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			<title>First Trailer For Psychadelic Civil War Movie, A Field In England</title>
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The next picture from Ben Wheatley is as different from Sightseers as that was from Kill List. A Field in England is set in the middle of the English Civil War. This excerpt from the official blurb will explain why I’m calling it “psychadelic.”
Crossing a vast mushroom circle, which provides their first meal, the group quickly descend into a chaos of arguments, fighting and paranoia, and, as it becomes clear that the treasure might be something other than gold, they slowly become victim to the terrifying energies trapped inside the field.
There’s certainly a rather foreboding tone to this trailer, and it’s not such a surprise that they were able to get a positive quote from Nic Roeg for the poster.
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Film 4 and Warp X have cooked up a pretty daring release plan for this film. As well as rolling into UK cinemas on July 5th, it’s also going to be made available on DVD, Blu-ray and VOD and premiered on television, for free, on Film 4′s channel.
To incentivise you into seeing the film in the cinema – if you don’t consider that it’s own reward – Picture House cinemas will be hosting a Q&amp;A with Wheatley and his cast, and screening that live across their chain with one of the July 5th sessions.
I know that I’m opting for the big screen experience, but I’d be curious to learn how the viewership and sales break down across the board.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 06:01:44 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Trailer for the Crime Thriller BLOOD TIES with Owen, Kunis, and Crudup</title>
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Here&#039;s the trailer for a period crime drama called Blood Ties, which boasts an incredibly impressive cast that includes Mila Kunis, Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Zoe Saldana, Marion Cotillard, and James Caan. The story is set in 1970s Brooklyn and follows two brothers on different sides of the law who team up. 

Brothers Frank and Chris Pierzynski grew up in the same rough neighborhood of Brooklyn only to find themselves on completely different paths. Now, in 1973, Frank is a captain in the local precinct of the NYPD and Chris is finishing up a 12-year prison stint for murder. When Chris is released early, he tries to fight off criminal temptations for the sake of family but soon falls into his old ways. Now with his job on the line and the fate of his brother in his hands, Frank must decide where his true loyalties lie.

The movie was directed by Guillaume Canet (Tell No One). It has yet to get U.S. distribution, but it will be released in France this fall.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:01:36 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cannes 2013: Coen Brothers Strike The Right Chord With Inside Llewyn Davis</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Peter Willis reports from Cannes for Bleeding Cool.
Joel and Ethan Coen‘s Llewyn Davis features Oscar Isaac in the title role, a folk musician struggling to make ends meet in 1961. Davis has found himself at a crossroads in life, facing problems not only with making a break in the music business but also in his personal life, as his couch-hopping lifestyle puts strain on the relationships he relies upon to get by.
We are left in no doubt that Llewyn has talent. This is very much set in stone with a rousing opening sequence as he performs at a basket house in New York’s Greenwich Village. But it soon becomes clear that he is far from being the only talented folk performer of the day and, left as a solo artist following the death of his partner Mike, Davis struggles to make the breakthrough he desperately seeks.
As the film goes on, we follow a week in the life of our dejected and often belligerent protagonist. While it’s often a very sombre affair, an uplifting soundtrack and moments of genius comedy make this anything but the dull and depressing picture that it could have been in someone else’s hands.
The acting is terrific throughout, with Oscar Isaac carrying the weight of the whole movie on his shoulders and delivering with perfection a performance that struck just the right balance of melancholy and humour. John Goodman provides an equally bright turn in one of the smaller parts that, between them, really give bring the film to life
This isn’t a classically Coenesque movie, perhaps. At times it’s very different to their previous work, but there are moments that remind us that it is very much their picture.
One thing I wasn’t bargaining for was the additional acoustics that came courtesy of the Salle du Soixantième theatre itself. Built 6 years ago to celebrate the Festival’s 60th Anniversary, the Soixantième is a semi-permanent structure (it certainly isn’t made out of bricks and mortar, anyway!) with a tendency to be somewhat susceptible to the high winds rushing in off the Côte d’Azur. Yesterday these winds found their way through a vent and created a whistling noise that was a most unwelcome distraction. Towards the end of the movie the winds evidently had picked up further, offering a drum beat as the theatre’s tarpaulin battered again the structure. Perhaps this percussion was what Llewyn Davis needed to finally make his break in the music industry.
And it was straight back in to the Salle du Soixantième for Blind Detective, screening out of competition from veteran director Johnnie To.
Johnston is a former police detective, still highly talented despite losing his sight after becoming blind while on duty. He continues to solve cold cases for the police, picking up bounties to earn his living. During an investigation he encounters Ho, a young officer quickly rising the ranks but lacking the thoughtfulness of Johnston, who she hires to help her find a long lost childhood friend.
Movies at Cannes often cross genre boundries in a heartbeat, but none more so than Blind Detective. A murderous thriller, outrageous slapstick comedy, romantic love-triangles, drama. It has it all. And this is before you get to the cannibalism and mutilation.
Throughout we are taken back in time as Johnston attempts to act out and think his way through to solving the crimes; often inexplicably, but amusingly, finding the answer. These flashback moments were vividly and smartly shot, slapstick hilarity juxtaposed against a backdrop of increasingly sinister and blood drenched crimes. The ease at which the film interlaces the past and the present is genuinely brilliant and honestly impressive.
The sound dubbing was at times horrendous, though. Although I naturally was following the subtitles, the lack of sync between what was being spoken and the sounds heard felt amateurish in a movie which actually featured so much polish elsewhere.
Although a sprawling cross-genre movie, the story is actually wafer thin, with numerous pointless segments (inparticular an explicable 10 minute sequence following “Grandma”) and repetitive humour, which sometimes make Blind Detective somewhat of a drag.
As I sat here writing this report in the Cannes press room, ahead of a screening of Takeshi Miike’s Shield Of Straw, drama unfolded as two birds managed to fly inside. Fortunately no bird shit found its way onto the rather swish HP all-in-one computers and order was restored as a French journo took matters into his own hands, catching the birds and letting them out to safety.
Sounds like a metaphor for something, Peter? – Brendon. We look forward to your next report.
You can follow Peter on Twitter.
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:01:36 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Peter Dinklage to star in Edgar Allan Poe horror Hop Frog</title>
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			<title>Poltergeist remake films this September</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 04:01:41 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dan Aykroyd’s Latest Ghostbusters 3 Chatter Reveals Details Of Headbending New Threat</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dan Aykroyd‘s seeming even more confident than usual about Ghostbusters 3 these days. It’s infectious, and now I’m starting o think we’re really going to see this film in cinemas somewhere within the next two or three years.
The confidence was on show when Aykroyd appeared with original Ghostbusters bit-player Larry King over the weekend and talked a little about the new screenplay’s set up. As well as hints of just what kind of headbending threats the film will feature, Aykroyd also revealed the first solid info on some characters from the film.
Here’s a transcript courtesy of Coming Soon, though you can see Aykroyd for yourself at Ora. And, yes, some of these details came up in a story I wrote about a month ago, but not all of them.
It’s based on new research that’s being done in particle physics by the young men and women at Columbia University… basically, there’s research being done that I can say that the world or the dimension that we live in, our four planes of existence, length, height, width and time, become threatened by some of the research that’s being done. Ghostbusters – new Ghostbusters – have to come and solve the problem.
It’s not clear if these new Ghostbusters will be the same individuals as the particle physics researchers or not. I’m taking it as not – or at least “not necessarily” – but I see from social media that many have assumed these character groups will be one and the same.
I do like the sound of dimensional distortions. There’s an awful lot of cinematic potential in that – maybe even a bit of timefolding to bring us back to the original films. And yes, I’m now wishing Michel Gondry could direct the film.
Not only is Gondry the master of dimensional distortion, he’s apparently quite the fan of Ghostbusters. He did already do a remake of it once, though. Look:
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 03:30:05 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Top 20 Theme Songs: Video Game Edition</title>
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Back in college, my ‘Music in Film’ teacher always said that music is one of the key elements into making something great. It’ll make you cry. It’ll make you laugh. It’ll even inspire you to do great things. Without it, our films, television shows, and video games would be radically different, and frankly, quite boring. Great individual songs aren’t the only things that make a score successful, but also composing a reoccurring melody or riff can help unify a score. All of these components can help create a timeless classic. Then there are those that stand above the rest to be part of the top video game themes of all-time. I’m here to rank these theme songs with my Top 20 Theme Songs: Video Game Edition.


Without getting into the criticism of the ending of the Mass Effect 3, Leaving Earth (composed by Clint Mansell) represents everything great about the trilogy and Mass Effect 3. The ominous tone of the song combined with the 3-note piano riff feels so personal and emotional, and combine this with the visuals of the Reapers invading Earth and you have the perfect combination of audio and visual components.


For a game that’s epic size and scale should have a song that resembles that. Those who have played World of Warcraft constantly should be familiar with Legends of Azeroth. You hear it every time you login, select your character, or create your character. The song reminds me a lot of An Age Undreamed Of (Conan The Barbarian) by Basil Poledouris with its use of heavy drums then its transition to a violin melody. I guess if you were going to go with a song that best represents the magical open world of Azeroth, then Conan The Barbarian would be a good start.


Star Fox was one of my favorite SNES games as a kid, and the Corneria Theme is by far one of my favorite theme songs in the game. While this isn’t the primary theme song of the game, this is the most memorable one. I remember as a kid seeing the Arwings takeoff, and when that upbeat tempo hits I knew it was go time. The Corneria Theme was just the perfect compliment for the type of game you were playing. Still to this day it’s one of my favorite themes.


Castlevania has been around for almost 30 years, as it first debuted on the NES back in 1986. 30 years later and two things remain constant, the Belmont bloodline is out to kill Dracula, and the song Vampire Killer. While it’s not a classic as the other 8-bit songs on this list, you can’t deny that Konami’s persistent use of the song for every Castlevania game makes this as much of a classic as the original NES game.


“I wanna take you for a ride.”
Okay, so this song doesn’t make any sense whatsoever, but one can’t help but bob their heads to Marvel vs. Capcom 2’s Character Select theme with its 60s funk melody and simple extremely simple lyric. This is just one of those cases where you like the song, you just don’t know why. If you need more proof just do a search on YouTube for the song and you’ll find nothing but 10-20 minute loops of the song. Looks like we’re all ready for a ride.


Much like the first two theme songs in our countdown, God of War’s Main Titles theme encompasses the epic scale and presentation of this mythical revenge tale. The song reminds me a lot of Hans Zimmer’s work in the way the horns and drums are composed together, and combine that with the Greek chants and you have something akin to the Gladiator soundtrack. It is also, perhaps, the second best example of a theme song matching a saga’s presentation – the other being Metal Gear Solid’s theme, but we’ll get to that soon enough.


Frog’s Theme is perhaps my favorite theme song from one of my favorite games of all-time. Honestly, with this game I could have chosen any of the theme songs in the game and there would be no wrong answer. For the purposes of this list, I chose Frog’s theme because of the majestic composition of the song, and the fact that Frog is one badass character.


The dark horse on the list is Portal’s Still Alive by Jonathan Coulton. The reason why this song is on the list is because of its memorable and funny lyrics and its catchy folk beat. Also, the fact that the song was sung by the game’s antagonist GLaDOS, just makes the song that much funnier.


Nobuo Uematsu, what can I say but he is one of my favorite composers. Not just strictly for video games but in general. FINAL FANTASY X’s Zanarkand is just a great example of his sheer brilliance. Whatever your feelings are towards FINAL FANTASY X, you can’t deny that the piano composition of the song is arranged beautifully.


The Uncharted trilogy will forever be placed in the pantheon of the greatest video games of all time. Every great game has to have a great theme song to go along with it and Greg Edmonson’s Nate’s Theme is exactly that. The combination of the horns and violins gives the song that epic action-adventure feel. It’s time to go on an adventure!


Ducktales Remastered is perhaps one of the most anticipated games coming out this summer. Not only is the game highly anticipated, but many fans of the game are awaiting the new song arrangement for the game’s most famous theme song: The Moon Theme. The song is so beloved by fans that there are a plethora of great remixes out there for the song – like YouTube sensation recent Smooth McGroove’s acapella version of The Moon Theme.


While many out there associate this song with the Paul W.S. Anderson film, The Immortal’s Techno Syndrome song was actually created to coincide with the home release of the video game. What can I say, the song makes me want to kick some ass, take names, and then kick some more ass. I suggest listening to this before you get into a fight. The energetic, upbeat tempo makes it perfect for any fighting situation.


The Halo saga has had its share of theme songs, but One Final Effort is the one that stands above the others. While it’s similar to the initial theme song of all three games, this one just has that sense of closure, and a sense of urgency to it. To me, it’s a very fitting song to the end of the Halo trilogy.


If you’ve bought Killer Instinct then chances are you’ve heard this epic theme song. Words cannot describe the feelings of epicness whenever I listen to the guitar riffs in the song. To me it’s one of the best intro songs to a fighting game ever.


Fun fact: Most of you probably never knew, the most famous song in Tetris is actually a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells of a meeting between a peddler and a girl, in which they haggle over the price of goods in a veiled metaphor for courtship. You probably also had no idea that the song had lyrics too! Regardless, Tetris remains one of the most played games on a handheld system to date, all with Korobeiniki as its main theme.


FINAL FANTASY VII is also one of those games where any theme song chosen would be right for this list. There are no wrong answers here either. For the sake of the list, I chose the most popular song One-Winged Angel. The choral Latin chants and orchestral composition makes One-Winged Angel a fitting theme song for one of gaming’s most famous villains of all-time.

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If you’re wondering why Guile’s Theme is ranked #3, then I have five words for you: Guile’s theme goes with everything. Street Fighter II is chock full of memorable stage themes, but Guile’s theme has topped above the rest because of the Internet meme. The use of the song can instantly bring any video a sense of hope, freedom, and majesties. There’s just something about the song that cannot be described, it really does go with everything. SONIC BOOM!


The Main Theme to Metal Gear Solid 2 is one of the most epic theme songs composed for a video game period. Harry Gregson-Williams has composed what is likely to be the quintessential rendition of Metal Gear Solid’s theme to date, and that’s saying something. Two games later people still consider Metal Gear Solid 2’s theme song to be the best one of them all. A badass theme for a badass franchise.


The Legend of Zelda’s Overworld Theme is one of the most beloved theme songs of all-time. It’s not surprising as it’s the theme song to one of the most loved video game franchises of all-time. Searching for the Zelda theme on YouTube just tells you how much people love this theme. There are at least 200 thousand YouTube videos dedicated to the theme song, and some of them even have at least a million views on YouTube. If it weren’t for the popularity of my #1 song, this would definitely be first.


As if it was any surprise to have the Super Mario Bros. Overworld Theme as the number one theme song of all-time. It goes without saying that not only is this song one of the most recognizable theme songs, but it’s also one of the most popular. The Mario theme song is also one of the rare songs ever composed that can be hummed on a whim without much thought.
The great thing about theme songs is that everyone has their favorites, this is my list and my fellow writers have their own. Check out their top 3 theme songs, and tell us yours in the comments section below!
Staff Picks:
John “Spartan” Nguyen
1. Metal Gear Solid 2 – Main Theme
2. Super Mario Bros. – Overworld Theme
3. Tetris – Korobeiniki
Chris Del Castillo
1. Chrono Trigger – Main Theme
2. Metal Gear Solid 2 – Main Theme
3. Super Mario Bros – Overworld Theme
Jose Guiterrez III
1. Mortal Kombat – Techno Syndrome
2. Super Mario Bros – Overworld Theme
3. FINAL FANTASY VII – One Winged Angel
Narvin Seegoolam
1. Halo 2 – Main Theme
2. Super Mario Bros. – Overworld Theme
3. The Legend of Zelda – Overworld Theme
Alex Rodriguez
1. God of War – Main Titles
2. Kingdom Hearts II – Overture (Passion piano)
3. The Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim Theme
Kyle McArthur
1. Chrono Trigger – Frog’s Theme
2. Yoshi’s Island – Flower Garden
3. Super Metroid – Brinstar, The Jungle Floor
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 02:01:39 CDT</pubDate>
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			<title>RIPD new TV trailer</title>
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			<title>Pacific Rim new TV trailer</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New Pacific Rim TV spot focuses on the monsters of Guillermo del Toro&#039;s movie]]></description>
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			<title>Months after death, Sally Ride wins honors from White House and NASA</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[	Slideshow: Astronaut Sally RideAFP/Getty ImagesSee images from the life and career of astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Launch slideshowBy Alan Boyle, Science Editor, NBC News

  

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The White House and NASA say they will honor America&#039;s first woman in space, Sally Ride, by giving her a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom and putting her name on the camera she helped get installed on the International Space Station.Word of the memorials came as NASA celebrated the late astronaut&#039;s life and legacy at a national tribute titled &quot;Sally Ride: A Lifetime of Accomplishment, a Champion of Science Literacy,&quot; conducted at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
Ride, who was trained as a physicist,  became the first American woman to go into space when she was launched on the space shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983. She made another spaceflight on Challenger in 1984. Two years later, that shuttle and its crew were lost in an explosion shortly after launch, and Ride served as a member of the panel investigating the tragedy.She left NASA in 1987 and went on to co-found Sally Ride Science, a company focusing on science education for girls. She died last year at the age of 61 after a 17-month struggle with pancreatic cancer.In a statement on Monday, President Barack Obama announced that Ride would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation&#039;s highest civilian honor, during a White House ceremony later this year.&quot;We remember Sally Ride not just as a national hero, but as a role model to generations of young women,&quot; Obama said. &quot;Sally inspired us to reach for the stars, and she advocated for a greater focus on the science, technology, engineering and math that would help us get there. Sally showed us that there are no limits to what we can achieve, and I look forward to welcoming her family to the White House as we celebrate her life and legacy.&quot;Sally Ride&#039;s cameraNASA said a camera aboard the space station would be renamed the Sally Ride EarthKAM in honor of the late astronaut, who initiated the EarthKAM program in 1995. The camera was flown in space during five shuttle missions and was moved to the space station in 2001. The program makes it possible for middle-school students around the world to request pictures of specific locations on Earth. EarthKAM spawned a similar program known as MoonKAM, which was an outreach project flown as part of NASA&#039;s Grail mission to the moon.The space agency also established a Sally Ride internship program to help students from underserved backgrounds pursue research interests at one of NASA&#039;s centers. As many as 10 internships will be available in the spring and fall semesters of each school year, NASA said in a news release.&quot;Sally&#039;s impact on our nation and future generations of explorers is immeasurable,&quot; NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. &quot;Godspeed, Sally Ride, and thank you for reminding us to reach higher, break barriers and dream big.&quot;Monday&#039;s tribute at the Kennedy Center highlighted Ride&#039;s contributions to space exploration and science. The presenters included Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.; tennis legend Billie Jean King; singer Patti Austin; and journalist Maria Shriver.&quot;Sally Ride Science is thrilled to be presenting a national tribute to Sally to honor her lifelong commitment to space exploration, but also to improving science education and to supporting science literacy for all students,&quot; Tam O&#039;Shaughnessy, Ride&#039;s life partner, co-founder and chair of the board of Sally Ride Science, said in NASA&#039;s news release.
  

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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:01:50 CDT</pubDate>
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