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ComingSoon.net: Movie Trailers, New Movies, Upcoming Movies, 2011 Movies, Films, DVDs, TV, Videos, Clips. Box Office Mojo. /Film | Blogging the Reel World. Row Three » Brave New Worldview – 30 Science Fiction Films of the 21st Century. A decade into the 21st Century and we have arrived at the future. The promise of Tomorrow. But instead we have looming energy crises, endless middle east conflict and more disappointing, we have no flying cars, Heck, for all the bright and clean future promised in 2001: A Space Odyssey, none of the real companies used as brands in the film even exist anymore. Even moving from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, nobody makes DeLoreans (although they occasionally sell on Ebay), but cloning and tablet computing (as promised by Star Trek: The Next Generation) have more or less come to pass in this century.

It is not the gizmos or the distopian aesthetics, that have brought Science Fiction into the new millennium, but the questions it asks of people or society in a future time or place and how they reflect on our own times. There have been a surprising number of excellent science fiction films to come about in the past decade that do this and do this well. The Fountain 28 Weeks Later The Host. FirstShowing.net. ECCENTRIC CINEMA | Cult Movies, Movie Reviews, Downloads. Metacritic - Movie Reviews, TV Reviews, Game Reviews, and Music Reviews.

Keep track of what movies you have seen. American Film Institute. 11 Identical Movies Released at the Same Time « Top Movies. I just read an article that there’s another mall cop movie coming out. It’s called “Observe and Report” and it’s the “edgier” take on the mall cop genre, with Seth Rogan handling the lead role that Kevin James just rode to absolutely shocking commercial success in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”. Well… this got my friends and me thinking about other basically identical movies that came at basically identical times. And, without too much trouble, I was able to find 11 cases of shockingly similar movies that were released within months of each other.

Here are comparisons of each of those sets of movies. In each breakdown, I reference the Rotten Tomatoes score — if you’re unfamiliar, Rotten Tomatoes is a site that aggregates all the reviews for a movie and gives the movie a score based on what percentage of the reviews are positive. “Deep Impact” (May 8, 1998) and “Armageddon” (July 1, 1998) Critical success. Commercial success. Biggest difference. Winner? Critical success. Commercial success. The best films of the '00s | Best Of The Decade.

Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained. Mental_floss Blog » The Quick 8: Clarifying 8 Horror Myths. At my house, Halloween is like Christmas. So, you'll notice a larger-than-usual number of my posts this month will be focused on the creepy and macabre.

Today, we turn to Snopes to help us debunk (or validate!) A bunch of horror myths. 1. Crazy people put razorblades in apples and needles in Halloween candy. Sadly, that's true. 2. 3. 4. Yes, Ronald DeFeo, Jr., did kill his entire family in that house, but no demons were involved. 5. 6. 7. 8. Mozilla Firefox. FAQ A Hitchcock guide to the novice, and a follow-up to your emails. . - - - - - - - - - - - - Biography A small summary of his life work, and personal milestones.

Filmography In-depth information on all his feature films. Wit and Wisdom Hitch was an incredibly witty and funny man; here are some of his most famous sayings All the Cameos Here it is, the big list of when and where Hitchcock makes his appearances in his films. Collaborators Hitchcock films are filled with great collaborators, from actresses like Ingrid Bergman to composers like Bernard Herrmann. Essays Hitchcock was a great entertainer and at the same time had a lot to say about life, art and humanity.

The Movie Cliches List, part 1. Best movie mistakes.