5 New Posters for ‘Inglourious Basterds’
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Empire has posted 5 stylish posters for Quentin Tarantino’s latest.
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Trailers for Tuesday, June 30th
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The Answer Man
Assassination of a High School President
Trailers for Friday, June 26th
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I wanted to play catch up for the week so some of these may be a few days old.
The Invention of Lying
Continue reading...The Top 250 Best Movies of All Time Map
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Vodkaster has created a map based on IMDB’s top 250 movies list.
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9 High Resolution Photos/Concept Art From Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’
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Walt Disney Pictures has released 9 new images from Tim Burton’s upcoming adaptation of the popular novel for your viewing pleasure. Click the images to enlarge.
6 Reasons You Shouldn’t Waste Your Money On ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’
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There I sat as the final scene faded out and Michael Bay’s name popped onto the screen completely spellbound that people were cheering and clapping over the gamut of crap they were just fed. I’m amazed at just how low the audience had set the bar for the sequel to 2007’s ‘Transformers’. When I look at movies like ‘Star Trek’ that succeed on so many fronts I find it hard to believe that these same audiences go into movies like ‘Revenge of the Fallen’ cheering for Sam and Optimus the same way they cheered for Kirk and Spock. Here’s six reasons to avoid Michael Bay’s latest.
Continue reading...20 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Remakes
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I always hear people say “Hollywood is out of ideas”, well apparently they’ve been out of ideas longer than you think. As it turns out, a lot of the movies I grew up on thinking they were original were actually remakes. However this isn’t really a negative thing as these remakes introduced me, and others of my generation I’m sure, to ideas and stories I previously would not have been privy or at least had easy access to. Here’s 20 movies, some more obvious than others, you may not have known were remakes.
The Departed
‘Departed’ is based on the 2002 Hong Kong thriller ‘Infernal Affairs’ about a police officer who goes deep undercover into the “Triad society” while a Triad member simultaenously rises through the ranks of the police department. ‘The Departed’ has almost the exact same storyline as ‘Affairs’ except for the added bonus of an unnecessary love triangle.
You’ve Got Mail
Jimmy Stewart starred in the original 1940 movie, ‘The Shop Around the Corner’, about two gift shop employees who can’t stand each other but are actually falling in love through anonymous mail postings. The movie, which was based on a play (Illatszertar), was remade into a musical in 1949 starring Judy Garland before it was electronically upgraded in 1998 with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Continue reading...7 Reasons Arnold Schwarzenegger Must Return to Film
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is The Man, pure and simple. What Arnie has accomplished in his life is staggering. Even in his downtime he makes it a point to be incredible, in 2004 he saved a drowning mans life during a Hawaiian vacation. Unlike the celebrities society drools over these days, The Austrian Oak has earned his place as an icon in America and all over the world. By constantly setting and achieving lofty goals for himself and through an intense work ethic, he has become one of the world’s most recognizable figures.
Dutch hasn’t lead an easy life, he lived his early days in a poor household in a remote village of Austria and once stated that a highlight of his youth was getting a refrigerator. Money was not his only issue growing up, as Conan’s father showed extreme favoritism for his older brother, due to a notion that his younger son was a product of an affair (not true). In order to gain respect from his distant dad he entered the world of sports as a young teen. At fourteen his football (soccer) coach introduced him to the world of bodybuilding and the rest is history. By history I mean accruing a net worth of $200 million, although some have speculated upwards of $800 million.
Hacking in Movies
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It brings me great joy to see what Hollywood thinks they can get away with when it comes to computer hacking. Usually in the movie the hacker is using some beyond versatile software that allows him or her to easily turn off the city’s power grid or change traffic signals with either a click of a button or a few easy key strokes. Granted, Hollywood has to do this because computer illiterate viewers may not be able to keep up with what’s going on if they aren’t given something easy to follow. Plus, watching someone type out everything via command line could kill the pace of the movie and frankly is not very exciting or compelling to watch. Conversely, there are the times when the hacking is so over the top that you simply can’t turn away from the absurdity. With that said, here’s a retrospective of hacking in film.
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6 Reasons More Horror Movies Should Be Like ‘Drag Me To Hell’
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As a fan of horror films I often pause and think to myself: “Why do the theaters get polluted weekly with generic, ham fisted, and worst of all boring horror films? Is it my fault? Did I do something to cause this stain of cinematic mediocrity?”. Yes, I did. You did too. Every time you go to the theaters and pay money to see ‘Saw XXXVII’ you are telling the producers, “This is good, give me more.” The same goes for every time you visit Blockbuster or Netflix and rent the newest throwaway remake. Even when you go to your favorite film news site and click “after the jump” to see which lucky actor will be playing the new Jason, you are fueling the machine.
It brings me great sadness then to see truly great tales of horror be financially thrown under the rug. The brilliant Swedish vampire flick ‘Let the Right One In’ grossed under $10 million worldwide despite being adored by critics and fans. ‘The Host’, another critically acclaimed horror film that was released widely in the U.S., barely made 2 million. Luckily the rest of the world helped its box office substantially. Unlucky for us, both movies are riding the American remake train, 
and if history repeats itself they will be mentally neutered features. These film makers will look at the “bad ass” stuff of the original and try to replicate it despite not having a clue about what actually makes the story tick.
Studios do not hear you when you voice your opinions, when it comes to horror they do not read the reviews, and they definitely don’t give a crap about people bitching about the latest terrible remake on a blog. Studios only hear the sound of the almighty dollar. In the case of Sam Raimi’s brilliant new film ‘Drag Me To Hell’, he has given us a megaphone. The only problem is: are we going to use it?
‘Drag Me To Hell’ is the wet dream of horror movie lovers everywhere. From blood chilling terror to hysterical comedy to 93% on the Tomatometer, Sam’s new film is the horror movie to beat. Apparently no one believes me because after being around for two weeks the film has yet to break $25 million. Pathetic when films of the same genre, such as ‘The Grudge’, have made over $110 million. ‘Drag Me To Hell’ is still behind such sterling features as ‘Mirrors’, ‘Ghost Ship’, and ‘The Fog’.
If we don’t start supporting good horror films with our money our theaters will continue to be a dumping ground. I know you are poor, we are all poor. But now is the time to blow the dust off your wallet, wrench the thing open, pull out $12.50 and pay the box office attendant for what will surely become one of your favorite horror movies in the last ten years. If you’re still not convinced, here’s six reasons it’s worth your money.
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