Movies
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‘Descendants’ George Clooney, Alexander Payne Say There’s Hope for Adult Dramas
The film weaves together family, history, loyalty and the unwelcome pressures of growing the hell up
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New Film Fund Extremal Will Commit P&A Financing – Up-Front (video)
The new up-front financing formula will strengthen the hands of indie directors and producers
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TIFF, Day 2: Hot Parties and Dark Movies
The Toronto nightlife heats up with George Clooney and Harvey Weinstein, but filmmakers explore the abyss
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U2’s Bono and the Edge on the Problem with Rock Bands (Video)
At the Toronto Film Festival, U2 members analyze the trouble with bands — turns out it's a male thing
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Clooney Talks Politics, Charms Crowd at Toronto Fest
The talk of Telluride is promoting “The Ides of March,” and “The Descendants” at the Canadian fest
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New ‘Breaking Dawn’ Image Delivers Sexy Vampire Action
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart get touchy-feely in latest image from vampire flick
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Brad Pitt Says ‘Moneyball’ Inspired Him, Chris Pratt Says He’s Underpaid (video)
Chris Pratt stole the show from Brad Pitt and the rest of the cast of “Moneyball” met the media at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday
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Denzel Washington to Star in Robert Zemeckis’s ‘Flight’
Washington stars as an airline pilot who lands a damaged airplane, saving many lives, but struggles when labeled a hero
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Spec Market Roundup — August 2011’s Sales
Four new buyers kept spec sales strong through the end of Summer
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‘Coraline’ Producer to Adapt Decemberist Colin Meloy’s ‘Wildwood’
The frontman’s first novel will become a stop-motion animation project for Laika
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Paramount Gives Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet and Jason Reitman Some ‘Labor’
Reitman will write and direct “Labor Day,” based on Joyce Maynard’s novel and starring Brolin and Winslet
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Review: What’s So Funny About Porn? ‘Bucky Larson’ Has No Idea
Someone seems to have turned Nick Swardson’s comedy setting to “Obnoxious Birthday Clown” and then yanked off the knob
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Might China Buy the Hollywood Sign Next?
Like the former Soviet Union, China thinks that it can fool the Western world with glass skyscrapers, space flights and now, glowing Times Square signs — is L.A. next?
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A Southern-Fried Version of Bigfoot
Horror films have become too formulaic — with my first film, “Creature,” I wanted to do something different
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TIFF, Day 1: Raves, Rants and the Brad Pitt/George Clooney Charisma Competition
The first day of Toronto screenings brings looks at two awards contenders, “Moneyball” and “The Ides of March”