If there is a silver lining to Elizabeth Taylor's passing, it is that the crew over at Next Media Animation has another Hollywood news story to adapt into comically crude animation. Wipe those tears from your eyes and enjoy NMA's retelling of the screen legend's illustrious life in a mere 1 minute and 40 seconds. I guarantee that no other account of her career will depict Taylor being carried, Cleopatra-style, into rehab, or Michael Jackson projectile-crying with a monkey latched to his side.
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One would think that after the imaginative B-movie glory of Sharktopus, Roger Corman would find a way to go even more insane and spectacular for the follow up. But instead, we've got the trailer for Dinoshark, a giant, prehistoric fish that frankly, just isn't as cool as a shark with tentacles. It's great that it can eat boats and everything, and the movie may be fun, but I guess I was just expecting more from Corman. But hey, at least the legendary producer himself plays a Dinoshark expert, right?
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America, when are you going to get tired of CGI animals dancing to dated pop hits? We've already gotten Yogi and the Bear, Alvin and the Chipmunks and a "squeakquel" to that (with Chip-wrecked on the way). Now, the marketing wizards in Hollywood have taken a beloved children's book, cast Jim Carrey and added a penguin dance sequence set to Vanilla Ice. I would have loved to see the high fives when they thought of that one.
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The summer of 2011 is poised to be an important one for the Marvel brand -- and from the way Thor looks (which is to say, kinda bad), that means the pressure is on Captain America: The First Avenger to succeed. Well, good news! Based on the new trailer for the Joe Johnston film, that might be easier than initially anticipated.
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Sympathy for Delicious wasn't exactly the toast of Sundance 2010, but with a cast that includes Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney, Juliette Lewis, Noah Emmerich, John Carroll Lynch, screenwriter Christopher Thornton, and first-time director Mark Ruffalo, it earns a second look in its new trailer. We can quibble about the use of Rolling Stones lyrics to illustrate the movie's theme of healing, but at least "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" stays out of the fray.
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Unless you have a Google Alert set for "Antonio Banderas, Sam Elliott, James van der Beek, Snoop Dogg, Autumn Reeser and missing stripper" you probably haven't heard of The Big Bang. That's OK, because your official introduction to the dark thriller -- due in theaters May 13 -- awaits you ahead and, thankfully, this feature promises to be nothing like the similarly-named CBS sitcom.
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In case that first red-band trailer for Your Highness didn't sell you on Danny McBride's ability to play a lecherous medieval prince, Universal has released a second red-band trailer for David Gordon Green's fantasy comedy due in theaters April 8. In the second red-band promo (third trailer total), Natalie Portman plants a kiss on Danny McBride and a gaggle of topless nymphs chase James Franco through the woods, but does the studio accidentally uncover a major plot twist that could spoil the movie for viewers?
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Let's be clear from the get-go: Elizabeth Taylor was perhaps the last of the great legendary movie stars, a tireless hero in the battle against HIV/AIDS, and arguably the epicenter of the pop/celebrity/gossip-culture universe for most of the 20th century. And the proof of her undeniable star power can be found in her most exaggerated performances.
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The most prolific actor thus far in 2011? Try Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. Following his "critically acclaimed" performance-turned-comical Internet meme in Things Fall Apart, the rapper/actor (raptor?) is back again with yet another movie that no one will ever see: Setup. And this time he brought Bruce Willis.
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Sure, Charlie Sheen has been incredibly prolific in his attempts to hog the erratic-celebrity spotlight over the last few weeks. But while Sheen was planning a variety show and barging onto every talk show ever, Randy Quaid was writing a new single called "Star Whackers." After listening to it though, I feel like he may need a better guitar solo to really make a move on Sheen. Anyway, in case you've forgotten, star whackers are the celebrity killers that Quaid apparently escaped by fleeing to Canada. Otherwise, I'll just let Quaid and his band The Fugitives take it away after the jump.
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ET has premiered new footage from the Captain America trailer, complete with a concise plot summary courtesy of Mark Steines. Thanks Mark! Besides the fact that Captain America finally throws his shield, I'm mostly interested in is this marketing trend of premiering previews for trailers, or in Michael Bay's case announcement trailers. How long until our comic-book movie marketing is condensed into ten-second spots comprised of split-second shots? Oh wait, that already happened?
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Viral videoist Nick Pitera earned swarms of hits for his version of Aladdin's Oscar-winning ballad "A Whole New World," and this new clip shows the young singer expanding his repertoire. Watch as he covers a medley of Disney songs and imitates their original voices with stunning clarity. Even Ariel.
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Movieline HQ doesn't know much about Scream 4 other than that it will feature significant rewrites that were not embraced by the cast, at least one bloody corpse hanging from a ceiling and one parking garage showdown between Alison Brie and a masked murderer. To fill in some blanks, Dimension Films has released three cryptic clips from Wes Craven's latest murder mystery.
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OK, class, listen up! I don't generally assign homework, but this requires your attention: Something called Best in Film: The Greatest Movies of Our Time airs tonight at 9/8 central on ABC, promising the results of an "unprecedented collaboration between ABC News and People Magazine [that] gave movie fans the opportunity to vote online at abcnews.com and people.com for their favorite films of all time." Should be a hoot -- and you'd better believe we all are going to talk about it here Wednesday.
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Back when Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I was released last November, it was revealed that the film included the final shot ever for Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watston and Rupert Grint. (Well, not including reshoots, of course.) Ardent fans will recall that the scene in question occurred when Harry, Hermione and Ron escaped the Ministry of Magic after stealing one of the Horcruxes away from the awful Dolores Umbridge, and now there's video of this special final ("final") moment.
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