This is very funny and very revealing. Filmmaker/teacher Jacob Bricca put together what he calls “A meditation on genre, a commentary on visual cliches, and a celebration of the visceral pleasures of cinema.” It’s called “Pure.” Just watch it and you’ll see what I mean, It’s also set to a badass tune called “7 vs. […]
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As a big Lost dork that loves to read reactions and responses to the show, I’ve come across plenty of stuff this week (including a Scene-Stealers Top 10) discussing where the finale dropped the ball. Most are from fans who, understandably, are looking for explanations that should have been expected from the show at some […]
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Our readers are awesome. We had a contest to win passes to IRON MAN 2 on Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30pm at the AMC Olathe Studio 30. To win, sitegoers had to modify or create an Iron Man-related photo. Here are some of the winners below. Our grand prize winner receives two reserved seats to […]
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Like trailers? Like free movie stuff? Live near Kansas City? Twice a year the Film Society of Greater Kansas City shows trailers for all of the upcoming movies for the year. It’s free, and there will be a raffle to giveaway movie prize packs. See info below.
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Disney/Pixar is hosting a special college student “Cliffhanger Edition” screening of TOY STORY 3 on Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30PM at the Hollywood Southwind Theater in Lawrence, KS. What this means is that you can watch the first 65 minutes of the movie, which doesn’t come out until June 18. Some cliffhanger, eh? The event […]
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I’ve had a lot of people ask me for an official Mean Melin T-shirt and I’ve finally gotten my act together and figured out a way to make it happen. After spending five days on the U.S. Air Guitar 2010 tour, where I racked up five straight second-round appearances and zero first-place finishes, I feel […]
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Will there be an extra scene after “Iron Man 2” credits? Will it set up “The Avengers”? According to SuperheroHype, “A 100% trusted source (NOT from the production/distribution, but very familiar with the movie) confirmed us today that there will be an easter egg in IM2. It’s an extra scene, just like the one in […]
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Pajiba.com strikes again. After posting the 100 Cheesiest Lines in Movie History, they are back with this: The 160 Best Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes Ever. You’ll have to take my word for it. This is the best 10 minutes you’ll spend today. Bravo to hh1edits, who has previously posted videos of The 100 Greatest Quotes from […]
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Why bother remaking a 1981 stop-motion classic (“Clash of the Titans”) if you are removing the one thing that made it fun in the first place? Before a single important filmmaker had any bearing on my cinematic life, there was Ray Harryhausen. The stop-motion animation he refined was a fixture of countless monster movies, beginning […]
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Doubters of Michael Cera really have something to grapple with in light of the new trailer for “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” the most recent project from “Shaun of the Dead[‘s]” Edgar Wright, based on the comic book series “Scott Pilgrim” by Bryan Lee O’Malley. With no prior knowledge of the comics and no real […]
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Is “Repo Men” a rip off “Repo! The Genetic Opera” or the other way around? Which came first? How similar are they? “Repo Men“–starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker–is hitting theaters on Friday. The premise: In the future, there’s a biotech company that hires repo men to hunt down and repossess people’s organs provided to […]
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A man who wrote countless numbers of songs that mean so much to me died of a heart attack yesterday at 59. His name is Alex Chilton and he led a band called Big Star that has given me more joy than you can know. On my way down to the bar last night to […]
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