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HOLLYWOOD News, May 06, 2012

Thor and Captain America do battle...
Marvel's 'The Avengers': Movie Review
Examiner.com
This is one of those rare Hollywood gems, and it's all thanks to Joss Whedon and his exceptional cast and crew, that proves Marvel's The Avengers as one of the best “superhero films” of all-time! Summer is nearby, and we all are aware that summer is ...
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'Dark Shadows' producer: Johnny Depp was a 'man on a mission'
Los Angeles Times
The movie actually adds a second unprecedented role to Depp's career list: Now he can say he's been the producer of a Tim Burton film. Depp had produced just two previous films, “Hugo” and “The Rum Diary,” both released last year, but expect to see ...
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Julie Andrews on writing, acting and 'anxiety dreams'
The Seattle Times
At 76, having transitioned from actress to author (though she still acts occasionally, mostly in movies for children), she looks back at her eventful career with a graceful humility. "I happened to be in the right place at the right time," she said, ...
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18 of the summer's most anticipated movies
Detroit Free Press
The trend of developing board games for the big screen reaches a zenith, maybe, with "Battleship," an action movie with big-name actors and special effects that's based on Hasbro's naval combat game. Ready to shake off his "John Carter" doldrums, ...
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To see or not to see: A summer's worth of movies
Daily Herald
There's a cutting-edge cast in the mix, with roles for heralded newcomers Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace, as well as Hollywood veteran Charlize Theron and TV star Idris Elba of "The Wire." "Total Recall" (Aug. 3) More than 20 years after Arnold ...
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POWER PLAY
Boston.com
What follows is a seasonal guide to those movies, plus everything else to expect when you're expecting. MAY 11 BARFI! You read that title and kind of hold your stomach. But would it help to know that, in India, barfi is just a sweet treat?
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Boston.com
DAVID MURDOCK: Movie 'wish list' features quirky, unusual productions
Gadsden Times
I might only go see a movie in a theater two or three times a year. Because of that fact, Turner Classic Movies has become one of my most recorded channels on TiVo. I have “wish lists” of my favorite actors, directors and genres, and pick out several ...
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Rhian hopes to get noticed in Hollywood
Philippine Star
Or that they will come to see that Filipino actors can also act and that they can be part of their movies. Perhaps that's the ultimate dream, that at least one of us, gets noticed and gets cast in an American film. It will really be a big deal as...
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Kasdan and Kline talk about 'Darling Companion'
Philadelphia Inquirer
WILSON WEBB Kevin Kline and Lawrence Kasdan, actor and writer/director, respectively, have known each other for 32 years now. They met when Kasdan, making a name for himself in Los Angeles as a go-to screenwriter (Steven Spielberg went to him for ...
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HERO WORSHIP
Winnipeg Free Press
The versatile British actor Tom Wilkinson was talking recently about his newmovie, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It's a film about a group of senior citizens: a rare film that's actually aimed at the over-50 crowd. "There are a lot of people over ...
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Jordin Sparks recalls filming 'Sparkle' in Detroit and her strong bond with ...
Detroit Free Press
"Sparkle," which opens Aug. 17, is already considered one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, and not only because it represents Houston's last big project. The clips in the trailer convey the energy and appeal of the movie's vibrant cast, ...
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Pollack honored at Dallas film festival
South Bend Tribune
Bernie went on to become a success in his own right -- but as a costume designer rather than as an actor. The Dallas International Film Festival recently honored Pollack's career as the costume designer for stars such as Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, ...
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Hulk Hogan - Marvel Entertainment connection; The Hulk Movies And TV Series ...
StreetCorner
by mediamanoz Hulk Hogan - Marvel Entertainment connection; The HulkMovies And TV Series Planned; The Wolverine May Be Rated 'R', Australia,Hollywood... Marvel superhero fans in Australia and around the world. We've got tons of news for you today.
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Colorado movies through the ages: Tom Mix, Robert Redford, Woody Allen and more
Denver Post
(Provided by Disney) Next month, Creede will become the latest Colorado location to get its close-up when actors Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer and director Gore Verbinski ride into the box-canyon town to shoot parts of "The Lone Ranger.
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Movie business the prototype of new economy
Denver Post
By Dave Maney Last week, I laid out my best guess about America's future economic structure: That it would start to look more and more like Hollywoodand the film industry and less like what we've all thought of as the traditional American economic ...
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Award puts dedicated teen on road to Hollywood
Times LIVE
Teen actor Tshepang Mohlomi has his sights set on Hollywoodstardom after scooping an award at the African Movie Academy Awards in Nigeria last weekend. The Grade 9 pupil at Dumehlezi High School in Ntuzuma, north of Durban, was presented with the Best ...
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Times LIVE
Fangtastic journey
New York Post
By REED TUCKER Since his early days in the business, the actorhas had it written into his contracts that he's allowed to keep his wardrobe from movies. He stores the clothes in a personal archive that's “properly cataloged, as much as any archive at ...
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New York Post
The 10 best movie credit sequences
The Guardian
At a time when a film's credits usually consisted of the title and the names ofactors and crew, Welles's second movie began merely with the title. At the very end his voiceover presented the crew by showing the equipment they used, ...
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Marvel's 'The Avengers' review: breaks opening box-office records
Examiner.com
Great Hollywood actors and celebrity actresses alike played major roles in thefilm, including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Samuel Jackson, and Scarlett Johansson. The stars of The Avengers who hit the big screen received a hugemovie turnout right ...
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New kid on the superhero block
The Province
By Bob Thompson, Postmedia News May 6, 2012 First, when he initially made the rounds of Hollywood in the 1990s, he booked more gigs as a bartender than an actor. Second, he considers himself fortunate, and humbled, by the fact he survived surgery in ...
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Jack Black, Richard Linklater Talk Bernie Behind-the-Scenes
TheImproper.com
Black and Linklater spoke exclusively with TheImproperabout making the documentary-style film, and working with the real “cast of characters” in Bernie's bizarre story. The Improper: Richard, did you write “Bernie” with Jack in mind for the lead role?
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TheImproper.com
Cary's Eric Okamoto drums his way onto a movie soundtrack
Cary News
Okamoto will show four actors how to drum for the movie. Okamoto is excited about the community collaboration aspect of the film because Hollywood often limits the number of people funding major films. Carmichael is allowing anyone to contribute who ...
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Cary News
Gay marriage movie 'Miracles on Honey Bee Hill' premieres Tuesday
The Daily News Journal
To learn more about the movie, visit http://miraclesonhoneybeehill.com. MURFREESBORO — “The Miracles on Honey Bee Hill,” the latest independentfilm from Dr. Bob Pondillo and a crew of MTSU students and alumni, will have a red-carpet premiere at 7:30 ...
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George "Goober" Lindsey dead at 83
WSFA
Actor and comedian George "Goober" Lindsey died early Sunday morning after an extended illness, sources tell Channel 4 News. He was 76 years old. Lindsey was born in 1935 in Fairfield, Alabama, and grewMore >> Actor and comedian George "Goober" Lindsey ...
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Sissy Spacek's wonderful life
Richmond Times Dispatch
"The parts in films that interested me were never the glamorous characters, but ordinary people." "Coal Miner's Daughter" soundtrack, for which she did her own singing with Loretta Lynn's blessing) and, last year, a star on HollywoodBoulevard, ...
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Movie colony revives spirit of the past
The Province
What originally drew the Hollywood crowd was the "Two Hour Rule", a contract that required actors to be no more than two hours from the studio. The Movie Colony, an easy 172 kilo-metre drive from LA - but worlds away in personality - fit the bill.
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Movie Review: Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Firefox News
If you've been following the Marvel movies then you're already familiar with most of the cast: Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America/Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Thor/er, um, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ...
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Fischer blends family, business with new movie
Herald Times Reporter
The film premiered at this year's Tribeca Film Festival. It also stars Topher Grace and Malin Akerman, and is written and directed by Fischer's real life husband, Lee Kirk. "In the time it took for him to write the script, develop themovie and get ...
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Will Smith Confronts Marriage Rumors: "I'm Indestructable!" (VIDEO)
Global Grind
The actor finally confronts those rumors of his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith being on the rocks, as well as raising his superstar kiddies, Willow and Jaden and his new movie Men In Black III. In an interview with Access Hollywood the 43 year old ...
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Responses to Fellini, Godard and Training Nollywood
AllAfrica.com
Quentin Tarantino's hard-boiled heist movie Reservoir Dogs opened the gate to indie film makers by shooting at a budget of a splinter of the usualHollywood kitty, and yet delivered punchy dialogue, heart-racing action, intrigue and a parade of ...
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Nicole Kidman wears a peach dress to wed Colin Firth as they film The Railway ...
Daily Mail
The 44-year-old was filming scenes for upcoming movie The Railway Man which saw her say 'I do' to British actor Colin Firth. The famous pair managed to remain composed as they filmedoutside the Scottish church despite crowds of fans watching nearby.
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Daily Mail
Colin Farrell brings his father to set of latest action film
Daily Mail
By Iona Kirby He may have a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy but Colin Farrell showed off his softer side yesterday. The Irishactor brought his father Eamon along to the set of his latest movieDead Man Down in Philadelphia.
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Daily Mail
KCTV 5George "Goober" Lindsey dead at 83
KCTV Kansas City
He was proud to be a co-founder of the George Lindsey UNA Film Festival in 1998. Several scholarships are also endowed in his name. The university is home to the George Lindsey Collection, which contains most of his television and movie scripts and ...
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Ruffalo admits to some Hulk moments
Worcester Telegram
The actor said there was a time when he had anger issues. “When I was a young actor, if you came to my apartment, you would have seen pictures and photos hung in the most bizarre places, where they were covering holes in the wall from auditions that I ...
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The Hip-Hop Community Highly Anticipate The Avengers
XXLMAG.COM
The movie, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson and Mark Ruffalo, among others, already has broken the record for midnight movie gross with $18.7 million and has hauled in $300 million worldwide, according to TheHollywood Reporter.
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More to Channing Tatum than biceps
AsiaOne
The 32-year-old US actor is the hunk dujour in Hollywood, due to his incredible physique and athletic prowess. Yet, unlike action veterans like Bruce Willis and Tom Cruise, or even the action guys of his generation such as Chris Evans (of The Fantastic ...
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AsiaOne
Spoiler Alert: A few film projects you might not have heard about
Mansfield News Journal
It's this unflagging optimism, which I admittedly share at least some of the time, that makes writing about films such an enjoyable experience, at least until some movies are seen. In that spirit I'm devoting today's space to news of upcoming motion ...
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Andrew Eaton-Lewis: Film hype goes beyond a joke
Scotland on Sunday
It doesn't really matter who – the concept is the thing here – as long as they were as tight-lipped as the director about what this mystery film was. For two weeks the cast would assemble in Scotland, where all Hollywood films are now made.
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"The Avengers" Assembles an $80 Million Friday
Comic Book Resources
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Friday was a good day to be an Avenger as the film grossed $80.5 million. The industry site calls it "the second biggest single day of all time at the domestic box office" just behind last summer's "Harry Potter and ...
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Sunday, May 13
Sydney Morning Herald
Despite patchy acting, season two is packed with plenty of sex, drugs and drama - and at least one scene that will leave fans reeling. Frances Atkinson Movies After the Wedding (2006) SBS One, 9.25pm Jacob Pederson manages an orphanage in Mumbai.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Movie Review: 21 Jump Street
AsiaOne
Okay, the running gag of how old the lead duo look would have worked better if the rest of the high-school cast didn't look well into their 20s too. But it's okay. This isn't a film to pick at the inaccuracies or question why Tatum's former school ...
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AsiaOne
Lee goes to Hollywood
The Nation
Shooting his second Hollywood film required a number of things of Korean 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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The Nation
This week's pop forecast
The Province
By Chris Lackner, The Province May 6, 2012 The film remake of the 1966 Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows reunites actor Johnny Depp, who plays the young vampire Barnabas, with director Tim Burton. You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind ...
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Bella Heathcote admits kissing Johnny Depp but says she never slept with Brad Pitt
Courier Mail
EX-Neighbours starlet Bella Heathcote landed several movies with someHollywood heavyweights. JOHNNY Depp's long-time model girlfriend has banned him from starring in a film after discovering he'd be filming a steamy sex scene with Angelina Jolie.
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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... "It never entered 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 director ... Watch Video Watch Video Watch VideoWatch Video Watch Video ...
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