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The making of the ‘Contagion’ bacteria billboard
‘Contagion’ hits theaters today and Warner Bros. has thought of a brilliant way to promote the film by creating this living billboard out of bacteria. Check out how they merged science and advertising to create this piece of art.
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HBO Go a step in the right direction
There are a million different ways to watch TV these days. You can record a show on your DVR, watch it on-demand on your cable box, view it on your computer or iPad using Hulu, Amazon Instant Video or Netflix and even go old school and buy it on DVD and Blu-Ray. And these are…
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Cast has chemistry in ‘Our Idiot Brother’
Nice guys are often confused with idiots. They have all of the characteristics of an idiot: they are trust worthy, honest and easy going. That’s exactly the description of the idiot in question. In Our Idiot Brother, Ned (Paul Rudd) is a really nice guy, and a hippy on a run of bad luck. After…
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‘Fright Night’ should be more fun
The remake of 1985’s Fright Night combines two of today’s hottest trends, vampires and 3D, in an effort to entertain audiences. Instead of sparkly, teenage vampires, Colin Farrell’s Jerry is meant to be dark and menacing and instead of the colorful world of Pandora in Avatar, the 3D is used for shots of the suburbs…
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’30 Minutes or Less’ loaded with comedy heavyweights
If you’ve read Trashwire for any length of time, you know I love the cast of 30 Minutes or Less. We’ve had articles about Jesse Eisenberg’s star-making turn in The Social Network, several about Danny McBride adding flavor to any movie and even an interview with Nick Swardson. As hardcore fans of these guys, I…
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Dominic Cooper dazzles in ‘The Devil’s Double’
Imagine being best friends with a rich, famous guy who throws the best parties and gets all the hot girls. Sounds like an episode of Entourage, except that this famous guy isn’t Vinny Chase, he’s Uday Hussein and he’s also a psychotic, arrogant maniac.
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‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ a solid prequel
If you had told me a year ago that I’d really enjoy the prequel to a 1968 Charlton Heston movie starring James Franco and a bunch of CGI chimpanzees, I would have seriously questioned your ability to predict the future. Fast forward to today and I would have asked you for the lottery numbers because…
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Trashwire talks to Joe Cornish and John Boyega about ‘Attack the Block’
In anticipation of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we’re bringing back a throwback post from Comic Con 2011 when we sat down with John Boyega to discuss his film debut in Attack the Block, a funny and innovative sci-fi comedy from Joe Cornish.
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Attack the Block attacks the blog
We’re crazy psyched about our interview with Attack the Block director Joe Cornish and star John Boyega. The film is pure excellent and these guys have incredibly bright futures ahead of them in the world of film. Before you read our interview, check out these clips from the film (including character bios) so you can…
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Yahoo! interviews Dominic Cooper of The Devil’s Double
Dominic Cooper, star of The Devil’s Double, talked about the film with Yahoo! Here, he explains how he wanted to play the two roles very differently and how independent films are different from huge studio films. Our review of The Devil’s Double is coming soon to trashwire.com.
