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New Inception Trailer Still Trippy, More Exciting

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Trailers, Upcoming Releases


Is it really important for you to understand what a movie about before deciding if you want to see it?

Although I was already intrigued by the first trailer for Inception, this newest teaser has me pumped like no other summer movie has so far this year.

So what is this film about? Dreams? Heck, I don’t care. + Leonardo Dicaprio + Joseph Gordon-Levitt + Cillian Murphy + a Matrix-y vibe = opening night tickets for me.

Inception unfolds in theaters on July 16.

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: December 22, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Sony, Universal, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Music, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

District 9 DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday:

  • (500) Days of Summer: DVD, Blu-ray
  • All About Steve: DVD, Blu-ray
  • American Pie Presents: The Book of Love: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Blind Date: DVD
  • Call of he Wild 3D: Blu-ray
  • District 9: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Extract: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Flowers in the Attic: DVD
  • Ichi: DVD, Blu-ray
  • It Might Get Loud: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Noble Things: DVD
  • Staten Island: DVD, Blu-ray

Make sure to also check out the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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2010 Golden Globe Nominations (Film)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Biopics, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Musicals, Period, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Sports, Awards, Lists

Up in the Air

The 2009-10 awards season kicked into high gear this morning with the official announcement of the nominations. The event - which will be hosted by funnyman Ricky Gervais - will take place just over two weeks before the Academy Award contenders are revealed.

Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of film nominees:

  • leads all film nominations with six. The musical Nine follows with five while Avatar and Inglourious Basterds tied with four.
  • As expected, Meryl Streep has received another two mentions—unfortunately, they are both in the Comedy category (Julie & Julia, It’s Complicated). On the surprising end, Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side, The Proposal) and Matt Damon (Invictus, The Informant) both have two nominations as well—thankfully, in different categories.
  • Talk about drama! An ex-husband and wife will be competing against each other in the Best Director race. (Avatar‘s James Cameron and The Hurt Locker‘s Kathryn Bigelow.)
  • Despite backing from both Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, is not a contender for Best Film. Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe were both recognized for their excellent acting though.

The 67th Golden Globe Awards airs Jan. 17 on NBC.

(You can find the full list of film nominees after the jump. Click here for the TV nominations.)

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In Theaters This Weekend: November 13, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, FOCUS, IFC Films, Sony, Action, Animation, Biopics, Documentary, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Lists, New Releases

2012

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

  • 2012 (PG-13): starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor (directed by Roland Emmerich)
  • Pirate Radio (R): starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans (directed by Richard Curtis)
  • Dare* (R): starring Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashleigh Springer (directed by Adam Salky)
  • The End of Poverty?* (NR): starring Martin Sheen (directed by Philippe Diaz)
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox* (PG): starring George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep (directed by Wes Anderson)

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500 Days of Summer Without the Script

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Fox Searchlight, Independent, Romance, Comedy, Celeb News, Filmmaking, New Releases, Scripts, Videos

The cute overload that is 500 Days of Summer continues, as stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel performed an impromptu, short version of how the film would be without a script.

Set to present an award to the film’s screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel ditched the teleprompter and offered a silent skit of the elevator/Smiths scene. Then the pair realized that they wouldn’t have had stage directions without a script and redid the scene appropriately (albeit, quite boring and proving a good point).

It’s nice to see actors who appreciate those other people working on a film.

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First Look: DiCaprio in Nolan’s Inception Thriller

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Trailers, Upcoming Releases


While little has been spoken about Christopher Nolan‘s follow-up to The Dark Knight, the trailer makes it clear that he appears to have secured another summer blockbuster with Inception.

Set to hit theaters July 16, 2010, the sci-fi film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, and Michael Caine.

Let’s hope for the sake of all our sanity that the film doesn’t meet the same fate as Leo’s other upcoming thriller.

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Celebrity Double-Take: Joseph Gordon-Levitt vs. Heath Ledger

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Paramount, Action, Adaptation, Independent, Celebrity Gossip

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Heath Ledger

For today’s installment, we have Joseph Gordon-Levitt (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) on the left and the late Heath Ledger (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) on the right.

Aside from the fact that the two actors experienced extreme transformations to portray two of pop culture’s most notorious villains, Cobra Commander and the Joker, the pair could pass off as brothers when the makeup comes off!

(Make sure to check out more of our Celebrity Double-Takes here, here and here.)


Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Just Want to Dance

Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Fox Searchlight, Music, Romance, New Releases


(500) Days of Summer stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt know that they’re just about the cutest on-screen couple ever. Banking on that infectious charm, the pair star in the She & Him music video for “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?”

Directed by music video veteran (and director of (500) Days) Marc Webb, Gordon-Levitt plays a bank robber who decides to dance with the teller (Deschanel) before running off with the money. Once again, it seems as if the trio can’t stop producing quality work together!

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In Theaters This Week: July 15, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Fox Searchlight, Warner Bros, Adaptation, Adventure, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases

Half-Blood Prince

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: May 26, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Lionsgate, Universal, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Drama, Period, Romance, Comedy, Sports, Lists, New Releases

New in Town DVDHere are some of the options available this Tuesday:

  • Children of Men: Blu-ray
  • Cinderella Man: Blu-ray
  • Falling Down: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Field of Dreams: Blu-ray
  • Killshot: DVD
  • New in Town: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Powder Blue: DVD, Blu-ray
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Blu-ray
  • Seabiscuit: Blu-ray
  • Spy Game: Blu-ray
  • True Romance: Blu-ray

Click here to see the TV-on-DVD options for this week.

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