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The Avengers

Joss Whedon

Whedon ups the ante on what a superhero movie can… >>

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Batman's viral campaign

By Greg Dybec

When the legend ends, the games begin.

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Ridley Scott career retrospective to open in NYC

By Derek Hill

Visual master receives big screen overview

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Books News

Neal Stephenson stars in not-so-epic book trailer

By Phil Guie

Ad for The Mongoliad brilliantly undercuts expectations

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Trailer of the Day: Pixar's Brave

By Eric Schneider

Merida, Pixar's first leading lady, gets the spotlight.

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Classic Sci-Fi TV Title Sequences

By Eric Schneider

Yesteryear's best outer-space television intros.

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Joss Whedon's Avengers to close Tribeca Film Festival

By Kristy Puchko

While paying honor to local heroes.

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Not Just for Kids: Children’s Films with Adult Appeal

By Eric Schneider

Many children's films are exactly that--movies made for the kiddie… >>

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New on DVD: March 13th

By Eric Schneider

Major video releases this week

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The Adventures of Tintin

Steven Spielberg

Tintin, Snowy, and Haddock are lovingly rendered by Spielberg and… >>

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Batman Begins

Christopher Nolan

The dark night before The Dark Knight.

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Star Wars illustrator Ralph McQuarrie dead at 82

By Eric Schneider

The artist behind Darth Vader and others, RIP.

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The Lorax

Chris Renaud

Speaks for the trees, but to underwhelming effect.

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Hugo

Martin Scorsese

Scorsese’s love letter to cinema’s early age.

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The Secret World of Arrietty

Hiromasa Yonebayashi

A big adventure about a very little girl.

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Trailer of the Day - Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

By Eric Schneider

Honest Abe gets the action/horror treatment.

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Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

George Lucas

Jar Jar sucks, but Menace still has some punch.

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Bourne is back…sort of

By Eric Schneider

Renner on the run.

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George Lucas tinkers with Star Wars again

By Eric Schneider

Digitize Yoda, must he?

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Culture News

Hunger Games launches fashionable viral campaign

By Kristy Puchko

Film marketing and fashion collide at Capitol Couture.

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Wes Anderson is back

By Anna Graizbord

Moonrise Kingdom is pure Anderson.

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Books Review

Habibi

Craig Thompson

A love story that transcends time and place.

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Cowboys & Aliens

Jon Favreau

A surprisingly solid pairing of six-shooters and lasers.

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13 Assassins

Takashi Miike

A gripping and uncharacteristically direct samurai epic from Japan's king… >>

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Aguirre: The Wrath of God

Werner Herzog

A beautifully disturbing portrait of a power-mad conquistador.

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Sucker Punch

Zack Snyder

Visually engaging, substantially lacking.

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Books Review

Fishboy

Mark Richard

The lunacy of the high seas finds a rich storyteller… >>

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Bruce Campbell

By Eric Schneider

The erstwhile Ash is a perennial fan favorite.

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Books List

On the Road Again: The Best Travel Literature

By Damian Van Denburgh

Tired of your life? Itching to see the world? These… >>

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Seafaring Cinema: A Selection of Ocean-Themed Films

By Eric Schneider

While many movies have memorable scenes out on the ocean,… >>

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Peter Weir

By John Wilson

The finest filmmaker to emerge from the Australian New Wave.

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Inception

Christopher Nolan

An imaginative and intelligent heist film set inside the dreaming… >>

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Escapist Cinema: Adventures in Fantasy

By Eric Schneider

Although viewing a poignant drama or a gritty thriller can… >>

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The Bourne Trilogy

Paul Greengrass

These three films brought Hollywood kinetics and suspense to a… >>

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Toy Story 3

Lee Unkrich

Woody and the gang are better than ever.

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Critical Animation

By Eric Schneider

Sure, it's easy to take shots at media giant Disney,… >>

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Mike Newell

Arguably the first film based on a video game that… >>

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Iron Man 2

Jon Favreau

Iron Man returns to give the people what they want.

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Nathan Fillion

By Eric Schneider

He'll always be Mal Reynolds to us.

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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Peter Jackson

Jackson’s expansive trilogy is fantasy storytelling on the grandest of… >>

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Alice in Wonderland

Tim Burton

More fantastical than memorable.

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Critical Mob’s Top 10 Films of 2009

By Critical Mob

The final 12 months of the Oughts might not have… >>

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Stars Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

George Lucas

It's still a good idea to let the Wookiee win.

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Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Richard Marquand

Not a masterpiece, but far from Bantha fodder.

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Avatar

James Cameron

Delivers a truly stunning spectacle.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Wes Anderson

A playful, engaging, and wonderfully furry Dahl adaptation.

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The Princess Bride

Rob Reiner

Inconceivably wonderful.

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Where the Wild Things Are

Spike Jonze

A fascinating and surprisingly meditative interpretation of Sendak’s cherished book.

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Christian Bale

By Eric Schneider

A passionate cinematic shapeshifter.

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Ponyo

Hayao Miyazaki

A bright, playful animated tale brimming with youthful exuberance.

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Terry Gilliam

By Eric Schneider

One of cinema's great uncompromising fabulists.

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9

Shane Acker

The best CGI-animated post-apocalyptic rag-doll movie ever.

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Ethan Coen

By Eric Schneider

The other half of one of the most revered creative… >>

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Joel Coen

By Eric Schneider

One half of one of the most revered creative teams… >>

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Wes Anderson

By Eric Schneider

One of independent cinema's most immediately identifiable filmmakers.

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Sam Raimi

By Eric Schneider

One of Hollywood's best for heroes and horror.

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Edgar Wright

By Eric Schneider

Playful, genre-loving English writer and director.

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District 9

Neill Blomkamp

District 9 morphs from a bleak slum tale into a… >>

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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Irvin Kershner

Star Wars at its most soulful and suspenseful.

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The Dark Knight

Christopher Nolan

A cinematic work of brooding big-scale beauty.

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Jean-Pierre Jeunet

By Eric Schneider

Consistently drawn towards the fantastical, the French writer/director is a… >>

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Roald Dahl

By Eric Schneider

Adored British storyteller of the highest caliber.

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Firefly

Joss Whedon

Whedon’s witty, playful space-opera/Western fusion.

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Ridley Scott

By Eric Schneider

A veteran English filmmaker happily at home in Hollywood.

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Battlestar Galactica

Ronald D. Moore

One of the best frakking TV shows ever, sci-fi or… >>

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James Cameron

By Eric Schneider

Cameron is unquestionably one of Hollywood’s heavy hitters.

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Star Trek

J. J. Abrams

This massive sci-fi reboot is smart, engaging, and accessible.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Michael Bay

An appallingly bad follow-up to Michael Bay’s sturdy 2007 blockbuster.

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Coraline

Henry Selick

An enchanting and eerie pairing of Gaiman's storytelling and Selick's… >>

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Up

Peter Docter

This Pixar offering doesn't quite soar, but has its charms.

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Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki

A beautifully imaginative adventure.

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Lost

J. J. Abrams

A groundbreaking and unpredictable series like no other.

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J. J. Abrams

By Eric Schneider

Building his sterling rep in television, Abrams is a major… >>

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Hayao Miyazaki

By Eric Schneider

The Akira Kurosawa of animation.

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Pixar

By Eric Schneider

Groundbreaking CGI animation studio and pop-culture anomaly.

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