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Tribeca Movie Review: RAZZLE DAZZLE The Lost World The following film was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. Razzle Dazzle Spotlight, Narrative 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Ken Jacobs With his new installment, noted experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs aims to distort his images to such extreme length, as to reconceptualize them and give them a whole new meaning. The tool of choice for him is repetition, repetition, repetition. Jacobs takes what seems like the ordinary, the sublime, the mundane, and turns it into something altogether haunting....

Uma Thurman Talks Stanley Kubrick’s Wartime Lies, Role Of Her Career When I think of actresses lucky enough to have a perfect part, one tailored and empowered with the entire spectrum of human emotion and not simply the giddy sex appeal that plagues Hollywood films, I think ofUma Thurmanand Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride inKill Bill. She should have received an Oscar nom for either volume, and won. While the following quote is in no way a slight at Tarantino, it was surprising to hear her say the following toMTVin regards to a role inStanley Kubrick’sWartime Lies, neither of which happened, obviously…...

Val Kilmer And Alamo Drafthouse Took Us To Tombstone And The Danger Zone In One Epic Weekend Everyone has a favorite Val Kilmer movie. Since the early ’80s, Kilmer has been a beloved actor in Hollywood with films likeReal Genius,Willow,Batman ForeverandHeat.Starring in several films that are staples in many people’s childhood and young adult life, Kilmer was the perfect choice to spotlight for a Rolling Roadshow weekend – especially with the recent announcement ofTop Gun 2: Maverick, the sequel to his 1986 action film where he portrayed his infamous (yet lovable) role as IceMan alongside Tom Cruise....

Warner Bros Is Transforming San Diego Into ‘Blade Runner 2049’ At Comic-Con One of the best aspects ofBlade Runneris the rich, immersive futuristic world inhabited by humans and replicants — a world that directorDenis Villeneuveand cinematographerRoger Deakinsseem to be makingeven more stunningin the upcomingBlade Runner 2049.And now, thousands of attendees at the San Diego Comic-Con this year can experience it for themselves. Alcon Entertainment is offering theBlade Runner 2049Experience at Comic-Con, allowing attendees a chance to see the vehicles and props from the film firsthand, as well as experience an Oculus VR presentation of the world of Los Angeles in 2049....

Warner Bros. Shifts Release Dates For ‘Scooby-Doo’ Reboot, ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’, And More Winds of change must be blowing in Burbank, because Warner Bros. has shifted a ton of release dates for films on the studio’s upcoming slate. TheScooby-Dooreboot and WB’s own clash of the titans,Godzilla vs. Kong, are just a couple of the films caught in the crossfire. Break out your red pens and prepare to update your calendars....

Watch Carl Erik Rinsch’s ‘Escape The Map’ Mercedes-Benz Interactive Short Film Commercial directorCarl Erik Rinsch’s big screen debut47 Roninwon’t hit theaters until November 2012, but he somehow found time to shoot a new short film/commercial for Mercedes-Benz during the film’s post production period. Rinsch’s commercials show an amazing sense of imagination, visual effects artistry and composition.We’ve profiled his amazing commercials on the site,more than once. You might recall that Rinsch was originallytappedto direct a prequel/remake ofAlien, before Fox convinced Ridley Scott to helm the project himself....

We Almost Saw Derek Zoolander Get Killed By A Train, Thanks To Adam McKay Not enough modern comedies end with the demise of their characters. At least that’s what writer-directorAdam McKaythinks. He’s been itching to kill off some of his characters for years now, including Baxter (Anchorman) and the horrific yet charming leads inStep Brothers, Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly). Another protagonist McKay would’ve enjoyed seeing perish in pure agony?...

‘Afflicted’ Trailer And Poster: Found Footage Horror With A Superhero Twist TheAfflictedtrailer might be one of the best Hollywood has released in a long time. Unlike traditional trailers, which are presented linearly, this one starts at the beginning, jumps to the end and works backward, showing how two friends' trip around the world goes horribly, horribly wrong. Written and directed byDerek LeeandClif Prowse, who also co-star, the film won Best Horror film, screenplay and director atFantastic Fest, which is about as impressive as it gets when it comes to horror competition....

‘BoJack Horseman’ Season 5 To Bring You More Hilarious Misery BoJack Horseman, the funniest show about self-loathing you’ll ever see, is one of the best original shows on Netflix. Somehow able to combine extremely sharp, often obscure jokes with crushing yet keen reflections on depressing, it’s a truly remarkable piece of pop entertainment. And Netflix isn’t horsing around about it, either. Per BoJack Horseman’s own Twitter account, straight from the horse’s mouth, comes word that Netflix has greenlitBojack HorsemanSeason 5....

‘Castle Rock’ Trailer: The Stephen King Multiverse Arrives On Hulu This Month Get ready to run through someStephen Kingeaster eggs, constant readers. The latestCastle Rocktrailer is chock full of references to the acclaimed author’s most famous (and more obscure) stories, which makes sense for a Hulu horror series set in the Stephen King multiverse. It will be fun to tick off every reference toIt, Cujo, orThe Shawshank Redemption— or at least take a shot every time you see one....

‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Featurette Teases The “Ultimate Battle” Between Daredevil And The Punisher The first season ofDaredevilhad a damn good villain in Wilson Fisk – one of the best in the MCU, along with Loki and Kilgrave. So how does the show top that in season 2? Well, by bringing on not one buttwoclassic figures to antagonize our poor beleaguered devil of Hell’s Kitchen: a hardcore vigilante known as the Punisher, played byJon Bernthal, and a dangerous former flame called Elektra, played byElodie Yung....

‘Escape Room 2’ Will Bring More Deadly Puzzles To Theaters In Spring 2020 Even though it may have been released in the dumping ground month of January,Escape Roomhas become a hit film for Sony Pictures (and itwasn’t half-bad either). The film only cost $9 million to produce, and it raked in nearly $119 million at the box office. In Hollywood, that’s grounds for a sequel, and the studio is making moves to releaseEscape Room 2in the spring of 2020....

‘Fantastic Beasts’: Meet Some Of Newt Scamander’s Magical Creatures This fall bringsFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themto theaters, expanding the wizarding world thatJ.K. Rowlingcreated, complete with a screenplay written by the novel’s author herself. The most recent trailer finally laid out the basic premise of the story for us with some magical creatures escaping from Newt Scamander’s suitcase, leaving the wizard with the task of tracking them down before they wreak havoc on the non-magical world and reveal the wizarding community....