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The 20 Worst Sequels to Good Movies

Lest we forget that movie-making is a business, and a lucrative one at that, all we need to do is look at the list of terrible sequels that have been made to cash in on the success of good movies. There are a lot of them. In fact, a good sequel is such a rarity that it’s an easier critical task to cite the ones that worked as opposed to the long list of those that don’t. Here, we list the 20 worst sequels that followed up good (or, at least, entertaining) original films, and there are literally dozens more...  read more

Richard Kelly seals The Box: release date, the Arcade Fire score, more

Ever get the feeling that writer/director Richard Kelly is setting himself up to be the next Orson Welles in terms of tragedy—the defiant, ahead-of-his-time director versus the studios that never seem to get it? Think about it. Welles arguably never escaped his critically acclaimed debut, Citizen Kane, while he was alive, and Kelly can't seem to shake his first movie, 2001's Donnie Darko. Granted one was an Academy Award-winner, while the other gained a cult following after hitting DVD, but the idea remains the same. ...  read more

Trailer Stash: S. Darko, Knowing, Funny People, more

And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards:...  read more

Correction: Arcade Fire will not score Richard Kelly film

You shouldn’t believe everything you read online.  Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler is annoyed and setting the record straight about Internet news gone awry regarding the band’s involvement with Richard Kelly’s new film.  On Butler’s blog on the band’s website he reports that despite recent statements on the web by Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly and engineer Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire will not be composing the score to Richard Kelly’s sci-fi, horror drama The Box.  ...  read more

Catching Up With... Richard Kelly

Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko went from a flop at the box office to cult hit in just a few short years. That feature's eventual success lead him to funding for his next film, Southland Tales, about an energy-cartel conspiracy that's causing the end of the world....  read more