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Sylvester Stallone confirms that Walter Hill will be directing Headshot

Posted 15 years ago

If you’re a guy and you want your testicles to double in size, go back and watch the testosterone-laden films of the great Walter Hill (48 HRS., SOUTHERN COMFORT, THE WARRIORS, THE DRIVER). And appropriately enough, the news today is...

Michael Shannon speaks candidly about getting the part of General Zod in Man of Steel

Posted 15 years ago

Apart from being a really great actor, I realized that what I also like about Michael Shannon – just yesterday confirmed as villain General Zod in Zack Snyder’s MAN OF STEEL – is his aloof, “I don’t give a f*ck”...

Cool Videos: Mortal Kombat secret character tryouts

Posted 15 years ago

Just in time for today’s premiere of the MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY web series, director Kevin Tancharoen has tweeted the following amusing bit of “thought-to-be-lost” video game history. I will never see Pac-Man the same again… “Even before Kratos, several characters...

New teaser trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s ghost tale The Woman in Black is appropriately spooky

Posted 15 years ago

Hammer’s upcoming ghost story THE WOMAN IN BLACK starring Daniel Radcliffe has a brand new teaser trailer online. And as most good teasers do, it hints and tantalizes without giving any story away. We’re also given a nice taste of...

Michael Shannon cast as General Zod in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel

Posted 15 years ago

Zack Snyder’s new Superman film MAN OF STEEL (as it’s now officially called) has found its General Zod! Warner Bros. today announced that the great Michael Shannon (“Boardwalk Empire”, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD) has landed the role. Here’s Snyder on the casting...

Is this Hawkeye making a very brief and somewhat awkward appearance in this latest Thor clip?

Posted 15 years ago

There’s a cosmic and epic element to Marvel’s upcoming THOR that isn’t exactly being trumpeted in Paramount’s promotional materials for the film. I mean, we’ve been given glimpses, but nothing even remotely close to what was seen in last week’s...

New Mortal Kombat: Legacy clip is curiously absent of anything resembling Mortal Kombat

Posted 15 years ago

Seems like it was only yesterday when we first heard that MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY, a new iteration of the popular fighting game from MORTAL KOMBAT: REBIRTH director Kevin Tancharoen, would be getting made into a 10-part live action web series....

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Judy Greer want to have sex with Gerard Butler in Playing the Field

Posted 15 years ago

Actresses Catherine Zeta-Jones and Judy Greer are the latest to be added to the group of dissatisfied women looking to get boned by the poor man’s Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, in the soccer/sex comedy PLAYING THE FIELD. According to the...

Meg Ryan will be making her directorial debut with the dramedy Into the Beautiful

Posted 15 years ago

It feels like it’s been such a long time since we’ve heard any peep out of actress Meg Ryan (THE WOMEN, THE DOORS). But today that changes, as the once Hollywood darling is back making her directorial debut with the...

Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes will be Larry in The Three Stooges

Posted 15 years ago

Well, f*ck. So much for James Marsden. According to Variety, Peter and Bobby Farrelly have found their Larry for THE THREE STOOGES in actor Sean Hayes, probably best known for the role of ‘Jack McFarland’ in NBC’s television series “Will...

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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.

Sylvester Stallone confirms that Walter Hill will be directing Headshot

Michael Shannon speaks candidly about getting the part of General Zod in Man of Steel

Cool Videos: Mortal Kombat secret character tryouts

New teaser trailer for Daniel Radcliffe’s ghost tale The Woman in Black is appropriately spooky

Michael Shannon cast as General Zod in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel

Is this Hawkeye making a very brief and somewhat awkward appearance in this latest Thor clip?

New Mortal Kombat: Legacy clip is curiously absent of anything resembling Mortal Kombat

Catherine Zeta-Jones and Judy Greer want to have sex with Gerard Butler in Playing the Field

Meg Ryan will be making her directorial debut with the dramedy Into the Beautiful

Will & Grace’s Sean Hayes will be Larry in The Three Stooges

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