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We live in a world full of advertising and cross promotions. As sad as that may be, it's absolutely true: every movie released in America needs to be adapted

How hard can it be to come up with an interesting and original premise for a scare flick? Here’s one: a homicidal, unstoppable zombie kills teenagers by a

If you work in the media, you want everything you touch to be a hit. You want people to enjoy your work and support you financially (and did we mention our

There’s no accounting for taste. Check out seven book rejections that keep publishing company executives awake and crying all night.

We love sports. We love sports so much, we make movies about sports. We love sports so much, we’ve used up all the good plots for sports movies. These are the rest.

First things first, let’s not pretend that zombie movies are ever going to be exactly “normal.” After all, we’re talking about movies that center on the conceit that the dead will return to life and start feasting on living human flesh. It’s not a particularly normal idea, despite how prevalent it has become over the years. But even in the genre of zombie movies, there are some that, amazingly, ma

Say what you will about the declining quality of modern cinema and narrative: there’s nothing sweeter than seeing an asshole get their comeuppance. And man, did films of the 1980’s produce some assholes that deserved it.

Broadway continues to be the last refuge of the musical. Once a driving force in entertainment, musicals have lately been all but extinguished in the cinema. On

Nothing is worse than defending your favorite franchise, trying to convince someone about the philosophical underpinnings and subtlety that make it great… only to have a ridiculous aspect, or entire race, thrown right in your face.

Most artists that have experienced any longevity in their career have undergone some sort of stylistic change. It's only natural that interests would change,