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Me, I'm Steve Head. I co-created the movie news website IGN Filmforce, which is now IGN movies, and that's where much of my writing goes. There, we essentially live and breathe news and interviews. From 1997 to 2000 I was co-editor of TheForce.net - your daily Star Wars news. I've also written for The Boston Phoenix. I do marketing promotions for The Brattle Theater (http://brattlefilm.org) here in Cambridge, MA. And I'm Editor in Chief of the Boston publication Beanywood.com.

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The Bond Dossier: What We Know About Quantum of Solace

Movies – Casino Royale pulled Bond out of fanboy hearts and made him relevant (and desirable) across all demographics. 500 bucks says you would've been hard-pressed to find more than five women in the opening night crowd for The World Is Not Enough. Here's what we know to date and our take on Quantum of Solace and what guys and gals will be lining up for.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 04:15pm

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Great Moments in Movie Marketing: Hellboy vs. God

Humor – Raising Hell: That church outside New York's windows doesn't stand a chance against the might of Hellboy. Neither does James Lipton, for that matter.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 04:07pm

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Oscar candidates lagging this year

Movies – As of Monday, the year was at the halfway mark, so in theory, the 2008 awards race is half over. Not a chance. The past six months have offered fewer potential contenders than any January-June period in memory.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 04:05pm

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Bull Durham turns 20

Movies – Durham native Thom Mount was the boy wonder of Universal Pictures, becoming its president in 1976 at the preposterous age of 26. He survived in the job for seven years and has survived as an independent producer since. His producing career has been erratic, to say the least, but Bull Durham, his biggest success, was very big indeed.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 04:03pm

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Documentary tells full story of Hunter S. Thompson

Books – Of course, there were the drugs. And the drinking. And guns. And more drugs. Given his notorious lifestyle, it can be hard to keep in mind that Hunter S. Thompson was first and foremost a writer, a frontline chronicler of the promise and adventure of the 1960s and the burnout and aftermath of the 1970s.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 04:01pm

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How to mind your movie manners

Do No Evil – Is there any moviegoer who hasn't been annoyed by noisy popcorn-munchers, gossiping teenagers, crying babies, snoring patrons, compulsive seat-kickers, morons with laser pointers or loudmouths who insist on providing a running commentary?

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 03:59pm

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Restorantion of David Lean films begins

Movies – The restoring of David Lean's first ten films, including 1944's 'This Happy Breed', show how digital technology complements traditional processes, says the BFI's Sonia Genaitay

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 03:56pm

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Channel recreates The Shining to promote its Kubrick season

Television – Channel 4 has painstakingly recreated the set of Stanley Kubrick horror film The Shining, complete with look-a-likes of the crew and cast members including Shelley Duvall, for a TV ad to promote a More 4 season of the director's films.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 03:54pm

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Del Toro: The Marvelous Monster Machine

Movies – Rotund, chatty and cerebral, Guillermo del Toro seems the embodiment of the expression, "it's never too late to have a happy childhood." The Mexican filmmaker is on the campaign trail to promote "Hellboy II" and he clearly relishes the prospect.

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 03:51pm

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Is WNBA's Becky Hammon Really a Traitor?

Sports – American Pro basketball star Becky Hammon will play for Russia in the upcoming summer Olympics. On the surface, this looks dubious; a de-valuing of national pride. Is she really a traitor?

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Voted for on July 03, 2008 03:38am

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Gitmo Torture Techniques Inspired by Communist China

News – The military trainers who came to Guantanamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart that had been copied verbatim from a 1957 Air Force study of Chinese Communist techniques used during the Korean War to obtain confessions, many of them false, from American prisoners.

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Voted for on July 02, 2008 01:27am

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Obama to expand Bush's faith-based programs

Politics – Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and - in a move sure to cause controversy - support their ability to hire and fire based on faith.

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Voted for on July 02, 2008 12:14am

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Time Warner AOL Officially For Sale

Gadgets & Tech – At a meeting with about a dozen senior members of AOL's staff yesterday, Jeff Bewkes left at least one member of management with the impression that the company is for sale, a source close to the company says.

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Voted for on July 02, 2008 12:14am

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10 critters that hate the movies

Movies – It's a dog-eat-dog world at the movies. Every time an animal hits the bigtime in Hollywood, their real-life counterparts get the willies

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 11:24pm

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Can 'Wall-E' really be nominated for best picture?

Movies – Stop the "Wall-E" Oscar madness, please! Box-office and critical reax to that adorable robot are so socko that everybody's gushing over the idea that the film will get ââ;¬" forget the Oscar for best animated feature, which seems inevitable ââ;¬" a nomination for the highes

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Voted for on June 30, 2008 11:21pm

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