Category Archives: Film News

Film Bits: A Hanukkah Sampling of Writing Around The WordPressosphere.

Good Morning, Everyone. It’s time for Film Bits, my periodic sampling of the best in movie writing from around the WordPress universe. I’ve picked up some new friends and followers in the last couple of weeks, so I’m particularly eager … Continue reading

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Don’t Call Her Scar-Jo.

Actress Scarlett Johansson tells TotalFilm that she hates the cutesy shortening of her name. She has a point. Read on: “It’s laziness,” she told USA Today. “People can’t actually say the whole name? It’s just bizarre… If I hear somebody … Continue reading

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New German “Avengers” Trailer Offers New Footage.

There’s been some pretty unrelenting hype for “The Dark Knight Rises” of late. But a new German-language trailer for director Joss Whedon’s superteam-flick should whet the appetites of Marvel fans who might be feeling unjustly overlooked these days. Here’s the … Continue reading

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New “Dark Knight Rises” Trailer Hits The Web.

Courtesy of SpoilerTV, get to this one while you can. http://www.springboardplatform.com/mediaplayer/springboard/video/sotv036/677/408275/

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Jeremy Renner Talks Hawkeye, The Avengers.

Actor Jeremy Renner, who plays the archer “Hawkeye” in next summer’s “The Avengers” sat down for an interview recently with an Australian newspaper to talk about his career and his star turn in director Joss Whedon’s superhero team flick. He … Continue reading

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The Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Happy Monday, Everyone. Because they had nowhere to go but up, box office receipts improved 64 percent over last weekend. But before you start breaking out the party hats, the “Sherlock Holmes” sequel starring Robert Downey Jr. and the new … Continue reading

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New “Avengers” International Banners Released.

The build-up to Joss Whedon’s super-team epic continues. Here’s some international banners for the film, which stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner and Chris Hemsworth, among others. (h/t ComicBookMovie)

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“The Artist” Tops Golden Globe Nominations.

The French silent film got six nods at the annual prelude to the Oscars. The Guardian reports: “The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius’s largely silent black-and-white homage to Hollywood’s golden era, has swept the board at the Golden Globe nominations, picking up … Continue reading

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New “Dark Knight Rises” Prologue Leaks.

Some pretty intense video here from the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Bat-saga (h/t ComicBookMovie) Update (11:24 a.m.): The video has been taken down. Well, it was fun while it lasted.

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New “GI Joe: Retaliation” Trailer Released.

Because the world needed a sequel to “The Rise of Cobra?” I played with the original 12-inch, old-school GI Joes when I was a kid. And I even harbor some affection for the 1980s reboot that saw the figures shrunk … Continue reading

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