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In Theaters: 'Gnomeo and Juliet,' 'The Eagle,' 'Just Go With It,' 'Never Say Never'

By Katie Walsh
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February 11, 2011 4:35 AM
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Fine movie-going friends, things are starting to look up. There are more new releases this week at the box office, but you'll have to choose wisely, lest you be trampled by a horde of tweens frothing at the mouth or accidentally stumble into the latest Adam Sandler dum-dum misogyny fest. Keep your head focused and your path true, and you may find satisfaction at the cinema. Opening in wide release this week: the sure to be thought-provoking and insightful documentary about obscure young musician Justin Bieber, "Never Say Never;" Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston show lots of respect for the sanctity of marriage in "Just Go With It;" Channing Tatum gets all period up on your asses in "The Eagle;" and long gestating animated feature "Gnomeo and Juliet" makes it to the screen. In limited release, things are much more appealing with the Ed Helms starring "Cedar Rapids," a host of great documentaries, and the Oscar nominated shorts may be playing in your town!

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Bruce Willis Ready To 'Lay The Favorite'; Daniel Espinosa Tops Wishlist For 'Die Hard 5'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 11, 2011 3:57 AM
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This film has been brewing since 2009, but it looks like all the pieces are coming together for director Stephen Frears.

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Review: 'The Sunset Limited' Is A Lot Of Talk, Talk, Talk

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 11, 2011 3:39 AM
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Cormac McCarthy + Tommy Lee Jones + Samuel L. Jackson. Do we have your attention? Well, it certainly caught ours as those three names alone would get us curious about whatever it is they're involved with, but if you're expecting a dusty western or grim gothic tale you're going to be in for a bit of surprise. "The Sunset Limited" is based on McCarthy's play and its conceit is quite simple: two guys in an apartment talking about all the fun stuff like religion, death and whether human nature is defaulted to suffering or happiness. So maybe this isn't too outside of McCarthy's regular wheelhouse.

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Tom Cruise Signs On For 'Rock Of Ages,' Will Sing Bon Jovi

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 11, 2011 3:25 AM
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Finally. After months and months of all sorts of names being linked to "Rock Of Ages," the biggest one of them all has finally signed on marking the first actual casting for the film.

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Wayne Wang To Direct Albert Einstein Biopic

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 11, 2011 3:24 AM
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Wayne Wang's career has certainly been eclectic. He broke through with a trifecta of critical and arthouse faves with "The Joy Luck Club," "Smoke" and "Blue In The Face" but he's also taken big swings into broad mainstream fare ("Maid In Manhattan," "Last Holiday") while still taking chances on ambitious independent pics ("The Center Of The World"). And the ever restless Wang is now switching things up again.

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Review: 'Gnomeo And Juliet' And The Existential Plight Of The Lawn Gnome

By Gabe Toro
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February 11, 2011 3:10 AM
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In the "Toy Story" movies, though credibility was strained, an effort was made to keep humanity in the dark about the existence of toys that move on their own. Because of the lack of actual damage done, and with a certain ambiguity towards their adventures, there was no need to question the actual existence of the toys as some sort of fluke in God's grand design.

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Antoine Fuqua's 'Tupac' Moving Ahead, Will Shoot Late Spring/Early Summer

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 11, 2011 2:50 AM
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Looks like some PR reps were playing their cards very close to the chest. Last month, some rumors began circulating about Antoine Fuqua's gestating biopic of rapper Tupac Shakur with an April start date being whispered for the film. We made some inquiries and were told an April production start for the film wasn't in the cards as Fuqua would be busy shooting the pilot for Fox's "Exit Strategy." But it's clear that some of those rumors had a basis for truth as the film is definitely moving forward and while it might not lens in April, don't be surprised if in May the pieces start coming together.

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New Images From Wong Kar-Wai's 'The Grandmasters'

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 11, 2011 2:31 AM
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Our love for Wong Kar-Wai knows almost no bounds, even if the director's been slightly off his game in the last few years ("2046" has some defenders on staff, "My Blueberry Nights" not so much), so there's no question that his new film, the long-awaited "The Grandmasters," is one of our most anticipated of the year.

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Tarsem's 'Snow White' Will Beat 'Huntsman' To Screens With June 29, 2012 Release Date

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 11, 2011 2:13 AM
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'Clash Of The Titans' Sequel Will Square Off Against 'Hunger Games' On March 30, 2012For every big movie that shifts its release date, there's a studio across town panicked by the move. With a jam-packed couple of years ahead, every slight change in the calendar has domino-like ramifications; for instance, Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" was initially announced for March 2012, but was almost immediately pushed to summer after Disney's "John Carter of Mars" moved in on the same date. Yesterday brought a couple of new changes that promise to cause problems for some rival projects.

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'Captain America' Writers Hired Back For Sequel; Bryan Singer Hints At 'First Class' Followup

By Gabe Toro
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February 11, 2011 1:55 AM
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Marvel is wasting no time on the continued expansion of their onscreen universe, and they've got a lot of projects on the go, but they must like what they're seeing in "Captain America: The First Avenger" as Latino Review reports that writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, have been hired back to pen a sequel. Man, they really want to crank these things out. While there were some whispers that McFeely and Markus had their work punched up by Joss Whedon, the extent of that (if it happened) is unknown and if we had to wager a guess, we'd say that Whedon might've been merely been doing continuity touch-ups to allow "Captain America" to fit with "The Avengers."

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