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Andy Griffith, Star of 'The Andy Griffith Show' and Kazan's Brilliant 'A Face in the Crowd,' Dies at 86

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Most folks know Andy Griffith as the star of long-running television hit shows "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock." But the actor, who died at home in Dare County, North Carolina on July 3, gave several superb dramatic performances as well...

By Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
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July 3, 2012 12:06 PM
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60 Seconds in the Bounty Hunting Business with 'Django Unchained': Giddy Up!

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A new 60-second spot for Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" debuted during the BET awards where the director and star Jamie Foxx presented. Christmas can't come soon enough. Enjoy:

By Sophia Savage
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July 3, 2012 12:01 PM
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First Trailer for Craig Zobel's 'Compliance,' Based on Twisted True Story of McDonald's Assault

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Check out the trailer for Craig Zobel's "Compliance," based on the true story (featured in the video below) about the disturbing turn of events at a fast-food restaurant that proved just how stupid and gullible people can be in response to so-called-authority...

By Sophia Savage
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July 2, 2012 2:18 PM
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Trailers from Hell: Screenwriter Mick Garris on Curtiz's Mother-Daughter Nightmare 'Mildred Pierce'

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It's "Joan Crawford Week!" at Trailers from Hell, and today screenwriter Mick Garris introduces the ultimate noir-melodrama, Michael Curtiz's "Mildred Pierce"...

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July 2, 2012 12:28 PM
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New Trailer for 'Total Recall' Lands; Colin Farrell Making A Comeback?

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Len Wiseman's "Total Recall" lands August 3 with Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale (Wiseman's wife and "Underworld" star), Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy and Bryan Cranston. When comparing the new trailer to the 1990 original with Arnold Schwarzenegger (here) the visuals are quite impressive.

By Sophia Savage
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June 29, 2012 1:52 PM
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Trailer Watch: UK Phenomenon 'The Inbetweeners' to Charm Americans with Pussay Patrol

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Check out the trailer for "The Inbetweeners," a 2011 UK box office smash being plugged as the "British answer to 'American Pie.'" So, it's British pie? Certainly a nice crashcourse in dirty slang from across the pond...

By Beth Hanna
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June 29, 2012 1:07 PM
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Trailer Watch: First Look at Oscar-Contender & Sundance Winner 'The Sessions' with Hawkes, Hunt & Macy

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The first trailer for Ben Lewin's nuanced and delicate drama, "The Sessions," has landed...

By Sophia Savage
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June 29, 2012 12:48 PM
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Trailer Watch: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence Run, Dance and Bicker in Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook'

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The first trailer for David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" has arrived, with Bradley Cooper starring as a former teacher fresh off a four-year stint in a mental institution, who moves back in with his parents (Jackie Weaver and Robert De Niro). He starts up a "friend with a capital F" relationship with equally unstable neighbor...

By Sophia Savage and Beth Hanna
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June 28, 2012 3:23 PM
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Trailer Watch: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Nails Young Bruce Willis in Rian Johnson's Kinetic 'Looper'

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt isn't the most obvious candidate to play a young Bruce Willis -- opposite Bruce Willis, no less -- but after seeing this pulse-quickening, excitingly stylish new UK trailer for Rian Johnson's "Looper," we're buying into the unlikely faceoff hook, line and sinker...

By Beth Hanna
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June 27, 2012 4:20 PM
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Watch: A Supercut of Sorkinisms - Love, Ping-Pong Rooms & Shakespeare The Way it Was Meant to Be Done

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Check out this video mash-up of Aaron "Sorkinisms," with more than a few key lines that Sorkin likes so much he chooses to use them again and again -- it's really quite something.