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“Kill The Messenger” Trailer Connects National Security and Crack Cocaine
The first trailer for Kill The Messenger has hit the web. Starring Jeremy Renner as news reporter Gary Webb, it follows how he discovers a conspiracy for the CIA to sell arms to Contra rebels in Nicaragua in exchange for the importation of cocaine into Califor...
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Ann Hornaday, Movies and Mass Shootings
Taxi Driver is considered one of the classics of Martin Scorsese's filmography, but when that title is mentioned most don't think of the film, they recall John Hinckley Jr. and his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan. That association has undoub...
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Alfonso Cuarón Not Directing ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and Why That’s Great News
Look we all understand Alfonso Cuarón is in hot demand right now. His film, Gravity, revolutionized what we can expect from the future of Science-Fiction films and was box-office success. Perhaps it even should've won the Oscar for Best Picture. Well there are...
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Michael Haneke to Shoot “Flashmob” This Summer
Fresh off the Memorial Day weekend we have news about Amour director Michael Haneke's next project. Film Comment reports that the film is titled Flashmob a is set to shoot this Summer. Set partly in the U.S., the film will follow multiple characters and Haneke...
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Weekend Box Office: “X-Men” Opens Big, “Blended” Not So Much
Summer continues on strongly as Memorial Day, one of the bigger movie weekends of the year, marks the start of kids getting out of school and the real summer bucks rolling in. The latest installment in the X-Men franchise, Days of Future Past, claimed $90.7 mi...
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“Winter’s Sleep” Headlines Cannes Film Festival Winners
The coveted Palme d'Or prize for best picture was awarded today, and like most years at Cannes, there was no front-runner winner. Speculation had Leviathan, Mommy or perhaps even early awards favorite Foxcatcher as potential top honors out of all the festival ...
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Warner Bros May Sell Ryan Gosling’s “Lost River” Following Critical Backlash
Following the world premiere a few days ago at Cannes, Ryan Gosling's directorial debut Lost River was met with polarizing reactions. I'll let Sam Adams from Criticwire catch you up on the initial reactions. Now Deadline reports that Warner Bros, who had broug...
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“Batman v Superman: Colon: Subtitle: Etc”
Zack Snyder's Batman vs. Superman movie now has a full title, and Twitter loves it! Or rather, everyone on Twitter loves to make jokes about it. The real title is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, an unsurprisingly nonsensical choice. Here are some of my fav...
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“Whiplash” Clip: J.K. Simmons Knows How to Motivate Students
Whiplash took the Sundance Film Festival by storm this January when it won not only the Audience Dramatic Award, but it also took home the Grand Jury Award. Damien Chazelle, the writer behind The Last Exorcism Part II and Grand Piano, made his directorial debu...
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First Look from Cannes at Michel Hazanavicius’ ‘The Search’
Talking about a vast change in direction. Michel Hazanavicius will have his new feature film, The Search, premier at the Cannes Film Festival in a few short days. If you can remember Hazanavicius won an Oscar for his film The Artist that had plenty of nifty la...
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