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‘The Conjuring’ spin-off, ‘Annabelle’, set to hit cinemas later this year

Horror movies are usually reliable money-spinners, but even The Conjuring astounded when it grossed more than $300 million worldwide off a $20 million budget in 2013. So, it comes as no surprise to hear that Warner Bros. has set for release a spin-off titled Annabelle later this year, ahead of next year’s official Conjuring sequel. Annabelle, based on the very creepy doll […]

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Vera Farmiga to play Norman Bates’ mother in Psycho TV show

Vera Farmiga will play Norman Bates’ mother – pre-skeletal, of course – in Bates Motel, A&E’s TV series based on Alfred Hitchcock‘s classic Psycho. According to Deadline, Norman’s mother is called Norma, and is a “passionate, and compelling…smart, multidimensional character who is always capable of surprising us.” Bates Motel has a straight-to-series order, so we can look forward to 10 episodes arriving […]

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The wild card – Safe House review

Safe House – Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Rated M. Originally published February 9, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Safe House arrives on DVD, Blu-ray, and Quickflix Pay Per View in Australia June 7, 2012. Safe House has a lot of elements that – stirred together, and sugared to taste – could be expected to produce something of […]

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The wild card – Safe House review

Safe House – Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds and Brendan Gleeson. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Safe House has a lot of elements that – stirred together, and sugared to taste – could be expected to produce something of fairly compelling quality. Reliable leads in Denzel Washington (employing his eternally popular […]

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Keanu’s misdemeanour – Henry’s Crime review

Henry’s Crime – Starring Keanu Reeves, James Caan and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Malcolm Venville. Rated M. By Hilary Simmons. I watched Henry’s Crime twice because the first time I felt sure I was missing something. The second time I knew that the story was as devoid of feeling and nuance as Keanu Reeves’ face. […]

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Source Code evolving into TV show

A television series based on Duncan Jones‘ sci-fi thriller Source Code is being developed by ABC studios in the United States. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the series will take the premise of the movie and turn it into a TV procedural, in which former federal agents “jump into the consciousness of people involved in […]

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How to merge lives – Source Code review

Source Code – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farmiga. Directed by Duncan Jones. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Source Code is about a man sent back through time, into a parallel universe, as another person. I think. Maybe. You’ll have to bear with me as I decipher the goings on of Duncan Jones’ […]

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Trailer Debut: Source Code

The first trailer for Duncan Jones‘ Source Code has been released online. Already receiving comparisons to Groundhog Day, Déjà Vu and Quantum Leap, it’s a punchy and promising preview. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Captain Colter Stevens, a soldier who unwittingly finds himself part of a Government operation called “Source Code”, a computer program that allows […]

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Moving is living – Up in the Air review

Up in the Air – Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. Originally published January 6, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney’s smile is pretty much the only thing a film needs to be an enjoyable experience. An entire trilogy of near-plotless heist movies were built entirely on […]

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Moving is living – Up in the Air review

Up in the Air – Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. Originally published January 6, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney’s smile is pretty much the only thing a film needs to be an enjoyable experience. An entire trilogy of near-plotless heist movies were built entirely on […]

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Moving is living – Up in the Air review

Up in the Air – Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jason Reitman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. George Clooney’s smile is pretty much the only thing a film needs to be an enjoyable experience. An entire trilogy of near-plotless heist movies were built entirely on the foundation of his cheeky […]

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Come fly with Clooney – Up In The Air feature trailer debut!

source: traileraddict.com The feature length trailer for Jason Reitman‘s new film Up in the Air has debuted online. Last month we fell in love with the unique teaser trailer, but this new clip gives us a better idea of the film’s storyline. Up in the Air is based on the novel by Walter Kirn and […]

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Up in the Air trailer debut – Juno director flys with Clooney

source: traileraddict.com The spectacular new trailer for director Jason Reitman‘s latest film Up in the Air has arrived. Although we seem to be raving about a bunch of trailers at the moment, this is truly one of the most unique and special we’ve seen of late. The film stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a […]

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