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Review: ‘The Raven’ Pecks Out Edgar Allen Poe’s Eyes

November 14th, 2012
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Edgar Allen Poe was a morbid little guy. So naturally, director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) has made a movie about Edgar Allen Poe investigating a series of murders inspired by Edgar Allen Poe poems. John Cusack plays Edgar Allen Poe, but unfortunately The Raven pales in comparison to the writer’s real work.

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Review: ‘The Paperboy’ Will Shove a Camera in Your Crotch

October 11th, 2012
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From the director of the oppressive Oscar-winning film Precious comes another in-your-face and disturbing drama called The Paperboy, a 1960′s era drama-thriller-romance-something that is wholly unpredictable, though not necessarily for the better.

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Seattle Chronicles: Six Classic Seattle Movies

May 14th, 2012
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As movie viewers, we are most accustomed to blockbuster movie settings like the sprawling landscapes of the Midwest or the bright city lights of New York and Los Angeles. In fact, the superhero genre has even gone a step further by giving birth to faux cities like Metropolis and Gotham City. But up in the Pacific Northwest lies beautiful but less-popular Seattle, a gem that has played host to many popular flicks.

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The Raven Lurks, but Our Giveaway Looms Bigger

April 26th, 2012
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The Raven, starring John Cusack, lurks its way into theaters on April 27, 2012!

The macabre and lurid tales of Edgar Allan Poe are vividly brought to life – and death – in this stylish, gothic thriller starring John Cusack as the infamous author. When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Poe’s darkest works, a young Baltimore detective (Luke Evans) joins forces with Poe in a quest to get inside the killer’s mind in order to stop him from making every one of Poe’s brutal stories a blood chilling reality.  A deadly game of cat and mouse ensues, which escalates when Poe’s love (Alice Eve, She’s Out of My League) becomes the next target. Intrepid Pictures’ The Raven also stars Brendan Gleeson (In Bruges) and Oliver Jackson-Cohen (Faster).

Enter to win a copy of The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe and an official poster signed by John Cusack and Alice Eve! 

Blu-Ray Review: Say Anything 20th Anniversary Edition

November 12th, 2009

say-anything-blu-rayThe boombox is back! Say Anything, one of the quintessential romantic comedies of the 1980′s, is coming to Blu-Ray in an all-new 20th Anniversary Edition.

Say Anything marks the directorial debut of Cameron Crowe and stars John Cusack as a young man named Lloyd Dobler, who’s one mission in life is to date Diane Court (Ione Skye). The movie looks at the rise and fall of their relationship in a very sincere way, which sets it apart from a lot of the teen comedies that were to follow.

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