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Who cares who directs the new Superman movie?
Baltimore Sun reporterFrom the blog Michael Sragow Gets Reel: Although the Internet was abuzz with rumors that Darren Aronofsky, director of "The Wrestler" and "The Black Swan," would direct the forthcoming " Superman: Man of Steel," I'm more concerned about the concept and...Tags: Movies, Cinema Industry, Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan, Superman (fictional character)
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Can Pickfair overhaul preserve Lot's essence?: Allison Anders rallies bizzers to protect historic backlot
VarietyJust a month ago, the silent-to-sound-era film "The Artist" was showered with Oscars and many other awards. This month, there's alarm about what's about to happen to real-life remnants from that fabled period of movie history. The Lot, the 11-acre West...Tags: Artists, House Building, Jason Schwartzman, Roger Ebert, Michael Eisner
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Roger Corman: Hollywood's original low-budget superhero
24 FramesRoger Corman was Hollywood's original indy rebel filmmaker... -
Oscar nominees take a look back with 'New Nostalgia'
A couple of years ago, Bruce Sheridan, chair of the film program at Columbia College, noticed a curious thing happening. A few of the film majors who interned on the Chicago production of "The Dark Knight" had started making their student films and, as...Tags: Artists, Philosophy, Chicago Tribune, Martin Scorsese, Super 8 (movie)
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The Howling Reborn (Blu-ray)
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1981: the year of the Great Change in movie werewolves: Two high profile films battling it out for their place in the history books; both films boasting completely new, state of the art werewolf transformations; both films expertly blending...Tags: Lindsey Shaw, John Landis, Movies, Horror (genre), Blu-ray Discs
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'Piranha 3D' director says it's 'Gremlins' for adults
The Hero ComplexFrench writer-director Alexandre Aja has a succinct and pithy way to describe his new horror movie, "Piranha 3D": " 'Gremlins' for adults." That might surprise anyone who has seen the 10 minutes of leaked footage from Aja's movie making the...... -
'Piranha 3D' director goes for the gory
Brand XHERO COMPLEX: French writer-director Alexandre Aja has a succinct and pithy way to describe his new horror movie, "Piranha 3D": "'Gremlins' for adults." That might surprise anyone who has seen the film. In a scene that leaked before its release, a... -
From the Vaults: 'The Howling' (1981)
The Daily MirrorWell, Joe Dante's horror classic "The Howling" was not at all what I expected! Every werewolf movie is necessarily idiosyncratic, of course -- it's not like "Dracula" or "Frankenstein," with an established storyline and characters to follow or riff on....... -
DVD REVIEW: 'Piranha' was a film with wit...and a big appetite
The Hero ComplexDennis Lim recently revisited a 1979 classic to see if it still has bite. Here's an excerpt from his Los Angeles Times article: Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," which opened 35 years ago this summer, is often credited — or blamed —...... -
Piranha
PIRANHA
Shout Factory / 1978 / 93 min. / R
In the summer of 1975, Steven Spielberg's JAWS not only changed the way Hollywood does business, it spawned a sharp-toothed array of cinematic imitators. From ORCA: THE KILLER WHALE to ALLIGATOR...Tags: John Sayles, Genres, Ron Howard, Jack Nicholson, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Forrest J Ackerman, writer-editor who coined 'sci-fi,' dies at 92
Forrest J Ackerman, who influenced a generation of young horror-movie fans with Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine and spent a lifetime amassing what has been called the world's largest personal collection of science-fiction and fantasy memorabilia, has...Tags: Fantasy (genre), Michael Jackson, Obituaries, Boris Karloff, Music Theater
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Leonardo DiCaprio May Step Into the 'Twilight Zone'
Zap2It.comAre Leonardo DiCaprio and his Appian Way shingle looking to bring "The Twilight Zone" back to the big screen? That's what The Hollywood Reporter says, indicating that the Warner Bros.-based banner has been seeking pitches based on episodes of the Rod...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Hollywood Reporter, John Landis, Quentin Tarantino, The Twilight Zone (tv program)
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