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Gerard Butler ready to "RocknRolla' in indie flick
Special to The Morning CallAfter the surprise success of the Spartan epic ''300,'' there was pressure on Gerard Butler to get back to his cape and codpiece. But, in the end, the Scottish actor went with his gut. ''There was a lot going on after '300' but it's never been my thing...Tags: Organized Crime, Nim's Island, Movies, Guy Ritchie, Thandie Newton
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From Leonardo DiCaprio to Jessica Alba, celebrities just want you to vote
Special to amNewYorkWith the election just over a month away and voter registration deadlines rapidly approaching, Hollywood has taken to several unconventional (yet effective) methods for promoting political awareness. Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio put...Tags: Leonardo DiCaprio, Halle Berry, Jessica Alba, Jennifer Aniston, Natalie Portman
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New York Film Festival's 12 best bets
amNewYork movie criticLast year's New York Film Festival gave us 'No Country For Old Men' and 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.' This year, the festival, now in its 46th year, offers a crop of equally enticing and sobering movies. On the slate are 28 films from 18 countries,...Tags: Film Festivals, Mickey Rourke, Bobby Sands, Celebrity, Celebrity Mothers
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Comic-Con in San Diego: Get your geek on
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIT'S THE Cannes of Capes, the World's Fair for Fanboys, the ultimate Bazaar of the Bizarre. Comic-Con International gets underway today at the San Diego Convention Center and 125,000 fans will attend this frothy celebration -- and hard sell -- of pop...Tags: Joss Whedon, Jennifer Connelly, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Fiction, Heroes
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Clint Eastwood, 'Kung Fu Panda' Head to Cannes
Zap2It.comClint Eastwood's "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie, is one of several high profile American films going for the Palme d'Or at next month's Cannes Film Festival. While the official Cannes lineup, which was announced on Wednesday, April 23, includes...Tags: Steven Soderbergh, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, Movies, Film Festivals, Wim Wenders
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Cannes Film Festival announces official lineup
Eleventh-hour additions of Clint Eastwood's thriller "Changeling," starring Angelina Jolie, and Steven Soderbergh's double Che Guevara biopics, "The Argentine" and "Guerrilla," were among the big news delivered by festival general manager Thierry...Tags: Barry Levinson, Jackie Chan, Emir Kusturica, Film Festivals, Wim Wenders
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Capitalizing on Che Guevara's image
Special to The TimesIF THIS were a photo session, you couldn't have asked for more. The model, long-haired with steely gaze and wispy guerrillero beard. Jacket zipped to the chin. Collar up and hair uncombed. Jaw set in anger. Beret at a perfect, rakish tilt. There's tension...Tags: Steven Soderbergh, Wars and Interventions, Homer Simpson, Venice, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Palme d'Or goes to France's 'Entre les Murs'
Times Movie CriticWhat a difference 21 years makes. In 1987, the last time a French film won the Palme d'Or, the audience at the Palais du Festival was so angry at the choice of "Under the Sun of Satan" that it hooted furiously and the director, Maurice Pialat, yelled...Tags: Film Festivals, David Lean, Justice System, Giulio Andreotti, Celebrity
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Cannes '08: It's over, but what just happened?
In the end, it was entirely appropriate that "What Just Happened" got the last flicker of light from the projector at this year's Festival de Cannes. It's about a troubled movie, starring Sean Penn, that plays to a rainy Cannes within a real-life troubled...Tags: Government, Barry Levinson, Music Theater, Frank Langella, Lobbying
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'Things We Lost in the Fire'
Special to NewsdayTrying to explain the meaning of "fluorescent" to his young son, the saintly and soon-to-be-deceased Brian Burke (David Duchovny) says it means "lit from within." "Am I fluorescent?" his son asks. Dad answers: "Yes, Dory, you are." There will be...Tags: John Anderson, John Carroll, David Duchovny, Brian Burke, Movies
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Role call
"Matrix" and "Lord of the Rings" star Hugo Weaving will go hunting for "The Wolfman." Weaving, best known for playing Agent Smith in the "Matrix" trilogy, has signed on to appear in the monster movie remake, which stars Benicio Del Toro. The film is set... -
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BROADCAST "SNATCH" *** 7 p.m., WPWR-Ch. 50 Bugs Bunny called; he wants in on all those carats. Written and directed by Guy Ritchie, the husband of music superstar Madonna, this 2000 comedy-drama follows a fixed boxing match and a jewel heist --...Tags: Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Movies, Film Festivals, Brad Pitt
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