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‘THE AVENGERS’ Movie Review: A Movie So Great; It’s For The History Books. No Spoilers.

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Note: This Review Is %100 Spoiler free.

Note: I read comics. But I’m not really going to talk much about the Marvel Universe and it’s relation to this movie. We’ll do that next week, once the films opened up worldwide. But to you geeks, and non geek out there: get prepared. ‘The Avengers’ is one of the all time greats; it’s a movie for the history books.

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The Oscar Race Begins….THE 84th ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS Are In!

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Jennifer Lawrence announced the nominations less than an hour ago. No need to babble on; here they are: Read more…

INTERVIEW: Josh Trank, Director Of ‘CHRONICLE’ – Question And Answers After The Preview Of His Debut Film.

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Written By Geoff:

The preview of the film was followed by a question and answer session with director Josh Trank.

Unfortunately, the questions and answers are mostly paraphrased since I wasn’t allowed to bring in my recorder to the screening. Don’t worry though! We got a lot of information- so keep reading! Read more…

‘A Report On The 20 Minute Preview Of ‘CHRONICLE’ – Geoff’s Take. “Probably The Surprise Hit Of 2012.”

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Written By Geoff:

If you haven’t yet heard of ‘Chronicle;’ you probably will soon. I can almost guarantee that.

Thanks to 20th Century Fox, Merwyn and I were lucky enough to attend a preview of 20 minutes of footage of ‘Chronicle,’ with director Josh Trank in person to discuss it. I now – without a doubt – can say that this film will be on your 2012 most anticipated list. Read more…

INTERVIEW: BRAD BIRD Director Of ‘MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 4′

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Copy is courtesy of our friend Richard Gray of www.thereelbits.com:

Touring Australia with Paramount and the Australian launch of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, we were lucky enough to sit down at a roundtable with Brad Bird when he visited Sydney. The film marks Bird’s live action debut, although he counts the masterpieces The Iron Giant, Ratatouille and The Incredibles amongst his credits. Read more…

INTERVIEW: CHRIS MILLER Director Of ‘PUSS IN BOOTS’ From Working With Guillermo Del Toro To The Scenes That Were Too Naughty For The Final Cut!

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Copy is courtesy of fellow leaguer Richard Gray from thereelbits.com:

Puss in Boots is now making audiences purr all around the world, and we were lucky enough to get to speak to Chris Miller. Read more…

INTERVIEW: GLENN FICARRA and JOHN REQUA: Directors of ‘CRAZY STUPID LOVE.’ Reflecting on the reception & controversy of ‘I Love You Phillip Morris.’ – “Now that time has passed [two years], you just have to accept it…a lot of people are finally starting to see it; and as long as that’s happening we’re happy.”

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During the Sydney Red Carpet Premiere of ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ – thanks to Roadshow Films – I was lucky enough to get five minutes with directing team Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. They wrote ‘Bad Santa.’ And before ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ they directed the controversial and unfairly released: ‘I love you Phillip Morris’ (which they also wrote). Read more…

EXCLUSIVE: First Australian Movie Review of Kevin Smith’s: ‘RED STATE’ – Spoiler Free.

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Kevin Smith’s ‘Red State’ is bold, experimental and brave. It’s the best film of 2011.

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‘BURKE AND HARE’ Movie Review: Dark, Hilarious And Brilliant.

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‘Burke and Hare’ is the latest film from director John Landis, it’s also his first theatrically released picture since 1998’s ‘Susan’s Plan’. Landis, who has been off the radar for so long, is renowned for a slew of hit films released throughout the late 70’s and 80’s, they include the seminal ‘Animal house’ and what is one of the most popular films of all time: ‘The Blues Brothers’. Read more…

EXCLUSIVE: ‘WATER FOR ELEPHANTS’ Sydney Red Carpet Premiere coverage!

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On Friday May 6th Sydney hosted the Red Carpet Premiere for the new Fox film ‘Water For Elephants’. I was lucky enough to get a spot in the media section for online bloggers. The film is directed by Francis Lawrence (I Am Legend, Constantine) and stars Robert Pattinson (Twilight) and Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Walk The Line) – all three of whom attended the premiere. Read more…