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'Step Brothers' Movie Review

John C Reilly and Will Ferrell

After a couple of disappointments, Step Brothers provides Will Ferrell - the king of playing immature characters - with material that's right in his wheelhouse.

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Scully and Mulder Return for Another X-Files Adventure

Thursday July 24, 2008
You can believe it. Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny are back together again for one more X-Files movie and if things go well at the box office for The X-Files: I Want to Believe, it might not be the last time the two step into the shoes of Dana Scully and Fox Mulder. Although it took the pair longer than they expected to get back into their roles, both Anderson and Duchovny care deeply for these two characters who've been embraced by audiences worldwide and enjoyed the opportunity to revisit the world of X-Files one more time.

"My coming back was not based on script," said Duchovny about his decision to return for another X-Files movie. "At this point I have almost complete blind trust in Chris [Carter] and Frank [Spotnitz] to come up with the goods. So my only concern was that it should be a stand alone and not something that you needed specific knowledge of The X-Files to enjoy." Read On...
(Photo © 20th Century Fox)

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  • Hollywood Heads to San Diego for Comic Con

    Tuesday July 22, 2008
    What started out as a tiny gathering of comic book enthusiasts has, for better or worse, transformed into one of the biggest and best events for studios to show off their upcoming movies. Sure, there are still plenty of things to do at the San Diego Comic Con if you're into comics - from panels with comic book superstars to booths loaded with collectibles for sale - but Hollywood's presence has changed the complexion of the event.

    Over 125,000 people - many of whom were dressed as their favorite comic book characters (the people-watching at the Con is unparalleled) - attended last year's Comic Con, filling exhibit halls to capacity. Tickets to this year's event which runs July 24-27 were available only online and unfortunately for those who didn't plan ahead, the event is now totally sold out. But if you didn't act quickly enough to snap up a ticket, don't despair. Most of the trailers and special video clips premiering at the show will be online shortly after Comic Con's over. There will be no shortage of news as even major TV entertainment shows (though late to the game) are covering the Con. And, of course, there will be extensive coverage of all the big movies right here at About.com in the days following the event (look for interviews with the casts of Watchmen, Terminator Salvation, Land of the Lost, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and other celebs over the course of the next week).

    So how important is Comic Con to filmmakers? Studios have come to accept the fact that the reaction of Con audiences can actuallly make or break a movie. In 2006, Zack Snyder brought his 300 cast and clips to show off, effectively launching one of the most intense and effective word-of-mouth campaigns of the past decade, helping to catapult 300's March 2007 opening into the record books. Jon Favreau, a Comic Con veteran, knew what Con audiences wanted and delivered it by previewing special footage from Iron Man prior to that film's release. Conversely, not debuting footage from a big budget studio production can do heavy damage to a film's box office tally... With that in mind, Warner Bros, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment, and Disney are all big players this year, with Warner Bros even going as far as to spread out their goodies over all four days.

    Thursday's Highlights:
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still

  • Max Payne

  • Twilight

  • Race to Witch Mountain

  • RocknRolla

  • Ninja Assassin

  • Punisher: War Zone


  • Friday's Highlights:
  • Watchmen

  • The Wolfman

  • The Spirit


  • Saturday's Highlights:
  • Terminator Salvation

  • Bolt and Up

  • Death Race

  • Land of the Lost

  • Drag Me to Hell

  • Pineapple Express

  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

  • Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

  • Quarantine


  • Sunday's Highlights
  • Hamlet 2

  • Friday the 13th

  • 25/8

  • The Unborn

  • (Photo of Malin Akerman in Watchmen © Warner Bros)

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