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Shouts From the Back Row – Episode 255 – Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
Spider-Man is back on the big screen thanks to Captain America: Civil War, and everybody seems to love the return-to-form of our favourite webslinger. It’s been a long road for Spidey to get to this point, so on this episode … Continue reading
Before They Were Stars: Sara Ramirez in “Spider-Man”
Later today, we will be releasing this week’s Shouts From the Back Row podcast, where we will be discussing the Spider-Man films. If you go back and watch the first two Sam Raimi movies, you will find a large number … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Paul Newman in “The Silver Chalice”
The Silver Chalice is a 1954 historical epic which would be completely forgettable if it didn’t happen to feature the screen debut of an aspiring young actor named Paul Newman. But the film is also notable for how much Newman … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: Imogen Poots in “V for Vendetta”
You might remember the flashback montage sequence in the middle of V for Vendetta which chronicles the story of a young woman named Valerie who is imprisoned and tortured because she is a lesbian. We briefly catch glimpses of Valerie … Continue reading
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You can always call The Nice Guys!
Sadly, The Nice Guys isn’t doing very well at the box office, and that’s a damn shame because this movie is fantastic! I had such a great time watching The Nice Guys that I’m posting this wicked animated trailer for … Continue reading
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They’re celebrating…
I honestly didn’t expect to be this interested in Independence Day: Resurgence, but this trailer really does look like it’s going to deliver everything that we loved in the first movie…but, like, with this weird X-Files-esque bent to it. It’s … Continue reading
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Before They Were Stars: David Letterman Auditions for “Airplane!”
David Letterman auditioned for the role of Ted Striker in Airplane!? Surely, you can’t be serious! I am serious and don’t call me Shirley! While it’s common for talk show hosts to surprise their guests by showing clips of their … Continue reading
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Belly of the Bulldog
On a recent episode of our podcast (which is coming back soon, don’t worry), I mentioned that I don’t feel as though I’ve given Ben Wheatley a fair chance. Well, maybe he’ll grab me more as a producer than as … Continue reading
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Hold your breath, cross your fingers, here we go!
It’s funny. The BFG was never my favourite Roald Dahl book when I was growing up, but damn if the trailers for the film adaptation aren’t giving me some serious swells of nostalgia. Maybe it’s just the fact that this … Continue reading
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We have a gift.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMfUjDnpfRY But do we really have a gift? I feel like the reboot/remake-quel of Ghostbusters is a tainted property at this point. Everybody is apparently up in arms about it, with the first trailer being the most disliked movie trailer … Continue reading
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