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What are the best music videos of the noughties?

24 December 2009 3:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Let us know your favourite pop promos of the decade

What makes a great pop video? Explosive action? Mind-bending animation? Bling? Bottles of Cristal? Being ripped off in the latest TV advert? One viewer's masterpiece is another's dross, and they will never agree.

And there are simply more videos now than there used to be. In the 70s and 80s, quality videos stood out because there wasn't much else around – Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, Jacko's Thriller and Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer were events. Now videos cram every corner of YouTube, blogs and TV channels from Viva to MTV.

In the noughties, having a director for your video wasn't enough – they had to be a big name. Hype Williams was one of the busiest, shooting videos such as Kanye West's Gold Digger and Stronger, Beyoncé's Check on It and Coldplay's Viva La Vida. Other directors such as Mark Romanek »

- Dugald Baird

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If Sherlock Holmes Isn't The World's Greatest Detective, Then Who Is?

23 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Is Sherlock Holmes the greatest detective that's ever lived? It's hard to make such a statement without some serious subjective reasoning (Editor's note: espeically since he's a fictional character and thus, never lived!), but there is at least one objective fact that we can all agree upon — Sherlock Holmes is the greatest detective that has a movie coming out this weekend.

The eccentric private eye's fan base is likely to grow following the release of Guy Ritchie's upcoming film, which stars Robert Downey Jr. as the titular detective and Jude Law as his mustachioed sidekick Watson. But even with the man occasionally known as Tony Stark behind Sherlock's pipe, there is a formidable faction of cinematic investigators that Holmes must contend with for the title of fiction's greatest detective.

Here are just a few of the other fine detectives that could give Holmes' deductive skills some stiff competition.

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- Josh Wigler

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Going To The Movies With Hollywood's Crappiest Christmas Gifts

23 December 2009 12:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Yesterday, MTV's Eric Ditzian ran through five of the best movie gifts -- which is to say, gifts given in movies -- a person could ask for. From Buzz Lightyear in "Toy Story" (personally, I'd prefer a TurboMan from "Jingle All the Way") to the self-lacing Nike sneakers in "Back to the Future Part II," Eric shared some great holiday gift ideas. You probably won't be able to get your hands on any of them at this late hour, but you can at least look at the pictures and sigh wistfully at the missed opportunities.

I'm back today with another gifts list. Except these are prezzies that you're not going to find under the tree when you stumble into the living room on the morning of December 25. The history of cinema is rife with great examples of poor gift-giving, and I've collected some of the worst right here. So hit »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Cinematical Seven: Best Mayhem of 2009

19 December 2009 4:02 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

At this time last year, I was proudly tasked with chronicling 2008's finest moments in "big-screen mayhem, violence, destruction and other such shenanigans." I've still opted to sort these sequences out by specific manner of cinematic excess, and I've swapped out a category for "Most Tasteless Slaughter" (think effectively restrained moments of off-screen violence) for "Most Ridiculous Action" (think the exact opposite of that).

As usual, your comments/suggestions are welcome, and as usual, we didn't intentionally leave any titles off. Besides, if we went ahead and listed every single action or horror flick from 2009, what fun would that be?

Filed under: Action, Animation, Comedy, Foreign Language, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers, Mystery & Suspense, Lionsgate Films, Magnolia, Sony, Universal, Warner Brothers, Fandom, 20th Century Fox, The Weinstein Co., Family Films, Dreamworks, Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino, Cinematical Seven, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels, Lists, Best/Worst, War

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- William Goss

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Morgan Freeman: He makes any movie better, but in 'Invictus' he's finally a great actor again

12 December 2009 9:28 AM, PST | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »

Whenever you sit down to watch a movie, it's always a welcome moment when the name Morgan Freeman appears in the opening credits. Whether he's playing God in Bruce Almighty, a saintly janitor in Million Dollar Baby, or a judge, detective, mechanic, or prison inmate, you can rest assured that each and every moment Morgan Freeman is on-screen, the movie, even if it's a dog, will snap to attention, and that Freeman, even in a nothing role, will take the lines he’s been asked to deliver and, through the sheer magnetism of his presence, turn them into something forceful and vibrant and compelling. »

- Owen Gleiberman

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Best of the Decade #14: Zodiac (2007)

10 December 2009 6:23 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

David Fincher's true crime masterpiece about a serial killer that terrorized Northern California throughout the late 60's and early 70's may very well be one of the best police procedural dramas of all time. Film Junk's Best of the Decade #14: Zodiac. Starring an incredible ensemble cast of Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards, Jake Gyllenhaal and Chloe Sevigny, Fincher puts forth a film of immaculate detail and an endless investigation that became an obsession of many of San Francisco's media and law enforcement members. At a running time of almost three hours, Zodiac follows the steps of the reporters and beat cops through the investigative process. They try to figure out the randomness of the murders and why the killer sent confessions and cryptic clues to the newspapers. As the killer collects more victims, James Vanderbilt's screenplay becomes that much more riveting. Fincher films some death »

- Greg

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I'm a celebrity get me in – Ant and Dec make it into Who's Who

6 December 2009 4:11 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Geordie duo among a host of new names added to 2010 edition, including Anna Friel, Matt Lucas and David Walliams

The inexorable rise of Ant and Dec continues. Not content with chart success, primetime ubiquity and encouraging celebrities to devour Australian jungle fauna, the cheeky Geordie duo have found their way into Who's Who.

Declan Joseph Oliver Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin, as they are more properly known, are joined in the 2010 edition by another double act, Matt Lucas and David Walliams. While Lucas lists his hobbies as "eating crisps, watching football, eating chocolate, watching stage musicals, sleeping, eating crumpets", Walliams cites the love of swimming that propelled him across the Channel three years ago. Fellow comedian, actor and author Ricky Gervais is also among the 1,000-odd new entries.

The Hollywood A-list is represented by Seven co-stars William Bradley Pitt and Morgan PorterfieldFreeman, with the British actors Anna Friel, David Morrissey and »

- Sam Jones

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Facebook Movie Justin Timberlake Set Pic

2 December 2009 12:08 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

What man under 30 has the stones to rock a black blazer over a black t-shirt?  An internet mogul.  This ain’t news to Justin Timberlake.  Merely news to us, courtesy of The Daily Mail.  What else is up with the coming Facebook movie (other than Timberkale perfectly embodying the “I’ll take your money, but I’ll never play by your rules” ethos), you ask?

Well, it’s called The Social Network and it’s being directed by David Fincher, who helmed Seven, Fight Club, The Game and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.  Today, we have the first official set pic from the film, featuring Timberlake embodying the look of the aforementioned mogul.

 

The Social Network is adapted from the book The Accidental Billionaires written by Ben Mezrich of Bringing Down the House fame. The screenplay was written by Aaron Sorkin, who created The West Wing and wrote A Few Good Men. »

- Scott Miller

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Fight Club: 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Review

2 December 2009 9:57 AM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »

"Is Tyler my bad dream? Or am I Tyler's?"

David Fincher's (Seven, Zodiac) cinematic adaptation of Fight Club (based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel) burst onto the scene in 1999 to polarizing critical reaction. For every claim that the director had crafted a scathing indictment of post Baby Boomer materialism, a rebuttal arose deriding the movie as a celebration of mindless violence wrapped in infantile philosophizing. This could be written off as a case of snobbish critics just not "getting it" or the low brow masses wanting their visceral but vapid entertainment. For me, the film's beauty does not simply lie somewhere in the middle as I adore the brutal, dream-like vision but not for the common rationale about its prominently touted message.

Sure there is a lesson to be learned that the things we own do not own us, we should not define our existence gathering more "versatile solutions for modern living, »

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Conspiracy! Greengrass Says No More Bourne And Call Of Duty Director To Now Direct Movies.

1 December 2009 10:55 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »

If there's one thing I love, it's good old fashioned conspiracy theories. Nothing like making a bunch of stuff up to make yourself feel better and give those around you a reason to think you're even more insane than they had imagined.Two stories broke today that have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Or do they?First up, is the so not news of a director not doing a movie he was never attached to direct in the first place. Huh? The trades has more:Paul Greengrass has opted out of helming another installment of Universal Pictures' successful Jason Bourne franchise, and Matt Damon's participation is not sealed. That's a blow for the studio looking to assemble another sequel to one of its most important franchises, but hardly a fatal one. Hollywood's top franchises, including the long-running James Bond series and Warner Bros.' Batman pics, »

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Fight Club 10th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review

1 December 2009 10:04 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

We’re ten years on from Fight Club. There’s still so much to talk about, but the text has been evaluated, eviscerated and analyzed a great deal over that time. Fight Club was an obsession for me when it came out; I saw it at an early screening and it spoke to me. I got it. And it became the movie I took people to see. I ended up in the theater at least ten times with different sets of friends to enjoy this brilliant black comedy. My review of Fight Club after the jump.

The film opens with an unnamed narrator (Edward Norton) sweating and with a gun in his mouth. The gun owner is Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and a bunch of high-rise buildings are about to be destroyed. That’s the ticking clock, and the film then explains how Norton got there. The narrator is unhappy »

- Andre Dellamorte

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The Goon Put on Hold for David Fincher

25 November 2009 4:10 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

It’s been a while since we heard anything regarding the movie adaptation of Robert Powell’s cult comic book, The Goon. In fact, last time we wrote about the movie was all the way back in March when we got to see some concept art and the first official poster. Given the enthusiastic reaction to that first look, we were beginning to wonder why there was so much radio silence on the project. Now, thanks to Comic Book Resources, we have the answer.

According to Goon creator, Eric Powell, there has actually been a fair bit of progress on the movie. Not only is the script for the film is complete, but CG animation house Blur Studios has begun producing a variety of test material. At this point, the only holdup is producer David Fincher, who has to complete filming on his own movie before he can turn to Goon in earnest. »

- Rob Frappier

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James McTeigue's 'The Raven' to Mix Real Edgar Allan Poe and Fiction

24 November 2009 12:22 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

James McTeigue is currently developing "The Raven", a fictional story about what would happen if a serial killer challenged poet Edgar Allan Poe to solve a series of killings inspired by his own stories. On Saturday, November 21, the director sat down with Sci Fi Wire to talk about how the famous author and his works inspire McTeigue's thriller film.

"'The Raven', 'Tell-Tale Heart', 'Premature Burial', 'Murders in the Rue Morgue'," McTeigue mentioned several Poe's poems that will give ideas for the film's murders. "There's a whole lot of them. It's actually a pretty cool concept."

Though the film is a complete fiction, McTeigue has planned to present the film's major character complete with the real details. "It's a total fiction, but obviously Poe is, like, a well-known and much-beloved character," he explained. "People know a lot about him, the way he was a bit of a rascal, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Exclusive Interview With Ren Klyce, Sound Designer of Fight Club and Where the Wild Things Are

15 November 2009 3:07 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

This week, the Fight Club starts again with the release on Blu-ray of a tenth anniversary edition of David Fincher's fan favourite. Every frame of the film was scrutinised by the director, or so it says here, in order to ensure the transfer was reflective, finally, of the ideal realisation of the film. That sentence alone has probably shifted a skip full of copies. What's likely to shift a heap more are the innovative interactive special features. After the break you can view my interview with Ren Klyce, the film's sound designer. As well as collaborating with Fincher since Se7en, he most recently earned the credits of supervising sound editor and sound re-recording mixer on Spike Jonze' Where the Wild Things Are. He's just the man to be out there plugging this new Fight Club disc too, as the best of the new special features revolves around his »

- Brendon Connelly

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DVD Playhouse--November 2009

14 November 2009 6:25 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—November 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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Multiple Personality Disorder report

13 November 2009 3:49 PM, PST | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »

[Editor's Note: Multiple Personality Disorder Reports are short news blasts meant to let you know about the stuff that didn't make it to the news page but still had us talking behind the scenes]

#1 "Acolytes" director Jon Hewitt prepping “X”

Jon Hewitt is preparing to shoot a follow up his teen serial killer film. X will take a trip into the underbelly of Australia’s sex trade. Shooting is slated to start in early 2010.

#2 "Deadgirl" writer to step behind the camera for "Chop"

Deadgirl caught a lot of heat for its controversial subject matter and now writer Trent Haaga is preparing to step behind the camera for Chop. The new project is being toted as a "revenge thriller with a comedic edge in the tradition of "Fargo" and "Oldboy"." The time may be ripe to finally catch up with Deadgil.

#3 "Submarine" adds great cast

Richard Ayoade's adaptation of Joe Dunthorne's coming of age story Submarine had previously cast Craig Roberts and Yasmin Paige but it's the addition of the great Paddy Considine and Sally Hawkins that has us excited. If the comparisons »

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Their Best Role: Brad Pitt and 'Fight Club'

12 November 2009 9:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Welcome to a new series here on Cinematical where we select an actor or actress and the role we think is their all time best.

Brad Pitt has taken on a myriad of roles over the years. He's fly fished, hunted down sadistic killers, played a romantic devil, dallied in thievery, suffered through pain in his Achilles, and even showed up as the notorious Jesse James. And while he may have earned Oscar nominations for his turn as a mental patient in 12 Monkeys and a backward-aging man in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, his best role lives in cult fandom as the corporation-loathing anarchist Tyler Durden in Fight Club.

I know. It's strange of me to pick this role out of the list -- especially in light of his time in 12 Monkeys. Fight Club was the film Edward Norton got recognized for -- not so much Brad Pitt. But »

- Monika Bartyzel

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Exclusive Video: First Look at a Fight Club Blu-ray Commentary Clip!

12 November 2009 7:57 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming Fight Club 10th Anniversary Blu-ray disc, which hits the shelves on November 17. Click below for our exclusive clip featuring Tyler Durden's incarnation with commentary by director David Fincher.

A lonely, isolated thirty-something young professional in an unidentified, semi-stylized city, seeks an escape from his ordinary life with the help of a devious soap salesman. They find their release from the prison of reality through underground fight clubs, where men can be what the world denies them.

Special Features:

- New A Hit In The Ear: Ren Klyce and the Sound Design of Fight Club

Welcome To Fight Club

Angel Faces Beating

The Crash

Tyler's Goodbye

- New Flogging Fight Club

- New Insomniac Mode: I Am Jack's Search Index, Commentary Log, Topic Search

- Behind the Scenes Vignettes: Production, Visual Effects, On Location

- Edward Norton Interview

- Commentary by »

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Hi-Res Wolfman Posters are Here

12 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

After debuting last week, Universal Pictures passed along two beautiful hi-res looks at their teaser posters for The Wolfman . Style "A" finds Benicio Del Toro as the titular creature ( access our gallery to see him in full view) and style "B" is a look at co-star Emily Blunt. The Wolfman is directed by Joe Johnston and was written by Andrew Kevin Walker ( Sleep Hollow , Seven ) and David Self. Look for it on February 12, 2010. »

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Listen, Don't Watch: 10 Soundtracks Better Than Their Movies

12 November 2009 4:31 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Seven months ago, the movie formerly known as The Boat That Rocked had its UK theatrical release, followed up two months later with the DVD. Reviews at the time were so-so. Now the pic gets shipped state-side, renamed Pirate Radio and apparently with all the good parts taken out.

That said, the soundtrack contains 32 '60s classics from The Kinks to The Who to David Bowie — sending it straight to the "Listen, Don't Watch" category, and leaving us wondering if it belongs on our list of 10 Soundtracks Better Than Their Movies.

Next Showing:

Pirate Radio - Trailer

Philip Hoffman and Bill Nighy star - in theaters Friday

Link | Posted 11/12/2009 by reelz

Movies and Music | Pirate Radio | Purple Rain | Twilight | Marie Antoinette | Lost Highway | Garden State | Pretty in Pink | The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Staying Alive | Xanadu »

- reelz reelz

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