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The 1st Honorary Dr. Ian Sussman Film Awards 2013
Welcome to the 1st Honorary Dr. Ian Sussman Film Awards – a.k.a The Graffiti With Punctuation Oscars.
1st POSTER: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
All right Trekkies, get ready to Spock all over yourselves because here’s the 1st Poster of JJ Abrams new Star Trek venture - Star Trek Into Darkness. ENJOY! Official Synopsis: When the crew of the Enterprise…
NEWS: Christopher McQuarrie plays confirm/deny with a plethora of rumoured projects
Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects), off the successful reworking of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and his second turn in the director’s chair adapting Lee Child’s novel ‘One Shot’ into Jack Reacher – has been attached to hundreds of speculative projects. Today a a round table interview with Urban Cinefile, Dark Horizons & Graffiti with Punctuation we were able to see what’s actually slated and what’s pure rumour.
TRAILER: IRON MAN 3
In the words of Homer J Simpson – “Sweet merciful CRAP!”
NEWS: Warner Bros. 90th Anniversary Collections
Warner Brothers celebrates its 90th Anniversary in 2013 and to celebrate they are dropping the biggest DVD and Blu-Ray collections ever released by a major film studio.
1st Trailer: Carrie (Remake)
Director Kimberly Peirce is charge of the remake with Chloe Grace Moretz playing the troubled teenager and Julianne Moore on crazy mother duties.
NEWS: Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
The film celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year and in true Blade Runner style we’re getting another release of the film, this time it’s a big collector’s edition that is being released in a “hello it’s Christmas” Blu-Ray set.
NEWS: The Evil Dead Remake
The Evil Dead is sacred horror space and remaking it feels like reading from the Necronomicon.
TRAILER: Wreck-It Ralph 80s Video Game Style TV Spot
Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph appears to be doing for Video Games for Toy Story did for Toys.
NEWS: Tarantino XX Blu-Ray collection
Quentin Tarantino fans prepare to drool over the Tarantino XX Blu-Ray collection.
TRAILER: Skyfall feat. Adele’s theme
Adele’s much anticipated theme for Sam Mendes’ entry to the Bond Franchise ‘SKYFALL’ was released last week and a new trailer featuring the theme has been released.
NEWS: Looper Director’s Commentary to listen to in the theatre
God damn it Rian Johnson, like we needed a reason to like you more.
AVENGERS 2 Directed by Joss Whedon
Disney made a billion dollar phone call this morning to announce that writer/director Joss Whedon will write and direct The Avengers 2 as well as developing a live action Marvel-themed television show for the ABC in America.
Lord of the Rings Live: An Online Event
By the hammer of Gimli! Lord of the Rings fans can rejoice as the extended editions of Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy arrive on Blu-Ray 28 August 2012.
Nolan says ‘Goodbye’ to Batman
A new book The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy has been released to coincide with the completion of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series with The Dark Knight Rises. Collider via the SHH forums has has…
TDKR: Get Gotham Rogues Merch!
Get ready to empty your bank account after seeing The Dark Knight Rises. A scene in the film features the fictional American football team The Gotham Rogues.
Olly Moss’ Poster for The Dark Knight Rises Available for 24hrs
For film geeks Mondo Tees is a must bookmark collectable art boutique that creates and sells limited edition posters and prints for geek, cult and popular films new and old. They predominantly sell an extremely limited run…
1st Official Poster of ‘The World’s End’
Thanks to EW and Universal we get our first poster for the upcoming finale to Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s ‘Blood and Ice Cream’ Trilogy The World’s End (the first two in the trilogy being Shaun of the Dead & Hot Fuzz).
POSTERS: Expendables 2 & The Hobbit Banner
Check out 80s machismo manifest in the latest ?Expendables 2 ?poster and a banner as large as the running time of The Hobbit. Enjoy!
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FIVE STAR FILMS
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FIVE STAR FILMS #51: The Master (2012)
(Editorial note): Months ago Nick and I were in an email exchange about whether or not we wanted a FIVE STAR FILM entry for The Master. At the time I resisted, I thought that it need Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #50: The Insider (1999)
Mann’s specific cultural and historic origins are illustrated in the formal qualities and thematic philosophy of the ‘70s and this is represented directly through his characters (Bergman particularly in this film). During the 1968-1980 period American films began to speak about different hallmarks of the deconstruction of the American image, and especially the crisis of masculinity. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #49: The Descendants (2011)
It's a rare bird of a film that can elevate itself so distinctly between a first and second viewing to make a reviewer back-flip on their original estimations. The Descendants is such a film. Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #48: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
"one of the greatest sci-fi action films ever made: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" Read more →
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FIVE STAR FILMS #47: THE GODFATHER (1972) by Paul Anthony Nelson
There are great films, capital G-F Great Films, and then, there are those films admitted to the VIP table behind the velvet rope, those seriously discussed when the question of the Greatest Film of All Time is raised. KANE. CASABLANCA. VERTIGO. RULES OF THE GAME. 8 ½. Few films from the last four decades are invited to this gathering of cinematic high rollers, but the first admitted is, nigh-unanimously, Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 masterpiece, THE GODFATHER. Read more →
Latest Features
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 10
As my alarm jolted me awake this morning, five thoughts went through my head in quick succession. One: Have they done studies on how little sleep can a person survive on? Two: Am I the case study?? Three: When I get back to LA, I’m so doing a juice cleanse. Four: Oh god, that sounded really LA. Five: I wonder how early the crepe place opens?
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GWP Roundtable: Which film deserves a sequel?
That’s the question for this week’s GWP Roundtable: Which film deserves a sequel?
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 9
Waking up from a nap I opened my eyes and discovered… I felt better. Hurrah! No more headache, or shakes, and I smiled as I thought Cannes, you haven’t beaten me yet!
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 8
“Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats, the screening is about to begin. Please turn off your mobile telephones for the duration of the performance.” That recorded message plays first in French, then English, about
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Alicia Malone’s Cannes Diary: Day 7
“And too much of your butt? Impossible!” I said [to Matt Damon], because I’m shameless.