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Chris Evans will Puncture you in this new trailer and poster for the Kassen brothers legal drama

Posted 15 years ago

First-time feature film directors Adam and Mark Kassen have brought us a legal drama starring Chris Evans called PUNCTURE. This is the first I’m hearing about this film, and it reminds me that in-between all the big AAA Hollywood gigs,...

Guillermo del Toro has his mind blown by what Alfonso Cuaron is doing with Gravity

Posted 15 years ago

Alfonso Cuaron’s much-anticipated sci-fi feature GRAVITY has had a lot publicized about its initial development (mostly its casting), but in the months since filming has begun, we’ve only heard scattered talk about the truly ambitious nature of the making of...

Cool Videos: 25 actors before they were famous and the 25 greatest unscripted scenes in film

Posted 15 years ago

Today, we bring you a two-fer of video coolness! If you’ve ever wanted to see some of your favorite (and not so favorite) actors and actresses before they were famous, YouTuber ‘pleatedjeans’ has compiled a fun 3-minute video showcasing 25...

Poster round-up with new one sheets for Roman Polanksi’s Carnage, the next American Pie, and more!

Posted 15 years ago

Some new one sheets have made their way onto the Pimpin’ Poster Palace. Below you’ll get a look at marketing materials from four upcoming movies: Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE, the (supposedly) last film in the AMERICAN PIE series called AMERICAN REUNION,...

Disney pulls the plug on Gore Verbinski’s insanely expensive Lone Ranger movie

Posted 15 years ago

Somewhat surprisingly, Deadline is reporting that Disney has pulled the plug on their huge Gore Verbinski/Johnny Depp 2012 tentpole project, THE LONE RANGER, a film that was reportedly going to cost somewhere in the ballpark of $250 million! Wait, WTF?!...

Is Mike Myers on board for Austin Powers 4 or what?

Posted 15 years ago

2012 will mark 10 years since AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER was released. I absolutely hated that film, but I was however very fond of AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY, and even THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME. But the one...

David Fincher says 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will probably be 70% CG

Posted 15 years ago

Director David Fincher (THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO) has always been one to make surprisingly heavy use of CG special effects in his films, though always in unobtrusive and often seamless ways. In speaking recently at the Swedish Film...

So this might be the ‘Batwing’ in The Dark Knight Rises

Posted 15 years ago

I don’t know what the heck is happening in Pittsburgh, but it seems all secrecy for Christoper Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES has gone out the window as practically every other day has brought us some sort of spy shot...

Cool Videos: Conan the Barbarian 3D – Sex, Swords & Rock ‘n’ Roll Trailer

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Our pal Garrison Dean (a.k.a. Paul Hogan) and his Monocular Group have returned with a fun new unofficial trailer for the upcoming CONAN THE BARBARIAN remake. So, what is best in life? Most likely not this movie as I’ve almost...

Music video director Hype Williams to helm the Joe Eszterhas erotic thriller Lust

Posted 15 years ago

Screenwriter Joe Eszeterhas was the guy behind Paul Verhoeven’s classic erotic thriller BASIC INSTINCT, but he was also the guy responsible for Verhoeven’s classic abomination SHOWGIRLS. Hype Williams – music video director for guys like Kanye West and Busta Rhymes...

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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.

Chris Evans will Puncture you in this new trailer and poster for the Kassen brothers legal drama

Guillermo del Toro has his mind blown by what Alfonso Cuaron is doing with Gravity

Cool Videos: 25 actors before they were famous and the 25 greatest unscripted scenes in film

Poster round-up with new one sheets for Roman Polanksi’s Carnage, the next American Pie, and more!

Disney pulls the plug on Gore Verbinski’s insanely expensive Lone Ranger movie

Is Mike Myers on board for Austin Powers 4 or what?

David Fincher says 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will probably be 70% CG

So this might be the ‘Batwing’ in The Dark Knight Rises

Cool Videos: Conan the Barbarian 3D – Sex, Swords & Rock ‘n’ Roll Trailer

Music video director Hype Williams to helm the Joe Eszterhas erotic thriller Lust

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