Flix News of the Week: Ridley Scott possibly teaming up w/ Gerry Butler for an African thriller

Ok yes I know, given how prolific Ridley Scott is (just check out this long list even from a year ago), who knows when we'll see this project off the ground. But one can hope, right? I love Ridley's work and you know how I feel about Butler, and so I've been hoping one day …

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Flix Poster of the Week: The Cold Light of Day

Please note: This is a re-post from a year ago as the new poster has just been released today, as well as new details on the movie. This movie wouldn't have been in my radar had it not been for my affinity for Henry Cavill. Could 2012 finally be Henry's year? After being passed over …

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Conspicuous Trailer of the Week: The Flowers of War

Earlier today, the international trailer to Christian Bale's epic WWII drama was released. Set in both Mandarin and English dialog, this is China's most expensive film ever to produce. According to THR, China’s Film Bureau has submitted it to the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film category. Well, considering this comes from an acclaimed Chinese director …

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Posters of the Week: Red Lights

I saw this on my weekly Impawards.com visit and it immediately grabbed my attention. I first heard about this project from my friend Novia, a.k.a. the world's biggest Cillian Murphy fan, on her Cillian's project update post. This marks the second movie Cillian does with Red in the title, the first movie I saw him …

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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Immortals – ‘The Story Behind Theseus’ Featurette

Exactly a month from now, on 11-11-11, Immortals is released. You probably already know that I've been anticipating this for some time. I was initially excited because Tarsem is directing (as I really like The Fall), but when Henry Cavill was cast, I am even more psyched!! Yes the British actor is VERRRY easy on …

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TCFF Spotlight: 5 Buzz-worthy Documentaries

Less than a week away until Twin Cities Film Fest starts on Tuesday, September 20th. So today I'm going to highlight five documentaries worth seeing that are premiering next week at TCFF. I don't watch as many docs as I should, in fact, out of the five I highlighted from last year, I've only managed …

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Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

I haven't done a new flick spotlight in a while, and the last time I did it was on Cloud Atlas, which had quite an ensemble cast. Well, the fantastic British cast is what initially grabbed my attention about Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. If you've read this blog long enough, you know I love all …

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