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‘Machete’ To Exploit Venice Film Festival Opening Night

Machete's midnight debut is sure to spice up the typically dry Venice Film Festivals with an all out onslaught of exploitation cinema. This years panel includes Robert Rodriguez's long time pal and fellow Grindhouse connoisseur Quentin Tarantino. Now I'm not suggesting that this film gained entry into the festival because of the all powerful QT....

[DVD Picks of the Week] July 27th

Every Tuesday a sign pops up in the sky and the moon looks like a big Blu-ray disc. Since the sign is up it's time for me to go spend copious amounts of mon...
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Mark Pellington’s ‘I Melt With You’ Trailer

The trailer for the intriguing indie I Melt With You has just been released via Gordonandthewhale.com. The film is directed by Mark Pellington and stars Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven and Rob Lowe. ...
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First Look: Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard in ‘Drive Angry 3D’

Slash film.com reports that Patrick Lussier is bringing movie goers another 3-D joyride with Drive Angry. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Amber Heard. With and an over the top plot Drive Angry is sure satisfy fans of the action-adventure genre by providing them with a vicarious shot of adrenaline....
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[Blu-Review] The Losers

The Losers was a film overlooked by most. Granted, it’s not a great film by any means, but it is entertaining. It has flaws (many flaws) but it does ...
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[NYAFF Review] Alien vs. Ninja

Alien vs. Ninja takes us on the journey of a young, fearless, and often over-ambitious warrior by the name of Yamata (Masanori Mimoto). Yamata was orphaned as a child and has always felt like an outsider in his own village. Nevertheless he has proven himself as the greatest ninja in all of Asia....
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[Review] Inception: A Dream Come True

Inception is without a doubt the most anticipated film of the summer. Director Christopher Nolan, the man who brought us The Dark Knight, The Prestige and Memento, has put together an all-star cast for his latest outing....
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[Blu-Review] Alpha Dog

Blu Ray review of Alpha Dog, a flawed film full of nice moments and young actors who're more talented than they are here....