With the premiere of the ‘Quantum of Solace’ trailer it appears men the world over can rest assured the new James Bond movie will not disappoint. Afterall, ‘Quantum of Solace’ will be all about the ‘revenge’ picking up 20 minutes after ‘Casino Royale’ ended. The full trailer after the jump. 129 days left to November 7, 2008.
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Hulu Days of Summer have have brought Lost In Translation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the underappreciated Nova series to a monitor near you, but today they’ve premiered the genius, that is, Raising Arizona. And that, gentlemen, is worth your attention.

So shrink your browser, drop it in the left corner of your monitor (behind Outlook), and watch the entire movie after the jump.

You can catch all of Hulu’s other Days of Summer premieres here.

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“You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I have Dirty Harry on Blu-Ray? Well, do ya, punk?”

Out this Tuesday, finally, is the complete edition of Dirty Harry on glorious Blu-Ray high definition glory. All five Dirty Harry movies, bonus feature-length documentary Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows, 40+ page hardcover book, and a few other somewhat kitshy extras. 44 Magnum not included.

For the first time, Dirty Harry is available on a high definition format besides movie channels.

What this means to you: A more than perfect edition to your movie collection. A timeless classic brought to modern viewing standards.

Cost: $90 @ Amazon | Best Buy | Netflix

According to the the show’s blog, Mad Men officially began production two weeks ago. More importantly, with production having started, the show will begin it’s 13 episode broadcast in high definition glory this July on AMC.

If you haven’t watched the drama about ruthlessly competitive men and women duking it out in advertising set then you’ve been missing out. The 1960’s New York set drama oozes with professional manipulation, sexual exploits and malfeasance against the not-yet-accepted women-in-the-workplace. A bit like my office… er, not. Mad Men is well worth the space on your DVR. John Slattery as John Sterling should be reason enough. That or January Jones.

Check your listings and schedule for times.

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Question. Why is Christian Bale such a badass?

Answer. This poster.

Cost: $8-$11 at your local theater June 17th

Ready the aspirin. Clovefield is about to hit the shelves and your movie collection. The migraine inducing film will no doubt raise your hopes that one day internet will be teeming with shaky handheld movies of the same caliber but lets not get ahead of ourselves here.

The J.J. Abrams produced and Matt Reeves directed film follows five young New Yorkers in a truly terrible course of events. Starting at a going-away party and ending with an encounter with a skyscraper sized monster, Cloverfieldn will make you rethink complaints about a bad evening out.

I won’t sit here and promise you any depth to the storyline of this movie. The idea of character development is laughable and no one, not even the creepy guy from American Beauty, would carry a camcorder through the absolute hell these characters encounter. What I can say is the jarring feeling you’ll get from viewing what feels like yet another YouTube-ready video of a party to the horror of seeing New York and it’s inhabitants destroyed is visceral and stirring. Just make sure you’ve got some aspirin around.

Cost: $16 @ Amazon

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“I’ll drink your milkshake.”

Quote of the year. Only Daniel Day-Lewis could make it so and not a response to Kelis’ overplayed song. If you don’t know what we’re talking to then you need to buy There Will Be Blood now, watch it and be awed by director Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterpiece. A movie that’s highlights many of today’s social issues: ambition, corruption, obsession with oil, There Will Be Blood follows self-made oil tycoon (the first ten minutes of the movie make that abundantly clear) Daniel Plainview whose antics, speeches and might are mesmerizing to watch. At it’s worst.

Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his performance in There Will Be Blood. It’s easy to understand why. Some might say Day-Lewis’ choice to only act once every half decade and in choice rolls affords him better chances at winning Oscars. To those doubters, may we submit for your approval: There Will Be Blood, quite possibly Daniel Day-Lewis’ crowning film achievement.

Cost: $16 @ There Will Be BloodAmazon

The Coen brothers have brought us another classic, and personally this writer’s favorite since, the genius that is, The Big Lebowski. No Country For Old Men is a distinctly American crime story that explores biblical themes (in case you haven’t already noticed a pattern with Coen brothers movies) in a contemporary Southwestern setting. A modern classic for sure.

What this means to you: It’s terrifically disturbing, terrifyingly enigmatic and belongs in your movie collection today.

DVD: $16 @ Amazon or Best Buy

Blu-Ray $24 @ Amazon or $30 @ Best Buy

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Does this movie look as cool to you as it does to us? Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and inventor, is kidnapped and forced by his captors to design and build a weapon. Secretly, Stark instead creates a mechanized suit of armor and escapes. Returning to the U.S., he discovers a dangerous plot and becomes Iron Man to stop it.

What this means to you: Our take - Robert Downey Jr. gets suited up and uses his impossibly unending amounts of money, talents and looks to get the girl, shoots the bad guys, use a lot of ridiculously awesome gadgets and drive a shit-ton of bad ass cars, including the Audi R8. It had us at money.

Now, go watch it.

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The official Indiana Jones trailer is out and if there’s a movie your inner kid is excited about then this is it. Harrison Ford is back, buffed, unaged and sarcastic as ever. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas (talk about kick-ass combo) are again at the helm directing and producing, respectively. Alongside are actors Shia LeBouf, Cate Blanchet, John Hurt, Ray Winstone and Karen Allen… oh yes. Marion Ravenwood is in for the fourth installment.

Take a look at the trailer after the jump, it’ll turn you into a 10 year old in 30 seconds flat.

What this means to you: Indiana. Freaking. Jones.

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