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trailer break: ‘The Last Airbender’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I cannot tell you how excited I am to see this latest installment in the Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings with the Golden Compass: Prince of Persia and the Sands of Time film series. And the decision to release the movie in 3D is … more…

more reasons to hate ‘Sex and the City’

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Sex and the City 2 is doing remarkably well at the U.K. box office, handily retaining the No. 1 spot this past weekend and overall doing about twice as well, comparatively speaking, as it is performing in North America. As Charles Gant at the Guardian’s Film blog notes: After two weekends in the US, it … more…

trailer break: ‘Grown Ups’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, I get it: the title is meant to be ironic. I know that’s a tough concept for some people, but it means that even though the movie is called Grown Ups, that’s kind of a joke because the characters actually aren’t grown up at all. And … more…

trailer break: ‘The Killer Inside Me’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Do I want to see this movie? Do I want to subject myself to a story about a man who beats women to death just because he enjoys it? I love Michael Winterbottom’s movies. Casey Affleck has become one of the most fascinating young actors to watch … more…

trailer break: ‘I Am Love’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Oh, Tilda Swinton, I do love you something fierce. I wish I loved this movie that much… I Am Love is now playing in the U.K.; it opens theatrically in the U.S. and Canada on June 18.

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Splice,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ more

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U.S. AND CANADA/OPENING WIDE Get Him to the Greek: Rock stars (ie, Russell Brand) are a mess, and the normal people who are their fans (ie, Jonah Hill) are only slightly less a mess. Such is the plight of humanity. If you can’t make it to the multiplex, try: • Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008): Which … more…

trailer break: ‘Centurion’

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Take a break from work: watch a trailer… A new movie from Neil Marshall, who gave us Dog Soldiers and The Descent? And starring Michael Fassbender and Noel “Mickey The Idiot Smith” Clarke? Yes, please. It’s just a bonus that it’s set in Roman Britain and features awesome Pictish chick warriors. Centurion is now playing … more…

question of the day: Shouldn’t Hollywood condemn Ashton Kutcher’s ‘piracy’ of ‘Killers’?

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I noted in last Friday’s Question of the Day that the Katherine Heigl/Ashton Kutcher flick Killers wouldn’t be screening for critics before it opens tomorrow. (I’ll attend a courtesy screening for press tomorrow morning, and will have a review asap afterward.) Lionsgate’s reason for this? The studio wants to “capitalize on the revolution in social … more…