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Cinema Scene: Newsies Heading to Broadway, August: Osage County Heading to Theaters

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Musicals, Casting, Filmmaking, Scripts, Upcoming Releases,

Julia Roberts-Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep may team up for August: Osage County, a big screen version of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Playwright Tracy Letts would adapt his own story for the Weinsten production.

-Meanwhile, a Broadway version of Newsies, a 1992 Disney musical starring Christian Bale, is being written by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), Harvey Fierstein and Jack Feldman.

-Speaking of musicals, the cast of The Sound of Music will reunite later this month for the first time in 45 years. Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews and the kids will all appear October 29 on Oprah.

-Brenda Chapman has just been named the first female director in Pixar history. Brave, a movie she will also write, will be released in June 2012. Reese Witherspoon, Emma Thompson, and Julie Walters will all voice characters in the project.


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Did Michael Caine Disclose Inception’s Real Ending?

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Warner Bros, Drama, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Rumors, Scripts, Videos,


WARNING!!!

If you were one of the (rare) few who have not yet seen , do not read ahead!!!

If you did see the movie, and still don’t want to know how it ended—don’t read ahead.

Now—if you are dying to know whether one of the possible theories critic Richard Roeper lists above is true, read after the jump.

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Will Narnia’s Dawn Treader Bring Magic Back to the Franchise?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Family, Sequels, Trailers, Upcoming Releases, Videos,


The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was a huge success, garnering truckloads of cash and plenty of love from fans. The second film installment of the successful children’s book series, , fell flat both at the box office and with the critics. But the trailer is out for Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and it’s looking pretty awesome. View the video above to see what we mean.

Disney ditched the movie series after Prince Caspian failed to score more than $500 million (because Disney’s no small-time player), but 20th Century Fox has taken over and the results look rather promising. Stunning visual effects and inexplicable magical feats make Dawn Treader feel much more Narnian than the last flick.

Dawn Treader, which will be displayed in 3D, comes to theaters December 10. If it manages to bring in big holiday box office crowds, the franchise could be back on track.

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In Theaters This Weekend: October 1, 2010

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, IFC Films, Magnolia, Paramount, Adaptation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Horror, Independent, Remakes, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases, Trailers,


Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

  • Case 39 (R): starring Renee Zellweger, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper (directed by Christian Alvart)
  • Let Me In (R): starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins (directed by Matt Reeves)
  • The Social Network (PG-13): starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield (directed by David Fincher)

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Quote of the Day: Bradley Cooper on Renee Zellweger

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celebrity Gossip,

Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger

“Can’t say enough about her. I never met her before this movie, but I just love her. I love coming to work. I love acting with her. I can learn so much from her.”

-Case 39‘s on co-star—and girlfriend of over a year—Renee Zellwegger.

(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)

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All Six Star Wars Films to Get 3D Treatment

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd., Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Sequels, Technology, Upcoming Releases,


George Lucas is re-releasing all films, starting with Episode I: The Phantom Menace, in 3D.

It’s still a galaxy far, far away … but now, it’ll be coming right for you. Industrial Light & Magic is doing the work on all the films, which will be distributed by 20th Century Fox as usual.

“Haven’t been a big fan of 3D,” Lucas admitted. “But [Avatar] definitely improves … 3D.”

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First Look: Coen Brothers Remake True Grit

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Drama, Period, Remakes, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,


Jeff Bridges + Matt Damon + Josh Brolin + Joel and Ethan Coen = a Christmas release packaged perfectly for awards season.

In this remake of , Bridges plays Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn, a marshal recruited by a 14-year-old girl (newcomer Hailee Steinfeld) to help find the man (Brolin) who killed her father. Matt Damon stars as a Texas Ranger also on the hunt for the suspect.

The Coen brothers project, a remake of the 1969 John Wayne classic, will open on December 25—just over a week after Bridges’ hits theaters.

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Sally Menke, Tarantino’s Film Editor, Dead at Age 56

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celeb News, Obituaries, Videos,


Sally Menke, the editor on every film since Reservoir Dogs, passed away yesterday in California. She was 56 years old.

The two-time Academy Award nominee (Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds) had been out hiking in the record Los Angeles heat prior to her death. Temps in the area had reached a high of 113 degrees.

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Box Office Breakdown: Wall Street Rises to a Win

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Twenty-three years after we were first introduced to Gordon Gekko, Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone have both seen their stock go up. , which earned $19 million over the past three days, gave the Oscar-winning actor his first #1 film since 2001’s Don’t Say a Word and Stone his best debut to date. (That total is, of course, considered chump change to Shia LaBeouf.)

The weekend didn’t look quite so rosy for . Although the Zack Snyder-directed adaptation landed in second place, the movie only grossed $16.1 million. (Keep in mind that the movie cost $79 million to produce.)

Meanwhile, Disney proved Betty White’s mere presence doesn’t necessarily mean comedy gold. You Again – also starring Kristen Bell and Sigourney Weaver – debuted in fifth place with $10.6 million. (Somehow I doubt this will help Bell’s chances of ever getting a Veronica Mars movie off the ground.)

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Titanic’s Gloria Stuart Dead at Age 100

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Gloria Stuart, best known for dropping that large necklace into the water in , passed away on Monday. She was 100 years old.

Although she had been appearing in movies since the 1930s, Stuart finally made film history in 1997. That was when the then 87-year-old actress became the oldest Oscar nominee ever. (She received a Best Supporting Actress nod for playing the 101-year-old version of Rose in the hit James Cameron film.)

Gloria, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer a few years back, died in her Los Angeles home. She leaves behind a daughter, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

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