Remake Rumble: Total Recall (1990) vs Total Recall (2012)


The 411: A remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger/Paul Verhoeven action flick, this adaptation of the Philip K. Dick story, “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”, casts Colin Farrell as Douglas Quaid who finds himself on the run after a disastrous trip to Rekall (a company that promises to turn your dreams into real life memories) results in his entire identity being proven false.
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True Blood Season Five: Gone, Gone, Gone

Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya Where the Good Lord Split Ya

Finally we are getting some progress from this show when it comes to removing useless characters and Hoyt, who bid Bon Temps farewell this episode, was one of the more useless. And to continue his lame ass existence he couldn’t even leave town like a man instead he had Jessica use her vamp powers to make him forget that he ever loved her and that he ever even knew Jason. I would think removing Jason from his memories would create a lot of unanswered questions since the bulk of Hoyt’s life was spent as Jason Stackhouse’s sidekick. The other positive (besides Hoyt leaving) was that it allowed us to see the softer side of Jason as he really struggled with letting go of his best friend.

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Trailer of The Day: Doctor Who Series 7


Doctor Who returns this fall (with new episodes airing on BBC America on the same day they air in the UK on BBC proper) and I can’t wait.
And the possibility of a dead Amy Pond just makes me want this series to hurry up and start even more.
Click on through to see the trailer.

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Campaign


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 67% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: Jay Roach
Written By: Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell
Starring: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Jason Sudeikis
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Synopsis: In order to gain influence over their North Carolina district, two CEOs seize an opportunity to oust long-term congressman Cam Brady by putting up a rival candidate. Their man: naive Marty Huggins, director of the local Tourism Center.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Watch


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 16% (Critics) / 47% (Audience)
Directed By: Akiva Schaffer
Written By: Jared Stern, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg
Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Richard Ayoade and Jonah Hill
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Synopsis: Suburban dads who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.
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True Blood Season Five: Everybody Wants To Rule The World


Lafayette would like to have a kiki with y’all.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Beasts of the Southern Wild


Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86% (Critics) / 82% (Audience)
Directed By: Benh Zeitlin
Written By: Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin
Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry and Levy Easterly
Studio: Fox Searchlight

Synopsis: Faced with her father’s fading health and environmental changes that release an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy leaves her Delta-community home in search of her mother.
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The 5 Worst Instances of White Rappers in TV and Movies

The folks on this list wish they had the boundless swag of the lovely Alison Brie.

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True Blood Season Five: Somebody I Used To Know

“If you’re horny, let’s do it
Ride it, my pony
My saddle’s waitin’
Come and jump on it

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