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Jude Law seeks sunken Nazi treasure in “Black Sea” trailer
Jude Law is a treasure hunter in search of some of Hitler’s lost gold in the upcoming movie “Black Sea,” from Kevin McDonald (“The Last King of Scotland”). In the trailer we see Law assemble a team of...
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Kill the Messenger
Gary Webb’s career was killed not so much by the CIA as by professional jealousy. His stories, first published in the San Jose Mercury News in 1996, alleged that the CIA engineered, or at least...
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Dracula Untold
There are only two words in its title, but “Dracula Untold” betrays them both. First, the story has been decidedly told. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 Dracula film shared the same origin story in 1/20th...
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The Judge
“The Judge” has all the hallmarks of a labor of love, and all the weaknesses. It features a couple of top-notch performances but it’s overlong and meandering, including a lot of stuff better left on...
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It’s Time For ‘A Clockwork Orange’ at Midnight Madness
Landmark Theatres continues its October Midnight Madness schedule with the 1971 Sci-Fi thriller “A Clockwork Orange.” This Stanley Kubrick cult classic and much discussed and debated film is based...
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The “Tomorrowland” trailer will rock your world
Brad Bird’s and George Clooney’s collaborative effort “Tomorrowland” has been shrouded in secrecy, but the first trailer has given us our first good in-motion look at the new movie. The movie also...
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30 Days of October: Director Patrick Brice, “Creep”
To celebrate the chill of October, for each of the next 30 days, Film Yap writer Joshua Hull will take a look at the best in upcoming horror films, and discuss them with the people who make and watch...
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Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
A modestly enjoyable family film that doesn’t try to be more than it is, “Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” is the kind of movie you take your kids to, and maybe everyone...
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Robert Downey Jr. — Full Interview
Here is the full interview with Robert Downey Jr., who was promoting his new film “The Judge” with director David Dobkin for Heartland Film Festival!
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
Once storytelling franchises have been around awhile — especially ones involving science fiction and/or superheroes — it can be hard for filmmakers to find enough creative real estate to let their...
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“Gone Girl” still tops at box office
# Title weekend Total 1 Gone Girl $26,800,000 -29% $8,161 $78,281,190 2 Dracula Untold $23,457,000 – $8,125 $23,457,000 3 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day $19,100,000 –...
View ArticleINDIANAPOLIS! Win Passes to “Men, Women and Children”!!
Hey there Yappers! Enter here for free passes to see the drama “Men, Women and Children,” Monday, Oct. 13. For your shot at passes… 1) Go to www.thefilmyap.com (or The Film Yap’s Facebook page) 2)...
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Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
Imagine being one of only five men on a planet that produces the most beautiful woman from you past into existence. Now imagine that same power uses your memories and fears in an attempt to find a...
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The League of Gentlemen (1960)
There was a time when Jack Hawkins was Britain’s top movie star. This might not seem likely, since he didn’t get serious about acting until he was about 40 and, while certainly handsome, his...
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The Wolfman
Much like a full moon, consider the frustratingly slow 10-minute load time of “The Wolfman’s” Blu-ray disc a warning that bad juju is afoot. Further bogging down Universal discs’ notoriously pokey...
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Heroes of the Zeroes: The Matrix Reloaded / The Matrix Revolutions
Heroes of the Zeroes is Nick Rogers’ daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Today’s entry counts as two films. “The Matrix Reloaded” / “The Matrix Revolutions” Rated R 2003...
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
I think Michael Bay said it best in his 2007 Verizon Wireless commercial, “I’m Michael Bay and I like things AWESOME!” Boy, does he ever. This week, Bay’s conclusion to the Transformers trilogy,...
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Captain America: The First Avenger
“Captain America: The First Avenger” surprised me by not being awful — fitfully entertaining in spurts, even. Coming off a summer of superhero flicks that ranged from awful (“Green Lantern”) to pretty...
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“Hugo” is an often-delightful movie that always kept me guessing. It’s got a lot of Charles Dickens mixed with a little steampunk fantasy, layered with a rich frosting of tribute to early 20th-century...
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Cloud Atlas
Having not read the novel by David Mitchell, my guess is that “Cloud Atlas” is one of those books that was considered untranslatable to the big screen. The Wachowski siblings, the creative team behind...
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