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All posts by Colin Biggs
“Blackhat” Trailer Features a Very Bad-Ass Chris Hemsworth
It's been a while since Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral) made a new film—five years have passed since Public Enemies—and audiences are eager for his latest output. Blackhat, which had been going by Cyber as recently as a few months ago, had been sitting in post...
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Newspaper to Run User-Generated Reviews for Free
Before film critics get apoplectic about this news, remember, it says more about the state of print media than anything else. The Daily Democrat based out of Woodland, CA is offering anyone and everyone the chance to publish film reviews in their paper. The be...
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Finally! “A Most Violent Year” Trailer to Consume
While film festival favorites like Birdman and Inherent Vice are gathering all the buzz, J.C. Chandor's upcoming crime film A Most Violent Year has been quietly biding its time until a release date was announced. A24 has assembled a fantastic group of 2014 rel...
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Radius Snatches Up Rights to “Before We Go”
Before We Go, the directorial debut of Chris Evans, hasn't even played a single frame yet, but it has already been announced that the company purchased U.S. distribution rights. According to press releases, Radius is scheduled to open the film in the “second q...
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Second “Fury” Trailer Emphasizes Story
Sony has released a second trailer for their World War II winter hopeful, Fury. The trailer focuses on new gunner (Logan Lerman) who has issues with killing enemy soldiers. Led by battle-hardened army sergeant Wardaddy (Brad Pitt), the rookie will have to get ...
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“Rosewater” Trailer Offers Harrowing Reality
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart debuts his first feature at Telluride this upcoming week, but the first look at his film is available now for those without festival passes. Rosewater chronicles the real-life story of a journalist detained in Iran for more than...
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First Synopsis Drops for “Midnight Special”
After the success of Take Shelter and last year's breakout hit Mud, Jeff Nichols signed a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute his next several films. The first up is his original project Midnight Special. While we've yet to see an image from production thus f...
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Early Prognosis On “Inherent Vice” Is Good
As we near closer to the New York Film Festival world premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice on October 4th, critical word is beginning to gather on Anderson's eagerly anticipated adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel. NYFF Director of Programming Ken...
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“Laggies” Trailer Grabs Life by the Horns
Overeducated and underemployed, 28-year-old Megan (Keira Knightley) is in the throes of what could be called a quarterlife crisis. Well into adulthood and with no hope of a career in sight, no one to relate to, and no motivation, Megan is comfortable lagging a...
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Unanimous Praise Ignores the Larger Issues
Perfect ratings on media aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes and MetaCritic are a unique occurrence that come along infrequently. Toy Story 3 was close, but then a review from Armond White came along and scattered any hopes of 100% Fresh rating for the capper to ...
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