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Expendables villain

Sly Stallone’s mercenary mission THE EXPENDABLES has found the magnet for what will surely be profuse amounts of ammunition. And while the flick’s villain won’t be portrayed by an A-list actor, it’s almost certainly someone you’ll recognize. Sensitive “Dexter” detective...
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New Star Trek clip

While the early word on JJ Abrams’ reboot of STAR TREK seems to be interstellar, for now the rest of us will have to settle for catching little pieces like the one below. Here we see the new McCoy giving...
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Transformers bot pics

In the previews so far, we’ve seen glimpses of the non-human cast from demolitionist director Michael Bay’s all-out robot riot TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, but now here’s a good look at some of the digitally rendered Autobots and Decepticons...
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Zombie’s T-Rex lives?

Rob Zombie had been teasing a gritty action flick called TYRANNOSAURUS REX as his next film (with groovy retro art like the pic below), and then suddenly took a detour to Haddonfield for another white-trash HALLOWEEN. But the project is...
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Extract trailer

Wouldn’t it be cool if Mike Judge’s next movie EXTRACT actualy found an audience in theaters instead of having to wait for a following on video? The guy behind cult faves OFFICE SPACE and IDIOCRACY (and BEAVIS & BUTTHEAD, of...
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Fiennes with Titans

So far I’m digging how the update of CLASH OF THE TITANS is coming together. The latest mythology twist has already collected Bond gal Gemma Arterton, CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK’s sexy Alexa Davalos, CASINO ROYALE eye-bleeder Mads Mikkelsen, and potential /...
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Al Pacinapoleon?

Height-challenged film legend Al Pacino has plans to portray an equally stature-deficient historical figure, famed French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The project is based on Staton Rabin’s children’s book “BETSY AND THE EMPEROR,” in which the 19th century military leader bonds...
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Shadow of Colossus movie

Sony is bringing one of their own properties to life (via lots and lots of CGI, no doubt), namely SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS. The popular Playstation 2 game (no relation to Marvel’s metallic mutant) was set in a mythical world...
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Fighting pics & site

While we wait to see if Channing Tatum goes from theoretical to legitimate big-time movie star when G.I. JOE arrives, first he’s got another battle flick on the way, the considerably smaller street punch-up FIGHTING. The official site is now...
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Expendables updates

I don’t know if it’s the luck of the update schedule, or my own exaggerated interest in the project, but I seem to have become JoBlo’s point man for updates regarding THE EXPENDABLES. Okay with me! Todays tidbits — or...
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