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The Other Shore tells the harrowing and emotional story of Diana Nyad, a marathon swimmer who set out to traverse from Cuba to Florida non-stop, without the
One film that had me extremely excited that premiered at Sundance 2013 was Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ The Kings of Summer, which was formerly titled Toy’s House. As if being described as a modern day Stand By Me isn’t enough, this teaser
With all the Veronica Mars hoopla and people speculating about what the next big crowd-funded property will be, we thought we’d pitch 10 sure-fire bets for the powers that be. Hit the jump and view the full list.
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs by Yukio Noda has marked my first foray into the world of Pinkie Violence, a particularly nasty sub genre of Japanese films that were predominantly made during the 70s. These films were often overly brutal in
Summit Entertainment confirmed today that Kate Winslet has been added to the upcoming young adult novel adaptation Divergent. Like The Hunger Games and many other best-selling novels of the same ilk, Divergent is a science fiction story set is a dystopian
Here’s the debut trailer and poster for the new documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks by director Alex Gibney. Gibney previously won an Oscar for Taxi to the Dark Side and directed a slew of other great docs including
Here’s the new international trailer for J.J. Abrams‘ much anticipated sequel Star Trek Into Darkness. The trailer features more footage, more Benedict Cumberbatch, and, of course, more lens flares.
In addition to Cumberbatch playing an extremely nefarious looking villain, the film
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Space Chimps
Space Chimps
Every year there’s at least a few of these post-Tarantino era films that crop up, promising wacky characters, lots of violence, and zany antics. Unfortunately it’s rare that any of them are worth more than the bargain bin they
If you’ve been to the Alamo Drafthouse, then you know they don’t mess around with talking or cell phone usage. Here to give his thoughts on the subject is James Franco…Look at his SHIT and go see Spring Breakers as soon as
The full lineup for Hot Docs 2013 has been officially announced today, and North America’s largest documentary film festival doesn’t disappoint with another massive slate of amazing looking docs.
The fest will take place April 25th – May 5th in Toronto,
Magnolia Pictures has announced it’s acquisition of Joe Swanberg‘s new film Drinking Buddies, which premiered last week at SXSW 2013. The film stars Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Ron Livingston, and Anna Kendrick, and focuses on two co-workers at a small brewery
Here’s the new trailer and poster for The Colony, starring Laurence Fishburne, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Zegers. The film, directed by Jeff Renfroe, looks something like a cross between 28 Days Later and The Thing, set in a post apocalyptic future
Magnet Releasing, a division of Magnolia Pictures, has picked up the Jacob Vaughan directed horror/comedy Milo, which has marked the final sale at this year’s SXSW Festival.
The film, which stars Ken Marino and Gillian Jacobs centers around a man who
