You might think that because it was a holiday weekend, there were very few news items to cover, and that simply wasn’t true for Thanksgiving. Between trailers, pictures, rumors, and legitimate news, there are dozens of stories you might need to catch up on. We’ll give you just over a dozen, and the rest is up to you. Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp give Don Quixote one ......
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screendaily reports the winners of the British Independent Film Awards.  Last year, Control won all of the top spots: Awards in full Best British Independent film Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle) Best director, sponsored by The Creative Partnership Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) The Douglas Hickox Award (best debut director) Steve McQueen (......
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...ian film industry selected Hindi film Stars On Earth ( Taare Zameen Par ) as i …......
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It was a pretty laidback week around the movie blogosphere, with our good friends south of the border primarily cooking up turkey dinners rather than cooking up major headlines. The Screen Actor’s Guild strike is still being discussed and drawing ever closer, meanwhile some details leaked out about a new Michael Cera movie that may end up being a must-see movie at Sundance in January. Elsewh......
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After a couple of days in post-screening limbo, the reviews for “The Reader” are in, and while there’s much praise for the film, I suspect the response may not be quite what Harvey Weinstein was hoping for. The general impression appears to be that it’s intelligent, well-crafted and delicately performed, but as Kris anticipated recently, there are concerns that it may p......
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The Four Christmases reviews have snuck down the chimney. Man mountain Vince Vaughn, who looks like he ate the Vince Vaughn in Swingers, stars opposite Reese Witherspoon, who is reportedly only witherspoon during a scene at a dining table. The two actors apparently hated each other on set, which should mean this is one of the most realistic portrayals of a long-term relationship ever seen on s......
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Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Photo: Paramount Pictures Before I get started with the reviews, it has been pointed out by Slashfilm that the Warner Bros. “For Your Considerat ion” BAFTA website has the entire Alexandre Desplat score from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button for you to listen to, just click here and let it roll. For the ......
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UPDATED: Slow on the uptake again, the Hollywood Reporter finally offers the unqualified rave we’ve been awaiting. Gushing praise in all departments, including a big thumbs-up for Pitt (”his most impressive outing to date”). Blanchett, meanwhile, “illuminates the screen.” No issues with digital or emotional aloofness to be found. EARLIER: A couple of da......
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The Australia movie reviews have hit the trades mate. Nicole Kidman plays an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch before World War II and pacts with a local man (played by Huge Noseman) to protect it from a takeover. As the pair drive thousands of tasty cattle over unforgiving landscape, they get caught up in the first bombing by the Japanese. Australia is directed by Baz ......
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Looking across the early reviews, I think it’s fair to say that “Aus traliaR 21; has cleared the first hurdle. They’re mixed, for sure — hardly new territory for Baz Luhrmann — but there’s a lot of admiration out there, even within the kvetching. There were a number of voices out there anticipating an outright disaster, but so far, it doesn’t sound like o......
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Thanks to Rod for pointing us to the trailer for Nothing But the Truth on Moviefone (via comingsoon.net) Some critics who saw this in Toronto noticed the obvious parallel between the movie’s basic plot catalyst and the Valerie Plame/Judith Miller case. Some of those same early viewers got all uptight and indignant because the actual story Rod Lurie wanted to tell is nothing ......
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Jeremy Kay / screendaily.com : Paris Hilton, Charlotte Rampling join cast of new Solondz picture   —  Charlotte Rampling, Allison Janney, Ciaran Hinds and Paris Hilton have joined the cast of Werc Werk Works’ upcoming Todd Solondz companion piece to his dark comedy Happiness.  —  The “part-sequel, par variation” …......
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Ed Zwick may just be one of those directors who will never be in critics’ good graces: a fine technical craftsman and a no-nonsense storyteller, even his best films remain as resolutely unfashionable in execution as they are noble in intention. Nothing wrong with that, of course — I’m no real fan, but films like “Legends of the Fall,” “The Last Samurai” an......
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If the voters of California had visualized that headline, Prop. 8 might have had a completely different outcome. Alas, it’s a match made only for the movies (as far as we know): Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron will star in The Danish Girl . Kidman plays artist Einar Wegener, a man with a very smooth forehead who, with the encouragement of his wife Greta (Theron), adopts a f......
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Uh…what? If you ever saw Mona Lisa , you’d be surprised to learn that it’s being remade. That’s not a slight against the Neil Jordan film, because it’s actually pretty good - got an Oscar nomination and the whole bit - but it’s not exactly one of those movies you always think they should try again. And yet, here we are, and the role of Bob Hoskins ......
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Proof positive that 2008 is a banner year for Italian cinema: Matteo Garrone’s “Gom orrah̶ 1; and Paolo Sorrentino’s “Il Divo,” both masterpieces of a very different stylistic ilk, lead all nominees for the European Film Awards, with five nominations apiece. Joing them in the hunt for Best European Film are “The Class” and “Hap py-Go-Luck y,̶......
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Over at Truly Free Film , Ted Hope mentions Take 12 , an initiative by the UK Film Council and the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) in the UK ” to encourage independent film companies to embrace new digital technology and use it to build new revenue streams.” Basically, the government will provide about $75,000 of consulting money for 12 com......
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Hrm. On Wednesday, I got called out by my friend, Big Spence , to help out with some extra work for the Japanese version of Sideways . Big thanks also to Randi Acton who said they probably wouldn’t use me (don’t want an Asian person doing a white Napa scene!) but plopped me in anyways. They ended up not using me, but it was fun anyways And some pictures to pro......
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Lots of new trailers were released this past week, including the new Underworld prequel, Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino, and Michael Bay’s Friday the 13th remake, and we also heard a couple of unexpected news stories about Steven Soderbergh’s 3-D musical and Ben Stiller possibly directing a serious drama. Meanwhile, it looks like The A-Team movie could potentially be in trouble, an......
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...i, his sometime boyfriend and constant life and business partner.” -via  screendail y.com..... .
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