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This week, The Dictator went on a yacht date with Italian model Elisabetta Canalis. Warner Bros. announced the official release date for the much-anticipated Gangster Squad, as well as a new date for Alfonso Cuaron‘s Gravity. Fox also released the first preview of Mindy Kaling‘s comedy The Mindy Project. All that and more after the jump.
- Awful Actors, Great Performances: Even awful actors catch a break from time to time. Unreality Magazine recently made a list of Five Awful Actors Who Had One Great Performance. They’ve got Paris Hilton in Repo! A Genetic Opera and Marlon Wayans in Requiem for a Dream. Head over to their site to see if you agree.
- Not For Children: Some of the animated movies we saw as kids were not really meant for us. The movies made us cry more often than they made us laugh, and also fear for the lives of our beloved parents – ahem, Bambi and The Lion King. Unreality Magazinecomposed a list of 7 Animated Movies Clearly Not Aimed At Children. Be sure to check that out.
- Movie Release Dates: Warner Bros. finally put a release date on the awesome-looking Gangster Squad. The crime thriller will hit theaters on September 7, 2012. Meanwhile, there was some disappointing news as the studio decided to push Gravity all the way back to 2013. That’s right peeps, we won’t be seeing Alfonso Cuaron’s follow-up to Children of Men until next year.
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- The Dictator At Cannes: The Dictator headed to France for the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival this week. He was spotted aboard a luxurious yacht with George Clooney‘s former girlfriend, Italian model Elisabetta Canalis. The date started off good with champagne and body lotion, but eventually The Dictator decided to throw her overboard. See the event unfold.
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- The Mindy Project: The trailer for Mindy Kaling’s new Fox comedy The Mindy Project hit the web this week. Check it out:
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“The Adventures of Young Moby Dick” is about the little whale Moby Dick and young Ishmael. Moby’s mom is trying to teach him how to breach so he can grow into a strong Great White Whale like his late father used to be. When he went to the surface, whalers spotted him and ended up hunting his mom. An orphan, scared, and alone, little Moby meets his best friend, a sassy seahorse, along with a starfish on a quest to be coming a famous “star.” Meanwhile, Ishmael, a boy who is taken under wing of the wise and strong Queequeg becomes a young crew member of Pequod, a whaling expedition ship. The egomaniacal Captain Ahab is fixated on hunting Moby Dick as revenge for capsizing his ship. Can young Moby and Ishmael overcome their fear and grudges towards each other?
How Many People Can You Fit In A Star Wars Remake?
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“Star Wars Uncut” let hundreds of people try their hand at directing the classic film.
Everyone loves Star Wars. At least that’s what Casey Pugh was banking on when he “asked the Internet” to remake the entire film in 15-second increments. Using a website, StarWarsUncut.com, Pugh created a system where visitors could sign up to make one of 473 moments in George Lucas’ 1977 hit film. Contributors were free to remake their scene however they wanted, and they ran the gamut of styles: action hero, animation, film noir, backyard antics and — of course — parody.
Though many elements of the film are not of his invention, Pugh still considers himself the film’s “director.” The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences agreed; they awarded Pugh an Emmy for Star Wars Uncut in 2011.
Simon Pegg to Headline Hector and the Search for Happiness
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More casting is being announced out of the Cannes Film Festival today as sales and financing company The Solution Entertainment Group has announced that British comic actor Simon Pegg has been cast in the lead role of Peter Chelsom’s dramatic comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness .
Based on the bestselling novel by François Lelord and adapted by Chelsom with Tinker Lindsay, Pegg will play Hector, “an eccentric yet irresistible London psychiatrist in crisis” because his patients are getting happier.
The official plot synopsis from the press release goes on to say, “Hes going nowhere. Then one day, armed with buckets of courage and an almost child-like curiosity, Hector breaks out of his sheltered vacuum of a life into a global quest to find out if happiness…
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Unlike anything ever seen on the big screen, CHICKEN RUN is the year’s biggest original comedy, hailed by critics and audiences alike as “magical entertainment for all ages!” (Roger Ebert, Roger Ebert & The Movies)While the chickens on evil Mrs. Tweedy’s farm dream of a better life, a clever hen named Ginger is hatching plans to fly the coop- for good! The only problem is, chicken can’t fly…or can they? Every escape attempt goes fowl until Rocky, a smooth-talking All-American rooster, crash-lands into the coop. It’s hardly poultry in motion when Rocky attempts to teach Ginger and her fine feather friends to fly…but, with teamwork, determination and a little bit o’cluck, the fearless flock plots one last daring attempt in a spectacular bid for freedom! Featuring unforgettable characters, incredible animation, and all-star voice talent, this instant classic from the Academy Award winning creators of Wallace & Gromit is eggs-traordinary fun for the whole family!
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Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness.
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‘Lawless’ Cannes Review: Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and More Showcase America’s Beautifully Flawed Past
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“Come on Jack, just pull the damn trigger.” That’s the opening line, which brings you in to a world where the Bondurant brothers are not to be messed with.
Based on a true story and adapted from the novel by Matt Bondurant (notice the last name), Lawless tells the story of a bootlegging family in the hills of West Virginia in the 1930s. Moonshine flows, death lurks, and a quiet arrogance oozes out of every pore of the Bondurant brothers. Forrest (Tom Hardy) believes they are untouchable, and you’re right there with him, rooting them on.
Deputy Rakes … sorry, Special Deputy Rakes (Guy Pearce) comes to town to gain control and kickbacks, but Forrest doesn’t take kindly to strangers from the big city coming down to these here parts and…
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Weekend Chatter: Is ‘Battleship’ Director Peter Berg the New Michael Bay?
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Peter Berg’s Battleship is it’s own type of blockbuster … sort of.
Don’t get me wrong. This is the first time we’ve see Berg (or any director) adapt a classic Hasbro board game into a bombastic, planet-threatening summer thrill ride that stars a model-turned-actress (Brooklyn Decker), a singer-turned-actress (Rihanna), and a former Jedi Master (Liam Neeson).
But you’ll notice while watching Battleship this weekend that Berg borrows a few of his key, jaw-dropping images from the playbook of Mr. Michael Bay.
Fireballs raining from the skies and taking out skyscrapers in major global cities? The Transformers series has that covered. Heck, Revenge of the Fallen all but…
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Wen the government threatened their freedom, he was the last to believe in their cause, but became the first willing to die for it. TV Spot for For Greater Glory.
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8 minutes ago ( 1:53 PM)
Seems like the author has problems with movies and their commercial applications or viceversa. I haven’t seen Battleship yet, but I have read the book. The only resemblance the movie has to the game is the title. Most of the other movies listed came before the effort to market toys and other goods. Fairly crappy stuff too that obviously did not do well in spite of the movie success.
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51 minutes ago ( 1:10 PM)
THERE ARE WONDERFUL CONCEPTS OUT THERE WHICH FANS WILL NEVER SEE IN THEIR LIFETIME; REASON-WHY? ALL THE JUNK/CRAP MADE TO SELL MORE ICON DOLLS TOYS LICENSING GARBAGE (ALL THIS DOES,IS TO FILL UP THE GARBAGE DUMPS EVENTUALLY) HAS DESTROYED ANIMATION AND PLACED IT INTO A HUGE PILE OF STEAMING,MIND NUMBING, JUNK/COMMERCIAL CARTOON VENTURE,AND ‘SCREW THE FANS’….BIG corporations/ BIZ BOYZ ,JUST WANT THE MONEY!!
SADLY,KIDS PHYSICAl and mental health is now damaged,with clogged arteries and stolen college money,for ‘toys’ and video games,in the thousands of dollars,and we now have a fed-funded ‘loan’,which comes ‘due’ and forceably payable,via a lifetime debt of a hundred grand +all stolen by mind bending animation ceos who just want more money from kids and parents.
MY OWN ANIMATION CONCEPT WAS DENIED A GRANT FROM THE mC aUTHUR FOUNDATION,GIVEN TO AN ARTIST WHO USES RECYCLED GARBAGE FOR ‘SCULPTURES’ IN LOS ANGELES. FURTHERMORE, SOME OF THAT ‘GARBAGE’ CONTAINS OLD TOYS FROM DECADES OF JUNK ANIMATION/VIDEO GAMES……
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1 hour ago (12:37 PM)
A lot of the products listed were tie-ins for existing products. Such cross promotions, as far as movies are concerned, have been around since the silent film era. What is different about movies like Battleship, Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Clue, Super Mario Bros., G.I. Joe, etc. is that they are movies based upon a particular toy, game or ride, and not a product based on a movie (or TV show or comic book or book, for that matter) unlike Batman, Star Wars, Robocop, Godzilla, Jurassic Park, Rambo, Fantastic Four, The Hulk, Hook and Alien Vs. Predator. Of course what that means, as I pulled the above 10 non-qualifying titles listed from the article, is that the author of the article only listed five movies which matched his hypothesis. Oddly enough, he missed on Pirates of the Caribbean, G.I. Joe, and Clue.
Zaphod67: A lot of the products listed were tie-ins for existing
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2 hours ago (12:12 PM)
The thing is, I grew up on the “Battleship” game. Me and my father played it constantly.
A truly great game.
ClanMacKinnon: The thing is, I grew up on the “Battleship” game.
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2 hours ago (12:04 PM)
and this is the worst advertisement disguised as a news article.
brianwjones: and this is the worst advertisement disguised as a news
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2 hours ago (12:04 PM)
It’s not about toys, but when talking about movies as commercials you can’t do much worse than the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It was literally financed by Quaker Oats as a marketing vehicle to introduce their Wonka line of chocolate bars (before they sold it to Nestle).
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2 hours ago (12:14 PM)
Maybe so, but it was a cool movie!
StuntHunt: Maybe so, but it was a cool movie!
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3 hours ago (11:29 AM)
Once they saw the kind of money Lucas pulled down with the Star Wars franchise back in 1977 it was all over. The studio giving him franchising rights in place of an additional percentage was the biggest mistake they ever made, a mistake that no movie or tv production will ever make again to the point that there are many toys produced from shows meant for collectors and not even for kids. I used to work in the toy market, (after market, auctions etc), half the time they don’t even expect the consumer to ever open the packages anymore…
darkevolutonary: Once they saw the kind of money Lucas pulled down
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5 hours ago ( 8:42 AM)
The “Cars” movies were the worst Pixar films? I’m thinking that honor belongs to “Ratatouille”.
I think the 80s Transformers were MUCH cooler toys than today’s version.
Fantastic Four was an OK movie. If you want to go down the “pointless” road, you could say that MOST movies are “pointless”.
MIMom: The “Cars” movies were the worst Pixar films? I’m thinking
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5 hours ago ( 9:03 AM)
I loved the Cars movie! And I’m glad someone agrees, I thought Ratatouille was awful. My kids love that movie and even still whenever they want to watch it I cringe. I won’t let them miss out on it but, blah! Good thing they like Cars and Cars 2 more!
krimsonkombatant: I loved the Cars movie! And I’m glad someone agrees,
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12 hours ago ( 1:52 AM)
The continuing of the dumbing down of America. We’re going to all be so stupid that we’ll be even easier to control through special effects and mind manipulation.
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17 hours ago ( 9:25 PM)
Surprised the GI Joe film(s) didn’t make the cut…
nychaseter: Surprised the GI Joe film(s) didn’t make the cut…
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5 hours ago ( 8:43 AM)
No kidding, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
MIMom: No kidding, or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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2 hours ago (12:07 PM)
GIJoe was unwatchable! Comparing the Ninja Turtles 1 and 2 with that is blasphemous! The 3rd TMNT however, when they went back in time to fight Japanese samurai warriors—that’s fair game.
brianwjones: GIJoe was unwatchable! Comparing the Ninja Turtles 1 and 2
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4 hours ago (10:09 AM)
You can switch out “Masters of the Universe” with “GI Joe” or “TMNT” and its pretty much the same result. He-Man is especially stupid, however.
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19 hours ago ( 6:43 PM)
Most of these are pretty terrible, ‘Hook’, however was actually a pretty cool movie as a kid, and I don’t remember any toy or video game tie ins.
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