June 7, 2009 - June 13, 2009 Archives
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Just a reminder that today is the day television stations across America are ending analog broadcast, so if you don't have cable, and if you've ignored the last two years of ads explaining that you'd need a converter box, you are probably not going to be able to watch TGIF toni... / Continue →
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Another case of life imitates art--assuming you consider the premise of the you-can't-cheat-death horror franchise Final Destination art: A woman who dodged death when she and her husband narrowly missed Air France Flight 447 before it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing ... / Continue →
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On Edgar Wright's blog, the director has posted the the first shot of Alison Pill in-costume as Kim Pine for a scene in Scott Pilgrim vs the World. The Leeloo-haired character is Pilgrim's friend and fellow musician in the band Sex Bob-Omb, but I'm sure that if you didn't know ... / Continue →
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Forget that number you call to find out what movies are playing (I've already forgotten it)--HERE are the new releases this weekend. I guess you'll still have to call for showtimes, but whatevs. Imagine That Director: Karey Kirkpatrick Starring: Eddie Murphy, Yara Shahidi, Tho... / Continue →
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I'm pretty sure Shaun of the Dead has forever won the genre, but if you're interested in giving more zombie comedy a try, AICN has some shots from Ruben Fleischer's Zombieland, starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, and Abigail Breslin. In the above shot, is th... / Continue →
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Ah, classic Tyler Perry. Only his brilliant, bipolar mind can create imagery of equal parts melodrama and nonsense. Just like with Madea Goes to Jail's bizarre, bird-made-of-ink poster, he's decided to go with a contemplative-face-obscured-by-nature motif. So beautiful. So dram... / Continue →
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Sorry to remind you, hardcore Joan Jett fans, but Kristen Stewart is playing Joan Jett in an upcoming biopic called The Runaways, and now, as you can see above, she's got the haircut to prove it. I'm still not completely sold on the idea of the Twilight star playing Jett, but ... / Continue →
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It's always good when a poster makes you want to hold someone's head in a microwave and, to horror of the model-esque guests of the digital camera party, watch their arrogant sneer literally melt off their face. Check Out The Poster For Ashton Kutcher’s ‘Spread’ [MTV]... / Continue →
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Nicolas Cage, on his behavior on the set of The Sorcerer's Apprentice: I did not hire a voodoo priestess to break a hex. So there you go. (From MTV.)... / Continue →
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Ready for exaggerated physical comedy that screams at you like an infomercial host, some timely references to Gilmore Girls, and probably a full serving of spoon-fed life lessons? From the director of Wild Hogs, it's Old Dogs, starring Robin Williams and John Travolta, and feat... / Continue →
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Martin Scorsese has got Leonardo DiCaprio doing funny voices again! This time it's for Shutter Island, Scosese's foray into the the crazy-spooky-shit-in-a-mental-hospital fare usually reserved for straight-to-video horror starring lesser Baldwin brothers. Take a look:... / Continue →
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The only real way to understand the mind of Tim Burton is to be abandoned in a forest of gnarled trees with only the company of Johnny Depp, Danny Elfman music, and a woman physically way out of your league. But since that's not a practical option for everyone, this fall MoMA i... / Continue →
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Visionary director Rob Cohen, the man who brought us such classics as The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Stealth, and The Fast and the Furious, has signed on to direct the period action film Medieval. But as there can be only so much happiness in the world at any time, such... / Continue →
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Blood: The Last Vampire has made the jump from anime to real-life people re-enacting an anime in a new film, so, in celebration of that, there's now a utility to let you MERGE THE TWO. At Blood Movie Manga Mash-Up, you're given clips from a train sequence, both in live-action a... / Continue →
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Don't tell your Pixar attorney dad, but Partly Cloudy, the short film that precedes showings of Up, has found its way online. Show it to your kids to perpetuate the myth that storks deliver babies; confuse them further with the notion that thunderstorms are created when omnipot... / Continue →
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Even with lenses for eyes, you can still see the shame within. It's alright, 9; it takes all body types. Also, why the Watchmen poster-inspired "visionary director" comment? I'm not sure drawing comparisons to Zack Snyder is necessarily the best marketing tactic. Bigger versi... / Continue →
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Is Mickey Rourke playing a He-Man figure? Based on the above image, that's a logical conclusion to come to, but no--this is the first look at Rourke in Iron Man 2. The suddenly-respected actor is playing the central villain, Whiplash, in the film, and he and director Jon Favrea... / Continue →
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Last night on The Late in the Night Jimmy Fallon Hour, Fallon and his staff somehow convinced Mark-Paul Gosselaar that a good way to promote his show, Raising the Bar, would be to do the entire interview in-character as Zack Morris. I worry by the 8-minute mark of scripted bant... / Continue →
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Good news, everyone! Other applicable quotes! Collider has heard from an insider that Comedy Central has decided to expand its lineup beyond regular showings of Ghostbusters 2 and National Lampoon movies, and has ordered 13 new episodes of the nerd-favorite animated comedy Futu... / Continue →
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The Steve Jobses over at Apple have just invented a new letter to add to the end of their iPhones, so, to advertise this innovation, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Fight Club director David Fincher made this Mission Impossible-esque commercial. It's totally fucked up b... / Continue →
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Sick of having to watch Lars and the Real Girl, Mannequin, and Pinocchio individually to get your fill of sex doll romance and effigies come to life? You're in luck! The always-innovative Japanese have used their superior technologies to merge them all into one touching, inflat... / Continue →
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Qui-Gon Jinn really enjoys when a scheme works outs! Variety is reporting Liam Neeson is in talks to put a cigar in his mouth and be John "Hannibal" Smith in Joe Carnahan's A-Team film, while The Hangover's Bradley Cooper may be playing "Faceman": Liam Neeson is in negotiation... / Continue →
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Best viewed while listening to Yello's "Oh Yeah." 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' Poster [IMPA]... / Continue →
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God, they're like someone made Richard Simmons furry porn. One more at Jim Hill Media. (Thanks, Ryan.)... / Continue →
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Stephen Groo is a Utah-based auteur making films that, in his own words, "explore the genres of fantasy, adventure, love, trust, betrayal, horror, action, faith, comedy, drama, and real life." He also thinks he'd do a pretty good job tackling a She-Hulk movie, so he's made this... / Continue →
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The top movies in the United States last weekend were: 1. Up - $44.2 million, a startlingly large number considering that what appears to be the DVD is coming out soon enough. 2. The Hangover - $43.3 million. Sounds like this is one Hangover you can look forward to! (I'm tryi... / Continue →
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Continuity sticklers can breathe a sigh of relief: in an interview with producer Todd Black, the New York Post has confirmed that Kirsten Dunst will continue to bring the Mary Jane character absolutely nothing more than the lines written in the script, with the actress returnin... / Continue →
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Watch out, haters! You bes' keep yo hatin' to the audience of the Jerry Springer's Security Guy Show and out of IMAX theaters. Michael Bay has made the IMAX cut of Transformers 2 slightly longer, and some shots are on big film, so he's warning "haters" for some reason! From Bay... / Continue →
