Helen Mirren Says She’s a ‘Man in Disguise’

July 5, 2010
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British film actress Helen Mirren has called herself a “man in disguise.”  A revelation for the tabloids?  Is she a secret cross-dresser, or does she have some sort of sexual quirk that has hitherto escaped public scrutiny?
No, far from it.  In fact, she’s merely admitting to feeling an aversion to anything overtly emotional or histrionic.  [...]

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Suicide Girls Must Die – Trailer

June 19, 2010
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What do you get when you mix “The Blair Witch Project” with a Goth internet porn site?  “Suicide Girls Must Die,” obviously.  Clearly, this is the DVD everyone’s been waiting for.  That’s assuming people still wait for DVDs.  Brought to you by First Look Studios, the same lovely folks responsible for “Suicide Girls: Guide to [...]

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The Adjustment Bureau – Trailer

May 23, 2010
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If the latest Matt Damon vehicle, “The Adjustment Bureau,” has a familiar paranoid alternate reality sensibility to it, it’s because it’s the latest rendering of a Philip K. Dick story (the ninth, to be exact) in film.  Dick, it will be remembered, was the wizard behind the curtain for the stories that were eventually adapted [...]

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Splice – International Trailer

May 12, 2010
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Whenever you hear a film actor utter the words, “We’ve changed the rules…we’ve crossed the line…,” you know you’re in for an evening’s worth of good, clean entertainment.
This new film starring Adrian Brody (“The Pianist”) and Sarah Polley (“The Sweet Hereafter”), and directed by Vincenzo Natali (“Cypher”), is an update of an idea that’s been [...]

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Spielberg-Abrams’ Secret Poject, ‘Super 8′ – Teaser Trailer

May 11, 2010
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Steven Spielberg and J. J. Abrams have been working on a top secret sci-fi project for Paramount – except it’s not so secret anymore.  A teaser trailer for their “Super 8″ was shown to audiences on Friday at “Iron Man 2″ showings.  The film was apparently inspired by Spielberg’s sci-fi efforts of the late seventies [...]

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‘Inception’ Is Christopher Nolan’s Latest Visit to the Dark Side – Trailer

May 10, 2010
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Christopher Nolan’s (“The Dark Knight,” “Insomnia,” “Memento”) latest visit to the dark side is “Inception,” a sci-fi thriller that must have had the CGI gurus salivating when they first read the script.  The basic premise involves corporate espionage, with a predictable sci-fi twist.  A crack corporate thief Don Cobb (Leonardo DiCapri) steals secrets, but not [...]

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George Clooney Stars in ‘The American’ – Trailer

May 9, 2010
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The plot of this film is familiar.  A professional assassin hits a psychological roadblock, and decides he wants out of the game.  He informs his handlers that his next job will be his last.  Unfortunately, it looks as though his change in attitude might put him in harm’s way.
I’ve seen several films that have used [...]

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Kate Winslet to Star in HBO’s ‘Mildred Pierce’ Remake

May 4, 2010
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Movie adaptations of novels often prove to be cases of “they should have left well enough alone.”  With remakes of adaptations, the risk can be doubly great.  Fortunately for Hollywood, the early books of James M. Cain seem to have written with films in mind. Cain was proof of the old axiom that pulp fiction [...]

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – Trailer

May 3, 2010
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To be honest, vampires haven’t been on my radar screen since Francis Coppola released his version of “Dracula” in 1992.  And frankly, once you’ve seen Gary Oldman as the evil count from Transylvania, any other portrayal of genus sanguinis imbibitor (drinker of blood) seems mawkish and ham-fisted.
Vampire tales in literature can be traced back at [...]

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MacGruber – Trailer

May 2, 2010
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Since the inception of Saturday Night Live, some 35 years ago, young comics have used the show as a platform to launch feature film careers.  Chevy Chase was the first to decamp for Hollywood, in 1976, after only a single season on the show.  Others soon followed, including Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Dana Carvey, Mike [...]

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