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Reach for “The End Zone”: Josh Hartnett and Sam Rockwell Cast in Football Flick

sarky posted 11/11/2007 from snarkerati.com

Josh Hartnett and Sam Rockwell have been cast in the upcoming adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1971 novel End Zone. Dark Horizons says that, “Hartnett is playing a gifted running back who is fumbling his attempts to acclimate to stardom. Rockwell plays the school’s excitable publicist.”

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8 Thanksgiving Movies (Sorry, No Pilgrims)

sarky posted 11/23/2007 from snarkerati.com

Thanksgiving hasn’t been one of the biggest holidays when it comes to movie storylines. For most people, in fact, when you talk about Thanksgiving movies, they’re more likely to reminisce about the films that were shown year after year every Thanksgiving on their local TV stations.

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Tom Cruise To Play Ageing Lothario Hugh Hefner In ‘Playboy’ Biopic?

sarky posted 11/17/2007 from snarkerati.com

Yesterday, we learned that Hugh Hefner was donating $2 million to the USC, and now we learn that Tom Cruise may be being lined up to play the 81 year old in a movie biopic. It seems the press can’t get enough of the porn magazine empire boss!

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Top 70 Vampire Movies of All Time

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Vampires are mythological creatures, famous in folklore for their need to feed on the blood of animals and humans for survival. While regarded as part of the horror genre, vampire films do have their own characteristic style, as many motifs have ...

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Mark Wahlberg To Star As Max Payne

sarky posted 11/10/2007 from snarkerati.com

The new ‘Max Payne’ movie from Twentieth Century Fox is getting nearer to being made, with the director being announced, the script being finished, and most importantly of all, a lead actor being tempted by the part. Variety is reporting that the studio are currently negotiating with Mark Wahlberg to try and persuade him to play the “good cop gone bad” lead role in the film of the game.

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Kristen Stewart ditches Adam Brody for a vampire in Twilight.

sarky posted 11/17/2007 from snarkerati.com

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen Stewart has signed on to Twilight, the film adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s hugely popular teen-vampire romance book. Twilight and its sequels have been big best-sellers, capturing the hearts of young adult readers with their Romeo and Juliet style love story.

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Hollywood Writers Strike Begins Today

sarky posted 11/6/2007 from snarkerati.com

The writers strike in Hollywood has now begun, after last minute emergency talks broke down last night. The WGA (Writers Guild of America) and AMTPT (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) were locked in secret meetings right up until 21:30 Pacific time on Sunday evening, and the strike officially began at 00:01 on Monday November 5th.

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Peter Jackson & Neill Blomkamp Forget Halo - Team Up For ‘District 9′ Instead

sarky posted 11/2/2007 from snarkerati.com

Peter Jackson is set to produce a new live action sci-fi thriller titled District 9, with Neill Blomkamp directing. This will be Blomkamp’s feature directing début in light of the Halo film being put indefinitely on hold.

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Natalie Portman Passes on Padme, Retires Wacky Hairstyles

sarky posted 11/30/2007 from snarkerati.com

Do you wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat, fearing more awful additions to the Star Wars canon? If so, Natalie Portman is right along there with you. MTV Movies talked to Natalie, who waxed unenthusiastic about sequels

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The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian Trailer - 1,300 Years Later…

sarky posted 12/8/2007 from snarkerati.com

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was a massive box office hit in 2005. So the sequel, cleverly titled The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian is sure to also be a big hit in its own right.

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Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' - Remake Of The 1920s Dystopian Movie Approaches

sarky posted 12/12/2007 from snarkerati.com

Fritz Lang's Metropolis is a classic piece of cinema, which at the time was the most expensive movie ever produced. Made in 1928, the silent film told of a bleak future where wealthy people live a life of luxury above the earth, while an underclass struggle to eke out an existence below ground.

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Sylvester Stallone To Star In ‘Death Wish’… Bronson Turning In Grave

sarky posted 11/7/2007 from snarkerati.com

The classic Charles Bronson ‘Death Wish’ films may be about to get a resurrection, which is good news. On the other hand, it seems MGM is looking at the possibility of having Sylvester Stallone as director and lead actor, which is bad news.

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More Star Trek Casting! Jennifer Morrison Boards The Enterprise

sarky posted 11/11/2007 from snarkerati.com

Jennifer Morrison is the latest name attached to the Abrams’ big Star Trek pic. According to IESB, the House actress was spotted on the set, and though her management team confirmed she’s been cast, they wouldn’t say anything about her character.

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They’re Here…Maybe…We Think: Poltergeist Remake On?

sarky posted 11/14/2007 from snarkerati.com

Rumors have been zipping around about a Poltergeist remake for a while, but now Bloody-Disgusting is reporting that it’s a definite go. Mandate Pictures has acquired the rights for the remake and will produce it for MGM. No other specifics on shooting, casting, etc., until the strike is resolved.

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British Film Popularity On The Increase

sarky posted 11/15/2007 from snarkerati.com

It seems the popularity of British films is on the increase, at least in the UK itself. The latest figures to be released show that over a quarter of the UK’s 2007 box office takings has come from home-grown movies.

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‘Speed Racer’ Preview Shots Get First Airing - Trailer Premieres Tonight

sarky posted 12/7/2007 from snarkerati.com

e found out a couple of weeks ago that the Wachowski brothers Speed Racer movie had been filmed almost entirely against green screen backdrops. This meant that the vast majority of scenery, and action shots were going to be computer generated, and have a completely stylized look.

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Spoiler Alert! Sex and the City Trailer Reveals Numerous Over the Top Fashions!

sarky posted 12/8/2007 from snarkerati.com

Today is trailer day for me (and thank you to my patient cohort Dave for explaining to me how to put in videos. I’m a little impaired when it comes to that kind of thing), which means next we have the newly released trailer for the Sex and the City movie.

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Indiana Jone's Crystal Skulls Explained: More Than Just Expensive Goth Jewelry

sarky posted 12/12/2007 from snarkerati.com

I admit it, I love Indiana Jones, am looking forward to the movie, and therefore am just going to keep on scrounging for every bit of news I can find. In addition to his recent statements about the new characters, producer Frank Marshall revealed a little more about the plot of the film to USA Today.

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Jessica Simpson Set To Play Sandy In ‘Grease’ Remake?

sarky posted 11/2/2007 from snarkerati.com

Jessica Simpson could be being lined up to play Sandy in a new remake of Grease, at least according to Michelle Pfeiffer. Simpson, who I have only really seen act (if you can call walking around with not many clothes on acting) in The Dukes Of Hazzard.

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US Weekly are now claiming that not only have Disney asked Hudgens to come back for the third film in the Grease wannabee series, they have also given her a massive pay rise.

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