Author: Scott Beggs
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Another Double Dose of Stephen King Headed to the Screen
As all things go in cycles, we’re headed toward the apex of the Stephen-King-Movie-Go-Round. And, yes, I know carousels don’t have apexes because they spin…
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When Pixar Isn’t Guaranteed an Oscar, The Rest of the Field Gets Animated
Whereas Pixar has dominated the category in recent years, the sense that Cars 2 isn’t a shoe-in for awards season is offering a spotlight to…
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‘Goon’ Trailer Isn’t Here to Play Hockey, It’s Here to Fight
The fine folks over at JoBlo have the world’s first full trailer for Goon – the fighting movie that has some hockey in it. It…
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We May Get to See Thing’s Through the Eyes of ‘Maniac’ Killer Elijah Wood
Alexander Aja continues his work with remakes as the producer of a forthcoming remake of William Lustig’s brilliant Maniac – whose ultra-violence caused Gene Siskel…
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Why ‘Ebert Presents: At The Movies’ Needs To Use Kickstarter
In his latest blog post, Roger Ebert was plainspoken when remarking: “Unless we find an angel, our television program will go off the air at…
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Fantastic Review: Sleep Tight
This morning, you probably woke up to your normal routine (maybe slightly augmented by falling back an hour in time). You hopped in the shower,…
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Ridley Scott is Close to Finding a Writer For ‘Bladerunner’ Film That Will Most Likely Be a Sequel
Have fun noting all the parsed, non-committal words in that headline, but at least it’s vague instead of full of lies. In a talk with…
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‘Sherlock Holmes’ Writer Simon Kinberg to Script ‘X-Men: First Class’ Sequel
How bad do I want the sequel to X-Men: First Class to be called X-Men: Second Class? Not that much now that I really think…
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Drafthouse Films Acquires Oscar Contender ‘Bullhead’ and Sex Comedy ‘Clown’
When Luke Mullen said that Bullhead was “damn near a masterpiece,” he wasn’t exaggerating. It’s a stirring, heart-vicing film that explores the rotten depths of…