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Great Film Directors to be Immortalized on Forever Stamps

Posted by   on May 22, 2012 · 0 comments

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Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston and Billy Wilder, four of the greatest directors in the history of movies, are being immortalized by the United States Postal Service. Portraits of the four will be released on Forever Stamps this week, with the First Day of Issue dedication service to be held in Washington, DC, tomorrow.

Details – and a look at the text on the back of the stamp sheet – follow the jump.

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Look East: Korean Film Festival comes to Hollywood June 23rd & 24th

Posted by   on May 7, 2012

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On June 23rd, 2012 Hollywood will be hosting for the first time the “Look East: Korean Film Festival” to celebrate Korean film and culture. Korean actors Lee Byung Hun and Ahn Sung Ki will be attending and they will be leaving their handprints at the at the Hollywood Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and become part of “Walk of Fame” royalty. Lee Byung Hun (roles in ‘The Good, The Bad, The Weird,’ ‘G.I. Joe,’ and ‘A Bittersweet Life’) and Ahn Sung Ki (well-respected Korean star who has appeared in nearly 100 movies), will be the first Korean actors to leave their hand prints at the Hollywood Landmark Theater.

left-Byung-hun Lee; right-Sung-ki Ahn

The festival also expects to have A-listers in attendance that include: Clint Eastwood, Quentin Tarantino, Oliver Stone, and Pierre Rissient. Additional details on the Look East: Korean Film Festival from the press release after the jump:
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Marvel’s The Avengers Shatters Box Office

Posted by   on May 6, 2012

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Marvel's The Avengers Break Box Office Records

I went to see Marvel’s Avengers for a 2nd time on Saturday (this time in 2D) and the parking lot was packed, every show in almost every theater near my house is sold out until Tuesday. I haven’t seen this kind of opening weekend in years. Not even The Dark Knight – that movie had a huge opening but word of mouth is why that movie broke records.  The Avengers made $200.3 million clams this weekend in US Box Office and over $641 Million worldwide.  It will be real interesting to see if it gets a lot of repeat business.  I’m still upset that people are going to want to read The Avengers comics this summer and they have that stupid Avengers Vs. X-Men event going on. Check out Disney’s Official Press Release.

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NEW “The Amazing Spider-Man” trailer hits the web!

Posted by   on May 5, 2012

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Yesterday a brand new trailer was released for the much anticipated relaunch of the Spiderman franchise entitled “The Amazing Spider-Man”. This action filled trailer gives viewers more of an insight to what kind of movie they’ll be in for on July 3rd, 2012. Check out this amazing trailer after the jump:
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Sheldon Says: Joss Whedon’s The Avengers Exceeds Even My High Expectations!

Posted by   on May 4, 2012 · 1 comment

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The Avengers is ridiculously entertaining. It’s pretty much a perfect summer movie.

The movie’s tone is perfect Marvel; the characters are completely true to their previous movies; the balance of wit, charm, intelligence, drama and poignancy is lovely, and both the tease for The Avengers 2 and the tag following the end credits are amazing. Even the 3D is effective – though it only really gets to shine in the last act.

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Grade: A+

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Marvel’s The Avengers, the first truly Great Movie of 2012! Michelle’s Review

Posted by   on May 3, 2012 · 3 comments

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Marvel's The Avengers Movie Review

As a long time Comic Book collector, I’ve always been more of a Marvel Fangirl than a DC one.  I own the entire run of Spider-Man, Avengers, Captain America, FF and Iron-Man books published between 1981 and 1990.  Never bought X-Men, too expensive and unwieldy.  This is why I have a reputation for being a lot more critical when it comes to my Marvel movies. I have a “vested” interest in seeing these characters done right. Note – My goal here is to do a spoiler free review, I may do a 2nd spoilerrific one after I watch it again in 2D.

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Grade: A+

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Eclipse Magazine presents GeekScholars Movie News Podcast Episode 037: May 2012 Preview; Trailer Reviews for Lawless and This is 40

Posted by   on May 2, 2012

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GeekScholars Movie NewsThis week on GeekScholars Movie News, presented by Eclipse Magazine, we look at the always fantastic, blockbuster-filled month of May. It’s a great time of year to go to the movies, and we’ll tell you which flicks are simply not to be missed!

From there we dive into some preview reviews. Our first trailer we look at is a prohibition period piece starring Shia LeBeouf and Tom Hardy as bootlegging brothers in Lawless. After that we discuss our first look at the quasi-sequel to Knocked Up called This is 40 starring Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd.

From there we have few quickies to update you on as well as our weekend preview which really only deals with the one movie you should be seeing- The Avengers.

So give this week’s show a quick listen, right here!

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