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Film noir screening series this weekend at classic New Jersey movie palace

This coming Friday and Saturday night, The Loews Jersey has another great classic film series. This time it’s the Film Noir Series, hosted by Professor Foster Hirsch, author of The Dark Side of The Screen, a revised and updated look at Film Noir. The landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre is a not-for-profit arts and entertainment center ….

Slumdog tops Oscars

Slumdog Millionaire, the indie film dedicated to the spirit of hope and survival, was named best picture at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. The film that fought its way to worldwide recognition nabbed an incredible eight statues, including best director honors for Danny Boyle. Below is the complete list of nominees for the 81st Annual ….

New clip from Watchmen featuring Silk Spectre and Nite Owl in action

MTV posted this new clip from Zack Snyder’s Watchmen movie, featuring Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II and Patrick Wilson as Nite Owl II, kicking ass in a prison during a riot. There’s also some great views of the Owl Ship flying over the prison. Those of us waiting anxiously for the film, get another ….

The French Connection Blu-ray review

New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) attempt to break a mysterious narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection – the gritty classic New York crime story is a blueprint for how contemporary action movies are done right. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller won ….

See poster artist Drew Struzan’s original work in a rare gallery exhibit

There is an exhibit of world renowned poster artist Drew Struzan’s commercial as well as contemporary personal works and reproductions, on display at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, California. Alhambra is a charming community with a quaint downtown area, located in the San Gabriel valley just south of Pasadena, and 10 minutes east of downtown Los ….

The Batman Anthology available for the first time in Blu-ray

The Batman Anthology will be available for the first time ever on Blu-ray HD on March, 10, 2009. Batman (1989) Jack Nicholson is The Joker, who emerged from a horrible accident as a maniacal criminal. Michael Keaton is the Caped Crusader, who emerged from a childhood trauma to become a masked crimefighter. Kim Basinger is ….

Home Media Magazine presents Fifth Annual Latino DVD Awards

Home Media Magazine is presenting the Fifth Annual Latino DVD Awards on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California. The evening will kick off with a cocktail reception followed by dinner and an awards ceremony presenting the winners of the Latino DVD Awards. The awards will honor ….

Watchmen screenwriter discusses Illustrated Man and Frankie Machine

Alex Tse – who wrote the screenplay for Watchmen – spoke exclusively with Collider.com about the upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi classic The Illustrated Man, which Zack Snyder is also attached to helm, and the Michael Mann crime thriller Frankie Machine, based on the Don Winslow novel about a retired hitman lured back into ….

Clive Barker opens up about Book of Blood trilogy and the Hellraiser, Candyman and Night Breed remakes

Clive Barker’s latest films, Dread and Book of Blood will be previewed at the next West Coast Fangoria Weekend of Horrors convention, April 17-19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, according to Sci-Fi Wire. Last year I attended the New York area Weekend of Horrors, and Fangoria Magazine editor Tony Timpone read a letter from ….

Interactive gang territory map and videos posted on District 13: Ultimatum (Banlieue 13 – Ultimatum) website

If you haven’t seen the Luc Besson-produced original District 13, it comes highly recommended. It’s a fast paced, gritty martial arts film, with an Escape from New York story-line, featuring an incredibly visual martial arts style called Parkour. I had the opportunity to get a first hand demonstration of Parkour, by its French stars David ….