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Let’s Play Find the Zombie in New ‘World War Z’ Poster
Trick question. There are no zombies in this new poster for World War Z. Sure, there are probably plenty lighting the world on fire just below Brad Pitt‘s iron stare, and perhaps there are even a few...
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New ‘Great Gatsby’ Trailer: Boogie to Beyoncé
The Great Gatsby may tell a story that was set in the Roaring Twenties, but it’s also a Baz Luhrmann film, so there should never have been any doubt that it was going to be packed to the brim with...
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Review: ‘Evil Dead’ Isn’t Scary or Smart, But It Delivers the Gory Goods With...
Editor’s note: Rob’s review originally ran during SXSW last month, but we’re re-running it as Evil Dead officially hits theaters starting tonight. When a remake of Sam Raimi‘s seminal horror film was...
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Casting Couch: Brad Pitt May Learn to Drive a Tank, Nicole Kidman May Learn...
What is Casting Couch? It’s casting news. A bunch of it. All in one place. Today we’ve got the short list of young ladies who may be playing Cinderella in Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming Disney film, among...
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Review: Stunning ‘Upstream Color’ Puts Swine Before Pearls and Finds...
Editor’s note: Rob’s review originally ran during Sundance earlier this year, but we’re re-running it now as the film releases on VOD tomorrow. And, not for nothing, but it’s still the best movie of...
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Movie News After Dark: An Outpouring of Love for Roger Ebert
Several people, none of whom have any ties to the film industry, reached out to me today to see how I was holding up in the wake of the news that Roger Ebert had passed away at age 70. These people...
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How to Build Your Own Jurassic Park
You’re going to need some foam core, a few Jeeps and some black-tinted KY jelly. Such is the glamour of the filmmaking business. With Jurassic Park in theaters again, renowned special effects artist...
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Remembering Roger Ebert, His Thumb and Film Criticism as a Conversation
When Roger Ebert replaced retired critic Eleanor Keane as head film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times in April 1967, American cinema was in the initial phase of a drastic transition. The Hays Code had...
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Film Jockeys #17: Treevil Dead
What happens when a legendary film critic brings is geriatric crankiness to an internet movie show? Film Jockeys follows the adventures of Carl Barker, his far-too-young production staff, the...
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11 Reasons to See ‘Jurassic Park 3D’ in Theaters
While it’s easy enough to knock films that get a post-production 3D-conversion (err, sorry, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), this week’s Jurassic Park 3D is a true exception to the rule. The difference? Well,...
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Review: ‘The Brass Teapot’ Occasionally Shines But Needs Another Polish
John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple) are a young couple high on love and low on net worth. He goes to a job he hates every day while she struggles to find even that much, but their lives...
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A Forbidden Fruit-Related Giveaway! Win ‘The Bible’ on Blu-ray
If you’re sifting through the ultra-thin of the Good Book and thinking, “This really needs to get a hi-def upgrade,” then this contest is for you. We’re giving away two (2) Blu-ray copies of The...
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5 Horror Classics That Should Never Be Remade (and 10 That Could Be)
You read the headline correctly. The number of horror classics that could be remade outnumbers the number that shouldn’t be. I’ve bought into it. I’ve seen enough good examples of remakes done well to...
View ArticleSFotD: Sam Raimi’s 1978 ‘Evil Dead’ Prequel ‘Within the Woods’
Why Watch? After all the cultish love and the trivia and the rebooting, isn’t it nice to get back to its roots? Also, The Rebooting is a horror movie I’m writing. Don’t steal the idea. It’s pretty...
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‘Carrie’ Trailer: If You Didn’t Already Know What Happens, Now You Will
The inherent problem in making a good remake of a classic film lies in presenting something new to the audience, some fresh angle, something they haven’t seen before, even if they have watched the...
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Casting Couch: ‘Crimson Peak’ Lands Cumberbatch and Chastain, ‘Tammy’ Grabs...
What is Casting Couch? A big list of casting news. Today we’ve got word on who’s going to play the new Hercules. And no, we’re not talking about Dwayne Johnson. The other new Hercules. The new new...
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Review: Shia LaBeouf Comes of Age With Solid ‘The Company You Keep’
Shia LaBeouf has already quite effectively shrugged off his adolescent persona as a Disney kid (admittedly, though, he was always a bit of a weird one, he certainly wasn’t going to ever star in his...
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Movie News After Dark: The Jurassic Park 3D Edition
As you may already know, Jurassic Park returns to theaters today in gloriously revamped 3D. It’s also not news that JP is one of the significant movies of my lifetime. Ten at the time of its release,...
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Roger Ebert, ‘Evil Dead,’ Wolverine and ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Star in the Top...
What started out with a bunch of foolish pranks and fun became a very sad week for the world of movie lovers. It’s terrible to lose any one of us, and surely many cinephiles die by the day, but this...
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Full Frame 2013 Review: ‘Medora’ is So Much More Than Just Another Underdog...
Small things matter in Medora, Indiana. It’s the kind of town where “enormous” only really applies to people’s pride, especially in the minimal size of their community, schools and achievements. But...
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