Tusk: Kevin Smith's Disturbing Transpecies Trailer

If Kevin Smith's new film "Tusk" seems like a page from Dr. Heiter's playbook on creating the unholy "Human Centipede,"   then join the club.  Watching the trailer below, we find Justin Long ("Jeepers Creepers," "Drag Me To Hell") trapped like Jonathon Harker in an old, off the beaten track, lair of someone whose mental stability is of questionable origin. Long, sporting a walrus style mustache, plays wandering...

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Interstellar: Nothing In this Solar System Can Help Us

The secretive Christopher Nolan has been trickling out a few trailers since late last year.  Details of the plot are scarce but IMDB lists the synopsis as:A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage. Based on a script by his brother, Jonathan Nolan, and some additional elements that Christopher Nolan fleshed...

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Lucy: I AM Everywhere - A Review

Luc Besson likes to tell stories.  And we like to hear them.  "Lucy" is Besson's latest action – Sci-Fi drama.  Starring Scarlet Johansson, the film, on its very basic level is about a young woman who is forced to work as a drug mule.  Against her will, she will carry dangerous drugs from Asia, to Europe.  Something happens to the girl along the way that causes her to expand her mind, giving her the ability to wreak havoc...

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Mike Cahill Returns With the Scientifically Mystical I Origins

Some things cannot be proved by science -- yet. That theme is one of the many story elements that director Mike Cahill ("After Earth”) wants us to take away from his new film titled "I Origins."  Both writer and director, Cahill depicts a world where science and spirituality come together to tell a love story that transcends death and challenges how we see the world.  Michael Pitt ("Seven Psychopaths") is Dr. Ian Gray. He...

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Guardians of the Galaxy: 5 Minute Extended Clip

Everywhere I turn I see or hear about the "Guardians of the Galaxy" opening in theaters on August 1, 2014.  Marvel is releasing various trailers in support of their new cinematic space adventure.  In the trailer below, Rhomann Dey (John C. Reilly) introduces each character as they appear during processing at  Kyln prison.  Reminiscent of the 1967 Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine film "The Dirty Dozen," the...

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The Shrine - B Grade Horror Gets A High C Grade

The Shrine is surprisingly not bad for a B grade horror film. The plot isn't complicated, but it is different. Director A journalist named Carmen (Sampson) talks her intern Sara (Heffern), and her photographer into investigating a disappearance of an American tourist in Poland.  Jon Knautz does a decent job of building the suspense of the story. However, the characters in this film could use more development. The film stars Aaron Ashmore,...

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Luc Besson's Lucy - Trailer and Discussion

The trailers for Luc Besson's new film, "Lucy," looks interesting, the synopsis for the film is pretty sparse, however it boils down to:"Lucy, an action-thriller that tracks a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic"  Written and directed by Luc Besson Lucy is another one of his fun films that defy logic but are meant purely...

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James Garner April 7, 1928 - July 19, 2014

I heard the news Saturday morning and I wanted to acknowledge the passing of Mr. James Garner.  He lived a long life and had a pretty good career.  I enjoyed many of his films whether he was the leading man, or a supporting character.I grew up waiting for the phone to ring, just to hear what message was left on Jim Rockford's message machine, before Mike Post's iconic theme song began.  I liked him very much in the "Rockford Files." ...

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