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View-Master: The Movie?

3 July 2009 1:01 AM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

The never-ending toy-to-movie projects keep on coming as screenwriter Brad Caleb Kane has revealed, via his Twitter page, that he’s set to write a film based on the Fisher Price toy View-Master for producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. View-Master is a device used to view different 3-D images that are inserted on paper disks. It’s been around since 1939 and was originally marketed as a way for viewers to enjoy images of colorful and picturesque tourist attractions. It has since been marketed as a children’s toy. No plot details have been revealed, but Kane says his adaptation will be in the vein of “old 80's Amblin movies”, such as The Goonies and Young Sherlock Holmes. The film is set up at DreamWorks. Kane, a co-producer and writer on Fox’s sci-fi series Fringe, recently finished co-writing the sci-fi action flick Uprising with Charles Leavitt (Blood Diamond). Wolfgang Petersen (Troy,

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Clifton Collins Jr. Discusses His Burgeoning Career

26 June 2009 1:56 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

Clifton Collins Jr. talks Boondock Saints 2, Extract, directing music videos and much more

A few days ago, I mentioned on my Facebook page that I was extremely excited to be interviewing a favorite actor of mine, Clifton Collins Jr. I was also rather dismayed that there were many friendo's of mine out there who didn't know who he was, by name anyway. Some would recognize him when I mentioned he was the homosexual hitman in the critically-acclaimed film Traffic, or the crazy drug dealer in the equally-underrated The Rules Of Attraction (which is one of my favorite performances of his), some recognize him as the confused killer Perry Smith in Capote, a performance that some think is just as Oscar-worthy as Phillip Seymour Hoffman's Oscar-winning portrayal of Truman Capote. Oh yeah, and, of course, there were those who just recently saw him on the silver screen as Ayel, the

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Maui Film Festival Gearing Up For 2009 Season

15 June 2009 10:46 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

If the website for the Maui Film Festival is any predictor of success for the 5-day cinematic affair, then 2009's installment will certainly satisfy expectation. An easily navigable Program eBook, Quick Looks Schedule and impressive trailer are all online, waiting to hype up excitement for the June 17-21 open air island-style fest.

A glance at the film and event guide reveals a potentially stimulating week full of indie film screenings, world premiers, music showcases. Thanks in part to premier sponsorship from the Starz movie network, the Mff has the opportunity to display a collection of films crossing a variety of topics, nationalities and emotions.

Highlights include several digital shorts showcases and the world premier of "Cash Crop", A Thursday night showing of "Adam" starring Hugh Dancy ("The Jane Austen Book Club", "King Arthur", "Daniel Deronda") and Rose Byrne ("Damages", "28 Weeks Later", "Troy") is also planned.

On June 18, actress Zooey Deschanel

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TV Review: HBO’s ‘Into the Storm’ With Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer

29 May 2009 11:07 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – HBO’s “Into the Storm” is a different kind of WWII movie than audiences have recently become accustomed to seeing. This excellent drama is not about the people on the ground but about the powerful men that made the decisions that determined their fates.

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 In 2002, HBO aired one of their most critically acclaimed and beloved TV films, “The Gathering Storm”. The historical drama starred Albert Finney as Winston Churchill and Vanessa Redgrave as his wife Clementine Churchill. The film detailed the rise up to WWII, ending just before Churchill became Prime Minister in 1940, which is where “Into the Storm” opens.

Into the Storm

Photo credit: HBO Films

“Into the Storm” is the next chapter in the series, detailing Churchill’s time during the war and starring Brendan Gleeson as Churchill and Janet McTeer as his wife. Once again, the film has been produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

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Kruger Wants Jackson's Baby

29 May 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Diane Kruger has reversed her plans never to have children - her love for Joshua Jackson has convinced her to be a mum.

The Troy actress was adamant she would not want to start a family, but admits she is so smitten with the Dawson's Creek star she can't wait to have his baby.

Kruger has already emigrated to Jackson's native Canada to be close to him while he shoots TV show Fringe.

She says, "I think I want kids. I didn't think I would but now that I've met Josh I know that I'll have at least one. He has great values and that's important to me."

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'Twilight' Tryst Vs. 'Slumdog' Smooch: Who Will Win Best Kiss?

28 May 2009 12:08 AM, PDT | From MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news

Find out by watching the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday at 9 p.m. Et.

By Larry Carroll

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "Twilight"

Photo: Summit Entertainment

Ever wish you could make out with Angelina Jolie? Share a smooch with James Franco? Press your lips against Robert Pattinson's, just to see if the voluptuous vampire would dare to take a bite?

Once again, the MTV Movie Awards will be honoring Hollywood's most pursued puckerers with the Best Kiss trophy on Sunday. And when you realize that half of these folks not only got to kiss Jolie, Franco, Pattinson and others but now they get an award for it, well, sometimes life just isn't fair.

From forbidden romances with vampires and slumdogs, to man-on-man displays of affection, to a "Wanted" woman and one last twirl on the dance floor from Zac and Vanessa, this year had many memorable smooches. Now,

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'Twilight' Tryst Vs. 'Slumdog' Smooch: Who Will Win Best Kiss?

28 May 2009 12:08 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Find out by watching the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday at 9 p.m. Et.

By Larry Carroll

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in "Twilight"

Photo: Summit Entertainment

Ever wish you could make out with Angelina Jolie? Share a smooch with James Franco? Press your lips against Robert Pattinson's, just to see if the voluptuous vampire would dare to take a bite?

Once again, the MTV Movie Awards will be honoring Hollywood's most pursued puckerers with the Best Kiss trophy on Sunday. And when you realize that half of these folks not only got to kiss Jolie, Franco, Pattinson and others but now they get an award for it, well, sometimes life just isn't fair.

From forbidden romances with vampires and slumdogs, to man-on-man displays of affection, to a "Wanted" woman and one last twirl on the dance floor from Zac and Vanessa, this year had many memorable smooches. Now,

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'Star Trek'

9 May 2009 9:00 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

Every once in a while there comes along a movie that just sort of makes you smile. Unable to stop smiling, you walk out of the theater looking like an idiot. You’re not sure why, you can’t really place it except to say that everything worked together to create a kind of filmic synergy that just inspired euphoria.

Star Trek is just that movie.

I’ve never seen an episode of 'Star Trek' or any of its subsequent films. I think that should be admitted before I go on, to ward off those who would like to disregard a non-Trekkie and to those who, like me, who just want to know if it’s worth seeing.

It is.

The only way I can explain my new, almost obsessive adoration is in a laundry list, which I feel is appropriate because paragraphs of individual praise for every

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Diane Kruger Looks Inglourious as a Basterd

6 May 2009 6:09 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Every couple of days we seem to get a new promo character poster from Quentin Tarantino’s WWII revenge fantasy “masterpiece,” Inglourious Basterds, which will be premiering at Cannes in just a few weeks.

So far the only Basterds we’ve seen in the character posters have been the rough-n-tumble Basterd boys. Well today I am proud to present one of the ladies of the Basterd brigade: actress Diane Kruger (Troy, National Treasure), who plays German movie star / Ally spy, Bridget von Hammersmark.

Ooo la la.

From what I’ve been able to dig up, the character of Bridget von Hammersmark was inspired by real German actress of the time period, including Leni Refenshtal and Marlene Dietrich. Tarantino really is the ultimate movie-loving filmmaker. Every film he does seems to have a bunch of little winks to the cinematic past. And I for one, dig it.

For those keeping track,

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Peter Dinklage Set to Play HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’

6 May 2009 10:14 AM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Oh, man. Oh, man. Oh, man. It's been a long road, but finally, we have some big news about the pilot for HBO's "Game of Thrones." And what wonderful news it is! "Game of Thrones," the adaptation of the first book of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, is being written and developed by D.B. Weiss and David Benioff (25th Hour, Troy, The Kite Runner, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), and until now, all we've heard is that production starts in Ireland this fall. But, thanks to The Hollywood Reporter, we finally have some casting news. In a move that is sure to please a ton of fans, Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent, Death at a Funeral) is tapped to play Tyrion Lannister, the dwarf brother of the Queen. Also, in a bit of surprising news, Tom McCarthy (The Visitor, The Station Agent), will be directing the pilot. According

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George R.R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones' Heads to HBO with Dinklage and McCarthy

6 May 2009 12:01 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

I have not read George R.R. Martin's series of best-selling fantasy novels, but I have been told by many they are quite good and I know they have an extremely dedicated fanbase, so I am sure many will be happy to learn the first two names attached to the project set up at HBO are top notch. First off you have Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent and The Visitor) aboard to direct with a pilot script from David Benioff (Troy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and D.B. Weiss who adapted "Game of Thrones," the first book from Martin's "Songs of Fire and Ice" novels. "Thrones" is described as an epic struggle for power set in a vast and violent fantasy kingdom. As for casting, the first name added is McCarthy's Station Agent star Peter Dinklage who will play Tyrion, the Queen's brother who is treated as an outsier because of his size.

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'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'

2 May 2009 9:20 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

I wanted to like X-Men: Origins: Wolverine, I really did. I liked the idea of focusing primarily on a single character from the mutant troupe. I liked the idea of Hugh Jackman carrying the film. I liked the clips and trailers that 20th Century Fox threw our way over the past several weeks.

So, thirty minutes into it, why wasn't I liking the film?

X-Men: Origins: Wolverine is an assemblage of formless, emotionless vignettes and hyper-kinetic action set pieces. Which is a shame, because the concept is great, and after four installments sporting retractable claws, Hugh Jackman owns this character—even though all Logan (Wolverine) ever seems to do is wallow in a state of brooding anxiety and anger. For the most part he has two forms of self-expression: grrrr... and growl...

As the opening titles role, we see Logan as a small boy in mid-19th century Canada,

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Diane Kruger Literally Talks about Her 'Inglourious Basterds' Screen Test - Literally

2 May 2009 4:04 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Photo: New York Times Magazine This Sunday's "New York Times Magazine" will feature the above Quentin Tarantino and Diane Kruger photo spread and editorial and their online video magazine has added the 4:44 minute feature interview with Kruger (shown to the right) in which she talks about her dream of coming to America, her screen test for Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds and her love of Mary Poppins all while using the word "literally" in just about every sentence. As always with the "Times," the interview is quite entertaining and Kruger is a fun listen especially considering the moment the German-born actress says Tarantino didn't believe she was German. Good stuff. She's definitely an actress I have enjoyed watching since her break out role as Helen in Troy in 2004. Kruger stars in Tarantino's Basterds as German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark who works with Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt

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James Preston Rogers keen to play Thor in Marvel movie

29 April 2009 2:37 PM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Canadian actor James Preston Rogers says he would be an ideal choice for the role of Thor in the planned movie to be directed by Kenneth Branagh.

The 6ft 6ins former WWE wrestler played a Viking in Outlander and is keen to step into the role of the Norse thunder god who features in Marvel's comic books.

Various petitions on Facebook, MySpace, petitionsonline and YouTube back him for the role.

The 36-year-old told Popdose: "Thor is one of the most complete characters that I may ever play, being 6′6″. There's more to him than, say, Conan or He-Man. His is a true character arc. Maybe as close as I'll get to playing Hamlet, especially with Branagh attached to the project."

He added: "I'm a team player and would do whatever it took to make the best product possible. Believe me!"

Rogers has been campaigning for the role for some time. In February,

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Warner Bros Sails With 'Odysseus'

27 April 2009 4:32 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Those of us who suffered through Warner Bros' Troy were always kind of hoping they'd reward us by making the obvious sequel of The Odyssey. Now they are. Variety reports that the studio has nabbed "Odysseus," a spec script by Ann Peacock, and has assigned Jonathan Liebesman to direct.

Here I should stress that it's not officially a sequel to Troy but it might as well be, since it will follow that "real world" vision they set up with their earlier Homer rewrite. The movie won't be the tale of Odysseus' really lousy trip home from the Trojan War, but what happens when he finally gets back to his kingdom of Ithaca which he "finds under the brutal occupation of an invading force." Now this is true to the poem in that Odysseus finds all those wannabe husbands eating him out of house and home, and Penelope trying her best to fend them off.

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Jonathan Liebesman to Direct Odysseus

27 April 2009 6:18 AM, PDT | From FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news

Warner Brothers have added another Greek mythology-based sword-and-sandals epic to their upcoming slate after winning a bidding war this week for Odysseus. Inspired loosely by Homer's Odyssey, the movie finds Odysseus returning to Ithaca after 20 years of fighting in the Trojan War where his his home is occupied by hostile forces. He single-handedly fights back and reclaims his kingdom. The movie is being billed as a bloody revenge flick akin to "300 meets Taken". Jonathan Liebesman (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Darkness Falls) is attached to direct the film, from a script written by Ann Peacock (Nights in Rodanthe, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe). Although Peacock's past work may not include a lot of violent, testosterone-driven flicks, she did write the script for Liebesman's recent indie thriller The Killing Room. Warner Brothers is no doubt hoping that this will be a nice complement to

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Jonathan Liebesman To Direct Odysseus

26 April 2009 11:23 PM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

It’s been five years since Warner Bros. offered up Troy, Wolfgang Petersen’s old-fashioned epic based on Homer’s Iliad – and clearly the studio feels that there’s an appetite for more of the same, for they’ve just announced Odysseus, a movie that could almost be packaged as Troy 2.Based on a script by Ann Peacock, Odysseus tells the story of the legendary Greek king, warrior and hero, who was of course the leading figure in Homer’s Odyssey. Odysseus won’t focus on his rambling ways, though – instead, it will find Odysseus returning home to Ithaca after twenty years of fighting the Trojan Wars, only to find that his own kingdom has been invaded by a brutal occupying force. Which even Alanis Morisette would find somewhat ironic (hot topical reference alert!).It all sounds suitably epic. 300 producer Gianni Nunnari, no stranger to men running around in skimpy costumes waving swords,

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: April 26, 2009

26 April 2009 11:45 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

This week:

Beyonce is Obsessed with being number one; Tony Scott and Denzel Washington are Unstoppable; it’s all Greek to Warner Bros. with Odysseus; James Marsden hassles the “Hoff” in Straw Dogs; will DiCaprio Beat the Reaper? Catherine is Keener for Jackson.

Box Office

It looks like all the independent women threw their hands up in the air for Beyonce Knowles starring Obsessed. The female fronted film grossed $28.5 million - which is about $10 million more than the studio predicted.

Zac Efron had to settle for a runner-up spot this week with an $11.5 weekend take for 17 Again. The film has so far banked about $39 million clearly going through the door-marked profit.

Channing Tatum (who’s on the cusp of big things with G.I Joe) and Iron Man’s (but not Iron Man 2) Terrance Howard came a close third this weekend with $11.3 million for Fighting.

Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr

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Warner Bros. Goes for Bloody Revenge With 'Odysseus'

24 April 2009 3:31 PM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Warner Bros. is keeping their Greek roots alive after winning a bidding war for Odysseus written by Ann Peacock, with Jonathan Liebesman attached to direct reports The Hollywood Reporter. Over the past few years Warner has brought us Greek tales such as Troy and 300 and is continuing the trend with the remake of Clash of the Titans, which begins filming soon for a March 26, 2010 release with Louis Leterrier directing a cast made up of such names as Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. I, for one, love these films and the word WB is looking to go a more violent route with Odysseus is even better news as Borys Kit reports for THR saying the intent is to make not a sleepy swords-and-sandles epic but a bloody relentless revenge movie, something akin to 300 meets Taken. You tell me, who would have ever thought

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Eric Bana in Chopper Sequel?

13 April 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

Comedian Heath Franklin revealed to Australia's The Herald Sun that he's heard talks of a possible "Chopper" sequel, with Eric Bana (The Hulk, Troy) returning to reprise the title role. "I've heard a rumor there's a sequel with Eric involved as well, but I don't know how much weight that rumor carries," he said. The original 2000 film was Bana's big break and tells the story of Mark "Chopper" Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison. Chopper dreams of making a name for himself as a legendary crime figure. His journey starts out as a wisecracking criminal failure, inside a maximum-security prison, but he manages to twist his life into a fascinating and wickedly funny take that the press and the public can't get enough of. Until we get confirmation, this is just a rumor. Bana will soon start promoting "The Time Traveler's Wife

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