Movies
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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”
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U2 Rocks Toronto, Launches Film Fest
Toronto kicks off festival with its first opening-night documentary
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‘We Were Here’: a Gut-Punching Memoir of the Early Years of AIDS
David Weissman’s documentary will move you, educate you, and fully earn any tears you may shed
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Friday Box Office: ‘Contagion’ Catches Solid $8M; ‘Warrior’ Punches Up Soft $2M
Soderbergh’s viral pandemic thriller set for $20M+ weekend, while Lionsgate’s MMA drama will miss its $8M – $10M mark
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Andre Rouleau Gets Producer’s Award at Toronto Int’l Film Fest
“An American Haunting” director received the $10,000 award Thursday afternoon
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Netflix’s Content Gap: Will Subscribers Wait 8 Years to Stream Movies?
Hollyblog: There will be a 96-month gap before movies are available for streaming through the popular service — and that may be too long for subscribers
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Keira Knightley, Jude Law to Star in ‘Anna Karenina’
Joe Wright will direct the movie, which Tom Stoddard adapted from Leo Tolstoy’s novel
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Indie Theater Wins Key Appeal in Battle Against Big Cinemark Chain
Judge rules that Palm Desert theater co-owned by ESPN radio’s Steve Mason and actor Bryan Cranston can proceed with anti-trust suit against big chain; suit could expose shady distribution practices
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Maya Entertainment Snags Foreign Rights to ‘Last Rites of Joe May’
Tribeca Film will release the Dennis Farina-starring tale of a Rolex-knockoff hustler domestically in July
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Alcon Entertainment to Finance and Produce ‘The Leonardo Job’
“The Fugitive’s” David Twohy wrote and will direct the thriller