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Promised Land Review By: MattInRC Our 2013 movie reviews kick off with the the superficial and long-winded Promised Land . A central topic in the 2012 Presidential election focused on energy independence. Both candidates spoke about its necessity, tossing buzz words into the air like clay pigeons. Yet, the one word both treaded lightly upon was 'fracking,' the process of mining natural gas from shale deep underground. The process is potentially dangerous, having been linked to earthquakes in New York state and poisoning water supplies elsewhere. The movie Promised Land seeks to plant its flag decidedly against fracking by pitting the people of a small town against the powers of a multi-national corporation called Global. Written by stars Matt Damon (Dogma) and John Krasinski (Leatherheads), the film features a thoroughly unlikable team of gas company pitchpeople in Steve Butler (Damon) and the roughly-hewn Sue Thomason ( Frances McDormand , Fargo) as they att

Star Trek Into Darkness , new high definition images come courtesy of Empire Magazine . In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew. See all the images after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Look at your favorite movies of all time, and there's guaranteed to be a scene which won you over - Darth Vader emerging from the doorway in Episode IV, or Gandalf's battle with the Balrog Demon in FOTR . 2012 gave us similar moments in a year that saw some of the best films in awhile. From teddy bears to time travel, corporate hedge managers to avengers, here's our top movie moments: Top 15 Films Of 2012. That's Right 15 "Diet by The Zec" in Jack Reacher  Thrillers always seem to feature a lesser thug being punished for not successfully hurting the main character. The result is usually a standard bullet to the brain; but Jack Reacher takes it to a new level. As local thug Linsky (Michael Raymond-James) answers to the shadowy figure later called "The Zec" (Werner Herzog), the boss gives Linsky two unthinkable options: bullet to the head, or prove his total dedication by eating his own fingers. Soon, The Zec shares in chilling detail h

Available To Own For The First Time On 5-Disc Blu-ray™ 3D Combo Pack “ Ultimate Collector’s Edition ” — Debuts February 19, 2013 “ Monsters, Inc .,” one of Disney•Pixar’s most beloved and visually imaginative feature films, arrives for the first time on Blu-ray 3D in the “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” 5-Disc Combo Pack on February 19, 2013. In addition to hours of delightful bonus features, the “Monsters, Inc.” Blu-ray 3D “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” features a sneak peek at the upcoming all-new Disney•Pixar release “Monsters University.” The now-classic Academy Award®-winning animated comedy adventure “Monsters, Inc.” is set in Monstropolis, a thriving company town where monsters of all shapes and sizes reside. Lovable Sulley (voiced by John Goodman) and his wisecracking best friend Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the largest scream-processing factory. The main power source in the monster world is the collected screams of hum

LOVE, BELIEVE, or FIGHT …the choice is yours. Check out 3 new posters for Open Road's upcoming film THE HOST , based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer, the author of The Twilight Saga. Stephenie Meyer's THE HOST Trailer- From Stephenie Meyer (author of The Twilight Saga) comes The Host, a love story set in the future, where Earth is occupied by a species who erase the minds of their human hosts, leaving their bodies intact. Melanie Stryder ( Saoirse Ronan ) is one of the last surviving humans who fights back, risking her life for the people she cares about most – Jared (Max Irons), Ian ( Jake Abel ), her brother Jamie ( Chandler Canterbury ) and her Uncle Jeb ( William Hurt ) – proving that love can conquer all. See all the posters after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Fully Restored, Hollywood Classics Series Continues on the Big Screen at Select Cinemark Theatres During the Months of January and February 2013 Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK), the world’s highest attended motion picture exhibitor, is pleased to announce that their highly successful “ Classics Series ,” featuring six legendary Hollywood movies, will continue in over 150 Cinemark theatres across the country. All of these digitally restored movies will be scheduled to play during the months of January and February, at two separate show times, 2 pm and 7pm. “Our Classic Film Series has continued to be very popular for our customers,” states James Meredith, VP of Marketing & Communications for Cinemark. “This next group of films features many that we have had requests to bring back to the big screen.” Cinemark has selected six titles that were visionary films at their time of release, and still stand as true “classics” in every sense of the word. The list of films and d

Since the new Die Hard outing is set in Russia, we feel Chekhov himself – the writer, not the Enterprise ensign – would be forced to adapt his famous maxim to “If there is a car/building/helicopter in the first act, it will explode later in the film.” That certainly holds true for A Good Day To Die Hard ’s latest trailer. The fifth instalment finds Bruce Willis’ John McClane heading to Russia to help wayward son Jack ( Jai Courtney ). But what our hero doesn't initially realise is Jack is more than just a chip off the old block: he’s a covert CIA operative now under threat from a very nasty villain who has his fingers in some extremely unsafe pies So the endlessly frustrated NYPD veteran will have to find common ground with his estranged sprog, and let’s just say that the bonding time doesn’t involve many hugs or group therapy sessions. No, guns, grenades and jumping out of exploding towers are the order of the day here. We’re offered some fresh footage to supplement sh

We just love the guys at CinemaSins with their awesomely cool (and hilarious) videos that show us everything wrong with some of the hit movies we've seen this past year, including The Amazing Spider-Man and The Avengers . Unsurprisingly, they've now set their lofty sights on The Dark Knight Rises . So once again, in a video that's three and a half minutes long, you can now have a look at what they thought was wrong with director Christopher Nolan's final Batman opus and—once again—the guys point to some pretty important plot holes and glaring mistakes that riddled the hit summer film. So without further ado, just have a look at another completely hilarious video! Please Leave A Comment-  Source- Blastr

There is the old adage that time waits for no one - how true this is with our modern film industry.  With hundreds of films released every year by major studios and independent shops, it's impossible to see every film that hits your local theater.  Still others suffer from the fate of a poorly-envisioned marketing campaign, or worse are granted no campaign at all.  Call them what you will, but these 'overlooked' titles still have value and probably deserve a second glance. Even though we were lucky to be invited to 65 films this year, it was clear by December that we hadn't seen everything of value.  But with home releases now available in almost any format, catching up on some of the most overlooked titles is fairly easy.   Here now are the top 5 most overlooked films of 2012 .  Our titles are mostly first-run films filled with A-List actors, but you'll find some real independent gems in here as well.  This list is purposely presented out of order.

With every  Top 15 movie list , there is the inevitable Worst Movie List - like an unwanted by-product of a good thing, it's almost a guarantee that for every winner in Hollywood, there's a loser.  2012 was one of the best years for films in recent memory, with mega-hits that also met with critical acclaim.  Films like  The Avengers ,  The Dark Knight Rises , Looper ,  and  Skyfall  proved that sometimes Hollywood actually knows what it's doing.  But 2012 also brought us some of the worst films of all time, many of which disappeared quietly after a big media march and others that dug their own holes by creating such negative reaction to its content.   Here is our Top 15 Films Of 2012- To be clear, we determined our list based on our own personal standards for taste or interest.  We also looked at major Hollywood releases, not those which were shot by independent companies.  If A-listers made and distributed it, we considered it.  Click on the movie title above eac