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Natalie Portman To Star In Lynne Ramsay Western JANE GOT A GUN

by Todd Brown, May 23, 2012 10:25 AM


It seems Natalie Portman is ready to get back in the saddle, both figuratively and literally. Having taken a good block of time away from work following Black Swan to focus on being a parent, Portman is at the...

Blu-ray Review: A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL

by J Hurtado, May 21, 2012 9:40 PM


In the bonus material for Blue Underground's Blu-ray release of A Bullet for the General, there is a five minute statement from the director, Damiano Damiani, in which he repeatedly declares that his film is a satire of westerns and...

Jack White To Score THE LONE RANGER

by Todd Brown, April 24, 2012 9:17 PM


Jack White has always embraced the larger than life and now the former leader of The White Stripes will be plying his trade on the big screen.White is no stranger to the screen, of course, appearing as an actor...

Blu-ray Review: LET THE BULLETS FLY COLLECTOR'S EDITION

by J Hurtado, April 23, 2012 9:45 PM


Let the Bullets Fly was the first film I saw at Fantastic Fest last year. I specifically left my home in Dallas during the morning rush hour so that I'd roll up in Austin just in time to collect my...

REVIEW REMINDER ROUNDUP: Battle Royale, Wizards Digibook, Game of Thrones, and more...

by Canfield, April 18, 2012 10:27 AM


I submit to you the latest review reminder roundup. It was an interesting batch of stuff last month. Highlights for me def included the emergence of Battle Royale and Wizards on Blu as well as the release of Melancholia and...

REVIEW ROUNDUP

by Canfield, March 15, 2012 10:10 AM


Hello you bleary eyed denizens of the new media. Believe it or not I am finally catching up on this column and while most of these released in February  the March column is almost done. So here's looking forward and...

JOHN CARTER: A Tharking Bore

by Jim Tudor, March 10, 2012 12:42 AM


Imagine 1980's "Flash Gordon" movie without the Queen soundtrack but the same storyline. Replace all the intentional cornball camp and eye-popping artifice with a serious tone and today's more-real-than-real visual effects. Swap out Max von Sydow's bald, scenery-chewing Ming... More >>

Hi-ho! First look at Depp & Hammer in THE LONE RANGER

by Jason Gorber, March 8, 2012 1:18 PM


Disney has released the first still from the upcoming film from the creative team behind the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN franchise. As the official summary puts it:"Tonto (Johnny Depp), a spirit warrior on a personal quest, joins forces in a...

Review: GOOD FOR NOTHING, Kiwi Western, Blazes Its Own Trail

by Peter Martin, March 7, 2012 12:01 PM


Told with gusto, style, and respect, Good For Nothing displays a becoming modesty for an old-school Western that features a murdering, would-be rapist as a heroic character. When it comes to Westerns, so many tropes have been etched into...

4 Minutes Of JOHN CARTER...And It Feels So Right!

by Sean "The Butcher" Smithson, February 24, 2012 10:33 PM


So far, director Andrew Stanton has pulled off what many others couldn't, and that is to finally bring a version of Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter (OF MARS, dammit) to the screen. It's been a long, strange trip, as...
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