Stolen” -- and Jason Statham, Cuba Gooding Jr., or Clive Owen is nowhere in sight -- naturally there's only Nicolas Cage left to deliver the goods.
Is This A Parody? Trailer For Sylvester Stallone's 'Bullet To The Head'
- By Kevin Jagernauth
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- August 16, 2012 9:02 PM
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With "The Expendables 2" opening this weekend, its stars are using the opportunity to pimp their other forthcoming movies. Earlier today, Arnie got the lead out with a trailer for "The Last Stand," that while totally rote, was at least identifiably a straight faced action movie. And now, Sylvester Stallone drops "Bullet To The Head"....and we don't know what to think.
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Well, at least this article was more possitive and more lifting than the "The Five Worst Things
Just what I needed, more Pixar hate. I'm starting to see why they called the
They couldn't throw any real money at Christian Bale to reprise the role for half a day? PS:
I expected to thoroughly enjoy this movie, because I like the genre , and Superman in particular...
This film will surely prove that Tarantino should of never made the type of slavery movie he did
The best superman movie ever
Except the Avengers did imply that someone got hurt in the battle in New York, as was shown in the
the best superman movie i watch so far
Wow, posting an anti Pixar article on a site full of Pixar fan boys? You are a braver man than me.
The #1 problem with Pixar? They're not Studio Ghibli.