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'Divergent' Star Ansel Elgort to Join Shailene Woodley in 'The Fault In Our Stars'

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Josh Boone is directing the adaptation of John Green's bestselling novel

  

PowerGrid's Biggest Movers: Robert Downey Jr. on the Rise, Megan Fox and Will Arnett Go Toe-to-Toe (Video)

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Rebecca Rosenberg 1 week ago

"Iron Man 3" and "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" also moved up this week

  

'Man of Steel' Promos: Action, Lois Lane, and the National Guard (Video)

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

The National Guard partnered with Warner Bros. for Superman crossover ads, while a UK TV spot includes new shot of the Man of Steel and Lois Lane touring the sky

  

Overbrook, Virgin Produced Sign Deal That Could Lead to 'After Earth' Sequel

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Brent Lang 1 week ago

Pact also allows entertainment companies to partner on developing and promoting film and TV projects.

  

'Venus and Serena' Review: More Love Than Faults in This Portrait of the Tennis Legends

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 1 week ago

Filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major are less interested in digging deep than they are in celebrating the sisters’ achievements and cultural impact -- which is just fine

  

Caesar Rides Horseback in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' (Photo)

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

Andy Serkis confronts Jason Clarke in a production still director Matt Reeves released from the upcoming sequel to "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

  

Warner Bros. Nabs Ryan Gosling's Directorial Debut 'How to Catch a Monster'

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Bold Films is financing and producing the movie, which stars Saoirse Ronan and Christina Hendricks

  

Elton John Biopic 'Rocketman' to Launch Foreign Sales Effort at Cannes

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Good Universe will handle international sales at the upcoming Cannes Film Market

  

'The Great Gatsby' Opens Strong on Thursday, on Track for $40M+

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Expected to be especially popular among women, the film has been gathering steam over the past few weeks thanks to an aggressive marketing campaign and buzz

  

'August: Osage County' Trailer: Meryl Streep and Family Dysfunction - Are You Watching, Oscar?

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Brent Lang 1 week ago

Julia Roberts and Benedict Cumberbatch co-star in the film adaptationof the Pulitzer Prize-winning play

  

'Peeples' Review: Funny, But You've Already Met These Parents

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 1 week ago

Even though it's rote and by-the-numbers, a Fokker-free "Peeples" made me laugh

  

Why YouTube Might Win Over Hollywood: Money

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Studios have been reluctant to put movies and TV shows on YouTube because they couldn't make enough cash

  

'Great Gatsby' a 'Dud' and 'Absurd,' Novel's Critics Said in 1925

Movies
 May 10, 2013 By Tim Molloy 1 week ago

Baz Luhrmann can take heart -- F. Scott's Fitzgerald's classic masterpiece got some bad reviews, too

  

Joe Wright Most Likely to Direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

The "Anna Karenina" filmmaker is the front-runner over Gus Van Sant, Bennett Miller and Patty Jenkins

  

George Clooney, Sandra Bullock Enjoy a Beautiful Sunrise in First 'Gravity' Trailer (Video)

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

And then have the worst day of their lives

  

James McAvoy's Groovy New Look in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (Photo)

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Greg Gilman 1 week ago

Bryan Singer tweeted the first image of James McAvoy as Professor Xavier in the upcoming sequel to "X-Men: First Class"

  

IFC Films Picks Up Emma Roberts-John Cusack Comedy 'Adult World'

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Treehouse Pictures produced the film, which Scott Coffey directed from a script by Andy Cochran

  

Owen Wilson in Negotiations to Join Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' (Exclusive)

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Joaquin Phoenix stars as pot-smoking detective Doc Sportello in the Warner Bros. movie

  

Czech Films Hit the Road for Moveable Fest

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

Czech That Film Festival's stop in Los Angeles is only part of an 11-city U.S. tour

  

Shocking Cleveland Discovery Gets Hollywood Buzzing About 'Stockholm, Pennsylvania'

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

Nikole Beckwith's script was a finalist for the Academy's 2012 Nicholl Fellowship and voted to the 2012 Black List

  

10 Emerging Cinematographers Get a Hollywood Showcase

Awards
 May 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

International Cinematographers Guild to salute winners of its Emerging Cinematographer Awards with screening and discussion at the Egyptian Theater

  

Box Office Preview: 'Great Gatsby' Heats Up but 'Iron Man' Looks Too Tough to Beat

Movies | Box Office
 May 9, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 1 week ago

Disney's Marvel superhero sequel is looking at $70M second weekend. Baz Luhrmann's 3D extravaganza is pegged for $40M

  

'Sightseers' Review: Chris & Tina's Excellent - Albeit Homicidal - Adventure

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Leah Rozen 1 week ago

No doubt about it, the third film by talented director Ben Wheatley takes us deep into the land of black comedy

  

Drafthouse Films Acquires Ben Wheatley's Horror Movie 'A Field in England'

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 1 week ago

The period film stars Reece Shearsmith, Michael Smiley and Julian Barrett

  

5 WTF Moments from Baz Luhrmann (Even Before 'Great Gatsby')

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 1 week ago

From Hugh Jackman's shower scene to Nirvana and Elton John in 1899 Paris, the Australian director started raising eyebrows long before the excesses of his "Gatsby"

  

Marvel, Disney Partner on Animated Release: 'Big Hero 6' (Video)

Movies
 May 9, 2013 By Brent Lang 1 week ago

Disney also says it will release "Planes" in 3D

  
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