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The Great Dictator (retro trailer)

Sun, Apr 22, 2012
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If you’re tempted to complain that Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming The Dictator is in bad taste, take a look at how Charlie Chaplin’s similar The Great Dictator was promoted back in 1940…

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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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Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (trailer)

Thu, Apr 19, 2012
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The thought that Madea could be hidden away, never to be seen or heard from again, is perhaps the best fantasy we will see at the movies this summer.

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Damsels in Distress (trailer)

Wed, Apr 18, 2012
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I am going to remain optimistic here and presume that the “men are fixer-uppers” theme is satirical. Because it had better be.

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Chimpanzee (trailer)

Tue, Apr 17, 2012
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So cute! Make it stop! I can’t bear it!

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The Five-Year Engagement (trailer)

Mon, Apr 16, 2012
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Remember, ladies: You’re not allowed to get married if you have a job…

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The Raven (retro trailer)

Sun, Apr 15, 2012
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Before you see John Cusack’s movie…

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Looper (trailer)

Fri, Apr 13, 2012
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After Brick and The Brothers Bloom, I’d follow Rian Johnson anywhere. And now he’s going for time travel! *geek swoon*

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Hysteria (trailer)

Thu, Apr 12, 2012
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A movie about women’s sexual pleasure? Wait till the MPAA hears about it!

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A Fantastic Fear of Everything (trailer)

Wed, Apr 11, 2012
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Simon Pegg has a new movie! And a beard!

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