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Yesterday I was reading a press release for the latest slew of Disney films slated to receive the Platinum Edition treatment on DVD. In the midst of the list of classics like Pinocchio, Snow White and Beauty and the Beast, I read this tidbit: In conjunction with these releases, Destino, the unfinished animated feature film created by Walt Disney and famed surrealist painter Salvador Dali will

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re you looking for a challenge? The research team over at Empire is challenging you to see how well you know your movie posters. They have collected individual letters from the titles of movies (taken from the movie's poster) and made a game of it. Guess the correct title from the letter. It's that simple. Or, rather, difficult. The FilmGuru only managed 18 correct. Let's see if you can do

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Delivering non-stop action and excitement from a super hero who boasts not only unique powers, but also irresistible charm, penetrating intelligence and a wry wit, Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures' worldwide box office sensation Iron Man soars onto DVD and Blu-ray on September 30, 2008. Paramount Home Entertainment presents spectacular Ultimate Edition two-disc sets on both DVD and Blu-ray,

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In 1998, a hit television series called The X-Files made the leap to the big screen. The highly-anticipated film was supposed to have the answers for which the television series had only hinted. Unfortunately, The X-Files movie was something of a disappointment, for both the box office and its fans. Now, a decade later, series creator Chris Carter is attempting to resurrect the nearly forgotten

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NBC Unveils New "Attack KITT" at Comic-Con The cast of NBC's rebooted '80s classic Knight Rider, appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego last week to introduce their star automobile's new look. Dubbed the "Attack KITT," the 3.0 version of the artificially intelligent car has been given a serious upgrade. For those who might not remember the original series, the first KITT (Knight

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This is a late post. I've been meaning to write a review for Hancock all month, but July has been filled with good movies and too much going on in my personal life. Anyway, I didn't want to rush this review, because I felt this was an astounding movie. In the real world, even people with super powers would still have human failings. In the 2006 comedy My Super Ex-Girlfriend, the ideas of

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"Where Nightmares Come Alive" is the theme for Universal Studios Hollywood's first Halloween short film competition, a virtual film festival timed to coincide with the launch of the annual Halloween Horror Nights event that will invade the Entertainment Capital of L.A. for 13 nights this October. Prospective filmmakers are invited to submit 90-second to three-minute film shorts on DVD that

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David Duchovny, star of the upcoming X-Files: I Want to Believe movie release, will be the featured guest on an episode of Hollywood Now, at 5:30pm ET tonight, July 24th. Hollywood Now is an original, Paltalk show that connects the Paltalk community with their favorite celebrities. Duchovny will join host Diana Falzone and interact with the audience via voice and video, discussing his acting

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After the high-profile reboot of the Batman franchise in 2005, fans have waited breathlessly to see what director Christopher Nolan would do next. Now that Batman's universe and tone are set, Nolan shines the proverbial bat signal on Gotham. In The Dark Knight, he gives us a story of organized crime and the fight to keep a city from spiraling into darkness. Read the full review of The Dark

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The trailer for Watchmen is attached to copies of The Dark Knight in theaters, but you can see it online now. For fans of the Watchmen graphic novel, your wait is nearly over. Director Zach Snyder (300) has been working to create a film version worthy of one of the most revered works of comic geekdom. The results are clear to see in this outstanding preview. You will be amazed by how

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American Harmony, a documentary about barbershopping, had a very exciting and successful screening recently at the 2008 International Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Now the producers want to take it beyond the barbershop devotees. Their goal is to get the film into theaters across North America so that everyone will have the opportunity to see it on the big screen. They are asking everyone

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What's this? A major studio is avoiding the largest gathering of geeks in North America? According to director JJ Abrams, in an interview posted on SCI FI Wire, it appears to be true. Fanboys and girls at this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego will have to slake their thirst for geek film without Paramount. Asked if he would sneak preview his upcoming Star Trek film at the convention,

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Producers of the documentary Cowtown Ballroom: Now That Was Special will be hosting a fundraiser this Friday, July 18th, at the Record Bar in Kansas City, Missouri. (1020 Westport Road -- Westport and Southwest Trafficway, by the covered wagon.) Admission is $10. The festivities start at 6:30 p.m. with Howard Iceberg. Six bands, four auctions, plus a silent auction. And, for the first time ever,

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This has been a summer for comic book movies. Even though the Hellboy series owes its storyline to the Dark Horse comic of the same name, it might be unfair to call Hellboy II: The Golden Army a comic book movie. First and foremost, it's a fantasy – a dark fantasy where fairies have gnashing teeth and gods of the forest can destroy city blocks. With Hellboy II, director

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The magic of Disney/Pixar is never so grand as when it sees the world through the eyes of a child. Toys come to life in Toy Story. Monsters climb out of closets in Monster's, Inc. The innocence of childhood is the perfect inspiration for the computer animation of this studio. In the latest credit on the company's growing resume of sure-fire hits, the point of view

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Writer Mark Millar, who's comic book Wanted is currently on the big screen with James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, told London's Daily Mail that he has hopes of doing a Superman film in the near future. From the interview: But Mark's big dream is making a Superman movie. He said: "Since I was a kid I've always wanted to reinvent Superman for the 21st century. "I've been planning this my entire

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For 80 years, the original version of Fritz Lang's Metropolis has been considered lost. The German news magazine ZEITmagazin shows details from the missing scenes of the 1927 masterpiece for the first time in its Thursday edition, and reports exclusively on how the film was tracked down in the archive of the Museo del Cine (Cinema Museum) in Buenos Aires. Through this new discovery, key

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I'm willing to bet $10 that this news story ends up as the basis for a new animated feature. I'm thinking Madagascar 3: Escape from the Circus! Spielberg! Call me. We'll do lunch.

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This week, Mindset Media (www.mindset-media.com) released a Mindset Profile(TM) of people who go to the movies regularly. The online ad network generated their statistics from a recent study conducted using Nielsen's Online panel. The study defines people who go to the movies "regularly" as those who see three or more movies each month and plan what movie they are going to see in advance. The

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I don't normally like reading Harry Knowles' stuff over at Ain't It Cool News. It may seem odd; even though I run a film review site, I don't normally read reviews. I hate spoilers, too. Today, Harry posted something I had to read. Recently, he was in Los Angeles and had a chance to meet JJ Abrams and get a peek at the new Star Trek movie. For years, I've been concerned about the direction of

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My apologies for taking almost two weeks to post this. Work and home life have been crazy busy lately, and I haven't had much time in the evenings to watch movies, let alone post reviews. Enjoy! While most people will tell you that The Incredible Hulk is a far superior movie to Ang Lee's version Hulk (2003), I have a horrible secret to tell. I liked the first one. If you read my review of Lee's

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Moviegoers eager for their first look at Quantum of Solace, the highly anticipated new James Bond adventure, will be able to catch the theatrical trailer on television and the Internet Monday, June 30th. The trailer will make its debut on AOL.com (domestic) and MSN.com (international) in an exclusive two-hour window Monday morning, 9:00am - 11:00am PDT. It debuts in theaters on July 2, when it

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For years, I have been one of M. Night Shyamalan's biggest supporters. After being blown away by The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, I weathered the derision of my friends who thought his subsequent films were pointless or laughable. Now, after standing by him through some tough times, I'm finally giving up. The Happening is a low-point in Shyamalan's work, an utterly laughable plot with so many

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The compilers of irrelevant top ten lists over at the American Film Institute (AFI) have released their latest blog fodder. This is a milestone of sorts, as they have released a Top 10 list for ten different categories. A Top 10 of Top 10s, as it were. In this case, the subject is "Classic Genres." The genres represented here are: Science Fiction, Romantic Comedy, Gangster, Epic, Sports, Western

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Stan Winston, whose makeup and visual effects have made monsters and aliens come alive, is dead at the age of 62. For seven years, Winston had struggled with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio. He died at his home Sunday, surrounded by his family. Winston won four Academy Awards. In addition to sharing Oscars for visual effects on Aliens (1986), Terminator

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