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watch it: Robert Downey Jr. and Nathan Fillion have some Avengers fun

Mon, Apr 30, 2012
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Nathan Fillion is such a geek.

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation (trailer)

Mon, Apr 30, 2012
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You would have thought that some segment of the American audience would have liked to see Mel Gibson in a lineup, but this is not getting a theatrical release in North America…

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question of the day: How big can a movie get? (Or: How huge will Avengers open in North America?)

Mon, Apr 30, 2012
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What would it take for a movie to have a $200 million opening? Will it ever happen?

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Sparkle (trailer)

Fri, Apr 27, 2012
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Really? Sparkle? You’d think they want to avoid anything that might remind us of Glitter…

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Bernie (trailer)

Thu, Apr 26, 2012
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They tell us this is from Richard Linklater, but it looks more like the Coen Brothers to me…

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question of the day: Should the IMDb be hosting official movie sites?

Thu, Apr 26, 2012
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The IMDb is hosting the official site for The Raven. I see a potential slippery slope here…

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Monsieur Lazhar (trailer)

Wed, Apr 25, 2012
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Looks sad and sweet and poignant. Gonna miss the press screening. Damn…

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2nd trailer, plus notes from a footage reveal)

Tue, Apr 24, 2012
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What we see here, it seems to me, is a blockbuster made more for a global audience than a solely U.S. one…

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Clone (aka Womb) (trailer)

Mon, Apr 23, 2012
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Hmm. So, like Doctor Who, but creepy-sexier?

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Juan of the Dead (trailer)

Fri, Apr 20, 2012
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Next up: Jean of the Dead from France and Hans of the Dead from Germany…

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