This new trailer looks pretty awesome, and relatively vintage Tarantino. I'm beginning to get excited about the film again, after hearing less than positive things about the films premiere at Cannes. A director will often times screen an early cut and tinker with it until he is happy, so it's still possible we get a good movie out of this. What do you guys think?

--Greg MacLennan


 
 

The Invention of Lying is set in a contemporary world where no one has ever lied. Ricky Gervais will lead an all star comedy cast as the man who tells the first lie and harnesses its power for personal gain. The film co-stars Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Rob Lowe, Christopher Guest, Jeffery Tambor, and Martin Starr. Check out the trailer after the jump. The film will be released late September of this year, and personally, anything Gervais does is well worth a watch...even Ghost Town, what? ...it was charming.

--Greg MacLennan


 
 
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences just announced it will for the first time since 1943 field 10 best picture nominees instead of five. Sid Ganis (Academy President) still reminds you, "The final outcome, of course, will be the same -- one Best Picture winner."

And here we thought they were going to be giving away 5. But we remind you Sid Ganis, just because you have double the nominees doesn't mean you will have double the waning ratings.  Though it's a welcome addition after seeing snubs the past couple of years. Heck, maybe this will even open up getting another animated best picture contender finally. Now if only they would open up the acting categories, or split them like the Golden Globes. One thing is for certain, this will certainly be more interesting and exciting to watch. What do you guys think?

--Greg MacLennan


 
 
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The new trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds came out
today and there weren't a whole lot of surprises - until the very end.
There's a whole bunch of Brad Pitt berating Nazis (thankfully his
accent isn't nearly as annoying as it was in the teaser,) and our
first peek at Mélanie Laurent, who looked absolutely lovely. And then
at the very end. Also you get a brief glimpse of Mike Myers looking really weird. Check out the trailer after the jump...

--Clark Herer


 
 
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The first promo pieces from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland have been
released and they're pretty much exactly what you would expect from
the triumvirate of Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter. There
is no questioning the chemistry these three have, but they've worked
together so much its almost like Anne Hathaway, who will play the
White Queen, is up there just for a round of "one of these things is
not like the others."

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We got trailers for Roland Emmerich latest disaster epic 2012. Michael Bay may blow shit up real good, but Emmerich sure knows how to ruin the world...one movie at a time. The film starts John "CousCous" Cusack and chronicles the Mayan forecasted end of the world.

Next up we got a movie from newcoming Ruben Fleischer. It stars Woody Harrelson and it looks like it could be just a ton of fun. Harrelson starts in Zombieland as a dude who is super awesome at killing zombies. Check out the trailers after the jump...

--Greg MacLennan


 
 
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Away We Go - (58% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)
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Pick of the Week

Check out our review of it HERE.Overall critical consensus says the film is built on a set of quirks and charms that are as noticeable as they are interchangeable, Away We Go is a sweet but uneven road trip.

The Proposal
- (39% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)

Check out our review of it HERE. Rest of the critics seem to agree with Darcie that the leads are charismatic, but the plot is formulaic.

Year One - (21% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)

When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world in Columbia Pictures'... When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world. Reviews started off strong, but the consensus is now Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page. OH Harold Ramis, what happened to your Groundhog Day and Caddyshack skills?

--Greg MacLennan


 
"Thirst" Trailer 06/18/2009
 
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Park Chan-Wook's latest offering officially has a U.S. trailer. The film tells the story of a failed medical experiment turns a man of faith into a vampire. Vampire's are the hot commodity right now, and I'll see anything Park Chan-Wook makes. His previous credits include Sympathy for Lady Vengeance and Oldboy. The film is set for release July 31st. Trailer is available after the jump.

--Greg MacLennan

 
 
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Josh Peck (of the Wackness) and Adrianne Palicki (Tyra of Friday Night Lights) have been cast in the remake of Red Dawn, which is set to begin filming in September. They join the already cast Chris (aka Kirk's dad) Hemsworth in the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when their town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers.

Peck will play Matt Eckert, the role originated by Charlie Sheen, the hotheaded younger brother of Hemsworth's Jed Eckert and star quarterback of their Spokane high school football team. Palicki will play Toni, the role first inhabited by Jennifer Grey. She's a tough fighter the brothers encounter who develops romantic feelings for Jed, a Marine home on leave and the group's unofficial leader.

Dan Bradley, a stunt coordinator and second-unit director on The Bourne Ultimatum and Quantum of Solace, will direct the revamp based on the 1984 Cold War-era film co-written and directed by John Milius. Jeremy Passmore and Carl Ellsworth penned the updated screenplay.

The rest of the Wolverines have yet to be cast. The film is scheduled to hit theaters Sept. 24, 2010.

Neither Greg nor I have seen the original, so I can't really comment on what was Sheen's first movie nor its remake. But people seem excited about this flick...

--Darcie Duttweiler


 
 
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Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan could soon be taking flight.

After being set up in early 2007 at Universal, the project -- a supernatural thriller set in the world of New York City ballet -- has been reconstituted after being put into turnaround by the studio. It has been making the rounds to studios and specialty divisions, several of which are keenly interested.

Among the elements giving it a boost: Natalie Portman is attached to play the lead.

Swan centers on a veteran ballerina (Portman) who finds herself locked in a competitive situation with a rival dancer, with the stakes and twists increasing as the dancers approach a big performance. But it's unclear whether the rival is a supernatural apparition or if the protagonist is simply having delusions.

Those who've read the script say it's a spine-tingler. Mark Heyman, a development exec at Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures, has done a rewrite of John McLaughlin's original script for the pic, which Mike Medavoy's Phoenix Pictures and Protozoa are producing.

If a sale happens imminently, Swan could begin shooting as early as this year. Aronofsky has not committed to a movie that's ready to go, though he has been developing the Robocop reboot at MGM.

--Greg MacLennan