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'The Social Network' & 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' Win Big At ACE Eddie Awards

  • By Leah Zak
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  • February 20, 2011 8:48 AM
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Last night we tweeted some teasers from our gig on the ACE Eddie Awards Red Carpet, but there were a few things we left out. Held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, the night was a fancy affair for sure, but also a celebration of an art, that in so many ways, is invisible. As Eddie winner for "Temple Grandin" Leo Trombetta said it, "[our job] is to make sure our work doesn't draw attention to itself," but last night was an event meant to shine a light on the men and women who sit in small dark rooms for long long hours shaping the films that we know and love. Many of the nominees are also up for the Oscars next week, and Eddie winners have traditionally been a strong indicator of who will take home Oscar. So change those Oscar pool votes if you need to, as Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter of "The Social Network" took home the Eddie for Best Edited Feature Film (Drama) -- a category whose winner has also taken home the Best Editing Oscar for the past decade.
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More: Films, The Social Network

Weekend Box Office: Liam Neeson 'Unknown' No Longer As Thriller Bests 'I Am Number Four'

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • February 20, 2011 6:17 AM
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Hey, have you heard of “Taken”? Moviegoers (who helped the film gross $145 million domestically even after seeing an expansive worldwide release - take that, piracy!) certainly do. Hence, “Unknown,” the latest in what is becoming the Liam Neeson Action Line, looks poised to do a decent $21 million. The Warner Bros. thriller faced colorful competition, leading one to believe Liam Neeson could generously be considered a solid A-List presence who can get films in his wheelhouse to a $20 million+ opening. Not bad for a 58-year-old Oscar nominee (how has this guy never won?).
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More: Weekend Box-Office

Is 'Precious' Filmmaker Lee Daniels Directing Sofia Vergara & Bradley Cooper In 'The Paperboy'?

  • By Edward Davis
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  • February 20, 2011 6:01 AM
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Alex Pettyfer Also Reportedly Offered RoleIf director Lee Daniels can't choose a directorial follow-up to his Sundance indie hit, "Precious," it's not for lack of trying. The filmmaker has myriad options including the Civil Right-era drama "Selma" (which might be shelved because no studio cares about civil rights films anymore) and "The Butler" starring Denzel Washington as Eugene Allen an African-American butler that served the White House for 34 years and 8 presidents. The problem is none of those films are in eye-popping 3D, feature super heroes in tight pants and/or aren't part nine of some kid magician series, so no one's really interested in funding them. Three other gestating projects, a musical ("The Scottsboro Boys"), a remake of Fellini’s "Nights of Cabiria," and a literary adaptation that takes place during the 1920s cigar industry ("Anna In the Tropics"), all have as much chance of being made as "Calculus Math Textbook: The Movie."
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Film Studios, Lee Daniels, The Paperboy, Bradley Cooper, Alex Pettyfer, Sofia Vergara

Olivier Assayas & Abbas Kiarostami Shooting New Films This Spring

  • By Simon Dang
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  • February 20, 2011 3:43 AM
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Assayas Taking On '70s Coming Of Age Tale 'Something In The Air'; Kiarostami Tackling Japanese-Language Relationship Pic 'The End'In the thick of the Berlin Film Festival market, MK2 Productions have revealed they are are going full steam ahead with new projects, getting behind Olivier Assayas and Abbas Kiarostami for follow ups to their respective hits at the Cannes Film Festival last year, "Carlos" and "Certified Copy."
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More: Foreign Films, Foreign Directors, The End, Something In The Air, Olivier Assayas, Abbas Kiarostami

New Photos From 'The Hangover 2,' 'Dream House,' & 'Limitless'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • February 20, 2011 3:07 AM
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A handful of new images to share: first up is a new still from Todd Phillip's "The Hangover" sequel which shows Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis getting amongst it and clearly exhibiting two previously discussed physical transformations in Helm's Mike Tyson-esque face tattoo and Galifianakis' shaved head. Things have been extremely quiet on the marketing end for the film but all of that will soon change with the first trailer set to be unveiled this week.
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More: Films, Todd Phillips, Jim Sheridan, Neil Burger, The Hangover 2, Dream House, Limitless

Baz Luhrmann To Shoot 'Great Gatsby' In 3D, Takes Production Down Under

  • By Simon Dang
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  • February 20, 2011 2:21 AM
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Lensing To Begin This August For 17 Weeks After finally settling on the adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" as his next project, Baz Luhrmann is now set to take the production to his hometown of Sydney, Australia, where lensing in 3D (yes, 3D!) will begin this August.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby, Carey Mulligan

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' May Shoot This Fall With Robert Downey Jr.

  • By Cory Everett
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  • February 20, 2011 12:37 AM
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Paul Thomas Anderson is nothing if not deliberate. With Kubrickian spans of time between each of his films, the man simply will not be rushed. Which is why it was surprising that a few short months after his religious drama (commonly referred to as) “The Master” seemed to go quiet, it was revealed late last year that Anderson was already hard at work on his next project, an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s "Inherent Vice." At that time, CAA, (who also rep Anderson), wanted to attach Robert Downey Jr. to the lead role of private eye Doc Sportello, but because of Downey’s busy schedule it was unclear when he would be available to film. Just over a week ago it was reported that billionairess Megan Ellison was looking to finance both projects for Anderson and many wondered which would shoot first? With Downey having recently dropped out of Sam Raimi’s “Oz The Great And Powerful” it looked very likely that he might have a ‘Vice’ sized hole in his schedule later this year.
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More: Films, Actors, Paul Thomas Anderson, Inherent Vice, Robert Downey Jr

First/New Look: 'The Vow,' 'Friends With Kids' & 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • February 19, 2011 6:19 AM
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A few first looks and a new picture of the unfortunately titled "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" have arrived thanks to Entertainment Weekly and Empire (neither need to appear online, thanks for the scans, people).
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More: Films, Genre Films, Friends With Kids, The Vow, Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

Watch: 'The Black Mamba' Short Film For Nike With Kobe Bryant, Directed By Robert Rodriguez

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 19, 2011 5:10 AM
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Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo & Kanye West Stop By For CameosThe full length short film, "The Black Mamba," a collaboration between Nike, Kobe Bryant and director Robert Rodriguez has landed and it's....okay.
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More: Actors, Robert Rodriguez, Bruce Willis, Danny Trejo

First Look At Joe Carnahan's 'The Grey' Starring Liam Neeson

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 19, 2011 4:59 AM
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Courtesy of the latest issue of EW (not yet online), we now have our first look at Joe Carnahan's "The Grey" an intriguing project that re-teams the director with his "The A-Team" star Liam Neeson in what we hope will be a return to form for the helmer.
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More: Films, Actors, Joe Carnahan, The Grey, Liam Neeson

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