Movies

Filed under: Cinematical, Best and Worst
Director Sidney Lumet, who passed away April 9 at the age of 86, may not have been a “name” director like Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock (at least not to the general public), but you certainly know the names of his films.
From 1957’s ‘12 Angry Men,’ to ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’ [...]

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Filed under: Movie News, Video, Cinematical

Fans have been eagerly awaiting updates on the possibility of more live-action adventures set in the world of ‘Mortal Kombat,’ the infamous video game series of the 90s. It all started last summer, when a bloody, hard-hitting short film landed on the Web from filmmaker Kevin Tancharoen, and starring Michael [...]

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Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Cinematical
Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier goes mainstream — well, as much as the determinedly indie director ever would — in the trailer for his new all-star film. “A beautiful film about the end of the world,” is the tag line for ‘Melancholia,’ which stars Kirsten Dunst, Kiefer Sutherland, [...]

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Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Features, Hot Topic, New Releases, Cinematical

In the movies at least, it seems as if violent killers are getting younger every day. Following in the footsteps of Chloe Moretz’s Hit Girl in ‘Kick-Ass,’ Saoirse Ronan plays the title character in ‘Hanna,’ Joe Wright’s new film about a teenage girl who’s been trained [...]

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Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical

The daydream is over. Fox has finally got their script together for the long-in-the-works remake of the 1947 Danny Kaye film ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ and may have nabbed their star: Ben Stiller. According to Deadline, the film has been in development for ages and had attracted such names [...]

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Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
If you’re wondering why a big-screen remake of a late-’80s TV show about cops who arrest kids is necessary, here’s a solid argument: ‘Daily Show’ veteran Rob Riggle may co-star as a drug-dealing criminal mastermind.
Variety reports that Riggle is in talks to play the lead baddie in the upcoming reboot of [...]

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Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical

SXSW Audience Award winner ‘Attack the Block’ has been picked up for distribution by Sony Screen Gems.
Israeli actor, peace activist and star of ‘Miral’ Juliano Mer-Khamis was murdered in Jenin yesterday, right outside of the drama and cultural center he established in the Palestinian refugee camp. Mer-Khamis, the child of a [...]

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Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, New Releases, Cinematical

If you judged Danny McBride only by the characters he plays, you might think the comedian is a bully and a jerk. From ‘Eastbound and Down’ to ‘Pineapple Express’ to ‘Due Date,’ this is a guy who really seems to enjoy pushing the buttons of his fellow performers. In [...]

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Filed under: Hot Topic, Columns, Sci-Fi, Cinematical

[The Week in Geek is a weekly Tuesday column that plunges headfirst into a deep pool of genre geekiness without ever coming up for air.]
If there’s one thing the ‘Lord of the Rings’ movies are missing, it’s a hefty dose of fun and stupidity. Before you can say, “They [...]

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