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In Defense Of: 'The X-Files: I Want to Believe'

23 November 2009 2:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

*There are spoilers here.*

I've been meaning to write this for a while, but wanted to wait until I could give The X-Files: I Want to Believe a second viewing, which I finally did yesterday, on beautiful Blu-Ray. I am a long-time X-Phile; the show, which I started watching around age 13, is one of my formative viewing experiences; I trace my current love for things ambiguous, fantastic and otherworldly squarely back to Chris Carter's brilliant creation. And I dissent in a big way from both the layman and fan consensus on I Want to Believe. I still think, as I did in the summer of 2008, that the movie is a fantastic X-Files episode. But more importantly, I still think it is a genuinely moving farewell to two beloved characters, and one of the most satisfying pieces of closure that any long-running series or franchise has ever given us.

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- Eugene Novikov

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The Worst Movie Biopics and Five That Are Pretty Darn Good

6 November 2009 6:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Watch enough movies and you learn pretty fast that they aren't about reality, they're about entertaining us. Which sometimes makes the world of the biopic a little tricky, because not only do you have to work in the truth, but you still have to keep those butts in the seats -- and the results are not always good. Over at Moviefone they've compiled some of the worst movie biopics, and no one was safe -- with films earning a spot for mixing up their facts, ridiculous casting, or just downright lazy filmmaking.

So who made the list? Well, you've got your usual suspects like Oliver Stone's Alexander, a film that has so much wrong with it I don't know where to put the blame (oh, that's right, on everyone). Other films that made the cut for the less than flattering title of 'Real Life Catastrophes' were Kevin Spacey's Bobby Darin flick, »

- Jessica Barnes

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The First Social Network? TriggerStreet.com Co-Founder Kevin Spacey Says Site Is Flourishing

2 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

You might not automatically recognize the name Trigger Street if you work outside of the film industry, but you definitely know some of their work: "Beyond the Sea," "The Big Kahuna" and, most recently, the upcoming Aaron Sorkin-penned, David Fincher-directed Facebook biopic, "The Social Network." And even if none of those sound immediately familiar, the production company's co-founder definitely will: Oscar winner Kevin Spacey.

If you happen to be a young/aspiring filmmaker, then you should know about Trigger Street. The production company's online presence, TriggerStreet.com, was relaunched a number of years ago as an online community catering to up-and-comers in the industry. Just this week, for the first time in the network's history, a member of that community has taken home a monetary award for his participation in a short film contest co-sponsored by Trigger Street and Stella Artois: Jason Musante Klein's "The Perfect Time."

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- Adam Rosenberg

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MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Best Sequels

28 October 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

Saw VI, much to my surprise, turned out to be one of the better films in the franchise, and in honor of it, I thought we’d look at some of the genre’s best sequels. They’re a fact of life when it comes to horror films so here's my take on some of the follow-ups that either usurped the originals or, at least, turned out better than expected.

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

After the baffling detour into “hey, let’s use Freddy as a metaphor for teenage homosexuality” that was Freddy’s Revenge*, the series realigned itself with this direct follow-up to Wes Craven’s original (with Craven himself contributing to script duties).

Part 3 boasts an imaginative story, good characters (need I remind anyone of Kincaid?), and one of the most memorable locales in the franchise. Director Charles (later Chuck, for some reason) Russell »

- Masked Slasher

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Beyond The Sea: 'BioShock 2' Interview

23 May 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Video games that match jaw-dropping narratives with stunning gameplay produce mouth watering, if regrettably rare, experiences. Case in point arrived in 2007 with first-person-shooter (Fps) BioShock. 2K Boston/2K Australia's undeniable classic launched players into the undersea world of Rapture, where Utopian ideals have gone disastrously awry. Described as the 'spiritual successor' to Looking Glass Studios' classic System Shock series, the game also drew on a rich and varied cultural palette of influences. Indeed, to describe it as a hard act to follow is a serious understatement. However, 2K Marin has accepted the challenge of creating a sequel and so Digital Spy joined executive producer Alyssa Finley on a trip back to Rapture. BioShock pitted players into the role of Jack, who was drawn into the strangely familiar undersea world created by Andrew (more) »

- By Andrew Laughlin

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