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Pixar’s Next Film ‘Brave’ Will Be Scored By A ‘Harry Potter’ Series Alum

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

Film composers for the Pixar films have been a pretty exclusive club up to this point. It began with Randy Newman, then stayed in the family when Thomas Newman came over to work with Andrew Stanton,. Finally Michael Giacchino came … Continue reading →

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The Flickcast – Episode 99: 99 Problems

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Joe Gillis

This week on The Flickcast Chris and Matt inch ever closer to the magical 100th episode of the show. It’s getting closer every day but until then, they still had this episode to do and do it they did. This … Continue reading →

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MTV Movie Awards Nominations Favor Popularity

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

In what will come as no surprise to anyone, except maybe my mom, the MTV Movie Award nominations have been released and the most popular and creatively vacant film franchise this side of middle earth leads the pack. That’s right, … Continue reading →

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Sucker Punched: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ Takes the Weekend Box Office

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Shannon Hood

At the end of the day, it was a Wimpy Kid who beat up on the highly stylized and sexualized Sucker Punch. An effective trailer campaign launched by Warner Brothers stirred up plenty of interest in Zack Snyder’s latest offering, … Continue reading →

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SXSW Announces 2011 Closing Night Films

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Nat Almirall

More news from Austin! This time it’s the closing-night films, and they’re a pretty notable bunch at that. Headlining the bunch is the world premiere of Billy Bob Thornton’s Willie Nelson documentary, The King of Luck. In addition to that, they’ll … Continue reading →

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SXFantastic and SXSW Midnight Movies Announced

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Lots of exciting news is coming out of Austin as the town braces for the SXSW Film, Interactive, and Music festivals.  The official midnight movies have been announced, and they are sure to offer up some of the usual scares … Continue reading →

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Box Office: ‘Green Hornet’ Stings ‘The Dilemma’

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Despite some tepid reviews, Green Hornet ran away with the top spot this weekend.  The Seth Rogan comedy/action hybrid made about $34 M, which is good enough to be the third highest January opening ever. About 69% of the film’s … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Those ‘Little Fockers’ Pick Off ‘True Grit’

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Shannon Hood

True Grit and Little Fockers dropped off little from their opening weekend attendance, but in the end those Fockers reigned supreme. The movie managed to make about $26.3 Million in its second week of release. That’s a 15% drop, which … Continue reading →

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