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Indie producer goes mainstream
The Associated PressThe wonderboy who made "Clerks" now is officially an "influence" on a new generation of filmmakers. Kevin Smith wrote his latest comedy, "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," with Seth Rogen in mind to play slacker Zack, who makes a skin flick with his...Tags: Robert Rodriguez, New Jersey, Zack and Miri Make a Porno (movie), North Carolina, Matt Damon
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Zac Efron's 'Footloose' Dancing Forward
Zap2It.comHot on the heels of the $42 million opening for "High School Musical 3," a Zac Efron-centered remake of "Footloose" is now on the fast-track. The project was first announced in July of 2007, but fell behind "17 Again" and "HSM3" on Efron's slate while...Tags: High School Musical 3 (movie), Music, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (movie), Zac Efron, Kenny Loggins
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James Franco's top 5 stoner flicks
Special to NewsdayTo quote the immortal Mr. Hand of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High": "What are you, people? On dope?" Yes, indeed, Mr. Hand. "Stoner movies" - the grandmother of which was 1936's "Reefer Madness," the PSA-melodrama about the evils of the "devil weed with...Tags: Jeff Bridges, Rory Cochrane, Tony Scott, Pineapple Express (movie), Adam Goldberg
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James Franco, Seth Rogen ride 'Pineapple Express'
Special to NewsdayDude! Is there, like, a pineapple local? Then how can there be a "Pineapple Express"? Whoa, step off. Too many alternative realities. Like, for example, what's James Franco, "Spider-Man" Goblin and erstwhile James Dean impersonator, doing in this movie?...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Jeff Bridges, Jason Segel, John Anderson, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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'School of Rock' Sequel Preparing to Roll
Zap2It.comParamount is moving forward on a sequel to the hit comedy "School of Rock," with most of the original talent attached to return. According to Variety, Mike White is working on sequelizing his original script with the tentative title "School of Rock 2:...Tags: Paramount, Jack Black
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Baghead: a mumblecore mix of laughs and screams
Special to The TimesA guy with a bag on his head can play out a couple of ways. The Unknown Comic went for laughs. Recent films such as "The Orphanage" and "The Strangers" go for straight scares. And then there's the new indie film "Baghead," in which the sack holds both...Tags: Texas, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles, Festive Event, Movies
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'Waltz With Bashir' leads down filmmaker's nightmare alley
ARI FOLMAN'S "Waltz With Bashir," which screens tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival, straddles many boundaries: between memory and dream, history and memoir, fact and fiction. Using animation to shift fluidly between frames, the movie...Tags: Refugee, Ariel Sharon, Cinema Industry, In Treatment (tv program), Sam Adams
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Green movement
NewsdayTo quote the immortal Mr. Hand of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High": "What are you, people? On dope?" Yes, indeed, Mr. Hand. "Stoner movies"—the grandmother of which was 1936's "Reefer Madness," the PSA-melodrama about the evils of the "devil weed with...Tags: Jeff Bridges, Rory Cochrane, Tony Scott, Pineapple Express (movie), Adam Goldberg
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McConaughey is one star not itching to leave his niche
Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles TimesBetween meetings and incoming texts on his BlackBerry one rainy afternoon in Venice, Calif., Matthew McConaughey tucked a discreet plug of tobacco behind his lower lip and said of himself: "When I was a late teenager, early 20s, just getting into this,...Tags: Ted Nugent, Wesleyan University, Kate Hudson, Tyrone Power Sr., Sarah Jessica Parker
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Directors step up to take their shot at Oscar
THE six nominees for this year's best director Academy Award have made a total of 23 feature films. To put that meager number into perspective, consider this: "The Departed," which finally won Martin Scorsese his directing Oscar last year (on his sixth...Tags: Wes Anderson, Orson Welles, Awards and Prizes, Academy Awards, Cinema Industry
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Appendix Gone, Zac Efron's Feeling 'Welles'
Zap2It.comDespite being rushed to the hospital with appendicitis earlier in the week, "High School Musical" star Zac Efron isn't wasting any time filling his schedule. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Efron will play the lead role in the coming-of-age drama...Tags: High Schools, Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Music, Orson Welles
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