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On Making 'The Social Network': "We Got Shunned by Harvard"
For our viewing pleasure, IMDB has posted all 93 minutes of a documentary on the making of David Fincher's 'The Social Network.' Titled 'How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?,' the film offers a...
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RoboCop Will Not Be Immortalized As a Statue, Detroit Mayor Tweets
Bad news, world: Detroit will not be building a statue of RoboCop. The cyborg who convinced us that, dead or alive, we're going with him will not be immortalized à la Rocky in Philly. Detroit mayor...
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John Woo Reprising Classic Film 'The Killer' With 3-D Tech
3-D technology affords directors and screen writers with an excellent excuse for rejuvenating (or regurgitating) older, somewhat outdated films. John Woo, the renowned director of stylized action...
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Feature Film Downloads Skyrocket, Surpass TV Streams
In 2010, sales and rentals of feature-length films online climbed a stunning 38-percent, with U.S. consumers spending a grand total of $385 million on downloadable and streaming movies. By contrast,...
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Academy Award 'Mominees' Invited to Live-Tweet Oscar Insight
The producers of this year's Academy Awards have initiated a "You're Invited" campaign, in hopes of sparking increased fan interest and interaction. As part of that campaign, the producers have asked...
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Overdue Reviews: 'Johnny Mnemonic'
Overdue Reviews takes a critical look at tech-centric films that are well-loved, well-loathed or eye-rollingly obscure. 'Johnny Mnemonic' is frequently considered one of the worst sci-fi films of the...
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Avoid 3-D Headaches With DIY 2-D Glasses
3-D movies are all the rage, but if your eyes are not fans (like mine), here's a way to avoid the headache-inducing eye-strain without being a killjoy. Turns out you can simply hack two pairs of cheap...
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Criterion Collection Hits Hulu Plus, Film Geeks Rejoice
The Criterion Collection, known for its exhaustively detailed and tastefully packaged classic and art house releases, was launched this morning on Hulu Plus with 150 classic films, ranging from...
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Detroit Group Raises $50,000 For RoboCop Statue, Mayor Be Damned
Barely a week after Detroit's mayor tweeted that a RoboCop statue wouldn't be erected in the city, the Detroit Free-Press is reporting that a group of artists and fans who supported the idea have...
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'Terrible Movie Night' Recaptures That MST3K Magic via Twitter
The geekier among you probably have fond memories of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000.' But attempts to recapture that magic through projects like RiffTrax (featuring MST3K's Mike Nelson) and Cinematic...
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Amazon Prime Now Offers Unlimited Streaming Video
Amazon has now opened its long-rumored, unlimited video-streaming service to paying Prime members. Anyone coughing up the $79 annual fee for Amazon Prime can now stream 5,000 movies and TV shows,...
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Transformers 3-D Face Mask Is a Venerable Addition to Any Cineaste's Collection
In honor of the upcoming movie 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon,' Hasbro will release something called the Transformers CineMask 3D -- a plastic mask that includes RealD 3-D lenses. That's right. You...
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Oh, Look: Apple a Big Winner in Hit Movie Product Placements
And the Academy Award goes to... Apple. Hollywood, that beacon of liberal elitism, seems to also embrace tech snobbery, so it's no surprise that Apple showed up in 30-percent of the 33 movies that hit...
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Hide Ya' Kids, Hide Ya' Eyes: 'The Chronicles Of Rick Roll' Is Real
You might have seen the teaser for 'The Chronicles of Rick Roll' already, and thought to yourself, "This is a really bad joke." But you'd be wrong! The creator of the clip, Andrew Fischer of Nurv.com,...
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'The Bodyguard' Getting an Internet-Stalking Update
'The Bodyguard,' a piece of '90s schlock best known for turning the excellent Dolly Parton song 'I Will Always Love You' into a histrionics lesson from Whitney Houston, is slated for a 21st century...
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Feel-Good Beats Out Facebook at the Oscars, but 'The Social Network' Takes Three
In case you missed it, 'The King's Speech' took home top honors at the Academy Awards last night, beating out 'The Social Network,' 'Black Swan' and good taste to win the award for Best Picture. Colin...
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Napoleon Dynamite Star Turns to Kickstarter to Finance Film
Jon Heder, of 'Napoleon Dynamite' fame, is working on a new project with writer and director Nick Peterson. The short film, tentatively titled 'Drained,' will combine live actors and stop-motion...
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DreamWorks Snatches WikiLeaks Book for Julian Assange 'Thriller' Film
The era has come wherein movie makers are no longer content exploring shared cultural events, or mining moments in history for inspiration. Instead, they have started turning to stories that, in many...
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3-D Jar Jar Binks Will Defile Theaters on February 10, 2012
February 10, 2012. Mark that day on your calendars, and make sure to be nowhere near a movie theater. On that fateful Friday, 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace' will once again violate theaters...
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Roger Ebert Calls the Web a 'Life-Saver' at TED Talks
It's no secret that Team Switched is a big fan of Roger Ebert: his witty Tweets, on-point reviews and fascinating blog posts are both entertaining and thoughtful (even if he once bemoaned the idea of...
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