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SFIFF '11: Ewan McGregor & Mike Mills Talk The Sadness, Humor & Joy Of 'Beginners'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 25, 2011 2:34 AM
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On Thursday night at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco “Beginners,” the new film from director Mike Mills (“Thumbsucker”), kicked off the 54th Annual San Francisco International Film Festival. “Beginners” is a partially fictionalized account of Mills’ father, played here by Christopher Plummer, coming out of the closet as a septuagenarian. Ewan McGregor fills in for Mills himself as the character Oliver, who recounts the story of witnessing his father, Hal's transition to a gay lifestyle after living most of his adult life married to Oliver’s mother. Soon after Hal’s rebirth, he is diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer that leaves Oliver both caring for and being in awe of the man he realizes he never really knew.
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More: Films, Actors, Mike Mills, Beginners, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, SFIFF

Terrific Lizzy Caplan/T.J. Miller Short 'Successful Alcoholics' Now Available On DVD From Wholphin

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • April 25, 2011 2:12 AM
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Considering the volume of short films that are being made, and their necessity as calling cards for anyone who wants to work in the industry, it's frustrating that there's no real market for the form. You would think that the bitesize nature of the format would be perfect in the internet age, but outside of the few that make it on to iTunes, normally thanks to festival success or awards nominations, most filmmakers are reduced to lumping their baby on Vimeo and hoping it reaches the right pair of eyes to help them up the ladder.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Short Films, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, T.J. Miller, Lizzy Caplan, Successful Alcoholics

New Posters For Ruben Fleischer's '30 Minutes Or Less' & Tate Taylor's 'The Help'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • April 25, 2011 1:52 AM
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New posters have been unveiled for two upcoming releases due out this summer: Ruben Flesicher's action-comedy "30 Minutes Or Less" and Tate Taylor's period drama "The Help."
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More: Films, The Help, 30 Minutes Or Less

Jim Carrey Latest Big Star To Join Season Finale Of 'The Office'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • April 25, 2011 1:37 AM
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It may have suffered somewhat in recent seasons from a dip in form, especially compared to the superior nature of most of the rest of the NBC comedy line-up -- "Community," "Parks and Recreation" and "30 Rock" -- but for the most part, we've immensely enjoyed the last seven seasons of "The Office." While it may not be as near-flawless as the BBC series on which it was based, it's remained remarkably consistent across over ten times the length, thanks to a star-making performance from lead Steve Carell, and one of the deepest, richest comedic ensembles around, one that's helped to launch names like John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Ed Helms, as well as some still on the up, like Mindy Kaling, Rainn Wilson and Ellie Kemper.
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More: Actors, Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, The Office

First Look: Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hardy & Shia Labeouf In John Hillcoat's 'The Wettest County'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • April 25, 2011 1:16 AM
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Is The Film Headed To The Cannes Film Festival This May?Here is the first look at Jason Clarke, Tom Hardy and Shia Labeouf playing the leading trio of brothers -- Forrest, Howard and Jack Bondurant -- in John Hillcoat's upcoming adaptation of "The Wettest County In The World," courtesy of what looks like a photo of dailies tweeted by producer Cassian Elwes ("Blue Valentine").
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More: Films, Actors, John Hillcoat, The Wettest County, Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Jason Clarke

Watch: Paul Rudd As A Lovable Stoner In 'Our Idiot Brother' Trailer

  • By Cory Everett
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  • April 24, 2011 11:45 AM
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If you weren't one of the lucky few who made it out to Park City a few months ago, this past week has been a good time to get a taste of what you missed. Trailers have been arriving for Sundance hits like the Brit Marling starring sci-fi drama "Another Earth," Ben Stiller produced British comedy "Submarine," and the John C. Reilly-starring coming-of-age indie "Terri." Plus The Beastie Boys even released their short film "Fight For Your Right: Revisited" in it's entirety, which had it's debut in January during the festival. The latest trailer to hit the web is for "Our Idiot Brother" (formerly "My Idiot Brother") which got picked up by the Weinstein Co. at the fest and is set for a late summer release.
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More: Films, Actors, Jesse Peretz, Our Idiot Brother, Paul Rudd

Updated: Sofia Coppola and Kirsten Dunst Won't Re-Team On New Project 'Secret Door'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • April 24, 2011 9:35 AM
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Update: Sorry, Coppola fans, looks like we've been had by a hoaxer. When we ran the story yesterday, the account looked genuine enough, but subsequent tweets were more suspicious, in particular 8 pages of script 'leaked' onto the account, 8 pages of some of the worst writing we've ever seen (Sample: "It was he, I pondered most of"). With the legitimacy looking increasingly fishy, we have now confirmed with Kirsten Dunst's reps that this project is indeed a hoax. We're not quite sure who has the goddamn time to write a script pretending to be Sofia Coppola, but there we go. Apologies.
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Tribeca Review: Peter Mullan's 'NEDS' Suggests That The Kids Aren't Alright

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • April 24, 2011 5:50 AM
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When young John McGill (Conor McCarron) scores a 100% score at the start of “NEDS,” the grade-schooler quietly rejoices in his seat, proud to have distinguished himself from his peers. His reward? He is singled out by his snooty instructor for being a “swot,” a sarcastic congratulations for his “embarrassing” score is the beginning of his ostracizing.
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More: Films, Actors, NEDS, Peter Mullan

Weekend Box Office: 'Rio' Defeats 'Madea' Before The Summer Onslaught Begins

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • April 24, 2011 4:56 AM
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Hollywood doesn’t really recognize the seasons as clearly as you. Which is why even though you’re in school, summer begins in May, and even though you still have a full month of spring, that period usually closes in Hollywood around this time every year. In 2011, “summer” is beginning even earlier with next week’s release of “Fast Five,” sure to be the year’s biggest opener, which means that “Rio” effectively gets its licks in before the hot season begins, scoring a second straight weekend at #1 with a $26 million take.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Film Studios, Weekend Box-Office, Tyler Perry, Modern Horror, Scream 4, Animated Films, Source Code, Water For Elephants, Soul Surfer, Hanna, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The Weinstein Company, 20th Century Fox, Insidious, Hop, Rio

British Actor Rob Kazinsky Bows Out Of 'The Hobbit' For Personal Reasons

  • By The Playlist
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  • April 24, 2011 3:49 AM
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Man down on Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit." Though we must say, that "curse" talk is somewhat unsubstantiated. Yes, the labor strike woes were difficult, but all big endeavors take a long time to get to the screen. OK, this particular birth hasn't been exactly easy, but it is the eight-years-after-the-fact prequel to one of the biggest, and most beloved, tentpole films of all time.
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More: Films, Genre Films, The Hobbit

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