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Why I’m Going to Avoid the Trailers for Super 8, and Why You Should Too

There are few films I’m currently more excited about than Super 8 . J.J. Abrams’ ode to ’70s-era Spielberg, James Horner’s Cocoon soundtrack , and Coach Taylor seems — to these tired eyes — to be the one “must-see-now-please” film of the summer. Take your Thors and Captain Americas and cowboys and aliens; give me the mystery of Abrams and his lens flare. This excitement is why you can expect me to ignore every future trailer for Super 8 from here on out. And it’s why you probably should as well.

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Why I’m Going to Avoid the Trailers for Super 8, and Why You Should Too

VIDEO: Aubrey Plaza Stars in Deadpan Stars Wars Parody for College Humor

Darren Aronofsky Calls Spirit Award Winner Black Swan ‘Fun,’ Defines Indie Film

Backstage at the Spirit Awards Saturday afternoon, Darren Aronofsky was in a jaunty mood. And why not? With Black Swan ‘s two biggest Oscar rivals, The Social Network and The King’s Speech , absent from competition at the penultimate awards show of the year ( TSN excluded by budget, TKS relegated to the foreign film category), the night belonged to Aronofsky’s stylish psychological ballet thriller. So after Black Swan took home Best Cinematography (Matthew Libatique), Best Actress (Natalie Portman), Best Director, and Best Feature, Aronofsky took to the winners’ room to have some fun with the press.

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Darren Aronofsky Calls Spirit Award Winner Black Swan ‘Fun,’ Defines Indie Film

VIDEO: Why Lea Thompson Isn’t In Touch With Charlie Sheen: ‘I’m Not a Hooker’

Reason #1 why we love Lea Thompson, who just landed a new ABC Family pilot, Switched at Birth : She’s the girl we all wanted to be in the ’80s. Reason #2: She’s like the estimable honey badger when it comes to real talk about her old Red Dawn co-star turned Qaddafi of Hollywood , Charlie Sheen.

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VIDEO: Why Lea Thompson Isn’t In Touch With Charlie Sheen: ‘I’m Not a Hooker’

Here’s the Greatest Oscar Speech of All Time; Bring a Hanky

Movieline’s Week in Review: Strangeways, Here We Come

What was up with everybody this week? The moon was in Oscar and Mars was in Sheen, but that still didn’t account for the crazy disclosures, discoveries and declamations that made their ways through Movieline HQ in recent days. Let’s have a look back at the madness, all the while hoping redoubtable weekend editor Dixon Gaines can shake it out of here once and for all with his bold prose stylings. And of course the rest of the crew will be dropping by this weekend as well for a little hot awards action, click here to learn more. And have a great weekend!

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Movieline’s Week in Review: Strangeways, Here We Come

Clash of the Titans Sequel Will Be Converted to 3-D

Release the crappy? In an interview with Cinematical , director Jonathan Liebesman said that his Clash of the Titans sequel (titled Wrath of the Titans ) would be given the post-conversion 3-D treatment, much like the derided first film. The difference? “I think what you have to remember is the first film was neither shot nor edited with 3D in mind,” said Liebesman. “[T]hey decided to convert it with six or seven weeks to go until release, which is insane; the technology was not there. That’s why we’re conceiving it from the start, from the ground up, in 3D, editing in 3D for 3D.” Sounds like a plan. My designer 3-D glasses are already on order. [ Cinematical ]

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Clash of the Titans Sequel Will Be Converted to 3-D

American Idol Las Vegas Day: Cirque du Sob Story

American Idol dished two hours of giddy theatrics last night: We started with an hour of Las Vegas auditions featuring Beatles songs (courtesy of the Cirque du Soleil rollerblading clown show Love ) and concluded with sixty minutes of the judges’ first Top 24 invitees. BREAKING : I loved American Idol this Wednesday. Let’s break it all down in the wrong order: We’ll start by discussing the five declared entrants into the Top 24 and conclude with our (my) feelings about the remaining hopefuls. EXCLUSIVE : Still don’t trust Robbie Rosen.

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American Idol Las Vegas Day: Cirque du Sob Story

What If We Reinvented Awards Season As a Playoff Tournament?

Has awards season become a tad repetitive for your tastes? Sure, the recent surge by The King’s Speech over The Social Network is exciting, I suppose, but at this point how many awards can we see Natalie Portman and Colin Firth win against basically the same competition before we all collectively throw up our hands and say, “OK, we get it. Can we just move on to the Oscars now? Or at least try something different ?” Here’s an idea: What if every single awards ceremony were important?

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What If We Reinvented Awards Season As a Playoff Tournament?

Return of the ‘Pack: The Teaser Trailer for The Hangover Part II Debuts with Help from Jay-Z

When the trailer for Bruno debuted in 2009 , Universal tried to sell audiences on the critical love for Sacha Baron Cohen’s previous summer comedy, Borat . It didn’t work. Cut to 2011, and here comes Warner Bros. using a similar strategy in the first teaser for The Hangover Part II (it looks like those Roman numerals are part of the official title), which uses quotes about the first film to fill up much of the trailer’s length. Is this highly anticipated sequel doomed to face a Bruno -like box office fate?

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Return of the ‘Pack: The Teaser Trailer for The Hangover Part II Debuts with Help from Jay-Z