Sam Raimi to direct ‘Warcraft’

Posted: July 22, 2009 at 2:17 am   /   Local, Movie News

Sam Raimi has signed on to direct a film adaptation of one of the biggest video game franchises ever, Warcraft. He is set to start working on the film once production wraps on Spider-man 4.  Warner Bros. will be co-financing the film along with the game developer Blizzard, as well as being the distributor. Warcraft […]

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New Live-Action Ninja Turtles Film

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 2:50 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Well kids, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are going to be live action once again. Set to open in 2011, we will see our favorite over-size testosterone filled turtles, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael. No studio or director is attached to the project as of yet, but writer John Fusco, whose other credits include the […]

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2009: What to Look Forward To Part 3

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 12:40 pm   /   Film, Local

Part 1 Part 2 Alright, let’s continue to look at some of the films that are coming out later this year! Shutter Island – October 2nd Here we have Martin Scoresse’s followup to his Oscar winning tale The Departed. This time he is going in with an adaptation of the Dennis Lehane novel Shutter Island. […]

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Def Leppard, with Poison and Cheap Trick Review

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 11:19 am   /   Concerts, Local

Putting together a summer concert package can be tricky but the pairing of Cheap Trick with Poison and Def Leppard this summer was a match made in 80’s glam rock heaven. It has been more than 20 years when these bands were the rock gods, when hair metal taught kids to tease and spray their […]

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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Videogame on Wii, XBOX 360, and PS3

Posted: July 21, 2009 at 11:01 am   /   Local, Videogames

Yesterday it was announced that a videogame will be released based on the upcoming film from Spike Jonze, “Where The Wild Things Are.” The game will be available on all of the major platforms: Wii, PLAYSTATION 3, and Xbox 360; a Nintendo DS game will be released later in the year. The game will put […]

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Leonardo DiCaprio Enters the Twilight Zone For New Movie

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 3:48 pm   /   Local, Movie News

According to Variety, both Warner Brothers and Appian Way (Leonardo DiCaprio’s production company) are green-lighting a new “Twilight Zone” movie. Rand Ravich, probably best known for creating the NBC television show “Life,” will be working on the script for the film. The “Twilight Zone” was a well known TV series that originated in the 1950s, […]

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Win FREE Passes to see THE UGLY TRUTH at the St. Louis Screening

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 1:29 pm   /   Contests, Local

ReviewSTL.com invites you and a guest to attend a special advance St. Louis screening of THE UGLY TRUTH.   Enter for your chance to win a pass good for two! Screening is on Thursday, July 23 @ the Chesterfield Galaxy NO PURCHASE NECESSARY OPENS NATIONWIDE JULY 24 Please note that winning passes to THE UGLY […]

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THE HANGOVER beats out BEVERLY HILLS COP For Top Grossing R-rated Comedy

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 1:01 pm   /   Local, Movie News

  As of yesterday, “The Hangover” has become the #1 grossing R-rated comedy of all time. The widely successful comedy, directed by Todd Phillips, broke the record that has been held by the Eddie Murphy film “Beverly Hills Cop” for over 25 years. As of today, “The Hangover” has grossed almost $236 million dollars after […]

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Warner Brothers Breaks $1 Billion Dollars at Domestic Box Office

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 9:11 am   /   Local, Movie News

After only 192 days in 2009, Warner Brothers has grossed over $1 billion dollars this year domestically from their films. This was announced on Sunday, the fifth day in theaters for HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. They join Paramount in making over $1 billion dollars as well, due to the success of TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE […]

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The Hurt Locker

Posted: July 20, 2009 at 12:01 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

The latest effort from Kathryn Bigelow is a gritty and realistic look into the life of an Iraq War bomb squad that is thrilling when defusing the bombs but meanders a bit when not. In and around Iraq during our skirmish over there since we went to war in the country, the enemy has been […]

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