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Exclusive: Olivier Assayas Says ‘Carlos’ Was “Hell,” Is Planning New “Small Scale” Film With Juliette Binoche

October 12, 2010 6:04 pm

This week, the Sundance Channel will be airing Oliver Assayas' brilliant, three-part biographical thriller "Carlos." The true-life story of Carlos the Jackal, an international terrorist played with much flair b...

NYCC ’10 First Impressions ‘The Thing’: Filmmakers Didn’t Want To “Paint On The Mona Lisa”

Drew

October 12, 2010 4:50 pm

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The one resounding sentiment that you got out of both the New York Comic Con panel and the newly unveiled teaser trailer for Universal's upcoming prequel "The Thing" is that the filmmakers are very respectful o...

Watch: Banksy’s Subversive ‘The Simpsons’ Opening Sequence

Drew

October 12, 2010 1:09 pm

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On Sunday night, those of us that tuned in (or TiVo'd) Fox's long-running animated sitcom "The Simpsons" got more than the usual collection of pop culture jabs and recycled plot mechanics: we got a genuine piec...

An Open Letter to Darren Aronofsky: A Few Reasons Why You Might Want to Skip ‘Wolverine 2’

Drew

October 7, 2010 6:21 pm

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The blogosphere is all abuzz this week with the one-two punch of comic book-related big screen deals: first, Zack Snyder, contested director of "300" and "Watchmen," will direct the Christopher Nolan-supervised...

NYFF ’10 Review: ‘The Robber’ Is A Relentless, Character-Based Thriller

Drew

October 7, 2010 3:12 pm

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All too often in heist movies, pesky nuances like character or motivation, are pushed to the wayside in favor of exhilarating action set pieces. A great recent example of this is Ben Affleck's technically profi...

Disney Holiday Preview: We Saw Some Stuff From ‘Tron: Legacy’ (Including The Daft Punk Cameo)

Drew

October 5, 2010 6:42 pm

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Last night we were invited to attend the Disney Holiday Showcase, in which they showed an unfinished work print of upcoming animated movie "Tangled" (which we're prevented from actually reviewing but can say wa...

NYFF ’10: ‘The Tempest’ Is Much Ado About Nothing

Drew

October 1, 2010 1:30 am

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Everything associated with Julie Taymor's "The Tempest," at least in the initial build-up of pre-release hype, has been built around the faux-provocation of Helen Mirren, distinguished British film actress, mul...

Review: ‘Hatchet II’ is Like Getting A Toothbrush In Your Trick-or-Treat Bag

Drew

September 29, 2010 3:23 pm

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How quickly can you realize that you hate a movie? For "Hatchet II," that moment will probably be delivered in the title sequence, in which a video camera hurriedly ping-pongs around a Louisiana swamp, pausing ...

Guillermo del Toro Move His Animation Home To Dreamworks, Will Direct ‘Trollhunters’; Producing Action-Drama ‘Midnight Delivery’ For Universal

Drew

September 27, 2010 3:19 pm

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Around this time last year, at the D23 Convention, Disney announced the formation of a new animation shingle overseen by mad genius Guillermo del Toro called Disney Double Dare You. This shingle would focus on ...

Rob Zombie To Direct ‘Lords Of Salem’

Drew

September 23, 2010 3:35 pm

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Try as we might, we just can't completely discount Rob Zombie. The guy definitely knows his horror and has crafted at least one certifiable genre classic ("The Devil's Rejects"). And even when he botches a job,...

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