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See the Saw nurses

One of the best things to come out of the SAW series is the annual blood drive. Anything that gets people to willingly donate that fresh crimson juice deserves commendation. The fine freaky posters for the cause certainly help. I...
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Aronofsky’s big Heist

Judging by his increasingly busy schedule, it looks like filmmaker Darren Aronofsky’s planned ROBOCOP remake may have tromped off to OCP’s storage vault for the time being. Aronofsky is already working on his babe-filled supernatural thriller BLACK SWAN (starring Natalie...
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Sherlock 2: vs. Pitt

We’re still three months away from unwrapping SHERLOCK HOLMES, but the people behind Guy Ritchie’s sleuth adventure are apparently confident enough in its franchisability to start thinking seriously about a sequel. Warner Bros. is bringing in writers Kieran and Michele...
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Van Damme fights?

Jean-Claude Van Damme made an impression playing himself in the acclaimed JCVD, but he also wants to make a few more impressions using his fists and feet, playing himself in the ring. The action actor plans to put his real-life...
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Harry Brown trailer

A British version of DEATH WISH? Or one of its cheesy sequels? Looks like Michael Caine spent some of the downtime between Chris Nolan’s DARK KNIGHT and INCEPTION by delivering a dose of old-school vigilante justice back in the UK....
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Nite Owl in A-Team

This one slipped by in the other day’s casting news for THE A-TEAM, although in my defense I was justifiably distracted by Jessica Biel’s perfectness. According to EW, actor Patrick Wilson is also part of Joe Carnahan’s big-screen update of...
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Monaghan has a Date

Looks like Todd Phillips’ follow-up to THE HANGOVER is turning into a miniature KISS KISS BANG BANG reunion. Elfin cutie Michelle Monaghan has once again hooked up with Robert Downey Jr. in the road comedy DUE DATE, which also has...
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Another Saw VI poster

Six flicks into the series, and the SAW movies still manage to find new sadistic contraptions for promotional images. I’m not certain exactly what this one does (it actually took me a moment to realize that’s a person’s profile), but...
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Clint and Damon again

Are Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon on their way to becoming the next Scorsese/Leo or Fincher/Pitt duo? Okay, that may be premature, but they’ll be dancing partners again on a new supernatural thriller called HEREAFTER, which is only described as...
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Spidey fights Thor?

So SPIDER-MAN 4 will officially swing into theaters (including IMAX) on May 6, 2011. But he already faces a challenger — from his own backyard. Marvel’s  big-screen THOR arrives in Midgard on May 20, 2011, giving the world-famous wall-crawler just...
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