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Blow

Forgot I'd seen this occasionally enjoyable, sub Scorcese coke-fest. The true-story backbone is the big problem.


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27th Apr 2013

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Emmanuel and the Truth About Fishes

Mis-cast drama, with a touch of horror and a serious case of student filmitis.


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26th Apr 2013

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In A World

LOL-packed comedy set in the competitive world of the voice over artist, with a nicely handled subtext.


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26th Apr 2013

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Trailer Park: The East

Longer trailer for this eco-activist undercover FBI agent drama.

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25th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Amazon TV Pilots

Amazon are jumping into the "I'm a TV studio too" game with 8 new comedy pilots - Alpha House, starring John Goodman as a US senator with cameos by Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert; musical Browsers starring Bebe Neuwirth; Onion News Empire, starring Jeffrey Tambor; teachers toon sitcom Those Who Can’t; Dark Minions, written by Big Bang Theory co-stars Kevin Sussman and John Ross Bowie; toon Supanatural about some superpowered divas; Betas, starring Ed Begley Jr and Jon Daly; and Zombieland - a spin-off from the movie. One of them's got to be ok, right? Vote them in or out right on the Amazon/Lovefilm interface.

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24th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: RIPD

More Hollywood maths at work here: The Dude + Men In Black x Ghostbusters / CGI = RIPD

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22nd Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

The Five Year Engagement

Lazy Hollywood dross that telegraphs its every move and hides no surprises.


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21st Apr 2013

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RIP Storm Thorgerson

The acclaimed album art designer Storm Thorgerson has died. Obit here.

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19th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Promo Promo: Biting Elbows

Bit slow on the uptake with this fun, ultra-violent POV promo for Russian band Biting Elbows. #NSFW

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18th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: The Bling Ring

Sophia Coppola's latest, with a shoplifting Emma Watson 

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17th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

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Trailer Park: Man of Steel

Yet another trailer for Man of Steel. This one offers a brief reprive from the wackness of the Zod Facetime viral and claws back some of the Terrence Mallick vibe from the teaser ...but this tenpole's on thin ice.

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17th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Breaking Bad: S5 Finale Interviews

BB Creator Vince Gilligan and Bryan "Heisenberg" Cranston talk to @Collider about shooting the final season - spoilerific if you're not up to date.

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16th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Time Travel Movie Flowchart

Useful diagram for negotiating flux capacitor problems. (via @LaughingSquid)

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16th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Short Attention Span Theatre: Obey The Giant

Andre the Giant has a posse - and a film. Here's Shephard Fairey: the college years. Decent biopic short looking at how the @ObeyGiant leader got his start. For more background on the short's production head over to Short of The Week

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Director: Julian Marshall 
Producer: Andrew Gisch
Director of Photography: David Vollrath
Writer: Alex Jablonski 

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15th Apr 2013 - Add Comment - Tweet

Flashbacks of a Fool

Stylish but unnecessarily drawn out faded movie star film. Should have ditched the flashbacks.


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14th Apr 2013

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