Joaquin Phoenix To Retire From Acting Forever?
In a rather bizzare interview with E! Online actor Joaquin Phoenix exclaims he is done with acting to focus solely on making music. The interviewer laughs in hi...
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Weinstein Co. Films Pushed to 2009 (The Road, Fanboys, Crossing Over + More)
According to an LA Times Article the Weinstein is pushing the rest of their '08 film releases to 2009. The only exclusions are Zach and Miri Make a Porno, Extre...
Oscar Predictions (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress)
Best PictureSlumdog MillionareThe Dark KnightThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonRevolutionary RoadMilkBest Director:Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionare"Christophe...
[Review] Zach and Miri Make A Porno
Who knew a film about porn could be one of the most touching of the year? Don't worry, Kevin Smith's new comedy still raises the offensive bar in more than o...
Samsung Announces Netflix Streaming on Select Blu-Ray Players
Samsung has announced that Netflix customers will now be able to instantly stream Watch Now movies on select Blu-ray disc players. The coolest thing about this ...
Javier Bardem to Star in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s Biutiful
Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) will star in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s (21 Grams, Babel) Biutiful, which begins shooting in Barcelona next week. Inar...
[Review] Body of Lies
Count me in the group that is sick of "Iraq" films. Directed by Ridley Scott (American Gangster, Black Hawk Down) I had little excitement for Body of Lies and m...
Guillermo del Toro Explains "The Hobbit"
In a recent MTV interview filmmaker Guillermo del Toro explains that The Hobbit film is not two separate films, rather one continuous story told in two parts. “...
[Review] Eagle Eye
D.J. Caruso's Eagle Eye brought one of the best trailers I've seen for a film in recent years. It's disappointing the film doesn't live up to the promised myste...
Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York Movie Trailer
I really wanted to see this film at TIFF, but didn't have a chance to. I love Kaufman and Hoffman so, after this fantastic trailer, this is shaping up to be one...
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Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.