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Jaws by way of Peanuts…

Posted 15 years ago

…looks a little something like this. Artist Charles Forman has created here one of the best mash-ups I can remember, taking the style of Charles M. Schulz’s classic comic strip and telling a very truncated version of Spielberg’s JAWS. It’s...

A hooded Tom Cruise stares you down in this new image from Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

Posted 15 years ago

A weird image of a hooded Tom Cruise has appeared over at Yahoo! Movies for director Brad Bird’s upcoming (and apparently awesome) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL. It’s weird because it’s just a very Photoshopped Cruise staring us down in...

First look at Anne Hathaway as a sort of a Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises

Posted 15 years ago

This is Selina Kyle a.k.a. Catwoman, straddled on the Batpod in Christopher Nolan’s THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Back in June, there was a report that Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman would likely look something like Darwyn Cooke’s version of the character seen...

Cool Videos: Game of Thrones RPG

Posted 15 years ago

HBO’s fantastic “Game of Thrones” has been off for a couple of months now, yet it’s become so popular in circles beyond those even of geeks that we’re still seeing the acclaimed fantasy series pop up all over the place...

New Moneyball trailer reveals few new things but continues looking good

Posted 15 years ago

A new trailer for director Bennett Miller’s (CAPOTE) Oakland A’s sports drama MONEYBALL has gone online. While certain scenes have been moved around and certain other ones added in, the trailer largely hits the same story notes seen the first...

First official trailer for Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller In Time is now online

Posted 15 years ago

We’ve been treated to images, posters, and a 4-minute long promo reel out of Comic Con, but today we’re finally getting our first official trailer for Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller IN TIME. And thanks to its premise, it’s not only...

New promo video for The Change-Up is funnier than any of its trailers

Posted 15 years ago

I haven’t heard much of anything regarding THE CHANGE-UP – whether it’s good, bad, or what – but one thing that does seem clear, from not only the film’s red band trailers but particularly this new promo video, is that...

Lars Von Trier wants to titilate and probably disturb you with Nymphomaniac

Posted 15 years ago

Yes you are, Lars. Yes you are. Danish filmmaker and provocateur extraordinaire Lars Von Trier (MELANCHOLIA, ANTICHRIST) wants to make a movie about f*cking. I don’t know what else needs to be said. This is now a must see! After...

Wahlberg drops David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper and De Niro in talks to join

Posted 15 years ago

I’ve yet to see Neil Burger’s LIMITLESS, but it seems Hollywood enjoyed the film’s pairing of Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro enough to want to reunite them! According to Deadline, Bradley Cooper is back in talks (he was linked...

New poster for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive goes radically retro

Posted 15 years ago

By this point, it’s no secret that Nicolas Winding Refn’s upcoming arthouse action flick DRIVE is, like, totally rad. But hey, don’t take my word for it, though. Schmoe “Dude from the stairs” from our very own Movie Fan Central...

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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.

Jaws by way of Peanuts…

A hooded Tom Cruise stares you down in this new image from Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

First look at Anne Hathaway as a sort of a Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises

Cool Videos: Game of Thrones RPG

New Moneyball trailer reveals few new things but continues looking good

First official trailer for Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller In Time is now online

New promo video for The Change-Up is funnier than any of its trailers

Lars Von Trier wants to titilate and probably disturb you with Nymphomaniac

Wahlberg drops David O. Russell’s The Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper and De Niro in talks to join

New poster for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive goes radically retro

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