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Smoking Decreases in Movies

Friday, 20 August 2010 08:35

The number of smoking "incidents" decreased to just under 2,000 in 2009, which is down from over 3,500 in 2005. It's a good thing they didn't include Mad Men, or it surely would have been a record year ...

Are You Sure You Want to Go In the Water Again?

Friday, 30 July 2010 12:00

Are You Sure You Want to Go In the Water Again? Great white sharks are infiltrating the waters off Cape Cod. Another of the terrifying fish was sited this morning. The town is not closing any beaches, simply issuing a warning for swimmers. Clearly no one on this town's board is familiar with pop culture ... ba dum, ba dum ...

Hey Look, It's the Avengers!

Monday, 26 July 2010 09:15

One of the biggest stories to come out of last week's Comic-Con was the revealing of the full cast of The Avengers. Directed by geek god Joss Whedon, the film will star Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man along with multiple other Marvel superheroes. It's designed to make nerds out of a whole new generation ...

A Sequel to the Citizen Kane of Music Films

Friday, 23 July 2010 09:13

In a move asked for by approximately no one, the Spice Girls are going to have a London stage play based on their music, and then film a movie as a sequel to Spice World. If they call it Old Spice, do you think the Old Spice Guy will show up? ...

All Tarkovsky Films Available Online

Wednesday, 14 July 2010 11:56

Film buffs take note: all of Andrei Tarkovsky's (the famous, post-World War II Soviet director) films are now online to watch for free ...

New James Bond Cancelled

Thursday, 08 July 2010 08:44

The new James Bond Movie ("Bond 23") has officially been axed. Which is too bad—it was set to be directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and written by the writer of Frost/Nixon. Though, that combination may have resulted in Bond becoming dissatisfied with the suburbs before talking for two hours straight ...

Eclipse Makes $30 Million in 3 Hours

Wednesday, 30 June 2010 16:44

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse made $30 million in three hours. That's a lot of money for two hours of teen vampire angst ...

Holden's Going to Be Mad

Monday, 21 June 2010 12:23

Because the estate of J.D. Salinger doesn't have enough money to cover the taxes he owes, it may open the door to allow someone to acquire film rights to The Catcher in the Rye. Which is strange, since every indie , coming-of-age movie in the last 20 years has owed its existence to Catcher ...

Seriously, Ask About Jar-Jar

Friday, 18 June 2010 08:01

Jon Stewart is notably caustic and sarcastic. George Lucas is notably ambivalent about destroying pieces of our childhood. So it should be interesting when the two sit down to discuss Star Wars at the so-geeky-it-hurts "Star Wars Celebration V." Maybe Stewart will forget he's not on The Daily Show and only ask about Imperial politics ...

Sam Raimi to Direct Oz Prequel

Wednesday, 16 June 2010 08:57

Famed director Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man and Evil Dead trilogies) has signed on to make a prequel to The Wizard of Oz. The movie will be filmed in 3D and will be called Oz: The Great and Powerful. We're assuming it's not about a prison ...

This Week's Biggest Geek Moment

Monday, 16 August 2010 08:18

This weekend at Star Wars Celebration V (the periodic Star Wars convention that attracts nerds from all over the galaxy), George Lucas was on hand to premiere a never-before-seen deleted scene (embedded below) from Return of the Jedi. It's as if a million nerdy voices just cried out in joy ...

Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Climb Back Aboard ...

Thursday, 29 July 2010 08:51

The Asylum, the production company behind hit films like AVH: Alien vs. Hunter and The Terminators that always trick unsuspecting Blockbuster customers, have announced their newest project: Titanic II. And it looks epic according to the trailer (embedded below). Bonus: 100% less "Jack, I'm flying" ...

Is This a Good Idea?

Friday, 23 July 2010 16:49

At a surprise recorded appearance at Comic-Con, Johnny Depp appeared in Captain Jack Sparrow garb to talk briefly about Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. What do you think? Is a fourth Pirate movie a good call? ...

This Is Good News

Thursday, 22 July 2010 16:34

According to this article, the new Muppet movie, starring (and written by) How I Met Your Mother's Jason Segel, is getting some help with story elements from the Pixar braintrust. Given that they now make most adults cry at every movie they make, that seems like a good sign ...

Facebook vs. The Social Network

Friday, 09 July 2010 09:32

social network poster Even though it's not surprising at all, Facebook is not allowing Sony to advertise their new film The Social Network on Facebook. Since the film is about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg being kind of a jerk, it's probably not Facebook's most anticipated fall film ...

Pee-Wee's New Adventure?

Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:52

New reports suggest that Judd Apatow (director of Knocked Up and producer of seemingly every other comedy in the last four years) is developing a new Pee-Wee Herman film. So expect Pee-Wee to suddenly develop a terrible mouth and a strong inclination for marijuana ...

The Facebook Movie Looks Strangely Compelling

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 08:22

The new movie The Social Network is based on the life and career of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, specifically looking at his rise and the proliferation of Facebook. And the trailer (embedded below) looks pretty good. Basically, Goodfellas with computers instead of drugs and guns ...

Book of Eli DVD Winners

Friday, 18 June 2010 20:38

A few days ago, we told you we're giving away 15 Book of Eli DVDs. To win one, we wanted a creative answer to the question: Other than “the book”—or, of course, a copy of RELEVANT—what other object would you use to revive a post-apocalyptic society? Hundreds of you replied, and here are the winners:

Directors' Cuts Galore

Thursday, 17 June 2010 08:49

blade runner screenshot Sometimes, studios and filmmakers have very different ideas about what movies should do—especially when it comes to the ending. That's why studios use test audiences to tell them how a film's ending will do. Here's a list of movies changed drastically after the testing phase. We knew Ducky was supposed to be the hero of Pretty in Pink ...

Win a Book of Eli DVD!

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 20:18

Want to win a FREE copy of Denzel Washington’s new apocalyptic thriller, Book of Eli? RELEVANT is giving away 15 DVDs, and all you have to do for a chance to win is answer the question below:


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