Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Trailer for Lockout
The first trailer for the sci-fi action thriller Lockout has arrived. The film stars Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace and is slated to release on April 20th. Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex- government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President’s daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison. ...
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2012 Academy Award Nomations
The nominations for this years Oscars were announced this morning! The new process involved with the Best Picture category means as few as 5 and as many as 10 nominees can be up for the final vote. In this case it was 9 that made the cut and no one expected it to be that many. The honor of having the most nominations went to Hugo with 11 and The Artist followed close behind with 10. Billy Crystal hosts the 84th annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday February 26th. (more&hellip...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of January 24th
Three major films get their release on DVD and Blu-ray this week with nothing really worth noting beyond them. Real Steel was one of my favorite movies of the year and a great family film, 50/50 has gotten incredible response with its mix of drama and comedy, and Paranomal Activity 3 brings the scares. Real Steel (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray/DVD Combo) A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman...
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Teaser Trailer for Resident Evil: Retribution
The first trailer for Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth entry in the exceedingly profitable video game-based series, has arrived online. Given this is a Sony Pictures franchise it's no surprise product placement is included but in this case is done so to an extreme degree. It also stands out that the trailer borrows a strong Daft Punk track from Tron: Legacy. Resident Evil: Retribution is slated to release on September 14th. The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues ...
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The Expendables 2 Goes PG-13
In a surprising move star (and director of the original) Sylvester Stallone has now confirmed that The Expendables 2 will come in with a PG-13 rating. The news comes on the heels of a statement made by Chuck Norris who claimed he made the stipulation that he would join the cast only if the film was PG-13 given that he doesn't believe in hardcore language and doesn't take parts that are of that nature. The original film was a hard R. The Expendables wasn't a great movie by any means but re...
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2012 Golden Globe Award Winners
The 2012 Golden Globes are in the books - here's a look at all the winners. Homeland picked up Best TV drama as well as Best Actress for Claire Danes - while Kelsey Grammer pulled off an upset over Bryan Cranston and Steve Buscemi for Best Actor with his performance in Boss. In movies it was The Artist and The Descendants that came away as the night's big winners. **Winners** Best picture, drama **The Descendants** The Help Hugo The Ides of March Moneyball War Horse Best pi...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of January 17th
It's not an especially inspiring set of new releases this week - but The Ides of March stands out as easily the best of the bunch while a few classics also arrive on Blu-ray. The Ides of March (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) The Ides of March takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate's shot a...
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DVD/Blu-ray for Week of January 10th
In a relatively light week of DVD and Blu-ray releases comes the highly-regarded baseball film Moneyball, the action-filled Killer Elite, and the first season of HBO's award-winning Boardwalk Empire. Moneyball (Buy at Amazon: DVD or Blu-ray) Based on a true story, Moneyball is a movie for anybody who has ever dreamed of taking on the system. Brad Pitt stars as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's and the guy who assembles the team, who has an epiphany: all of baseball's...
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