Much has been made about director J.J. Abrams’ overuse of lens flares as a stylistic device in the new “Star Trek” reboot. (Abrams himself admits he might have gone overboard with them.*) Well, one fan took the handheld camera use and lens flares to heart and has redone some clips from the old TV show […]
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Our good friend Alan Rapp from Transbuddha.com created this very funny slideshow synopsis/review of McG’s mind-bogglingly mishandled “Terminator Salvation.” Please be aware that if you have not seen “the movie and you still want to, THIS CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS! Don’t say you weren’t warned. It also starts automatically on the page, so click away now […]
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Dear students, It has come to my attention that some of the people who win free tickets to advance screenings on our site here are taking advantage of the situation. This is so not cool. Let me explain: Recently, we’ve been using a website to make getting free advance passes faster and easier for everybody. […]
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What is IMAX? The “fake IMAX” controversy and boycott. IMAX facts on retrofit for theaters. How big is the screen? The sound? It’s a huge Twitter trend as I write this. Comedian Aziz Ansari (from NBC’s Parks and Recreation) published this tirade about paying an extra $5 to see and IMAX showing of “Star Trek” […]
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Filming started yesterday in New Mexico on an adaptation of one of my favorite books ever, Jim Thompson’s “The Killer Inside Me.” Director Michael Winterbottom (“24 Hour Party People”) is in charge and I couldn’t be happier. It stars Casey Affleck as Lou Ford, a small-time sheriff who no one would suspect has finally started […]
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Here are some more of the winning videos from our 2009 “Star Trek” screening contest. Congrats again to the winners, and to everyone else—enjoy! Johnathan M. Reeves put together a cool “Star Trek” tribute that uses the classic theme song and superimposes the old and new actors in the series over the top of it: […]
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Multiple endings? Different Deadpool endings for the new “Wolverine” X-Men movie? Easter eggs? Links to different “Wolverine” endings? As Marge Gunderson from “Fargo” would say: “You betcha.” I’m going to see an advance screening of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” in about two hours and I’ve been reading a lot of chatter about multiple endings for the […]
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Director Adam Berg made this short for Stink Digital to promote Philips’ new CINEMA 21:9 TV. This 2:19 film runs as an endless loop, allowing viewers to control their moves through the scene. The film also contains embedded hotspots, which, when triggered, give us a behind-the-scenes look at some of the shots. Visit the site […]
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I got this email the other day from a publicist regarding the impending release of the new Joe Wright (“Atonement,” Pride & Prejudice”) movie “The Soloist,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. At first I thought the film had won some film festival or something, but after a little looking around, I realized that […]
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I don’t usually post things about online promos for movies, but the new site for the upcoming thriller “Obsessed” may just be the most ingenious web promo ever. Seriously. Especially if you know a lot about a friend of yours who happens to be attached. Someone just sent this to me, and it certainly got […]
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This shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s familiar with Sacha Baron Cohen‘s work, but his newest movie “Bruno,” scheduled for release on July 10, has just received an NC-17 from its the ratings board. It’s not uncommon, actually, for filmmakers to submit a first cut that is way raunchier than anything they actually hope to get a […]
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I’ve never seen any of the “Fast and Furious” movies with Paul Walker, but I love seeing what those crazy Brits Addictive TV are going to do next. I posted their last remixes, of “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Iron Man,” so I thought I’d keep up the trend here. Basically, these VJ artists take video and […]
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It’s tough. I still haven’t gotten over it. “Watchmen” was a disappointment. For as many things as it did right (the opening credit sequence, the Dr. Manhattan flashback, the adherence to so much of the book) there are as many things that were just deal-killers (the fetishized violence, the slo-mo “cool” factor, the bland performances). […]
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This is the fifth and last in a series of reports from the SXSW Film/Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Scene-Stealers hosted the Bacon-Flavored Interactive Afterparty, the Harpoon Happy Hour, and the free SenoReality screening, all of which were held at the coolest bar in town, Red 7. While we were down there, Dustin (our executive […]
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This is the fourth in a series of reports from the SXSW Film/Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Scene-Stealers hosted the Bacon-Flavored Interactive Afterparty, the Harpoon Happy Hour, and the free SenoReality screening, all of which were held at the coolest bar in town, Red 7. While we were down there, Dustin (our executive producer) and […]
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