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Steven Spielberg gives his thougths on the mocap in The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Posted 15 years ago

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg (WAR HORSE) – often with the help of cinematographer and long-time collaborator Janusz Kaminski – has always had the eye for constructing some amazingly gorgeous-looking films. But what happens when a live-action director suddenly turns to...

Fox picks up untitled sci-fi project with McG attached to produce and possibly direct

Posted 15 years ago

Did you enjoy the direction of McG’s TERMINATOR SALVATION, his first foray into the world of sci-fi? Whether you did or not, the often maligned director will be dipping back into the sci-fi well with a brand new untitled project...

First images from the Disney animated short The Ballad of Nessie revealed

Posted 15 years ago

Traditionally animated features have become increasingly less common over the years, but this summer’s WINNIE THE POOH from Disney is not only bringing animation back to the mainstream, it’s bringing it back with that old school visual flare of the...

Tons of new images have surfaced from Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life

Posted 15 years ago

If there’s one disappointing thing with this new slew of beautiful images from Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE, it’s that they don’t show us nearly enough regarding just what the long-awaited and very enigmatic film will actually be about!...

See hot MMA fighter Gina Carano beat up Ewan McGregor on the set of Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire

Posted 15 years ago

Make what you will of Steven Soderbergh’s decision to retire from the directing game, but the prolific filmmaker’s still got a few right hooks left to unleash on the lot of us before throwing in the towel. One of those...

Official plot synopsis AND full trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 finally revealed!

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE: Nevermind! Peep the brand new full trailer for SUPER 8 below! The official synopsis for J.J. Abrams’ super-secretive SUPER 8 has finally been put out by Paramount. And funny enough, it still doesn’t really give us much to go...

UPDATE! Oscar winner Trent Reznor NOT scoring and acting in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Posted 15 years ago

UPDATE: “Don’t believe everything you read,” says Trent Reznor. The Nine Inch Nails frontman himself, after just recently discussing the rumor of his scoring and starring cameo in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, has now gone on record over at his...

Things Fall Apart, 50 Cent’s grab for acting glory, gets an unofficial and unintentionally funny trailer

Posted 15 years ago

Cancer’s no joke. I’ve lost loved ones to the heinous disease and I’m sure at least some of you know have known or experienced its sting in some way, shape, or form. Raptor 50 Cent, however, has managed to make...

These truly awful X-Men:First Class posters are NOT fan-made…

Posted 15 years ago

…unless of course Fox’s official X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Facebook page got hacked by the denizens of the Superhero Hype forums! But seriously, what was Fox thinking? To date, they’ve released some fun and interesting still images, a terrific trailer… but...

Ian McKellen describes Martin Freeman’s Hobbit costume test (in 3D!)

Posted 15 years ago

Every teensy piece of HOBBIT news that comes down the pike that isn’t about some Sauron-level calamity threatening to shut down Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth… just makes me smile. The latest tidbit from the Shire comes courtesy of...

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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.

Steven Spielberg gives his thougths on the mocap in The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

Fox picks up untitled sci-fi project with McG attached to produce and possibly direct

First images from the Disney animated short The Ballad of Nessie revealed

Tons of new images have surfaced from Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life

See hot MMA fighter Gina Carano beat up Ewan McGregor on the set of Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire

Official plot synopsis AND full trailer for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 finally revealed!

UPDATE! Oscar winner Trent Reznor NOT scoring and acting in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Things Fall Apart, 50 Cent’s grab for acting glory, gets an unofficial and unintentionally funny trailer

These truly awful X-Men:First Class posters are NOT fan-made…

Ian McKellen describes Martin Freeman’s Hobbit costume test (in 3D!)

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