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Next year there will be two movies based on Snow White. How is this possible? Hey we had years with two asteroid movies, two period pieces about magic and two movies about penguins so … why not? With the “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Mirror Mirror” trailers both released in the past week, we have a first look at what these movies might be like. Both trailers are embedded later in this post so you can see which one might be up your alley.

“Snow White and the Huntsman” seems like a crazy epic hardcore movie while “Mirror, Mirror” seems like it’s pretty much a comedy. Completely different takes on the same basic idea, which is probably the best way to go. Having them be too similar would guarantee one of these movies fail completely, but if they each appeal to a different audience, they can both succeed without drowning the other.

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I recently finished this book. I finished the second book in the series two days later. I cannot put these books down. The trailer does a fair job of setting out only the most basic premise of the plot. After North America falls to disaster, the nation of Panem rises. It is split into 12 districts and the Capitol. The districts are kept in poverty while the Capitol flourishes. After a failed rebellion by the districts long ago, the Capitol established the Hunger Games to remind the districts of their failure.

And yes, that was Woody Harrelson as Haymitch.
I sure am looking forward to this movie. Are you?

May the odds ever be in your favor.

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Dumbo himself gives a review of the Dumbo 70th Anniversary Edition on Blu-Ray and DVD.

This video will look at various aspects of the movie as well as the features included in this set.

I had a great time watching “In Time”, a sci fi movie about a world that uses time as currency. The movie’s release is full of controversy, as famed science fiction writer Harlan Ellison tried to stop the film’s release citing similarities to his short story “Repent, Harlequin!” Said The Ticktockman. Having now seen the movie and read the short story I don’t feel the similarities were extensive, but more on that later.

The premise as seen in the trailer is pretty straightforward, and what an interesting premise this is. The movie replaces money with seconds, minutes, hours even months and years of people’s lives as people trade off time on their life line for goods and services, working themselves to the bone to be able to make it another day. Extremely topical amongst these times of economic strife and worldwide protests, the movie vilifies the “rich” immortals while making us feel the plight of the working class. All this social commentary is wrapped in this interesting sci fi concept which makes for interesting scenes and concepts, like the idea that poor people from the ghetto are always in a rush, while the rich take their time in everything, because what is there to hurry about if you know you’ll probably live another century or two?

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After surviving most of the last decade on eight Harry Potter films, Warner Bros. is pulling a Disney and will stop selling all versions of its Harry Potter films on December 29th. [via Deadline.com]

[Find out why, WHY they would do this, after the jump]