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This Week in Independent Film

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  • Title: War, Inc.
  • IMDB: link

John Cusack stars as a hitman who is assigned to kill an oil minister in the Middle East.  Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary Duff, Ben Kingsley, and Shirly Brener also star.  What do you think, any chance it’s as good as Cusack’s last time out as a hitman?  Check out the official site and the MySpace page.  The film opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.  Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.

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Prince Caspian

/ / Movie Reviews
  • Title: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
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“You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember.”

chronicles-narnia-prince-caspian-posterThe film begins with the exile of Prince Caspian (Ben Barnes), the rightful heir to the throne of Narnia.  His uncle (Sergio Castellitto), whose wife has finally given him a male heir, takes the opportunity to seize control of the kingdom.

In his flight Caspian blows the magic horn (your joke here) which calls the “great kings and queens of the past” back to Narnia.  And so the Pevensie children, Peter (William Moseley), Susan (Anna Popplewell), Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes), are magically transported from a London subway to the beaches of Narnia.

Narnia is quite different than they remember as thousands of years have past and the magical animals and creatures now live in fear of the human invaders which have driven them into seclusion in the woods.  Now Peter and the rest of his clan must help put Caspian back on the throne and give back Narnia to the Narnians, that is if they can stop bickering among themselves.

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RF’s Top 7 Worst Live-Action Cartoon Movies

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Every now and again the RF staff, with the occasional help of some friends, gives you, our loyal RF viewers, short (but sweet) lists on all kinds of interesting things.  With the recent release of the stylish but empty Speed Racer we take a look at some of the worst films adapted from cartoons.  Check out the list of the unlukcy seven inside.

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Quote of the Week

/ / Entertainment News 

Our quote today comes from comic artist Alex Ross, co-creator of Astro City and artist for Kingdom Come.  Aside from his art Ross has earned a special spot in my heart for his love of Captain Marvel and his flat-out refusal to draw Kyle Rayner into his DC work (take that Ron Marz!).  This quote comes from Ross’ current work on the Avengers/Invaders:

“Marvel’s continuity is, in my opinion, the most exciting involving soap opera structure in comics today.”

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