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Giveaway: Win 'OSS 117: Lost In Rio' On DVD!
Film School Rejects &bull 1 Hour AgoI imagine you're torn right now. On the one hand, this is a giveaway for the chance to win a free DVD. Free. As in it won't cost you a dime. But on the other hand, what the hell is OSS 117: Lost In Rio? Glad you… Full Story »
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Tom Hardy Replacing Fassbender in 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'
FirstShowing.net &bull YesterdayThe forthcoming adaptation of John Le Carre's spy novelTinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, from director Tomas Alfredson, boosted our anticipatory excitement with an impressive cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Ralph Fiennes and Michael Fassbender. However, it looks like a change of… Full Story »
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'Inception' Star Tom Hardy Joins Spy Film
Hollywood.com &bull Yesterday
Remember that crazy whimsical British dude in Inception who brought us back to reality (ha!) any time things got a little too complicated? Well, his name is Tom Hardy and he's set to star in another thriller: Tomas Alfredson's adaptation… Full Story »
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First Film Clip For 'Let Me In'
AMC Entertainment Script To Screen Movie Blog &bull YesterdayLet Me In" tells a terrifying tale about an alienated 12-year old boy named Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) who is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his… Full Story »
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Sean Connery should stage a comeback to retire on a high
The Guardian - Film &bull YesterdayNow 80, the former Bond star has vowed never to act again. He should reconsider and find one last great role to erase the memory of a decade of duds It's hard not to feel a bit conned when an actor retires. That might be because acting doesn't seem like a real job. Putting on fancy clothes and pretending to… Full Story »
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First 'Let Me In' Clip Shows the Hunt for Blood
Aceshowbiz.com &bull YesterdayAdd CommentSeptember 03, 2010 07:15:44 GMTAs the caretaker of a vampiric girl named Abby, Richard Jenkins' 'The Father' attacks people to get their blood as seen in this snippet. Overture Films has officially released the first clip for "Let Me… Full Story »
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First Clip for Matt Reeves' 'Let Me In'
The Film Stage &bull Sep 2, 2010Here's the first online clip of writer/director Matt Reeves' Let Me In, the American adaptation of Tomas Alfredson's critically acclaimed 2008 Swedish vampire film, Let The Right One In. Let Me In tells the story of Owen (The Road's Kodi Smit-McPhee), a 12-year old boy who is bullied at school and neglected by his divorcing parents. Bored… Full Story »
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Film: Review: White Wedding
A.V. Club &bull Sep 2, 2010White Wedding was South Africa's official Academy Awards submission for 2009's Best Foreign Language Film, which betrays a fatal lack of confidence on South Africa's part. Positing a forgettable bit of romantic-comedy fluff like White Wedding as the country's best… Full Story »
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Documentary traces iconic directors' rift
Boston.com - Movies &bull Sep 2, 2010Emmanuel Laurent named his documentary about Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard "Two in the Wave.' That's an illuminating perception. We tend to think of the men of the French New Wave as individual crests, even though it's well known that they often collaborated with each other. Truffaut and Godard might have had the most fascinating relationship. Two film critics, fed up with the tired, rule-bound… Full Story »
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'Life Unexpected': Sarah McLachlan, Ben Lee Perform In 'One Tree Hill' Crossover
Cinema News &bull Sep 2, 2010Life Unexpected" has always embraced the singer-songwriter sound -- in fact, Zap2it chose their theme song as one of our current favorites. Now, the CW series is stepping up their teen angst soundtrack with some heavy hitters: Sarah McLachlan and Ben Lee. The artists aren't just licensing their famous tunes, though - they're making… Full Story »
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The Wrestler (2008) | Download Movies
www.flicknet.org via @melady878 &bull Sep 1, 2010Trivia: During his boxing career, the song played over Mickey Rourke's entrances was "Sweet Child O' Mine", by the band Guns N Roses; his character in this film uses this same song when entering the ring in his last fight.… Full Story »
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[Review] The American
The Film Stage &bull Sep 1, 2010While walking out of The American, a fellow critic pointed out something that couldn't be close to the truth: this is the anti-Bond film. With the Bond movies, the audience is filled with envy. You wanna be that man. Here, it's difficult to imagine anyone wanting to be George Clooney's unnamed assassin. This is a heartfelt portrayal of a cold individual. Jack… Full Story »
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'City Slickers' Scribe Reunite With Billy Crystal
Deadline.com &bull Aug 31, 2010Writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel have come aboard to do a quick rewrite of Us Them, the Andy Fickman-directed film. The scribes worked with the film's star/producer, Billy Crystal, on City Slickers, Forget Paris and Father's Day. Us Them,… Full Story »
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MarkLogic Powers Premier Student Learning And Social Networking Platform
Cinema News &bull Aug 31, 2010SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Studying for the serious, not-so-serious, social, and anti-social student who is headed back to school this fall just got a whole lot easier. MarkLogic Corporation, the company revolutionizing the way organizations leverage unstructured information, announced today that its database is powering Xplana, the world's premier student-focused learning and social networking platform. With Xplana, a division of MBS Service Company, students can now get instant, searchable, and well-organized access to hundreds of thousands of academic resources. At the same time, they can interact, share, and collaborate with each other " all… Full Story »
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The American'
Kansas City Star &bull Aug 31, 2010The American" is an exercise in style and withheld sentiment, a bleak and atmospheric art-house thriller that's more of an aesthetic experience than an emotional one. If Robert Bresson, the austere French minimalist, had directed a James Bond film, it… Full Story »
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Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriguez to Skinny Dip
Inside Pulse - Movies &bull Aug 31, 2010On Friday, audiences will get to revel in seeing Danny Trejo as a male lead in a major Hollywood picture. They'll also see Michelle Rodriguez soak the screen with sexiness. With or without an eye-patch it doesn't matter. But while… Full Story »
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Takers Takes Us Box Office Top Spot As Official Figures Are Announced
Cinema News &bull Aug 31, 2010Rapper T.I.' The Post's Lou Lumenick says this heist movie has a little superb attempt scenes, but lacks clever tract and dialogue. CommunityCritic I'd give it an 8.5 - 10. Not the best ending, some parts were unrealistic. Other than… Full Story »
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DVD Review: Diminishing Returns Hamper French Sequel 'OSS 117: Lost in Rio'
HollywoodChicago.com &bull Aug 31, 2010
CHICAGO - Like most people who were lucky enough to see it, I thoroughly enjoyed the clever comedy "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies." With a spectacular lead performance by Jean Dujardin, the film was a clever riff on spy movies that played not unlike a French Austin Powers but with the added twist that the title character was actually one pulled directly… Full Story »
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Bond - Bond Writer Investigated By Mi5
Cinema News &bull Aug 30, 2010A screenwriter behind BOND films including DR. NO and the original CASINO ROYALE was investigated by Britain's real life secret service over allegations he was a Russian spy. Wolf Mankowitz, who was involved in the making of the franchise's debut… Full Story »
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TV Ratings: Emmys Win For NBC Sunday
Cinema News &bull Aug 30, 2010Fast National ratings for Sunday, August 29, 2010 The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards scored big for NBC, although not as well as it did a year before -- at least according to early estimates. Once the final numbers are in, that may change, but until then we'll tell you what… Full Story »
