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The Story of Noah's Duck
Tim here. Tomorrow, Darren Aronofsky’s longstanding passion project Noah finally opens, continuing the unexpected trend which has found 2014 turning the Year the Biblical Epic Came Back (what with Son...
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Superheroes Have Birthdays, Too
BatmanDid you know that May marks Batman's 75th birthday? The billionaire in the cowl was introduced in Detective Comics #27 May 1939 edition (a comic that sold a few years ago for over a million...
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World's Linkiest
The Guardian a deleted pre-coronation scene between sisters Anna and Elsa in FrozenAntagony & Ecstasy Tim on Muppets Most Wanted. I liked the movie more than he but this is why I hired him for TFE....
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Animal Pairs I'm Hoping To See in "Noah" This Weekend
I'm off to see Noah. No, I don't know how or why I missed the critics screenings (boo) but don't tell me which animal pairs get screen time or cameos. I love animals muchly and want lots of screen time...
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Posterized: Russell Crowe
What was the precise moment that Russell Crowe became a superstar? Here's my guess. The moment LA Confidential introduced him, with that piercing stare (you can count the number of times he blinks in...
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Cast This: "Magic Mike XXL"
Channing & Pettyfer in the originalThe Magic Mike sequel is gearing up to start filming in the fall. The Playlist reports that Steven Soderbergh's long time first AD Gregory Jacobs will direct so...
View Article25 Years Ago Today... Marquise & Madame
These pictures were literally shot 25 years ago today - Michelle Pfeiffer & Glenn Close at the Governor's Ball for the 1988 Oscars on March 29th, 1989.
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ICYMI
Busy week as usual. Seven highlights, in case you missed them... Alfre Woodard - we talked to the great actress about her favorite roles from 12 Years a Slave to Passion FishStage Door catfights - Anne...
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Say What, Banks on Bike?
Amuse us by adding a caption or dialogue to this still of Elizabeth Banks from Walk of Shame. I'll announce the winner later. After the jump, see the winners of the last few "say whats" and what they...
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Hugh Jackman, Always a Good (Tuneful) Sport
In so many ways I wish Hugh Jackman could move on from Wolverine, the role that brought him enormous fame but which he has been performing for 14 of his 15 years in motion pictures. That's longer than...
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Yes, No, Maybe So: Begin Again
Can a Song Save Your Life? The Weinstein Company doesn't think so, since they've changed the title of that music industry Mark Ruffalo/Keira Knightley film. It would like to be known as Begin Again...
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The Weekend's Only Pun-Free Box Office Report
Amir reporting. You’ve heard it all: Noah stormed the theatres; audiences flooded to see it; “Oh, Noah! The film isn’t very good;” Aronofski’s drowning in his worst reviews since The Fountain was...
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Link Flood
Entertainment Weekly Mark Harris sounded off on horror television like Hannibal and The Walking Dead "with gore less is more"LA Times treasure trove of silent films found in Amsterdam including Mickey...
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"monday morning, you're history"
Happy 25th birthday this very day to the daring, hilarious, and utterly classic Heathers (1989). It's one of the greatest high school movies of all time and the most shamelessly ripped off. (See also:...
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Monologue: Christopher Walken x 2
Happy birthday to one of cinema's all time greatest nutjobs, Christopher Walken. The Oscar-winner is 71 today. Do you forget he was in Annie Hall (1977) ? I always do until I'm watching it and he shows...
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Women's History Month: Nicole Kidman as Virginia Woolf
Our Women's History Month posts, celebrating real actresses as real women conclude with abstew on Virginia Woolf & The Hours. Virginia Woolf Born: Adeline Virginia Stephen was born January 25, 1882...
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Beauty vs. Beast - Black Widow vs. The Hulk
I can't tell you how proud I am to be hosting JA's weekly series "Beauty vs. Beast". I feel like a giddy reader each Monday just wondering which amusing sophie's choice he'll pose. But he's in Italy...
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Morning Confession: I've Never Seen an Ali MacGraw Movie
Happy 75th birthday today to Ali MacGraw. "Who?" Some of you might be asking, which is telling. My first and only significant memory of Ali MacGraw, who was quite famous when I was a child, was seeing...
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Are You "Divine"? On Recent Divas, Heroes, and Sexpots
A NOTE BEFORE WE BEGIN: I am aware that you're impatiently awaiting 2014's April Foolish Oscar Predictions but please to note: I am aiming for April 13th but they definitely won't be here today and...
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Beauty Break: Logan Lerman
When I met Logan Lerman in 2012 to talk Perks of Being a Wallflower and Noah (right here icymi) he was as nice as movie actors can get. We even strayed off topic quite a bit over coffee. I was eager to...
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