• Check Out A Very Early Outline For 'The World's End'

    Edgar Wright's The World End opened in August 2013. Rewind two years before that to the time when the film was early in development, and he and co-writer Simon Pegg basically had the whole thing figured out. Pegg took to Twitter to post an awesome close-up of his and Wright's rough, very early outline from August…

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  • Watch This: Edgar Wright Explores The Art Of Close-Ups

    The first time I saw Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead, I was blown away by the close-ups. They seemed to bombard me at every turn in the film, their rapid-fire nature grabbing me by the metaphorical collar and pulling me face first into the next scene. Wright went on to make several more films…

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  • Angie's Top Ten Films Of 2013

    Thanksgiving was over a month ago, but now seems as good a time as any to thank the cinema gods for the fantastic films we got in 2013. With the usual caveats that this is more of a personal "favorites" list than an objective "best of" list, and that there are plenty of great films…

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  • Watch 'The World's End' Gag Reel

    The three films and one TV show from Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost are notable for their entertaining engagement of well-known genre ideas, and for the way that they subvert some of the typical uses of those ideas to examine friendship and personal growth. But, let’s face it, the films resonate with audiences…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 241 - The World's End

    Dave, Devindra, and Germain discuss why you should watch Mud and Short Term 12, the laziness of End of Watch, and the irrational nerd rage around this week's Batman casting news. Be sure to read up on why humanity is coming to an end soon. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on…

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  • Behind The Scenes: 'The World's End' B-Roll And The VFX Of 'Elysium'

    Whether you're depicting an ugly urban dystopia, or merely the end of the world as we know it, a lot of work goes into crafting scenes worthy of splashy summer releases. Today, we have two videos that show just what that labor entails. A new featurette spotlights the special effects of Neill Blomkamp's Elysium, while…

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  • 'The World's End' - What Did You Think?

    Edgar Wright's new film, the final chapter in the loose trilogy of films that also includes Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, is The World's End. The movie opened outside the US earlier this summer, but this weekend it hits the States. The story of five friends (Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie…

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  • Download An Interactive Script For Edgar Wright's 'Hot Fuzz'

    The week is finally here. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright's conclusion to the Cornetto Trilogy, The World's End, finally opens everywhere on Friday August 23. To commemorate the occasion fans can buy that Mondo Shaun of the Dead poster, see full Trilogy on the big screen, or attend a Wright-centric art show. But that's…

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  • Cool Stuff: Official Edgar Wright Art Show At Gallery 1988 In Los Angeles

    In just over one week, Edgar Wright's fourth feature film, The World's End, hits theaters in the US. That's as good an excuse as any to look back at Wright's previous films and celebrate our shared love of them. Those films, of course, are Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Scott Pilgrim vs. The…

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