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Watch the new trailer for ‘Open Windows’ with Elijah Wood
Nacho Vigalondo, the director of the incredible 2007 film Timecrimes, is back with a new the trailer for his new horror thriller Open Windows. The found footage film, shot mostly from computer desktops and webcams, follows Elijah Wood as Nick who is given unprecedented access to spy on star Jill Goddard, played by Sasha Grey […] More
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Sordid Cinema Podcast #73: ‘The Grand Piano’ ‘Almost Human’ and ‘Big Bad Wolves
This week on Sordid Cinema, Elijah Wood stars as a celebrated pianist who, five years after a notorious fiasco of a performance, is making a nervous, much-hyped return to the stage in Eugenio Mira’s Hitchcock inspired thriller, The Grand Piano. Afterwards, we discuss Almost Human by first time writer/director Joe Begos. This gory sci-fi / […] More
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Fantastic Fest 2013: My Top 5 Anticipated Films
There are just two—count ‘em, two—days until Fantastic Fest 2013 kicks off in Austin , Texas, at the Alamo Drafthouse Lakeline. In case you hadn’t been keeping track, I’ll be there for the majority of the festival covering as many movies as possible. (I will be a movie-watching/reviewing machine, just you watch.) If you’ve been […] More
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Fantastic Fest 2013: Second wave of films announced, including ‘A Field in England’ and ‘The Congress’
Anyone reading this likely knows that the end of summer portends a few important milestones in a moviegoing year, chief among them the proliferation of film festivals in locations as diverse as Venice; Toronto; Telluride; and, of course, Austin, Texas. Yes, we’re just over 5 weeks away from Fantastic Fest 2013. Today, the organizers announced […] More
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‘Maniac’: Technically proficient, morally deficient
The 1980 film Maniac was a Z-grade slasher film, more or less, trying to make a quick buck in the era of Halloween and Friday the 13th. It is not immediately apparent why Alexandre Aja (The Hills Have Eyes, High Tension) would want to produce a remake of it, nor is it immediately apparent what French director Franck Khalfoun is trying to say with that remake. All that is apparent is this: you won’t see another film like Maniac this year, and you will not want to. More
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BFI London Film Festival 2012 – ‘Celeste & Jesse Forever’ succeeds as neither romance nor comedy
Celeste & Jesse Forever Written by Will McCormack, Rashida Jones Directed by Lee Toland Krieger USA, 2012 Love in the 21st century seems to follow two distinct strains when it comes to the movies. First, there’s the standard issue romantic comedy, the mildly insulting, light and eminently predictable vehicle, usually starring a Jennifer of the Aniston or Lopez variety, […] More
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SDCC 2012 TV Recap: Thursday
Thursday started off quietly, TV-wise, but kicked into gear in the afternoon, with panels in several different rooms. Here’s a glimpse at some of what Day One had to offer- Psych Moderated by Tim Omundson, the Psych panel was the most cohesive and smoothly run of the day. It was a laid-back lovefest, with […] More
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Red-Band Trailer for ‘Maniac’ Shows Elijah Wood’s Dark Side
Maniac Written by Alexandre Aja, Grégory Levasseur and C.A. Rosenburg Directed by Franck Khalfoun USA, 2012 Another slasher film remake? Haven’t we seen enough? Judging by Maniac’s red band trailer, we haven’t. Elijah Wood as a serial killer sounds a bit far fetched. But, when you consider his turn as a silent, smiling cannibal […] More
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Video of the Day: Elijah Wood Talks ‘The Hobbit’ ,Beastie Boys, & ‘Wilfred’
Elijah Wood recently made an appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and discussed his role on the Beastie Boys short film Fight For Your Right Revisited. He also talked about his appearance in Peter Jackson’s upcoming Hobbit film, so I felt it would be worth posting. Enjoy! – [vsw id=”AXfAF7UrzRo” source=”youtube” width=”500″ height=”425″ autoplay=”no”] More
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Trailers: ‘Happy Feet Two’ offers more minstral action
I never understood the success of the first Happy Feet film in 2006. I saw it and hated it from the word go. It struck me as obnoxious, cloying, and racist. Yes this is a movie that celebrates diversity by having the whitest cast in the world and having the tow non-white penguins voiced by […] More
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Sundance 2011: “Fight for Your Right Revisited” – Same Old Bullshit
Fight for Your Right Revisited Directed by Adam Yauch Written by Adam Yauch 2010, USA Back in 1986, The Beastie Boys released Licensed to Ill to raving reviews. Rolling Stone magazine printed the now-famous headline, “Three Idiots Create a Masterpiece.” Licensed to Ill became the best selling rap album of the 1980s and the first […] More
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How Elijah Wood Will Cameo in ‘The Hobbit’
Yesterday we reported that Elijah Wood was shortlisted to return for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit despite the fact that his character Frodo doesn’t appear in the book which takes place years before the characters birth. Now the official Lord of the Rings fan-site claims that Wood is set to reprise his role, appearing in the […] More
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