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"Alex Cross" Behind-The-Scenes Footage + Stunt Coordinator Talks Epic "Brutal & Realistic" Fight Scenes

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 14, 2012 10:00 AM
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With its release date just about 5 months away, a little bird tells me that we should expect to see the first teaser/trailer for Tyler Perry's Alex Cross any day now. Ohhh goody! :)

First-Look: Several New Still Images From Viola Davis Drama "Won't Back Down"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 14, 2012 9:45 AM
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Here's your first official look at Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal in the education-reform drama, initially titled Still I Rise, then switched to Learning To Fly, and finally landed on and has, so far, stuck to Won't Back Down.

Anika Noni Rose Will Be Thandie Newton's Twin In "Half Of A Yellow Sun" Film Adaptation; Shooting Underway

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 14, 2012 9:40 AM
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That was fast! I didn't even realize they had already secured the funds to begin production.

RIP German Actor (And Rainer Fassbinder Muse) Günther Kaufmann (See "Whity" On DVD)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 13, 2012 6:57 PM
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I just got word that German actor Günther Kaufmann died of a heart attack 3 days ago, May 10th, while out for a walk in the Grunewald locality of Berlin.

2012 ABFF Announces HBO Short Film Competition Lineup

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 11, 2012 8:10 PM
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NEW YORK, NY, May 11, 2012 – Film Life Inc., today announced the HBO® Short Film Award competition selections for the 16th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) taking place in South Beach Miami, FL, June 20th – 23rd. 
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Details On Aissa Maiga's Feature Directorial Debut Surface (Synopsis, Starring Cast, Production Dates, More)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 11, 2012 7:32 PM
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Jesse Williams May Join Cast of Lee Daniels' "The Butler"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • May 11, 2012 7:16 PM
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Jesse Williams (Grey's Anatomy, Cabin in The Woods) is currently "in talks" for a role in Lee Daniels highly-anticipated historical drama The Butler, based on the life of Eugene Allen, a white house employee for almost three dozen years .

Richard Ayoade Starts Production On New Project "The Double" This Month

  • By Sergio
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  • May 11, 2012 5:59 PM
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British actor/comedian/screenwriter and actor Richard Ayoade (who makes his American film debut in the Fox comedy The Watch this summer) will follow his 2011 film directing debut, Submarine, with The Double, which starts shooting on May 20th in London, from a script Ayoade co-wrote with Avi Korine.

New In Theaters: "Searing" Indie Drama "Changing the Game" (Starring Tony Todd, Irma P. Hall)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 11, 2012 5:39 PM
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An indie project we previously profiled opens today, Friday, May 11.

New Trailer, Poster, Release Date For Ensemble Dramedy "30 Beats" Co-starring Condola Rashad

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • May 11, 2012 2:54 PM
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The Condola Rashad (or I should say Tony Nominee Condola Rashad) ensemble drama we told you about earlier this year, titled 30 Beats, that's inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's play La Ronde, was been picked by Roadside Attractions for US and Latin American territories.

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