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Joe the Plumber became a national celebrity this week thanks to John McCain’s referencing him in the final presidential debate. Unfortunately, it turns out that Joe is not named Joe, and he is not really a plumber, so he could not legally purchase the plumbing business that he told Obama would raise him into a [...]

SUPERHERO MOVIE - the latest in too long a line of obviously named spoofs - opens today without benefit of critics screenings. We will refrain from pointing out the obvious inference, leaving you to draw your own conclusions. The listing for the film at Rotten Tomatoes reveals only one review, posted by Luke Y. Thompson [...]

Everyone’s curious about CLOVERFIELD, thanks mostly to a cryptic marketing campaign that has people wondering just what the hell the movie is about. Apparently, it’s some kind of giant monster opus. Well, now you can get a glimpse at a few minutes from the film, which includes some fiery destruction but no clear look at [...]

TIMBER FALLS is a pretty good backwoods horror flick that screened at this year’s Screamfest in Hollywood (I mentioned the film in this post). Unlike many low-budget films sans stars, this one is actually going to get a theatrical release, on December 7. Check out a clip below.

Cinematical’s Christopher Campbell raves about the new R-rated 30 DAYS OF NIGHT clip, which you can view here. (You do have to log in and say you’re over eighteen.)
The movie hits theatres this Friday, but on Tuesday there will be a preview screening at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, as part of the Screamfest horror film [...]

Some of this looks pretty good, but Michael Myers’ escape is pretty lame. How does he overpower the guards? Well, the camera helps him out with lots of angles and fast-editing meant to suggest that he’s doing something really bad-ass and overwhelming. You get the impression that if he had been guarded by someone other than [...]