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26 April 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »

"The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion." –Arnold Schwarzenegger

Greetings from the apocalypse! This was a scary-ass week for my homies in Boston. Why we gotta blow each other up, people? If we keep exploding ourselves all we'll wind up with is Charlton Heston screaming at the Statue of Liberty. Truth. Love, peace and chicken grease, y'all. Now, movies …

Friday, April 26

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When Scarface said, "The World is Yours," there should have been an asterisk that read "*As long as you're not a complete knucklehead." That's the heavy-duty lesson Mark Wahlberg, The Rock and Anthony Mackie learn as a trio of gym rats-cum-criminals in "Pain & Gain," the latest filmsplosion from the Michael Bay ejaculatory system. The guy who brought us three "Transformers," two "Bad Boys" and one "I'd »

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11 March 2013 12:53 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Everyone celebrates President's Day, Valentine's Day, and the sort, but it's the cool kids who know that tomorrow, March 12th, is National Alfred Hitchcock Day!

Need a reminder why Alfred Hitchcock is still the legendary master of suspense? Read on!

Hitchcock, the recent film starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, was based on Stephen Rebello’s bestselling book, Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho. We asked Stephen to write something special for Hitchcock Day, and he came up with “6 Great Reasons Why Hitchcock Is Still the Master of Suspense.”

6 Great Reasons Why Hitchcock Is Still the Master of Suspense

Psycho. Vertigo. North by Northwest. The Birds. If Alfred Hitchcock had directed nothing more than that astonishing quartet, he’d still be considered the maestro of creating nail-biting suspense, romantic intrigue, and unforgettable thrills. But that incredible run of movies, released in theaters from 1958 to 1963, represents only a drop in the bloody bucket of Hitchcock’s masterworks, »

- Uncle Creepy

21 February 2013 6:21 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

Article by Dan Clark

The Academy Awards have a long tradition of awarding the best and the brightest in the world of movies. Hollywood’s biggest night is the ideal time for film legends to be recognized. Unfortunately the Oscars are also well known for dropping the ball on occasion. Some of the best actors to ever have graced the silver screen never hoisted that golden statue. Sure they attempt to remedy that at times by giving out Honorary Awards to make up for their biggest oversights, but to me that’s nothing more than a giant comp out. With that in mind I have compiled a list of the greatest actors to never have won an Oscar. Like the Oscars I’m sure there are many that deserve to be on this list that didn’t make the cut so feel free to honor them in the comment section »

- Guest

8 February 2013 10:54 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »

By Joey Magidson

Film Contributor

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Everyone knows the saying “it’s an honor just to be nominated,” right? Well, that’s certainly the case, but there are always times when it just doesn’t seem right for a film to leave Oscar night empty handed. Tons of worthy films aren’t even nominated each year, but there is also no shortage of flicks that receive a solid amount of nominations and wind up winning nothing.

A lot goes into actually winning an Academy Award. Quality, of course, comes into play, but a little less than I’d prefer. Politics has its place, too, both in terms of capturing the zeitgeist and also in campaigning for the win. Oscar voters love to be wooed. One can occasionally win without campaigning, but by and large the Academy wants you to want it.

While it’s not included below, Up in the Air »

- Joey Magidson

7 February 2013 9:11 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »

It’s nearly universally agreed upon that Alfred Hitchcock is one of the best – if not the very best – directors to have ever lived. The Master of Suspense made pictures that succeeded in the silent and sound eras. His films ranged from suspense horror to film noir to romantic comedies. Complex stories and chilling plot twists aided Mr. Hitchcock in perpetually keeping his audience entertained.

But perhaps what is most striking in Hitchcock’s filmography is the superb acting. Many of the performances he got from his actors were their career best, so it’s no wonder that Hollywood legends like James Stewart, Cary Grant, Grace Kelly and Ingrid Bergman wanted to work with him on multiple occasions. Though Hitchcock reportedly stated that, in film, “the director is God” and that actors “should be treated like cattle,”  there’s no denying that the acting performances in his films are part »

- Nicholas Fulton

21 January 2013 9:21 AM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »

This is part 20 out of 30 in our daily January countdown of the 300 Greatest Films Ever Made. These are numbers 110-101.

110) Notorious (1946) Alfred Hitchcock USA

109) Nosferatu (1922) F. W. Murnau Germany Silent

108) Romeo & Juliet (1968) Franco Zeffirelli British/ Italy

107) The Phantom Of The Opera (1925) Rupert Julian USA Silent

106) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Irvin G. Kirshner USA

105) The Lion In Winter (1968) Anthony Harvey British

104) The Thin Man (1934) W. S. Van Dyke USA

103) Tokyo Story (1953) Yashujira Uzu Japan

102) M (1931) Fritz Lang German

101) City Of God (2002) Fernendo Meirelles Brazil

Numbers 100-91 coming next.

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8 January 2013 4:12 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Haven't had a chance to check out Hitchcock yet? Well, its home video release is coming on March 12th, and we have all the info you need right here, including word on Alfred Hitchcock: The Classic Collection, which arrives the same day.

Hitchcock Synopsis:

Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren are spellbinding in this provocative story about the making of one of cinema’s most iconic films. Plagued by both a reckless ego and nagging self-doubt, Hollywood legend Alfred Hitchcock (Hopkins) becomes obsessed with a grisly murder story that the studios won’t back. Determined, he risks his reputation, his home, and even the love of his wife, Alma (Mirren), as he sets out to make the film. Ultimately, Hitch wins Alma over, and the two collaborate to create an enduring masterpiece – Psycho. Also starring Scarlett Johansson, Toni Collette and Jessica Biel, Hitchcock is “a knockout from start to finish” (Rex Reed, »

- The Woman In Black

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