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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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52nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Announced
The New York Film Festival has announced their selections for the 52nd annual festival. Well it seems as though they have done pretty well this year. They previously announced the big three films of the fest (Gone Girl, Inherent Vice, and Birdman), but now the...
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In Memoriam: Lauren Bacall, 1924-2014
Yesterday, one of the most legendary screen actresses passed away at the age of 89. Lauren Bacall was born in 1924, and just 20 years later would land her first film role across from future husband Humphrey Bogart in To Have or Have Not. Nothing was the same f...
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First “Mortdecai” Trailer: Johnny Depp Gets Goofy…..Again
My feelings towards Johnny Depp these days is similar to the old phrase "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." He's always been drawn to quirky characters throughout his career, but the past decade has seen him grow stale when it comes to hi...
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R.I.P. Robin Williams (1951 – 2014)
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it -- Robin Williams.
We recognise him from such films as Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting, but the truth is that Robin Williams felt much like an uncle to many of us.
Hi...
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Michael Bay Leaving “Transformers” Behind, Again
If there is one man who can lay claim to box-office supremacy this summer, that would be Michael Bay. His latest directorial effort, Transformers: Age of Extinction, has brought in over $1 billion worldwide. Add in the success as the producer of this weekend's...
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Weekend Box Office: “Turtles” All The Way Down
There is perhaps no better illustration of the difference between the Internet echo chamber and the whims of the actual public than the opening weekends of the two movies Michael Bay was involved with this summer. His fourth entry in the Transformers franchise...
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Science and Devotion Key To The ‘Theory of Everything’ Trailer
One of many films to get their premier at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Theory of Everything, has seen its first trailer released. The film begins with the collegiate years of one of the world's greatest living minds, Stephen Hawking (Eddie Redm...
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Ewan McGregor is a “Son of a Gun” in First Poster and Images
The first look at the upcoming Australian crime thriller Son of a Gun starring Ewan McGregor has made its way online. The film, directed by Julius Avery, follows a young man named JR (Brendon Thwaites) who becomes the protege of Australia's biggest criminal Br...
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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Next For ‘Frozen’ Director Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee, who co-directed the smash-hit Frozen with Chris Buck has chosen her next project, A Wrinkle in Time.
Lee will begin work on a treatment of A Wrinkle in Time based on Madeleine L’Engle’s classic tale in which children travel through time and sp...
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