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Batman gets broken in the new teaser poster from The Dark Knight Rises

Posted 14 years ago

A year end promotional push for Christopher Nolan’s trilogy capper THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is currently in full effect. This past week, a brand new viral marketing campaign got underway while next week will likely have us seeing the film’s...

Another trailer for the Oscar bait-y Iron Lady is now online

Posted 14 years ago

“Oscar bait” is a common enough trend, particularly during this winter season. But is any film this year more in-your-face about it than THE IRON LADY? What makes it worse is that THE IRON LADY is so obviously trying to...

Ben Kingsley in talks to join his Hugo co-star Asa Butterfield in Ender’s Game

Posted 14 years ago

A little HUGO reunion might be happening in Gavin Hood’s ENDER’S GAME. According to THR’s Heat Vision, Ben Kingsley is in talks to join lead Asa Butterfield in the adaptation of the Orson Scott Card award-winning sci-fi novel. The film...

UPDATE! Michael Bay will be back for Transformers 4 and could start filming late next year

Posted 14 years ago

UPDATE: Straight from the horse’s mouth, Michael Bay chimed in over at his official forums saying, “Studio’s are passing rumors but I’m not sure what I’m doing? I know I’m going to do Pain and Gain early spring but that’s...

Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, and others bring some iconic film villainy to new life

Posted 14 years ago

So, ‘Henry Spencer’ from David Lynch’s ERASERHEAD was a villain? As part of her “Touch of Evil” art project for the New York Times, photographer and filmmaker Alex Prager assembled some of the year’s top performers and had them choose...

Angelina Jolie in talks to star in a new dramatic thriller from director Luc Besson

Posted 14 years ago

Now here’s a pairing that feels right. According to Deadline, Angelina Jolie (THE TOURIST, SALT) is in talks to star in a new untitled Luc Besson-written/directed dramatic thriller. The hope is to have Jolie star in the project sometime next...

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood re-teams with Paul Thomas Anderson to score The Master

Posted 14 years ago

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is amazing. Paul Thomas Anderson is amazing. Their collaborative efforts together then become a mutant hybrid of amazing sauce. So this is great news if you’re a fan of either! P.T.A. fansite Cigarettes & Red Vines caught...

Naomi Watts and Robin Wright are a couple of Grandmothers

Posted 14 years ago

[insert GILF joke here] THR has reported this weekend that actresses Naomi Watts (THE IMPOSSIBLE, J. EDGAR) and Robin Wright (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, RAMPART) will be starring in a new “erotic tale” from director Anne Fontaine (COCO...

New extended Indonesian trailer for action film The Raid will pummel you senseless

Posted 14 years ago

It’s only been a couple of months and change since we got our first glimpse at the dizzying action from director Gareth Evans’ THE RAID, but already we’re being treated to even more displays of kinetic violence and shocking death...

Get a better look at Ridley Scott’s Prometheus with these official hi-res images

Posted 14 years ago

In case you wanted a better look at those PROMETHEUS images unveiled by EW last week, here they are again in their unfiltered glory. These are official Fox production stills from the Ridley Scott-directed sci-fi prequel (I say we just...

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Best Chuck Norris Movies: Five of the late bearded one’s best

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If you're looking for some badass movies to celebrate Chuck Norris's legacy with this weekend, look no further.

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Has Hollywood cooled off on comedies?

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Five Movies That Deserve a Legacy Sequel

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Will Avengers: Dunesday be the next Barbenheimer?

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WTF Happened to The Quest? Van Damme directed this?!

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WTF Happened to The Quest? Join us for a look back at Jean-Claude Van Damme's 1996 martial arts action showcase set in Tibet.

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SXSW: What Were The Best Movies We Saw At The Fest?

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SXSW is all wrapped up, but what were the best movies we saw? Check out our full recap!

Batman gets broken in the new teaser poster from The Dark Knight Rises

Another trailer for the Oscar bait-y Iron Lady is now online

Ben Kingsley in talks to join his Hugo co-star Asa Butterfield in Ender’s Game

UPDATE! Michael Bay will be back for Transformers 4 and could start filming late next year

Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, and others bring some iconic film villainy to new life

Angelina Jolie in talks to star in a new dramatic thriller from director Luc Besson

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood re-teams with Paul Thomas Anderson to score The Master

Naomi Watts and Robin Wright are a couple of Grandmothers

New extended Indonesian trailer for action film The Raid will pummel you senseless

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