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First Movie Trailer for Rage – Midsummer’s Eve Released
The first trailer for Rage – Midsummer’s Eve was released last week. Rage is a suspense horror film about a group of friends living and studying in Finland and decide to spend their last summer as students by visiting the Finnish Arctic Circle to experience the “White Nights” and the mystical, originally a pagan holiday, Midsummer’s [...]
Movie Review: Haywire
Haywire is the offspring of Bourne Identity and Ocean’s Eleven. Only thing is some of the DNA got lost along the way. Haywire boast lots of action without quality acting, witty punch lines without great writing. Gina Carano was a pleasant surprise in this flick. She plays Mallory, a black ops super soldier that is looking for revenge [...]
Top Grossing Indie Film of 2011 Named
So what followed Black Swan as the highest grossing indie film in 2010? I was even surprised when I found out it was the film I’ve yet to see, Midnight in Paris. The Woody-Allen directed film, which stars Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams, took in a little over 56 million in 2011 making it the number one indie film for the year. What else [...]
‘Dark Knight Rises’ IMAX Preview Coming Dec. 16th
There are trailers and then there are TRAILERS! Batman fans will be belting out their best Christopher Bale Batman impression when they find out that there is going to be a six-minute preview of The Dark Knight Rises at IMAX theaters across the U.S. beginning on Dec. 16th. New Yorkers looking to catch the preview can see it at Lincoln Square [...]
Movie Review: The Swell Season
The first time I came across Glen Hansard in the film Once, the only thing I thought was man this guy has got a lot of love and pain in his heart. Recently a documentary about Hansard and his band The Swell Season was released. Filmed in black and white it covers The Swell Season on the heels of their success in Once and their ensuing [...]
Swell Season Indie Band Taps into Indie Film
The classy indie band, The Swell Season, a duo and real life couple of Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansard are tapping into the indie film genre once again. They garnered critically-acclaim for their work on/in Once and this time deliver a music documentary. Aptly titled The Swell Season, the film follows the band on tour and the toll it [...]
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in Indie Film
Looks like the former Terminator is set to erase any doubters that thought he couldn’t land another film role after his run in office. He’s going to star in an indie film titled, Captivity. Schwarznegger will play an American real estate magnate who gets kidnapped and held for ransom. Written by Benjamin van der Veen and Kario Salem, [...]
30 Indie Movies to Watch This Fall
The summer movie season may be over but to be honest, the movies only get better from here. Now we get to trade in the weak stories and excessive explosions mixed in with loads of 3D and CGI for high quality acting, amazing writing and movies that leave you wanting more. IndieWire.com released their list of the 30 best indie movies to catch [...]
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Concert to Play in Movie Theaters
As if the Red Hot Chili Peppers couldn’t get any cooler, the band will celebrate the August 30th release of their new album, I’m with You, by playing a live concert the same day in Cologne, Germany. The concert will be aired via satellite to select movie theaters. Wondering where it will be playing New Yorkers? Its going to be playing [...]
New Stone Cold Steve Austin Movie Out: Tactical Force
Stone Cold Steve Austin is turning out new movies quicker than a hip-hop artist does albums. Tactical Force, starring Stone Cold was released on DVD last week. Austin plays Tate, a LAPD SWAT Team member. IMDB says the synopsis of the movie is “a training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves [...]
