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Noam Murro set to direct the paraplegic thriller Blink

Posted 12 years ago

With his work on 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE raising rumors he may be a contender for directing AQUAMAN, Noam Murro has set his sights on a smaller scale film with a very high concept. The Hollywood Reporter has Murro...

The UnPopular Opinion: Transcendence

Posted 12 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

Ink & Pixel: Little Shop Of Horrors

Posted 12 years ago

Steve Ink & Pixel is a source of pride and joy for me as a writer and as such, I’m always striving to take this column further for those who read and enjoy it. In an effort to widen the...

Seven dwarfs will be reduced to two for Universal’s The Huntsman

Posted 12 years ago

In the continuing saga of the sequel no one asked for, THE HUNTSMAN will lose more than Snow White and a director. It looks as if many of the dwarfs will be a no-show as well. Word on the street...

Cool Videos: J.K. Simmons is the saboteur in these SNL promos

Posted 12 years ago

WHIPLASH may not have been on the masses' radar before, but thanks to a Best Picture nod and a nomination for J.K. Simmons in the Best Supporting Actor category, more and more people are seeking it out. Good! People have...

Review: Experimenter (Sundance 2015)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: The true story of famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram (Peter Sarsgaard) who – in the sixties – conducted a landmark behavioral experiment concerned with the willingness of participants to inflict pain on others if told to do so by...

First teaser for Eli Roth’s thriller Knock Knock with Keanu Reeves

Posted 12 years ago

On paper, a thriller with Keanu Reeves directed by Eli Roth sounds like a slam dunk. Lionsgate agreed and has ponied up $2.5 million to distribute KNOCK KNOCK in theaters. We now have the first teaser for the film which...

Selma’s Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo set to tackle hurricane Katrina film

Posted 12 years ago

You may have heard of a little picture called SELMA that's been snowballing into a media frenzy since it hit theaters in limited release. At the very least, you're probably aware that it has earned itself no less than a...

Review: Black or White

Posted 12 years ago

This review originally ran with our 2014 TIFF coverage PLOT: After his wife dies, a grandfather (Kevin Costner) has to fight for custody of his biracial granddaughter against the girl’s father and grandmother (Octavia Spencer). REVIEW: There was a moment...

Review: Mississippi Grind (Sundance 2015)

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: Two down-on-their-luck gamblers (Ryan Reynolds & Ben Mendelsohn) hit the road, embarking on a tour of all the seediest casinos and private games the American South has to offer in an effort to change their luck and build a...

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