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Summer of the 80′s: Visiting Hours

Summer of the 80′s is a weekly column that will run until the end of August in which I watch a movie released during the summer movie season of the 1980′s that I’ve never seen before.  Every Friday, I’ll write about an 80′s movie that came out on the same day, or near the same [...]

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Popcorn News – May 24

Gary Oldman has joined the Jose Padilha-directed remake of RoboCop.  He’s set to play the scientist who creates the cyborg technology that brings police officer Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman of AMC’s The Killing) back to life.  (Hollywood Reporter) With G.I. Joe: Retaliation vacating the June 29th release date this summer, it looks like Seth McFarlane’s feature [...]

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You Won’t Be Seeing G.I. Joe: Retaliation This Summer

Nikki Finke over at Deadline is reporting that Paramount is moving G.I. Joe: Retaliation out of the summer season and into.. March of 2013?  The sequel was supposed to open in just over a month on June 29th and is now being pushed back 9 months for a March 29, 2013 release in order to [...]

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Why Buffy Should Be Released On Blu-ray

If there is one show that I am dying to have released on the blu-ray format, it’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  If you know me, then you know that I’m a huge fan of the show, if you don’t know me, well, now you know.  As a big fan, wouldn’t I already own the series [...]

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Movies Worth Rewatching – Casino Royale.. Plus New Skyfall Teaser!

This week on Movies Worth Rewatching we’re talking about the 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale (2006, Sony Pictures). Like so many people my age, I was first introduced to James Bond by way of movie marathons aired on TV, and man did I love them.  A younger me would sit and obsess over all [...]

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Summer Of The 80′s: Conan The Barbarian

Summer of the 80′s is a new weekly column that will run from now until the end of August in which I watch a movie released during the summer movie season of the 1980′s that I’ve never seen before.  Every Friday, I’ll write about an 80′s movie that came out on the same day, or [...]

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Popcorn News – May 18

Scott Z. Burns, screenwriter of Contagion and The Bourne Ultimatum, has been hired by 20th Century Fox to work on the sequel to Rise of the Planet of The Apes. (Hollywood Reporter) Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel)  is set to direct The Green Inferno, a horror thriller that he co-wrote with Guillermo Amoedo (Aftershock).  The plot [...]

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Movie Trailer Round-up!

The Possession – Aug. 31 From producer Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures, comes a horror film by Danish director Ole Bornedal (The Substitute, Nightwatch – 1997).  The film, which was previously titled The Dibbuk Box, follows a young girl who buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that a malicious and ancient spirit lives [...]

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Watch The First Full Episode of Tron: Uprising!

Disney XD’s new animated series Tron: Uprising is about to launch on June 7th and to promote it, Tron fans are being treated to a 30-minute uninterrupted prelude to the series, entitled “Beck’s Beginning,” which you can watch below!  Much like the franchise, the animated series is visually striking and employs CG animation, with a [...]

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Movies Worth Rewatching – Blazing Saddles

This week on Movies Worth Rewatching we’re talking about the outrageously over-the-top Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles (1974, Warner Brothers Pictures). I honestly can’t recall the first time I saw Blazing Saddles.  My father, who to this day laughs so hard at this film he nearly chokes, is a huge fan of Mel Brooks and [...]

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