Guest Post: Musings on Darren Aronofsky’s departure from The Wolverine… and who should replace him

So late last week, Fox announced that Darren Aronofsky won't be directing the new Wolverine film. As a fan of Wolverine and the X-Men franchise, this was a huge blow to me. Even though I've never read any of the comic books, I was a huge fan of the cartoon show that aired in the 90s. I also …

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The Flix List: Seven Great Directors Working in Hollywood Today

A while back I wrote about hack directors working in Hollywood. Well, to balance things out, now how about some of the great ones who are still churning out some great films. I’ll also list some of their upcoming projects that I’m looking forward to see on the big screen. (rtm's note: also check out …

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31 Days Movie Meme Day #10: Movie I ended up loving

A movie you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving: Inglourious Basterds When the buzz for this movie started even months before it opened, I had no interest whatsoever in seeing it. I've never been a Tarantino fan and though I enjoyed Pulp Fiction, I'm not familiar with his work. Plus, Brad Pitt's mug …

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FlixChatter Review: Inglourious Basterds

Ok, 2 down, 10 more to go. As I mentioned in my Oscar nom musings, I've got twelve movies to catch up on by Oscar time (both nominated for Best Picture and those that feature Oscar-nominated performances). In the past 2 weeks, I finally caught this one and The Hurt Locker, here's what I generally think …

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