BREAKING NEWS: CITIZEN KANE LOSES BEST PICTURE TO HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY BREAKING NEWS: HITCHCOCK'S VERTIGO BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE, DEEMED COMMERCIAL FAILURE BREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK'S 2001 TOO CONFUSING, AUDIENCES DEMAND REFUNDS BREAKING NEWS: BRANDO REFUSES OSCAR, SENDS APACHE ACTIVIST IN HIS PLACE BREAKING NEWS: THE EXORCIST FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE FEATURING PROJECTILE DEMON VOMIT BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG'S JAWS BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKING NEWS: LUCAS STEALS SPIELBERG'S BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH STAR WARS BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG RECLAIMS RECORD FROM LUCAS WITH E.T. BREAKING NEWS: WATERWORLD BECOMES MOST EXPENSIVE FILM IN HISTORY AT $175 MILLION BREAKING NEWS: SHOWGIRLS SETS RECORD FOR MOST RAZZIES WON BY SINGLE FILM BREAKING NEWS: ACADEMY VOTERS ASKED TO ACTUALLY WATCH ALL NOMINATED FILMS BREAKING NEWS: CITIZEN KANE LOSES BEST PICTURE TO HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY BREAKING NEWS: HITCHCOCK'S VERTIGO BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE, DEEMED COMMERCIAL FAILURE BREAKING NEWS: KUBRICK'S 2001 TOO CONFUSING, AUDIENCES DEMAND REFUNDS BREAKING NEWS: BRANDO REFUSES OSCAR, SENDS APACHE ACTIVIST IN HIS PLACE BREAKING NEWS: THE EXORCIST FIRST FILM NOMINATED FOR BEST PICTURE FEATURING PROJECTILE DEMON VOMIT BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG'S JAWS BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD BREAKING NEWS: LUCAS STEALS SPIELBERG'S BOX OFFICE RECORD WITH STAR WARS BREAKING NEWS: SPIELBERG RECLAIMS RECORD FROM LUCAS WITH E.T. BREAKING NEWS: WATERWORLD BECOMES MOST EXPENSIVE FILM IN HISTORY AT $175 MILLION BREAKING NEWS: SHOWGIRLS SETS RECORD FOR MOST RAZZIES WON BY SINGLE FILM BREAKING NEWS: ACADEMY VOTERS ASKED TO ACTUALLY WATCH ALL NOMINATED FILMS
FILM REVIEWS · FEATURES · FESTIVALS · INTERVIEWS Wednesday, June 24, 2026
SILVER SCREEN RIOT
Probably hates your favorite movie. Since 2012.

AUTHOR: <SPAN>MATT OAKES</SPAN>

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Snazzy Behind the Scenes Shots of Aronofsky's NOAH

Snazzy Behind the Scenes Shots of Aronofsky's NOAH

A few months back, we got our first look at Darren Aronofsky‘s Noah -the biblical epic that follows Russell Crowe as the eponymous Old Testament hero inside of a film taking an environmental bent with its storytelling. These high-res behind-the-scenes photos take a look at the Iceland location and the work being done on the...

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J.J. Abrams Intriguingly Teases New Project

J.J. Abrams Intriguingly Teases New Project

There is little known about J.J. Abram’s (Star Trek, Lost) newest project, and no, I am not referring to Star Wars 7. Without a title, synopsis or confirmation as to whether it is a film, a short film, a television show or a Spanish telenovela, this little tease, entitled “Stranger,” is just compelling enough to...

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THOR: THE DARK WORLD Gets Dull Poster

THOR: THE DARK WORLD Gets Dull Poster

In a bit of inner-studio mimicry, the latest poster for Thor: The Dark World looks quite a bit like this summer’s poster for Iron Man 3. While many have taken shots at Marvel for using a similar formula for their films, it seems that they are now applying that formula to posters. From the slightly...

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First Two Posters for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Splices Old and New Characters

First Two Posters for X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Splices Old and New Characters

With an absolutely massive cast that takes actors from both Bryan Singer‘s original trilogy and Matthew Vaughn‘s X-Men: First Class, this first poster from X-Men: Days of Future Past splices together the old and new Professor X and Magneto. With both Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy playing Professor X and Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender...

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Posthumous Trailer for James Gandolfini's ENOUGH SAID

Posthumous Trailer for James Gandolfini's ENOUGH SAID

  The entertainment community suffered a staggering loss with the passing of James Gandolfini but luckily one final performance from the man most known for his gangster persona on The Sopranos remains to be seen in the indie film, Enough Said. As a major change of pace for Gandolfini, he plays a vulnerable and sensitive...

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HOMELAND Season 3 Gets Emotional 3 Minute Trailer

HOMELAND Season 3 Gets Emotional 3 Minute Trailer

   If you haven’t yet tuned into Showtime‘s Homeland, stop what you’re doing and get on the ball. Seriously, you owe it to yourself to make time for this show. Defined by absolutely stunning performances from Claire Danes, Damian Lewis and Mandy Patinkin, the first season was edge-of-your-seat entertainment that seemed impossible to follow up. ...

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SIFF Review: PRINCE AVALANCHE

SIFF Review: PRINCE AVALANCHE

  “Prince Avalanche”  Directed by David Gordon Green Starring Paul Rudd, Emile Hirsh, Lance LeGault, Joyce Payne Comedy, Drama 94 Mins R Prince Avalanche starts slow, aims lows and won’t make any dough. It’s a pretentious channeling of Terrence Malick, infected with self-importance and devoid of any meaning. Attempts to pull an “Emperor’s New Clothes”...

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Talking with James Ponsoldt of THE SPECTACULAR NOW

Talking with James Ponsoldt of THE SPECTACULAR NOW

James Ponsoldt is quickly shuffling his way to the forefront of the independent movie scene and I had a chance to sit down with him and talk about his film The Spectacular Now, which is currently sitting as my favorite film of the year thus far, as well as his plans for the future. Infectiously...

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Talking with Matthias Horne, Director of COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES

Talking with Matthias Horne, Director of COCKNEYS VS. ZOMBIES

With his film releasing in limited theaters and VOD this weekend, I had a chance to sit down with Matthias Hoene (pronounced: who-na) to talk about his zom-com Cockneys Vs. Zombies. Following a clan of bumbling Cockneys trying to be cons, Horne frames the zombie genre in the light of a first-time bank heist. For...

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James Cameron Says AVATAR 2, 3 & 4 a Go

James Cameron Says AVATAR 2, 3 & 4 a Go

Master of making everyone in the world give him money, James Cameron, has announced today that he will not only begin production on Avatar 2, but will simulataneously be filming a third and forth film, making all three sequels at once. While this kind of consecutive filmmaking is no novel approach, just look to Peter...