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I have a personal kink when it comes to a good old fashioned fairy tale subversion. I can't explain it, but there's just something about messing with those classic tales that never fails to amuse me -- so you can see why I have a soft spot for the <em>Shrek</em> franchise. <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2007/03/13/shrek-4-will-be-3-d/">News</a> of a fourth film first hit back in 2007 and now <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-11-24-shrek-forever-after_N.htm?csp=34&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMovies-TopStories+%28Life+-+Movies+-+Top+Stories%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">USA Today</a> gives us our first look at the fairy tale comedy, as well as (good?) news that the fourth installment of the franchise, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/shrek-forever-after/30186/main"><em>Shrek Forever After</em></a>, will be the last (and as much as I liked the first two films, I'll admit that by the time we had reached <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/shrek-the-third/21802/main"><em>Shrek the Third</em></a>, the charm was wearing a little thin). <br />
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Bill Damaschke, head of creative production at DreamWorks and Mike Mitchell (<em>Sky High</em>) gave some hints as to what we should expect from <em>Shrek Forever After</em>, and according to Mitchell, this time Shrek is feeling out of touch with his inner ogre, so he strikes up a deal with Rumplestiltskin (voiced by <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/walt-dohrn/2217944/main">Walt Dohrn</a>) to change his life. But things don't work out as planned and Shrek finds out that life in Far Far Away has changed for the worse in his absence. Franchise favorites Puss in Boots (voiced by <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/antonio-banderas/1308458/main">Antonio Banderas</a>) and Donkey (<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/eddie-murphy/1000174/main">Eddie Murphy</a>) will return and some of the new additions to the cast are <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/kathy-griffin/1797788/main">Kathy Griffin</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/kristen-schaal/2059142/main">Kristin Schaal</a> (<em>Flight of the Conchords</em>) as witches and part time Ogre hunters, and <em>Mad Men</em>'s <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jon-hamm/2038864/main">Jon Hamm</a> as the leader of the ogre underground.<p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/shrek-forever-after-to-be-last-shrek-film-for-now/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>'Shrek Forever After' to Be Last 'Shrek' Film ... for Now</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-11-24-shrek-forever-after_N.htm>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/shrek-forever-after-to-be-last-shrek-film-for-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19254223/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/shrek-forever-after-to-be-last-shrek-film-for-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>3D</category><category>Antonio Banderas</category><category>AntonioBanderas</category><category>Eddie Murphy</category><category>EddieMurphy</category><category>jon hamm</category><category>JonHamm</category><category>kristen schaal</category><category>KristenSchaal</category><category>mike myers</category><category>MikeMyers</category><category>Puss in Boots</category><category>PussInBoots</category><category>shrek</category><category>Shrek Forever After</category><category>ShrekForeverAfter</category><dc:creator>Jessica Barnes</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Gaze Upon 'The Losers' and 'Jonah Hex'!</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/gaze-upon-the-losers-and-jonah-hex/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/gaze-upon-the-losers-and-jonah-hex/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/gaze-upon-the-losers-and-jonah-hex/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/action-and-adventure/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/warner-brothers/" rel="tag">Warner Brothers</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/newsstand/" rel="tag">Newsstand</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/comic-superhero-geek/" rel="tag">Comic/Superhero/Geek</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/western/" rel="tag">Western</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/hexcropped.jpg" /></div>
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At last, some comic book news that isn't centered around Batman or Spider-Man! <a href="http://www.omelete.com.br/">Omelete</a> got their hands on some official images from two of Warner Bros' upcoming comic flicks, <em>Jonah Hex</em> and <em>The Losers. </em><br />
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We've seen paparazzi glimpses from the <em>Hex</em> set of Megan Fox and Josh Brolin, but there's nothing like a well-lit and spooky shot, especially when your actor looks good enough to have walked off the page. If you're a fan of the haunted gunslinger and are unconvinced, you might be comforted by the sight of his Confederate gray and mangled lip. I can't say how excited I am for this film. Jonah Hex is a character who has more in common with <em>High Plains Drifter</em> than the capes and superpower crowd, and I think that will surprise and delight a lot of "newbies" who still equate DC Comics with Batman. <br />
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Next up, we have our first official look at <em>The Losers</em>! Aren't they a handsome bunch? This is based not on the DC war squad from the 1970s, but on the Vertigo spinoff by Andy Diggle. The Losers are a Special Forces team abandoned and left to die by their mysterious commander, Max. They regroup, vow revenge, and let the bullets fly. I have hopes that this one will be a solid action flick, the kind we all long for from the 1980s. The cast is certainly a lovely one: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Columbus Short, Idris Elba, and Oscar Jaenada are our fine Losers, and Jason Patric will be the villainous Max. You can see the whole line-up of them here, along a very sexy shot of Saldana. Even I can appreciate a lovely lady when she's packing guns. Now, if they'll just release a photo of Morgan to match ... <br />
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The photos are below in our gallery. Spend your Turkey Day geeking out. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/jonah-hex-and-the-losers/">Jonah Hex and The Losers</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/jonah-hex-and-the-losers/2482939/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/officialjonahhex2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/jonah-hex-and-the-losers/2482940/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/losersphoto1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/jonah-hex-and-the-losers/2482941/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/losersphoto2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/gaze-upon-the-losers-and-jonah-hex/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19254842/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/26/gaze-upon-the-losers-and-jonah-hex/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Chris Evans</category><category>ChrisEvans</category><category>Columbus Short</category><category>ColumbusShort</category><category>DC Comics</category><category>DcComics</category><category>Idris Elba</category><category>IdrisElba</category><category>Jason Patric</category><category>JasonPatric</category><category>Jeffery Dean Morgan</category><category>JefferyDeanMorgan</category><category>Jonah Hex</category><category>JonahHex</category><category>Josh Brolin</category><category>JoshBrolin</category><category>oscar jaenada</category><category>OscarJaenada</category><category>The Losers</category><category>TheLosers</category><category>Warner Bros</category><category>WarnerBros</category><category>Zoe Saldana</category><category>ZoeSaldana</category><dc:creator>Elisabeth Rappe</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Exclusive Images from 'Did You Hear About the Morgans?'</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/24/exclusive-images-from-did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/24/exclusive-images-from-did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/24/exclusive-images-from-did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Comedy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/trailers-and-clips/" rel="tag">Trailers and Clips</a></p><img hspace="4" height="292" border="1" align="middle" width="450" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/morgans3-(3).jpg" /><br />
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<em>Cinematical </em>has just received six exclusive new images from <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/35588/main"><strong><em>Did You Hear About the Morgans?</em></strong></a>, starring <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/hugh-grant/1797276/main">Hugh Grant </a>and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sarah-jessica-parker/1437285/main">Sarah Jessica Parker</a> as a New York Couple on the verge of divorce who witness a murder and, in an attempt to salvage their marriage (and save their lives), they join the witness protection program. But that's when things really get interesting, because the program sends our uptight, urban city dwellers all the way to the backwoods of Wyoming -- where the loud, obnoxious sounds of the city are replaced by the soft, calming sounds of nature. Will that be enough to save the marriage, though?<br />
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Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen and Elisabeth Moss also star in this comedy directed by Marc Lawrence (<em>Forces of Nature, Miss Congeniality</em>), who last worked with Grant on the charming <em>Music and Lyrics</em>. Will Grant's pairing with Sarah Jessica Parker work just as well as his on-screen pairing with Drew Barrymore did? I think maybe ... Head after the jump to check out the film's latest trailer, and click into the gallery below for the rest of the images. <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/35588/main"><em>Did You Hear About the Morgans?</em></a> hits theaters on December 18th ... just in time to give you folks who aren't in the mood for James Cameron's big flashy blue alien movie a little piece of comedic hilarity.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/">Did You Hear About the Morgans?</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/2474218/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/morgans6-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/2474219/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/morgans1-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/2474220/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/morgans2-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/2474221/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/morgans3-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/2474222/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/morgans4-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/24/exclusive-images-from-did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Exclusive Images from 'Did You Hear About the Morgans?'</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/24/exclusive-images-from-did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19250635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/24/exclusive-images-from-did-you-hear-about-the-morgans/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>did you hear about the morgans</category><category>DidYouHearAboutTheMorgans</category><category>hugh grant</category><category>HughGrant</category><category>sarah jessica parker</category><category>SarahJessicaParker</category><dc:creator>Erik Davis</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Exclusive 'Nine' Poster Premiere!</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-nine-poster-premiere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-nine-poster-premiere/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-nine-poster-premiere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/music-and-musicals/" rel="tag">Music &amp; Musicals</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/trailers-and-clips/" rel="tag">Trailers and Clips</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/" rel="tag">Posters</a></p><img hspace="4" height="301" border="1" align="middle" width="450" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/nine_paparazzi_final-(4).jpg" alt="" /><br />
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<em>Cinematical </em>has just received this sexy new poster for the upcoming movie-musical <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/nine/29835/main"><strong><em>Nine</em></strong></a>, directed by Rob Marshall (<em>Chicago</em>), and starring ... well, who isn't starring in this film? We've got the sensational, bound-to-be-nominated-for-Best-Actor-again <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/daniel-day-lewis/1787901/main">Daniel Day-Lewis</a>, followed by a plethora of gorgeous female co-stars like <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/nicole-kidman/1485331/main">Nicole Kidman</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/penelope-cruz/1928176/main">Pen&eacute;lope Cruz</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/kate-hudson/2001393/main">Kate Hudson</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/marion-cotillard/1936034/main">Marion Cotillard</a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/judi-dench/1751780/main">Judi Dench</a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sophia-loren/1080617/main">Sophia Loren</a>.<br />
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Based on the popular Broadway show, <em>Nine </em>follows a famous film director named Guido Contini (Day-Lewis) who's struggling to juggle all of the different dysfunctional personal and professional relationships in his life. You'd be hard-pressed to find an Oscar-related list that doesn't already include <em>Nine </em>as a shoe-in for multiple nominations, including Best Picture. Early reviews are already touting it as a must-see, and I can kinda see why -- this poster alone gives us at least five reasons right off the bat.<br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/nine/29835/main"><em>Nine </em></a>is set to roll out into theaters in limited release on December 18th and nationwide on December 25th. Click on the image below to view the full poster, then head after the jump to watch the film's trailers.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/nine-movie-poster/">'Nine' Movie Poster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/nine-movie-poster/2475109/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/nine_paparazzi_final-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-nine-poster-premiere/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Exclusive 'Nine' Poster Premiere!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-nine-poster-premiere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19251125/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/23/exclusive-nine-poster-premiere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>daniel day-lewis</category><category>DanielDay-lewis</category><category>featured</category><category>judi dench</category><category>JudiDench</category><category>kate hudson</category><category>KateHudson</category><category>nicole kidman</category><category>NicoleKidman</category><category>nine</category><category>nine movie poster</category><category>NineMoviePoster</category><category>penelope cruz</category><category>PenelopeCruz</category><category>rob marshall</category><category>RobMarshall</category><category>sophia loren</category><category>SophiaLoren</category><dc:creator>Erik Davis</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fan Rant: The Ridiculous, Disgusting Photoshopping Must End!</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/18/demi-moore-worst-photoshopping-ads/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/18/demi-moore-worst-photoshopping-ads/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/18/demi-moore-worst-photoshopping-ads/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/celebrities-and-controversy/" rel="tag">Celebrities and Controversy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/newsstand/" rel="tag">Newsstand</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/" rel="tag">Posters</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/psbodies111609.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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I love image editors like Photoshop. They've allowed me to make boring pictures funky, wipe the years off old and worn memories, and even get rid of the errant hair or blemish to make that nice photo truly shine. But I would give it all up and wipe my hands of them if it meant that the programs would be pulled out of the hands of Hollywood and the image-fixing machine.<br />
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We're getting bombarded by all sides. It's bad enough that lazy frakking poster creators actually shovel out horse poop like the embarrassingly <a href="http://www.dlisted.com/node/33834">terrible poster for <em>The Takers</em></a>, one that doesn't even bother trying to match the skin tones of the stars' heads with the stunt bodies, or thinks Paul Walker has massive <em>Science of Sleep-</em>like hands.<br />
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But we're also getting a never-ending onslaught of body de-hancements. I really can think of no better word for the folks like Ralph Lauren who are <a href="http://images.google.ca/images?q=ralph+lauren+photoshop&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;ei=o3EDS470BYLdnAeQs-V1&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=image_result_group&amp;ct=title&amp;resnum=5&amp;ved=0CCQQsAQwBA">Photoshopping their models into sick, skeletal bodies</a>. Adding to the pack is <em>W Magazine</em>, as <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/11/17/demi-moore-is-ralph.html">BoingBoing</a> shares. They scored an interview with <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/demi-moore/1329066/main">Demi Moore</a> and threw her up on the cover. While she may have discussed her dislike of being called a cougar, methinks she'd have more of an issue with what they did to her body. She's already <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2281/2130339748_a0e638ef77.jpg">ridiculously thin</a>, but still, they edit. It looks like they tried to give her an "hourglass" shape (I use that term begrudgingly because it really doesn't apply when we're talking about skinny women who are Photoshopped to look curvy.), but worst of all -- they wiped out part of her already pencil-thin legs and were too lazy to make sure it matched. You can see part in the image above, look at the hip on the right, or in its full glory after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/18/demi-moore-worst-photoshopping-ads/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Fan Rant: The Ridiculous, Disgusting Photoshopping Must End!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/18/demi-moore-worst-photoshopping-ads/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19243353/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/18/demi-moore-worst-photoshopping-ads/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Cinematical</category><category>Demi Moore</category><category>DemiMoore</category><category>photoshopped celebrities</category><category>PhotoshoppedCelebrities</category><category>photoshopping in the media</category><category>photoshopping posters</category><category>PhotoshoppingInTheMedia</category><category>PhotoshoppingPosters</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Interview: Tim Burton at the MoMA</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/17/tim-burton-interview-moma/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/17/tim-burton-interview-moma/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/17/tim-burton-interview-moma/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/exhibition/" rel="tag">Exhibition</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/interviews/" rel="tag">Interviews</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img hspace="4" height="300" border="1" align="middle" width="442" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/burtonmain3.jpg" alt="" /><br />
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New York's Museum of Modern Art is hosting <a href="http://www.moma.org/timburton">a retrospective for Tim Burton</a> that spans the artist's career so far, from doodles on paper, Polaroids, sketches, full-blown paintings, sculptures, and, of course, movies. The MoMA will be showing 14 of his films, and Burton himself curated a collection of films that inspired him, aptly titled "The Lurid Beauty of Monsters." Burton was on hand to talk to the press, comparing his joy at the show to "an out-of-body experience." He said, "In my life, I've had many surreal, great things happen -- meeting my idol, Vincent Price; being able to make movies; and this one, I think, tops it in the sense that it's the most amazing and surreal, and that's what you look for in life, is these great and incredible [experiences]." <br />
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The MoMA's Ron Magliozzi, Assistant Curator, and Jenny He, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Film, worked feverishly to uncover work from the artist's 27-year career, even touring his house to find art for the show. Burton also created seven new statues for the exhibit. <br />
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The show opens November 22nd and ends April 26th, 2010. You can see a selection of the art on display in the gallery below.<br />
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<strong> Cinematical: What's the most personal piece in the collection for you? </strong><br />
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<strong>Tim Burton:</strong> Well, it could be any of a number because I noticed the ones that freaked me out so much that I can't look at, which is a lot of it, I think it's a lot of that early stuff. Stuff that I didn't even know I had. I don't even know where they found some of that really early stuff. 'Cause it's, as they [Ron Magliozzi and Jenny He] pointed out, it was all just kind of personal and private, so there's a lot of that in there. Mainly, the early stuff, I'd say. Stuff that - I don't know where you actually found stuff that I actually got decent grades on! Because I don't remember that at all! [Laughs]<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/tim-burtons-moma-exhibition-0/">Tim Burton's MoMA Exhibition</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/tim-burtons-moma-exhibition-0/2459795/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/burton22-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/tim-burtons-moma-exhibition-0/2459796/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/burton1-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/tim-burtons-moma-exhibition-0/2459797/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/burton2-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/tim-burtons-moma-exhibition-0/2459799/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/burton3-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/tim-burtons-moma-exhibition-0/2459800/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/burton4-(2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/17/tim-burton-interview-moma/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Interview: Tim Burton at the MoMA</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/17/tim-burton-interview-moma/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19243439/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/17/tim-burton-interview-moma/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>3D</category><category>Alice in Wonderland</category><category>AliceInWonderland</category><category>interview</category><category>MoMA</category><category>tim burton</category><category>TimBurton</category><dc:creator>Jenni Miller</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lots of Very Cool 'Up' Concept Art</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/14/up-concept-art-pixar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/14/up-concept-art-pixar/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/14/up-concept-art-pixar/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/Animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img hspace="4" height="319" border="1" align="middle" width="450" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/upartmain.jpg" /><br />
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Now that Pixar's <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/up/30386/main"><strong><em>Up </em></strong></a>has officially landed on DVD and Blu-ray, artist Paul Conrad has <a href="http://superrobotmonster.blogspot.com/2009/11/up-is-out.html">posted a bunch of the concept art </a>from the film that he worked on, like the above image (which I pieced together) that includes the original digital photo that inspired "Paradise Falls" alongside the faux magazine article that Ellie first thumb-tacks in their living room. Some interesting tidbits we learn from Conrad's blog:<br />
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    <li>According to one image, Paradise Falls was at one point called Angel Falls.</li>
    <li>Initially, 185 Wilderness Explorer Merit Badges were created for Russell, though they only used 47 in the film (see all 185 over at Conrad's site).</li>
    <li>The bird's name was originally Gary, and then later changed to Kevin.</li>
    <li>Additionally, several soda cap badges were also created eventually leading to the single Grape Soda cap that young Ellie pins on young Carl (see all the soda cap designs over at Conrad's site).</li>
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There's also tons more over on the site, including concept sketches for the airlines tickets, collectibles in Carl's living room, sketches for the map of South America, a jet stream image that Russell was to show Carl in the film, and a story about the mailbox hand prints. Check out a couple more below and the rest over at <a href="http://superrobotmonster.blogspot.com/2009/11/up-is-out.html">Conrad's site</a>.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/up-concept-art/">'Up' Concept Art</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/up-concept-art/2452700/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/tepui-(progress2)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Paradise Falls" title="Paradise Falls" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/up-concept-art/2452701/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/capsround1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Soda Caps" title="Soda Caps" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/up-concept-art/2452702/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/garyxmas_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Early "Kevin" Design" title="Early "Kevin" Design" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/up-concept-art/2452703/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/letters_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Postcards" title="Postcards" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/14/up-concept-art-pixar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19239719/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/14/up-concept-art-pixar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>pixar</category><category>up</category><dc:creator>Erik Davis</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jason Reitman's Interview Pie Chart</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/11/jason-reitmans-interview-pie-chart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/11/jason-reitmans-interview-pie-chart/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/11/jason-reitmans-interview-pie-chart/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Comedy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Drama</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/new-releases/" rel="tag">New Releases</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/paramount/" rel="tag">Paramount</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/george-clooney/" rel="tag">George Clooney</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/jasonreitman.jpg" alt="Jason Reitman" />Jason Reitman, whose next film <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/up-in-the-air/34956/main"><em>Up in the Air</em></a> comes out on December 4th, posted a very funny image on <a href="http://twitter.com/jasonreitman">Twitter</a> recently - a pie chart detailing the different things that people have asked him in recent interviews. The top three were about George Clooney (111 people), the economy (96 people), and his next project (78 people). The fourth is a little more confusing, as it just reads "Real People," so apparently 77 people asked him about real people. Maybe they wanted to know if the people being laid off in the movie were real people? Who's to say what goes through the murky depths of the mind of a journalist?<br />
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I humbly ask Jason Reitman to make a pie chart of his answers. Here's what I picture it to look like.<br />
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111 people: "Clooney is such a prankster! But he's also a great serious actor. He's the Cary Grant of our times. Sometimes we have moustache contests." <br />
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96 people: "The economy sucks. Seriously though, I've never been laid off, but if I had to be laid off, I'd hope George Clooney would do it." <br />
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78 people: "My next project will be with George Clooney. Actually, it will be catching up on all the sleep I lost talking to you people and answering the same damn questions over and over again." <br />
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In one jpeg, Reitman manages to sum up the exhausting paces that filmmakers, actors, musicians, et al are put through to get their names and faces and projects out there, the laziness of some journalists, and the terror that faces every journalist that wants to be good at what they do and engender an interesting discussion that is hopefully pleasant and/or illuminating (but at the very least not boring) for everyone involved, including the reader. <br />
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If you could ask Jason Reitman anything, what would it be?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/11/jason-reitmans-interview-pie-chart/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19233820/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/11/jason-reitmans-interview-pie-chart/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>george clooney</category><category>GeorgeClooney</category><category>ivan reitman</category><category>IvanReitman</category><category>jason reitman</category><category>JasonReitman</category><category>twitter</category><category>up in the air</category><category>UpInTheAir</category><dc:creator>Jenni Miller</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'Kick-Ass' Is Coming! Get Ready!</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/09/kick-ass-is-coming-get-ready/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/09/kick-ass-is-coming-get-ready/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/09/kick-ass-is-coming-get-ready/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/action-and-adventure/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/independent/" rel="tag">Independent</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/lionsgate-films/" rel="tag">Lionsgate Films</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/newsstand/" rel="tag">Newsstand</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/comic-superhero-geek/" rel="tag">Comic/Superhero/Geek</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/" rel="tag">Posters</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/kick-ass-20091105023449635.jpg" /></div>
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Exclusives have become tricky things in our field that I held off sharing these <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/kick-ass/39243/main"><em>Kick-Ass</em></a> posters, which debuted on <a href="http://movies.ign.com/articles/104/1042741p1.html">IGN</a> on Friday. But now you might need some inspiration for your Monday in the form of home made teenage vigilantes. <em>Kick-Ass</em> is based on the Mark Millar miniseries, and is directed by <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/matthew-vaughn/1981022/main">Matthew Vaughn</a>. It's had a pretty crazy ride to the big-screen, as when <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2008/08/15/from-mclovin-to-mcbadass/">it was first optioned</a> no studio wanted to touch it because of its teenage violence and foul language. Vaughn went the indie route and it's paid off with a lot of <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/07/24/sdcc-kick-ass-lives-up-to-its-name-and-then-some/">ComicCon buzz</a>, fan enthusiasm, and a distributor in Lionsgate. <br />
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So far, Lionsgate is handling the marketing well. The poster designs are quite classy (I've put a high-res version in the gallery), which go with the daring approach of not showing a single face. Instead we only get the, ahem, asses of Red Mist, Kick-Ass, Hit Girl, and Big Daddy. I particularly like the nod to Nite Owl in Big Daddy's silhouette. Very appropriate for something that borrows from the real world "heroes" of <em>Watchmen</em>, no? <br />
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In a sign that its April 16, 2010 date isn't too far away, <a href="http://iamkick-ass.com/">the official site </a>went live on Friday and the trailer is set to debut on MySpace in 12 days. We'll bring it to you here on <em>Cinematical</em>, so no need for you to stress ... just us! Hey, we're vigilantes in our own way.<br />
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In the '90s, I adored exactly three parts of Hollywood: alternative music flicks like <em>Pump Up the Volume</em> and <em>Empire Records</em>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000777/">Gregg Araki</a>, and David Lynch. The first always bled into the other two, Araki partaking in the musical joys of bands like The Jesus &amp; Mary Chain and New Order, and Badalamenti creating his own unique world of music. But now the other two are combining. Sort of.<br />
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Remember how I posted a month ago about Araki's new film, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1523483/"><em>Kaboom</em></a>? Well, some images have finally popped up over at <a href="http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2009/11/04/First-stills-from-Gregg-Arakis-Twin-Peaks-tinged-oversexed-scifi-romp-KABOOM">Quiet Earth</a>, including the confused-faced <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/thomas-dekker/1939247/main">Thomas Dekker</a> above. There are also shots of Dekker in bed, and some looks of exasperation, but that's not the kicker -- it's the synopsis, which kicks off with "A hyper-stylized TWIN PEAKS for the Coachella Generation..." Yes, Araki's getting into a little small-town quirk.<br />
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Building on that whole all-too-brief sexual awakening description from last month, the movie is "a wild and sex-drenched horror-comedy thriller" about an ambisexual college freshman who trips on "some hallucinogenic cookies" and is "convinced he's witnessed the gruesome murder of an enigmatic Red Haired Girl who has been haunting his dreams." Is the girl in a room with a black and white floor and thick, red curtains?<br />
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What do you think about the idea of Araki getting a little Lynchian?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/05/gregg-araki-twin-peaks-and-images-from-kaboom/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19223635/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/05/gregg-araki-twin-peaks-and-images-from-kaboom/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Cinemtical</category><category>Gregg Araki</category><category>GreggAraki</category><category>Kaboom</category><category>Thomas Dekker</category><category>ThomasDekker</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Check This: Hitchcock and Fuller in Sticky Tape</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/03/check-this-hitchcock-and-fuller-in-sticky-tape/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/03/check-this-hitchcock-and-fuller-in-sticky-tape/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/03/check-this-hitchcock-and-fuller-in-sticky-tape/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/stickytapespellbound110309.jpg" /><br />
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When one thinks of great art, there's often the expectation of carefully prepared canvasses, lush materials, and skilled, complex detail. But it doesn't always take a horde of materials to make something impressive -- sometimes all it takes is a little plastic and some brown packing tape. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/03/screening.room.diary/index.html?eref=rss_showbiz">CNN</a> reports that Philly artist Mark Khaisman is taking these seemingly mundane materials and turning them into a series of scenes from Hitchcock films (<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-39-steps/1046163/main"><em>The 39 Steps</em></a> and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/spellbound/1033005/main"><em>Spellbound</em></a>) plus a number of glimpses into Samuel Fuller's <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/pickup-on-south-street/5686/main"><em>Pickup on South Street</em></a>. The image above -- that's <em>Spellbound</em>. (The rest are housed in a gallery at CNN.)<br />
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This is nothing more than clear plastic panels and brown, translucent tape. Looking at the shirt -- it's fathomable -- a series of strips that, when laid on top of each other, creates areas of light and shadow. But look at the faces, and most especially, the hair. This isn't just a stained glass-like mosaic -- the artist is a former stained glass designer -- there's tone and depth in each piece. <em>Texture</em>.<br />
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Props and posters might be cool, but imagine walking into a home theater with a piece like this glowing on the wall. Forget movie ads. I'll take some packing tape art any day<em>.</em><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/03/check-this-hitchcock-and-fuller-in-sticky-tape/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19220916/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/03/check-this-hitchcock-and-fuller-in-sticky-tape/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Alfred Hitchcock</category><category>AlfredHitchcock</category><category>Cinematical</category><category>Pickup on South Street</category><category>PickupOnSouthStreet</category><category>Samuel Fuller</category><category>SamuelFuller</category><category>Spellbound</category><category>The 39 Steps</category><category>The39Steps</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What Narratives Have Confused You the Most?</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/what-narratives-have-confused-you-the-most/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/what-narratives-have-confused-you-the-most/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/what-narratives-have-confused-you-the-most/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/movienarratives110209.jpg" /><br />
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Slugging through the cold Monday morning, I took a moment to read the latest <a href="http://xkcd.com/657/">xkcd</a> (a huge image through the link), and they've managed to boil some major cinematic experiences down into line charts. The latest installment of the web comic tackles Movie Narrative Charts; most specifically, the movie character interactions in <em>Lord of the Rings, Star Wars</em> (original trilogy), <em>Jurassic Park, 12 Angry Men,</em> and <em>Primer</em>. <br />
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The charts are actually a pretty intricate set of lines showing how each character progresses through the movie -- who they meet, and the main events and conflicts that take place. However, the big wow for me is in the overall look -- how that mass of lines evokes the same memories of confusion, or lack thereof, watching the films. There's the rolling but easy-to-follow storyline of <em>Star Wars</em>, the pure simplicity and ease of <em>12 Angry Men</em>, and best of all -- the confusion of <em>Lord of the Rings</em> and <em>Primer</em>. <br />
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I could never get into the books, so watching <em>Rings</em> was an exercise in intrigued confusion -- trying to keep the characters straight, waiting for a slow moment to whisper a question, and trying to make sense of a thick storyline funneled into a film. And on the other end of the confusion spectrum, there's <em>Primer</em> -- the film that spins around and evokes stunned, hard-to-define confusion, the spiraling lines also mimicking a lot of the wide eyes of "what the f...?!" I saw after the film's screening at TIFF. <br />
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Sometimes it's terrible storytelling, sometimes it's confusion as an art form, and sometimes it's just the mind trying to deal with mass amounts of information. Xkcd managed to lay out some of the main moments of my cinematic confusion, but what are yours? What films leave you trying to follow and make sense of the narrative?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/what-narratives-have-confused-you-the-most/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19218972/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/what-narratives-have-confused-you-the-most/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>12 Angry Men</category><category>12AngryMen</category><category>Cinematical</category><category>Jurassic Park</category><category>JurassicPark</category><category>Lord of the Rings</category><category>LordOfTheRings</category><category>Primer</category><category>Star Wars</category><category>StarWars</category><category>xkcd</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Top 250 Movies as a Subway Map</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/top-250-movies-as-a-subway-map/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/top-250-movies-as-a-subway-map/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/top-250-movies-as-a-subway-map/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/lists/" rel="tag">Lists</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><a href="http://blog.vodkaster.com/2009/06/25/the-top-250-best-movies-of-all-time-map/"><img hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" vspace="4" alt="Top 250 Movies as a Subway Map" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/250-best-movies-subway-map.jpg" /></a><br />
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Here's a different way of thinking about well-known movies: imagine each one is a stop on a subway line! Designed by David Honnorat and posted at <a href="http://blog.vodkaster.com/2009/06/25/the-top-250-best-movies-of-all-time-map/">Vodkaster</a>, the cinematic subway map is based on the top 250 movies as voted by IMDb users on June 19 (which, I suppose, is why <em><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-hangover/35061/main">The Hangover</a></em> made it). Honnorat created 16 different imaginary subway lines, including "Universally Acclaimed Masterpiece," "Political drama," "Drama about tolerance," "Dark and weird drama," and other, more traditional categories, and then placed each film on one of the lines. He asked: "How would you go from <em>Alien</em> to <em>North by Northwest</em> without crossing <em>The Godfather: Part II</em>? Which station have you not visited yet?"<br />
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The placement of movies on the map can be amusing (Quentin Tarantino's <em><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/pulp-fiction/1117/main">Pulp Fiction</a></em> side by side with Sergio Leone's <em><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-america/7405/main">Once Upon a Time in America</a></em> on the gangster line) as well as bizarre yet strangely fitting (<em><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/seven/1538/main">Se7en</a></em> sitting at the intersection of <em>Vertigo</em>, <em>Rashomon</em>, <em>Nosferatu</em>, and <em>Let the Right One In</em>). Click through to see the big map and roll around a bit. Like all subway maps, it's confusing at first but starts to make more sense as you follow the lines from station to station. What's your favorite cinematic subway line?<br />
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[ via <a href="http://geektyrant.com/2009/11/the-top-250-best-movies-of-all-time-map/">Geek Tyrant </a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/top-250-movies-as-a-subway-map/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19218361/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/11/02/top-250-movies-as-a-subway-map/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>let the right one in</category><category>LetTheRightOneIn</category><category>movie images</category><category>MovieImages</category><category>nosferatu</category><category>once upon a time in america</category><category>OnceUponATimeInAmerica</category><category>pulp fiction</category><category>PulpFiction</category><category>rashomon</category><category>se7en</category><category>the hangover</category><category>TheHangover</category><category>top movies as subway map</category><category>TopMoviesAsSubwayMap</category><category>vertigo</category><dc:creator>Peter Martin</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A Different Way to Look at Disney Princesses</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/28/a-different-way-to-look-at-disney-princesses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/28/a-different-way-to-look-at-disney-princesses/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/28/a-different-way-to-look-at-disney-princesses/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><a href="http://i.imgur.com/7yd2M.jpg" target="_blank"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/disneyprincesses102809.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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I find it amazing that there was never a Disney revolution. Just this week <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/26/girls-on-film-villains-without-strong-heroines-arent-very-fun/">I wrote about</a> how horror was reinvigorated when women were allowed to fight back. Thinking of the two together, it's a bit embarrassing that horror fiends could buy into strong women, but familial units could not. On one side, there's Laurie Strode and Sydney Prescott. On the other...<br />
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There's an image swirling around <a href="http://digg.com/comics_animation/Disney_Princesses_Deconstructed_PIC">Digg</a>, which you can see above (click on the image to get it full-sized). It's the classic Disney princesses roster -- Snow White*, Aurora, Jasmine, Ariel, Belle, and Cinderella. Above their smiling faces, however, are their basic characteristics and plot lines. When you boil it down to the basics, the story is enough to make anyone queasy. Snow White's hormones almost kill her, Aurora is married off in the crib for politics and saved years later with a kiss (or sex and slavery when Anne Rice has her say), Jasmine is a pretty girl saved by a street rat, Ariel gets to look pretty and say nothing, Belle works her sexuality, and Cinderella is saved because of her beauty.<br />
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The fact that Sleeping Beauty was lucky enough to fall for her prince, like the others, doesn't change much. It's just a necessary plot twist to make all the rest palatable. How is it that we've yet to get a super-smart, super-funny, super-likable Disney princess to add to the pack -- maybe one who Nancy Drews her way to saving the prince. Sure, it'd probably make all the other princesses pale in comparison, but you know young girls would love it.<br />
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[via <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/27/page-2-99/">Slashfilm</a>]<br />
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<em>*Typo corrected.</em><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/28/a-different-way-to-look-at-disney-princesses/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19213040/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/28/a-different-way-to-look-at-disney-princesses/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Cinematical</category><category>Disney</category><category>Disney princesses</category><category>DisneyPrincesses</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The First Official Photo From 'The A-Team'</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/23/a-team-movie-photos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/23/a-team-movie-photos/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/23/a-team-movie-photos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/action-and-adventure/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/20th-century-fox/" rel="tag">20th Century Fox</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/newsstand/" rel="tag">Newsstand</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/remakes-and-sequels/" rel="tag">Remakes and Sequels</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/war/" rel="tag">War</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="4" border="1" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/a-team_movie_imagesmall.jpg" /></div>
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We've had a lot of unofficial parparazzi shots of<em> <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-a-team/33338/main">The A-Team</a> </em>and their van, but now you can go into your weekend having seen the real deal, courtesy of <a href="http://www.salondelmal.com">Salon Del Mal</a>. Try to contain your excitement, as no one around you is going to understand it. Just keep the joy to yourself, and then when a coworker or friend says "Oh my God, did you see that official photo of <em>The A-Team</em>?", you can talk freely. <br />
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In all seriousness (well, as serious as one can get), this photo is kind of creepy. I have to echo Drew McWeeny of <a href="http://www.hitfix.com">HitFix</a>, who declared that<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/liam-neeson/1818293/main"> Liam Neeson</a> looked like he was wearing a George Peppard Halloween costume. I have to extend that to the entire cast, especially <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/sharlto-copley/473777/main">Sharltro Copley</a> as Howling Mad Murdock. With all their talk of going dark and gritty, I expected the cast and crew of this would make this A-Team their own characters. The names would be the same, there'd be a few nostalgic nods, but they'd go in a unique direction. Instead, they just shrugged and made an exact replica of Mr. T. They really do look like a group of dedicated costumers that youd meet at DragonCon.<br />
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I don't mean to sound disappointed or negative. I'm not invested enough in the original to mind, and I like the cast Joe Carnahan has assembled. I think this could be fun. Even if it's not, at least I can gaze at <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/bradley-cooper/2029479/main">Bradley Cooper</a> and his leonine hair which is still very much intact. Never trust those <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/01/the-a-team-is-up-and-running/">grainy paparazzi images</a> that say otherwise. <br />
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Sound off what you think of your official look. A bigger photo is included in the gallery. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/the-a-team/">The A-Team</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/the-a-team/2330160/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/hr_the_a-team_1-1254397460_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/the-a-team/2390852/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/full_movieimage_23009_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/23/a-team-movie-photos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19207901/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/23/a-team-movie-photos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>20th century fox</category><category>20thCenturyFox</category><category>bradley cooper</category><category>BradleyCooper</category><category>featured</category><category>joe carnahan</category><category>JoeCarnahan</category><category>liam neeson</category><category>LiamNeeson</category><category>Rampage Jackson</category><category>RampageJackson</category><category>Sharlto Copley</category><category>SharltoCopley</category><category>the a-team</category><category>the a-team movie</category><category>the a-team remake</category><category>TheA-team</category><category>TheA-teamMovie</category><category>TheA-teamRemake</category><dc:creator>Elisabeth Rappe</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Discuss: When an Actor's Look Gets in the Way</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/22/discuss-when-the-physical-gets-in-the-way/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/22/discuss-when-the-physical-gets-in-the-way/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/22/discuss-when-the-physical-gets-in-the-way/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/celebrities-and-controversy/" rel="tag">Celebrities and Controversy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/mrourke102109.jpg" />Are you finding it increasingly harder to take the changing physicality of Hollywood actors?<br />
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Things change; they grow old, they morph, and sometimes even evolve. It's a fact of life, and usually a good fact of life. But lately, I find myself constantly having to try and ignore certain physical aspects to enjoy a trailer, an image, a film. Rather than absorbing the project, the mood, the plot, I'm trying to blur my eyes so Mr. or Ms. So-and-So doesn't look quite so silly.<br />
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On the one hand, of course, it's the plastic surgery. Practically everyone in Tinseltown does <em>something</em>. There's no way everyone has smooth foreheads and bright skin. But when the random nose job or improvement turns into new cheeks, chin, or balloonish lips until the original person is nowhere to be seen, it becomes too much. If this was happening to actors known for morphing into characters, whose performance shines much brighter than their own image or personality, fine. But when the stars whose name and faces are their fame, you can't ignore it. I simply cannot see Mickey Rourke without thinking back to <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087932/">The Pope of Greenwich Village</a></em>, spot Meg Ryan without trying to recognize the girl from <em>Innerspace</em>, Melanie Griffith, Sylvester Stallone, Nicole Kidman... Can they really think that's better than a few wrinkles and some sagging skin?<p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/22/discuss-when-the-physical-gets-in-the-way/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Discuss: When an Actor's Look Gets in the Way</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/22/discuss-when-the-physical-gets-in-the-way/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19204919/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/22/discuss-when-the-physical-gets-in-the-way/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>CInematical</category><category>featured</category><category>Hollywood</category><category>plastic surgery</category><category>PlasticSurgery</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Exclusive 'The Spy Next Door' Poster Premiere!</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-the-spy-next-door-poster-premiere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-the-spy-next-door-poster-premiere/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-the-spy-next-door-poster-premiere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/action-and-adventure/" rel="tag">Action</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Comedy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/trailer-trash/" rel="tag">Trailer Trash</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/family-films/" rel="tag">Family Films</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/movie-marketing/" rel="tag">Movie Marketing</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/trailers-and-clips/" rel="tag">Trailers and Clips</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/" rel="tag">Posters</a></p><img hspace="4" height="429" border="1" align="middle" width="450" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/spynextdoorposter1-(2).jpg" /><br />
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<em>Cinematical </em>has just received this exclusive poster for <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-spy-next-door/38321/main"><strong><em>The Spy Next Door</em></strong></a>, starring everyone's favorite martial arts maniac <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jackie-chan/1280921/main">Jackie Chan</a> as a secret agent undercover and acting like a mild-mannered guy who, while babysitting his neighbor's kids, winds up having to fight off secret agents after one of the kids inadvertently downloads some secret code. Don't you hate it when that happens? You meant to download the latest episode of <em>The Office</em> on Hulu when all of a sudden you end up accidentally hacking into the Pentagon? Oh internet, you so crazy.<br />
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Also starring in this <em>War Games</em> meets <em>Spy Kids</em> meets <em>Adventures in Babysitting</em>-type action-comedy are Billy Ray Cyrus and George Lopez, and Brian Levant (<em>Jingle All the Way, Snow Dogs, Are We There Yet?</em>) is the man behind the camera. As an added bonus, Moviefone just premiered the trailer for <em>The Spy Next Door </em>in conjunction with our poster premiere, so after you check out the art, head after the jump to take this sucker for a ride. <br />
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<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-spy-next-door/38321/main"><strong><em>The Spy Next Door </em></strong></a>hits theaters on January 15, 2010. Click the image below to view the full poster, and watch the brand new trailer after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/the-spy-next-door-poster-1/">'The Spy Next Door' Poster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/the-spy-next-door-poster-1/2370642/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/spynextdoorposter1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-the-spy-next-door-poster-premiere/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Exclusive 'The Spy Next Door' Poster Premiere!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-the-spy-next-door-poster-premiere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19198904/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/16/exclusive-the-spy-next-door-poster-premiere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>billy ray cyrus</category><category>BillyRayCyrus</category><category>brian levant</category><category>BrianLevant</category><category>cinematical</category><category>george lopez</category><category>GeorgeLopez</category><category>jackie chan</category><category>JackieChan</category><category>the spy next door poster</category><category>the spy next door trailer</category><category>TheSpyNextDoorPoster</category><category>TheSpyNextDoorTrailer</category><dc:creator>Erik Davis</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>'New Moon's Movie Theater Awkwardness &amp; Other Pics</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/15/new-moons-movie-theater-awkwardness-and-other-pics/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/15/new-moons-movie-theater-awkwardness-and-other-pics/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/15/new-moons-movie-theater-awkwardness-and-other-pics/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/romance/" rel="tag">Romance</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/sci-fi-and-fantasy/" rel="tag">Sci-Fi &amp; Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/remakes-and-sequels/" rel="tag">Remakes and Sequels</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/newmoontheater101509.jpg" /><br />
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By the time <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-twilight-saga-new-moon/36045/main"><em>New Moon</em></a> hits theaters, I don't think there will be anything new left to watch. We will have seen still or moving images of <em>everything</em>. The trailers have already covered all the big plot points from beginning to end, and now new pics seem to be filling in the last bits, like the big movie theater scene above, courtesy of <a href="http://www.beyondhollywood.com/good-god-even-more-new-twilight-new-moon-pics-why-yes/">Beyond Hollywood</a>. In an attempt to socialize after her post-Edward leaving catatonic funk, Bella concocts this idea to go to the movies, only everyone backs out except for the two guys crushing on her. It's horrible uncomfortableness mixed in with lots of sickness of both the human and wolfy variety. Other images (over at <a href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00027985.html">Ace Showbiz</a>) include one post-movie pic, plus Billy Burke's dad presenting Bella with her gift before things for bloody papercutting bad.<br />
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Has anyone made a flip book yet? I'm betting it wouldn't be hard to make a comprehensive one now. This leads me to the thought: How much is too much? I can see some of the rationale -- these aren't exactly movies that are pulling in a huge non-Stephenie Meyer-reading crowd. It's not like <em>Harry Potter</em> tantalizing a whole new audience. The box office boosters know the story already. Spoilers are almost irrelevant. But there is something to be said for the magic of seeing things come to life. At some point, the wow has to fade, and the excitement of seeing it on the big screen has to fizzle.<br />
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How much do you think is too much?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/15/new-moons-movie-theater-awkwardness-and-other-pics/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19196619/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/15/new-moons-movie-theater-awkwardness-and-other-pics/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Cinematical</category><category>New Moon</category><category>NewMoon</category><category>The Twilight Saga: New Moon</category><category>TheTwilightSaga:NewMoon</category><category>Twilight</category><dc:creator>Monika Bartyzel</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Exclusive 'Me and Orson Welles' Poster Premiere!</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-me-and-orson-welles-poster-premiere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-me-and-orson-welles-poster-premiere/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-me-and-orson-welles-poster-premiere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Comedy</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Drama</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/music-and-musicals/" rel="tag">Music &amp; Musicals</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/" rel="tag">Posters</a></p><img hspace="4" height="429" border="1" align="middle" width="450" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/orsonwellesposter-(2).jpg" /><br />
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In <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/me-and-orson-welles/33127/main"><strong><em>Me and Orson Welles,</em></strong></a> Zac Efron plays a scrappy young actor who manages to get on Orson Welles' good side and earn himself a part in Welles' stage production of <em>Julius Caesar.</em> For a while, anyway. The film, set in the '30s, is directed by Richard Linklater and offers plenty of talent, both big name -- Claire Danes and Efron, natch -- and smaller ones that are on the rise, like Zoe Kazan. <br />
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James Rocchi <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2008/09/11/tiff-review-me-and-orson-welles/">reviewed</a> <em>Me and Orson Welles</em> at TIFF in 2008, and had plenty of good things to say about it: "Linklater gets the tone of a behind-the-scenes comedy drama just right, the flurry of activity on-stage and the "noises off," the parts played when the lights are up and the roles played when the theater is empty.... <em>Me and Orson Welles</em> won't find a mass audience, but the audience that does will find it has a lot to recommend it."
<p>Check out the exclusive poster premiere for <strong><em><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/me-and-orson-welles/33127/main">Me and Orson Welles</a></em></strong><em> </em>by clicking below, and make sure to check out the film when it hits theaters on November 25th. You can also watch the trailer after the jump. Enjoy!<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/me-and-orson-welles-poster/">'Me and Orson Welles' Poster</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/me-and-orson-welles-poster/2365405/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/orsonwellesposter_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div></p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-me-and-orson-welles-poster-premiere/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Exclusive 'Me and Orson Welles' Poster Premiere!</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-me-and-orson-welles-poster-premiere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19195634/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/exclusive-me-and-orson-welles-poster-premiere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>claire danes</category><category>ClaireDanes</category><category>exclusive</category><category>featured</category><category>Me and Orson Welles</category><category>MeAndOrsonWelles</category><category>poster</category><category>premiere</category><category>Richard Linklater</category><category>RichardLinklater</category><category>zac efron</category><category>ZacEfron</category><category>zoe kazan</category><category>ZoeKazan</category><dc:creator>Jenni Miller</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fan Made: The "I Can Read Movies" Poster Series</title><link>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/fan-made-i-can-read-movies-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/fan-made-i-can-read-movies-series/</guid><comments>http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/fan-made-i-can-read-movies-series/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fandom/" rel="tag">Fandom</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/images/" rel="tag">Images</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/" rel="tag">Posters</a>, <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/fan-made/" rel="tag">Fan Made</a></p><img hspace="4" border="0" align="middle" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/ireadmovies.jpg" /><br />
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Does anybody remember movie novelizations? They've made a bit of a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Movie-Novelizations-Still-Cool-Part/lm/WB6FKQPIX56Y">comeback</a> in recent history, but whoo boy was I a fan of them back in the '80s. Of course, as an adult that love has turned into nostalgia, and to this day, my <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-lost-boys/4967/main"><em>Lost Boys</em></a> novelization holds a prominent location on my bookshelf. But I'm not the only one with a soft spot for those books, because over at Spacesick they have won my heart by creating the "<a href="http://spacesick.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-can-read-movies-series.html">I Read Movies" series</a>. Granted, these books don't exist (and how I wish they did), but you have to love these retro covers they've created for everything from <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/shaun-of-the-dead/19617/main"><em>Shaun of The Dead</em></a> to <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/ghost-dad/3279/main"><em>Ghost Dad</em></a>. <br />
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We do plenty of <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/category/posters/">poster launches</a> around here, but sometimes it seems like we just don't see the same effort being put into our movie one-sheets like we used to. You know you're in trouble when fictional book covers are more impressive than your average studio marketing campaign. But before I start to sound too much like a crotchety grandpa, I'm going to focus on the positive and that's where the fans come in. Take a look around and you'll see some pretty awesome work being done, so we can only hope that some of that creativity rubs off on actual studio releases.<br />
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Check out some of our favorites in the gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/i-can-read-movies-series/">"I Can Read Movies" Series</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/i-can-read-movies-series/2364195/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/icanread9_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/i-can-read-movies-series/2364196/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/icanread1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/i-can-read-movies-series/2364197/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/icanread2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/i-can-read-movies-series/2364198/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/icanread3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/photos/i-can-read-movies-series/2364200/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/10/icanread4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> </p><p><a href=http://spacesick.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-can-read-movies-series.html>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/fan-made-i-can-read-movies-series/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/forward/19194530/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/14/fan-made-i-can-read-movies-series/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Fan Made</category><category>FanMade</category><category>lost boys</category><category>LostBoys</category><category>Novelization</category><category>posters</category><category>Retro</category><category>Shaun of the Dead</category><category>ShaunOfTheDead</category><dc:creator>Jessica Barnes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:32:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>