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Madonna Won't Be Hitting Cannes With 'W.E,' Film Will Be Prepped For Fall Festival Circuit

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 28, 2011 7:24 AM
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With Brad Pitt (and Angelina Jolie likely in tow) and Sean Penn pretty much guaranteed to hit the Cannes Film Festival this year for Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life," paparazzi are going to be out in full force, and when reports surfaced last week that the Queen Of Pop herself was headed for the Croisette with her latest directorial effort "W.E." we can only imagine that photogs thought they had struck gold. But alas, Madonna won't be hitting the south of France this spring.

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Sundance '11: Roadside Attraction Sees 'The Future'; Focus Features Picks Up 'Pariah'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 28, 2011 6:46 AM
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While the Sundance Film Festival will come to an end on Sunday, buyers are still busy trying to close deals before they'll have to head back to their various offices around the country and the globe.

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Details On 'Fat Man' The Film 'Cedar Rapids' Director Miguel Arteta Wants To Make With Adam Sandler

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 28, 2011 6:27 AM
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Bear in mind, this is not anywhere close to happening -- and is pretty much a wishlist sort of thing -- but its a pretty good reminder that optioned projects can continue to be talked about, even if it takes a while to get off the ground.

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Mia Wasikowska In Talks To Star In 'Stoker,' Park Chan-Wook Confirmed To Helm

By Simon Dang
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January 28, 2011 6:27 AM
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Jodie Foster Also Officially Off The ProjectHaving had to choose between two clashing projects she had hoped she could appear in both -- John Hillcoat's adaptation of "The Wettest County in the World" and the fantastical family drama "Stoker," penned by Wentworth Miller under his Ted Foulke pseudonym -- rising Australian actress Mia Wasikowska looks like she's made her choice.

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First Look At Jim Sheridan's 'Dream House' Starring Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 28, 2011 5:33 AM
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Originally set to come out next month, Jim Sheridan's "Dream House" ran into some scheduling issues when the film's star, Daniel Craig, found his calendar filled up quickly with “Cowboys & Aliens” and “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,” making scheduling reshoots a tricky proposition. Well, they managed to squeeze some time in last month and with a fresh fall date now planned, Universal has plenty of time to build up to the release of the film.

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'Mean Girls' Director Mark Waters Making Beatles Time Traveling Comedy 'Get Back'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 28, 2011 5:22 AM
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Are you one of those folks who believes that if John Lennon hadn't met Yoko Ono, The Beatles would never have broken up? If so, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment is developing a comedy just for you.

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In Theaters: 'The Mechanic,' 'The Rite,' 'Kaboom,' 'Ip Man 2'

By Katie Walsh
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January 28, 2011 4:54 AM
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Fear not, brave moviegoers, it is the last weekend of January, that black hole of a new release month. We will soon dig our way out of this mess, but we must soldier through another questionable weekend. In old release news, did everyone have a magical Academy Awards nominations morning? Did Oscar bring you everything you hoped and more? At least Oscar hosts Anne Hathaway and Best Actor nominee James Franco are in a rigorous training camp to prepare for their big night, as evidenced by this short promo. Hopefully a fresh shot in the arm will liven things up a bit. Anyway! On to the new releases! The Stath brings his muscle to the remake of the Charles Bronson cult classic, "The Mechanic" with the always enjoyably unhinged Ben Foster in tow; religious horror flick "The Rite" provides the chewable scenery for Anthony Hopkins' insatiable craving (nom nom), and "From Prada to Nada" defiles another Jane Austen novel. In limited release, "Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster" brings the kung fu pain, Greg Araki's latest, "Kaboom," makes its non-festival screen debut, and the documentary "Lemmy" about the legendary Motorhead rocker should be a must-see for film and music fans (which you are, of course).

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Are Aliens Appearing In Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' Or More Importantly Is That A Shock?

By Edward Davis
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January 28, 2011 4:48 AM
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Did Ridley Scott mislead the internet? Are fanboys making much ado about nothing? Are new reports and rumors of the film's plot even true? When Ridley Scott announced "Prometheus," his new film born out of the ashes of an "Alien" prequel, various outlets took his still somewhat vague and enigmatic comments as some sort of concrete statement.

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Poster For 'Win Win' With Paul Giamatti Revealed

By Kevin Jagernauth
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January 28, 2011 4:25 AM
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Tom McCarthy, the director behind the tender and lovely "The Station Agent" and the heart-wrenching "The Visitor," is one of our faves and with his third effort "Win Win" on the way it appears the helmer has once again delivered another strong pic about outsiders finding their way.

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Sundance '11: 'Salvation Boulevard,' 'Project Nim' & 'The Last Mountain' All Find Distribution

By Oliver Lyttelton
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January 28, 2011 4:20 AM
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The 2011 Sundance Film Festival is heading towards its final weekend, with the awards ceremony capping things off on Sunday night, and attendees are starting to head home, nursing hangovers and ski injuries. But things aren't quite over yet, and another day brings news of new distribution deals, with three films being acquired in the last 24 hours, and just when we thought we weren't going to have to hit the thesaurus to find new euphemisms for the word 'acquired.'

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