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New York Stories – Some Velvet Morning / Tricked / Michael H. Profession: Director

By Glenn Dunks May 7, 2013 There’s a wide world of cinema out there, and Quickflix’s Glenn Dunks is on the ground in New York City bringing you the titles that will soon be seen in Australian cinemas, and eventually available on home entertainment. The Manhattan Report: The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert […]

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Kelsey Grammer to play villain in Transformers 4

Frasier Crane, friend of the Decepticons. Kelsey Grammer has been cast as the human baddie in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4, Deadline reports. Though details are under wraps, he will reportedly play a “counter intelligence guy” called Harold Attinger. The pic will also feature fellow series newcomers Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, and Jack Raynor. Scripted […]

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Katniss looks very fancy in this new Hunger Games – Catching Fire poster

If Jennifer Lawrence struggled to make it to the podium in her Oscar dress, she’s got no chance of climbing stairs in this get up. A new batch of posters from The Hunger Games – Catching Fire have been released, with Katniss (Lawrence), Effie (Elizabeth Banks), Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), Cinna (Lenny Kravitz), and Caesar (Stanley Tucci) in fairly regal […]

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Poster Debut: The Hunger Games – Catching Fire

Besides winning an Oscar and being the most GIFable person on the planet, Jennifer Lawrence also has that hit Hunger Games franchise under her belt. Is there anything she can’t do? How about ‘be adorably starstruck by Jack Nicholson’? Yep, she’s got that covered too. The poster for its second instalment, Catching Fire, has arrived, promoting Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) […]

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Trailer Debut: The Company You Keep

Ahead of the world premiere of Robert Redford‘s latest film, The Company You Keep, at the Venice International Film Festival, the first trailer has been released and it’s certainly… interesting. It concerns an intrepid young journalist (Shia LeBeouf) who is investigating the story of a former Weather Underground member (an early 70s activist militia) arrested […]

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Philip Seymour Hoffman joins Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire

As if the supporting cast of The Hunger Games wasn’t already filled with beloved, acclaimed actors (Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Toby Jones, Donald Sutherland), an Oscar winner has been thrown into the fray to further legitimise the YA property. Lionsgate has announced the casting of Philip Seymour Hoffman in Francis Lawrence‘s sequel Catching Fire. Hoffman will play head gamemaker Plutarch […]

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My Katniss rules – The Hunger Games review

The Hunger Games – Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Gary Ross. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Well, I don’t think any of us could have predicted that the film coming to claim the ‘Insanely Popular Young Adult Franchise’ crown from The Twilight Saga would be this good. Admittedly the bar had […]

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Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci join The Hunger Games

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Woody Harrelson will play Haymitch Abernathy in Gary Ross’ adaptation of The Hunger Games. Stanley Tucci has also signed on to play Caesar Flickerman, the host of the Games. The news of Tucci and Harrelson joining Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth brings a bit more excitement to the otherwise […]

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Hunger Games finds its Foxface; Harrelson, Tucci and Kravitz rumoured to star

The Hunger Games District 5 tributes have been cast. Two newcomers (Chris Mark and Jacqueline Emerson) have landed the roles of Tribute Boy and Foxface in the Gary Ross directed film. While Chris Mark’s role as Tribute Boy is small, his fellow district tribute Jackie Emerson has landed herself quite an important role. Foxface becomes a […]

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Gossip folks – Easy A review

Easy A – Starring Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Will Gluck. Rated M. Originally published September 15, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Emma Stone could make a four-hour reading of her high school yearbook entertaining. The talented young comedienne has long been ready for her close-up, but she’s often left on the […]

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Gossip folks – Easy A review

Easy A – Starring Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci. Directed by Will Gluck. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Emma Stone could make a four-hour reading of her high school yearbook entertaining. The talented young comedienne has long been ready for her close-up, but she’s often left on the sidelines to offer up memorable […]

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Burlesque trailer debut

The trailer for Steve Antin‘s Burlesque has debuted online, giving us our first glimpse at Christina Aguilera‘s feature film debut. Aguilera stars as Ali, a small-town girl who heads to L.A. with dreams of becoming a singing superstar. She winds up waitressing at The Burlesque Lounge, and spends her time trying to impress proprietor Tess […]

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Streep and Fey to star in Mommy and Me

Sony Pictures have picked up Mommy and Me, a comedy that will feature Meryl Streep and Tina Fey as mother and daughter. The Hollywood Reporter have the scoop on the somewhat-secret project, which set studio tongues wagging when it was announced a couple weeks back. Sony also developed Julie and Julia, which was a box […]

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Emma Stone will fake rock your world in Easy A

The feature trailer for Emma Stone‘s upcoming comedy vehicle Easy A has debuted online. Stone stars as an awkward teenage girl who pretends to be the school slapper as a means of making some money. We preferred the original teaser, which exclusively showcased Stone’s natural comic timing and charm. Even though this trailer is a […]

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Overkill – The Lovely Bones review

The Lovely Bones – Starring Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci and Mark Wahlberg. Directed by Peter Jackson. Rated M. Originally published December 24, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Peter Jackson is no stranger to the pressures of adapting a book to film. His last effort at such a task earned him a number of Academy Awards, millions […]

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Overkill – The Lovely Bones review

The Lovely Bones – Starring Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci and Mark Wahlberg. Directed by Peter Jackson. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Peter Jackson is no stranger to the pressures of adapting a book to film. His last effort at such a task earned him a number of Academy Awards, millions of dollars at the box […]

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