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First trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn hints at its utter lunacy

Posted 15 years ago

It’s odd, but I have to admit that I’m pretty interested in the final two chapters of THE TWILIGHT SAGA. It’s a one-two combo for me: Bill Condon (KINSEY, GODS AND MONSTERS) directing and the sheer craziness of the Robert...

Robert Zemeckis to make Flight his next film, Denzel Washington attached to star

Posted 15 years ago

While filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (A CHRISTMAS CAROL, BACK TO THE FUTURE) has been weighing his options as to what feature he’d be making his next official project, the LA Times’ 24 Frames is now reporting that the director and Paramount...

New trailer for the Tribe Called Quest documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life is now online

Posted 15 years ago

If you love hip hop, then you can’t speak on the genre without acknowledging the greatness or significance of A Tribe Called Quest. A new documentary called BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST – from...

Professor Xavier himself James McAvoy discusses X-Men: First Class and the possibility of X-sequels

Posted 15 years ago

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS is finally upon us this weekend. And by pretty much all critical accounts, it seems director Matthew Vaughn has put together not just a great entry in the overall X-Men franchise, but quite simply a terrific comic...

New Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer is online and looking good!

Posted 15 years ago

While the first trailer for Fox’s upcoming RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES intrigued, this brand new trailer released over at Yahoo! Movies is much better, showcasing some truly terrific new simian visuals. The work on Caesar himself –...

Cool Videos: The 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time

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There’s nothing quite like a good, profane threat in a movie. And the profane ones are the best, bar none. Even the funniest threats in the most hysterical comedies are vulgar as f*ck. I love ’em! Now, thanks to Pajiba...

New trailer for Batman: Arkham City shows off the video game’s feline side

Posted 15 years ago

Here’s a surprise! Not only will we be able to kick, punch, and batarang the seedy denizens of Gotham as the Caped Crusader in the hotly anticipated video game sequel “Batman: Arkham Asylum”, we’ll also be able to whip, claw,...

Official trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is now online!

Posted 15 years ago

Chances are you probably caught the “leaked” red-band trailer for David Fincher’s THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO this past holiday weekend. It was pretty great, featuring kinetic editing to the beat of a pretty awesome cover of Zeppelin’s “Immigrant...

Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and possibly Jeremy Renner to join director James Gray’s Low Life

Posted 15 years ago

If you’re a fan of the work of filmmaker James Gray (TWO LOVERS, WE OWN THE NIGHT), then you’ll be happy to hear that the writer-director is in the process of assembling himself a pretty fine cast for his next...

Jesse Eisenberg and Naomi Watts eyeing director Noah Baumbach’s indie drama While We’re Young

Posted 15 years ago

Back in December, director Noah Baumbach’s next film, WHILE WE’RE YOUNG, seemed to have solidified a pretty strong cast for itself, featuring the likes of GREENBERG stars Ben Stiller and Greta Gerwig, as well as James Franco and Cate Blanchett....

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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.

First trailer for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn hints at its utter lunacy

Robert Zemeckis to make Flight his next film, Denzel Washington attached to star

New trailer for the Tribe Called Quest documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life is now online

Professor Xavier himself James McAvoy discusses X-Men: First Class and the possibility of X-sequels

New Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer is online and looking good!

Cool Videos: The 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time

New trailer for Batman: Arkham City shows off the video game’s feline side

Official trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is now online!

Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, and possibly Jeremy Renner to join director James Gray’s Low Life

Jesse Eisenberg and Naomi Watts eyeing director Noah Baumbach’s indie drama While We’re Young

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