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Logan Marshall-Green Joins Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' As Noomi Rapace's Love Interest

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 10:08 AM
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While you may not know who he is now, that will soon change. Deadline reports that Logan Marshall-Green -- best known as the Tom Hardy look-a-like in "Devil" and star of the undercover cop drama "Dark Blue" -- has joined Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" in a lead role.
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More: Actors, Films, Genre Films, Logan Marshall-Green, Prometheus

Commerical Director Frederik Bond To Make Feature Debut Helming Zac Efron's 'Charlie Countryman'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 10:02 AM
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Commercial director Frederik Bond has been patiently awaiting the opportunity to make his feature film debut. At various times he's been attached to direct the comc book adaptation "Hack/Slash," the remake of Bong Joon-ho's "The Host" and most recently, the sci-fi flick "Year 12." But it looks like another film will mark his first feature outing.
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More: Films, Actors, Fredrik Bond, The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman, Zac Efron

'Hesher' To Hit Theaters On May 13th; 'The People Vs. George Lucas' Picked Up By Wrekin Hill

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 9:37 AM
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  • 4 Comments
After first unspooling at the Sundance Film Festival way back in January 2010, Spencer Susser's "Hesher" is finally making its way to theaters. In press release announcing distributor Wrekin Hill's new partnership with the National Entertainment Collectibles Association came word of the release date for the film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman and Rainn Wilson.
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More: Films, The People Vs. George Lucas, Hesher

Magnolia Picks Up ‘Tim And Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’; The Weinsteins Are 'Undefeated'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 8:57 AM
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If we didn't know any better, it's looks like Magnolia is making moves to become some serious players in the indie film biz. They've already snatched up the rights to Lars Von Trier's forthcoming "Melancholia" and now they've added another buzzworthy film to their slate.
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More: Films, Film Studios, Tim And Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, Undefeated, The Weinstein Company

Watch: In Case You Missed 'The Mechanic,' Here's The Red Band Trailer For Jason Statham's 'Blitz'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 8:24 AM
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So, didn't get a chance to see "The Mechanic" when it was in theaters a couple of months ago? Never fear, another movie with Jason Statham talking in his smoked leather voice and crackin' skulls is on the way (well, at least if you're in the U.K.). A red band trailer for "Blitz" has arrived and it delivers the generic goods.
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More: Films, Actors, Blitz, Jason Statham

David Lynch To Direct Duran Duran Concert Webcast

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 8:12 AM
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While it's coming on five years since "Inland Empire" with no word yet of another feature, it's not like David Lynch hasn't been keeping busy. He's been selling coffee, doing weather reports, shooting a campaign for Lady Dior with Marion Cotillard and releasing music (more on that in a second), but his next project is a bit of an eyebrow raiser.
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More: Musicians, David Lynch, Duran Duran

SXSW Review: 'Sound Of My Voice' A Sparse, Sturdy Debut By Zal Batmanglij; Star Turn By Brit Marling

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • March 14, 2011 7:38 AM
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A sterile basement, untouched by tainted hands. A small coalition of the willing, clean, bright-eyed and brimming with a mixture of fear and optimism. A beautiful woman with a secret, clad in white, attached to a breathing apparatus, telling an outlandish story. Like the listeners, you hang onto every word, you cling to every hidden meaning. This is the world of “Sound Of My Voice.”
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Brendan Fraser To Star In Fish Heist Comedy 'Whole Lotta Sole' Directed By Terry George (Seriously)

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 14, 2011 7:16 AM
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  • 6 Comments
We hope you're sitting down for this, because the premise may topple you over in paroxysms of laughter (intentional or not).
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More: Films, Actors, Terry George, Stand Off, Brendan Fraser

SXSW Review: 'Bridesmaids' Is Hilarious & Heartfelt

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • March 14, 2011 7:04 AM
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  • 6 Comments
"Bridesmaids" unveiled at SXSW as an announced work-in-progress screening, However, as director Paul Feig introduced the film, revealed that the picture was only missing a couple of minor sound edits and color corrections, but was not going to change in any significant way and that, except a couple of sound cues here and there, it was pretty much the film that would be hitting theaters on May 13th.
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Exclusive: Neil Burger Talks 'Limitless,' Working With Robert De Niro & Making Mid-Budgeted Sci-Fi

  • By Edward Davis
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  • March 14, 2011 6:47 AM
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With only four film deep into his career, filmmaker Neil Burger has been amassing a varied body of work. So far he's done mystical period drama ("The Illusionist"), a pseudo docum-drama about who killed JFK ("Interview With The Assassin"), an post Iraq War indie drama ("The Lucky Ones"), and now his most ambitious work, "Limitless," a New York-set self-improvement, power-and-influence drama set within the confines of reality-based sci-fi.
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More: Films, Interview, Neil Burger, Limitless

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