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Schlock & Awe

You could hear the collective groan rising from the Universal HQ a few weeks back when Fox and James Cameron declared Aug. 21 “Avatar Day," offering one-and-all the chance to sample 15 minutes of the film free at IMAX theaters worldwide.

That’s because Aug. 21 is also the date Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds” bows in cinemas.

Published on Wed. August 05th, 2009 at 4:35PM | Link | Email | Comments (7) |
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1 -- Invoking the name of a major celebrity in a movie title is sure to make your indie project stand out.

Certainly worked for Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jones with “Being John Malkovich."

But “Avoiding Christian Bale” takes tenuous linkage to new heights.

The Welsh comedy trades on the “fact” that rhyming slang for “fail” is “Christian Bale.”

Published on Fri. August 07th, 2009 at 8:42PM | Link | Email | Comments (2) |
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So, in a world of Monopoly and Candyland movies, it’s hard to be surprised by anything any more.

But still -- as the old-time columnists used to say -- color me shocked by the Warner Bros. announcement that it’s building a movie out of Lego.

KEYWORDS Lego
Published on Wed. August 12th, 2009 at 4:02PM | Link | Email | Comments (4) |
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1. Want to live in “Uncle Monty’s” house “Crow Crag,” as made famous by cult flick “Withnail & I”? Well, me neither, but you can if you’ve got half-a-mill.

Published on Fri. August 14th, 2009 at 5:56PM | Link | Email | Comments (3) |
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We’ve had the time of our life – and now we’re going to have it again, with Lionsgate announcing a “Dirty Dancing” remake.

Published on Wed. August 19th, 2009 at 4:01PM | Link | Email | Comments (7) |
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1. “Avatar” Trailer Ain’t All That

Published on Fri. August 21st, 2009 at 6:25PM | Link | Email | Comments (3) |
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1. Google Found the Loch Ness Monster

Published on Fri. August 28th, 2009 at 4:44PM | Link | Email | Comments (1) |
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