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New banners for Pixar’s Brave

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Pixar’s Brave.  Bows.  Arrows.  Celtic-ness.  Pretty much everything I love when I hit RenFest, all in one tidy, beautifully drawn Pixar package.  If you haven’t seen the new trailer yet, you should get a good look.  A story about a girl who wants to take charge of her own destiny sounds like a great power-grrrrl role model for the 21st Century.  Plus, she’s a redhead.  Fine, so I’ve always wanted red hair.  But red hair is awesome, you know it is.

Disney has given us a peek at new banners that you may be seeing at a theater near you.  Take a gander, and clicky to view ’em in high res!

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Have you heard about Ruby Sparks?

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No?  Me neither.  But I got a heads-up press release yesterday that clued me in on this upcoming film.  I’m intrigued, partially because there are no pics on the interwebs, but mostly because the screenplay for this film was written by Zoe Kazan.  That’s right, she’s Elia Kazan‘s  (On the Waterfront, East of Eden and a zillion other amazing classics) granddaughter.  So I’m hoping that she’ll pull a Sofia Coppola and knock it out of the park.

Want more info on the movie besides the screenwriter’s link to Hollywood royalty? Okay; Ruby Sparks stars Antonio Banderas (The Skin I Live In), Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood), Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) and Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development).  The directors are Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, who you may know from their work on Little Miss Sunshine.  This movie is slated for release July 25, 2012.  And the story?  Here’s the dish from the press release:

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New Dark Shadows trailer hits tonight!

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Depp.  Burton.  Collins.

Sounds good, right?  Vampires, ghoulies, ghosties…and the wonderfully warped world of Tim Burton.  I used to rush home when re-runs of the original Dark Shadows played on weekday afternoons, so hearing about this movie got my expectations up.  Hearing that this will be a bit of a spoof — think The Brady Bunch the tv show vs. The Brady Bunch Movie — makes me think Burton may have another winner on his hands.  She said hopefully.

We’ll all get a good look at Barnabas Collins and his brood tonight, when a trailer for Dark Shadows comes to Apple.  We all know that Johnny Depp is never one to pull away from a role, so his portrayal of Barnabas should be a real hoot.

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Ballet lovers can see Swan Lake in 3D for one night only

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Swan Lake.  Gorgeous choreography, beautiful dancers, amazing moves.  If you like ballet — or just love the idea of watching gorgeous men and women leap and spin in rather revealing outfits — Swan Lake is definitely a ballet to catch.  Especially when it’s done by Tony Award winning choreographer Matthew Bourne.  And if you live in the Columbia area (or can get there), you can see this ballet while chomping on popcorn and nachos.  Best of both worlds, right?

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New Avengers “character banner” posters!

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March is here, and with the warmer weather I’m getting more and more excited about this year’s Summer movie season.  Hunger Games opening next week, Men In Black 3 and Battleship in May, not to mention Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Dark Shadows, Brave and The Dark Knight Rises…. But my comic book geekette is really jonesing for some Avengers, and I’m double-lucky right now; it opens the first week of May, and Marvel has just released new posters that showcase each of the assembled superheroes.  Wanna see?  Yeah you do.

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Tweet your way to The Hunger Games!

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The Hunger Games are happening this month.  Are you excited?  I am!  Got my District 11 t-shirt, and my Capitol Colors nail polish will be mine once I figure out where to buy ’em.  Okay, I’m a little obsessed.  But it’s all in good fun.

You know what else is fun?  Advance screenings.  And we can win an advance screening if we Tweet loud & clear.  Wanna know what to do (and how to score some tickets)?  Here’s the dish….

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New trailer for The Avengers hits at noon!

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Leap Year Day — yay!  Really, really rainy day — boo.  But if you’re holed up inside today never fear; there’s a reason to be happy that you’re near your computer.  A new trailer for The Avengers will hit on Apple’s movie trailer website at noon.  That’s right, take yourself away from the wet and remind yourself that movie blockbuster season is only a heartbeat away.

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Titanic 3D “sneak peek” coming to Baltimore April 3rd

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Titanic.  A huge, long movie about something we already know.  And ain’t it awesome?  Okay, if you didn’t shed a tear at the end of this film, I don’t wanna know you because you’re dead inside.

For those of you that are looking forward to seeing this film back up on the big screen — and in 3D no less! — there’s a treat in store.  Advance “sneak peek” showings will be playing here in the Baltimore area on April 3rd at 6:30pm.  You can hit up Fandango for tickets; it’ll be playing at Cinemark Egyptian, AMC Lowes Whitemarsh and AMC Columbia.

Me?  I’m in it for the groovy glasses.  You get special collectible 3D glasses if you make it to one of these, don’cha know.  But what am I doing blabbing about this, when I can give you a peek at the actual press release?  Here you go….

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Oscars – who got it right?

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The 84th Academy Awards have come and gone. Billy Crystal hosted and we laughed or we cried but either way we found out who won the golden man for those oh so pivotal categories. As you’ve seen for the past few weeks, we here at Geek for E have done our own countdown to the Oscars. So who got it right? Let’s find out after the break…

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