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Trailer Stash: Harry Potter, Star Trek, Up, Che, The Wrestler, more

By Jeremy Medina on 10:00 AM on November 25, 2008

And now, a look at a few of the latest movie trailers to hit the web:... read more

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Darren Aronofsky actually adapting Robocop?!

By Jeremy Medina on 2:33 PM on September 17, 2008

After the trio of prestige art films (Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain), most people thought they had Darren Aronofsky pegged. Then this year he decided to make a film called The Wrestler, and cast seemingly washed-up actor Mickey Rourke in the title role. The film earned rave reviews at last week's Toronto International Film Festival, and won the top award at the Venice Film Festival. But turns out that was just the beginning of the surprises Aronofosky has in store for us. According to reports, Aronofsky has finished up his script for an original version of Robocop. As... read more

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Toronto International Film Festival 2008

By Robert Davis on 5:06 PM on September 16, 2008

The Toronto International Film Festival, which wrapped up its 10-day run this past weekend, is arguably the most important film festival in North America. But to the average moviegoer it's not as well known as Sundance, in part because TIFF samples the most promising new film from around the world while Sundance emphasizes home-grown movies, for better or worse. But TIFF showcases its share of English-language films, too -- often with star-studded red-carpet premieres -- and this year some of the festival's best movies were among them:Rachel Getting MarriedI'll have to admit that the new film from Jonathan Demme (Silence... read more

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