Movies
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The 10 Worst Best Picture Winners Ever (Part 1)
From “Rebecca” to “Sound of Music,” here are the first five award winners who weren’t worth their weight in Oscar gold
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Schwarzenegger Tells CAA He’s Open for Business
Former governor tweets that he’s ready to return to showbiz
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Screen Media Films Acquires ‘FUBAR: Balls to the Wall’
The sequel to 2002’s ‘Fubar’ is scheduled for a U.S. premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March
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‘Cedar Rapids’ Is Iowa Corn, But With Pop
Like Voltaire’s Condide or Lucas’ Luke Skywalker, Ed Helms embarks on the proverbial “hero’s journey” … with entertaining results
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Box Office: Bieber No. 1 With Big $12.3M Friday
Paramount’s teenybopper concert film is on pace for huge $30M weekend; Sony’s Sandler comedy is second with $9.7M
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AMC and Regal Partnering to Acquire and Release Films
Joint venture could thrust theater chains into the role of distributors
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Shane Black Steeling Up To Direct ‘Iron Man 3’?
The ‘Lethal Weapon’ writer and ‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ director could reunite with Robert Downey Jr.
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First Look: ‘X-Men: First Class’ (Trailer)
The mutant superheroes channel “Mad Men” in next summer’s prequel
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Summit Picks Up ‘Egypt’; Sets Two Other Projects
Studio buys a “300”-esque adventure and an adaptation of the young-adult novel “Divergent”; is in talks with Alex Proyas to direct thriller “Amp”
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Ryan Gosling to ‘Logan’s Run,’ Dominic Cooper biting into ‘Vampire Hunter’
Warner Bros. is beginning talks with director Nicolas Winding Refn to direct ‘Logan’s Run’
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Bale, Garfield, Reynolds: What’s Next for These Blockbuster Superheroes
TheWrap takes a look at who’s up, who’s down in the tights-wearing game … we’re talking about you, too, Robert Downey Jr. and Henry Cavill
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FilmNation, Alliance Make Deal on Colin Firth, Cameron Diaz Caper Film
Pact over the Joel and Ethan Coen-scripted movie is the first major deal of this year’s European Film Market
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Maya Entertainment Acquires Int’l Rights to ‘La Mission’
The movie stars Benjamin Bratt and is produced, written and directed by his brother, Peter
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Blood, Guts & Aliens Added to SXSW Midnight Lineup
Genre-oriented midnight films heavy on horror and sci-fi; shorts lineup to include Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire
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Disney Cleans Up in 3D Society Awards
DWA’s “Dragon” wins top animated film, “Tron: Legacy” top live action, “Toy Story 3” gets People’s Choice.
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Michael Stroud