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Why It Works: Rocky

Posted 11 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** With the trailer for CREED dropping earlier this month and SOUTHPAW out this...

Julianne Moore & Ellen Page fight for equality in this trailer for Freeheld

Posted 11 years ago

Based on the Oscar-winning documentary short, FREEHELD tells the story of a decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel (Julianne Moore), who is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie (Ellen Page)....

Peter Sarsgaard pushes sociological boundaries in the Experimenter trailer

Posted 11 years ago

In 1961, Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) designed a psychology experiment that still resonates to this day, in which people thought they were delivering painful electric shocks to an affable stranger (Jim Gaffigan) strapped into a chair in another room. Despite...

Martin Scorcese’s The King of Comedy is becoming a Broadway musical

Posted 11 years ago

Martin Scorsese is one of the most revered filmmakers of all time and the vast majority of his movies are considered classics or important works of cinema. While a remake of GOODFELLAS or TAXI DRIVER would be sacrilegious, that doesn't...

X-Men producer Simon Kinberg set to develop Logan’s Run remake

Posted 11 years ago

Yes, it's that time to talk about a LOGAN'S RUN remake. Again. Everyone under the sun has been mentioned for this remake, and last we heard Bioshock creator Ken Levine was being passed up for "a fresh writer to develop...

Patrick Wilson & Lena Headey feign political superiority in Zipper trailer

Posted 11 years ago

Sam Ellis (Patrick Wilson) is a man on the rise – a federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with a high-end escort instead turns into a growing...

All bets are off for Mendelsohn & Reynolds in the Mississippi Grind trailer

Posted 11 years ago

Yesterday, Ryan Reynolds released the poster for MISSISSIPPI GRIND via his Facebook account that showed us exactly what to expect from this film. That is, Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn teaming up to take gambling on the road. Our review from...

Review: Southpaw

Posted 11 years ago

  PLOT: A boxing champ, Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), goes to pieces following a tragedy, losing his title, his home and the custody of his daughter. Broke and friendless, Billy must repair his fractured career if he ever hopes to...

The Revenant’s final scene remains unshot; DiCaprio’s dialogue is minimal

Posted 11 years ago

From day one, Alejandro Iñárritu’s THE REVENANT sounded like it was going to take an incredible amount of effort to pull off; shot in sequence, in remote locations, using only natural light, in lesser hands I would have doubted that...

Get inspired with Jake Gyllenhaal in the final Southpaw trailer

Posted 11 years ago

I'm sure the bulk of you are familiar with SOUTHPAW by now, but we now have the FINAL trailer that follows boxer Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal) as he turns to trainer Tick Willis (Forest Whitaker) to help him get his...

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