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Christopher Nolan is going Interstellar

Christopher Nolan is in talks to direct the sci-fi flick Interstellar, penned by his brother and frequent collaborator Jonathan. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan will both direct and produce the picture. The feature is said to involve such plot-hole-heavy devices as “time travel and alternate dimensions.” Though we love Memento, The Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, and Inception, you would think Nolan […]

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to direct Scarlett Johansson in new comedy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer, Inception) will add director to his list of credentials as Deadline reveals details of his first venture behind the camera. JoGo’s feature directing debut will be an as-yet-untitled comedy he wrote and plans to star in alongside Scarlett Johansson. He’s tight-lipped about the finer plot details at the moment […]

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10 movie characters who are terrible at their job

10 movie characters who are terrible at their job. By Simon Miraudo. In the surprise box office hit Bad Teacher, Cameron Diaz plays a … well, a bad teacher. It’s not the most imaginative title in the world, but it brought in the crowds (to the tune of $216 million worldwide). To celebrate the film’s […]

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We can recalibrate it for you – The Adjustment Bureau review

The Adjustment Bureau – Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Anthony Mackie. Directed by George Nolfi. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. I can honestly say The Adjustment Bureau is the best meet-cute sci-fi rom-com about magic hats that I’ve seen in at least three months. Well, definitely top five. The ads are selling it as […]

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The King’s Speech reigns supreme at 83rd Academy Awards

Feel-good period piece The King’s Speech was crowned Best Picture at the 83rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles today. The James Franco/Anne Hathaway hosted ceremony proved to be one of the least surprising Oscars in recent memory, and the telecast even earned the distinction from Roger Ebert of being one of the worst in history. […]

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>The Social Network, Inception victorious at WGA awards

>Although The King’s Speech ran away with three of the four big guild awards (SAG, DGA, PGA) last month, a couple of other films were afforded the opportunity to shine at the Writers Guild of America awards. The Social Network writer (and frequent WGA criticiser) Aaron Sorkin picked up the prize for Adapted Screenplay, beating […]

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt to join The Dark Knight Rises?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt might reunite with his Inception director Christopher Nolan and join the cast of the upcoming Batman sequel The Dark Knight Rises. According to Deadline, Jo-Go is in talks to play an unspecified role. He would join already-announced stars Anne Hathaway (Catwoman) and Tom Hardy (Bane), as well as returning regulars Christian Bale (Batman) […]

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>2011 Academy Award nominations revealed!

>The nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced in L.A. this morning by Academy president Tom Sherak and Oscar-winner Mo’Nique. The King’s Speech dominated the field with 12 nominations, followed closely by True Grit (10 nods), The Social Network (8 nods) and Inception (8 nods). Many pundits consider this to be a two-horse race, […]

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>2011 BAFTA nominees announced!

>The nominations for the 2011 Orange British Academy Film Awards were announced by pretty young thesps Dominic Cooper and Talulah Riley at the Royal Opera House in London today. The usual suspects all get a nod (as they have done in the Golden Globe, PGA, WGA and SAG nominations), but there are a couple of […]

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R.I.P. Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite, the prolific British actor who appeared in Romeo and Juliet, The Usual Suspects, and most recently, Inception, has died of cancer at the Royal Shewsbury Hospital. He was 64 years old. Postlethwaite was first diagnosed with cancer in 1990, yet he appeared in more than 45 films from that point until his death. […]

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>2011 Golden Globe nominations dominated by Aussies, Zuckerberg, The King and Johnny Depp

> The nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced early Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association – known for favouring A-list stars often in spite of their film’s critical reception – rewarded an eclectic bunch, from awards’ season darlings The King’s Speech (7 noms) and The Social Network […]

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Dream weaver – Inception review

Inception – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rated M. Originally published July 21, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Christopher Nolan’s Inception implies that somewhere within the vast crevasses of the mind lay pockets of boundless imagination, capable of forging entire universes out of thin air. This very film seems […]

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The casting for Batman 3 begins!

It’s been a while since we wrote about the third instalment of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman trilogy (mainly because most “reports” were about Cher being cast as Catwoman). But we finally have legitimate news regarding Nolan’s highly anticipated sequel to The Dark Knight. According to Deadline, Tom Hardy has been cast in a leading role in […]

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Inception to become a video game?

We’ve seen the movie. We’ve read the online comic. Will we soon be able to play a video game based on Christopher Nolan‘s Inception? Nolan told journalists at a press conference in Rome ahead of the film’s Italian release that he was toying with the idea of turning his mind-heist thriller into a video game. […]

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Christina Hendricks joins Drive

Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive is gearing up for production, and his increasingly impressive cast is beginning to rival Inception‘s “dream team” of actors. Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks is the newest addition to the action thriller. She joins Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks and Oscar Isaac. The news of Hendricks’ involvement comes from […]

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Inception gives X-Men: First Class script the kick

X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn has scrapped a significant chunk of his upcoming film’s script in the wake of Inception‘s release. Vaughn told the L.A. Times that he and co-writer Jane Goldman had intended on featuring similar dreamy action-sequences as those in Christopher Nolan‘s mind-bending blockbuster. “I saw ‘Inception,’ which I loved…But my heart […]

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Australian box office – Mindcrimes rule

People love their mind-benders. Christopher Nolan’s Inception rocketed to the top of the pops, while Toy Story 3 became the highest grossing film in Disney’s history at the Australian box office. Here are the b/o figures for the weekend period July 22-25, 2010. 1. Inception [413 screens/ $17,986]WKND = $7,428,415 / TOTAL = $7,428,4152. Knight […]

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Dream weaver – Inception review

Inception – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ellen Page. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Christopher Nolan’s Inception implies that somewhere within the vast crevasses of the mind lay pockets of boundless imagination, capable of forging entire universes out of thin air. This very film seems to prove the rule. Inception […]

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Read the comic prequel to Inception!

To battle the potentially mind-busting incomprehensibility of Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming Inception, Warner Bros have released a short online comic prequel for your perusal. Inception: The Cobol Job was written by Jordan Goldberg, and features art by Long Vo, Joe Ng, and Crystal Reid. I’d tell you what it’s about, but I haven’t read it. What, […]

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Make your own Inception poster!

This is one trend we can get on board with. First you could create your own Scott Pilgrim avatar. Now, Warner Bros are allowing us to upload our own picture into one of their brilliant character posters for Inception. Here’s mine: I like to think that I maintain the smouldering intensity of Leonardo DiCaprio. Still […]

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Inception character posters – as if we couldn’t be any more excited…

As the release of Christopher Nolan‘s Inception looms ever closer, Warner Bros have treated us with a new batch of character posters. And yes, now we’re even more tingly with excitement. Thanks to Slashfilm for collecting the images from Moviefone, Omelete and Empire (in fact, follow the links to see even more of these great […]

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The Adjustment Bureau trailer debut

The trailer for George Nolfi’s sci-fi drama The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, has debuted online. Based loosely on Philip K. Dick’s short story Adjustment Team, The Adjustment Bureau tells the story of a U.S. Congressman (Damon) who finds himself kept apart from the love of his life (Blunt) by a series […]

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Toy Story trailer mash-up spectacular!

Footage from Pixar’s Toy Story franchise seems custom made to be mashed up in a variety of hilarious, and occasionally inappropriate, ways. This morning we were treated to an inventive mash-up from Screen Rant’s Mike Eisenberg, who combined the trailer for Toy Story 3 with that for Christopher Nolan‘s Inception. The result? Comme Ça: Not […]

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The Rundown: May 6-12

Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest instalment of The Rundown. It’s a regular feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. (And before you say it, in a world where Hey Hey, It’s Saturday […]

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New Inception trailer to change lives; cure disease

You would think that the latest trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s Inception featured the greatest two-and-a-half minutes of footage ever compiled, based on the rapturous online reaction. Frankly, it’s hard to disagree. Is it unfair to heap such hyperbolic praise solely on a film’s trailer? Does it raise expectations to an almost impossible to reach height? […]

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Inception IMAX poster debut

There’s nothing really left to say about Christopher Nolan’s Inception, the director’s follow up to The Dark Knight that will apparently melt all our brains. However, its new IMAX poster is far too delicious not to share. Head on over to Yahoo to see the image in hi-res. Inception stars (deep breath) Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen […]

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Nolan discusses new Superman and Batman projects

Christopher Nolan has discussed, for the first time, his involvement in Warner Bros upcoming Superman reboot, as well as dropping some tasty tidbits about the next Batman film. We already knew that frequent Nolan collaborator David S. Goyer (co-screenwriter of Batman Begins; story credit on The Dark Knight) has come up with the story for […]

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Christopher Nolan working on Superman 3.0; Dark Knight sequel

source: deadline.com Christopher Nolan, the writer/director who rebooted the Batman franchise with billion-dollar success, has been enlisted by WB to shepherd their upcoming big-screen re-imagining of Superman. I’ll get this out of the way early. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN IS NEITHER WRITING NOR DIRECTING THE NEW INCARNATION OF SUPERMAN. As Nikke Finke and Mike Fleming put it […]

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The 25 most exciting movies of 2010!

The 25 most exciting movies of 2010. By Simon Miraudo. So long 2009! We appreciate everything you gave us, from long overdue adaptations of Watchmen and Where The Wild Things Are, surprise hits like District 9 and The Hangover, to the film we’ve spent the last three years talking about, dreaming about and salivating over […]

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New Inception trailer is exciting/confusing

source: traileraddict.com A second teaser trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s upcoming thriller Inception has debuted online. Submit yourself to it and have your mind bended accordingly. The first trailer for this mysterious film had us perplexed, but the new footage is something else. Little is known about the plot, except for the oft-repeated logline that Inception […]

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