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Birthday Wishes: The Incomparable Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi, born 1957, is 56 today. Does more need to be said about him? He's an inimitable presence in films and television, a sure sign that whatever you're watching is going to have something worth remembering. He's written, directed, or starred in more ...
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Behold: A Totally Normal Johnny Depp in New ‘Transcendence’ Photos
The longtime cinematographer of Christopher Nolan has made his directorial debut. Wally Pfister's Transcendence stars Johnny Depp as Dr. Will Caster, a groundbreaking researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Caster aims to create a sentient machine ...
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Disney Channel To Make Movie About The “Descendants” Of Villains
Here's an interesting idea for a movie that sticks with the remake/established property aspects of current movie culture/trends while also offering a bit of a unique take on the material. With Once Upon A Time doing well on TV and Maleficent scheduled to hit t...
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Birthday Wishes: The Man, The Legend, Yasujiro Ozu
He may be long gone, but the great Yasujirō Ozu lives on through his phenomenal filmography. Ozu was born today in 1903, and he died today in 1963, which was a little cruel of Death.
Considered one of the most influential filmmakers of all-time, the Japanes...
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Ready to Live, Die, and Repeat? ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Trailer
The first trailer for Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow has been released and it looks a lot like his other films of late. The material for the film comes from the Japanese novel, All You Need is Kill, from author Hiroshi Sakurazaka. As a matter of fact, that film...
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Birthday Wishes: Hailee Steinfeld Turns 17
Hailee Steinfeld, best known for playing Mattie Ross in the Coen brothers' True Grit, turns 17 today. Steinfeld is one of the biggest young actresses to watch right now.
This year alone she played Juliet in the latest adaptation of Romeo and Juliet opposite...
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Roger Ebert Documentary ‘Life Itself’ to Premiere at Sundance Film Festival
The new documentary film Life Itself about legendary film critic Roger Ebert will be premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, which is directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), has been enduring a successful campaign on Indiegogo, where it currently ha...
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Birthday Wishes: Michael Clarke Duncan, The Giant
Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012) would have been 56 today. With his huge frame and deep voice, he was a reliable heavy in films from his initial burst of fame in the late 90's until his death. He was another one of those people who started off doing other thi...
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Surprise, PG-13 Movies Combine as Much Sex and Alcohol with Violence as R-Rated Movies Too
Remember that pesky MPAA study that showed there was just as much, if not more violence being shown in PG-13 movies than in Rated-R flicks? And the amount of gun violence had tripled since the 1980s? Well boy, do the researchers behind that study have some new...
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Birthday Wishes: Judi Dench
December 9th is apparently the day to be born if you want to be bestowed with acting prowess and an intimidating amount of power over us mere mortals. Not only is today the 79th birthday of the one and only Dame Judi Dench, but it happens to be John Malkovich'...
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