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Most Overlooked/Underappreciated Films of 2009

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:11:00 +0000

We see a lot of movies every year, and there are always those films that we end up sitting in awe of in an empty theater wondering, “Where is everybody?” These are the films that for whatever mystical reason slipped through cracks, were ignored by critics and given the cold shoulder to by audiences. We feel a Netflix account is vital to anyone even remotely interested in film, and if you haven’t seen these we urge you skip the crap that’s filling up theaters over the next two months, add these to your queue and catch up with some great films you missed in the last year.

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In Theaters: ‘New Moon,’ ‘The Blind Side,’ ‘Bad Lieutenent: Port of Call New Orleans’

Hunter McClamrock — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:54:00 +0000

There’s a little something for everyone opening wide this week — unless you actually like good movies, that is. But don’t fret, there are some very interesting options opening limited this week including new films from a couple of our favorite all-time directors. Whatever you fancy, this will be a huge weekend at the box office. With “New Moon” occupying all the brainpower of the country’s teenage girl population, maybe you’ll actually be able to sit through a movie without any incessant giggling and texting this weekend.

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‘Marco?’ ‘Polo!’ ‘Marco?’ ‘Polo!’: John Woo Set To Return To English Language Filmmaking

Oliver Lyttelton — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:41:00 +0000

Following the brilliantly retarded (yet still awful), “Face/Off,” Hong Kong action maestro John Woo continued to sully his reputation making terrible after terrible Hollywood movies, culminating in the atrocious (and ironically accurately titled) “Paycheck,” in 2003. Now the once respected action auteur is looking to make his return to the States, following a return (retreat?) home to make the imminent “Red Cliff,” and the forthcoming “Jianyu Jianghu” with Michelle Yeoh (perhaps he just needed to take a bath to get all the Tinstletown sell-out grime out of his hair).

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John Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’ Trailer

Rodrigo Perez — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:59:00 +0000

A new trailer for John Woo’s long awaited action adventure, “Red Cliff” has premiered over at Apple. The movie, which has already been released almost everywhere else in the world, finally reaches US shores as part of Magnet’s always interesting Six Shooter film series, reaching video-on-demand on October 22nd, and hitting theaters November 20th. But if you’re going to see any of the selection, which also includes “District 13: Ultimatum” and the excellent “Bronson,” on the big screen, it looks like it should be this one.

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‘New York I Love You’ Set For October 16 Release, John Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’ Gets Picked Up, Kirk Ellis To Adapt ‘Papa Hemingway’ And ‘American Tabloid’

Simon Dang — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Anthology film “New York, I Love You” has been given an October 16th release date. The film features segments directed by the likes of Jian Wen, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Khapur, Natalie Portman, Fatih Akin, Joshua Marston and Randy Balsmyer. [Variety]

Magnolia has picked up U.S. rights to John Woo’s two-part epic, “Red Cliff,” and plan to release it in the fall theatrically as one 2 1/2 hour film and on VOD and DVD in its full two parts.

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