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Prometheus Ridley Scott's terrifyingly good Prometheus is the latest in his Alien series, and with nightmare-inducing visuals, it's an installment audiences won't soon forget.
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Prometheus

Ridley Scott's terrifyingly good Prometheus is the latest in his Alien series, and with nightmare-inducing visuals, it's an installment audiences won't soon forget. In the future, a team of researchers (including Noomi Rapace and Logan Marshall-Green) head to a mysterious planet to find out if there's a link to human origins. Soon, people start acting strange, creatures appear, and blood begins flowing. It's science-fiction horror at its best, and Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron also give chilly but impressive performances. The DVD comes with commentary by Scott and deleted and alternate scenes.

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Rock of Ages

Alec Baldwin, Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and more stars headline the fun but inescapably cheesy film adaptation of the hit Broadway play. On her journey to become a star, Sherrie (Hough) meets Drew (Diego Boneta) and the two pursue their dreams and embark on a romance filled with rock 'n' roll music. The movie features Cruise playing against type as a rock star, as well as hits from '80s legends like Journey, Poison, and Bon Jovi. The actors are clearly having a ball performing, but off the stage, the story all comes off as highly produced karaoke. The DVD includes a behind-the-scenes featurette.

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Movie Sneak Peek: The Five-Year Engagement and The Raven

In this week's movie sneak peek, we've got plenty of pics to peruse from new releases The Five-Year Engagement and The Raven.
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In this week's movie sneak peek, we've got plenty of pics to peruse from new releases The Five-Year Engagement and The Raven. So whether you're in the mood for a romantic comedy with lovable leads Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, or a historic thriller with John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe, we've got you covered.

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Alice Eve on Being Buried Alive in The Raven (Video)
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Alice Eve on the Dirty Business of Being Buried Alive in The Raven

Alice Eve takes on the role of Edgar Allen Poe's love interest, Emily Hamilton, in the chilling new thriller The Raven.
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Alice Eve takes on the role of Edgar Allen Poe's love interest, Emily Hamilton, in the chilling new thriller The Raven. Playing a damsel in distress came with quite a few challenges for the actress, from heavy dresses and corsets to being buried alive, and we sat down her at a recent press day to hear all about them. While chatting about her character's dramatic circumstances, Alice even mentioned a real fear of hers that was brought to the surface while filming. She also revealed how she and leading man John Cusack collaborated to come up with one of their romantic scenes in the movie. Check out our interview here and catch The Raven in theaters today.

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John Cusack Reveals Why Playing Edgar Allen Poe Was Like Going on "A Bender"

John Cusack channeled Edgar Allen Poe in his latest film, The Raven, which is out tomorrow.
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John Cusack channeled Edgar Allen Poe in his latest film, The Raven, which is out tomorrow. When we caught up with him at a recent press day for the movie, he told us the transformation wasn't easy. John also talked about the research and late nights that helped contribute to his Poe-like appearance. He had a few things to say about the young actors he's recently worked with, including Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Emma Roberts, and we flashed back to his early days on the big screen to ask which of his '80s classics he would love to see remade!

April 2012 Movie Releases
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Which April Release Are You Most Excited to See?

Today is the first day of April, which means a whole new crop of movies are slated to hit the theater this month.
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Today is the first day of April, which means a whole new crop of movies are slated to hit the theater this month. If you're the nostalgic type, Titanic is being rereleased, this time in 3D. If a tearjerker isn't up your alley, perhaps you'd rather try new comedies American Reunion or The Five-Year Engagement. That's not all though, so peruse the offerings and tell us which one you are most likely to line up for in April.

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The Raven Trailer: John Cusack Gets Into Edgar Allan Poe's Gory Lore

If you're at all familiar with the work of Edgar Allan Poe, then you know just how dark and twisted the 19th-century writer could be.
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If you're at all familiar with the work of Edgar Allan Poe, then you know just how dark and twisted the 19th-century writer could be. With that in mind, it's no surprise that the trailer for the The Raven looks mysterious and gruesome — it centers on a serial killer that gets inspiration from Poe's various tales. Naturally, the detective that's investigating (Luke Evans) immediately points a finger at Edgar himself (John Cusack). When Edgar asserts his innocence, he gets sucked into the murderer's sordid game that eventually targets Edgar's love (Alice Eve) to be the subject of one of Edgar's stories.

The film looks creepy (if not downright nauseating), and it's fun to recognize Poe's various work, like "The Pit and the Pendulum." My biggest gripe about the trailer is that I'm not completely buying Cusack as Poe, particularly his delivery with some of the dated dialogue. The film hits theaters next March, but get your first peek after the jump.

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Interesting Edgar Allan Poe Movie in the Works
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Interesting Edgar Allan Poe Movie in the Works

V For Vendetta director James McTeigue recently revealed some details about his next project, a sort of art-reflecting-life-reflecting-art kind of thing about Edgar Allan Poe.
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V For Vendetta director James McTeigue recently revealed some details about his next project, a sort of art-reflecting-life-reflecting-art kind of thing about Edgar Allan Poe. The period thriller, titled The Raven, is "a fictionalized account of the final five 'mysterious' days of Edgar Allan Poe's life. Apparently the famous writer joins the hunt for a serial killer whose murders are inspired by his stories."

McTeigue describes the project as "like the poem, 'The Raven,' itself, crossed with Se7en."

The part about murders inspired by Poe's stories reminds me of Nathan Fillion's show on ABC, Castle, on which he plays a murder mystery writer. The first episode included just that: murders that mirrored those described in Castle's stories. I have a feeling this project will be a bit more serious than all that, and I look forward to it. Creepy!

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Video Clip of Robert "The Raven" Kraft, Who Runs Eight Miles a Day For 35 Years
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Get Motivated: "Raven" Runs 8 Miles a Day For Nearly 35 Years

All of us have excuses for not working out — all of us except Robert Kraft, who has run through hurricanes, pneumonia, and crippling back pain.
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All of us have excuses for not working out — all of us except Robert Kraft, who has run through hurricanes, pneumonia, and crippling back pain. The Miami resident, nicknamed "The Raven" for his all-black attire, has jogged the same eight-mile route every single day since January 1975. This weekend I happened to catch an Outside the Lines segment on ESPN about the runner and found it alternatively inspiring and bittersweet. Here's a clip:

Since he began, Raven has logged more than 100,000 miles. He says he used to do it to keep himself disciplined, but now he does it to motivate the group of runners who join him daily on his "Raven run." Though it's taking a toll on his physical health — sometimes his feet hurt so bad, it's hard to walk to the next room — the activity and the companionship keeps him going. After watching this video, I want to go running with the Raven! What do you think of this story?