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JUSTIFIED Season 2 Trailer

If you’re not watching Justified, you’re missing the best cop show on TV since The Wire.  Trigger-happy US Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant of The Crazies) returns this February in an all-new season of the hit FX series. Seriously — … Continue reading

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Remembering Greg Giraldo: 1965-2010

What an unbelievably shitty month it’s been for lovers of stand-up comedy.  After losing Robert Schimmel just a few weeks ago in a shocking car accident, another revered comedic talent has suddenly passed away.  TMZ is reporting that Greg Giraldo, … Continue reading

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John Legend x The Roots – Arcade Fire’s “Wake Up” (Live) (dir. by Spike Lee)

Make no mistake about it — Arcade Fire‘s The Suburbs is the best album of 2010 so far.  jGerson might beg to differ, as he called John Legend & The Root‘s Wake Up!, “easily one of the most creative albums … Continue reading

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Coen Brothers and The Dude: Together Again in the TRUE GRIT Teaser Trailer

Movie buffs cried foul when it was announced some years back that the 1969 John Wayne classic True Grit was going to get the remake treatment.  Their fears were calmed, however, when word came that two of the greatest filmmakers … Continue reading

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HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART I Trailer

Where my muggles at?  Check out the trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, the first installment in the final chapter of the Potter series. Part I hits theaters on November 19.  Part II drops on July … Continue reading

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Trent Reznor’s Score For THE SOCIAL NETWORK Friends You Like An Animal

In the age of shitty Twilight soundtracks and the “NOW” compilations, it’s nice to see the ancient art of the film score is not dead. In many ways, it’s morphed into some weird hybrid where popular music is a film’s … Continue reading

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Yakshemash! Sacha Baron Cohen is Freddy Mercury!

Fucking inspired casting, I say.  Deadline is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen has signed on to play Queen frontman Freddy Mercury in an upcoming biopic of the late rock icon.  Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland, Frost/Nixon, Hereafter) is … Continue reading

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Wahlberg and Bale Put Up Their Dukes in THE FIGHTER Trailer

Here’s your first look at The Fighter, the true story of boxer “Irish” Mickey Ward.  Mark “Say Hi To Ya Mother For Me!” Wahlberg stars as “Irish” Mickey and Christian “Shut the Fuck Up, Bruce!” Bale plays his half-brother/trainer.  Amy … Continue reading

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Depp & Jolie Get Together in THE TOURIST Trailer

The two biggest movie stars on the planet team up for the first time in The Tourist.  Johnny Depp plays an American tourist visiting Italy who crosses path with Angelina Jolie‘s mysterious character.  Crime and intrigue ensue.  The Tourist hits … Continue reading

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Russell Crowe Enters RZA’s Directorial Debut

RZA, the Wu-Tang founder whose infatuation with kung fu culture is well documented, will bring his passion for martial arts to another medium with The Man With the Iron Fist.  He’s set to star and direct from a script he … Continue reading

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