November 11, 2007 - November 17, 2007 Archives
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With all the hoopla surrounding films like Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, and Bridge to Terabithia--putting kids in fantastic, off-the-wall situations--it's about time someone made a smaller, more down-to-earth story, something any child could relate too. Like visiting an ... / Continue →
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It's been 25 years since we first saw Stallone grunt and stab his way through First Blood, and, you know, all things considered, the Rambo we see today doesn't look too bad. Same hair, same bandanna, same aptitude with outdated weaponry. In fact, had his dead fingernails not g... / Continue →
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What would you get if you took the intertwining melodrama of Crash, keeping Brendan Fraser for some reason, replaced all the racial issues with the supernatural ability to tell the immediate future, and added monotone narration? The Air I Breathe, of course, or at least it woul... / Continue →
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As much as I love seeing three-dimensional, anthropomorphic insects, rodents, and vehicles, it's a welcome surprise to see something more deeply personal, traditionally animated, and without a six-month marketing assault by Jerry Seinfeld. Persepolis looks to be just such a rep... / Continue →
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Hey, if I were Steve Carell, I wouldn't mind Anne Hathaway's photoshopped hair in my face, either! Pubic hair, that is! Booyah! Particularly if, like in this poster, it's only the head of Anne Hathaway pasted on an unreasonably smaller body. 'Get Smart' Poster Premiere [Cinema... / Continue →
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It's a shame that, at any given point, there are a fairly limited number of strong roles for bald, kind of annoying guys who are growing gaunter and harder to stare at with each passing moment. Because as much as I like to see Max Headroom himself, Matt Frewer, on screen, I nev... / Continue →
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Filmz.ru has a bunch of new shots from The Mummy 3: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor for the fans of embalmed corpses/Brendan Fraser/Jet Li/masochism. As a warning, those who said a film couldn't be made using old costume pieces from Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes and Tyra Banks... / Continue →
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To fully grasp the complexity of the poster for Made of Honor, there are a few things you're going to have to understand. First, the plot: Are you familiar with the constant, one-sided longing for marriage that exists in all mixed-gender best friendships, and only materializes... / Continue →
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I still don't fully understand why they've decided to film the long, confusing amalgam of giant, angular hair, motion lines, and, more importantly, the constant screaming that is what I've seen of the Dragonball anime. But they are. And since they are, I have to say, they're do... / Continue →
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A Hungarian movie site has managed to get the first look at John Goodman as Pop in the Wachowskis' Speed Racer adaptation, seen here posing with his stunt double. But... what else could this shot be??? - Newspaper advertisement for Popov Bros. Body Shop. - Third annual "I'm t... / Continue →
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Having Ryan Reynolds regale me with tales of his sexual conquests, but toned down for an audience consisting of Abigail Breslin and romantic-comedy fanatics, has never been high on my list of experiences to have before death. But at least now I know that seeing a two-minute pre... / Continue →
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News of who may be cast as Edgar Allen Poe in Sylvester Stallone's biopic, first meant to be written in the style of Poe, then changed to the style of something I'm more familiar with, the rhyming scheme of MTV's NeXt spoken when someone gets "nexted" and has to go back to the ... / Continue →
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I love these things like American Girl and Nancy Drew where the appeal is that they're pretty young girls, but also hold serious adult jobs. The only thing is, I think they're really limiting themselves with so many ten-year-old ace detectives and star reporters. Why not Kit Ki... / Continue →
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Yes, according to a Mexican news show, actress Mayrin Villanueva will be the next nesting place for James Bond's virile loins. This is probably the tenth similar rumor I've heard of who the next Bond girl is, so take it with a grain of salt. But also take it with the image of a... / Continue →
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As someone who is not impoverished or surrounded by constant murder, there's nothing I like more than seeing the suffering of those who are, along with the assurance that such a lifestyle is far away from me and all my cool stuff--like in Brazil. This mentality--the same one th... / Continue →
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As apt as Zachary Quinto looks for the part of Spock, I can't help but think this is going to turn into something like the Bob Dylan picture I'm Not There, where half of the movie is spent determining who can do the best impression. Look how much he looks like Spock! Wow, he's ... / Continue →
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For the last few years, it has been thought that the only way to effectively communicate that your movie is a comedy is with a white poster and giant, goofy red lettering (like this one). The white emptiness suggests you are in a void where anything could happen (such as hilari... / Continue →
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Variety has announced that Mickey Rourke will be starring in Darren Aronofsky's indie drama The Wrestler, a project previously planned for Nicolas Cage. No explanation was given for the change, but I imagine it went something like this... Nicolas Cage has just emerged from Dar... / Continue →
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We've reached a new point of desperation for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull information. With no spy reports, stolen images, or script pages, we've turned to the Deepthroat of movie information, Lego, to provide us with cryptic clues in the names of their in... / Continue →
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Thanks to the immense popularity of giant robots--and owing largely to the intense enthusiasm of fans--Transformers managed to become the third highest grossing film of this year, even beating out the films with pirates and boy wizards. So what does director Michael Bay have in... / Continue →
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As these behind-the-scenes shots from Steven Soderbergh's The Argentine show, Benicio Del Toro seems to fully look the part of revolutionary Che Guevara. And while it's already acknowledged there will be a sequel, Guerilla, I think they also show promise for a third, Fred Claus... / Continue →
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When your most famous, most popular movies were your fast-paced, "in-your-face" criminal stories starring Jason Statham (we'll say your other movie was a flop starring your transvestite wife), how do you set your new fast-paced, "in-your-face" criminal story starring Jason Stat... / Continue →
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Questions to ask yourself, and possibly yell at the screen, while watching the trailer to Major Movie Star: Do you think they told Jessica Simpson she'd be playing a "movie star Britney Spears-like" character, so that she wouldn't catch on that she was playing herself? Is the... / Continue →
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With this concept art for the Astro Boy, I'm not sure if I'm more annoyed they're deciding to make concept art at all (are the 50 years worth of manga not enough?) or that they're making such pathetic little changes. More metal stuff on the arm gun? F***ing brilliant. If anythi... / Continue →
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1. Bee Movie - As it turns out, last week's box office win by American Gangster was not because it was the superior movie, but because people somehow missed the non-stop media barrage and didn't know there was a movie about cartoon bees. ($26 million) 2. American Gangster - St... / Continue →
