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There comes a time in every man’s life when too much is enough.
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After the dust settled and Going Rogue was released, former Alaska governer Sarah Palin is a bonafide literary superstar. Then again, the entire idea of Parasalin’ with her is enticing.

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Netflix has adopted its’ inner hipster and partnered up with the Independent Film Channel to stream 53 select titles via Netflix Instant. This is sort of like their current partnership with Starz on Demand, but infinitely cooler due to the inclusion of John Sayles’ Brother From Another Planet.  But let’s explain in detail why this is actually relevant rather than just go “OH MY GOD, JOE SWANBERG OMG STREAMING ETC.”

Because I assume you can at least read and care about film, aside from wanting me to copy and paste a press release.

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that we’re fans of abridged series. Especially ones that invoke Brooklyn Rage. Now what is the news on this Saturday morning?

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The Messenger continues opening in wider release this week and has 89 percent on the Tomatometer. So what’s the verdict on this story about two Army officers who must inform dead soldiers’ families about the bad news? Watch on as Brett, Ellen and our cadre of webcammers fill you in.

Who cares if New Moon set an all-new midnight ticket sale record thingamajig. It’s a genre movie designed to pander to young teenage girls who know nothing about boys, are afraid of relationships and unsure what a guy is like. The Twilight vamps don’t even have a cool powers!

Not sure? Maybe you’ve been against this already. Well, we’re with infoMania’s Ben Hoffman: “Vampires Can Suck It.”

TEAM HOFFMAN.

It’s looking mighty clear that Twilight Saga: New Moon will be the big dog this weekend, but don’t just take my word. Let Brett and Ellen give you a quick guide to what’s out today and after the jump, we’ll go line by line into your vampire alternatives.

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Red Cliff, John Woo’s return to Chinese filmmaking and epic action sequences, comes out in a streamlined version today.

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Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox is getting a bigger roll-out next week, but we believe it important enough to merit news now. Since it is fantastic. And even though you can lump it into a “Wes Anderson film,” do note that it is probably the best thing you could watch this weekend.

Or next weekend.

Or any weekend.

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It’s the end of the world as we know it, but you should mostly feel okay about it. Want to know why 2012 may not be the worst disaster-porn film ever? Let Brett, Ellen and our legion of webcammers explain why that is.