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The scariest horror movie is the one that stars A-list talent. It is almost guaranteed that it will be self deluded into thinking it’s a horror movie worth seeing, and there’s nothing more frightening than a horror movie in denial.

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A match-up made in tough-guy heaven — Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro star in Killer Elite. Based on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives – Danny, an ex-special ops agent (Jason Statham) and Hunter, his longtime mentor (Robert De Niro) – against the cunning leader of a secret military society (Clive Owen).

Killer Elite opens in theaters everywhere September 23, 2011 – we’re giving away a movie poster, signed by Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski and director Gary McKendry! Enter to win now!

At first glance, it may look like a typical Jason Statham movie. But then you realize Robert De Niro is in it. Oh, and Clive Owen, too. Suddenly, Killer Elite looks just a little bit better.

The first movie trailer for Killer Elite is now online, and it doesn’t look half-bad. The plot involves Jason Statham taking off his shirt and kicking, punching and shooting people, Clive Owen being bad with a nasty mustache and Robert De Niro playing the old mentor who has been kidnapped.

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From the director of Shine comes The Boys Are Back, which is easily one of the more underrated movies of 2009. Now out on DVD and Blu-Ray, the drama doesn’t break any new ground but still offers up some fine performances and compelling moments.

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From the director of the Oscar-nominated Michael Clayton comes Duplicity, a witty romantic-comedy-espionage-thriller starring Clive Owen and Julia Roberts. Smart and fun, Duplicity works in a breezy, harmless kind of way, though those expecting the crispness, fluidity and entertainment value of Ocean’s 11 may be disappointed.

Duplicity follows Ray Koval (Owen), an ex-MI6 agent who is now working counterintelligence for a private biotech company. This company has an unhealthy rivalry with its competitor and has infiltrated them with their own spy, former CIA agent Claire Stenwick (Roberts), who is trying to obtain the formula to a secret product that is about to be revealed. What neither company knows is that Ray and Claire actually know each other from several years earlier and are collaborating to steal the formula and sell it to a third party for a large sum of money.

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