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Five Movie Comebacks That Worked (and Five That Didn’t)

By Jason Bailey on

“RETIREMENT IS FOR SISSIES!” roar the posters for The Last Stand (seriously? “Sissies?” In 2012? But I digress…), the first starring role for Arnold Schwarzenegger since stepping away from the silver screen for a, shall we say, problematic stint in the California governor’s mansion. Its mid-January release date doesn’t exactly scream box-office or critical confidence, but who knows; Mr. Schwarzenegger has been underestimated before, and usually comes out ahead. Either way it goes, we thought it would be interesting to run down some of the other big-name actors who hit rough or absent patches and tried to work their way back into the spotlight with a well placed role; after the jump we’ll take a look at five comeback vehicles that took, and five that didn’t quite get the job done. … Read More

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10 Movie Franchises That Lost Their Lead — And What Happened

By Jason Bailey on

If you felt a slight gust from the west yesterday, it may have been the folks at Universal Pictures letting out a sigh of relief; The Bourne Legacy, the newest (and Bourne-less) entry in their venerable franchise put up respectable numbers over the weekend, selling $40 million of tickets to a picture that was, from the outset, a bit of dicey proposition. Its success got us thinking about other film series that lost their lead actors, and whether those franchises succeeded or failed in their absence; we collect and analyze the data for you after the jump. … Read More

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Testing Out The Trustworthiness of Beards

By Bethany Larson on

While perusing the interwebs today, we learned that there is a World Beard and Moustache Championship– and yes, their website has pictures of award-winning facial hair. This site reminded us of our post about beards during No Shave November and we decided to pay homage to another form of facial hair–the mustache. Check out the most culturally relevant mustaches after the… Read More

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Five Upcoming Films That Make Us Go Hmmmm…

By Erik Davis on

Countless films travel through various stages of development during any given year, and out of that lot, only a select few make it to the big screen — and then even fewer are actually worth watching. Sure, we understand why they’d make a BATMAN 3 or some weepy, Oscar-driven drama about transsexuals fighting in World War II, but then there are some films that you read about that just make you go hmmmm…

After the jump, we explore some of the lamest films that might be coming to a theatre near you much sooner than we’d like. … Read More