Who is Allen Ginsberg and why should you care about his new biopic Howl? Well, let’s just say every major artist in the 60s and 70s was influenced by him. Writers like Hunter S. Thompson…
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Walt Disney Company Buys Marvel Entertainment Inc. For $4 Billion
Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you. Here’s the official press release: Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel…
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Trailer Round-Up #3 with G.I. Joe, District 9, and Hamsters
Well, it’s official. The summer movie season is in full swing. With the release of the not-very-good X-Men Origins: Wolverine (I so wanted to like it, I probably would’ve enjoyed it if Hugh Jackman and…
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The Best Picture Nominee Marathon
In anticipation of the Oscars this year, our own J.P. Mangalindan watched all five Best Picture nominees back-to-back as part of AMC Theaters’ third annual “Best Picture Showcase” event. This is his take on the…
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Oscar Predictions 2009
UPDATE: The votes are in and now the whole world knows: we rock at predicting the Oscars. Of the predictions you see below, we were correct 20 out of 24 times. What we got wrong:…
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Box Office, Jan 30th – Feb 2nd: ‘Taken’ Surprises, ‘New in Town’ Struggles
I don’t think anyone ever considered Liam Neeson to be an action hero, but after this weekend, they might. His action vehicle Taken grossed a terrific $24.6 million this weekend, proving that a male-driven movie…
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Box Office January 23-25: Lycans Land at #2, Slumdog Soars
Paul Blart: Mall Cop spent its second weekend in the #1 spot at the box office with $21.5 million, down only 32% from its first weekend. That edged out newcomer Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,…
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The Academy Shoots Self in Foot, Does Not Nominate The Dark Knight
[UPDATE: Read this terrific article from the Chicago Tribune. It casts an even bleaker picture of the upcoming ratings and touches on some important points I don't mention.] That headline does not refer to my…
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Full List of Oscar Nominations
Major nominations below. The rest of the categories, along with each film’s tally, are below the cut. Best Motion Picture of the Year The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire…
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