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Win a 'Dark Shadows' Blu-ray Combo!

Warner Bros. and PartnersHub are teaming up to give one very creepy Johnny Depp fan the chance to win Tim Burton's Dark Shadows  on Blu-ray. Simply take the quiz and post your score in the comments below. The contest ends October 16th, so get ready for Halloween with the app above. Are You Creepy Enough Quiz! Do your friends refer to you as a Child of the Night or do you shiver at the thought of a creepy crawly? Take the Are You Creepy Enough quiz to find out. Barnabas’ Terror Trivia! Are you a Barnabas buff? Take the 3 truths and a lie trivia all about Barnabas Collins and you can unlock clips and downloads from Dark Shadows. Dark Shadows Horror-Scope! Whether you are a Virgo Vampire or a Transylvanian Taurus, you can get your custom hauntified Horror-Scope. From the incredible mind of Tim Burton comes the hit film  Dark Shadows , based on the classic television series!  Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) has been trapped for two centuries by an evil witch (Eva Green)

First Peek at The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray Pack

For those of you who are extra-special Batman fans the design for The Dark Knight Rises blu-ray combo pack will be exciting. Special features include a   documentary about the history of the batmobile, a featurette called  The Journey of Bruce Wayne , trailers, and art galleries. The main event, though, is a 17-featurette in-depth look at the making of  The Dark Knight Rises  called  Ending the Knight  that documents  how  Christopher Nolan  brought the caped crusader back to credibility. If that weren't enough to sate your appetite, here is a look at the UK art for The Dark Knight Trilogy . The Dark Knight Rises  hits Blu-ray and DVD on December 3rd.

'Stoker' Trailer Brings Back Memories of Hitchcock

Anyone else feeling shades of Shadow of a Doubt ? Either way, as similar as the film feels, Mia Wasikowska is not turning in the same performance to what Teresa Wright gave nearly seventy years ago. Chan-wook Park is revisiting some of the same issues that he was known for in Oldboy : incest, trust, deceit. It will be interesting to see where his English language debut goes.

Review: The Anti-Moneyball (Trouble with the Curve)

As Trouble with the Curve  begins, an array of images are glossed over as Gus Lobel (Clint Eastwood) walks down the hallway of his home. Don Sutton, Dale Murphy and Hank Aaron are all on display. The glory days are over this moment suggests, though those figures photographed would never admit it. Gus, a longtime Braves scout, operates with a similar sense of denial. His contract is three months away from expiring and Phil Sanderson (Matthew Lillard having a career renaissance as a dick) and his computer-based scouting are leaning toward sending the old horse out to stud. Pete (John Goodman), the Director of Scouting, isn't convinced that Gus is done and wants to send him down to South Carolina to assess a potential franchise-player. The only problem? Gus's vision is going, but he is too stubborn to say so. Mickey (Amy Adams) is just as stubborn as her father. She hasn't had a Saturday off and years, yet she still hopes to be made a partner at the firm. At Pete's b

Review: City of Angels (End of Watch)

Consider this the break from David Ayer's dirty cop trilogy. While Training Day , Harsh Times , and Street Kings  all feature figures who use the system to line their pockets and eventually are brought down by their hubris. What End of Watch represents is a fresh perspective on the cop genre not marked by stereotypes. Officers Taylor and Zavala (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña) aren't fresh-faced rookies, though not worn down by the job either. Each man has come to the job with hopes that the job would bring a sense of financial stability and honor to their lives. It's a drastic shift for Ayer, and one that is appreciated. Coming off of a kill deemed clean by the D.A., Taylor and Zavala are back on shift in America's most divisive police unit: the Los Angeles Police Department. They are regarded as cowboys and there is no love lost between them and fellow officers in the unit. Their reputation will be tested as a routine traffic stop turns into a running conflict

'Skyfall' Looks At Its Bond Girls

Quite a difference between Ursula Andress' role and what constitutes a female role for the spy franchise now. Naomie Harris think that it is   “not enough just to look pretty anymore,” in the new 007.com   video featuring the Bond Girls of Skyfall . I'd believe what she says: she has a gun.

'Hitchcock' Poster Is Sharp

Looks like Anthony Hopkins has the jump on Toby Jones when it comes to looking most like the Master of Suspense. The font choice for the title is a nice touch as well. While The Girl focuses on Hitchcock's unseemly relationship with Tippi Hedren during filming of The Birds , Hitchcock looks at his wife and partner Alma Reville during the making of Psycho . May the Alfred-off begin November 23, 2012

Discussion: Is Hollywood Lazy or Is It Us?

Short of the Week  brings this kernel of conversation our way via First Showing It is acknowledged that the mainstream films that are released on a regular basis are becoming less and less original, but I don't think that we can blame this on Hollywood. This is the result of moviegoers. Audiences flock to go see characters they recognize and feel comfortable with, now, this is nothing new as even in 1981 Superman and James Bond vehicles were two of the top-ten-highest-grossing films. There is no reason to suggest why a film like Take Shelter  or Win Win  could not have been included in the top ten for that year, but marketability kept those films from being seen in thousands of theatres. What makes high-grossing films is their ability to be marketed,  Gran Torino  is surely an example of this. If Gran Torino were to be made without a star like Clint Eastwood, then that film would not have had the success it found with Eastwood at center stage. Without a major marketa

'Argo' Poster Bathed in Paranoia

The tension inherent in the trailer for Ben Affleck's forthcoming Argo  has apparently spread to the posters. The response has been quite kind in Toronto and Telluride, viewers will be able to judge for themselves on October 12th.

'Lincoln' Teaser Promises Much

The man comes around. Finally, Daniel Day-Lewis is able to speak in the new trailer for Steven Spielberg's Lincoln . Much like Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln , Lewis has to create a definitive tone for a man whose voice is not known. Unlike Fonda, Lewis has to do so for one of the most hyped films in recent memory. One of the greatest directors of our time tackling a subject of great consequence featuring one of history's most famous icons.

The Vault: Rear Window (1954)

Ah, yes, another Hitchcock movie— L.B. Jefferies, a photographer injured while in the line of duty, is stuck in his apartment with a broken leg and nothing to do but gaze out his back window. A man who prided himself on capturing the intensity of the safari now finds himself spying on his neighbors. It all begins innocently enough: the sweltering heat ensures that every window in the city is open, and Jeffries can spy without much ado on an attractive ballerina dancer (Miss Torso), a very lonely lady (Miss Lonelyhearts), a composer, and a squabbling older couple. Now, none of these exhibits provide much amusement, but when the bedridden lady of that oft-feuding couple dissappears, Jefferies suspects that something horrible has happened. It turns out that a brief venture in voyeurism is not as inncocent as it once was, and the view from the rear window is not as safe as it may seem. As suspenseful as Rear Window  is and how masterfully Hitchcock executes shots, thi

New 'To the Wonder' Synopsis

For the very little that audiences know about Terrence Malick's upcoming To the Wonder , at least there is a new picture to tide everyone over until its wide release. Here is a synopsis, courtesy of Collider : After visiting Mont Saint-Michel — once known in France as the Wonder — at the height of their love, Marina (Olga Kurylenko)  and Neil (Ben Affleck) come to Oklahoma, where problems soon arise. Marina makes the acquaintance of a priest and fellow exile (Javier Bardem), who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend, Jane (Rachel McAdams). Written and directed by Terrence Malick, TO THE WONDER is an exploration of love in its many forms. Of course that is what the film is about ostensibly. Who knows what dinosaurs may be lurking around Ben Affleck's head?

'Skyfall' Clocks In at 145 Minutes

For fans of 007, good news was just released: Skyfall 's runtime will be 145 minutes. This will be the longest of the Craig-Bond films, one minute longer than Casino Royale  and thirty nine minutes longer than Quantum of Solace . To boot, a video featuring behind the scenes footage of Skyfall 's opening is available as well. (Courtesy: 007.com ) If you are looking to  stream movies  online then why not try out one of the available film services that can be found on the web. Services such as LOVEFiLM have a huge catalogue of movies online including a wide range of action movies. You can even rent DVD’s including the entire James Bond collection.

An Infinitely Better 'Twilight'

The site famous for replacing politicians' words and musicians lyrics has done it again:  Bad Lip Reading  has taken Twilight  and upped the ante. Oddly enough, I find this version keeps more in touch with the tone of the film. "You slapped a fish." Yes, yes he did.

John McClane Can't Take It Anymore

A weary New York police officer can take a lot: stopping terrorist plots, saving the internet, keeping planes in the sky, but even they can only take so much. The fragile romance between two star-crossed lovers being ended abruptly? It's just a little too much for even John McClane.

'Killing Them Softly' Poster Seeped in Subtext

The Master  isn't about Scientology, Zero Dark Thirty  isn't about the highlight of the current administration and Killing Them Softly isn't saying something about the current economic situation in the U.S. Got it?