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Legolas Is Still Dreamy As Ever: Third ‘Hobbit’ Film Releases First Photo,...
The first film in Peter Jackson‘s new three-entry The Hobbit franchise, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, is still a week away from release, but that hasn’t stopped the production from rolling out,...
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Casting Couch: Kristen Wiig May Bone Brick in the ‘Anchorman’ Sequel, Casey...
What is Casting Couch? It’s the casting roundup that has news about Timothy Olyphant putting on cowboy boots again. Read on! Is Kristen Wiig going to be joining the cast of Anchorman: The Legend...
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Review: ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ Is a Very Uneven, Yet Entertaining Glimpse at...
Editor’s note: Hyde Park on Hudson cruises into theaters this week, so please get handsy with our New York Film Festival review of the film, originally published on September 30, 2012. Franklin Delano...
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‘Headhunters’ Director Morten Tyldum to Dig Into the Life of Alan Turing With...
If you’ve yet to check out Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s 2011 release, Headhunters, then it’s high time you tracked it down and finally gave it a go. Not only is it one of the most brutal, gross,...
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2013 Slamdance Film Festival Announces Feature Lineup, Including Debuts from...
In the spirit of truly independent film, the Slamdance Film Festival has just announced their feature lineup for their upcoming 2013 outing. The festival will screen 22 feature-length competition...
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‘Stranger Than Fiction’ Writer Zach Helm Set to Play ‘Jumanji’
While the research process for writing a Jumanji script is probably hellish and monkey-filled, Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) is brave enough to take on the task. According to The Hollywood...
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Review: ‘Playing for Keeps’ Almost Plays to Win
The romantic comedy genre is a very forgiving place for performers and filmmakers. Rom-coms are relatively cheap to produce, and like horror films (which are far cheaper) they usually get a guaranteed...
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Holiday Gifts for Movie Lovers: The T-Shirt Edition
Now that it’s post-Thanksgiving – the real holiday season, in my book – it’s time to start thinking about what to get for those movie lovers close to your heart. Speaking from personal experience,...
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The Defiant Sentimentality of ‘Parenthood’
NBC’s Parenthood is a drama deserving of the kind of veneration normally reserved for Mad Men, Breaking Bad, and other cable TV darlings. Based very loosely on the 1989 Ron Howard-directed comedy of...
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A Very Junkfood Christmas: Ralphie Gets His Gun For ‘A Black Christmas Story’
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema; giving fruit cake is tantamount to treason. It’s that time of year again, when we put on ugly sweaters, drunkenly sing carols off-key, and forget how much we hate Aunt...
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An Awards Season Plea: Stop Using the Word “Snub”
Well, here we go. This was the first of many a week that will keep us on our toes with a number of different awards announcements, from the critics and other precursors to the narrowing of individual...
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Watch Trailers for The Live-Action Short Films on the 2012 Oscar Shortlist
Last week the Academy announced its shortlist for Best Live Action Short, a typically eclectic and international bunch. However, forgive me if I approach this category with a bit more cynicism than...
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‘Oblivion’ Poster: An Earth That Has “Evolved Beyond Recognition” (And Looks...
No matter how audiences felt about Joseph Kosinski‘s Tron: Legacy (point of fact, this writer did not feel particularly good about it), the film is undeniably a treat for the eyes, so it’s no surprise...
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Kevin Smith Announces Plans to Go Back to the Quick Stop For ‘Clerks III’
Director of film and builder of podcast empires Kevin Smith has been talking about his retirement as a movie man for quite a while now. The plan, until very recently, has been for him to go out with a...
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Casting Couch: James Marsden Takes a ‘Walk of Shame,’ Terrence Howard Joins...
What is Casting Couch? It’s the casting column whose Wizards of Waverly Place fandom is finally coming in handy. That upcoming comedy where Elizabeth Banks tries to juggle being a person with loose...
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Thank Goodness ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Spent More Money On Its 3D...
Oh. Oh, that’s not very nice. Paramount has just released a new poster for its pushed-back-to-get-all-pumped-up G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and it looks like the one thing that we definitely don’t want a...
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Review: Limp ‘Deadfall’ Rests on Eric Bana’s Shoulders
Deadfall is a prime example of a film losing steam too quickly, making it an exceedingly weak and limp effort from The Counterfeiters director Stefan Ruzowitzky. What starts off as a promising, chilly...
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Reject Recap: ‘Star Trek 2′ Teaser, ‘Clerks III’ Announcement, ‘Les Mis’...
Never, ever feel bad about neglecting FSR during the week. We understand. Maybe you’re still tired from Thanksgiving. Perhaps the colder weather and darker sky is causing you to nap more. Or, maybe...
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Celebrities: Please Don’t Make Movies About Yourselves
“When Danny asked me to make the film, I knew right away I had the opportunity to pay tribute to a skateboarder I admired and tell a human story that fed my filmmaking soul. When Danny calls and asks,...
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The Ingredients: ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ is Like a McDLT Without the Novelty Fun
The Ingredients is a column devoted to breaking down the components of a new film release with some focus on influential movies that came before. As always, these posts look at the entire plots of...
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