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New star Taylor Lautner rises in "New Moon" (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:25:34 +0000

Reuters - Women swooned for Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen in last year's hit movie romance "Twilight," but in its upcoming sequel Taylor Lautner, who almost didn't make it into the film, is the newest hunk for fan's to feast on.

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'Christmas Carol' beats the dickens out of box office rivals (AFP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:48:51 +0000

AFP - With more than 40 shopping days left until Christmas, North American theater audiences already had enough holiday cheer to put "Disney's A Christmas Carol" at the top of the box office this week.

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Jake Gyllenhaal Finds the Source Code

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 21:02:02 +0000

Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in sci-fi thriller Source Code for Vendome Pictures and The Mark Gordon Co., reports Variety .

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A Christmas Carol Tops the Box Office

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:34:34 +0000

Walt Disney Pictures' A Christmas Carol topped the box office with an estimated $31 million from 3,683 theaters, for an average of $8,417 per theater. Written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, the motion capture fantasy adventure featured the performances of Jim Carrey in multiple roles. The film reportedly carried a budget of about $175 million.

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'Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:31:10 +0000

It may be only the first week of November, but Disney's "A Christmas Carol" got the holiday season started at the box office.

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Jake Gyllenhaal programs 'Source Code'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 20:24:21 +0000

By Variety Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in sci-fi thriller "Source Code," which will launch the slate for Vendome Pictures. Duncan Jones will direct and The Mark Gordon Co. will co-produce with Vendome. "Source Code" centers on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it. Topher Grace was originally attached to the script. Read more at Variety.

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Ho-Ho-Hum Weekend for Jim Carrey; Ho-Ho-Worse for Cameron Diaz

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:44:21 +0000

Holiday movie season and high Oscar season have kicked off. But only one is kicking butt. While Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol led a bah-humbug weekend with an underwhelming $31...

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'Christmas Carol' wins boxoffice

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:42:00 +0000

It's beginning to look a little bit like Christmas as Disney's "A Christmas Carol" bowed this weekend to an estimated $31 million at the boxoffice.

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Gyllenhaal goes straight to 'Source'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:24:52 +0000

Film News: Actor in negotiations for sci-fi thriller -- Jake Gyllenhaal is in negotiations to star in sci-fi thriller "Source Code" for Vendome Pictures and The Mark Gordon Co.

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"Christmas Carol" leads North American box office (Reuters)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000

Reuters - If it's the second weekend in November, it must be Christmas in Hollywood.

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Ray Winstone takes 'Snow' day

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +0000

The American Film Market just wouldn't be the AFM without the so-called lobbyists.

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No more easy money at AFM, panel says

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +0000

The dumb money has been flushed from the system, and going forward, the surviving players in the independent film sector will take a much more sober, financially sound approach.

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Interesting film fare for sale at AFM

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:14:00 +0000

The American Film Market just wouldn't be the AFM without the so-called lobbyists.

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Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend (AP)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:19:10 +0000

AP - Jim Carrey's Scrooge is collecting holiday donations from movie fans with a $31 million opening weekend for his new take on "A Christmas Carol."

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It's good to be George Clooney

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:21:30 +0000

With his new movie "Men Who Stare at Goats," George Clooney is still in the spotlight.

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Eva Green Naked: Bond Girl Nude In Charlotte Rampling Redo (PHOTO)

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 11:12:53 +0000

Former 'Bond' girl Eva Green stripped for the UK magazine Tatler. Green, 29, took it off to recreate a 1973 photo of Charlotte Rampling, taken by Helmut Newton. Green is no stranger to being naked, as she first shot to fame in the Bernardo Bertolucci movie "The Dreamers," which featured nudity and explicit sex. Get HuffPost Entertainment On Facebook and Twitter!

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Gwyneth Paltrow To Play Transsexual Nicole Kidman's Wife In 'The Danish Girl'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:49:10 +0000

Gwyneth Paltrow will join Nicole Kidman in The Danish Girl, an adaptation of the David Ebershoff novel about the first post-operative transsexual. The tome tells the story of the relationship between transsexual Einar Wegener and his wife. Kidman will play Einar and Paltrow will play the wife Greta

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Ex-Scientologists: Threat Of A Tom Cruise Beatdown Used Against Disobedient Members

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:24:07 +0000

Did Tom Cruise offer to personally "beat the living [bleep]" out of disobedient Scientologists? Cruise's lawyer and church spokesmen vigorously dispute the claim, but a former high-ranking Scientologist official says he "documented" that church leader David Miscavige once asserted that Cruise would lend his "Top Gun" muscle to do just that.

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'Prophet' tops European film noms with six

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 10:10:00 +0000

Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet," Danny Boyle's Oscar champ "Slumdog Millionaire" and Palme d'Or winner "The White Ribbon" from Austrian director Michael Haneke are the front-runners in a crowded field at this year's European Film Awards.

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'This Is It' tops overseas boxoffice

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 09:08:00 +0000

Sony's Michael Jackson doc "This Is It" maintained its hold on the No. 1 spot overseas, generating $29 million from 8,800 screens in 110 markets.

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Sunday Routine | Christine Vachon: When Being Home Is an Adventure

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 06:54:51 +0000

An independent film producer spends Sundays with her partner and their daughter, either in their East Village home or on a journey in the city.

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Banderas goes for 'Goleor

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:36:00 +0000

Film News: Spain set for a big-budget animated film -- Antonio Banderas, producer Enrique Posner and Kandor Graphics have launched pre-production on Spanish animation feature "Goleor, the Scale and the Sword." Banderas will voice a character and will cast and direct voice talent. Budgeted at E22 million ($33 million), the pic is Spain's first higher-bracket digital 3D movie. The English-language epic adventure depicts, in a lighthearted, comedic tone, the fantasy medieval land of Gabilonia.

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AFM news briefs

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:14:22 +0000

Film News: Deals for Emilio Estevez among many others -- Cinema Management Group has signed with Liddell Entertainment to represent international sales rights to Chris Rock's docu "Good Hair."

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'Up' won't let you down

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:06:40 +0000

Also: 'Sesame Street,' 'The Ugly Truth' and more > Also: "Sesame Street," "The Ugly Truth" and more.

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'Lake Tahoe' is a journey of grief

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:06:40 +0000

In Fernando Eimbcke's film, a young man goes on a quest to fix his car, finding a human connection when he desperately needs it. > At first glance "Lake Tahoe," the second feature by the 39-year-old Mexican director Fernando Eimbcke, looks very much like your standard minimalist import. Laconic characters, a fixed camera and unhurried rhythms amount these days to a lingua franca for international art film. It's a style that descends from such titans as Yasujir{omacronl} Ozu and Michelangelo Antonioni and that can now be seen in movies from every part of the world, not least those striving to capture the modern condition of estrangement and dislocation.

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Indie Focus: 'Women in Trouble'

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:06:40 +0000

Sebastian Gutierrez writes and directs the series of vignettes, which opens Friday. > Over one eventful day in Los Angeles, a series of women -- including a newly pregnant porn star, an uptight businesswoman, a masseuse, an escort, a therapist and a teenager -- all find themselves in surprising situations with unexpected people. Structured as a series of vignettes involving only a few characters at a time, "Women in Trouble," in theaters Friday, creates a world of campy happenstance and sexy confessionals reminiscent of the screwball melodramas of Pedro Almodóvar.

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Pakistan's film industry is in collapse

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:06:40 +0000

Lollywood, a once-robust movie-making machine, has fallen victim to religious-based government policies, cable TV and DVD piracy. > The Odeon Cinema's creaky, ripped red vinyl seats are mostly empty except for a couple of back rows where a dozen Pakistani men sit slouched, their eyes half-open, legs slung over the seats in front of them. Along the hall's bubble-gum pink walls, rows of fans barely move the hot, dank air. The Odeon's loudspeakers crackle like a ham radio.

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South Africa in the Hollywood eye

Sun, 8 Nov 2009 01:06:40 +0000

The nation has become a rising beacon post-apartheid and the film industry is taking note, with home-grown filmmakers and their foreign counterparts sharing the spotlight. > Just 20 years ago, South Africa was commonly perceived as one of the most polarized, ill-starred places on the planet. Shackled by the racist system of apartheid, or legally enforced segregation, it was a nation divided against itself and shunned by the rest of the world as a pariah state. ¶ Today the world is looking at South Africa for very different reasons. This summer the country will become the first African nation to host the World Cup soccer tournament . As one of the most politically stable, democratic and relatively prosperous countries on a troubled continent, South Africa is regarded as a model by many of its neighbors. It's also a growing tourist destination . ¶ Another influential outside party is taking a renewed interest in South Africa these ...

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'Misfortunates' gets lucky

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 23:01:03 +0000

Film News: NeoClassics nabs Cannes Fortnight selection -- NeoClassics Films has acquired U.S. rights to Belgian Oscar submission "The Misfortunates."

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Phase 4 toons in

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:37:15 +0000

Film News: Snaps up rights to Antonio Banderas cartoon production -- Phase 4 Films has taken U.S. rights to Spanish toon pic "The Missing Lynx: Paws on the Run," godfathered by Antonio Banderas.

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Russian rock band takes on America

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:15:22 +0000

Music News: Mumiy Troll sells out clubs in a 40-gig tour -- Mumiy Troll is the biggest-selling rock band you've never heard of.

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"A Prophet" nominated for six European film awards (Reuters)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:13:51 +0000

Reuters - MADRID (Reuters) -The French film "Un Prophete" (A Prophet) has been nominated for six European Film awards, including best film and best director, the European Film Academy announced on Saturday at the Seville Europe Film Festival.

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Opening day: 'Christmas Carol' debut not looking too jolly

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 19:19:59 +0000

Pre-release surveys had indicated the movie would open to at least $40 million domestically over its first three days.

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'N Sync's Joey Fatone Admits He's a Has-Been

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +0000

If what you wear says a lot about who you are, someone might want to get Joey Fatone to therapy, stat! The former member of 'N Sync donned a rather pessimistic—although...

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'Carol' corrals $8.9 million

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:34:00 +0000

Friday total well short of Jim Carrey's "Grinch" opening number in 2000.

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'Christmas Carol' cheers in $9 million

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Front Page: 'Precious' boasts record limited bow of $585,000 -- Family crowd pleaser "Disney's A Christmas Carol" easily took the top spot Friday with close to $9 million.

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Adam Duritz Told To Leave Karaoke Bar

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:43:16 +0000

When the dreadlocked rocker entered McDonaugh's with his girlfriend, movie starlet Emmy Rossum, the excited crowd was primed to hear a real professional. And Duritz was willing to perform. But he was told to come back some other night.

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Freida Pinto And Dev Patel 'Soul Mates': Director Danny Boyle

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:37:23 +0000

"Slumdog Millionaire" beauty Freida Pinto is so in love with co-star Dev Patel, she snubbed a string of admirers in LA on Thursday night.

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Jennifer Lopez Sues Ex-Husband Over Tell-All Sexual Movie

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:20:08 +0000

In the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, JLo claims Ojani is planning to release a movie called "How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The JLo and Ojani Noa Story" -- which Lopez claims is a direct violation of a confidentiality agreement they signed a few years back.

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Fort Hood Shootings: What You Should Know

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:58:00 +0000

Suspect Major Nidal Malik Hasan shot and killed 13 people on Thursday. By Gil Kaufman Fort Hood Photo: Joe Raedle/ Getty Images Two days after the horrific shootings at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, details continue to emerge about the suspect, Major Nidal Malik Hasan . The 39-year-old Army psychiatrist opened fire on his fellow soldiers Thursday, according to reports, killing 13 and wounding at least 30 before being shot four times by Sergeant Kimberly Munley, a civilian police officer employed by the Army, who many are praising as a hero who saved countless lives by stopping the rampage. Hasan, whose job it was to counsel physically and psychologically wounded soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was described by those who knew him as a calm, gentle person, but one whose anger was stoked by alleged harassment from some of his Army peers over his Muslim faith. Some facts about the shooting : » Hasan was born in ...

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Twisted Pictures Takes Sorrow Screen Rights

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:39:47 +0000

ShockTillYouDrop.com has learned exclusively that Twisted Pictures ("Saw" franchise) is developing the horror graphic novel "Sorrow" for the big screen.

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Joe Johnston Talks Jurassic Park 4

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:39:47 +0000

Ain't It Cool News got a chance to talk to The Wolfman director Joe Johnston and the interview briefly turned to the possibility of a Jurassic Park 4 . Johnston directed the third film in the franchise, which was released in 2001.

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Short Cuts

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:36:58 +0000

The life of Robert Altman, told in interviews with nearly 200 of his friends, colleagues and family members.

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Film: A New Attack on the Iraq War Film

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:36:42 +0000

“The Messenger” portrays conflict on the home front: the struggles of those who tell the next of kin their loved ones are dead.

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Nick Counter, Hollywood studios' negotiator, dies (AP)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:30:37 +0000

AP - Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69.

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Quirkiness outdoes charm in "Splinterheads" (Reuters)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:31:44 +0000

Reuters - Depicting an awkward romance between two young misfits set in the backdrop of a traveling carnival, "Splinterheads" mainly comes across as a low-rent version of "Adventureland." Although Brant Sersen's comedy, which opened Friday (November 6), has amusing moments, they come too far between to elevate the film above the standard indie level of quirkiness for its own sake.

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Alessandro Nivola: Man of a thousand accents

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:06:40 +0000

American's ear for dialect makes him an in-demand character actor. He's Irish in the upcoming 'Turning Green.' > "I don't see myself as having any integrity at all," says Alessandro Nivola through his roguish, close-toothed smile, toying with a glass of red wine. It's 11 in the morning at the Chateau Marmont, which probably feels earlier than in most other places.

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Grant Heslov, George Clooney team up for 'The Men Who Stare at Goats.'

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:06:40 +0000

The director and the star have been friends and colleagues since the 1980s. > It all started with an unlikely pairing of two unknowns. Back in the '80s, a couple of struggling actors named Grant Heslov and George Clooney were in Milton Katselas' famed acting class. Clooney asked Heslov, then a student at USC, if he wanted to do a scene from Neil Simon's Depression-era play " Brighton Beach Memoirs." Heslov agreed, playing the younger nerdy Eugene to Clooney's older sibling Stanley. Their chemistry worked, and shortly after, when Clooney was invited to audition for ABC, he brought Heslov along to repeat the scene.

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Sony eyes 'Agora' for U.S. distribution

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:56:26 +0000

AFM News: Interest growing after strong box office in Spain -- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group is considering a bid for U.S. distribution rights to Alejandro Amenabar's ancient historical epic "Agora," starring Rachel Weisz.

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Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate (Reuters)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:55:49 +0000

Reuters - Joe Jackson, the elderly father of late pop star Michael Jackson, on Friday filed a court petition seeking an allowance from the singer's estate, saying his son had supported him for many years.

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