Soon, fans will see the televised return of both Hannibal Lecter and Clarice Starling. The catch is that they won’t be together, or even in the same show. Lifetime has begun developing “Clarice,” a series that follows the exploits of the protagonist of the “The Silence of the Lambs”, originally played by Jodie Foster. This […]
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“Men in Black 3” may have won the weekend, but its $70 million four-day take was not anywhere near what studio Sony was hoping for. Thus, the real box office story this weekend is “Moonrise Kingdom”, which managed to be the 14th biggest movie of the Memorial Day Holiday despite playing in just four theaters. Wes
The jury prizes at the Cannes Film Festival were handed out today, with Michael Haneke’s critically-acclaimed “Amour,” about an elderly couple’s bond as the wife’s health declines, taking the Palme d’Or award for Best Film. Haneke is no stranger to Cannes, and his last film, “The White Ribbon,” also won the Palme d’Or in 2009.
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TBS is best known for Conan O’Brien’s late-night talk show and a litany of Tyler Perry spin-offs, but the successful premiere of the cable giant’s new sitcom “Men at Work” suggests that they may have a future in producing shows as bland and uninspired as those of the networks. “Men at Work” is from Breckin Meyer (“Road Trip,” “Franklin
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Nearly 40 years after The Exorcist convinced millions that all a psychopathic child needs is a priest, the property is making a leap to TV. Sean Durkin, the writer-director of last year’s critical favorite Martha Marcy May Marlene, is adapting The Exorcist into a TV series. The series, paid for by Morgan Creek and produced
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The continued adventures of G.I. Joe, despite what a plethora of ads have been telling you, won’t be coming to screens this summer. In a shocking move, Paramount has pushed back G.I. Joe: Retaliation‘s release date by a whopping nine months. Originally due on June 29, the film will now be storming theaters March 29,
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The Dark Knight Returns, the classic 1986 comic from Frank Miller that influenced the Batman mythology more than any other work, is finally getting the movie treatment, and it has its Bruce Wayne. Peter Weller has been announced as the voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman in Warner Brother’s upcoming animated adaptation of The Dark Knight Returns.
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When 23-year-old River Phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993, he was working on a movie entitled “Dark Blood,” directed by George Sluizer. The project, which Sluizer said was 80 percent finished, was put to rest. The insurance company wanted all the footage destroyed, but Sluizer refused and kept it for himself. Now 79
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Tom Cruise seems to be in a hurry to film as many potentially huge movies as possible lest one of them tanks and his semi-comeback comes to a halt. Cruise, who had a rough few years but scored a hit with the latest Mission: Impossible, has attached himself to a remake of the 1960 Western
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Today, teasers for two of the most anticipated upcoming films–which couldn’t be more different from one another–hit the web. The more exciting of the pair is the one for Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, starring Joaquin Phoenix in his return to formal acting. The teaser does exactly what it should — it doesn’t let you
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