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  • Eric's Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness
    Eric's Movie Review: Star Trek Into Darkness Remember that excited feeling you had when seeing The Empire Strikes Back for the first time ever? How about that stunned feeling you felt when Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker he's his father? That's the sort of feelings I walked away with after watching Star Trek Into Darkness. I'm so…
  • Blu Review: Dark Skies
    Blu Review: Dark Skies When first viewing the trailer for Dark Skies, I was immediately excited to see it. It appeared to be another supernatural horror film concerning a creepy little kid. You can never go wrong using that concept. My interest waned a bit upon learning the movie revolved around an alien encounter.…
  • It’s Worth Taking a Trek to See INTO DARKNESS
    It’s Worth Taking a Trek to See INTO DARKNESS JJ Abrams latest installment in the Star Trek franchise successfully manages to be exciting and still actually be about something.  It’s the best Trek film in a long time.

Interviews

  • Interview: Batman Beyond Unlimited Artist Norm Breyfogle
    Interview: Batman Beyond Unlimited Artist Norm Breyfogle Like many youth in 1988, the release of Tim Burton's Batman ushered in a renewed interest in reading the Dark Knight's comic book adventures. That summer, I borrowed stacks of Detective and Batman comics and devoured them in late night cramming sessions. Many of those comics were illustrated by Norm…
  • Indie Beat: Spotlight on Comedy Flo Entertainment
    Indie Beat: Spotlight on Comedy Flo Entertainment Comedy isn't just about making people laugh. Cinelinx takes an in-depth look at Comedy Flo Entertainment and their film Mama Needs A Ride.  
  • Meg Foster Discusses Leading The Lords of Salem
    Meg Foster Discusses Leading The Lords of Salem Looking at actor Meg Foster’s resume brought on a feeling of disbelief for me. I know her as a sci-fi and horror genre icon. Most people in my circle know her from such films as They Live, Masters of the Universe, Stepfather II, and Oblivion as well as TV shows…

Industry News

  • Box Office Breakdown: Into Darkness Brings Iron Man's Reign to an End
    Box Office Breakdown: Into Darkness Brings Iron Man's Reign to an End As expected, J.J. Abrams' highly anticipated Star Trek Into Darkness took the number one spot at the box office away from Iron Man 3.  Despite moving to the number two position, Disney's armored Avenger is still going strong and is now sitting at the 9th highest grossing film of all…
  • Box Office Breakdown: Iron Man Pulls Another Win Against Stiff Competition
    Box Office Breakdown: Iron Man Pulls Another Win Against Stiff Competition Another weekend has passed, and now the box office receipts have been tallied and Iron Man 3 remains the #1 but the real surprise here is how impressive The Great Gatsby performed in it's first weekend, giving the well-known franchise a run for its money. 
  • Legendary VFX Master Ray Harryhausen Passes Away at 92
    Legendary VFX Master Ray Harryhausen Passes Away at 92 Some very sad news has come in today in that the legendary master of visiual effects, a pioneer in his field, and one of the most influential effects designers in film history, Ray Harryhausen, has passed away at the age of 93.  Come inside to check out the information straight…

Movie News

  • Star Wars 7 May Have Its First New Cast Member
    Star Wars 7 May Have Its First New Cast Member Although it’s currently unofficial, it’s been reported that Jonathan Rhys Myers has become the first actor not associated with the earlier films to be signed to appear in the next Star Wars sequel. There’s no word yet on what his role will be.
  • Newest Trailer for The Wolverine Hits the Web
    Newest Trailer for The Wolverine Hits the Web This morning brings a brand new trailer for James Mangold's The Wolverine, giving us oodles of new footage for fans to get excited over, and provides a better look at the overall plot of the mutant's next solo outing.  Come inside to check it out. 
  • Assassin's Creed Movie Gets a 2015 Release Date
    Assassin's Creed Movie Gets a 2015 Release Date Ubisoft and New Regency are movie full steam ahead with their Assassin's Creed movie adaptation and have set a release date for the film in the already exciting (and packed) Summer of 2015.  

TV

  • Disney Announces Star Wars Rebels the Cartoon Show for 2014
    Disney Announces Star Wars Rebels the Cartoon Show for 2014 Earlier this year, Disney pulled the plug on Star Wars The Clone Wars, the well done Star Wars show on Cartoon Network.  Since its cancellation we've know that they were working on a brand new show and that Dave Filoni (the CW supervising director) was already getting prepped for that. …
  • Extended Agents of SHIELD Trailer Gives us a Better Look at the New Characters
    Extended Agents of SHIELD Trailer Gives us a Better Look at the New Characters Over the weekend, fans were treated to our first glimpse of footage from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the form of an all too brief 30-second TV spot.  Now they've released a full, nearly 3-minute long, trailer for the upcoming series taht gives us a better look at the new…
  • First Footage from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    First Footage from Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Friday came the news that ABC had officially picked up the Marvel TV show, set to follow the agents of Nick Fury's SHIELD and be an extension of their cinematic universe.  Now, on the heels of the season finale of ABC's Once Upon a Time, comes our first 'teaser' of…

Off Beat

  • Event Spotlight: 2013 Dallas Comic-Con
    Event Spotlight: 2013 Dallas Comic-Con Before the doors of the Irving Convention Center even opened on Saturday, it was very evident that Dallas Comic-Con is no longer just a local Texas event. Just by reading the convention's Facebook page, you could see people sharing their stories of how far they had traveled to meet their…
  • Graphic Review: Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Volume 2
    Graphic Review: Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams Volume 2 It's amazing the things you discover reflecting on the works of one artist during a specific period of time in the publishing history of a comic book. Growing up, I read Batman comics from all eras of the Dark Knight's long career. I remember checking out this monstrous hardcover book…

Movie Stuff

  • The Empire Strikes Back 33 Years Ago Today
    The Empire Strikes Back 33 Years Ago Today 33 years ago today, the first audiences for The Empire Strikes Back stumbled out of theaters with their mouths wide open in shock over what they had just witnessed. Could Darth Vader really be Luke Skywalker’s father? Will Han Solo ever be freed from his Carbonite prison?
  • Directors' Trademarks: J.J. Abrams
    Directors' Trademarks: J.J. Abrams Most directors have an identifiable style consistent with their approach and perspective. Each week Cinelinx will chose one director for an in-depth examination of the “signatures” that they leave behind in their work. This week, we examine the trademark style and calling signs of J.J. Abrams. 

Recent Frames

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Checked out Iron Man 3 in 3D this weekend with friends. One of my friends is a comic enthusiast and I knew if there was someone I could debate how goo...

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Should be interesting.  A little concerned about Disney making the films but they got the money for a high budget. Decades ago George Lucas wrote...

Have You Already Been Pitch-Slapped?

If you haven’t been spending much time online you may not be aware that casino and poker games are online gaming trends. What does that have to do wit...

Sony is Moving Forward with Men in Black 4

Looks like Sony is moving forward with another Men in Black movie, as they've hired Oren Uziel to pen a script for it. ...

Editorial

  • Rumor vs Reality: Star Trek Into Darkness
    Rumor vs Reality: Star Trek Into Darkness With technology today and the free flow of information over the internet, rumors run rampant for our most anticipated movie releases.  We try and tackle these as they come out, but for the most part, until the film comes out, it’s hard to either prove or disprove the validity of…
  • Marvel Films vs. DC Films: Whose Approach is Better?
    Marvel Films vs. DC Films: Whose Approach is Better? Zack Snyder recently ignited a flame war by praising DC heroes over Marvel heroes, as part of his promotion for The Man of Steel. He prefers the gritty Nolan approach to comics over the lighter Whedon style. So which is better?

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