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Guillermo Del Toro Once Again Determined to Drive Us to ‘Madness’

Guillermo Del Toro Once Again Determined to Drive Us to ‘Madness’

Halfway through the week, and we’re keeping our eyes on the still-coming reviews of ‘Django Unchained,’ Ryan Gosling’s still-present humility, and Charles Addams’ still-twisted ideas.



Team Jodie: Foster Offers Support to Kristen Stewart During Media Frenzy

Team Jodie: Foster Offers Support to Kristen Stewart During Media Frenzy

Also in the news today: Raiders of the Lost Ark in IMAX, a sexy Lovecraftian horror spoof, and modeling your diet after your favorite authors!



Guillermo Del Toro shelves 'At the Mountains of Madness'

Guillermo Del Toro shelves 'At the Mountains of Madness'

Despite Guillermo Del Toro’s best efforts, he pulled the plug on the project when Universal wouldn’t agree to an R-rated version of the story.



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Lovecraft Mythos Inspires New Wave of Cultists

H.P. Lovecraft superfans welcome a new dark age of mythos-inspired cinema.



NYFCC Awards ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Same Prizes as 2009′s ‘Hurt Locker’

NYFCC Awards ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Same Prizes as 2009′s ‘Hurt Locker’

‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Snatches Up Same NYFCC Awards as 2009′s ‘Hurt Locker,’ Ethel Merman visits Sesame Street, Guillermo Del Toro flirts with an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘At the Mountains of Madness,’ and “The Neverending Story” is all grown up.



The Temptation of the Unfilmable: 7 Books That Should Never Hit the Silver Screen

The Temptation of the Unfilmable: 7 Books That Should Never Hit the Silver Screen

Considering today’s technology paired with large studio budgets, a case can be made that with the right director and actors, there is no longer such thing as an ‘unfilmable book.’ However, though both of these elements can help a movie get made, they do not ensure a film’s success. And sure, Hollywood likes a challenge, but even the most fortuitous and creative minds in the business would have serious reservations about adapting these seven books to the big screen.



‘Ouija’ Film Resurrected by Paramount, Budget Slashed By Ninety-Five Percent

‘Ouija’ Film Resurrected by Paramount, Budget Slashed By Ninety-Five Percent

Also in the news: ‘Alien’ goes retro, Guillermo Del Toro has us crossing our fingers for ‘Hellboy 3′, and Hope Davis brings Jennifer Egan’s Safari to life.



‘Hunger Games’ Parody ‘Starving Games’ to Elicit Groans In 2013

‘Hunger Games’ Parody ‘Starving Games’ to Elicit Groans In 2013

Also in our Friday round-up: the art behind Edgar Allan Poe, casting the fantasy ‘Avengers,’ and what ‘Alien 5′ could have been with a little help from James Cameron.



New Trailers: Dark Shadows, Total Recall, The Perfect Family

New Trailers: Dark Shadows, Total Recall, The Perfect Family

Also: An archery critic takes aim at “The Hunger Games” and “The Avengers,” and your favorite authors names become a vocab challenge.



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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Begins with a Trailer

Today in film and lit news: H.P. Lovecraft puts the “sci” in sci-fi, “Monster” director Patty Jenkins bids adieu to “Thor 2,” and we take a second look at 2011′s rejected scripts.



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