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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Julianne Moore, Mentor to Joseph Gordon-Levitt; ‘Disturbia’ Director May Invert Gravity; Warren Stevens, ‘Forbidden Planet’ Doc, Dies at 92
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Peter Martin
Mar 29, 2012
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Meet your new mentor! Plus: DJ Caruso might helm a planet-threatening thriller, and a veteran character actor has given his last performance....
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Stanley Tucci Negotiating for Oscar As ‘Voice’; Kenneth Branagh to Direct Jack Ryan; Writers Hired for Justin Lin’s ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’
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Peter Martin
Mar 28, 2012
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Stanley Tucci plays the crazily-coiffed TV host of 'The Hunger Games,' now in theaters, but soon he could be playing a psychiatrist who helps a suicidal Emma Watson....
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Will Ferrell, ‘Crazy’ Dad; Millions for “Mommy Porn”; ‘Red’ Tops DVD Rentals, But ‘Harry Potter’ is Best Seller
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Peter Martin
Mar 27, 2012
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Today we have two "book into movie" news items: One about a protective father and his desire to help his son, and the other, an erotic tale described as "mommy porn." Plus the top renting (and selling) DVDs!...
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: ‘Hunger Games’ Good, Not Great, Overseas; James Cameron’s Real-Life Record Dive; Rare Movie Posters Sold for $500,000
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Peter Martin
Mar 26, 2012
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The Hunger Games
translated pretty well overseas this weekend, good enough for the #2 opening of the year. But can you guess which film opened bigger?...
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: $231 Million for ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Equals “Modest Loss”; Terrence Malick Not So ‘Lawless’ Anymore; Overseas Movie Ticket Sales Soar
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Peter Martin
Mar 23, 2012
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Only in Hollywood can you help finance a project that makes $231 million -- and still report "a modest loss."...
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Brett Ratner to Direct ‘Midnight Run 2’; ‘Sex Tape’ Seeks Director; David Russell’s ‘Bulls***’; Reinventing Huck Finn and ‘1984’
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Peter Martin
Mar 22, 2012
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New writers have been hired for 'Midnight Run 2,' and it looks like Brett Ratner will be directing Robert De Niro in a sequel we haven't been waiting for....
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Russell Crowe Will Float Aronofsky’s Ark; Harry Potter Bully Going to Jail; Director Ulu Grosbard, 83, Dies
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Peter Martin
Mar 21, 2012
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What kind of Noah will Russell Crowe be playing in Darren Aronofsky's upcoming film about the biblical character?...
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Seth Rogen Wants to Be Your Buddy Cop; Jake Gyllenhaal Might Play His Own Double; ‘Extremely Close’ Kid Will Keep Acting
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Peter Martin
Mar 20, 2012
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Casting notices aplenty in our roundup today, with new roles for Seth Rogen and Kevin Hart, Jake Gyllenhaal (maybe two), and young Thomas Horn....
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: ‘21 Jump Street’ Laughs Its Way to Box Office Win; More SXSW Audience Award Winners; ‘Easy A’ Director Gets Serious
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Peter Martin
Mar 19, 2012
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Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum went back to high school over the weekend, and so did audiences, eager to laugh at (and with) '21 Jump Street.'...
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Hugh Jackman Kidnaps a Kidnapper; Megan Fox and Zoe Saldana will ‘Swindle’ Somebody; From ‘Warrior’ to ‘Neverland’
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Peter Martin
Mar 16, 2012
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Casting notices top our roundup today, with news that 'Wolverine' wants to be a kidnapping carpenter....
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SXSW in 60 Seconds: Midnight ‘Aggression,’ ‘Girls,’ ‘Tall Man’ Get Picked Up; ‘Brooklyn Castle’ Doc to be Remade
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Peter Martin
Mar 15, 2012
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Let's catch up on the business side of SXSW: Three distribution deals and one remake deal have been announced....
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: New Parts for Michael Fassbender and Jeremy Renner; William Friedkin’s ‘Killer Joe’ Still NC-17; Oscar Sched
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Peter Martin
Mar 15, 2012
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Michael Fassbender could forge romance after surviving a plane crash....
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Movie News in 60 Seconds: Jeremy Irons, Beautiful Creature; ‘Paranormal’ Ads Disturb Brit Viewers; ‘Godfather’ Lawsuits Keep Flying
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Peter Martin
Mar 14, 2012
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The cast for a "supernatural love story" has been bolstered with the addition of Jeremy Irons as a mysterious uncle....
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