Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice: “Grim and ponderous” DC Comics adaptation starring Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck. ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ review: Self-important ‘hip and affected pessimism’ According to no less an expert then director Zack Snyder, when saying the title of…
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Sinister 2 poster. ‘American Ultra,’ ‘Hitman: Agent 47’ & ‘Sinister 2’: Weekend box office bombs American Ultra, Hitman: Agent 47, and Sinister 2 are the new entries at the North American box office this weekend, Aug. 21-23. All three of them are expected to underperform…
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Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg: American Ultra. Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg to join Woody Allen movie cast? American Ultra stars Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg will reportedly be reunited later this year in another project: Woody Allen’s next as-yet-untitled feature. Bruce Willis is the third…
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Limitless with Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper: $100 million worldwide? April 18, ’11, update: Despite yesterday’s estimates, Carlos Saldanha’s animated 3D feature Rio failed to reach the $40 million mark at the North American box office this past weekend, April 15-17. According to actuals…
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Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter at the Academy Awards. Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter on the Oscars’ Red Carpet Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter sported matching hairdos upon their arrival at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony held on Feb. 27 at the…
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Best Actress Oscar group photo: Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman and Annette Bening. Best Actress nominees Oscar Luncheon photo Best Actress Academy Award nominees Natalie Portman, Michelle Williams, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicole Kidman, and Annette Bening are seen above at the 2011 Oscar…
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Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network When a movie, in subsequent viewings, not only sustains the brilliance one saw in it through the first viewing but reveals itself as a more complex and deeper piece of filmmaking, one knows that it must be something special. The…
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Filippo Timi and Giovanna Mezzogiorno in Marco Bellocchio’s Vincere. The Social Network, director David Fincher and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s retelling of the founding of Facebook, was voted the Best Film of 2010 by the National Society of Film Critics, which consists of 61 film critics…
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Natalie Portman Black Swan dress: Perfectly attired but mentally unbalanced ballerina in Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller continues to wow U.S.-based film critics, as Natalie Portman remains their Best Actress favorite this awards season. The Austin Film Critics, for their part, were impressed with the movie…
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Facebook movie The Social Network wins more U.S. film critics’ Best Picture awards: Jesse Eisenberg stars as controversial Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. David Fincher’s widely acclaimed The Social Network (a.k.a. The Facebook Movie) shows that the encroaching social media giant focusing on “friends” and “likes”…
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Mark Zuckerberg: Time Person of the Year. Will the Time magazine Person of the Year cover give an awards season boost to Sony Pictures’ The Social Network? Directed by David Fincher, the real-life-based drama stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, the controversial founder of the…
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National Board of Review Awards: Hereafter, starring Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard. Directed by NBR favorite Clint Eastwood, the poorly received metaphysical drama is listed as one of the year’s Top Ten movies. Besides Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard, the Hereafter cast includes…
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Facebook film tops: Max Minghella in the critical hit The Social Network. Oct. 14 update: David Fincher’s Facebook film The Social Network, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, and Rooney Mara, passed the $50 million milestone at the North American box office on Wednesday,…
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A Bloody Disgusting writer reports the recent arrival at his doorstep of a package containing an unidentified USB flash drive. It turned out the flash drive featured a viral clip from, in all probability, Paramount’s upcoming Paranormal Activity 2. https://youtu.be/nWtzwZXLNOQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript…
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Jesse Eisenberg, Mike O’Connell, The Living Wake Directed by Sol Tryon, and co-written by Mike O’Connell and Peter Kline, The Living Wake is the sort of movie that defies both labels and expectations. It’s comedy; it’s drama; it’s a musical; it’s a character piece; it’s…