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9/11: Ten years later – It seems Hollywood couldn't handle this truth
WARNER BROS.Three years later, "The Dark Knight" subtly built on that. It may have been presented as just another superhero film — but with a nihilistic Joker who wanted to "watch the world burn" and a Batman ready to ignore every civil liberty to catch him, it caught the anarchy and paranoia of those times [...]
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Batman: Arkham City trailer featuring The Joker released
Batman: Arkham City is set to release on October 18th, 2011. Batman will face off against a whole host of enemies, but none greater than the legendary Joker. Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, will reprise his role as the voice of The Joker. The trailer, released by Warner Bros. Games, DC, and Rocksteady, features [...]
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Martin Luther King film, miniseries finally on the way
The arc of history is long. But does it bend toward a Martin Luther King Jr. movie? For years, filmmakers have tried to get King dramatizations off the ground, with directors as prestigious as Oliver Stone and Jonathan Demme failing to gain traction. Whether because of lack of financing, the absence of a good script [...]
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Heather Graham to Star Opposite Rob Corddry in 'Little in Common'
Heather Graham has been cast opposite Rob Corddry in the Fox pilot Little in Common. The project, which failed to earn a series pickup at the May upfront presentation to Madison Avenue, is being retooled and could make its way to Fox’s planned two-hour midseason Tuesday comedy night. Graham replaces Paula Marshall (Gary Unmarried) who [...]
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New TV Spot Released for CONTAGION Starring Matt Damon & Jude Law
Also starring Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, and Sanaa Lathan, Contagion is directed by Steven Soderbergh and is scheduled for theatrical release September 9th, 2011. "Contagion" follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a [...]
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Popcorn & Prejudice: A Movie Blog
Last year at this time, who knew about "The King's Speech"? And who didn't think Clint Eastwood's "Hereafter" would be an awards contender? Late summer is when the prestige movies take their place on the late-year schedule, and when speculation about Oscar prospects begins. Two big ones just got confirmed this week by Warner Bros.: [...]
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Dolly Parton's well-meaning message falters
Dolly Parton, "Better Day" (Dolly Records/ Warner Bros.) Dolly Parton never has hesitated to gamble when following her heart. That's why she's reached such heights in her career, and it's why occasional projects fail, sometimes in monumental fashion. "Better Day" isn't monumental by any means, but it does highlight Parton's periodic desire to make huge [...]
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Ben Affleck Attached to Direct New Version of 'Tell No One'
The 2006 French film Tell No One was a critical and audience favorite. Based on Harlan Coben's novel of the same name, the picture follows the story of a doctor who becomes embroiled in a multi-layered murder mystery scenario. The original film is a great piece of work that comes highly recommended. Which means, of [...]
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Warner Bros. 1st studio to offer VOD to China TVs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. said Wednesday that it will become the first Hollywood studio to license its movies to a national video-on-demand service that will connect to television sets in China. The studio said it expects the service to be available in 3 million homes with cable TV in China by the end [...]
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TNT Acquires Syndication Rights To Disney-ABC's Castle For $1.5M Per Episode
By Paige Albiniak (Broadcasting & Cable) — Multichannel News, 6/8/2011 5:46:25 PM TNT has acquired Disney-ABC's Castle, starring Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic, to begin airing on the basic-cable network next summer. TNT scored both the rights to air the show on its main channel as well as online through Time Warner's "TV Everywhere" rollout. [...]
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Keanu Reeves Passes On 'Akira'; Project Still Moving Forward
Fans have generally greeted the news that Warner Bros. is actively developing a live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese comic book-turned animated movie, Akira, with downright hostility. The studio didn't do itself any favors when it (reportedly) had offered the lead role of streetwise biker Kaneda to Zac Efron last year. Feelings about the project only [...]
