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Did 'Fight Club' Inspire Real-Life Bomber?

16 July 2009 11:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Nearly two months ago, a homemade bomb exploded outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Manhattan, causing property damage but not injuring anyone. The bomber was finally arrested yesterday, and now the police are saying that the alleged teenage bomber "was launching his own 'Project Mayhem,'" reports The New York Times, "referring to a plan hatched by the protagonist of Fight Club, played by Brad Pitt, to sabotage corporations by destroying property."

The accused, 17-year-old, Kyle Shaw, "had started an underground fight club modeled on the one in the film, [Police Commissioner Raymond W.] Kelly said, and had bragged to friends that he was behind the bombing." A search of Shaw's home turned up news clippings about the explosion, a box of sparklers -- the bomb was reportedly constructed from fireworks explosives, a plastic bottle, and electrical tape -- and a DVD of Fight Club. A former high school classmate remembers that Shaw "wanted

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The First Rule of Fight Club Should Be "Don't Imitate Fight Club"

16 July 2009 9:34 AM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news

A 17-year-old kid in New York was arrested Tuesday night as the mastermind behind a Starbucks bombing last Memorial Day. He was trying to copy a ten-year old movie, maybe you've heard of it, called Fight Club.

Typical teenager, the reason he got caught is because he bragged to his friends at school that he was the one responsible. Dude! First rule is you don't talk about it! What a moron.

Yes, that's him in the photo (which I took from his Facebook page), trying his best to look like Brad Pitt, but failing miserably. Now, why do I get the feeling that he'd never seen it until recently on DVD in his stupid room, with no real understanding of it? He had probably never read the book, either.

According to the NY Times, Kyle Shaw admitted to the police that he started an underground fight club of his own at first,

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Arya Ponto

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Vacillating Voiceovers: A History of Unreliable Narrators

16 July 2009 8:39 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

We trust the movies. We have to. Most of them only work if we look up at the images changing 24-times-a-second in front of us and believe that they reflect some sort of objective reality where a man can fly his house to South America or alien robots can transform into cars. Even when a movie is told entirely from a character's perspective, we assume that the intimacy cinema provides to hear a person's thoughts or see things the way they do affords us some safety from deception. We are wrong. People lie; the movies can too.

Some movies take that trust and exploit it, or prey on it, or play with it. In "(500) Days of Summer," a man named Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls in love with a woman named Summer (Zooey Deschanel). The film begins with Tom's friends sitting him down and asking him to explain what happened in his relationship with Summer,

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First Look at Scarlett Johansson in 'Iron Man 2'

15 July 2009 11:26 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

First look at Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow in "Iron Man 2" has been teased by Entertainment Tonight (Et) and screen-captures of the photos have been made available. The screenshots were taken when Et showed early photos of Entertainment Weekly's Comic Con preview, which will come out in U.S stores Friday, July 17.

Though blurry, one of the captures exposes the cover photo of the magazine which is headlined by Johansson's Black Widow, Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man and Mickey Rourke's Whiplash all together. Another one sees the trio in individual shot. Paramount will likely release the official images before or during San Diego Comic Con 2009 which will run from July 23 to 26.

Directed once again by Jon Favreau, "Iron Man 2" will have its script written by Justin Theroux. It has been reported that this sequel will feature a new character from "The Avengers", though it is still

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Tiff Opening With Creation

15 July 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | From HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news

Hnr's Michael Stevens reporting from Toronto... Director Jon Amiel's newest feature Creation, a film about radical evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, will open the 34th Toronto Film Festival, Sept. 10. "This intimate look at Darwin puts a human face on a man whose theory remains controversial to this day," said Tiff director/CEO Piers Handling. Produced by Jeremy Thomas, the bio-pic stars actor Paul "Gangster One" Bettany as the English author of "The Origin of Species", with Jennifer "A Beautiful Mind" Connelly playing his wife 'Emma'. The screenplay by John Collee adapts the book "Annie's Box," written by Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes. The film was developed by the Recorded Picture Co., BBC Films and the UK Film Council. This year's Tiff has so far announced three galas and 19 special presentations. Galas include Aaron Schneider's Get Low, starring actors Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek, the biopic Max Manus, focusing

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News: Tiff lineup announcement / No Stephen Chow as Kato / Toronto After Dark’s initial lineup announced

15 July 2009 10:22 AM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Tiff Lineup Announcements The 2009 Toronto International Film Fest has begun to unveil its lineup, and it's a doozy so far. From Cannes, we have Jane Campion's Bright Star, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother, Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank and Johnnnie To's Vengeance. Premieres include: opening night film Creation, which stars Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany as Emma and Charles Darwin; Ricky Gervais' first original feature-film screenplay, The Invention of Lying; Steven Soderbergh's corporate-fiasco farce The Informant, starring Matt Damon; and the eccentric-sounding Leaves of Grass, starring Edward Norton and directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Tiff typically functions as a testing ground for Oscar's favorites, so keep one eye firmly focused on it. Stephen Chow will not be Kato in The Green Hornet Something is amiss with The Green Hornet and Stephen Chow, and it has me worried. First, Chow was signed on to both direct and play the Hornet's sidekick,

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Ricky

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Toronto Film Festival Announces 2009 Galas and Special Presentations

14 July 2009 10:37 PM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

The first wave of major titles for this year's Toronto International Film Festival [1] were announced yesterday, and there were certainly more than enough high profile picks to get people talking. Ricky Gervais's The Invention of Lying, Neil Jordan's Ondine and Nicolas Winding Refn's Valhalla Rising were among the world premieres unveiled for September, along with North American premieres of such films as Steven Soderbergh's The Informant!, Bong Joon-ho's Mother and Johnnie To's Vengeance. There was some controversy over the choice of Jon Amiel's Darwin biopic Creation as the festival opener -- not because of the subject matter, but rather because of the fact that this is the first time the fest will kick off with a non-Canadian film. It does seem like a bit of a strange choice, but how can you say no to Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly? Sundance hit Precious, Based

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Sean

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First Tiff (Toronto International Film Festival) titles announced

14 July 2009 3:05 PM, PDT | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news

The first announcement includes 12 world premiers including Nicholas Refn's (Bronson, Pusher trilogy) Valhalla Rising which looks nothing short of stunning.

Full list after the break.

Galas

Get Low Aaron Schneider, USA

World Premiere

Inspired by the true story of Felix "Bush" Breazeale, this stately frontier drama stars Robert Duvall as a backwoods eccentric who stages his own funeral.while still alive. Ten thousand people arrive to hear him speak and to learn why this local legend exiled himself 40 years ago to the foothills of Eastern Tennessee. Set in the early 1930s, Get Low is a story of mystery and discovery that speaks of timeless things. Can we know who we are? Should we judge anyone? Is there redemption for those of us lost in the dark catacombs of our past? Also starring Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black.

The Invention of Lying Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson, USA

World Premiere

From Ricky Gervais,

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Jon Amiel's 'Creation' to Open Toronto Fest

14 July 2009 7:42 AM, PDT | From The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news

Campion, Soderbergh films also slated for festival, which starts Sept. 10.

By Wrap Staff

The world premiere of Jon Amiel’s “Creation” will open the 2009 Toronto Film Festival, which begins Sept. 10, the festival announced on Tuesday.

Also announced were four Gala Presentations and 18 Special Presentations for the festival, which runs through Sept. 19.

Included are works from filmmakers Jane Campion, Lu Chuan, Raoul Peck, Steven Soderbergh and Johnnie To, starring Mariah Carey, Abbie Cornish, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Ricky Gervais, Eva Green, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Clive Owen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sissy Spa...

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Toronto hosts World Preems for Leaves of Grass and Ondine

14 July 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- Presented at last year's Tiff as a soon to be lensed project, Leaves of Grass returns as a full fledged offering with Edward Norton to the power of two (see still). Also in the special presentation category we find Neil Jordan's Ondine, a fantasy pic that might remind some people out there of Splash. Leaves Of Grass - Tim Blake Nelson got to present his last picture as a director The Grey Zone only two days after 9/11. Norton is portraying twin brothers, one an Ivy League philosophy professor, the other a small-time and brilliant marijuana grower. London River - Rachid Bouchareb got to present this at Berlin. This is about the terror attacks in London on July 7, 2005. Blethyn and Sotigui Kouyate star as strangers who come to London to find their son and daughter who have been missing since the bombings. They discover their children had been living

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Labor of Lohan: An Interview with Labor Pains Director Lara Shapiro

13 July 2009 4:45 PM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news

You've heard about Labor Pains, the Lindsay Lohan feature that was picked up by ABC Family after narrowly missing a theatrical release. But you probably aren't familiar with Lara Shapiro, the film's co-writer and director. A Columbia Film School and Sundance Lab alum, Shapiro first established herself in the commercial landscape, writing and directing spots like the memorable Hallie Eisenberg IFC commercials , starring Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Janeane Garafalo and Lili Taylor. We spoke to Lara Shapiro about directing her first feature, dealing with the paparazzi and the unfortunately small world of female directors.

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Sr Picks [Video]: Fan-Made Avengers Trailer

8 July 2009 9:14 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Are you excited for Marvel Studios’ upcoming films? Are you having a tough time waiting three more years to see the most ultimate team-up film of all time in the form of the Avengers?

Well, here’s a little dosage of Avengers action to keep you calm while you wait. We have for you today a little fan-made trailer for the Avengers movie that features characters from a variety of blockbuster Marvel films, meaning it’s extremely off from what (and who) we’ll be seeing come 2012.

 

Watch and enjoy:

I guess it’s more of a Mighty Avengers movie than the Avengers. You probably noticed footage taken from a ton of different films including Transformers 1 & 2, X-Men, Spider-Man 2 & 3, The Incredible Hulk, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Iron Man and Fantastic Four 1 & 2 among others.

As for the content, it was well-organized for the most part and

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Rob Keyes

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Rounders: 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Returns

7 July 2009 9:22 PM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Back in January I reported Miramax had slotted a new 10th anniversary edition of Rounders with Matt Damon and Edward Norton for an April 14 release on Blu-ray Disc. Before given an opportunity to hit store shelves, Buena Vista removed Rounders (and Monsters, Inc., for that matter) from their spring schedule. Given that Rounders' 10th anniversary window is only so long it was always assumed the title would return. Now we know when, but it's not when you might think. Online retailer Amazon.com has recommenced taking pre-orders for Rounders on Blu-ray priced at $28.99. The release date listed with the pre-orders is not this fall, winter or even next spring. Rounders: 10th Anniversary on Blu-ray will not see the light of day until May 1, 2010. Check out our previous report to familiarize yourself with the extensive bonus features to be offered in this set now nearly a year out. Click

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Stan Lee’s Upcoming Marvel Movie Cameos

6 July 2009 7:08 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Stan Lee, The Man, The Legend.

If you know anything about comic books then you know the name Stan Lee. He’s the comic geek god who introduced the world to the super famous superheroes Spider-Man, Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Daredevil and Iron Man among others.

Stan is currently 86 years young and in recent years, he’s been included in many of the major Marvel-based films with small cameo roles and now it appears that there’s plenty more coming our way.

 

Some of these appearances include playing Hugh Hefner in Iron Man, playing a dude who gets poisoned from drinking a bottle made in the factory where Edward Norton’s Bruce Banner works in The Incredible Hulk and a guest at Mr. Fantastic’s and the Invisible Woman’s wedding whom the bouncer wouldn’t allow in during the intro scene to the Fantastic Four sequel.

In addition to those notable roles,

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Rob Keyes

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Jessica Biel reportedly in talks for role in Thor

4 July 2009 5:40 AM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Jessica Biel is in talks to play the love interest in Kenneth Branagh's Thor movie, it's being claimed.

Biel, 27, whose film credits include co-starring with Edward Norton in 2006's The Illusionist, is to play a female character who is also in the Hulk vs Thor DVD movie, according to NukeTheFridge.

This would narrow the role down to Amora the Enchantress or Sif, both of which are in that animated feature.

Sif is a goddess who is the wife of Thor in the original Norse mythology and a warrior who is his lover in Marvel's Thor comic book.

Amora is an original creation of the Thor comics. She is a sorceress and femme fatale who wants to make Thor fall in love with her, often colluding with the trickster god Loki.

In the Hulk vs Thor animated film, Amora is angry at Thor for rejecting her for Sif and aids

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The Simpsons: The Twelfth Season Hits The Shelves on DVD on August 18th

30 June 2009 8:19 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

You can add to your DVD collection of your favorite Springfield family on DVD this August. The Simpsons: The Twelfth Season will be released on DVD on August 18. This four-disc set will contain all 21 episodes of this season and the set will be priced at $49.98 Srp. There will also be a special limited edition set available that will feature packaging molded as the head of the series' Comic Book Guy. Take a look at the cover art and special features below.

Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie return for more outrageous adventures when "The Simpsons" The Complete Twelfth Season arrives on DVD August 18th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. The longest running animated series in television history, the latest DVD collection features all 21 classic episodes from the 2000-01 season including Bart's boy band odyssey in "New Kids on the Blecch" featuring pop sensations N'Sync and a hilarious less-than-ordinary day for Homer,

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Sony Strikes Out Soderbergh’s Moneyball

21 June 2009 11:53 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

At nearly the eleventh hour, Sony has put the brakes on Moneyball, a Steven Soderbergh film starring Brad Pitt.  Production was supposed to start this morning in Phoenix, but Sony/Columbia’s co-chairman Amy Pascal has put it into “limited turnaround,” meaning the two talents were free to shop it elsewhere for the weekend.  The logical choices are Warner Bros, which was once home to Soderbergh’s Section Eight, and Paramount, which houses Pitt’s Plan B production company.

The last minute decision came after Soderbergh handed in a week-old rewrite of Steven Zaillian’s greenlit script.  Both are an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ nonfiction book about the Oakland Athletics and their Gm Billy Beane.  Apparently Pascal wasn’t happy with the changes the Oscar-winning director made or the direction it was headed, so she stopped everything on Friday.  The story itself is already different than the conventional sports narrative.

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"Bride Of Frankenstein" comes to life

21 June 2009 4:44 AM, PDT | From www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news

Universal and Imagine are breathing new life into "Bride Of Frankenstein". The companies are in talks with Neil Burger to write and direct their long-stirring remake of the 1935 monster movie. Burger, who would pen the script with writing partner Dirk Wittenborn, most prominently wrote and helmed "The Illusionist", the Edward Norton magician mystery that earned nearly $40 million for Yari Film Group in 2006. James Whale's "Bride Of Frankenstein", which starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Elsa Lanchester as the titular bride, continued the story that began with 1931's "Frankenstein". A monster, on the run from an angry mob, has a series of adventures, and also persuades Dr. Frankenstein to create a mate. The doctor is successful, but the bride (who is not a central character)...

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Former Skinhead Battles Racism With Hockey

19 June 2009 1:35 PM, PDT | From Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news

The last thing we expected from Frank Meeink was a new appreciation for hockey. Movie buffs may know him as Derek Vinyard, Edward Norton's neo-Nazi character in American History X. The 1998 film was loosely based on Meeink's life. Loosely, Meeink told us at the Reconciliation Forum in Washington, D.C. The real-life version has no cathartic moment or dramatic ending. The true story begins after the credits. Oddly enough, it involves hockey. Meeink grew up in Philadelphia watching the Flyers. The games were his escape. At home, Meeink was abused by his step-father. At school, he was beaten up for being the only white kid. "Imagine you shook a pop bottle for 13 years," he said. "But I could always watch the Flyers." But hockey wasn't enough and the 13-year-old found another escape - a hate group. Using the Bible, the...

Craig and Marc Kielburger

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'Bride of Frankenstein' to return

18 June 2009 12:35 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Universal and Imagine are once again trying to get a remake of the 1935 monster movie .Bride of Frankenstein. off the ground. The companies are in talks with Neil Burger to write and direct.The original film, which starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Elsa Lanchester as his bride, continued the story that began with 1931.s "Frankenstein." A monster, on the run from an angry mob, persuades Dr. Frankenstein to create a mate. The doctor is successful, but the bride winds up rejecting the monster.According to The Moving Picture, Burger will write the update with writing partner Dirk Wittenborn. Burger.s previous directing credits include the Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti magician drama .The Illusionist,. .The Lucky Ones. and .Interview with

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