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Exclusive: Anthony Mackie Talks ‘Hurt Locker,’ the Oscars and Upcoming Projects After being blown away by The Hurt Locker, I was lucky enough to talk to Mackie about his role, the experience of the Middle East during Ramadan, his work with Matt Damon, his friendship with Wynton Marsalis, and his confidence in Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar chances. By Dr. Cole Abaius on October 21, 2009 | Comments |
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The Paranormal Activity Trailer: What Is It? Part of me finds this trailer gimmicky. In fact, all of me does. Which is good because I hate it when I argue with myself. But gimmicky or not, the movie looks pretty damned satisfying if you love a good scare. By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 15, 2009 | Comments |
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‘In-World War’ Sounds Like Virtually Brilliant Sci-Fi A very cool science fiction indie is being shot right now in the Bay Area that deals with how the future will be shaped by Bush-era politics, a mythologized history, and the beauty of virtual reality. By Dr. Cole Abaius on June 6, 2009 | Comments |
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Audiences Can Hit ‘The Open Road’ This Summer The comedy/drama starring Justin Timberlake and Jeff Bridges will actually see the light of day and the light of the projector late in the summer after wandering the indie wilderness for a year. By Dr. Cole Abaius on May 11, 2009 | Comments |
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Indie Spotlight: ‘Ink’ Is a Visually Arresting Dark Fairy Tale With breathtaking visuals and a fantastic fairy tale story, Ink is an film that deserves to be celebrated. By Dr. Cole Abaius on March 11, 2009 | Comments |
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Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Ligeia’ One-Sheet is Beautifully Deadly A gorgeous new one sheet for the adaptation of Poe’s short story about lust and eternal life have just hit the net. By Paige MacGregor on February 12, 2009 | Comments |
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‘The Objective’ Trailer Promises Blair Witch in the Desert A military team hunting in Afghanistan for a religious leader with nukes comes across something more dangerous. Now, with no annoying campers! By Dr. Cole Abaius on February 3, 2009 | Comments |
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Holy Crap: The ‘Ink’ Trailer Will Melt Your Face Off What looks like an upgraded homage to the sci-fi trip out films of the 70s and 80s mixes a little Dark City and Argento. This trailer came out of nowhere and blew us away. By Dr. Cole Abaius on January 22, 2009 | Comments |
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Win an Autographed Poster from Indie Superhero film ‘Special’ On November 21st, select cities will have the opportunity to experience Special, a very unique movie about a man who develops some superpowers. In order to celebrate, we’ve got a sweet poster giveaway for you. By Dr. Cole Abaius on November 21, 2008 | Comments |
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‘Battle in Seattle’ is Gripping and Intense from Start to Finish Perhaps I should just scrawl it on a placard: Battle in Seattle is an indie that deserves to stand out. By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 17, 2008 | Comments |
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Nothing but Love, Praise, Awards and Oscar Buzz for ‘The Wrestler’ A few days ago, the only thing I really knew about Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler was that Mickey Rourke was in it and looked like Dog The Bounty Hunter had lit his hair on fire, put it out with baby oil and then shaved his beard off. Today is very, very different. By Dr. Cole Abaius on September 9, 2008 | Comments |
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Independent Spirit Awards Nominees Announced In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Zach Braff and Lisa Kudrow helped deliver the nominees for the 2008 Independent Spirit Awards. Have a look at the nominees. By Neil Miller on November 28, 2007 | Comments |