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Mulder and Scully will reunite for some paranormal investigating - and some deadpan romantic tension - for a second “X-Files” movie, reports SyFy Portal. Twentieth Century Fox announced that the flick is in pre-production and will hit theaters July 25, 2008.

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are attached to reprise their roles from the series and the original 1998 movie. Series creator Chris Carter is attached to direct. The report states that the sequel will not be a direct continuation of the last movie. Instead it will be more like one of the self-contained mystery episodes of the series and that it will take Mulder and Scully’s relationship in “unexpected directions.”

“Unexpected directions?” I stopped watching this show after Duchovny bailed and the T-1000 took over. Still, I’m excited about this sequel. At its peak, “The X-Files” was one of the best things on TV, and the first movie was a lot of fun.
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When I caught the first TV ad for the upcoming thriller “Gone Baby Gone,” starring Ben Affleck’s younger brother Casey, I thought, “Wow, Casey Affleck’s really getting a lot of good roles these days.”

It was looking like Casey was in and Ben was out, but that was before I realized that Ben directed and co-wrote “Gone Baby Gone,” and the film is earning some strong reviews.

Variety praised “Gone” and had kind words for Affleck’s directorial skill. So did The Hollywood Reporter, and PopMatters.com calls Affleck’s directorial debut “moviemaking of classic neo-noir artistry.” All that and the movie looks pretty good too. Check the trailer after the jump.

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