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Filed under: Cinematical

In early 2007, the 60-something Helen Mirren won her first Oscar for her regal portrayal of ‘The Queen.’ About a year later, she made headlines again by appearing on the beach in a bikini, and looking really, amazingly good. Usually highly acclaimed and respected grand old dames of the British theater, and veterans [...]

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Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical

Generally, Will Smith can do no wrong. ‘Fresh Prince’ was ’90s gold. “Miami” is still the party anthem for my hometown. I own ‘Independence Day’ on DVD.
But I don’t think I’ve read a sentence lately that’s made me laugh as hard as the headline to this story: Will Smith and his [...]

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Filed under: Movie News, Summer Movies, Horror, Cinematical

WonderCon kicked off its second day with a movie panel dedicated to ‘Cowboys & Aliens,’ a sci-fi/western directed by Jon Favreau (’Iron Man’) co-starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. Neither Craig nor Ford were in attendance, but screenwriter Roberto Orci (’Star Trek’) was on hand to moderate a [...]

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L.A. cop turned screenwriter Will Beall signs on to pen Warner Bros. Logan’s Run remake. Beall joins star Ryan Gosling and director Nicolas Winding Refn on the long-in-development project.
Director Rodrigo Cortes is hard at work on ‘Red Lights,’ which finds Sigourney Weaver playing a psychologist studying the paranormal who meets a [...]

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Filed under: Columns, Cinematical

Zip out for the weekend before our great Friday night content? Miss a day of movie coverage? Check here every Friday afternoon for all the great original content Cinematical published over the last week and play catch up!
Reviews
‘Tyrannosaur’ Review: Like a Boot to the Head
Jenni Miller reviews Paddy Considine’s film, noting: [...]

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Filed under: Features, Cinematical

At CinemaCon, the Las Vegas film convention for theater owners and distributors (formerly known as ShoWest), most of the people in the audience were industry folk more interested in dollar signs than anything else, but for journalists who still believe in having fun at the movies, there were several promising, even gasp-inducing [...]

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Filed under: Features, Sci-Fi, Cinematical

Pioneering science-fiction writer H.G. Wells popularized time travel as a fictional plot device with his 1895 novel, ‘The Time Machine.’ Wells’ novel contained the plot and character elements that would appear and reappear in countless science-fiction novels, novellas, short stories, and, later, in film and television. Time travel became a go-to [...]

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Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Cinematical
Ok kids, here it is: The new, full trailer for the highly anticipated ‘The Hangover Part II’ (also known, in numeral-friendly shorthand, as ‘The Hangover 2′). In February Warner Bros. released a teaser for the sequel — which sees the three caballeros from the first film repeating their [...]

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Filed under: Columns, Cinematical

Criterion Corner is a Cinematical column dedicated to the wonderful world of the Criterion Collection, running twice at the end of each month — once for new reviews and once for Criterion commentary.
I couldn’t contrive a way to effectively combine the Criterion Collection with my rabid contempt for all things Zack [...]

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