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Reese Witherspoon About To Learn A Very Important Lesson

30 October 2009 7:40 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

I hope we've all learned by now to be wary of movies in which a white person learns a Very Important Lesson About Life from someone of another race. It was hokey in Driving Miss Daisy, it was unbearable in The Soloist, and I expect it to be pretty silly in that upcoming Sandra Bullock movie about the family that adopts the black football player. Because, come on. Standing back and marveling that "we're all the same on the inside" is the oldest kind of Hollywood pandering to racial equality, and is still de riguer in an industry that rarely gives leading roles to non-white actors and still can't find another decent part for Viola Davis to play. Anyway. I'm obviously not 100% certain that the new Reese Witherspoon project Rule #1, written by Terrel Seltzer, is that kind of movie, but it sure sounds like it-- "a New York woman befriends »

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It’S Garry Shandling’S Show The Complete Series DVD Review

29 October 2009 12:40 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Gary Shandling: 2 for 2. Two TV shows, two masterpieces. But where more people are familiar with his later Larry Sanders Show, It’s Gary Shandling’s Show has not received the same posthumous praise or attention, partly because it was a Showtime show in the mid to late 80’s, and then began playing on the just-starting Fox network. The show aired for four seasons, and then was out. And to be fair, it ran out of steam, but when it was on, it was one of the most dazzling formalist TV shows to ever air. My review after the jump.

The premise is that Gary Shandling plays himself, and has a platonic female best friend in Nancy (Molly Cheek) and a married best friend in Pete Schumacher (Michael Tucci). Pete’s wife Jackie (Bernadette Birket) eventually gives birth to a second child, who gets named by the audience, and they have »

- Andre Dellamorte

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It’S Garry Shandling’S Show The Complete Series DVD Review

29 October 2009 12:26 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Gary Shandling: 2 for 2. Two TV shows, two masterpieces. But where more people are familiar with his later Larry Sanders Show, It’s Gary Shandling’s Show has not received the same posthumous praise or attention, partly because it was a Showtime show in the mid to late 80’s, and then began playing on the just-starting Fox network. The show aired for four seasons, and then was out. And to be fair, it ran out of steam, but when it was on, it was one of the most dazzling formalist TV shows to ever air. My review after the jump.

The premise is that Gary Shandling plays himself, and has a platonic female best friend in Nancy (Molly Cheek) and a married best friend in Pete Schumacher (Michael Tucci). Pete’s wife Jackie (Bernadette Birket) eventually gives birth to a second child, who gets named by the audience, and they have »

- Andre Dellamorte

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tMF Featured Trailer: Mao's Last Dancer

12 October 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Audiences have danced their way into cinemas in celebration of Mao's Last Dancer's opening day, making it the biggest Australian film opening for 2009 and the 5th biggest Australian film opening ever. The success in Australia follows recent news that Mao's Last Dancer proved an audience winner at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was runner up for the highly coveted People's Choice Award won last year by "Slumdog Millionaire".

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Mao's Last Dancer is the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Filmed in China, the Us and Australia and with a brilliant performance from Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.

Watch the trailer after the jump plus more info about the movie.

Sold internationally by Celluloid Dreams and Co-distributed in Australia by Roadshow Films and Hopscotch Films, »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Featured Trailer: Mao's Last Dancer

12 October 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Audiences have danced their way into cinemas in celebration of Mao's Last Dancer's opening day, making it the biggest Australian film opening for 2009 and the 5th biggest Australian film opening ever. The success in Australia follows recent news that Mao's Last Dancer proved an audience winner at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was runner up for the highly coveted People's Choice Award won last year by "Slumdog Millionaire".

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Mao's Last Dancer is the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Filmed in China, the Us and Australia and with a brilliant performance from Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.

Watch the trailer after the jump plus more info about the movie.

Sold internationally by Celluloid Dreams and Co-distributed in Australia by Roadshow Films and Hopscotch Films, »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Featured Trailer: Mao's Last Dancer

12 October 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Audiences have danced their way into cinemas in celebration of Mao's Last Dancer's opening day, making it the biggest Australian film opening for 2009 and the 5th biggest Australian film opening ever. The success in Australia follows recent news that Mao's Last Dancer proved an audience winner at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was runner up for the highly coveted People's Choice Award won last year by "Slumdog Millionaire".

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Mao's Last Dancer is the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Filmed in China, the Us and Australia and with a brilliant performance from Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.

Watch the trailer after the jump plus more info about the movie.

Sold internationally by Celluloid Dreams and Co-distributed in Australia by Roadshow Films and Hopscotch Films, »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Featured Trailer: Mao's Last Dancer

12 October 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Audiences have danced their way into cinemas in celebration of Mao's Last Dancer's opening day, making it the biggest Australian film opening for 2009 and the 5th biggest Australian film opening ever. The success in Australia follows recent news that Mao's Last Dancer proved an audience winner at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was runner up for the highly coveted People's Choice Award won last year by "Slumdog Millionaire".

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Mao's Last Dancer is the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Filmed in China, the Us and Australia and with a brilliant performance from Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.

Watch the trailer after the jump plus more info about the movie.

Sold internationally by Celluloid Dreams and Co-distributed in Australia by Roadshow Films and Hopscotch Films, »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Featured Trailer: Mao's Last Dancer

12 October 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

Audiences have danced their way into cinemas in celebration of Mao's Last Dancer's opening day, making it the biggest Australian film opening for 2009 and the 5th biggest Australian film opening ever. The success in Australia follows recent news that Mao's Last Dancer proved an audience winner at the Toronto International Film Festival where it was runner up for the highly coveted People's Choice Award won last year by "Slumdog Millionaire".

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Mao's Last Dancer is the inspirational true story of a small boy's extraordinary journey from poverty to international stardom. Filmed in China, the Us and Australia and with a brilliant performance from Chi Cao as Li Cunxin, the film is an exhilarating exploration of what it means to be free.

Watch the trailer after the jump plus more info about the movie.

Sold internationally by Celluloid Dreams and Co-distributed in Australia by Roadshow Films and Hopscotch Films, »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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Producers Guild Expands Their Nominations to Ten Films as Well

21 September 2009 3:31 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

This is interesting depending on how closely you pay attention to the awards handed out prior to the Oscars as the Producers Guild of America announced today that the 2010 PGA Awards nominations in the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures Category will be expanded from five to ten films. The 10 nominees will be announced on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 and the ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 24. PGA President Marshall Herskovitz acknowledged the move was to reflect the design of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences saying, "The PGA board approved the expansion of our Best Produced Picture category nominations to support our colleagues at the Academy, but also because we feel it better represents the unprecedented diversity of films being produced today." In 1990, the PGA held the first-ever Golden Laurel Awards, which were renamed the Producers Guild Awards in 2002. Richard Zanuck and »

- Brad Brevet

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Martin & Ingrid's Tiff 09 Kick-Off Party..

9 September 2009 2:31 PM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »

Hnr's Michael Stevens reporting from Toronto: Thanks go out to Martin & Ingrid's Tiff 09 Kick-Off Party, Wednesday, September 9th @ the Gat + M.Link Festival headquarters in downtown Toronto's Yorkville, providing select wines from Bryan J. Robertson's Kingsway Brokerage Ltd., on behalf of Wild Bunch, Elle Driver, Celluloid Dreams, Film&Doc, Capri Films, The Works International & UMedia, supporting the following films screening at this year's Toronto International Film Festival: Contemporary Cinema : Rabia directed by Sebastian Cordero, will screen a world premiere with Cordero in attendance. "...South American immigrants working in Spain, builder José María and housekeeper Rosa have been together for a few weeks and are very much in love. Rosa's bosses, Señor and Señora Torres, leave their home on a trip, and the volatile José María spends a few days at the run-down mansion, fantasizing about what life with Rosa could be. When a violent confrontation with his foreman results in the other man's death, »

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Southern Discomfort on Bridezillas

8 September 2009 6:57 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Southern she devil Debra is mad as a dang hornet, swearing a blue streak as she barrels down the highway with her aging mother in the back seat. Think Driving Miss Daisy exploding with F-bombs—and minus the touching parts.   All we can say is, note to Bravo: When it's time to audition for The Real Housewives of Rural North Carolina, get this woman's people on the phone Asap. ________ Check out more Bridezillas videos for tutorials on how to alientate that special someone in your life who thought they couldn't do any better. »

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Hans Zimmer Answers the 'Call of Duty'

30 August 2009 6:40 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Hans Zimmer, the Oscar-winning composer who has provided the music for such widely divergent films as The Dark Knight and Driving Miss Daisy, will contribute his first video game score for the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

The new Call of Duty game follows up to the first Modern Warfare, which was one of the best-selling games of 2008, and the more recent World at War. The sequel (if that's the right word), will be out this November. Expect big things. »

- Colin Boyd

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And Then Stephen Chow Was Off ‘Green Hornet’ Again

14 July 2009 11:55 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

First he was in as director, then he was out, then he was in as Kato, then the movie wasn't going to be made, then the movie was back on with a fortnight release date change, then Cameron Diaz was rumored to be on board, and now...now Stephen Chow is officially done with The Green Hornet completely. According to Variety, Chow left the production due to scheduling conflicts (and not over, say, creative differences with director Michel Gondry), for several other projects that he was interested in making. That may or may not be the real story, but it's a seriously inconvenient time considering that the production is supposed to begin in September, trying to make its Summer 2010 release date. And that's a serious role to fill. Chow would have made a fantastic Kato since he's one of the few actors out there able to blend martial arts and comedy really effectively. Don't »

- Dr. Cole Abaius

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Ioan Gruffud Is Banking On Mr Toad

14 July 2009 12:51 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

The Wind in the Willows is getting a tad more fantastic as Ioan Gruffudd steps into the shoes of financier-turned-author Kenneth Grahame for biopic Banking on Mr. Toad. Also rumoured to be joining the cast is Samantha Morton, who would be set to play the unconventional childrens character creator's wife Elspeth.The film, set to be directed by Driving Miss Daisy's Bruce Beresford, will follow the man who formed one of Britain's best loved storybooks, The Wind In The Willows, from his beginnings as the secretary of the Bank of England in Victorian England to dealing with the challenges of raising an autistic son in a less than accepting society.The adventures of Willows characters Mole, Ratty and Toad, first published in 1908, were influenced by Grahame's early years living with his grandmother following his mother's death along the banks of the River Thames . The stories of these anthropomorphised creatures »

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If film critics can issue Top 10 lists, why not Oscar?

5 July 2009 3:55 AM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

I think it's hilarious reading all the blog rants against the Oscars' decision to expand the best-picture list to 10, written by the same film critics who issue their own Top 10 lists every year. I cheer Oscar's decision. As the telecast confronts declining Nielsen numbers, this is a great antidote since it will draw in more viewers rooting for their flicks to win. Oscar's Top 10 list will probably include lots of popcorn pix snubbed in the past like "The Dark Knight" and comedies like "Borat." Also, animated gems like "Toy Story" that were so neglected previously that the academy had to create a separate race for them eight years ago. Will that category be eliminated ahead? Maybe, in a few years, if "Up" and other worthy entries get in. As things stood up till recently, if socko comedies like "Tropic Thunder" and musicals like "Dreamgirls" and "Sweeney Todd" continued to get skunked, »

- tomoneil

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Could Seth Rogen be taking a road trip with... Barbra Streisand?!

30 June 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Big day for Seth Rogen.  He's one of the people invited by the Academy to join as a voting member today, along with his "40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up" co-star Paul Rudd.  I love that many of the names on the list are people under 40 today.  That's important.  We need to get as many young Academy members in there and active as possible to help counteract the votes of the 130-year-old mummies who keep voting for things like "Driving Miss Daisy" to win Best Picture. Seth's starring role in "Funny People" this summer is impressive, and a real sign of... »

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DVD Review: ‘Heathers: 20th High School Reunion Edition’

30 June 2009 8:30 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Back in March 1989, we were winding down after a crazy decade of questionable fashion, amazing music, and the end of a beloved President’s term. Madonna, The B-52’s and The Cure were dominating the radio, and the Academy Award for Best Picture would go to Driving Miss Daisy. That’s also when rookie director Michael Lehmann released his low budget black comedy, Heathers.

Set in Anytown, USA, Heathers is the dark and engaging story of high school junior Veronica Sawyer (Winona Ryder) and her unwilling existence in the feared and revered power-clique, know as “The Heathers.” Led by the cruel and punishing Heather Chandler (Kim Walker), the Heathers consist of Heather Duke (Shannen Doherty), a bulimic follower that loathes Chandler and secretly dreams of ruling the group, and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk), a cheerleader who has no identity and a need for acceptance.

When bad boy J.D. (Christian Slater) arrives at the school, »

- Heather Toshiko

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Guy Pearce Finds His Way Back To Comedy

13 May 2009 12:24 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Bruce Beresford directed the Oscar-winning Driving Miss Daisy in 1989, but it's been a long time since anything he made really found success with the public. Now he's returning to his homeland of Australia in what might be an attempt to turn it around. Variety reports that Beresford will direct Monica Bellucci, Miranda Otto and Guy Pearce in The Women in Black, a period comedy based on the novel by Madeline St. John. It will be a homecoming for Pearce and Otto as well, given that both of them are Australian. The comedy, set in the 1960s, is about saleswomen working in a high-end department store and their families-- kind of a female Mad Men from the sound of it. Beresford said in Variety, "This is the film I have wanted to do ever since I first read Madeleine St. John's dazzling small novel." Any fans of the novel out there »

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"Clash of the Titans" Begins Shooting!!!!

28 April 2009 8:34 AM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

I'm so excited for this film! "Clash of the Titans" is one of my childhood touchstones and although there's a part of me that doesn't want it remade, I'm looking forward to seeing Director Louis Letterier's ("The Incredible Hulk") vision!

Look at all the exciting news about casting news we broke here, and here.

And here's more "Clash of the Titans" shooting day info from our pals at IGN:

Based on the 1981 film of the same name, written by the late Beverley Cross, Clash of the Titans is directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay by Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi (Aeon Flux), story by Travis Beacham (Dog Days of Summer) and Hay & Manfredi. The film is produced by Basil Iwanyk, who produced the drama We Are Marshall for Warner Bros. Pictures, and Kevin De La Noy, who last served as an executive producer on the studio's blockbuster The Dark Knight. »

- Manny

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Clash of the Titans Begins Filming

27 April 2009 7:24 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Principal photography began Monday on Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' epic action adventure Clash of the Titans, being directed by Louis Leterrier (The Incredible Hulk). The film stars Sam Worthington (upcoming Terminator Salvation and Avatar) and Academy Award® nominees Liam Neeson (Taken, Schindler's List) and Ralph Fiennes (the Harry Potter films, The English Patient).

In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a man, Perseus (Worthington) is helpless to save his family from Hades (Fiennes), vengeful god of the underworld. With nothing left to lose, Perseus volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus (Neeson) and unleash hell on earth. Leading a daring band of warriors, Perseus sets off on a perilous journey deep into forbidden worlds. »

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