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movie buzz

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (“leaked” redband trailer)

Wed, Jun 01, 2011
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This showed up online over the holiday weekend, ostensibly a pirated version shot in a movie theater. Movieline calls it Sony being sneaky…

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deep thought (re ‘The Hunger Games’)

Tue, May 31, 2011
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I have no idea what The Hunger Games is, and already I’m tired of hearing about it.

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Beginners (trailer)

Tue, May 31, 2011
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Dad is gay! And he’s dying! So not the most fun movie ever, probably.

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question of the day: Is the biggest Memorial Day weekend ever a reboot for in-the-doldrums Hollywood, or just a blip on the radar?

Tue, May 31, 2011
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There will be no living with The Hangover Part II now: It had the biggest opening weekend ever and the second biggest ever for an R-rated film. But is this just a fluke for Hollywood in a year that’s been way down at the box office?

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‘Hobbit’ films gets titles, release dates

Mon, May 30, 2011
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Letting the squeeing commence. Only 18 months to wait!

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trailer break: ‘Everything Must Go’

Fri, May 27, 2011
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I bet Will Ferrell is great in this. I will forgive him the next shitty big-budget movie he does if this is good and his performance is excellent.

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trailer break: ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’

Thu, May 26, 2011
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This looks pretty okay: not one single fart joke in the trailer.

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trailer break: ‘Real Steel’

Wed, May 25, 2011
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Ho. Lee. Shit. They did it. They finally did it. They made Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots: The Movie.

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question of the day: Are you able to find 2D versions of hot new 3D movies in your hometown?

Wed, May 25, 2011
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Half of those who saw Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides this past weekend in North America saw in it 2D. Which is almost impossible in some places…

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trailer break: ‘The Muppets’ teaser

Tue, May 24, 2011
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Nice. All sappy romantic dramas should be invaded by the Muppets.

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