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Author: Solani Verma

  • The Whistleblower

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    Inspired by actual events, Kathy (Academy Award(R) winner Rachel Weisz) is an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and…

  • DOA: DEAD OR ALIVE (2007)

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    STARRING: Natassia Malthe, Devon Aoki, Matthew Marsden, Kevin Nash, Jaime Pressly, Silvio Simac, Sarah Carter, Steve Howey, Holly Valance, Eric Roberts DIRECTOR: Corey Yuen STUDIO: Dimension Films RATING: PG-13 (For pervasive martial arts and action violence, some sexuality and nudity.) GENRE: Action RELEASE DATE: June 15, 2007 (Limited) WEBSITE: http://deadoralive-movie.com/  BOX-OFFICE:$480,813 (US total) In DOA: Dead or Alive four beautiful women begin as rivals in a secret invitational-only martial arts contest, but find themselves teaming up…

  • Watch Cillian Murphy’s Screen Test for Batman and Goyer Talks ‘Dark Knight’ Trilogy Rules

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    I previously showed you a picture from Cillian Murphy‘s audition for the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Christopher Nolan‘s Batman Begins along with a look at Christian Bale‘s audition video, both from the new features on the just-released The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. Well, today the entire seven minute “Ensemble” feature has been uploaded and made available directly below. The feature includes commentary…

  • Warner Bros. Eying Actor In His ‘mid-40s’ for Batman Role in ‘Batman vs. Superman’

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    A new report from Batman on Film brings word the actor cast to play Batman in Warner Bros’ Batman vs. Superman (aka Man of Steel 2) will reportedly be in his mid-40s to play a character said to be “a grizzled veteran who has been on the job for several years.” By comparison, Henry Cavill just recently turned 30, which should give…

  • What Happened? Where Will ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Take Us? Where Have We Been?

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    So, Paranormal Activity 3 ended up making $52.5 million in its first three days domestically and just shy of $80 million worldwide. The film was the most expensive of the first three to produce, costing a measly $5 million. Paranormal Activity 4 will obviously be made, but what are the story possibilities? To answer that, we have to explore what we…

  • POSTER: ‘Art House Movie: There Will Be Farts’

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    We have teased you over the past five days and it is finally happening. RopeofSilicon was exclusively made aware that the spoof film Art House Movie: There Will Be Farts has been greenlit and we not only have the exclusive poster premiere below, but RopeofSilicon was also declared the official host for the film’s official website. Now that officially rocks!!! You can…

  • Did You Know ‘Mission: Impossible 2’ is a Remake of Hitchcock’s ‘Notorious’? Here, Have a Look…

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    Fox recently released three Alfred Hitchcock classics on Blu-ray and I’ve already covered Rebecca in Notorious, and while Rebecca may be the only film from Hitchcock to ever win Oscar’s Best Picture, Notorious may be one of the helmer’s most beloved features. Curiously enough, did you know it is actually the unofficial source material for the most loathed installment in Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible franchise? Not…

  • SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)

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    Spider-Man 3 is a Columbia Pictures release directed by Sam Raimi and was released in theaters on May 4, 2007. The film is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence. The cast is listed below and a complete summary of the film can be found here. STARRING: Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco J.K. Simmons Thomas Haden Church Topher Grace…

  • Sony Classics Sets Release Dates for Leigh’s ‘Mr. Turner’ and Sundance Pic ‘Whiplash’

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    Sony Pictures Classics is going to have a big showing at Cannes this year with five films playing the festilval beginning with Bennett Miller‘s Foxcatcher already set for a November 14 release and starring Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum. Yesterday it was announced the studio would release the Russian hockey documentary Red Army, of which I featured the trailer yesterday afternoon (watch it here)…

  • Criterion Feature ‘Che and the Digital Cinema Revolution’ is Now Online

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    If you read any of my most recent posts regarding director Steven Soderbergh’s comments on Criterion’s Che Blu-ray then this is a post sure to interest you as the 33-minute special feature titled “Che and the Digital Cinema Revolution” has been made available online in its entirety. If you are a regular reader of movie news websites and…