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Ben Affleck Scores a Sex Scandal With 'The Trade'
Insider Movies Blog &bull Feb 19, 2010
The true-life story of a great American sex scandal has been drafted to the big leagues. Deadline reports that Warner Bros. is finally going ahead with 'The Trade,' the story of two New York Yankees who sparked a national scandal… Full Story »
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Worlds collide in new animated 'Crisis'
Miami Herald Movies &bull Feb 19, 2010
Sean Goldman and his dad, David Goldman of Tinton Falls, N.J., landed in Orlando on a private jet chartered by NBC. They reunited earlier in Rio de Janeiro, ending an epic battle that pitted Sean's father against the boy's Brazilian… Full Story »
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Free films, special screenings Feb 19-25
Kansas City Star &bull Feb 19, 2010
Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are tested when their daughter becomes engaged to a black man (Sydney Poitier). 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Film Vault, KC Central Library./ppstrongldquo;BILLY ELLIOTrdquo; /strongA coal minerrsquo;s son just wants to dance. Sunday, Plaza Library./ppstrongldquo;SHADOW OF THE… Full Story »
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TV News: Spielberg Mini-Series May Jump From SyFy to NBC
Fused Film &bull Feb 18, 2010About 4 years ago, Steven Spielberg went to The SyFy Channel with an idea for a 12-hour mini series called Nine Lives. They, of course, greenlit this project only to see it go through development hell ever since. The series was going to revolve around a group of people that… Full Story »
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"Ningen no Yakusoku" screenwriter passes away
Tokyo Graph &bull Feb 18, 2010
Screenwriter Fukiko Miyauchi died of emphysema on Tuesday morning at her home in Mishima, Shizuoka. She was 76. Miyauchi was best known for writing Mitsuo Wakasugi's 1976 version of "Kaze Tachinu" (starring Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura), Shinichiro Sawai's 1981… Full Story »
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Must Read: Vanity Fair Profiles John Hughes
Slashfilm &bull Feb 18, 2010
Commenting Rules: Keep the conversation civil and on topic. If your comment does not add to the conversation, it will be removed. Debate intelligently. Insulting the author, /Film, or other commenters will result in comment removal and possible ban. If you want to point out a typo, correction, suggestion or criticism for /Film, please email us instead. Please use your name or nickname and not your business name (ie Discount Car Parts) as we… Full Story »
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Film Review: The Road (2009)
Film-Book &bull Feb 18, 2010
The Road is one of the rare post-apocalyptic film done right, an adaptation that maintains the spirit of its source material. The viewer of the film that has also read the book of the same name may have one structural grip though: There is not even a hint of what happened to the world in the book. In the film: The clocks stopped at 1:47. A bright like flowed by a series a low concussions. It was better left ambiguous, no… Full Story »
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Special screenings | Feb. 18-20
Kansas City Star &bull Feb 18, 2010
West Wyandotte Library./ppstrongELECTROMEDIASCOPE /strong Works by Ernie Gehr and Lu Chunsheng. 7 p.m. Museum./ppstrongldquo;IRONMANrdquo; /strong Robert Downey Jr. is a superhero. Saturday, Film Vault, KC Central Library./ppspecial shows/ppstrongldquo;WILCO LIVE: ASHES OF AMERICAN FLAGSrdquo; /strongDoc follows the popular band on tour.… Full Story »
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Doktor Faustus
DVD Verdict &bull Feb 18, 2010
Published in 1947, Thomas Mann's great novel, Doktor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkhn, Told by a Friend places the story of Johann Goethe's Faust alongside the rise of fascism in Germany, and wraps them together in a tale of a composer who sells his soul for success. While this 1982 film adaptation doesn't really get to the heart of Mann's original work, it features fantastic performances that fully tell the author's core story. Ever since he worked in his uncle's piano shop, Adrian Leverkhn (Jon Finch, The Horror of Frankenstein) knew he wanted to make music.… Full Story »
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Review: Polanski casts well in `Ghost Writer'
Boston.com &bull Feb 17, 2010
The movie pokes along at times, in contrast with the snappy pace of Harris' novel. Yet Polanski cast his film well -- particularly with Pierce Brosnan as a Tony Blair-esque former British prime minister, a supporting player in the story but a larger-than-life figure who enlivens and dominates "The Ghost Writer" every time he enters the picture. The film certainly has a… Full Story »
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Review: Racial drama `Blood' recalls a torn South
Boston.com &bull Feb 17, 2010
It's not surprising that Timothy Tyson's riveting, race-focused 2004 memoir "Blood Done Sign My Name" made it to the screen, though the man who brought it there might raise an eyebrow. The movie marks the directorial debut of Jeb Stuart,… Full Story »
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'Bourne Identity' Director Doug Liman Takes on 'Attica'
Insider Movies Blog &bull Feb 17, 2010
The 1971 riot at Attica state prison in New York wasn't just a matter of history for director Doug Liman: it was personal. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Liman ('The Bourne Identity') just signed on to direct 'Attica,' a film… Full Story »
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"Attica! Atttica!" Liman, and a writer sign on for prison picture
Frankly My Dear... &bull Feb 17, 2010
Twilight and Miley lead Kids Choice Awards nominations | Main | Might Inglourious make it a 3-way Oscar race? Doug Liman is on board to direct and the screenwriter for Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher,will write a new film based on the… Full Story »
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TV News: The CW renews 5 Shows
Fused Film &bull Feb 17, 2010Its pretty early in the TV year to start renewing shows but the CW has already decided to renew 5 shows for their 2010 Fall line-up. This according to The Hollywood Reporters Live Feed. Among the show are the wildly… Full Story »
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Berlin honors vet scribe
Variety Online &bull Feb 16, 2010
Arguably the most significant living German screenwriter, Wolfgang Kohlhaase's tribute at this year's Berlinale is especially fitting. After working as a journalist for a number of East German newspapers, Kohlhaase found work at DEFA, the communist-run film studio, where from… Full Story »
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Jennifer Aniston And Jason Bateman Relationship In 'The Baster' Recalls 'When Harry Met Sally'
MTV Movies Blog &bull Feb 16, 2010
We shared with you earlier this week that the title of the Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy "The Baster" is ripe to be changed very soon, but screenwriter Allan Loeb said audiences should still keep track of the… Full Story »
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Dracula Movie 'Vlad' Being Reworked By 'Texas Chainsaw' Writer
MTV Movies Blog &bull Feb 16, 2010
Vampire fans may have been disappointed to learn the Dracula origins movie "Vlad" will not have any ties to the historical figure's bloodsucking legacy. But there may be reason for general horror fans to now gain interest in the project.… Full Story »
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New ATM Details Revealed
Movie Web News &bull Feb 16, 2010
Details Revealed from Chris Sparling's new film We reported a few weeks ago that the writer of one of Sundance's hottest films is setting up his next film, and now we know a few more details. A /Film tipster gave… Full Story »
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"Arashi wo Yobu Otoko" director passes away
Tokyo Graph &bull Feb 16, 2010
Film director and screenwriter Umetsugu Inoue passed away at a Tokyo hospital on February 11 due to cerebral hemorrhage. He was 86. A graduate of Keio University, Inoue joined Shintoho in 1947 and made his debut with "Koi no Ouendancho"… Full Story »
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The Ghost Writer
Cole Smithey &bull Feb 16, 2010
Its a big deal when Martin Scorsese and Roman Polanski both release mystery thrillers in the same week. Coincidentally, Shutter Island and The Ghost Writer are mutually set on islands and both begin with the arrival of a boat coming directly into the frame. The Ghost Writer draws… Full Story »
