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JDIFF '11 Review Roundup: 'Julia's Eyes,' 'A Somewhat Gentle Man'

  • By Jessica Kiang
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  • March 8, 2011 12:42 AM
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The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, aka JDIFF, first inaugurated in 2003, wrapped its packed 11-day run on Sunday 27th February. Our "man" (read: "woman") on the ground, was in attendance - here are some short reviews of just a few of the many films screened.
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More: Review, Foreign Films, A Somewhat Gentle Man, Julia's Eyes, JDIFF

JDIFF '11 Review Roundup: 'Poetry,' 'Everything Will Be Fine,' 'My Words, My Lies - My Love'

  • By Jessica Kiang
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  • March 8, 2011 12:20 AM
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The Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, aka JDIFF, first inaugurated in 2003, wrapped its packed 11-day run on Sunday 27th Feb. Our "man" (read: "woman") on the ground, was in attendance - here are some short reviews of just a few of the many films screened.
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More: Foreign Films, Review, Foreign Directors, Poetry, Lee Chang-dong, JDIFF

Guillermo Del Toro To Direct 'Pacific Rim' Instead Of 'At The Mountains Of Madness'?

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 10:43 AM
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Universal Balking At R-Rating & $150 Million Price Tag; Tom Cruise Not Confirmed For RoleIt's been a long, hard road for Guillermo Del Toro for the past few years. He held on as long as he could with "The Hobbit" before the constant delays eventually forced his hand to get out and moving on to something else. That salvation appeared to be in the form of "At The Mountains Of Madness," the director's longtime passion project, an adaptation of the novel by H.P. Lovecraft. It seemed to be moving forward as his next gig with James Cameron producing, and Universal reacting very positively to pre-production visuals presented to suits, and moreover, the ambitious project was set to come in at the approved $150 million budget. But it appears the studio isn't quite ready to pull the trigger on an R-rated horror big budget horror film.
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More: Films, Guillermo del Toro, Genre Films, At The Mountains of Madness, Pacific Rim

Malin Akerman To Star In Romantic Drama 'Wildwood Inn'?

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 9:48 AM
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Updated: Jim Sturgess Not AttachedUpdated: While Bleeding Cool say they talked to one of the producers of one of the films. Perhaps they spoke out of turn. Sturgess' reps emailed us to say the information is wrong and he is not in the picture. We hope for BC's sake that Malin Ackerman is in the picture too as they have reported.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Wildwood Inn, Jim Sturgess, Christopher McDonald, Malin Akerman

Tribeca Film Fest Announces In Competition Lineup

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • March 7, 2011 9:39 AM
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The Tribeca Film Festival, one of New York City's leading film festivals, unveiled the lineup for three of its categories today. Now in its 10th year, the festival will run from April 20 to May 1, with 88 feature films and 61 short films from 32 different countries playing. The committee received more than 5,600 submissions this year. The announcement includes both the World Narrative Feature and World Documentary Feature films that will vie for the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature and the Best Documentary Feature, as well as others, including new awards for screenwriting, editing and cinematography. A brand new lineup, Viewpoints, was also revealed today, presenting 11 features and nine documentaries to highlight international independent filmmaking.
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Trent Reznor Says 'Vampire Hunter' Appearance Was Supposed To Be Surprise (Thanks A Lot Internet)

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 8:57 AM
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It's hard to keep anything a surprise these days, especially when it comes to movies with spies and leaks coming from everywhere up the Hollywood food chain. "The Muppets" and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows" recently had their cameos given away (though the leak of the latter was less upfront than the rampant casting bits that went out for the former) and it turns out one more was also spoiled.
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More: Musicians, Films, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Trent Reznor

Harvey Weinstein Says His "Favorite Mistake" Was Not Buying Rights To 'Dragon Tattoo'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 8:21 AM
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Also Talks About His Pre-Facebook Social Networking SiteEven though he's easily one of the most divisive figures in Hollywood -- he's currently facing lawsuits from Michael Moore and producers from an aborted animated film "Escape From Planet Earth" -- it's hard to deny that Harvey Weinstein is also one of the most influential and successful moguls around town. But everyone makes mistakes and in a piece he recently penned for Newsweek, Weinstein reveals a couple of his biggest doozies.
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More: Producers, Films, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Harvey Weinstein

Producer Scott Rudin Gets Behind Martin Scorsese's Frank Sinatra Biopic; Writer Being Sought

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 7:29 AM
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'Silence' Will Shoot Next, Followed By 'The Wolf Of Wall Street'It seems there is a small flurry of activity regarding a few brewing Martin Scorsese projects recently. This morning we reported that Robert De Niro revealed that "The Irishman" was still very much on the docket, though not a certainty just yet, and recently, the director's publicist told us that he was fully committed to shooting his long-gestating passion project "Silence" next (more on this in a second). But yet another project is now gained a little more traction.
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More: Films, Actors, Musicians, Producers, Silence, The Wolf Of Wall Street, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Frank Sinatra, Scott Rudin

Gorgeous First Look Pics At Guy Maddin's 'Keyhole' With Jason Patric, Isabella Rossellini & Udo Kier

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 7:23 AM
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While Canadian director Guy Maddin will never direct a comic book movie (although that would be amazing), and pretty much remain a favorite of select die hard arthouse fans, the helmer's works are always inventive, unique and singular works, owing much to cinema of yore but carving out their own distinct identity. And that certainly seems to be the case for his next effort "Keyhole."
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More: Films, Actors, Guy Maddin, Keyhole, Udo Kier, Jason Patric

'G.I. Joe 2' Release Date Set For August 10, 2012

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2011 6:25 AM
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So with the cast presumably coming together for "G.I. Joe 2," Paramount has gone ahead and set a late summer release date for the film with August 10, 2012 penciled in.
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More: Films, G.I. Joe 2

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