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HOLLYWOOD News, Apr 29, 2012

SUPER GROUP
Boston.com
You don't hear “universe” much in the film industry. Here in the real world — orHollywood, at any rate — the prospect of mingling franchise characters is dauntingly complicated. Sure, we get a novelty such as “Alien vs. Predator” here and there, ...
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'Avengers' hurtles to $178.4M overseas debut
Boston.com
7 with $7.3 million. "I think going to the movies will be the No. 1 priority next weekend but clearly was not the No. 1 priority this weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for box-office trackerHollywood.com. "There's so much anticipation for ...
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Boston.com
Peter Jackson Responds to 'Hobbit' Footage Critics, Explains 48-Frames Strategy
Hollywood Reporter
Movies have been shot and projected at a standard rate of 24 frames per second since the arrival of talkies, and the new technique results in a dramatically different aesthetic look. “A lot of the critical response I was reading was people saying it's ...
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Hollywood Reporter
"Avengers" director Joss Whedon: Yes, he's a geek
CBS News
As superhero movies go, "The Avengers" is super-sized - Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye brought together to save the world. The cast is filled with big names: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson and...
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CBS News
'Marvel's The Avengers' characters and the actors who play them
Plain Dealer (blog)
In addition to decades of comic books, the characters come from several other films. But Whedon emphasizes that you do not have to possess an advanced degree in Marvel-ology to enjoy hismovie. "It's a stand-alone film," he said.
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Plain Dealer (blog)
Hollywood bets heavily on razzle-dazzle action and effects
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“The Avengers,” featuring Chris Evans as Captain America, is one of several movies coming out this summer season that cost more than $200 million to produce. (Zade Rosenthal, Marvel / August 16, 2011) By Ben Fritz, Los Angeles Times As Hollywood's ...
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In 'The Giant Mechanical Man,' Jenna Fischer tries role as movie producer
Detroit Free Press
The cast and crew had just three consecutive days to film at the Detroit Zoo. They were greeted by a different sort of weather each day, from sunny to overcast to snowy, a perfect assortment for conveying the passage of time in the movie.
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Eugene Levy Blames American Pie for Gross Hollywood Humor
Ice Hype
Eugene Levy thinks the American Pie films have led to othermovies focusing "too much" on bodily functions. The 65-year-oldactor - who plays Jim's dad Noah Levenstein in the film series - believes the franchise has inspired other productions to push ...
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Dean Smith parlayed athletic skills into Hollywood career
ReporterNews.com
Dean Smith (right) confers with legendary actor John Wayne, on the set of the set of the 1960 film, "The Alamo." Dean Smith's ability to ride and handle horses was one of the key reasons he was able to land stunt work inHollywood, as illustrated in ...
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'The Apartment' Live Read With Paul Rudd & Emma Stone Brings the Classic to ...
Hollywood.com
By Kelsea Stahler , Hollywood.com Staff | Sunday, April 29, 2012 Leave it to Jason Reitman and The New York Times to remind us that at the heart of every great film is a solid screenplay. And that's exactly what the first ever New York edition of ...
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Actor David Paymer recalls Ann Arbor college days - and returning for 'Five ...
AnnArbor.com
One of Hollywood's most reliable character actors, he has starred in more than 90 films and 100 television episodes. Some of his prominent roles include Ira in 1991's “City Slickers” and its 1994 sequel, “City Slickers 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold,” ...
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Summer movie preview - From 'Avengers' to 'Dark Knight' rises, all the buzz on ...
Wicked Local
By Al Alexander It's almost summer and Hollywood has a bevy of cool pictures to get you hot. They run the gamut, too, from action-packed blockbusters, to animated adventures, to romantic fantasies, to outrageous comedies. And it all begins Friday with ...
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'Anonymous,' 'Stopped on Track' win big at German film awards
Today's Zaman
(Photo: Reuters) A film by Hollywood director Roland Emmerich portraying William Shakespeare as a fraud won six German FilmPrize trophies on Friday at the world's most lucrative moviehonours with total prize money of around $4 million.
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Today's Zaman
Faces & Names: Colfer writes his Hollywood ticket
Duluth News Tribune
That memory was worked into his script for the movie “Struck by Lightning,” which premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. Colfer wrote and stars in the movie. He plays Carson, an ambitious high-school senior who blackmails his fellow students ...
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Robert Redford says Hollywood wasn't "risky" enough for him
IrishCentral
The 'Horse Whisperer' star admits the majority of his big blockbusters were "fun," but they "didn't totally satisfy" his acting needs, which is why he set up the annual Sundance Film Festival in the US to showcase new low-budget projects from ...
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Summer movie preview 2012: Revenge of the Sequels
Baltimore Post-Examiner
Please don't let my quasi-hipster condemnation of the derivative nature of Hollywood fool you because I'm incredibly excited about a lot of the films being released this summer. Listing them in order of how much they excite me would require minutes of ...
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Baltimore Post-Examiner
Reflections of the Hierophant: Beyond The Dark Knight Rises
Comic Book Movie
Now… resume your mob justice… &nbspThis is possibly the most important piece to a successful Batman film. Without a proper actor to take-up the mantle of Bruce Wayne/Batman, the movie will fall apart. I've put a lot of thought into this subject, ...
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DragonBall Z: Saiyan Saga - Live Action Movie Update
Comic Book Movie
This brand new behind the scenes video of the upcoming DragonBall Z live action film shows off new characters, fights, effects and much more! Check it out here! They got a new actor to play Tien, also check out Krillin and Gohan!
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Wareham native seeks online help to fund film
SouthCoastToday.com
There's another Wareham native who's poised to make the big time inHollywood. Jennifer Lauer (formerly Jennifer Adams) is a graduate of Wareham High and an independent filmmaker, actress and comedian working in Los Angeles.
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Now on DVD, 'Something to Live For' and 'Bird of Paradise'
New York Times
The metaphor is clean and precise, the tension is almost unbearable, and the scene is staged with an apparent ease and naturalness that represents the classical Hollywood tradition at its most elegant and expressive. (Olive Films, $24.95, not rated) ...
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Anonymous sweeps German Film Awards
Hollywood.com
By WENN.com | Sunday, April 29, 2012 The film, which starred Vanessa Redgrave and Rhys Ifans, took home six 'Lolas' at the German Film Awards, including trophies for cinematography and costume design. Emmerich'smovie, which questions whether the famed ...
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Hallyu star returns as Storm Shadow in 'GI Joe 2'
Malaysia Star
SEOUL: Shooting his second Hollywood film required a number of things of actor Lee Byung-hun, including mastering every script line in a perfect American accent and getting used to the extremely strict shooting schedule.
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Malaysia Star
'Breakout Kings' Creator Nick Santora Touts New Novel, Teases Season Finale (Q&A)
Hollywood Reporter
Santora talked with The Hollywood Reporter about the book, the contest he's throwing to promote it, how he's trying to jump start amovie version and what we can expect on the April 29 season finale of Breakout Kings. The Hollywood Reporter: Where did ...
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Hollywood Reporter
Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher In 'That '70s Show' Movie? Wilmer Valderrama ...
International Business Times
"I can't tell you it's really happening, but we're thinking that a "That '70s Movie" would probably be more appropriate than a '70s [TV] reunion," Valderrama told E! News on Thursday. The cast was reunited to film a special that looked back on the ...
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International Business Times
Hot Property: Actress Meg Ryan lists Bel-Air house for $11.4 million
Kansas City Star
She will star in the upcoming movie "The Lives of Saints." The property was purchased in 2000 for $8.995 million, public records show. Ryan had been leasing it out last year at $40000 a month. Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, ...
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Tom Hiddleston's Chennai connection
Times of India
While British actor Tom Hiddleston makes hush-hush visits to the city, his filmwill have a Tamil version too! British actor Tom Hiddleston, might be battling a super team of superheroes on screen as the super villain Loki in the multi-superhero movie ...
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Operation Kollywood
Times of India
Then we also have Allu Sirish (kid brother of Allu Arjun) making his silver screen debut with a Tamil movie "Gauravam". It isn't just the actors, now even producers like Anil Sunkara and Lakshmi Manchu have taken on the mantle of producing Tamil films ...
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Fil, glorious film
The Canberra Times
Like most indie film heroines of the past two years, this woman is played by Michelle Williams, who is really very good. If Polley has a major strength, it is working with actors (as you'd imagine). Everyone seems so natural in this film, so that you'd ...
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North Carolina twins release Dolly Parton 'Hollywood to Dollywood' film
Examiner.com
And, Emmy Award-winning actor, funnyman Leslie Jordan (Sordid Lives, Will & Grace, The Help) gives the best laughs of the whole movie. The adventure begins under the famed Hollywood sign and quickly becomes a deeply personal inside look at self.
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AMAA comes of age but…
Nigerian Tribune
Despite this, the show compered by Haiti- born Hollywood actor, Jimmy Jean Louis and Nigerian actor OC Ukeje got into full swing after the jury and AMAA founder, Anyiam-Osigwe had their say. International film curators, June Giovanni, Keith Shiri and ...
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Nigerian Tribune
The Avengers: Will They Return for a Sequel?
Comicbook.com (blog)
Between a post-credits teaser that has everyone talking and the sense of inevitability that surrounds a sequel to The Avengers, it's likely that nobody in Hollywood seriously believes the castand crew of next week's blockbuster superhero team-up flick ...
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Comicbook.com (blog)
Are gamer eyes better suited to accepting The Hobbit's trailblazing 48fps ...
Atomic
If you believe those attempting a cinema frame-rate revolution—household names such as Peter Jackson and James Cameron—or simply understand the logic behind the push for higher frame rate, 48fps films would result inmovies with a whole lot less ...
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Hindi movies behind tipsy teens?
Times of India
Actor Arunoday Singh poses a sixer, "What about Hollywood movies? We are still cautious about what is shown in our movies. And when the youth is exposed to all kinds of foreign language films, which are heavily loaded with such scenes, ...
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Joe Kirby: Marietta actor survives brush with new Stooges — almost
Marietta Daily Journal
Just ask actor Ric Reitz of east Marietta, who had a small role in the newmovie — and came away with a cut and bruises to prove it, thanks to a stunt that backfired. Much of the movie was filmed last spring in the metro Atlanta area, and filmmakers ...
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Are special effects more important than actors?
Film Industry Network (blog)
Keeping this in mind, international box office receipts are climbing while the growth at home is slow. Are audiences demanding more explosions over story or characters in movies? Big blockbustermovies are a huge investment, sometimes costing in excess ...
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Film Industry Network (blog)
Spoiler Alert: Comics and vampires on summer big screen
Mansfield News Journal
There once was a time, 50 to 60 years ago, when you couldn't go to themovies without bumping into a Biblical epic. Swords and sandals were all the rage. And then, all of a sudden, they weren't. Hollywood is highly sensitive to trends.
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Investigating the dark world of Poe
The Province
When dark, gothic thriller The Raven debuts in US theatres on Friday, it will mark the return of actor John Cusack to more serious roles from recent forays into comedy with Hot Tub Time Machine and sci-fi adventure in 2012.
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'Waterwalk' premiere Tuesday in Appleton
Appleton Post Crescent
Movie rating: The movie is not rated but is considered a family-friendly filmthat would have a PG rating, according to producer/co-screen writer Roger Rapoport. APPLETON — Maria Jaloszynski, a self-described “river rat” while growing up and playing ...
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Emily Blunt: Third Time is a Charm with Co-star Jason Segal
Examiner.com
Emily Blunt is one of the hardest working actresses in Hollywood these days. Just in the past year she has starred in five movies and her most recent film, “The Five Year Engagement” is now in theaters. The British actress, best known for her roles in ...
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PHOTOS: Dempsey still McDreamy
9NEWS.com
(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 21: Actor Patrick Dempsey attends the premiere of 'Made Of Honor' on May 21, 2008 at the Capitol cinema in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD - FEBRUARY 08: Actor ...
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9NEWS.com
'The Raven' is a strange mishmash of history and action
AXcess News
By Ben Kendrick, (AXcess News) - The titling of director James McTeigue's Edgar Allan Poe thriller, The Raven, has no doubt confused plenty of would-be moviegoers ever since the film was first announced back in 2009. Instead of a retelling of Poe's ...
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AXcess News
Presenting Alfred Hitchcock
Legacy.com
Wrongful accusation and harsh punishment were frequent themes in his films. 2. Hitchcock was notorious for his supposed dislike ofactors, but he denied believing that actors were "like cattle," as he was reported to have said.
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Legacy.com
'I hate being a heartthrob'
Bangalore Mirror
Glamour career aside - what kind of a guy is the real Zac Efron? I love hanging out with my close friends over movies, drinks, video games. I also like travelling and exploring new places. What made a relationship work inHollywood?
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Cuban Actors Missing From Tribeca Film ... - The Hollywood Reporter
By Aaron Couch
She said when the actors shot the film three years ago, they did not realize it would give them the opportunity to leave Cuba. "It never entered our minds that we would get to travel because of the film," de la Rua said. "We never imagined that it ...
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Cuban Actors Missing From Tribeca Film ... - The Hollywood Reporter
"Una Noche" stars Anailin de la Rua and Javier Nuñez, who had been missing... our minds that we would get to travel because of the film," de la Rua said. ...At Tribeca, the film took home awards for best cinematography, and new ...Jimmy Kimmel Plays It Safe With White House Correspondents' Dinner Speech (Video). 2 ...
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