Dope (Official Movie Trailer) / Rick Famuyiwa
Here is the official trailer for Rick Famuyiwa’s new feature film, Dope. The film will make its world premier at The 2015 Sundance Film Festival this month. Dope is described as a coming of age story about geeks, avoiding gangs, drugs, and crime. The story was inspired by the director’s childhood growing up in Inglewood California. The films stars […]
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Making of The Leadenhall Building / Paul Raftery and Dan Lowe
The Leadenhall Building “The Leadenhall Building” by Photographer Paul Raftery and Film Maker Dan Lowe, which follows on from the successful “Making The Leadenhall” released in 2013, completes the story of the construction of the building by taking the viewer inside to discover the interiors and panoramic views. Shot over two years from different vantage […]
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Avengers: Age of Ultron Teaser Trailer / Marvel x Joss Whedon
If you weren’t one of the 22 million people who watched the trailer of the highly anticipated sequel to The Avengers yesterday (and today), then you must be living under a rock. Or you’re some kind of pop culture monk with next level spoiler discipline. Long story short, Marvel succumbed to all the leaks of the […]
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Lauren Bacall (1924-2014) Dead at 89
You know how to whistle, don’t you, Steve? Just put your lips together and blow. -Lauren Bacall as Marie ‘Slim’ Browning in To Have and Have Not (1944) The “whistle” line from the scene above was Lauren Bacall’s most famous moment in film. The moment would jump start her extensive career. It’s a scene which is still sexy and electric […]
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Robin Williams (1951-2014) Dead at 63
Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien – but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He […]
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Urban Isolation / Russell Houghten
My biggest thing about moving to L.A. was the traffic: the traffic’s terrible,” Houghten said in a behind-the-scenes video about his inspiration for the video. “So, I was thinking, ‘How cool would it be if traffic didn’t exist?’ – Russell Houghten Los Angeles without cars is somewhat unimaginable, However filmmaker, Russell Houghten has created surreal...
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Extended Look at Guardians of the Galaxy / Marvel x James Gunn
Head explodes. Marvel released this extended Guardians of the Galaxy trailer today in conjunction with the exclusive 17-minute IMAX 3D Presentation preview/clip which debuted in theaters around the country. Also released, were the 25 brand new images you see below. Coincidentally, James Gunn, wrapped his post-production work on the soopah-summah-tent-pole-mega-über-blockbuster –today. The...
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Harold Ramis (1944-2014) Dead at 69
We’re gonna go full stream. Three months away from the 30th anniversary of pop culture gem, Ghostbusters, actor/writer/director Harold Ramis has died from complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis. He passed away at his home in Chicago, Illinois, at the age of 69. In May 2010, Ramis contracted an infection which resulted in complications from the disorder. He […]
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Tom Clancy (1947-2013) Dead at 66
Tom Clancy, author of multiple bestselling espionage and military thrillers has passed away. He died near his home in Baltimore, Maryland. Clancy was 66 years-old at the time. Clancy redefined his genre and elevated it to the next level. His death comes on the heels of the passing of Elmore Leonard (six weeks ago). Like […]
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Pacific Rim (Spoiler-Free Reaction)
In this day and age, it’s easy to get caught up in the culture of hype. As a person who is reviewing a work or giving a recommendation of some type of material, there is always the risk of overselling. People stop heeding what you have to say after a while if you make a […]
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I Razor (FILM) / Circus Devils x Five Productions (REVIEW by John Koch)
I Razor is the first feature-length film produced by Circus Devils. Some readers may be familiar with Circus Devils as the psychedelic rock band of which Robert Pollard (lead singer of Guided By Voices) is a well-known member. Pollard formed the band with musicians Todd and Tim Tobias in 2001. The band has released nine […]
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Roger Ebert (1942-2013) Dead at 70
So on this day of reflection I say again, thank you for going on this journey with me. I’ll see you at the movies. -Roger Ebert, April 2, 2013 Forty-six years ago on April 3, 1967, Roger Ebert became the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. The journalist, famed film critic and screenwriter, died […]
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