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New Stills from ‘The Monuments Men’ Paint a Stunning Picture of WWII
It feels like production has gone on as long as World War II itself for The Monuments Men, George Clooney's film about a platoon of soldiers comprised of art historians and experts tasked with the job of saving irreplaceable and priceless artwork from getting ...
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Stephen Colbert’s Wildest Dreams Came True with a Cameo in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
The Tolkien universe’s biggest scholar isn’t Peter Jackson, or Ian McKellen or even the ghost of JRR Tolkien himself; it’s Stephen Colbert, and the world’s most unapologetic fanboy had all of his Middle Earth fantasies come true by finally becoming part of the...
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When Awards Hurt The Films
In the snark-heavy world of awards blogging, we've forgotten what this time of year should be about.
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Lionsgate Surpasses a Billion Dollars for the Second Year in a Row
Ladies and gentlemen, it's a good thing to be in the business of movies, because the movie business is a'boomin. Heavy-hitting studio Lionsgate has just released its fourth quarter earnings report and it's more money than should be humanly possible, but thanks...
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The 5th Les Arcs Film Festival Ends
The fifth edition of the Festival de Cinéma Européen des Arcs came to an end last Saturday. The festival set in the ski resort of Les Arcs in the French Alps ran from 14 to 21 December 2013.
The Jury made up of the French actress Nicole Garcia (president),...
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‘Calvary’ Trailer Takes Matters Into Its Own Hands
John Michael McDonagh's The Guard garnered was one of my favorite films from 2011, so the announcement that McDonagh's follow-up effort would be debuting at Sundance was excellent news.
Adding to the intrigue of Calvary is its brilliant story. A town's belo...
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Birthday Wishes: Todd Phillips Is Here For The… You Know.
Todd Phillips, born 1970, is 43 today. He's a director, producer, sometimes actor and writer, whose comedies you've probably heard of, and many of which you've seen. Some were good, some were bad, but the guy has had perhaps the most indelible mark on the come...
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Eli Roth’s “Green Inferno” To Debut in September
Eli Roth, he of the endless debates on torture porn, the protege of Quentin Tarantino and the guy who bashed in a Nazi's head with a baseball bat and a mountain of chest hair as the Bear Jew in Ingloriuous Basterds, debuted a new film called The Green Inferno ...
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Marion Cotillard is an Unhappy Flapper in New Photos from ‘The Immigrant’
James Gray's The Immigrant premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, but because of someone whose name rhymes with Schmarvy Schmeinstein, the movie has yet to see a release date. The film centers upon a polish immigrant (Marion Cotillard) who co...
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Birthday Wishes: Brad Pitt Is 50, Therefore No Longer Relevant
You know you're really somebody when Kanye likens himself to you. "Start a fight club, Brad Reputation," he sings on "Bound 2", one of the best tracks off Yeezus. Although, Brad Pitt probably already knew he was somebody before Kanye let him know. But it helps...
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