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UK film outlawed for blasphemy finally unbanned (AP)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:55:12 AM CST
AP - The only movie ever banned in Britain for blasphemy has finally been approved for distribution, 23 years after it was outlawed.
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Program for 2012 Berlin Film Festival (AP)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:22:16 AM CST
AP - A list of the movies being shown in the official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 9-19.
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UK film, London theatre takings rise in 2011 (Reuters)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:21:43 AM CST
Reuters - Theatre-goers in London and film fans across Britain shrugged off economic worries in 2011 and spent more on movies and plays than in 2010, official figures published on Tuesday showed.
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Berlin festival combines Streep with global sweep (AP)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:19:50 AM CST
AP - A new movie from Billy Bob Thornton and a turn as Marie Antoinette by Diane Kruger will rub shoulders with offerings from Asia to Africa at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
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Actress clarifies remark about being gay by choice (AP)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:07:45 AM CST
AP - Actress Cynthia Nixon is trying to clarify her earlier remarks that got her in hot water with some fellow gay rights activists.
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Review: 'Kill List' a bold mix of genres (AP)
Monday, January 30, 2012 11:18:02 PM CST
AP - "Kill List" morphs subtly but devastatingly from an uncomfortable domestic drama to a brutally violent hit-man thriller to a what-the-hell-just-happened? exploration of a primal, paranoid nightmare.
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Liam Neeson solidifies action star status with "Grey" success (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 7:58:55 PM CST
Reuters - Liam Neeson may be the world's most improbable action star.
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Naked activists flash flesh for banned Iranian actress (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 7:56:30 PM CST
Reuters - A fleshy rebellion is spreading hot and fast across the cybersphere, as a growing number of activists are stripping down in support of Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani, who was reportedly banned from her homeland after posing topless for French magazine Madame Le Figaro.
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Actor who was Mr. Pitt on 'Seinfeld' dies at 77 (AP)
Monday, January 30, 2012 6:59:59 PM CST
AP - Ian Abercrombie, a veteran British stage and screen actor whose TV roles included Elaine's boss Mr. Pitt on "Seinfeld" and the voice of Chancellor Palpatine in "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," has died. He was 77.
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"Safety Not Guaranteed" acquired at Sundance (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 5:09:17 PM CST
Reuters - FilmDistrict has picked up the Sundance favorite "Safety Not Guaranteed," the company said Monday. It plans to release the movie this summer.
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App developer gets Oscar nomination for film that doubles as iPad app (Appolicious)
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 8:07:00 AM CST
Appolicious - The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards are upon us, and there’s one unexpected nominee among the usual list of Hollywood studios, crew and actors – an iPad developer.
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Stay warm and queue movies by the fire with these Netflix-related iPhone apps (Appolicious)
Thursday, January 5, 2012 6:30:00 AM CST
Appolicious - When the evening forecast calls for fierce winds, icy roads and inches of snow, date night can turn south in a hurry. Thankfully, Netflix, along with a device to stream the service, can turn what would be a chilly night right around. But what’s the best app to make sure your queue is stocked with all the movies you want to see? There are plenty of options out there, so let’s take a look at a few.
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Taylor Lautner drops out of "Stretch Armstrong" film (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 12:47:51 PM CST
Reuters - The big-screen adaptation of the flexible toy Stretch Armstrong will finally make its way to the big screen thanks to a new partnership between Hasbro and Relativity Media.
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Madonna feels kinship with vilified Wallis Simpson (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 11:03:43 AM CST
Reuters - Madonna says it's pretty obvious why she was drawn to the story of Wallis Simpson -- the American divorcee who was vilified for persuading a British king to give up his throne in order to marry her.
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Charlie Chaplin heads to Broadway in musical form (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 5:08:34 PM CST
Reuters - Silent-film star Charlie Chaplin might seem like an unlikely candidate as the subject of a Broadway musical, but it will soon be a reality.
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"The Help" gets Oscar boost with big SAG wins (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 7:45:50 AM CST
Reuters - Civil rights drama "The Help" got a leg up in the Oscar race on Sunday when the movie won three awards from the Screen Actors Guild, including best cast in a surprise over silent movie romance "The Artist."
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Neeson's 'Grey' mauls box office with $19.7M (AP)
Monday, January 30, 2012 4:42:36 PM CST
AP - Liam Neeson continues to maul the competition in the winter months.
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Jennifer Lopez to present at Oscars (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 2:35:12 PM CST
Reuters - Jennifer Lopez now has a job presenting at the Oscars to go with her People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" honor.
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Kermit and Piggy Fire Back at Fox News (The Upshot)
Monday, January 30, 2012 4:35:36 PM CST
The Upshot - Several weeks ago, Dan Gainor of the conservative Media Research Center told Fox Business host Eric Bolling that "The Muppets," the new movie starring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, had a liberal agenda. "It's amazing how far the left will go ... to manipulate your kids to ... give them the anti-corporate message." Gainor [...]
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"The Help" wins WGA's Paul Selvin Award (Reuters)
Monday, January 30, 2012 2:03:19 PM CST
Reuters - The day after "The Help" won three SAG Awards, the Writers Guild of America, West has added to its awards haul by naming its writer-director Tate Taylor recipient of the 2012 Paul Selvin Award.