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Documentary ‘156 Turns’ Shot Entirely on iPhone 4

Documentary ‘156 Turns’ Shot Entirely on iPhone 4

When I got my Panasonic HDC-SD9, the smallest HD camcorder in the world upon its release, I felt pretty special. It could record in full 1080p and even had a 24p setting. It fits in the palm of my...

Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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NIN’s Trent Reznor Scoring Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’

NIN’s Trent Reznor Scoring Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’

When it was first announced that David Fincher, the man behind pitch black films like “Se7en,” “Fight Club” and “Zodiac,” would be turning his attention to the story of how Facebook was developed it...

Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Let Me In Trailer

In 2008 Tomas Alfredson’s brilliant adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Swedish adolescent vampire novel, “Let the Right One In” wowed audiences and was a hit on the festival circuit. It was so...

Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Essays

Meryl Streep to Play Margaret Thatcher

Meryl Streep to Play Margaret Thatcher

Although Meryl Streep has never known real obscurity in her lengthy and prestigious career, she is having something of resurgence. THR reports that the 61-year-old actress is currently in talks to...

Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Essays

Interview: Hal Hartley

Interview: Hal Hartley

Hal Hartley, one of the most prolific American independent directors, has recently released a collection of films titled “Possible Films Volume 2.” Hartley’s career dates back to the 1980s, when he...

Jun 21, 2010 / Angelos Koutsourakis
Essays

What I Learned About ‘Splice’ Through Audience Reactions

What I Learned About ‘Splice’ Through Audience Reactions

“Splice,” the new film by Canadian director Vincenzo Natali, is a revitalizing standout in the long-suffering genre of sci-fi/horror. Instead of veering into predictable B-movie, torture-porn...

Jun 21, 2010 / Vanessa Graniello
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Rodrick Pocowatchit’s ‘The Dead Can’t Dance’ to Have Canadian Premiere

Rodrick Pocowatchit’s ‘The Dead Can’t Dance’ to Have Canadian Premiere

Wichita, KS — Award-winning Wichita filmmaker Rodrick Pocowatchit’s Native American zombie comedy “The Dead Can’t Dance” will have its international and Canadian premiere in Montreal on Saturday,...

Jun 15, 2010 / Staff
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Official US Trailer for ‘Dogtooth’

“Dogtooth,” also known as “Kynodontas,” the much-heralded Greek film from Yorgos Lanthimos (“My Best Friend,” “Kinetta”) has become something of a phenomenon since winning the top prize in its...

Jun 9, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Norwegian Ninja Trailer

Norwegian Ninja Trailer

Euforia Film, the same prod company that brought us the farcical Nazi/zombie horror/comedy, “Dead Snow,” has just released the first trailer for Thomas Cappelen Malling’s seemingly equally insane...

Jun 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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The Expendables Trailer #2

Alright action junkies, the second trailer for Sly Stallone’s much-anticipated “The Expendables” has just been released. The film promises to bring together the biggest, baddest action stars of all...

Jun 4, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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‘The Hobbit’ Loses Guillermo del Toro as Director

‘The Hobbit’ Loses Guillermo del Toro as Director

Guillermo del Toro, director of “Pan’s Labyrinth” and the man slated to helm the adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s famous novel, “The Hobbit,” has announced that he is leaving the project. “In light...

Jun 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Dennis Hopper Dead at 74

Dennis Hopper Dead at 74

Hollywood screen legend, Dennis Hopper, known as one of Tinseltown’s most creative and versatile bad boys died Saturday from complications due to prostate cancer, a friend of the actor told Reuters ....

May 29, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Terry Gilliam Nabs Ewan McGregor For ‘Don Quixote’

Terry Gilliam Nabs Ewan McGregor For ‘Don Quixote’

Terry Gilliam’s fittingly Quixotic quest to make a movie set against the backdrop of Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th century magnum opus “Don Quixote” may finally be coming to a head. Empire bumped into...

May 18, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Fox Also Developing a ‘20,000 Leagues’ Movie; Ridley and Tony Scott Attached

Fox Also Developing a ‘20,000 Leagues’ Movie; Ridley and Tony Scott Attached

Hollywood is notorious for its bandwagon tendencies. Notice how many vampire flicks surfaced immediately following the success of the “Twilight” films? This time around the trend centers on Jules...

May 17, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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David Fincher to Direct a ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ Update in the Vein of ‘Star Wars’

David Fincher to Direct a ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’ Update in the Vein of ‘Star Wars’

With Hollywood mining comic books, toys, board games and established film and pop-culture properties like there’s no tomorrow, it was only a matter of time before Captain Nemo and his Nautilus would...

May 15, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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