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Horrorigins: A Brief History of the Horror Movie
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... in limited theaters, the vampy teen Twilight coming up in a few weeks and True Blood making waves on HBO. Studios can’t seem to go more than a few months without releasing some sort of a zombie flick, and vampires are coming back into their own. ...
Barack Obama vs. The Vampires
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... and high expectations over the impending release of Twilight has sparked some chatter about vampires as a symbolic narrative construct — or, as Jeff Wells puts it ...
Wake me when it’s over
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... As I think I stated before, I’m having nothing to do with Twilight. I admire and appreciate the job Summit has done in tapping into what was the book series’ apparently huge and intensely loyal fanbase, but the constant barrage of clips, trailers and posters has just turned into a huge amount of noise for me. I can’t sort out one from the other and so am skipping it entirely. ...
Star Trek Trailer is Confusing. Clip of the Day
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... It still looks cluttered with too much CG and potentially weak direction — kind of like the first Star Wars prequel, of which I’m also reminded thanks to that lame, child version of James “Siberius” Kirk. And it still lays on the characters and sets up the plot as messily as possible. Worst of all, it doesn’t at all pique the interest of a non-Trekkie like myself.
I know, looking at the recent marketing of Twilight and Watchmen has informed me that the first trailer is for the fans and a ...
10 One-Hit Wonders Made by Movies
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The soundtrack to Twilight is currently the number one album in the U.S., and a band called Paramore is experiencing great success by association. They have two songs featured on the soundtrack, one of which, “Decode,” has been released as the album’s lead single. Though Paramore have been around for some time and were even nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, they have never charted quite as well on the Billboard Hot 100 as they currently are through this Twilight connection. And chances are they’ll never have quite as big a ...
Vampire Love Interests: A Timeline
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... to the goth subculture for acceptance. And typically the initial attraction is by way of a cute goth chick, similar to the crush Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) has on his new neighbor, Eli (Lina Leandersson). But if that chick turns out to actually be a vampire and is able to fight her boyfriend’s battles for him, it might be time for that guy to find a new crush and subculture. Hint: ska girls are cute, too, if there’s any still out there.
2008: Edward Cullen from Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke
He may be the hottest thing to ...
10 Things Twilight Teaches Teenage Boys About Teenage Girls
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... Twilight is poised to make a kazillion dollars this weekend, despite the fact that it contains mediocre acting and special effects that look like they were cutting edge back in 1977. That’s really a testament to the fans of the book series, which is dominating the teenage market. Just like Sex in the City surprised studio execs by bringing in hordes of middle-aged women and making that a hit, the teens will do the same for this moody vampire flick. ...
5 Filmmakers Who Deserve an Economic Bailout
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... ($35 million), and both were box office disappointments. Still, she’s going to keep on being trusted with more money — if Summit is smart they’ll keep her on for at least the first Twilight sequel, which will surely come with a higher price tag — and as long as she continues with genre films, she’s sure to remain a profitable director. ...
Twilight with Puppets. Clip of the Day
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... It’s probably a good thing I’m not head of Summit Entertainment, because I’d replace departed Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke with ...
Twilight Christmas. Clip of the Day
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... I haven’t seen Twilight, but from what I can tell the film only has one memorable scene. That’s the way the Twilight parodists make it seem, anyway. Everything from ...
Hurt Locker Trailer Blows Away Iraq War Hurdle. Clip of the Day
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... , they joke that Summit is too busy with the Twilight sequel to pay attention to the acclaimed and awarded The Hurt Locker, yet they also speculate that this movie could leap over the supposed Iraq War film hurdle due to its action-heavy plot. I think it could do more than be a breakthrough for the subject matter; it should appropriately blow away the hurdle. Then again, ...
Oscars Spoilers. Today in Film Bloggery 02/18/09
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... site is claiming to have the list of winners already is just stupid, but it doesn’t mean the list doesn’t have that odd sense of it could happen with a few “surprise” choices (Amy Adams).”
Nikki Finke refers to the mysterious posting as “annoying Oscar bullshit” and writes, “At this point, with so many of the categories locked as far back as December, I’m sure a chimpanzee could have come up with the same names.”
Word that Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson will be a presenter this year has ...
TWILIGHT: A Little Franchise Goes A Long Way
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... , the third and final Twilight film, suggests the studio is in a hurry. With New Moon, the second entry in the series, currently in a production surge under the direction of Chris Weitz for a November 20 release date, Summit’s latest decision raises the bar even higher, by placing Eclipse right in the heat of summer 2010’s blockbuster season. What’s the rush? ...
