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Is ‘Shame’ the ‘Black Swan’ of 2011?
0Filed under: Movie News Short answer to that scintillating headline: No way! However, these two films have more in common than you might initially think — and not just because they both come from the same studio (Fox Searchlight). Ahead, five reasons the Steve McQueen-directed sex-addiction drama ‘Shame’ is the ‘Black Swan’ of the 2011 gaggle. Continue Reading
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Is ‘Shame’ the ‘Black Swan’ of 2011?
‘Deliverance’ Actor Dies: Bill McKinney Dead at 80
0Filed under: Movie News Actor Bill McKinney has died at the age of 80. McKinney is best known for playing the sadistic Mountain Man in the 1972 film ‘Deliverance.’ Continue Reading
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‘War Horse’ Versus ‘The Artist’: Oscar Season 2011 Looks an Awful Lot Like 2009
0Filed under: Movie News It’s a dangerous thing to predict the Oscar winner for Best Picture in early December. Dangerous, I tell you! OK, that’s a strong word, though — with just under three months remaining until the ceremony — such a declaration could be perceived as a reckless. So I won’t do that
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‘War Horse’ Versus ‘The Artist’: Oscar Season 2011 Looks an Awful Lot Like 2009
People’s Choice Awards 1980s Photos: Drew Barrymore, Burt Reynolds and More
0Filed under: Movie News It has been more than two decades since we’ve seen a 1980 dateline, which likely makes you feel old. Still! That’s no reason to get upset.
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People’s Choice Awards 1980s Photos: Drew Barrymore, Burt Reynolds and More
DeeDee Luxe and Calamity Chang, the Sexy Burlesque Dancers in ‘Shame’
0Filed under: Movie News Casting the NC-17 sex-addiction drama ‘Shame’ was just as difficult as you might imagine. “I had so many passes I couldn’t even tell you,” said casting director Avy Kaufman to the Los Angeles Times back in November about his struggles to find actresses to pair with Michael Fassbender for some of the film’s more explicit moments.
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DeeDee Luxe and Calamity Chang, the Sexy Burlesque Dancers in ‘Shame’
David Cronenberg Has Seen the First Two ‘Twilight’ Movies
0Filed under: Movie News You’d never expect to hear the words David Cronenberg and ‘Twilight’ in the same sentence — that is until the ‘Dangerous Method’ director cast Robert Pattinson in his upcoming movie, ‘Cosmopolis.’ In it, a 28-year-old billionaire (Pattinson) travels around Manhattan for the day in his limousine. Most critics aren’t exactly fawning over the ‘Twilight’ films — or for that matter, Pattinson’s performance — but Cronenberg saw something in Robert, particularly after watching his non-vampire moments in ‘Remember Me’ and ‘Little Ashes.’ That’s not to say he wasn’t impressed with Pattinson’s work as Edward Cullen (yes, the man behind ‘Videodrome’ has seen ‘Twilight’ and ‘New Moon’). Continue Reading
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David Cronenberg Has Seen the First Two ‘Twilight’ Movies
‘War Horse’ Clip: Tom Hiddleston Makes a Promise to a Boy and His Horse (Exclusive)
0Filed under: Movie News To paraphrase ‘Superman: The Movie’: ‘War Horse’ will make you believe a horse can do just about anything. Based on the renowned book by Michael Morpurgo — which has already been turned into a Tony Award-winning play — ‘ War Horse ‘ tells the story of Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his beloved horse, Joey, and how their bonds of friendship cannot be broken, even during the turmoil of World War I
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‘War Horse’ Clip: Tom Hiddleston Makes a Promise to a Boy and His Horse (Exclusive)
Gerard Butler on Ralph Fiennes As a Director: ‘He’s a Master’
0Filed under: Celebrity Interviews , Movie News Gerard Butler toting a machine gun isn’t a surprise — he did star in ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ earlier this year — but his latest role as a soldier has a twist: The film is modern-day but the dialogue is pure Shakespeare.
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Gerard Butler on Ralph Fiennes As a Director: ‘He’s a Master’
‘The Grey’ Trailer: Liam Neeson Fights Nature, Wolves in Alaskan Wilderness Adventure
0Filed under: Movie News Liam Neeson has disposed of his fair share of enemies over the last five years, but perhaps none more vicious than the twosome of foes he faces in ‘The Grey’: Mother Nature and a pack of vicious wolves. Neeson reunites with his ‘A-Team’ director Joe Carnahan for the new action drama, which focuses on a group of Alaskan pipeline workers who survive a deadly plane crash — only to wind up stranded in the wilderness during the dead of winter
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‘The Grey’ Trailer: Liam Neeson Fights Nature, Wolves in Alaskan Wilderness Adventure
‘Ender’s Game’: Hailee Steinfeld Negotiating for Female Lead
0Filed under: Movie News Many fans were disappointed when Hailee Steinfeld didn’t win the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in ‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy, but how’s this for a consolation prize: Variety reports that Steinfeld is negotiating to star opposite Asa Butterfield in ‘Ender’s Game.’ The ‘True Grit’ star — who is also set to lead a new version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in the coming year — would play Petra Arkanian in the Gavin Hood-directed adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s award-winning sci-fi novel, “the only girl in Salamander Army who quickly becomes Ender’s (Butterfield) ally and trusted right hand.” Continue Reading
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‘Ender’s Game’: Hailee Steinfeld Negotiating for Female Lead