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Chilling Illustrations of Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories

Posted 05.25.2012

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The words of Edgar Allan Poe's "Tales of Mystery and Imagination" are nothing short of bone-chilling, and they certainly need no visual accompaniment....

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: The Raven

Dan Persons | Posted 04.30.2012

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If truth is stranger than fiction, then can a serial killer inspired by the eminently strange writings of Edgar Allan Poe be said to be even stranger still?

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Weekend Box Office (04/29/12): Think Like a Man Tops Again and The Avengers Rakes In $178 Million Overseas

Scott Mendelson | Posted 04.29.2012

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Scott Mendelson

In the weekend before the official start of the summer season, four new releases all debuted to numbers ranging from not awful to genuinely awful. The top film this weekend was once again Think Like a Man -- the ensemble romantic comedy has now earned $60 million

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Cusack: Hollywood Doesn't Make Good Rom-Coms Anymore

Posted 04.26.2012

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In “The Raven,” which opens nationwide on April 27, John Cusack stars as a fictionalized version of Edgar Allan Poe. And in this big-screen extrav...

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John Cusack Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 04.25.2012

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John Cusack was surrounded by family and friends Tuesday at the presentation of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 2,469th star is in front o...

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Will Ryman's Topsy-Turvy World

Posted 03.19.2012

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Will Ryman is known for his hyper-enlarged sculptures which use manipulate expectations of size and materials to create absurd spaces. The Manhatt...

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Edgar Allan Poe as Action Hero?

John Lundberg | Posted 05.11.2012

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John Lundberg

Many suspect that Poe's lifelong struggles with alcoholism and depression were behind his death, though rabies, of all things, is also a possibility. The Raven has other ideas.

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John Cusack: Playing Edgar Allan Poe Was A Lifelong Dream

Posted 03.09.2012

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John Cusack says his turn in "The Raven" is the role of a lifetime, which is high praise considering the 45-year-old has acted in over 50 films and is...

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Terrifying

Posted 12.07.2011

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Edgar Allan Poe isn't just for English majors anymore. We've been psyched about John Cusack's psychological thriller since his spot-on Poe portrai...

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PHOTO: John Cusack Gets Dark, Scary

Posted 08.27.2011

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To enter the world of Edgar Allen Poe is to take a trip into the dark and ominous. It looks like John Cusack has gone in full throttle. The actor p...

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Roger Corman Shares Success Stories About Young Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard and Jack Nicholson in Cannes Masterclass

Karin Badt | Posted 07.19.2011

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Karin Badt

Roger Corman is a mythic hero in the movie business for his indisputable achievements and generosity. Yesterday his generosity continued: at age 85, he gave a Master Class to young would-be American filmmakers on how to be a success.

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NAHM by Alexandria Hilfiger and Nary Manivong Reinvents the Shirtdress

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Edgar Allan Poe Is 202 Today

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today we celebrate what would be Edgar Allan Poe's 202nd birthday. The American writer is best known for his creepy tales and haunting poems, includin...

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PHOTO: Sneak Peek At 'The Raven'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's John Cusack doing a spot-on Edgar Allan Poe for the upcoming psychological thriller 'The Raven.' Cusack announced his involved in the James M...

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WATCH: ANIMATION: Tim Burton's Haunting Short "Vincent"

Posted 05.25.2011

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(From: Laughing Squid) In 1982, over a decade before A Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton made the stop-motion animated short "Vincent," shown on...

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'The Raven': Ricardo de Montreuil's Execellent New Sci-Fi Short Movie (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ricardo de Montreuil's latest short film is "The Raven," a futuristic science fiction thriller that follows Chris Black, who "possesses a power that c...

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Five Belated Birthday Greetings for Edgar Allan Poe

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Laurence Hughes

Every year for the past six decades, a shadowy visitor left roses and a half-empty bottle of cognac on Edgar Allen Poe's grave on the writer's birthday. This year, no one showed.

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Edgar Allan Poe's Mysterious Birthday Visitor Doesn't Show This Year

AP | BEN NUCKOLS and JOSEPH WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BALTIMORE — It is what Edgar Allan Poe might have called "a mystery all insoluble": Every year for the past six decades, a shadowy visitor would...

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