The Internet is about to go into full-on flurry mode… because the latest (and presumably final) trailer for Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises (embedded above) has just been posted to YouTube. No expansion needed. On the extreme off-chance that you didn’t know already, The Dark Knight Rises drops in U.S. theaters on July 20.
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Two weeks ago, I lambasted MTV and Rian Johnson for publishing a “director’s commentary” for the trailer for “Looper”, which seemed ridiculous and unnecessary, killing the beautiful aura of mystery surrounding the film. I’m more open to the clip above, in which Joss Whedon records a sort of mini director’s commentary track, voicing over one
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After receiving stellar reviews and solid ratings (by premium cable standards), the freshman HBO comedies Girls and Veep have been renewed for 10-episode sophomore seasons, reports TV|Line. In their third and second weeks on the air, respectively, both shows are hovering at just under 4 million total weekly viewers (that is, after repeat airs and DVR viewings
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Another day, another “Prometheus” viral video from Fox. If they haven’t spoiled the movie for you yet, well, you just may be an alien yourself. This one allows director Ridley Scott to talk about the project and its creations.
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In reporting on an upcoming live-action web series designed to tie into the release of Microsoft’s highly anticipated Halo 4 video-game–the “largest investment” the company has made in live-action yet–Variety has obtained intel that the project may lead to an attempt to revive the Halo feature film concept. Buried in the article is the following critical piece of reporting:
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Kermit The Frog said it ain’t easy being green, but a certain Marvel Comics character would beg to differ. After starring in two standalone films of his own that were praised by critics but elicited tepid responses from audiences (2003’s Hulk, starring Eric Bana, and 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton), The Hulk will get
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I wrote earlier about how so heavily scrutinizing the first trailer for Rian Johnson’s Looper was destroying the mystique that the movie’s success depends upon, but poring over photos is a bit different — they give away next to nothing, thereby even strengthening said mystique. The photo above had already been released by distributor Film District, so
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They’re here! In a year or two, at least. THR has reported that Sam Raimi is set to produce a remake of the 1982 horror film Poltergeist, joining producers Nathan Kahane, Roy Lee, and Robert Tapert. Raimi, a famed director of horror movies (The Evil Dead series), blockbusters (the Spider-Man series), and serious dramas (A
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