http://www.ropeofsilicon.com The best and latest movie news, reviews, features and editorials - updated daily Sat, 26 May 2012 01:15:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/german-avengers-alternate-kubrick-more-bling-more-chemical-bros-and-a-1979-tom-waits-joker-impression/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/german-avengers-alternate-kubrick-more-bling-more-chemical-bros-and-a-1979-tom-waits-joker-impression/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:47:42 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=56294 Avengers photos, a new Chemical Brothers score on the way, more cast in Sofia Coppola's Bling Ring, Cloverfield 2 talk about more.]]> http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/german-avengers-alternate-kubrick-more-bling-more-chemical-bros-and-a-1979-tom-waits-joker-impression/feed/ 0 http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-does-it-mean-to-have-good-3-d/ http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/what-does-it-mean-to-have-good-3-d/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:43:07 +0000 Brad Brevet http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/?p=54082 The Amazing Spider-Man debuted new footage and a new 3-D trailer recently and it's already earning kudos and compliments that it looks good in 3-D. 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