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In Theaters This Weekend (5/9)

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: 20th Century Fox, Magnolia, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Noir, Political, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Speed Racer (PG): starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman (directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski)
• What Happens in Vegas (PG-13): starring Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry (directed by Tom Vaughan)

• America the Beautiful* (R): starring Gerren Taylor, Ted Casablanca, Eve Ensler (directed by Darryl Roberts)
• Before the Rains* (PG-13): starring Linus Roache, Nandita Das, Rahul Bose (directed by Santosh Sivan)
• Bloodline* (NR): (directed by Bruce Burgess)
• The Fall* (R): starring Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell (directed by Tarsem Singh)

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In Theaters this Weekend (3/28)

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Magnolia, Picturehouse, Paramount, Sony, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Noir, Period, Romance, Satire, Comedy, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• 21 (PG-13): starring Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess (directed by Robert Luketic)
• Run, Fat Boy, Run (PG-13): starring Simon Pegg, Hank Azaria, Ameet Chana (directed by David Schwimmer)
• Stop-Loss (R): starring Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum (directed by Kimberly Peirce)
• Superhero Movie (PG-13): starring Drake Bell, Sarah Paxton, Christopher McDonald (directed by David Zucker)

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In Theaters this Weekend (10/26)

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Lionsgate, Sony, Touchstone, Warner Bros, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Independent, Noir, Political, Romance, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

• Dan in Real Life (PG-13):  starring Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook (directed by Peter Hedges)
• Saw IV (R):  starring Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor (directed by Darren Lynn Bousman)

• Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead* (R):  starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei (directed by Sidney Lumet)
• Bella* (PG-13):  starring Sophie Nyweide, Eduardo Verastegui (directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde)
• Black Irish* (R):  starring Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson (directed by Brad Gann)
• Man from Plains* (PG-13):  starring President Jimmy Carter (directed by Jonathan Demme)
• Mr. Untouchable* (R):  starring Nicholas Barnes, Thelma Grant (directed by Marc Levin)
• The Music Within* (R):  starring Ron Livingston, Melissa George (directed by Steven Sawalich)
• Rails & Ties* (PG-13):  starring Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden (directed by Alison Eastwood)
• Slipstream* (R):  starring Anthony Hopkins, Stella Arroyave (directed by Anthony Hopkins)

*limited or gradual release

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Nicolas Cage in Possible Untouchables Prequel

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Drama, Noir, Period, Sequels, Casting

Given my general disdain for prequels and my current indifference toward Nicolas Cage, this next piece of news really caught my attention...especially since it involves one of my all-time favorite movies.

Variety reports that Cage is currently in discussions to star in a prequel to Brian De Palma’s classic The Untouchables.  This movie, currently titled The Untouchables: Capone Rising, would focus on the infamous mobster’s rise to power.  Nicolas would be playing the role of Capone—a role made legendary by Robert De Niro in the 1987 production.  Both the director and the producer from the last project would be returning for this venture.

Although I really shouldn’t care, I will now play the role of Nicolas Cage’s pseudo-agent and give him a few words of advice:

1) You are no Robert De Niro
2) When your career is in a slump—you shouldn’t put yourself in a position to be compared to another actor like De Niro
3) You’ve already proven that working with De Palma (Snake Eyes) does not equate to box office success
4) De Palma’s last movie (The Black Dahlia) was quite honestly the worst thing I saw last year.  (If you don’t believe me, watch my previous review)
5) Movies that have colons in the title often belong on the straight-to-video shelf

So I passionately beg of you, Nicolas—please do not make this movie.  If there is any chance that you may taint the memory of my beloved classic, I will summon Mephistopheles from Ghost Rider to hunt you down.

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FilmCrunch 006: Lucky Number Slevin DVD Review

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Weinstein Company, Noir, Comedy, Thrillers, DVD Reviews, Short FilmCrunch, Videocasts

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In this episode of FilmCrunch, Neil Estep and Veronica Santiago review Lucky Number Slevin on DVD. This one features an identity mix-up that places an innocent man in the middle of a mob war in this noir crime thriller. While checking out his missing friend Nick’s apartment, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for Nick by thugs. Just how much trouble is Nick really in? Slevin finds out when he’s forced to participate in a high-profile murder for a powerful crime boss. The top-notch cast includes Lucy Liu, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley and Bruce Willis.

Now we want to hear from you - hit the forums and let us know what you think, what you want us to watch next, and any othe recommendations you have for the show.

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FilmCrunch 004: Josh Hartnett, The Black Dahlia, Lucky Number Slevin Reviews

Posted by Andru Edwards
Categories: Universal, Noir, Comedy, Thrillers, DVD Reviews, Full Episodes, Theatrical Reviews, Videocasts

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This week we focus on a couple of recent Josh Hartnett films. Why? Because we can. Here is what we have in this episode:

Commentary: The Goal of FilmCrunch
Theatrical Review: The Black Dahlia
DVD Review: Lucky Number Slevin (Compare Prices)

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