Out in Theaters: PRISONERS
While often uncompromisingly bleak, Prisoners ends up as more of a pulpy, often riveting, character study than what we may originally have suspected. The film is just caked in grit,…
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Out in Theaters: POPULAIRE
Depth was never the goal here and Roinsard scores major points for sticking to his flowery guns. Like similarly woozy Jean-Pierre Jeunet films, it's just a wonder something so fleet-footed,…
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Trailer for JFK Assassination Pic PARKLAND
From first-time director Peter Landesman comes your one-and-only look at Parkland. While once thought it be a serious player in the field, it received some lackluster reviews out of the Venice Film Festival as well as TIFF. I saw it myself last week and can say that that negativity is not ungrounded. With...
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Leonardo DiCaprio Eyes Woodrow Wilson Biopic
Leonardo DiCaprio may have taken on a high profile biopic role or two before in his back – to varying success – but it seems as if the A-list actor is still keen to do more. After making a comment about retiring some months back, Leo seems to be as hardworking as ever and this...
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More Thor in THOR: THE DARK WORLD Trailer Number Immeasurable
Thor, Thor, Thor. Trailer, trailer, trailer. Marvel, Marvel, Marvel. Marketing, marketing, marketing. What is there to say that hasn’t already been said before? Just watch the new trailer. If you’ve have been living under a rock, do peruse through first teaser pictures, first trailer, a rather dull poster and this poster showing off the...
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Debut Poster and Trailer for Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA
Starring Will Forte and Bruce Dern, Nebraska follows a father and son traveling across four states to claim a sweepstakes prize. Shot in black-and-white, Nebraska is only Alexander Payne’s second film since 2004’s critical darling Sideways. In 2011, Payne came out of semi-retirement with a bang, offering up The Descendants, another critically acclaimed work...
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Schwarzenegger Circles Baddie Role in AVATAR Sequels
Arnold Schwarzenegger has had a bit of a tough go returning to Hollywood after his seven year stint as California governor. His last film, The Last Stand, which pitted him and Johnny Knoxville against a drug cartel only mustered a hair over $12 million domestically on a budget of over $45 mill. Schwarzenegger’s long promised...
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First Look at GRACE OF MONACO Trailer
While Naomi Watts‘ Princess Diana biopic Diana is getting lambasted by critics, a new princess arrives in the form of Nicole Kidman. While both Watts and Kidman were early contenders for Best Actress nominations, it seems that Watts is almost out of the race already, opening a widening margin for Kidman’s take on a...
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12 YEARS A SLAVE Wins TIFF Audience Award
Winning at the highly watched, well-hyped Toronto International Film Festival can do wonderful things for a career, and speaks plenty about future Oscar nominations. At TIFF, the festival’s films are voted on by an audience instead of a Jury. Recent films given the People’s Choice Award include Slumdog Millionaire, The King’s Speech and Argo....
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New OLDBOY Trailer Gets Greenbanded
In drafting my fall preview, I put Spike Lee‘s Oldboy at number nine on my list of most anticipated films so while I’m all for more marketing, I’m going to hold off on taking a lookie at this one. For those of you not bought in yet, take a look and see if this looks...