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question of the day: What great thinkers — writers, philosophers, scientists — whom Hollywood generally ignores should inspire more films?

Thu, Jun 07, 2012
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Ray Bradbury, who died yesterday at age 91, inspired, both directly and indirectly, generations of filmmakers. Stephen Hawking’s ideas inform both Battleship and Prometheus this summer. What other thinkers should storytellers be looking to for inspiration?

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Red Lights (trailer)

Wed, Jun 06, 2012
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Oh, so the skeptics are gonna get their comeuppance, and learn that that they shouldn’t be so skeptical? *sigh*

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question of the day: Are classic pulp novels too dated to make faithful transfers to the big screen?

Wed, Jun 06, 2012
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John Carter doesn’t work, but with some updating and shifts in emphasis, the Victorian Sherlock Holmes and War of the Worlds have made recent — and very successful — transfers to the big screen. Has entertainment moved on too much for popcorn crowds to care about classic pulp presented classically?

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A Thousand Kisses Deep (trailer)

Tue, Jun 05, 2012
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Time travel? Mind travel? Or just a load of pseudo romantic hoo-hah? The suspense is killing me!

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Savages (trailer)

Mon, Jun 04, 2012
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All new! There’s two guys butthurt by having their female property taken from them. Awesome.

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question of the day: With so many expensive movies sinking this year, will Hollywood step back from the blockbuster?

Mon, Jun 04, 2012
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Or will the industry double-down and take even bigger gambles with $500 million movies in coming years?

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Woody Allen: A Documentary (trailer)

Fri, Jun 01, 2012
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The U.K. is getting a shorter theatrical version of the 192-minute PBS doc. I guess the idea is that Brits can only take so much Woody Allen?

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Les Misérables (trailer)

Thu, May 31, 2012
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I really like Anne Hathaway’s sad take on “The Dream I Dreamed”…

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Ill Manors (trailer)

Wed, May 30, 2012
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Hoorah. Another music-video urban crime flick. Because there aren’t enough of those around.

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LOL (trailer)

Tue, May 29, 2012
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Apparently a truly terrible film that even Miley Cyrus’s fans wouldn’t come out for it in the U.S…

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