Archive for the ‘Movies’ Category
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Review: Captain America
Captain America has one of the stronger origin stories in the Marvel universe. That resulted in hope for the project which despite some concerns along the way holds even more importance considering it acts as the lead-in to The Avengers. Going back to a different period with World War II allowed the story to escape some of the SHIELD pitfalls that resulted in criticism in the others while establishing an emotional component given where the story inevitably heads.Ă‚Â (more…)...
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Teaser Trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man
In advance of its Comic-Con panel set for Friday Sony has just released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming reboot The Amazing Spider-Man. Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) has taken over the role of Peter Parker with Emma Stone as love interest Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as villain Dr. Curt Connors (aka The Lizard). Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) The Amazing Spider-Man was filmed in 3D and will release on July 3rd 2012. ...
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Friday Night Lights Could Continue as Movie
The NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights may get a chance to continue on the big screen. Its fifth and final season recently came to a close with a very satisfying ending but the story could go on if creator Peter Berg can get the project in motion. FNL is amongst my favorite series of all time. Though critically lauded and having built a strong fan base it never gained a whole lot of traction in ratings. The early perception that it was a football show seemed to prevent some from givin...
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Teaser Trailer for The Dark Knight Rises
Being attached to screens of Harry Potter brought the debut of the first teaser trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. Warner Bros. has now released the trailer online. Starring Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Gary Oldman and directed by Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight Rises is slated to hit theaters on July 20th 2012. ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Breaks Pretty Much Every Box Office Record
The opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 shattered just about every record it possibly could at the box office this weekend. It crushed the midnight record topping Twilight: Eclipse, it had no problem at all taking the first day record from Twilight: New Moon, had the highest grossing Friday ever, and sailed past The Dark Knight for the most coveted domestic record - largest opening weekend in history. Tallies amounted to $43.5 million for midnight showings, $92.1 milli...
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Trailer for The Thing
Universal has released the first trailer for The Thing. A prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film of the same name the movie stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton and has a release date set for October 14th. Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of international scientists. ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Breaks Midnight Box Office Records
With its midnight showings Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 raked in $43.5 million which shatters the previous record holder The Twilight Saga: Eclipse's $30 million from June 2010. Deathly Hallows: Part 2 has already made over $100 million worldwide. The higher prices that comes with 3D screens played a role as Warner Bros. reports all midnight 3D shows were sold out. It remains to be seen if that will be the choice of moviegoers or if the increased options that come...
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Trailer for John Carter
Disney has released the first trailer for John Carter. Based on the novel "John Carter of Mars" the film stars Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Bryan Cranston, and Willem Dafoe and is directed by Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo). One of the studio's tentpoles for next year John Carter is slated to release on March 9th 2012. From Academy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”–a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic...
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