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Following Peter Jackson's Hospitalization, 'The Hobbit' Will Now Start Filming On March 21st

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 7, 2011 4:04 AM
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Bankruptcies, defecting directors and stomach ulcers -- the road to getting "The Hobbit" in front of cameras has been a long and rocky one. Last week it was reported that the film faced another setback when director Peter Jackson was hospitalized with a perforated stomach ulcer, a rather painful ailment that's caused when a hole is burned through the stomach lining, allowing acid and food to enter the abdominal cavity (and we thought the five tacos we had last night for dinner was brutal on our insides).

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Emir Kusturica To Adapt Epic Bosnian Novel 'The Bridge On The Drina'

By Edward Davis
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February 7, 2011 3:46 AM
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You've won the prestigious Palme d'Or twice within the span of ten years for the films "When Father Was Away on Business" and "Underground" -- a repeat winner's feat that puts you in an elite group of six filmmakers that includes Francis Ford Coppola and the Dardenne brothers -- you're world renowned for your whimsical, whirling dervish-like serio-comedies (the aforementioned pics, plus "Time of the Gypsies," and more) and yet still, you haven't had proper U.S. theatrical distribution for your last four films, making it twelve years since one of your features has been shown stateside (1998's "Black Cat, White Cat" was the last real U.S. limited release).

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Watch: The New Pornographers Recruit Paul Rudd, Bill Hader, Donald Glover & More For Video 'Moves'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 7, 2011 3:30 AM
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Talk about calling in favours. For their newest video "Moves," The New Pornographers and director Tom Scharpling have enlisted a ridiculously stacked line up of comedians, musicians and other indie-world folk to star, and the results are pretty charming -- though it's kind of too bad the entire video peaks with the fake trailer that opens it up.

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Mychael Danna Scoring 'Moneyball' & 'Life Of Pi'

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 7, 2011 3:15 AM
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Not every movie can star Robert Downey Jr or Johnny Depp; the most in-demand talents only have a certain amount of time, and sometimes you just have to go with a Channing Tatum or Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. And the same thing is true across all aspects of film production; Roger Deakins can't lens every film, for instance, and Hans Zimmer can't score everything, opening things up for those who, for whatever reason, have never quite gotten the acclaim of those above them in the hierarchy. For instance, take Mychael Danna.

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Pam Grier Joins RZA & Eli Roth's 'Man With The Iron Fists'

By Simon Dang
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February 7, 2011 3:00 AM
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Blaxpolitation icon Pam Grier of "Jackie Brown" fame has joined the cast of RZA and Eli Roth's currently-in-production kung-fu epic "The Man With The Iron Fists" marking something of a return to the limelight; she also has a supporting role in Tom Hanks' upcoming film "Larry Crowne."

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Plot Details Emerge As J.J. Abrams Talks 'Super 8'

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 7, 2011 2:46 AM
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Maybe it's just because virtually every other Super Bowl trailer felt like being headbutted by an exploding Playstation in a candy store, but the first proper look at J.J. Abrams' top-secret "Super 8" seemed to stand head and shoulders above the rest; sure, it's got its fair share of things blowing up too, but it teased an actual movie, not just a bloated CGI-fest. Word's been typically quiet from the secretive hyphenate's latest project since the surprise announcement teaser last summer, but Abrams broke cover as the TV spot was aired to talk to Hero Complex, and a few more concrete details have emerged, both about the plot, and what the writer-director is aiming for.

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Robert Redford May Return To Acting In Nicolas Vanier's Adaptation Of Own Novel 'Gold In The Snow'

By Simon Dang
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February 7, 2011 2:23 AM
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Veteran actor Robert Redford is reportedly being lined up to star in adventurer Nicolas Vanier's next directorial effort, an adaptation of his own 2004 novel "L'or sous la neige," translated as "Gold In The Snow."

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Watch: First Trailer For Richard Ayoade's Much-Buzzed About 'Submarine'

By Oliver Lyttelton
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February 7, 2011 1:56 AM
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Plus Alex Turner's Soundtrack Gets A Release Date As you may have noticed, we can't move for trailers today, what with the Super Bowl clips for many of the big movies of the year hitting overnight. But it's taken footage from a land where football is actually played with your feet, to raise the bar, with the debut of the first trailer for Richard Ayoade's "Submarine" over on the film's official Facebook page, courtesy of Optimum Releasing. It's been gathering steady buzz ever since its debut at the Toronto Film Festival last September, and was picked up for U.S. distribution by The Weinstein Company.

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Sylvester Stallone To Star In Wayne Kramer's 'Headshot'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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February 7, 2011 1:36 AM
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Wayne Kramer's career has been a bit of a headscratcher. The director came out of nowhere with "The Cooler," the Sundance sensation that went on to earn Alec Baldwin a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination. Kramer then followed that up with the the pulpy "Running Scared," a ludicrous post-Tarantino tale that is severely overrated by its niche of fans. He then shifted gears again for the "Crash"-aping "Crossing Over" which was ultimately taken out of his hands by Harvey Weinstein and hacked down from its original 2 hour and 20 minute runtime to the version that's out there now. So what will Kramer do next? Well it appears that he's moved on from "Kane & Lynch" after producers re-approached him last fall and his "Pretty Boy Floyd" gangster pic, announced last summer, we presume remains in development. Looks like he'll just crank out a mindless cop picture in the interim.

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'Pirates of the Caribbean 4' Super Bowl Spot Shows Bad Men Hurting Cute Nubile Mermaids & More

By The Playlist
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February 7, 2011 1:35 AM
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Also, A Superbowl Spot For The Sci-Fi Romance, 'The Adjustment Bureau'Update: the longer version has arrived. THANK GOD! Alright, thank god this nonsense is over. That's it for Super Bowl movie teaser trailers. The last two of the evening are Rob Marshall's "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," starring Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz and "The Adjustment Bureau" starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.

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