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The 20 Best New Filmmakers of 2011

Today we look at filmmakers, alternating between the 10 best new documentarians and the 10 new narrative directors whose unique visions left us with high hopes for the future of cinema.  read more

Coriolanus

Ralph Fiennes makes a bold directorial debut with this contemporary adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s later, lesser-known tragedies, transplanting the Bard’s original poetry to a modern-day city rife with foreign warfare, class conflict and political power plays. The present-day parallels are obvious and numerous—from the Russian-Chechen hostilities that Fiennes and screenwriter John Logan drew on during preproduction to today’s Occupy Wall Street scuffles. But what one encounters in the theater is less the delivery of a pointed message than a powerful, rapturous viewing experience that strikes the delicate balance between Shakespeare’s iconic iambic pentameter and an ultra-modern plot, setting, characters...  read more

Title Plus More Details of Upcoming Bond Movie Revealed

A Blic Online article from Monday, which interviewed a cellist involved with the newest James Bond movie, alluded to the title and basis for the upcoming film, which has since spread like wildfire across the Internet.  read more

Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson Join Clash of the Titans

"For tonight, we dine in hell!" 300's Leonidas once announced, and it appears Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes will be joining him for dinner. The duo has joined the cast of Clash of the Titans remake, according to Variety. Fiennes will be playing Hades, the god of the Underworld, and Liam Neeson will take on Mount Olympus' top god, Zeus. ...  read more

The Reader

Stephen Daldry's adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's The Reader is a somber, desolate and profound film...  read more

Oscar Buzz: Who's ahead in this year's key races?

There's a surprisingly gargantuan Internet faction dedicated to predicting who will be up for film's most coveted prize, the Academy Award. Publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and New York Times all have Oscar blogs that obsessively trail the fluctuations in buzz amongst the year's top films. That's not to mention stand-alone sites like Awards Daily and In Contention, or well-known bloggers like Jeff Wells, Dave Poland and Anne Thompson. Even Roger Ebert has devoted a wealth of recent ink on the subject. But, the truth is, no matter how much someone knows, it's still...  read more

Trailer Stash: The Reader, Fanboys, Cadillac Records, more

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