Movies Archive

  • CrunchGear PSA: Go see Kick-Ass

    CrunchGear PSA: Go see Kick-Ass

    Kick-Ass is everything Watchmen was not: funny, human, and welcoming to non-comic nerds. Go see it. Excellent stuff.

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  • Netflix comes to the Nintendo Wii

    Netflix comes to the Nintendo Wii

    Officially official (as opposed to rumored, I suppose): You can now stream Netflix on your Nintendo Wii. You can only stream in standard definition, so if that matters to you… Oh, and you’ll need to request a streaming disc, à la the PS3, in order to stream content. That’s about it.

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  • Don’t worry: The Halo movie is still gonna happen

    Don’t worry: The Halo movie is still gonna happen

    Whew, I was worried there for a minute. Microsoft has confirmed that the Halo movie is still in development, putting at ease dozens of people around the world.

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  • There will be a Red Faction movie. Let that sink in for a moment.

    There will be a Red Faction movie. Let that sink in for a moment.

    Wow, someone has been tricked into making a Red Faction movie. That blows my mind. I base this on the first Red Faction for the PS2, which I don't recall enjoying at all. Maybe it'll be the first time we say the opposite of, "Eh, the book was better."

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  • Want to buy that car from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

    Want to buy that car from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

    Beat City, baby. The famous Ferrari from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is being auctioned off. It's not a real Ferrari, mind you, since the movie's producer's couldn't actually afford to pay for only to have it crash in Cameron's back yard.

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  • Yes~! There will be Independence Day sequels, Will Smith will be all over them

    Yes~! There will be Independence Day sequels, Will Smith will be all over them

    Nice, another sci-fi movie story. 'tis a grand day, indeed. The story is a two-parter: one, there will be an Independence Day 2 and Independence Day 3. That's insane enough. Two: Will Smith will be in both. Loving the creativity coming out of Hollywood these days.

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  • Battlefield: Earth writer says sorry to all of Planet Earth

    Battlefield: Earth writer says sorry to all of Planet Earth

    Contrition is a wonderful thing. Now, I'm not the biggest sci-fi guy here, but even I know that Battlefield: Earth ranks among the worst films ever created—some would even say that it is the single worst movie in the history of cinema. That may well be, but the gentleman who penned the original script has now, on the record, officially apologized to mankind for helping to create the movie. That's called integrity, folks.

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  • Record sales, down. Game sales, down. Video sales, down. VHS sales… up?

    Record sales, down. Game sales, down. Video sales, down. VHS sales… up?

    I assumed that VHS tapes had gone the route of Polaroid film and were continuing to be phased out of existence. I must have been too hasty, because according to the Entertainment Retailer’s Association, videocassette sales in Britain have more than doubled in the past year. In the grand scheme of home entertainment, these numbers are [...]

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  • Warren Lich concept trailer

    Warren Lich concept trailer

    Loyal readers, I give you a Steampunk Sin City concept made on 1000 Euros. Now if one of you could kindly tell me what in the world is going on in it? via [Dvorak Uncensored]

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  • If only you had actually seen The Hurt Locker

    If only you had actually seen The Hurt Locker

    Who saw The Hurt Locker? Oh, right: none of you. Even if you didn't you probably are already familiar with the basic concept: a U.S. Army guy whose job it is to disable I.E.D.s sorta goes crazy. That's the gist of it. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense in the UK has unveiled something called the Dragon Runner, a remote-controlled robot that disables bombs.

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  • Sony Pictures learns the hard way: You don’t make friends with salad

    Sony Pictures learns the hard way: You don’t make friends with salad

    I love how this is controversial. Sony Pictures (creators of Spider-Man) chairman Michael Lynton has suggested that movie theaters offer healthy snacks in addition to their usual parade of garbage, and people have reacted with blind rage. How dare you tell me how to live my life, you pinko liberal communist! It's like, really? What is so terrible about not covering your popcorn with metric tons of liquid "butter"?

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  • Predators, the 2010 remake of Predator: This won’t end well

    Predators, the 2010 remake of Predator: This won’t end well

    Nowhereelse found what amounts to be a sneak peek for a new version of Predator, now called Predators which I suspect will eat les balles. Oh well.

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  • New Iron Man 2 trailer is here (and it’s awesome)

    New Iron Man 2 trailer is here (and it’s awesome)

    We've given you a first look at Iron Man 2 way back in June last year, and two months ago, we reported it will be Marvel’s first IMAX movie when it hits screens on May 7, 2010. It's 2.32 minutes long and very, very cool.

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  • An Oscar win for Avatar tonight is a win for 3D technology as a whole

    An Oscar win for Avatar tonight is a win for 3D technology as a whole

    Tonight's Oscars are as much about technology as they are good movies. Granted, movie-making has always been about embracing new technology—critics complained when movies first appeared, when they added sound, when they added color, etc.—but Avatar can be looked at as nothing more than a glorified tech demo. A win for Avatar tonight is a win for 3D technology, end of.

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  • Video on demand: The patron saint of Tribeca Film Festival?

    Video on demand: The patron saint of Tribeca Film Festival?

    Is video on demand the key to making your spiffy indie movie the next Huge Success? Depends on who you ask. The Tribeca Film Festival will experiment with VOD this year, having signed deals with cable providers like Comcast, Verizon FIOS, and Cablevision (a New York-area provider, for those of you who've never heard of it before) to create a Tribeca VOD channel. The thing is, even though putting a film on VOD is a guaranteed way to increase its exposure, there seems to be a bit of a stigma attached there.

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