Trailer of the Day: The Wolverine

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Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis – and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits – in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan. – IMDb

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: A Little Bit Zombie

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 94% (Audience)
Directed By: Casey Walker
Written By: Trevor Martin and Christopher Bond
Starring: Kristopher Turner, Crystal Lowe, Shawn Roberts, Kristen Hager and Stephen McHattie
Studio: Cave Painting Pictures

Synopsis: Infected by a virus, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brains, all while trying to keep it together so as not to incur the wrath of his bridezilla-to-be. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Angus

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 40% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: Patrick Read Johnson
Written By: Jill Gordon
Starring: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates and James Van Der Beek
Studio: New Line Cinema

Synopsis: A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he’s got to get his act together with the help of his best friend. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Hansel & Gretel Get Baked

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: Duane Journey
Written By: David Tillman
Starring: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle
Studio: Tribeca Films

Synopsis: When an evil drug-dealing witch (Lara Flynn Boyle) holds Gretel’s stoner boyfriend hostage, she and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death — or face the last high of their lives. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: For A Good Time Call

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% (Critics) / 59% (Audience)
Directed By: Jamie Travis
Written By: Lauren Miller and Katie Anne Naylon
Starring: Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Justin Long
Studio: Focus Features

Synopsis: Former college frenemies Lauren and Katie move into a fabulous Gramercy Park apartment, and in order to make ends meet, the unlikely pair start a phone sex line together. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 39% (Critics) / 65% (Audience)
Directed By: Don Scardino
Written By: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Chad Kultgen and Tyler Mitchell
Starring: Steve Carell, Olivia Wilde, Steve Buscemi, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin and Jim Carrey
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Synopsis: Superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have ruled the Las Vegas strip for years, raking in millions with illusions as big as Burt’s growing ego. But lately the duo’s greatest deception is their public friendship, while secretly they’ve grown to loathe each other. Facing cutthroat competition from guerilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt, even their show looks stale. But there’s still a chance Burt and Anton can save the act-both onstage and off-if Burt can get back in touch with what made him love magic in the first place. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Grabbers

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 79% (Critics) / 91% (Audience)
Directed By: Jon Wright
Written By: Kevin Lehane
Starring: Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey and Lalor Roddy
Studio: Forward Films

Synopsis:When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive. (Source)

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Bad Kids Go To Hell – Good, Bad & Ugly Review

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 44% (Critics) / 54% (Audience)
Directed By: Matthew Spradlin
Written By: Matthew Spradlin and Barry Wernick
Starring: Judd Nelson, Ben Browder, Amanda Alch
Studio: BKGTH Productions LLC

Synopsis:On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin to meet horrible fates as they serve out their detentions. Is a fellow student to blame, or perhaps Crestview’s alleged ghosts are behind the terrible acts? (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 60% (Critics) / 82% (Audience)
Directed By: Sam Raimi
Written By: Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire
Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Synopsis:Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he’s hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well. (Source)

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Bad Movies That Rock: Action Jackson

Devil Horns Rating:

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What’s It About?

ACTION JACKSON is an unoriginal, paint by numbers 1980’s action movie about a cop who bucks authority at every turn but always gets his man (and his woman too!). Jericho “Action” Jackson was demoted from lieutenant to sergeant for conduct unbecoming of an officer in the apprehension of the son of a wealthy (and quite insane) auto magnate so when said auto magnate begins doing shady stuff and murdering people, Jackson is more than happy to go after him in order to get justice and a little payback.

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Trailer of the Day: Much Ado About Nothing

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Shakespeare’s classic comedy is given a contemporary spin in Joss Whedon’s film, “Much Ado About Nothing”. Shot in just 12 days (and using the original text), the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. – Rotten Tomatoes

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Identity Thief

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 24% (Critics) / 63% (Audience)
Directed By: Seth Gordon
Written By: Craig Mazin and Jerry Eeten
Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy, John Cho and Amanda Peet
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis: Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy’s identity. (Source)

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