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The Conspirator review

Redford delivers a plodding but thoughtful historical treatment Was Mary Surratt innocent? She was the first woman to be executed by the U.S. government. The crime of which she was convicted? Conspiring in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln....  read more

Trent Reznor to Score and Star in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Trent Reznor just won an Oscar. Now, alongside his fellow Oscar-winning partner Atticus Ross, he is set to score Director David Fincher’s next film, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. So what does he plan to do next? Score and act in Abraham Linclon: Vampire Hunter, of course....  read more

Joaquin Phoenix Returning to Acting as a Vampire Hunter?

After Joaquin Phoenix withdrew from acting in October 2008, he grew a beard, started rapping and began acting like a world-class weirdo. Casey Affleck made a thoroughly-watchable documentary about it and then admitted it was all a hoax, which technically means Phoenix never left acting at all. We think....  read more

Daniel Day-Lewis to Portray Abraham Lincoln

Don’t you dare mess with Honest Abe, Confederacy. He’ll drink your milkshake....  read more

Ten More Unique, Funny or Useful Twitter Users You Should Follow Right Now

These folks will give you the giggles, get you a job or make your day generally better in various ways...  read more

Eight Reasons Why You Should Give Brandon Bird Your Money

I don't remember exactly when I first laid eyes on a piece of Brandon Bird's art. It was sometime between the years 2003 and 2005 when a good friend/college roomie turned me on to his work. Something about the absurdist way his projects combined subtle hilarity and random bits of celebrity culture hooked me instantly. Since then, I've done my best to spread the word about his oddball creations, checking his website every so often to see the latest....  read more

Oz and The Wire creators pen Lincoln miniseries for HBO

Pleased that it could turn the story of a curmudgeonly political stalwart into the year’s hottest miniseries with John Adams, HBO is sizing up the search for Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth as a new miniseries. And they’re getting right to it: The network has brought on veterans David Simon and Tom Fontana to write and produce. ...  read more