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trailer break: ‘Get Low’

Thu, Aug 19, 2010
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It’s like a Coen Brothers movie without the Coen Brothers.

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on my radar: opening 08.18-20.10 in U.K. theaters

Wed, Aug 18, 2010
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Anything it takes Stallone *and* a gang of badasses to do in *The Expendables,* Angelina Jolie can do all on her own in *Salt*…

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on my radar: opening 08.18-20.10 in U.S. and Canadian theaters

Wed, Aug 18, 2010
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‘You got your sperm in my uterus!’ ‘No, I got my sperm in this little cup here. *You* got my sperm in your uterus.’ It’s the charming romantic comedy you’ve been waiting for!

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trailer break: ‘Vampires Suck’

Wed, Aug 18, 2010
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Ah, it must be August…

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question of the day: What’s behind the title change for ‘Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang’ for North American audiences?

Wed, Aug 18, 2010
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*Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* is set to open in the U.S. and Canada… though its title has mysterious changed to the considerably less charming *Nanny McPhee Returns*…

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a question for ‘Scott Pilgrim’ fans re Ramona’s self-determination

Tue, Aug 17, 2010
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What if Scott had *failed* in his fights with the exes? What happens to Ramona — and her supposed affection for Scott — in that case?

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deep thought (re boys who need to grow the fuck up as story fodder)

Tue, Aug 17, 2010
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*Flipped* is the movie *Scott Pilgrim vs. the World* wishes it was… and it doesn’t even need videogame icing to be so.

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trailer break: ‘Piranha 3D’

Tue, Aug 17, 2010
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What the hell? This cheesy end-of-summer, August-dumping-ground 3D horror movie is chock full of actors you’ve actually heard of…

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question of the day: Why did ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ bomb?

Tue, Aug 17, 2010
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It’s one of the biggest bombs of the year. Why?

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fair warning: ‘Expendables’ sequel all but inevitable

Mon, Aug 16, 2010
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Sylvester Stallone: writer, director, *auteur*…

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