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New trailer for Alexander Payne’s The Descendants gives us a humorously troubled George Clooney

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THE DESCENDANTS, from writer-director Alexander Payne (SIDEWAYS) and starring George Clooney (THE IDES OF MARCH), is probably the most out-and-out “Oscar film” to come down the pike of late, particularly because of how it’s being positioned by its marketing. I...

Shia LaBeouf will star in the quirky love story A Giant for Monster House director Gil Kenan

Posted 15 years ago

A better title, I think, would be ROMANCING THE BEEF, but what do I know? MONSTER HOUSE and CITY OF EMBER director Gil Kenan has a “quirky love story” in the works, according to Variety, for which Shia LaBeouf has...

Cool Videos: The cast of John Carpenter’s The Thing watches the prequel

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“How much more of this crap is there?” pretty much sums it up! Our very own mastermind Nick Bosworth has done it again. Somehow, the cast of John Carpenter’s classic 1982 film THE THING got their hands on segments from...

Warner Bros picks Matt Reeves to direct their Twilight Zone movie

Posted 15 years ago

Remember when WB was reportedly looking at Christopher Nolan, Alfonso Cuaron, and Michael Bay to potentially direct THE TWILIGHT ZONE? Well, they decided to go with someone cheaper and more sensible: Matt Reeves. According to Deadline, the LET ME IN/CLOVERFIELD...

Woody Allen’s The Bop Decameron understandbly changes its title to Nero Fiddled

Posted 15 years ago

Here’s a funny statement released by writer-director Woody Allen yesterday regarding his upcoming film THE BOP DECAMERON: “I couldn’t believe how few people had heard of the Decameron, even in Rome. And the few that did assumed the movie was...

Portal: No Escape director Dan Trachtenberg to direct sci-fi film Crime of the Century for Universal

Posted 15 years ago

If the name Dan Trachtenberg sounds familiar to you at all, you may be recognizing it from The Totally Rad Show as Trachtenberg is one of its three hosts. He’s also directed a number of commercials over the past few...

Julia Leigh’s psychosexual drama Sleeping Beauty gets a stark new trailer and poster

Posted 15 years ago

First-time director Julia Leigh’s SLEEPING BEAUTY starring Emily Browning looks all kinds of bizarre, somewhat unnerving, and completely engrossing. Leigh was nominated for the Palm d’Or at Cannes for her efforts here, and it appears that praise is warranted judging...

First trailer and poster for real Navy SEAL film Act of Valor aims to entertain and possibly recruit you

Posted 15 years ago

The elite operations force of the United States Navy known as SEALs (SEa, Air and Land Teams) have always been a popular go-to group in Hollywood. Today, they’re likely even more popular thanks to SEAL Team 6’s dispatching of Osama...

WB buys spec script about math genius Alan Turing for Leonardo DiCaprio, Ron Howard interested in directing

Posted 15 years ago

If A BEAUTIFUL MIND was the first thing you thought of just now, you’re not alone. According to Deadline, Warner Bros has purchased THE IMITATION GAME, a spec script written by first-time screenwriter Graham Moore about the life of Alan...

Eduardo Noriega set to play the villain in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand

Posted 15 years ago

Guillermo del Toro’s THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE is easily one of my all-time favorites, and part of the reason for that is the presence of Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega who brilliantly plays the film’s evil, contemptuous, and downright hateful villain. Now,...

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Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked: Where Does The Odyssey Land?

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We rank all of Christopher Nolan's movies, up to and including his latest release, The Odyssey!

Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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“I’m Never Talking About It”: Ed Harris Finally Breaks Silence on The Abyss

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Ed Harris, star of James Cameron's The Abyss, has said that he wouldn't talk about the film, but now he has broken his silence

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Evil Dead Burn’s Mid-Credits and Post-Credits Scenes Explained (SPOILERS)

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Evil Dead Burn features two post-credits scenes that tease the franchise's future. We break down what it all could mean.

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How The Mask Went From a Violent Comic Book to a Jim Carrey Comedy Classic

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Discover how a hyper-violent indie comic book about a homicidal artifact was transformed into Jim Carrey’s iconic 1994 family-friendly comedy hit, The Mask.

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Polygon Punches: We take a look at the 2000’s era of Hong Kong action-based video games

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Join us as we take a look at the video games from the early 2000s, which centered around martial arts and gun-toting action stars.

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5 Underrated Sam Neill Movies Every Fan Should See

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While best known for the Jurassic Park movies, there was much more to Sam Neill than Dr. Alan Grant. Here are five killer performances you can't miss.

New trailer for Alexander Payne’s The Descendants gives us a humorously troubled George Clooney

Shia LaBeouf will star in the quirky love story A Giant for Monster House director Gil Kenan

Cool Videos: The cast of John Carpenter’s The Thing watches the prequel

Warner Bros picks Matt Reeves to direct their Twilight Zone movie

Woody Allen’s The Bop Decameron understandbly changes its title to Nero Fiddled

Portal: No Escape director Dan Trachtenberg to direct sci-fi film Crime of the Century for Universal

Julia Leigh’s psychosexual drama Sleeping Beauty gets a stark new trailer and poster

First trailer and poster for real Navy SEAL film Act of Valor aims to entertain and possibly recruit you

WB buys spec script about math genius Alan Turing for Leonardo DiCaprio, Ron Howard interested in directing

Eduardo Noriega set to play the villain in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand

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