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14 March 2013 8:29 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »

Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway has been cast as 'Eliza Doolittle' in a new musical film adaptation of "My Fair Lady", from producer Cameron Mackintosh of "Les Misérables" fame.

The original Oscar-winning 1964 "My Fair Lady" film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical, directed by George Cukor, was based on the 1938 film adaptation of the stage play "Pygmalion" by author George Bernard Shaw.

Starring Audrey Hepburn, the Cukor film depicted misogynistic and arrogant phonetics professor 'Henry Higgins' (Rex Harrison) as he wagers he can take 'low-class' flower girl 'Eliza Doolittle' (Hepburn) and turn her Cockney accent into a proper English one, thereby making her 'presentable' in high society.

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- Michael Stevens

26 February 2013 7:00 AM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »

Okay, so here's a movie pitch for you: Take a group of mismatched friends, send them out for an evening of drunken revelry and then watch the hilarity ensue when they try to figure out just what the heck they did. Guaranteed hit, right?

But we're not describing the plot of "The Hangover" — we're actually describing the plot of the upcoming teen comedy "21 and Over," which is basically exactly like "The Hangover" except, you know, with college students in it.

"21 and Over" is hardly the first film to blantly remake another movie, book or play for a teenage crowd; it's actually a longstanding tradition in Hollywood. So in honor of "21 and Over's" brazen replication, here's a closer look at it and six other films like it.

1. "Easy A:" We love 2010's "Easy A," mostly because it's the film that turned Emma Stone into the superstar she was always meant to be. »

- Scott Harris

11 February 2013 2:42 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »

Feature Aliya Whiteley Feb 12, 2013

Aliya celebrates the life and work of a Hollywood great - Leslie Howard, star of Gone With The Wind, Pygmalion and many, many more...

Leslie Howard is best known for playing Ashley Wilkes in Gone With The Wind, noble and yet ineffectual against the machinations of Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett. It was a great role, but not one of his best performances; he could be funny, charming, wise, driven, intense, comedic, tragic – take your pick. He had a pale, thin face with a high forehead and a pointed jaw, giving him an intelligent look over which directors loved to throw shadows.

I always thought he was one of those actors that black and white suited better than colour; he looked more handsome, more interesting that way. I was mesmerised by the old movies of his that appeared on television on a Sunday afternoon, where he would »

- ryanlambie

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