Film

Crowe is consciously attempting to rebrand his image - illuminating the 'softer,' emotional side of the hard body - just in time for a massive publicity tour for Robin Hood.
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Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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The news of a greenlit sit-com based on the Star Wars saga is liable to set millions of eyes rolling and heads shaking, but while comedy and Star Wars are uneasy companions, it may be worth giving this latest venture a chance.
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Warner Bros. and DC have handed the keys to the kingdom to Christopher Nolan. Is there a downside?
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The proposition that the Academy’s female winners are in a more profound sense losers has emerged as a media talking point.
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The studio vaults have opened -- but is that a good thing?
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If you’d encountered Corey Haim on TV in the past decade, his death of a (presumed) overdose could not have been a total surprise. That didn’t mean it wasn’t surprising or heartbreaking, but if there was ever an instance where we probably should have seen it coming, this was it.
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She's Hit Girl, a foul-mouthed tween assassin in Kick-Ass, a comic book adaptation hitting theaters April 15. But after watching the trailer, I'm conflicted about her character.
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The Oscars are a star scholar's Super Bowl: as much as we like to disdain them as artistically misguided, bloated, or pure distracting fluff, they're a fascinating text to behold.
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It’s that time again: the time where Hollywood stands up and delivers its official pronouncement of what constitutes the finest in cinematic achievement for the calendar year
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Now that you've seen the list, what do you think of the idea of having ten nominations for Best Pic? Who was robbed? Who did the robbing?
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Five thoughts on the film adaptation of the Saturday Night Live sketch MacGruber.
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Only 8 years into the Spider-Man film franchise, Sony's decision to start from scratch seems a little hasty. Why reboot Spider-Man?
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It's official: Comcast has purchased a majority share of NBC-Universal from parent conglom GE, owning 51% to GE's 49%. Today's New York Times reports that the papers have been signed and the deal has been made, though the purchase still needs to be approved by regulatory bodies--a process that could take up to...
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The second installment of the Twilight Saga, New Moon, premieres tonight. With it not only comes the appearances, interviews, and other promotional efforts of the stars, but also the images of Twilight fans. Variety's coverage of New Moon's Hollywood premiere was as much about teen girls as it was about the film, with a...
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