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Spike Jonze & Charlie Kaufman Satire May Find Financing With Annapurna Pictures

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 10:15 AM
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'Frank & Francis' No Longer At Sony, Seeking A New HomeLook out Harvey Weinstein, there is a young whippersnapper on your heels. Megan Ellison, the woman behind Annapurna Pictures, has been on a buying streak of late, picking up and/or stepping behind esteemed projects that have earned the attention of cinephiles including John Hillcoat's "The Wettest County," Andrew Dominik's "Cogan's Trade" and Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" and his untitled Scientology project. Now Ellison is circling another project from a celebrated pair of auteurs.
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More: Films, Spike Jonze, Frank Or Francis, Charlie Kaufman

Rinko Kikuchi Joins '47 Ronin' With Keanu Reeves

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 9:09 AM
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  • 10 Comments
Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki & Tadanobu Asano Also Join The CastAre you ready for a big budget samurai movie based on a legendary incident in Japanese history where everybody dies at the end (though we'll guess they'll change that part here)? Then get ready for "47 Ronin." The long-in-development blockbuster over at Universal is headed towards cameras with Keanu Reeves set to star, and today he's been joined by four Japanese thesps.
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More: Films, Actresses, Carl Erik Rinsch, 47 Ronin, Rinko Kikuchi

Warner Brothers Snags High Concept Action Pic Script 'Line of Sight'; Sony Gets 'Slackfi'

  • By Catherine Scott
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  • March 1, 2011 8:39 AM
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Over the weekend, while we were busy watching the Oscars, Warner Brothers was busy getting ready for the years to come, tying up a deal for F. Scott Frazier's "Line of Sight."
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More: Film Studios, Warner Bros, Sony

Joe Wright Says He Hopes To Shoot The Tom Stoppard Penned 'Anna Karenina' This Fall

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 7:31 AM
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Makes A Pretty Strong Hint That Keira Knightley Will Take On The Lead RoleWith his ass-kicking "Hanna" getting ready to do its thing in theaters next month, director Joe Wright already has his eyes on this next project and it's looking more and more likely it will be an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina," a project that was first revealed to be in development last fall.
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More: Films, Actresses, Joe Wright, Anna Karenina, Tom Stoppard

'Take Me Home Tonight' Soundtrack A Solid '80s Mixtape But Curiously Missing Eddie Money

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 6:38 AM
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  • 1 Comment
Even though it has taken a few years to get into theaters, "Take Me Home Tonight" doesn't carry the stink of shelved film, but instead looks like a funny, foul R-rated comedy, and with the setting of the film firmly in the 1980s it naturally has the soundtrack to match.
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More: Films, Take Me Home Tonight

The Playlist Foolishly, and Prematurely, Tries To Predict The 2012 Best Picture Oscar Nominations

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 1, 2011 5:58 AM
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  • 20 Comments
It would be safe to say that The Playlist is as sick of the just-wrapped-up awards season as anyone. The endless ceremonies, often with the same results, the blind guesses, the half-informed speculation; by the time it reaches March, we're kind of furious with the whole circus.
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More: Films, Super 8, Ides Of March, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Adventures Of Tintin, The Tree Of Life, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hugo Cabret, J. Edgar, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, One Day, Win Win, We Need To Talk About Kevin

Watch: Clip From 'Toy Story' Short 'Hawaiian Vacation'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 5:56 AM
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The Pixar money train will continue rolling in a big way this summer when "Cars 2" revs its engines on screens across the land, but the studio won't miss an opportunity to continue flogging one of their other major franchises as the adventures of "Toy Story" will continue in a new short entitled "Hawaiian Vacation."
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More: Film Studios, Short Films, Pixar, Hawaiian Vacation

Exclusive: George Nolfi Talks 'Adjustment Bureau,' 'Bourne 4' & Doing Sci-Fi On A Small Budget

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • March 1, 2011 4:54 AM
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Writer/Director On Working With Matt Damon, The Aborted 'Bourne 4' Script He Wrote & MoreWriter-director George Nolfi has seen quite a bit of the Hollywood machine up close. He's been responsible for scripts for films like "Timeline" and "The Sentinel." His spec script "Honor Amongst Thieves" was made near-unrecognizable as it was rewritten into "Ocean's Twelve." And recently, he showed up as an on-set writer for the tumultuous "The Bourne Ultimatum" shoot, working on crafting a storyline for a megabudgeted action film that didn't yet have one.
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More: Films, Actors, George Nolfi, The Adjustment Bureau

R.I.P.: Jane Russell (1921-2011) & Gary Winick (1961-2011)

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 4:22 AM
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While we're still in the post-Oscar glow this week, Hollywood lost two talents on Monday: an icon of Hollywood's golden age and an indie filmmaking veteran whose embrace of digital filmmaking allowed projects from a number of talented directors to get off the ground.
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More: Vintage Directors, Vintage Actresses, Gary Winick, Jane Russell

James Franco & Harmony Korine Working On Street Gangs Fighting Film Reminiscent Of 'Fight Harm'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • March 1, 2011 3:47 AM
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As evinced by the recent 83rd annual Academy Awards, and the every-other-day piece of news that breaks, James Franco must sleep about 20 hours a week maximum, as he's constantly announcing or working on some new enterprise. Not content with hosting the Oscars and tweeting at the same time, while starring on "General Hospital" and juggling a myriad of ventures, including films, short films, art projects and books, the "127 Hours" star -- who did not win an Oscar this past Sunday -- is teaming up with arthouse enfant terrible-turned-relatively-mellow, Harmony Korine ("Gummo," "Mister Lonely," "Trash Humpers").
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More: Actors, Harmony Korine, James Franco

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