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Movie Review – Diablo (2016)

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Diablo, 2016. Directed by Lawrence Roeck. Starring Scott Eastwood, Walton Goggins, Camilla Belle, Adam Beach, Joaquim de Almeida, Samuel Marty, and Danny Glover. SYNOPSIS: A young civil war veteran is forced on a desperate journey to save his kidnapped wife. The casting alone ought to be enough to generate mild interest in Diablo. Not only […]

Movie Review – The Forest (2016)

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The Forest, 2016. Directed by Jason Zada. Starring Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken, Taylor Kinney, and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. SYNOPSIS: A young woman searches for her twin sister in a Japanese forest only to find herself surrounded by paranormal forces. The Forest desperately wants to be intelligent psychological horror but fails at every corner. A solid premise […]

Christina Hendricks joins Bad Santa 2

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It appears that Lauren Graham won’t be coming back as the love interest for Willie (Billy Bob Thornton) in Bad Santa 2, but a seemingly suitable replacement has been found in Christina Hendricks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Not much about the plot is known yet, but Hendricks will apparently play the head of a charity […]

Rob Zombie settles on R rated cut for 31

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It was revealed last week that Rob Zombie’s latest horror flick, 31, had been given the dreaded NC-17 rating by the MPAA. For those unfamiliar with American rating system, that basically means no mainstream theater will carry the movie – therefore ensuring it will make virtually no money. The MPAA description originally described 31 as containing “sadistic graphic violence […]

Zack Snyder talks mixing practical and digital effects for Batman v Superman, teases a “bigger enemy” for Justice League

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Speaking with Empire Magazine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder spoke about the fun of implementing a wide range of more reality grounded practical effects that a character like Batman requires, juxtaposed with the heavy CGI nature of Superman’s other-worldly abilities. “It has been really fun using Batman as the answer to […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be shot on 8K resolution cameras

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Digital camera company RED shared a press release stating that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be shot using their new state of the art WEAPON 8K camera. It’s unclear if certain scenes or the entire film will be captured with this new format, but one can expect more crisp and vivid colors. “We […]

Emma Stone circling Cruella de Vil role in Disney’s live action 101 Dalmatians

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Emma Stone may not be the first person that springs to mind when imagining the villainous batty old woman Cruella de Vil, but TheWrap has learned that the actress is in talks for the role in a live-action 101 Dalmatians film. Scribed by Kelly Marcel (Fifty Shades of Grey), the treatment is also being described […]

Details on the original ending of The Hateful Eight revealed

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Quentin Tarantino’s latest film The Hateful Eight ends with a bombastic bloodbath that you would naturally expect from the auteur, but the finished product on film did differ from the original script and stage reading. Below are some cliffnotes on various changes as stated by a writer from Collider in attendance for that live reading […]

Sylvester Stallone teases Creed 2 plot details, a possible Rocky prequel and gives an update on Rambo

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Speaking with Variety, Sylvester Stallone offered up a few plot premises for the inevitable Creed sequel (based on the positive critical reception and reassuring box office numbers, you know it’s coming). In the interview Stallone says “One option would be a linear story with Adonis that mirrors the plot of Rocky IV. You’ll have him face a […]