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Park Chan-wook on ‘Thirst’

Park Chan-wook, the South Korean film demigod behind Joint Security Area, the Vengeance Trilogy and I'm a Cyborg But That's Okay, would like a moment of you...
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[Review] Humpday

It’s oddly fitting that one of the best films in recent memory to convincingly portray the ins and outs of male-male relationships is the brainchild of a wo...
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[Review] In the Loop

By Miles Trahan In the age of Judd Apatow, the American comedy film has undergone something of a renaissance. It seems more so now than through the entir...
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[Merrill’s Review] Funny People

Judd Apatow’s (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up) latest film Funny People is his best film to date (directed or otherwise). It reverses the standard “Apat...
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[Miles’ Review] Thirst

By Miles Trahan What’s South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook been doing since 2003’s Old Boy? Getting in touch with his feminine side. Beginning with 200...
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The Book of Eli Trailer

Parallel with the Avatar screening at Comic-Con the trailer for Denzel Washington's new film The Book of Eli was released. Directed by the Hughes Brothers and...
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‘Ninja Assassin’ Trailer

MTV has released the first trailer for the upcoming martial arts film Ninja Assassin. The film is directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and stars Japane...
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Denzel Gets Back On The Train

Variety is reporting today that actor Denzel Washington has rejoined Fox Studios and Tony Scott in the runaway train thriller Unstoppable. This comes two week...

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