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Monday, May 21, 2012
'Argo' Trailer: Ben Affleck Rescues Iranian Hostages
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota Less than 10 years ago, Ben Affleck was the laughing stock of Hollywood, thanks to the commercial and critical bomb known as "Gigli." Thankfully -- for Affleck and for audiences -- it seems like those days are far, far behind him.In his next film, "Argo," Affleck stars as Tony Mendez, a C.I.A. officer who helped extract six American hostages from Iran in 1979, by making them pose as a Canadian film...
'The Campaign': Will Ferrell And Zach Galifianakis's Political Teasers (UPDATE)
AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota UPDATE: The full trailer for "The Campaign" just debuted. It features a lot of the same footage you saw in the teasers, except this time around, Will Ferrell's character gets caught punching a baby in the face (seriously). Check out the trailer above. For the original teasers, head below.EARLIER: If you were subsisting on Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis's cymbal performance at the Oscars, then it's...
Thomas Parkin, Real-Life Norman Bates, Convicted Of Fraud In 'Psycho'-Like Case
AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota "We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?" said Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 horror film, "Psycho." In regards to a recent lawsuit, those words have never been more appropriate.A few weeks ago, Michael Daly of the Daily Beast wrote about a fascinating case involving a man who's been nicknamed the "Real-Life Norman Bates." In a tale of Hitchcockian proportions, 51-year-old...
'The Dictator' Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Makes 9/11 Jokes, Delivers Baby
AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota If the first trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen's newest alter-ego comedy, "The Dictator," left you wanting more, don't worry: the new red-brand one will certainly, uh ... deliver.The new clip explains a bit more of what's happening in Cohen's upcoming parody: A tyrannical, good-time dictator (Cohen) travels to America -- "the birthplace of AIDS" -- and has his regal identity stripped from him. Then, in...
Tim Burton's 'Dark Shadows': Pros And Cons
AppId is over the quota AppId is over the quota By now, you've probably heard about Tim Burton's new movie, "Dark Shadows." Based on the popular '70s soap opera, the adaptation stars Johnny Depp (of course) as Barnabas Collins, a vampire who seeks revenge on a jealous witch. Does "Shadows" breathe life into the director's recent crop of underwhelming films? Is the latest Depp-Burton collaboration in need of resuscitation? Will [INSERT THIRD CLICHED PUN ABOUT VAMPIRES]? Let's take a look in this week's Pro-Con.PRO: The set design and costumesOne...
