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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:01:02 -0500

Opposites Attract: Odd Couples on Film
The couples who proved that age, class, and cosmic origin have nothing to do with love DIY Projects For V-Day Famous Artists and Their Dogs Directors and Their Muses That bittersweet, neurotic, and utterly charming look at love, Annie Hall, arrives on…
Can Full-Metal Jousting Become the Next Ultimate Fighting Championship?
Shane Adams, host of a new reality TV show about the sport, hopes it will. History If chivalry, as the common saying goes, is dead, someone forgot to tell Shane Adams—the host of History’s new original reality series, Full Metal Jousting, which aims…
The Unspectacular Spider-Man
Spiderman was (and remains) my single favorite comic-book hero, and yet I can’t seem to get excited about the reboot. I recently watched the trailer and got some sense for why—it really just feels old. Maybe it’s because Spiderman is the original patron-saint…
The Fearlessness of Jeremy Lin
The Knicks’ point guard had a fantastic weekend against the Lakers and the Timberwolves, proving that is recent success is not a mere fluke. AP Images Let me first say: I was wrong. Last week I said that while New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s…
The Reverent, Ridiculous Grammys
Both in its tributes to Whitney Houston and its strange slate of performances, the Grammys made its annual bid for respectability, the one thing it’ll never have. AP Images Heads downs, hands clasped, lights dimmed: The Grammys opened in the only way…
Morning Coffee
Is there really anything else? As I’ve said before, in the hey-day of Whitney I was in full hardcore hip-hop revanchist mode. Anything that smacked of jheri juice, color contacts, or mass acceptance by white people was rejected on principal. Oh, to be…
Why It’s Too Soon to Give Up on ‘The Walking Dead’
The second half of this season shows promise, even though it’s not perfect yet. AMC I have not been shy about voicing my problems with The Walking Dead. As The Atlantic’s weekly reviewer for the zombie drama’s first and second seasons, my articles have…
The Imperial Whitney Houston
At her height, her power and reach was the stuff of royalty. AP Images The Queen is dead. Long live the Queen. Whitney Houston was arguably the most important woman in pop music for 10 years, and for the next 15 years watched the world she had made over…

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IMDb Gossip

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:01:03 -0500

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Slashfilm.com

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:19:02 -0500

Page 2: Toy Fair, Ghostbusters, Donald Glover, Star Wars, McG, IMAX, Walking Dead, Tron, Indiana Jones, Buffy, Transformers, Sandlot, Daniel Radcliffe
What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 58 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more….
Mattel Will Finally Release The Hoverboard From ‘Back To The Future’
The year 2015 is coming up fast, and it seems like many of the future inovations seen in the future Hill Valley of Back to the Future: Part II have not come to pass — but I’m still hopeful that we’ll all be in flying hovercars in just…
TV Bits: ‘Legion’ Turned Into TV Series at Syfy, NBC Delays Munsters Pilot
While most people would agree Scott Stewart‘s 2010 film Legion isn’t exactly a masterful piece of cinema, the film’s idea is rock solid. God has decided to smite humanity and sends his legions of angels down upon us. It’s then…
‘The Artist’ Nearly Sweeps BAFTAs with Seven Major Awards
Meryl Streep prevented the cast and crew of The Artist from a total sweep of the major categories at this year’s British Academy Film Awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and commonly called the BAFTAs….
‘Beyond the Black Rainbow’ Trailer: What Psychedelic Retro-Futuristic Madness is This?
There is an image in this trailer for Beyond the Black Rainbow in which a silhouetted woman seems to crawl out of the pupil in a screen-filling close-up of a human eye. It’s beautiful and weird, and that’s the trailer in a nutshell. Watching…
This Week In Trailers: Undefeated, Pink Ribbons, Inc., The Adopted (Les Adoptes), How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song, On The Ice
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all…
Toy Fair Images Have Revealed ‘The Avengers’ Villains
In spoiler hunting, two things rarely lie: domain registration and upcoming toys. The domains come first and can reveal anything from the existence of a project to a rumored title. Toys, on the other hand, are less visible, more easily kept under wraps….
‘Dracula: Year Zero’ Crawls Back Out of the Grave at Universal
In an age of competing projects, we should expect to see this sort of thing happen a lot more often. Earlier today we talked about the fact that Warner Bros. might be looking to Russell Crowe to star in Harker, Jaume Collet-Serra’s revamped take…
Red Letter Media Converts ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ Review Into 3D
While most of my memories leading up to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace were positive, the best one I have as a direct result of the movie was falling off a chair from laughing so hard at the video review by Red Letter Media. The 70-minute evisceration…
VOTD: 60 Second ‘Requiem For A Dream’ With Puppets Will Mess You Up
Over a decade since its release, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream remains a visceral and disturbing piece of modern cinema. The filmmaker’s gnawing portrayal of drug addiction coupled with a hyper stylized aesthetic can make even the…

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Deadline.com

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:13:01 -0500

NBCU Teams With Google And comScore To Study Olympics Viewing Patterns
NEW YORK – (February 13, 2012) Continuing its pioneering research efforts surrounding the Beijing and Vancouver Olympics known as “The Billion Dollar Lab,” NBCUniversal will conduct a third Olympics research initiative during the 2012 London Games….
Report: News Corp Faces Possible US Lawsuit On Hacking Scandal
The UK lawyer who represented the family of murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler and other hacking victims is in “advanced stages” of preparations to sue News Corp in the States, The Independent reports. Staffers for attorney Mark Lewis are said…
Tribeca Acquires Keanu Reeves Documentary ‘Side By Side’
Berlin/New York, NY – February 13, 2012 – Tribeca Film announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Side by Side, a provocative and illuminating journey through the technical and aesthetic implications of the transition from traditional…
BET Greenlights ‘Single Black Female’ Pilot From Mara Brock Akil And Salim Akil
EXCLUSIVE: I’ve learned that BET has given a pilot order to Single Black Female, an hourlong project from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the husband-and-wife duo behind the cable network’s hit comedy series The Game. The Game creator/executive…
Entertainment One Ditches Sale Plan
Shares for the Canadian film and TV production and distribution company, listed on the UK stock exchange, fell more than 16% today after it announced that it is “no longer considering the outright sale of the business.” The owner of popular children’s…
Mark Piznarski, Francis Lawrence, Yves Simoneau & Craig Gillespie To Helm Pilots
Mark Piznarski is set to direct the CW pilot The Sellection, the Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain-written adaptation of the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass set 300 years in the future, which centers on a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery…
Midnight Madness For ‘Breaking Dawn’ DVD
Sneak Peek At Twilight ‘Breaking Dawn Pt 2′ SUNDAY: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 on opening day starting at midnight Saturday sold an estimated 2.4 million DVD and Blu-ray units. That’s 15% ahead of its predecessor Eclipse. Digital…
‘Tree Of Life’ Top Cinematographers Winner
LOS ANGELES, February 12, 2012- Emmanuel Lubezki, ASC, AMC; Jonathan Freeman, ASC; Michael Weaver, ASC; and Martin Ruhe claimed top honors in the four competitive categories at the 26th Annual American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Outstanding Achievement…
Study: TV Advertisers Snub Newscasters’ Web Sites
This is a big problem for traditional news outlets, including broadcast and cable TV, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. Advertising dollars are moving so quickly to the Web that by 2016…

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First Showing

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:01:02 -0500

New Viral Site for Jupiter Sci-Fi ‘Europa Report’ Quietly Launched
What is The Europa Report, and what’s the secret behind it? The mystery is out there. Our friends at Movie Viral discovered a new viral site launched recently for the new sci-fi film The Europa Report, directed by Sebastián Cordero and starring Sharlto…
Emmanuel Lubezki’s ‘Tree of Life’ Wins ASC’s Best Cinematography
It’s time for the American Society of Cinematographers to award their best of the year, honoring the incredibly talented people behind the camera who make all these films look stunning. The 26th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards were held in Hollywood,…
‘The Artist’ Sweeps Again - 65th Annual BAFTA Winners Announced
While we’re still a few weeks away from the 84th Academy Awards, across the Atlantic our friends in the UK praising the the finest in film and television at the 65th Annual BAFTA Awards, or British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards. The winners…
Indie Trailer Sunday: Official Red Band for Drafthouse Films’ ‘The FP’
“Hey L Dubba E, I challenge you to a beat off!” Today’s indie trailer is a red band for a film called The FP, directed by the Trost Brothers being distributed by Drafthouse Films. It’s essentially The Warriors meets Dance Dance Revolution, the video game,…

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IMDb Studio News

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:19:01 -0500

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Total Film Features

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:01:02 -0500

50 Sexiest ’80s Movie Stars
Jamie Lee Curtis The Star: Having made her name as Scream Queen Laurie Strode in the Halloween series, Jamie Lee Curtis ensured a permanent spot in our hearts with her turn as a happy hooker in Eddie Murphy vehicle Trading Places. Sexiest Moment: The…
Behind The Scenes Of Inception
The Architecture Of The Mind A stationary glass sees its watery contents inexplicably tilt 45 degrees. A corridor spins like a hamster wheel as two antagonists are flung onto its ceiling. A city street literally curls in on itself as if it were being…
50 Greatest Lord Of The Rings Moments
Look to the East The Moment: Just as the Battle of Helm’s Deep looks lost, Aragorn remembers Gandalf’s promise to arrive at first light on the fifth day. Sure enough, the white wizard is as good as his word and leads the Rohirrim into battle…
50 Greatest Sex Comedies
Porky’s (1981) The Comedy: Set in the ‘50s, where a group of Florida high school students make it their mission to lose their V-plates as soon as possible. The Sex: Strip joints, shower peeping, condom hilarity, Porky’s has it all. Small…
50 Greatest Harry Potter Scenes
Dumbledore departed The Scene: As Draco Malfoy falters in his mission, Severus Snape steps up to the plate and blasts Dumbledore from the roof of the Astronomy Tower to his doom. The Awesome: Dumbledore’s final words, “Severus, please,”…
40 Films That Should Have Been Awesome
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) The Movie: A thorough let down after the excellent X2, Bret Ratner amps up the action sequences but dispenses with character development, in this disappointing end to the trilogy. What They Should Have Done: Killing off Cyclops…
50 Most Controversial Movies Of All Time
The Birth Of a Nation (1915) The Movie: D.W. Griffith’s Civil War epic is lauded by cinema historians for more or less ‘inventing’ feature-length movie narrative as it is still used today. Making it awkward that the film is also an unrepentant…
50 Greatest Movie Cameos
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) The Cameo: Not everyone could upstage Pacino, Lemmon and Spacey, but Alec Baldwin knocks it out of the park playing a character specially created by David Mamet for the film version of his play. Remember - Always….
50 Greatest Movie Bloopers
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) [video-break]The Blooper: Judd Apatow shouts ever more offensive line cues to his off-screen wife Leslie Mann (1:26) Best Detail: Mann balks at the ecstasy line: “Honey, we have kids!”
Viggo Mortensen On Freud, Cronenberg and Fassbender
On Presumptions About Freud “I thought he was a very serious, very frail old man. A white-haired old man, kind of severe. “Like David Cronenberg - most of the photographs you see of him in newspapers and magazines he looks very intimidating,…

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Hollywood Reporter

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01:02 -0500

I, Anna: Berlin Film Review
Deborah Young Barnaby Southcombe’s feature follows the intersecting lives of an aging woman trying to pick up the threads after a painful divorce and a police commissioner tracking a murder case.read more
Berlin 2012: Film Festival Actors Roundtable
Scott Roxborough , Stuart Kemp Charlotte Rampling on being forced into acting, Max von Sydow on the challenges of performing in a foreign tongue and tales from the casting couch.read more
The Wall: Berlin Film Review
Neil Young In Julian Roman Pölsler’s psychological drama, Martina Gedeck portrays a woman who becomes isolated by a force-field while visiting a mountain valley.read more
Diaz - Don’t Clean Up This Blood: Berlin Film Review
Neil Young A dramatization of Genoa’s violent G8 Summit hopes to jump on the Occupy bandwagon but comes off more like a stilted TV movie.read more
‘The Artist’ Rules at the BAFTA Awards
Mimi Turner The silent movie won seven awards, for best film, director, actor, screenplay, cinematography, original music and costume design.read more
BAFTA Awards Offers Some Clues, Some Decoys About Oscar Race (Analysis)
Scott Feinberg THR awards analyst Scott Feinberg delves into the history of the BAFTA Awards to expose biases that keep them from predicting the Oscars more accurately.read more
BAFTA Awards 2012: Red Carpet Arrivals
Jethro Nededog, Chris Godley Hollywood’s brightest stars and creative talent descend on the Royal Opera House in London for the UK’s biggest film competition.
Foreign Box Office: ‘Journey 2’ Outpoints ‘Star Wars’ Reissue, Seizes No. 1 Spot Overseas
Frank Segers “Safe House” opens No. 4 while “The Vow” takes fifth place.read more
Berlin 2012: Israel’s Rafael Balulu Wins Berlin Today Award With Topical Drama
Scott Roxborough The director took the Talent Campus top prize for his short  Batman at the Checkpoint read more
Berlin 2012: Cinando Adds DVD Downloads
Georg Szalai The film industry database operated by the Marche du Film of the Cannes Film Festival has updated its look and functionality.read more

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Total Film News

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:01:02 -0500

Ridley Scott to direct Cormac McCarthy’s The Counselor
Ridley Scott already has two massive sci-fi projects in the works – Prometheus and Blade Runner 2 – but that hasn’t stopped the director signing up to yet another gig in the form of drug drama The Counselor. You can see why he’d be tempted….
George Lucas defends Star Wars changes
As Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace returns to cinemas, George Lucas has again been defending his decision to tinker with the film’s special effects – in particular replacing the puppet Yoda with CGI Yoda. There’s “basically…
Schwarzenegger and Stallone team up for The Tomb
When you’ve spent the best part of your life firing heavy duty assault weapons and swinging punches for a living, chances are your joints are going to be pretty knackered when you hit middle age. No matter how much of a badass you are. Such is the…
Paradise Lost lands in development hell
Just a couple of weeks ago, Total Film caught up with Bradley Cooper at Sundance 2012, where he talked excitedly about playing the Devil in a movie version of Paradise Lost. Sadly, it looks like he’ll be waiting around for a while. Director Alex…
Henry Cavill looking to join period epic The Great Wall
Henry Cavill is still working hard as the eponymous man of steel in Zack Snyder’s new Superman film, but the Brit star must be enjoying a little downtime, because he’s eying his next project, period epic The Great Wall. Edward Zwick, of The…
Whitney Houston has died aged 48
It was with great shock that we learned of the death of Whitney Houston. Houston, best known as a singer but also an occasional actress, was found in a Los Angeles hotel room yesterday. The cause of death has yet to be ascertained. She was 48 years old….
The Bourne Legacy gets a first trailer
A first teaser trailer has been released online for The Bourne Legacy, and mighty exciting it is too, as Jeremy Renner sets about kicking arse and taking names. The footage doesn’t give much away in terms of plot, asides from showing Renner’s…
Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana in Caught In Flight
Despite Jessica Chastain originally being linked to the role, Naomi Watts has been officially cast as Princess Diana in Caught In Flight. The film will be directed by Downfall’s Oliver Hirschbiegel, and it will focus on the final two years of Diana’s…
Kermit the Frog on Quentin Tarantino
[brightcove]1437787036001[/brightcove]When we sat down with the Muppets last week, we didn’t just ask them awkward questions. We also took the opportunity to find out what Kermit really thinks of his The Muppets’ Wizard Of Oz co-star, one of Total Film’s…
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams go skinny dipping in a clip from The Vow
[brightcove]1444105849001[/brightcove]Some new clips from romantic drama The Vow have landed online. Fans of attractive film stars might be pleased to learn that one of the clips is called ‘Late Night Skinny Dip’, and you can watch it above….

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Atlantic Culture

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:01:02 -0500

Anne Rice, ‘Secret World of Arrietty’: The Week Ahead in Pop Culture
A look at the things we’re most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to: Please use a JavaScript-enabled device to view this slideshow
SNL’s Zooey Deschanel Episode: 5 Best Scenes
[The (almost insufferably) cute Zooey Deschanel sang, strummed the ukelele, batted her lashes, and cavorted in a heart-speckled Valentine’s dress during the monologue. She also showed good comedic chops and poked fun at her quirky-girl image in what proved…
Whitney Houston Has Died
Superstar singer Whitney Houston has died at 48, the Associate Press reports: Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown. At her peak, Houston was the golden girl of the music…
Will the Grammys Remain as Bizarre as Always This Year?
Things may be different from usual at the music awards show Sunday. Below, our predictions. AP Images “Music’s Biggest Night,” as the Grammys likes to bill itself, remains pop-culture’s most baffling awards show. Set aside the eligibility period that…

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The Movie Blog

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:01:02 -0500

A trio of new Photo’s for Timur Bekmambetov’s ‘Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
I’m really optimistic about a movie where American President Abraham Lincoln takes on Vampires. It’s so odd that it’s fascinating. To further increase our excitement for the film it seem that the promotion wheels for the upcoming Timur…
Trailer: Jeremy Renner in ‘The Bourne Legacy’
We’ve already seen the first official image of Jeremy Renner stalking around in the Bourne Legacy and we’ve also seen the first official poster for the movie. Today we get something more. Today we get the first official trailer for the movie…
SPOILER: New Toy Fair images reveal the villains for Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers”
It was only a matter of time. One of two things often reveal and spoil secrets for upcoming films and when it comes to comic books you can find most of the reveals in the merchandise. Today we have visual evidence of the villainous threats that the Avengers…
New Promo Poster and still of Amanda Seyfriend for ‘Lovelace’
Did you know that there are 2 films that will be released about the adult film star Linda Lovelace? Me neither. I had to be reminded when I discovered these new images for the only one that I did know about starring Amanda Seyfried. Funny. Either way…
Angelina Jolie will make Maleficent her next movie
Angelina Jolie is riding high off her success as a director in her debut with “In The Land of Blood and Honey” and is now eyeing to return to film as an actress, after a two year hiatus, and has made a decision out of her grab bag of projects…

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Shadowlocked

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:01:02 -0500

VIDEO: Sylvester McCoy fails to talk about ‘The Hobbit’
It’s time to talk ‘Hobbit’ with Radagast The Brown. Or is it…?
Five Youtube Experiences to Brighten Your Week
It’s another memorable weekend here at Shadowlocked, all thanks to Youtube…
Ask Joss Whedon about The Cabin in the Woods and more!
Plus new UK quad poster…
5 lessons DC could learn from Marvel, movie-wise
Put on your super-senses, and listen…
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D review
The Force is strong with this 3D post-conversion…
Comic Book Movies of 2012
Decisions, decisions - Caleb Leland has some predictions to share ….
BREAKING: House to call it quits in May
The eighth season of Dr. Gregory House’s cantankerous brand of medicine will be the show’s last…
10 most underrated actors of all time
They should have been contenders…
The Saatchi Gallery hosts 50 years of The Sunday Times Magazine
The Saatchi Gallery welcomes 50 years of British excellence…
Review: Soulcalibur V
Does the latest instalment have the soul to make its mark among fighter games?

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IMDb Gossip

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:01:05 -0500

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Slashfilm.com

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:13:03 -0500

This Week In Trailers: Undefeated, Pink Ribbons, Inc., The Adopted (Les Adoptes), How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song, On The Ice
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all…
Toy Fair Images Have Revealed ‘The Avengers’ Villains
In spoiler hunting, two things rarely lie: domain registration and upcoming toys. The domains come first and can reveal anything from the existence of a project to a rumored title. Toys, on the other hand, are less visible, more easily kept under wraps….
‘Dracula: Year Zero’ Crawls Back Out of the Grave at Universal
In an age of competing projects, we should expect to see this sort of thing happen a lot more often. Earlier today we talked about the fact that Warner Bros. might be looking to Russell Crowe to star in Harker, Jaume Collet-Serra’s revamped take…
Red Letter Media Converts ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ Review Into 3D
While most of my memories leading up to Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace were positive, the best one I have as a direct result of the movie was falling off a chair from laughing so hard at the video review by Red Letter Media. The 70-minute evisceration…
VOTD: 60 Second ‘Requiem For A Dream’ With Puppets Will Mess You Up
Over a decade since its release, Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream remains a visceral and disturbing piece of modern cinema. The filmmaker’s gnawing portrayal of drug addiction coupled with a hyper stylized aesthetic can make even the…
Saoirse Ronan Will Lead Disney’s ‘The Order of the Seven,’ Formerly ‘Snow and the Seven’
For quite some time, Disney has been developing a new live-action version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in which the old story would get a fairly modern makeover. Michael Chabon wrote the initial version, but the film has been tweaked a few times…
Zombie Romance ‘Warm Bodies’ Pushed From Summer to February 2013
If you have any spare sympathy cards lying around, might want to address one to Nicholas Hoult. The actor had a good turn last year in X-Men: First Class, and had two films set to release in 2012: Jack the Giant Killer and Warm Bodies. But last month…
Gallery: ‘Batman’ Directed By Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Ang Lee, Guillermo Del Toro, Brad Bird and More
We all know that after The Dark Knight Rises on July 20, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale will officially hang up the cowl. We also know Warner Bros. is going to continue making Batman movies without them. So what happens after Nolan’s trilogy…
Ty Burrell Joins ‘Switch,’ the ‘Jackie Brown’ Prequel
Ty Burrell has had a pretty great career trajectory: he went from being a bit player in Black Hawk Down to (very effectively) acting like a total dickhead in Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead remake to being a core part of one of the most praised shows…
Transformers 3 Visual Effects Artistry Deconstructed
It’s easy for some to completely write of Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a forgettable Summer big budget blockbuster, but I think it would be wrong to overlook the technical achievements of some of the awesome action sequences. ILM and Digital…

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Deadline.com

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:07:02 -0500

Hollywood Is Paying Close Attention To BAFTA’s Rising Stars
BAFTA 2012 Preview: Very British Affair Takes On International Hue Tim Adler is a contributor to AwardsLine. It was an overcast morning in London last October when, in the magisterial headquarters of BAFTA, upstairs at 195 Piccadilly, 11 people were seated…
BAFTA 2012 Preview: Very British Affair Takes On International Hue
Tonight is the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ turn to stand in the awards-season spotlight. Demonstrating increased crossover, this year’s Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) are a mixed bag of international collaboration. The…
RECORD-BREAKING WEEKEND! 4 Films Open $20+M: ‘The Vow’ $41M, ‘Safe House’ $39M; ‘Journey 2′ $27M, ‘Star Wars 3D’ $23M
SATURDAY PM, 6TH UPDATE: “Looks like that first-ever 4 openings over $20 mil on a non-holiday weekend has happened,” a studio exec emails me tonight. (On the 2008 holiday weekend December 26-28, all four movies opened on Christmas to $20+M…
Jennifer Aniston Attached To London-Set Tearjerker ‘Miss You Already’: Berlin
Has Jennifer Aniston found her Beaches? The actress is attached to star in Miss You Already, a comedy/drama that follows a pair of lifelong best friends whose relationship gets torn to bits when one becomes pregnant and the other sick. Paul Andrew Williams…
Remembered: Jennifer Hudson To Perform Whitney Houston Tribute At The Grammys
R.I.P. Whitney Houston UPDATED: Whitney Houston’s shocking death just 24 hours before the music industry’s biggest event, the annual Grammy Awards, sent CBS, the Recording Academy and the show’s producers scrambling to put together…
Live From NY, It’s Jean Dujardin On ‘SNL!’
EXCLUSIVE: I’m hearing that The Artist star Jean Dujardin will make a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live in an hour or so. From what I’m told, the producers wanted him, and it was a dream of his to do the show. So he flew in Friday…
R.I.P. Whitney Houston
Jennifer Hudson To Perform Tribute At The Grammys UPDATE: I’ve confirmed that a rough cut of Sparkle was turned in, though I’m not sure whether Whitney Houston saw it before she died. Sony publicist Steve Elzer said the studio was mourning…
AP: Publicist Says Whitney Houston Dead
UPDATE: Whitney Houston died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, news reports now say. The AP is quoting the singer-actress’ publicist Kristen Foster as making the announcement today. Deadline is trying to confirm.
Senior Staff At Rupert Murdoch’s The Sun Are Arrested In Widening Fleet Street Scandal
After watching his Sunday paper News of the World fold over a phone hacking scandal, Rupert Murdoch is now weathering another newspaper storm, this one brewing around his cash cow daily The Sun. Five senior staffers were arrested. This time, the allegations…

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First Showing

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:01:02 -0500

First Look: An Astronaut Sharlto Copley in Sci-Fi ‘The Europa Project’
Don’t get too excited, this isn’t Neill Blomkamp’s new project retitled, it’s another sci-fi movie that Sharlto Copley is in that he just finished shooting. ComingSoon found a first look photo in the latest Entertainment Weekly for The Europa Project…

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Total Film Features

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:01:02 -0500

The Avengers: Super Bowl Trailer Breakdown
New York, New York The sun rises over New York City, on just another ordinary day in Manhattan… except it’s not just another day, because all hell is about to break loose. As Nick Fury’s voice informs us, “the world has changed”….
50 Greatest Lord Of The Rings Moments
Look to the East The Moment: Just as the Battle of Helm’s Deep looks lost, Aragorn remembers Gandalf’s promise to arrive at first light on the fifth day. Sure enough, the white wizard is as good as his word and leads the Rohirrim into battle…
50 Greatest Harry Potter Scenes
Dumbledore departed The Scene: As Draco Malfoy falters in his mission, Severus Snape steps up to the plate and blasts Dumbledore from the roof of the Astronomy Tower to his doom. The Awesome: Dumbledore’s final words, “Severus, please,”…
50 Most Controversial Movies Of All Time
The Birth Of a Nation (1915) The Movie: D.W. Griffith’s Civil War epic is lauded by cinema historians for more or less ‘inventing’ feature-length movie narrative as it is still used today. Making it awkward that the film is also an unrepentant…
The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer Breakdown
The Big Apple… again Like The Avengers before it, The Amazing Spider-Man trailer opens with a shot of a city-scape. And for good reason - the Spider-Man mythos is as tied to New York City as Batman is to Gotham. Until Stan Lee came along, comic-book…
Behind The Scenes Of A Dangerous Method
The Magic Of Movies Fassbender. Knightley. Mortensen. Meet the red-hot cast of A Dangerous Method, David Cronenberg’s unblinking biopic of Freud, Jung and the messy birth of psychoanalysis. Warning: contains spanking… Lake Constance, Bodensee,…
50 Sexiest ’80s Movie Stars
Jamie Lee Curtis The Star: Having made her name as Scream Queen Laurie Strode in the Halloween series, Jamie Lee Curtis ensured a permanent spot in our hearts with her turn as a happy hooker in Eddie Murphy vehicle Trading Places. Sexiest Moment: The…
50 Greatest Movie Bloopers
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) [video-break]The Blooper: Judd Apatow shouts ever more offensive line cues to his off-screen wife Leslie Mann (1:26) Best Detail: Mann balks at the ecstasy line: “Honey, we have kids!”
Behind The Scenes Of Inception
The Architecture Of The Mind A stationary glass sees its watery contents inexplicably tilt 45 degrees. A corridor spins like a hamster wheel as two antagonists are flung onto its ceiling. A city street literally curls in on itself as if it were being…
40 Films That Should Have Been Awesome
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) The Movie: A thorough let down after the excellent X2, Bret Ratner amps up the action sequences but dispenses with character development, in this disappointing end to the trilogy. What They Should Have Done: Killing off Cyclops…

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Hollywood Reporter

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:01 -0500

Sony Will Release Whitney Houston’s Final Film ‘Sparkle’ as Planned in August
Gregg Kilday The film, in which she plays the mother of showbiz sisters, could have marked a big-screen comeback for the star who achieved overnight success in 1992’s “The Bodyguard.”read more
Whitney Houston Remembered: 10 Iconic Moments (Video)
THR Staff The legendary singer was pronounced dead at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 at 3:55 p.m PST. THR remembers the performer with some unforgettable performances.read more
Glenn Close Wins Best International Actress Honor From Irish Film Academy
Stuart Kemp Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton and Kirsten Wiig all miss out on acting plaudit as 9th annual Irish Film And Television Awards are dished out.read more
Berlin 2012: Fatih Akin Casts ‘A Prophet’ Star Tahar Rahim for ‘The Cut’
Scott Roxborough Films from Jim Jarmusch, Ari Folman and Sam Garbarski are also on new slate from German producer Pandora.read more
Berlin 2012: Lucas Foster to Produce Casino Heist Thriller ‘The Job’ From Brad Mirman Script
Stuart Kemp U.K. sales and finance house GFM Films is developing the $20 million project that’s attracting heat at EFM.read more
Box Office Report: ‘The Vow’ Seduces With $15.4 Mil Friday, ‘Safe House’ Scores $13.8 Mil
Pamela McClintock The two films lead another record-breaking weekend and are in a heated race for the weekend crown; “Star Wars: Phantom Menace” opens to No. 3 with $8.7 million, followed by “Journey 2” with $6.6 million.read more
Berlin 2012: Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ Will Be Angelina Jolie’s Next Starring Role
Georg Szalai , Pamela McClintock The actress has long been keen on playing the role of the sorceress from the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.read more
Box Office Report: Daniel Radcliffe’s ‘Woman in Black’ Towers Over Competition in U.K. (Exclusive)
Pamela McClintock The film, fueled by younger females, beat “The Muppets,” “The Vow” and “Star Wars: Episode I” on Friday.read more
Berlin 2012: Charlotte Rampling-starrer ‘I, Anna’ Sells for Germany, U.K. Ahead of World Premiere
Scott Roxborough The psychological film noir is the directorial debut of Rampling’s son, Barnaby Southcombe.read more
Berlin 2012: German Studio MMC Up For Sale (Exclusive)
Scott Roxborough David Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method” and Michael Caine-starrer “Mr. Morgan’s Last Love” were shot at Cologne-based studio. read more

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Total Film News

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:01:02 -0500

George Lucas defends Star Wars changes
As Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace returns to cinemas, George Lucas has again been defending his decision to tinker with the film’s special effects – in particular replacing the puppet Yoda with CGI Yoda. There’s “basically…
New images for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
2012’s most ludicrous-sounding film has released a new batch of images (perhaps to convince people that yes, this film really does exist) featuring the 16th President of the United States tooling up to fight the undead. The new images show Lincoln…
Kermit the Frog on Quentin Tarantino
[brightcove]1437787036001[/brightcove]When we sat down with the Muppets last week, we didn’t just ask them awkward questions. We also took the opportunity to find out what Kermit really thinks of his The Muppets’ Wizard Of Oz co-star, one of Total Film’s…
Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana in Caught In Flight
Despite Jessica Chastain originally being linked to the role, Naomi Watts has been officially cast as Princess Diana in Caught In Flight. The film will be directed by Downfall’s Oliver Hirschbiegel, and it will focus on the final two years of Diana’s…
Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams go skinny dipping in a clip from The Vow
[brightcove]1444105849001[/brightcove]Some new clips from romantic drama The Vow have landed online. Fans of attractive film stars might be pleased to learn that one of the clips is called ‘Late Night Skinny Dip’, and you can watch it above….
Paradise Lost lands in development hell
Just a couple of weeks ago, Total Film caught up with Bradley Cooper at Sundance 2012, where he talked excitedly about playing the Devil in a movie version of Paradise Lost. Sadly, it looks like he’ll be waiting around for a while. Director Alex…
New poster for Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
A first poster has debuted for quirky apocalypse comedy Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World, with Steve Carell and Keira Knightley seeking solace in friendship as a massive asteroid looms large. The film casts Knightley and Carell as a pair of loners…
Mirror Mirror gets a new TV spot
It’s fair to say that up until this point, we’ve been fairly disappointed by the trailers for Tarsem Singh’s Snow White story, Mirror Mirror. However, a new TV spot has now been released and… well, we feel pretty much the same,…
Ridley Scott rejects Harrison Ford rumours
Earlier this week we brought you the news that Andrew Kosove, producer on the upcoming Blade Runner sequel, had denied rumours that Harrison Ford was in talks to join the cast. Now we can go one better, with Ridley Scott breaking cover to blow those rumours…
Billy Connolly joins The Hobbit
Looks like there’s going to be another beardy face to remember among Peter Jackson’s hirsute cast for The Hobbit, as Billy Connolly has just been cast as one of the film’s many Dwarves. Connolly will play Dain Ironfoot, cousin to Richard…

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Atlantic Culture

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:01:01 -0500

Queering the NFL, Losing Liz Lemon: The Week’s Best Pop-Culture Writing
Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about pop culture we’ve come across in the past seven days. Click the links in the article titles to read the full pieces, and let us know what we’ve missed: Please use a JavaScript-enabled…

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