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trailer break: ‘The Virginity Hit’ redband trailer

Thu, Aug 26, 2010
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I’m gonna hope this is going to be more than teenage guys humiliating one another for fun and — perhaps — profit.

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trailer break: ‘The Last Exorcism’

Wed, Aug 25, 2010
5 comments

I’ll be curious to hear what audiences think of this film after it opens, particularly those who were drawn by this trailer.

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sign of the apocalypse No. 54,531,097

Tue, Aug 24, 2010
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Here’s the really scary apocalyptic thing: Somewhere in Hollywood, people are congratulating one another over this movie.

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trailer break: ‘Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D’

Tue, Aug 24, 2010
12 comments

Oh wow! I so can’t wait to have zombie mouth tentacles and giant battleaxes coming out at me in IMAX 3D!

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cinematic roots of: ‘The Switch’

Mon, Aug 23, 2010
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In *The Switch,* Jennifer Aniston can’t believe she got Jason Bateman’s sperm in her baby, when someone else was supposed to be her artificial baby daddy. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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trailer break: ‘Heartbreaker’

Mon, Aug 23, 2010
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How is this not *How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days* meets *Failure to Launch* with a French accent?

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cinematic roots of: ‘Lottery Ticket’

Sat, Aug 21, 2010
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In *Lottery Ticket,* Bow Wow’s poor but nice ghetto kid wins a mega lottery but must protect the ticket from his greedy friends and neighbors over a long holiday weekend. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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cinematic roots of: ‘Nanny McPhee Returns’ (aka ‘Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang’)

Sat, Aug 21, 2010
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In *Nanny McPhee Returns,* Emma Thompson’s stern, scary babysitter teaches a gaggle of monstrous brats a couple of things about being civilized people. This flick sprang from (among other films)…

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trailer break: ‘Howl’

Fri, Aug 20, 2010
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I am more and more impressed by James Franco all the time…

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‘Toy Story 3’ continues to tear up the British box office

Thu, Aug 19, 2010
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As of this past weekend, *Toy Story 3* has earned almost £59 million in the U.K…

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