My take is the whole manufactured controversy over Lionsgate’s red-band Kick-Ass trailers is pretty simple. At the end of the day, trailers are supposed to give you an accurate look at what kind of movie you’re going to be seeing. Granted, not every trailer accomplishes this, and many are quite deceptive, but that’s the general idea. At the end of the day, red-band trailers for R-rated movies…

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The ratings for award shows this season are up. Entertainment Weekly reports that Emmy viewership was up 9% and the Golden Globs were up 14%. Why? Simple. My recaps of them here. People are watching them solely to better appreciate my gags about them.

So the British Film & Television Academy begged me to recap their movie award show, as they are desperate to up their profile…

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District 13: Ultimatum

2010
101 minutes
Rated R
Opens in limited theatrical release on February 5th.  Now available on participating On Demand services.

by Scott Mendelson

The original District 13 was not a particularly great movie, but it was a true original and had much to admire.  It contained doozy of a first act, style to spare, and a genuinely angry political subtext…

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One of The Skins Factory’s most comprehensive Windows Media Player Series skins to date, The Skynet Media Module is not only amazingly rendered, it also utilizes the following Special Features: amazing runtime animations including a sound-enhanced startup animation sequence; multiple sound enhancements; a retractable animated Shutter over the display area; Terminator 3 iMode which includes film synopsis, film stills and other T3 content;…

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appleplectic.blogspot.com Two words: OSCAR BOUND. “From director Clint Eastwood, ‘Invictus’ tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africas rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal…

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RESIDENT EVIL 5 : The latest trailer for Resident Evil 5.

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Six drummers participate in a well planned musical attack in the suburbs. As an elderly couple leave their apartment the drummers take over. On everyday objects they give a concert in four movements: kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and living room. The drummers perform on everything from dog dishes and slippers to toilet brush and microwave oven. The hidden music in the household objects is just waiting to be…

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In theaters: July 1, 2009 Starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Rory Cochran In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)—the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoovers fledgling FBI and its top…

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tinyurl.com Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) are a suburban couple slogging through their daily lives and marriage. Even their “date nights” of dinner and a movie have become routine. To reignite the marital spark, they visit a trendy Manhattan bistro, where a case of mistaken identity hurtles them through the city at breakneck speeds, into non-stop adventure. Remembering what made them so special…

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Ok, this is the hottest new ‘Blair Witch Project’ -esque movie. We are alone at home and weird freaky things are happening. Do you believe? Coming to theaters on September 25, 2009. Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong, Ashley Palmer After a young, middle class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban starter tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence…

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