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Cool Videos: Bollywood’s insane action film The Robot is probably the most awesome thing you will ever see

Posted 16 years ago

Whatever they’re smoking in Bollywood, I want it. Seriously, you’ve got be loaded on something to imagine the pure levels of insanity and brilliance on display in the video below, the second part of a truncated collection of scenes from...

Alice in Wonderland’s Mia Wasikowska replaces Carey Mulligan in Park Chan-wook’s Stoker

Posted 16 years ago

Last we heard about STOKER was back in November when it was being reported that ‘Vengeance Trilogy’ mastermind Park Chan-wook was in negotiations to make this his English-language directorial debut. Carey Mulligan (DRIVE, NEVER LET ME GO) was attached then...

If the best picture nominees were Legos…

Posted 16 years ago

…they’d look something like this. Courtesy of Gawker, below you’ll find square and blocky looks at the year’s Oscar nominees for Best Picture, created by movie buff Alex Eylar (you can check out more of his Lego’d movies over HERE)....

Cool Videos: Kobe Bryant is The Black Mamba, directed by Robert Rodriguez and featuring Bruce Willis and Danny Trejo

Posted 16 years ago

Since helping define and popularize the modern “grindhouse” formula we’ve been seeing for the past decade, all-in-one filmmaker Robert Rodriguez is now bringing it to the realm of advertisement. Below, you’ll see what looks to be the first part of...

Brian De Palma is back and finds his Passion

Posted 16 years ago

When’s the last time Brian De Palma made a genuinely great film? I love him (though I’d say he’s a very polarizing filmmaker; I see little middle-ground when it comes to what film fans think of him) and I’ve been...

Hold up, Emily Browning! Is Kristen Stewart also up for the title role in Snow White and the Huntsman?

Posted 16 years ago

SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN has been getting a lot of attention these days! Just a few hours ago, we reported that Viggo Mortensen (A DANGEROUS METHOD) was entering negotiations to play the titular Huntsman in the Universal fairy tale....

Scott Pilgrim’s Mark Webber to direct himself, his two-year old son, Michael Cera, and more in his new indie drama

Posted 16 years ago

Most of you will likely know Mark Webber as ‘Stephen Stills’ from last year’s awesome SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, though he’s had smaller parts in other films such as Jim Jarmusch’s BROKEN FLOWERS and Woody Allen’s HOLLYWOOD ENDING. But...

Naomi Watts will be Leonardo DiCaprio’s personal secretary in J. Edgar

Posted 16 years ago

Since it was reported that Charlize Theron would not be taking up Clint Eastwood’s offer to star as ‘Helen Gandy’ in his upcoming Hoover biopic J. EDGAR, that left a sizeable, star-powered hole in the director’s sure to be awards...

The great Walter Murch makes the most academic and compelling case yet on why 3D will never work

Posted 16 years ago

If you’re anti-3D, then you may have just found your biggest and most important ally yet in the battle against the dreaded x-axis in modern film. Editor and sound designer Walter Murch (APOCALYPSE NOW), considered by and large the godfather...

Will James Franco join Kate Hudson in another Linda Lovelace biopic?

Posted 16 years ago

It’s a good thing James Franco can rock the creepy rape ‘stache, because according to Deadline, the prolific actor is currently in discussions to play pornographer Chuck Traynor in the film LOVELACE, a biopic covering the tumultuous life of DEEP...

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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.

Cool Videos: Bollywood’s insane action film The Robot is probably the most awesome thing you will ever see

Alice in Wonderland’s Mia Wasikowska replaces Carey Mulligan in Park Chan-wook’s Stoker

If the best picture nominees were Legos…

Cool Videos: Kobe Bryant is The Black Mamba, directed by Robert Rodriguez and featuring Bruce Willis and Danny Trejo

Brian De Palma is back and finds his Passion

Hold up, Emily Browning! Is Kristen Stewart also up for the title role in Snow White and the Huntsman?

Scott Pilgrim’s Mark Webber to direct himself, his two-year old son, Michael Cera, and more in his new indie drama

Naomi Watts will be Leonardo DiCaprio’s personal secretary in J. Edgar

The great Walter Murch makes the most academic and compelling case yet on why 3D will never work

Will James Franco join Kate Hudson in another Linda Lovelace biopic?

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