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Watch: Jake Gyllenhaal Authorized To Use Whatever Force Necessary In 'Source Code' Clip

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 22, 2011 3:25 AM
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Anticipation is high for Duncan Jones' sophomore effort "Source Code," his followup to the acclaimed "Moon," and we'll soon see if the time-looping sci-fi story will deliver the goods.

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First Look: Terry Gilliam's Short Film 'The Wholly Family'; Will Premiere At Bradford Film Festival

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 22, 2011 3:04 AM
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Before he gets to his stint at the English National Opera this spring, directing "The Damnation Of Faust," helmer Terry Gilliam will get his latest short film venture, "The Wholly Family," in the can. First announced last year, the film stars Cristiana Capotondi, Douglas Dean, Nicolas Connolly and Sergio Solli and is being shot on location in Italy, and not without good reason. The film is being sponsored by pasta company Garofalo as part of an annual series of films about Naples, and while details of what it's about have been kept under wraps, the project does have an original script by Gilliam and is not based off the Eve Merriam poem of the same name.

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Hans Zimmer & Mexican Guitar Duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela Teaming For 'On Stranger Tides' Score

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 22, 2011 2:42 AM
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Soundtrack Will Hit Stores On May 17thHans Zimmer has certainly never been any slouch, but lately, the composer seems to have been newly inspired in a way some of his other longstanding contemporaries haven't been. His work for Christopher Nolan on "The Dark Knight" and the Oscar-nominated "Inception" have been brilliantly left-of-field, while his score for "Sherlock Holmes" was inventive in ways we didn't imagine. And it looks like Zimmer is going to continue his unique approach heading into his next big gig.

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Christopher McQuarrie May Adapt Anime Series 'Star Blazers' To Big Screen Feature

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 22, 2011 2:21 AM
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If the last few weeks are notable for anything in the film world, it's the emergence of two billionaire twentysomethings who look to be giving a much needed adrenaline shot to film financing. David Ellison, 28, and Megan Ellison, 25, are the children of Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, and the sixth-richest person in the world, and have seemingly been connected to every other announced project in 2011 so far. Their first major foray into film production was hugely successful; pairing up to back the modestly-budgeted Coen Brothers western "True Grit," they've seen their investment richly rewarded, with the film taking close to $200 million worldwide so far, and picking up ten Oscar nominations.

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Johnny Depp Won't Play Pancho Villa For Emir Kusturica; Gael Garcia Bernal & Benicio Del Toro Might

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 22, 2011 2:00 AM
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We're sure our kids won't believe us when we tell them, decades from now, but once upon a time, Johnny Depp was an oddball character actor. Sure, he'd occasionally take a studio paycheck gig, like "Nick of Time" and "The Astronaut's Wife," but for the most part, his career was made up of interesting projects with acclaimed directors with Jim Jarmusch, Sally Potter and Roman Polanski being among his collaborators.

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Watch: Miss Dior Cherie Ad Starring Natalie Portman, Directed By Sofia Coppola

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 21, 2011 8:21 AM
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Following her very successful work for Miss Dior Chérie a couple of years ago, that spawned an ad that became a YouTube sensation, it was reported late last year that Sofia Coppola was hired back for a new campaign for the fragrance, this time starring Natalie Portman.

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Kevin Costner Joining Zack Snyder's 'Superman'?

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 21, 2011 7:24 AM
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Alright, Zack Snyder, you're throwing us for a goddamn loop with this one. Updated: Latino Review says if Costner gets this role, and it sounds like he might, that he'll play Pa Kent, Superman's earth-dad, Jonathan "Pa" Kent.

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SXSW '11 Trailer: 'Blacktino' With Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, More

By Cory Everett
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February 21, 2011 6:44 AM
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SXSW gets underway in just a few weeks with an especially stacked film lineup this year, from more high profile premieres (“Source Code,” “The Beaver,” “Paul”) to festival favorites from Sundance and TIFF (“Win Win,” “Beginners,” “Being Elmo: A Puppeteers Journey”). For more homegrown fare, the fest has its “Lone Star States” category for films made in or about Texas which is kicking off the festival with “blacktino” by first-time filmmaker Aaron Burns. The indie coming-of-age film may sound slightly familiar to some due to a viral stunt late last year for “Citizen Jane,” supposedly an action packed remake of Orson Welles classic “Citizen Kane.” A humorous trailer and poster featuring a bazooka-toting Michelle Rodriguez appeared just in time for Fantastic Fest and was quickly uncovered to be a movie-within-a-movie for “blacktino.”

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Academy Members Are No Fun, Refuse To Let Banksy Show Up At Oscars In Disguise

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 21, 2011 4:28 AM
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One of the long-running concerns/complaints about the Oscar awards is that no one under the age of 30 cares about them. Recent moves to expand the Best Picture category to ten nominees, in a bid to let in more popular, mainstream options have been an attempt to lure a younger demographic, however, it appears that any attempts at being fun are strongly discouraged.

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Watch: 'Cars 2' & 'Transformers: The Dark Of The Moon' Daytona 500 Spots

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 21, 2011 12:56 AM
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While we don't get the appeal of sitting down for four hours and watching a bunch of cars drive around in a circle, apparently, a lot of other people love it so no surprise that the Daytona 500 has -- this year at least -- become a mini-Super Bowl of sorts. During yesterday's broadcast of the race, two short, new trailers for a couple of the summer's biggest sequels dropped with enough new footage in each to make them worth a moment of your time.

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