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The Stage / News / Sky Atlantic commissions second original UK drama and acquires US series Smash

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Sky Atlantic commissions second original UK drama and acquires US series Smash Sky Atlantic has commissioned a four-part drama based on Robert Wilson's Javier Falcon novels. Falcon is being made by Mammoth Screen and will comprise two episodes based on the book The Blind Man of Seville and two based on The Silent and the [...]

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Producer Graham King Says Sacha Baron Cohen May Sing Queen Songs in Upcoming Freddie Mercury Biopic; Also Talks Adapting JERSEY BOYS

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With director Marin Scorsese's Hugo getting released tomorrow, Steve got the chance to sit down with producer Graham King over the weekend. That interview produced a Sunday article with updates on the Tomb Raider reboot. King has several promising projects in the works, though, so today we wanted to pass along what he had to [...]

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The Runaway Blob of Complexity – A Book Review

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It has often been said that simplicity breeds complexity. It is hard to say if that is true, but it appears to be true, and we know that simple mathematical formulas can put forth some of the most intriguing designs of what appear to be very complex systems which build on their own. Speaking of [...]

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Showtime's Shameless: Season 1 Blu-ray Release Date

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October 02, 2011 The first season of Showtime's original series Shameless is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on December 27, 2011 according to a new pre-order listing at Amazon.com. Shameless is an adaptation of a British show that stars William H. Macy, Joan Cusack and Emmy Rossum. It debuted in January of this year and [...]

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Watch: Trailer for "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

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"Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" is the kind of adaptation that inherently risks slipping to schmaltz. Jonathan Safran Foer is a well-respected author, but the elements include a precocious and eccentric kid, 9/11, the death of a father and the secret he left behind. However, the just-dropped trailer suggests that director Stephen Daldry could have [...]

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Spielberg's 3D adventures of Tintin premiers

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Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's animated 3D adaptation of Belgian comic book hero Tintin premiered on the red carpet in Brussels on Saturday. A parade of classical cars drove to the highly anticipated 3D epic and acrobats danced on the side of a giant poster advertising the boy reporter with the trademark quiff. Spielberg is [...]

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Roberts 'creepy' in Snow White

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JULIA Roberts is "creepy and eerie" on the set of Brothers Grimm: Snow White. The 43-year-old actress is playing the evil queen in the forthcoming adaptation of the classic fairytale, and co-star Lily Collins – who plays the titular beauty – admits she is impressed by the "brilliant" performance she's been giving. She said: "Everyone [...]

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Julia Roberts – Lily Collins: Julia Roberts Is 'Creepy And Eerie' As Evil Queen

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Lily Collins believes Julia Roberts is giving a "brilliant" performance" as the "creepy and eerie" evil queen in 'The Brothers Grimm: Snow White'. Julia Roberts is "creepy and eerie" on the set of 'Brothers Grimm: Snow White'. The 43-year-old actress is playing the evil queen in the forthcoming adaptation of the classic fairytale, and co-star [...]

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Bridget Jones's Diary – Reality In A Nutshell

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Bridget Jones's Diary was one movie that I saw just for two main reasons – Renee Zellweger and the hype around it that I had read at the time of its release. In 2001, I felt that I was not old enough to see this move in its true sense. And now, I feel I [...]

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Matthew Fox accused of assault

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Matthew Fox, the star of the TV shows Lost and Party of Five, was detained over the weekend by police investigating reports he had assaulted the female driver of a party bus. Fox, who is in Cleveland filming an adaptation of the James Patterson novel I, Alex Cross, allegedly attempted to board the bus early [...]

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TV : James Mangold et le scénariste des "Affranchis" s'intéressent à Vegas

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La chaîne CBS explorera les méthodes policières utilisées à Las Vegas envers la mafia durant les décennies 1960 et 1970 dans une série provisoirement baptisée Ralph Lamb, indique le site spécialisé Deadline.com. James Mangold (Walk the Line, The Wolverine) dirigera l'épisode pilote de la série imaginée par Nicholas Pileggi, scénariste expert du crime organisé qui [...]