Movies on TV, Monday, Jan. 2

MORNING 5: 00 (39) >> The Beginning or the End Brian Donlevy. A scientist is entwined in the atomic bomb's development. (2hrs.) (60) >>> Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Harrison Ford. Indy's hunt for his missing father leads to the Holy Grail. (2hrs.3


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Freedom is one of the most important prerequisites of artistic excellence. 2011 was distinctive for producing a number of critically acclaimed films that celebrated the history of the arts and of the cinema itself - from Martin Scorsese's Hugo and Michel


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Lifestyle: DVD turkeys of 2011

LAST WEEK was the smooth (my run down of the year’s ten best DVDs) now be prepared for the rough.
As if you haven’t seen enough turkeys, here’s a few more before the festive season is over.
While some aren’t exactly the worst movies I’ve ever seen, they


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Allison Pond: From American Idol to Mormon Missionary

At a concert in Salt Lake City last week, pop star David Archuleta of American Idol fame made an unexpected and emotional announcement. After a couple of years of skirting questions about it, he revealed that he will indeed serve a two-year mission for t


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New Year Movies

WEDNESDAY DEC 28Firehouse Dog11.45am-1.50pm C4 PREMIERE A dog trained to appear in action movies falls out of a plane, and is adopted by a small-town fire chief and his son. The talented canine's stunt skills soon prove handy when it comes to rescuing pe


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Guilty Pleasures: Meg Gardiner

I’m a massive fan of disaster movies. I grew up in the ’70s, the decade that gave us Earthquake and The Poseidon Adventure. A love of catastrophe is in my blood. And disaster movies are about who dies, who survives, and why—courage, cowardice, smarts, mu


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Ror Revisits: THE DARK KNIGHT

I'll start by saying that although I love this movie, I am not one of these people that believes it is the be all and end all, or that it is infallible. What Nolan and co do right renders what they do wrong pretty insignificant imo, but that doesn't mean


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Entertainment: Christmas Film Scene with Bill Cunningham

HO! HO! HO! It’s Christmas at the movies and that means Arthur Christmas, the Chipmunks, Puss In Boots and Hugo. If you don’t believe in Santa try the new Sherlock Holmes or Johnny Depp getting stoned in Puerto Rico.
The family choice continues to be the


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'Anderson' has McDreamy treat

So far, no one from the show has commented on whether reshooting, or some other measure, will be employed to fix the asynchrony.



The death of Kim Jong-Il casts doubt on more than just the future of Asia. The North Korean dictator, who died on Dec.


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Bieber heads home for the holidays

MuchMusic scored a holiday miracle when it convinced Stratford, Ont.,'s Justin Bieber to come home for the holidays. It scored another when it man-aged to book Toronto's historic Massey Hall - one of the city's best-sounding venues known for classic live


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The Rum Diary Blu-ray and DVD Release Date

Three-time Best Actor Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, 2004; Finding Neverland, 2005; Sweeney Todd, 2008) shines in The Rum Diary, the latest film homage to iconic author Hunter S. Thompson, whic


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The 12 Biggest Television Spoilers Of 2011

2011 was a great year for television, with the acting, direction and writing of many shows beginning to surpass that of film. And with good TV comes amazing spoilers, those pivotal plot points that must be kept secret from people too lazy to watch sh*t a


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Bane Reigns Supreme in New "Dark Knight Rises" Stills

While one photo of Bane comes from a scene that is easily recognized from trailers and production stills as he stand on the top of a combat vehicle, the still clearly shows the photograph in the villain's hand as Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart). The second h


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New ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Hi-Res Images: Bane, Batman & Harvey Dent

In today’s Dark Knight Rises news, we have some new hi-res images from the film to share with fans – who are still buzzing about the recent Dark Knight Rises IMAX prologue, as well as the latest Dark Knight Rises trailer, which revealed such goodies as a


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COLOGNE, Germany – German indie Splendid Film, one of the big buyers at this year’s American Film Market, has further pumped up its 2012 slate, acquiring rights in German-speaking Europe and Benelux for Black Sands, the action  drama starring Arnold Schw


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Splendid beefs up lineup

BERLIN -- Splendid Film has picked up rights to a slew of high-profile pics, including the Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner "Black Sands" and Stuart Beattie's monster actioner "I, Frankenstein" for German-speaking territories and the Benelux.
Directed by M


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'True Blood' Star Joins 'The Lone Ranger'

One former "True Blood" star is headed to the Wild West in "The Lone Ranger," a new casting announcement for the upcoming Disney flick tells us. Meanwhile, Matt Damon readies his cast for his upcoming directorial debut, two more are courted for Spike Lee


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Catherine Zeta Jones

In the news Catherine Zeta-Jones gets CBE Read more... 'I've got it beat' Michael Douglas says of throat cancer Read more... Doting mother of two and queen of the red carpet, this Oscar winner looks set to outshine her husband. Catherine Zeta Jones’ acti


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Jennifer Aniston

In the news Jennifer Aniston named 'sexiest woman of all time' Read more... Aniston refuses to work with Pitt lookalike Read more... Once known for having the most requested copycat haircut in history, Jennifer Aniston has accrued A-list status in the pa


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Dexter & Deb as lovers?

Heading into Sunday night's "Homeland" finale, and ever since Showtime announced a second season for its dramatic thriller, the biggest question on viewers' minds was whether its inaugural run of episodes would conclude with Sgt. Brody (Damien Lewis) goi


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Yes, No, Maybe So: "The Dark Knight Rises"

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Television movies for the week of Dec. 18

Television movies for the week of Dec. 18 MOVIE RATINGS = Poor = Fair = Good = Excellent G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience CC = Closed captioned for hearing impaired ALPHABETICAL LIS


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The Weekly Listicle: The Stage On Screen

As the holiday season builds to its peak, we movie watchers face a release pattern that seems a bit less robust than usual. However, there are plenty of perfectly interesting options out there. In addition to the major franchises sequels like Sherlock Ho


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'The Hangover,' 'Puss in Boots': Hollywood gets Israeli makeover


Cicero and other ancients identified the eyes as the window to the soul. But they probably never spent much time looking at Israeli movie ads.
Driving around this coastal country for a  few days this week, I spotted ads for numerous films and, more speci


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In 'Young Adult,' home is where your past is

What happens in high school stays in high school. Unless it scars you for life.
"Young Adult" stars Charlize Theron as a struggling author of teen novels who decides to get back together with her high school crush (Patrick Wilson). Never mind that he's h


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The upcoming adaptation of I, FRANKENSTEIN certainly sounds interesting and with Aaron Eckhart in the title role that just makes it a little more exciting.
In the latest news on the film, the Australian group Make-up Effects Group will be on board to do


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Make-Up Effects Group To Create Visuals For I, FRANKENSTEIN

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The Australian based special effects company have revealed that they will be tackling the make-up visual effects for the upcoming graphic novel adaptation, which stars Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovsk


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Beach Boys + Brian Wilson to record, tour

Image Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Beach Boys offically announced today that they are reuniting with founding member and chief songwriter Brian Wilson for a 50th-anniversary tour and album. The 50-date international tour will kick off i


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Charlize Theron hilarious in grim comedy Young Adult

CHARLIZE THERON knows a thing or two about playing predators - she won an Oscar for her role as a serial killer in "Monster." And yet her murderess (in the movie's view) was a creature born of circumstance, of trauma. In "Young Adult," she plays a woman


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Movie Openings for December 15, 2011


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Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows: I immensely enjoyed the first of Guy Ritchie’s of Sherlock Holmes film though I found its focus on franchise building a bit distracting. Hopefully this go aroun


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The Dark Knight Rises Prologue Premieres in London

A snippet from The Dark Knight Rises premiered today and LOVEFiLM were front row to witness the 6 minute teaser in all its glory.
The clip – which has already been shown to American journos in New York – made its British debut today at the BFI IMAX in Wa


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The Fire Rises: A Review of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Prologue

The last time I set foot in the Science Museum of Virginia’s IMAX Dome theater was sixteen years ago. It was a laser light show set to the music of Pink Floyd. That was also the first time I can recall seeing anything on an IMAX screen outside of school


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Tony Kaye eyes 'Attachment'

Tony Kaye is in talks to direct the indie thriller "Attachment" for W2 Media, which is fully financing.
Story, penned by Christopher Denham, centers on a married woman's one night stand with a student coming back to haunt her when the lover begins to da


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First impressions of 'Dark Knight' teaser

We've seen the first six minutes of 'The Dark Knight Rises'!

On Thursday evening, a select group of journalists and Warner Bros. Pictures
executives were ushered into the Universal City IMAX theater in Los Angeles for
a special showing of the firs


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A New The Dark Knight Rises Teaser One-Sheet Revealed!

YES YES YES!!!

Actually a cool looking poster. Simple but effective
EPIC!!! and why havent you called me batman i would have got your back
Wow, that is a cool looking poster.

I can't wait for this film already and the readers just make the wait worse.


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A Sitter's Shameful New Year's Eve

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ABDUCTION(PG-13) In Taylor Lautner’s breakaway role from second-choice heartthrob (Team Jacob, anyone?) to lead action star, his character fights off attacks from mysterious hit men. Lilly Collins also stars as Lautner's neighbor and only ally


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Christopher Nolan: "Dark Knight Rises" and the Importance of IMAX

The Dark Knight just got one step closer to rising.
In anticipation of the release of about seven minutes of IMAX footage from the prologue of the hotly anticipated Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises” that will play in front of “Mission Impossible: Ghost


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Image Credit: Andrea Mohin/The New York Times/Redux Mourning in Gotham City, and across all of fanboy nation: Legendary comic book artist Jerry Robinson has died at the age of 89. Robinson, who was born in Trenton, N.J., on Jan. 1, 1922, was recruited to


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Dueling Reviews: "Young Adult"

Sasha Perl-Raver and Scott Ross both went into "Young Adult" with high expectations, but walked away with very different feelings about that they'd seen.
Sasha: It may seem an odd comparison, but "Young Adult" reminded me a lot of "Cars 2." Obviously not


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Munoz or Sonnen are “guaranteed” to get the next shot, so both these guys will either have to sit for 6+ months to get a title shot, or fight again.
At least Bsiping is getting a legit top 10 guy this time. Although of all the guys in the MW division’s t


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Can Bane measure up to Joke in new Batman film?

He wouldn't disclose much more about the studio's marketing strategy for its key tentpole franchise. But he did say that, like "The Dark Knight," its successor's "marketing strategy will definitely evolve," Robinov said.
Even if Bane gets significant and


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Can Bane Measure Up to the Joker in 'The Dark Knight Rises'? (Updated)

Bane is no Joker. But will that matter for "The Dark Knight Rises"?
Christopher Nolan's final Batman installment may well hinge on Bane, a little-known villain outside comic book circles. He will be played by Tom Hardy, star of Nolan's  "Inception."
An


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'Dark Knight Rises': Top 10 Photos of 2011

The entirety of this year has been spent in "The Dark Knight Rises" anticipation. Last year was all about "Inception" and its accompanying conspiracy theories. (COBB'S WEDDING RING IS HIS TOTEM!!! OMG!) But 2011 was nothing but pure excitement for Christ


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Revenge of the Electric Kiss


CONTINUING
ABDUCTION(PG-13) In Taylor Lautner’s breakaway role from second-choice heartthrob (Team Jacob, anyone?) to lead action star, his character fights off attacks from mysterious hit men. Lilly Collins also stars as Lautner's neighbor and only ally


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The Rum Diary: No Fear


Starring Johnny Depp, Giovani Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard
Directed by Bruce Robinson
Plot: Based on Hunter S. Thompson's first novel (though it wasn't published until 1998), Johnny Depp once again channels Thompson as a reporter who takes a job at


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'The Artist' (2011) movie scene with Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin


LOS ANGELES, CA—Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Anthony Mackie and Kate Beckinsale serve


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CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" returns to the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles as the network celebrates its fifth year of hono u ring "everyday people changing the world." Monday 12 December 2011 at 0100 GMT / 0200 CET


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The STV Trailer Park: with Ice Age 4, Wanderlust, Carnage and Contraband

Ice Age – the franchise that ironically enough shall never die.
Though it might not have the prestige of Pixar flicks, it certainly has a massive audience and so next summer -  which doesn’t seem like the most appropriate season – kids will have the chan


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What to Get the NiceGirls in Your Life for Christmas

Wow, it’s my third Christmas as part of the NiceGirls staff and what an interesting year it has been for TV and movie goers. Wouldn’t you agree? There have been zombies, aliens and witches galore (not to mention the lingering obsession with werewolves an


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‘Young Adult’ Red Band Promo: Charlize Theron Is A Horrible Person

Oscar-winner Charlize Theron looks to have a ball playing lovely (but unscrupulous) characters over the next year. However, before she portrays a corporate tool in Ridley Scott’s Prometheus – and the wicked queen in Snow White and the Huntsman – Theron w


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2012 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning.  Anthony Mac


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Film Review: The Rum Diary


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Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi, Amaury Nolasco
Production Company: GK Films, Infinitum Nihil, Film Engine
Rated: R
Opened: October 28, 2011
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When dealing with the impossible grief of losing a child, it's likely the last thing parents would want to hear is overbearing symphonic schmaltz trailing their every emotional step in a house full of inescapable memories. While this has often been the i


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Johnny Depp staggers in underwhelming 'Rum Diary'

"Rum Diary" has the drinking, drugs and Gonzo vibe of "Fear and Loathing," the rum and tropical scenery from "Pirates" and "Crybaby's" hot blonde and motorcycle. Add a shirtless Johnny Depp to that and, really, what more could you want? Though some sort


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Television movies for the week of Nov. 27

Television movies for the week of Nov. 27 MOVIE RATINGS = Poor = Fair = Good = Excellent G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience CC = Closed captioned for hearing impaired ALPHABETICAL LIS


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Enjoy a Thanksgiving Feast of Great Movies Now on Netflix Instant!

Now is the time for families to get together and enjoy food, football, fun and hopefully films. How's that for a feast full of alliteration? Therefore, we thought now would be a good time to also bring back our Netflix Instant feature so that you and you


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Mr. Dick goes to Hollywood

Hollywood has a crush on Philip K. Dick. There have been 11 adaptations based on Dick's fiction so far with no signs of a slowdown. Just this year saw the release of The Adjustment Bureau (based on "The Adjustment Team"), and, if reports are true, adapta


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Hugo's Descendants spend the Weekend with Marilyn and Muppets


CONTINUING
ABDUCTION(PG-13) In Taylor Lautner’s breakaway role from second-choice heartthrob (Team Jacob, anyone?) to lead action star, his character fights off attacks from mysterious hit men. Lilly Collins also stars as Lautner's neighbor and only ally


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The Core

Ludicrous yet scarily enjoyable yarn about a mission to the centre of the Earth to kickstart the core with a rather large nuclear explosion. Hilary Swank steers the contraption crewed by Stanley Tucci and Aaron Eckhart among others. Rarely has hokum been


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Yvonne Strahovski set to follow up 'Killer Elite' with 'I, Frankenstein'

Aaron Eckhart is need for a romantic interest to skip the beat of a patchwork heart for his namesake singular lead in "I, Frankenstein". Yvonne Strahovsk, having five seasons experience in the role of an agent taking down those enemy agents targeting her


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Bacon and Beer Storytellers Tour puts bar stories in the spotlight


"Everyone has passed out drunk and been written on in Magic Marker," says Atlanta comedian Mike Speenberg. "Everyone has a great 21st birthday story. We all have that in common."
Speenberg and Sibley are both working comedians, but on the Bacon and Beer


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Yvonne Strahovski Joins I, Frankenstein

Yesterday, our own Cole Abaius reported on the possibility of Bill Nighy joining Stuart Beattie‘s I, Frankenstein as a demon, but before we get official word of Nighy going evil, Deadline Manchester reports that Yvonne Strahovski has signed on to play th


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Television movies for the week of Nov. 20

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‘Chuck’ star Yvonne Strahovski cast in ‘I, Frankenstein’

Yvonne Strahovski arriving at the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards hosted by the Humane Society of the United States at the Hyatt Regency on March 19, 2011 in Century City, California.
With the last season of Chuck finishing up this year, Yvonne Strahovs


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"Chuck" Star Romances "Frankenstein"


Aussie actress and "Chuck" leading lady Yvonne Strahovski is in final negotiations to join Stuart Beattie's monster movie "I, Frankenstein" for Lakeshore Entertainment, Hopscotch Features and Lionsgate says Heat Vision.
Based on the graphic novel by Kevi


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Chuck actress Yvonne Strahovski is in final talks for I, Frankenstein, Stuart Beattie‘s adaptation of the comic book by Kevin Grevioux. Aaron Eckhart leads the cast as Frankenstein’s classic monster, who in the present day goes by Adam and stands between


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She's Alive! Yvonne Strahovski Heats Up 'I, Frankenstein'


Even though "The Killer Elite" proved to be less than action movie royalty, that's not going to stop a woman with the hotness of Yvonne Strahovski's magnitude from burning up the silver screen on a regular basis.
Now that her run on NBC's "Chuck" is near


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As had been rumored for months, all four original members of heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath, singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward, will reunite in 2012 to record their ninth studio album and undertak


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Film & TV: Cinemas - Still Showing - 17/11/11

TINTIN (Jamie Bell) buys a model ship and is plunged into a centuries-old mystery involving Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig). Ivan asks Tintin to name his price for the boat but the reporter refuses to sell, sensing the wooden vessel is far more


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‘Chuck’ Star Yvonne Strahovski Gets ‘I, Frankenstein’ Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Chuck star Yvonne Strahovski has been set for the female lead in I, Frankenstein. She’ll star opposite Aaron Eckhart, playing his love interest, a beautiful and gifted scientist. Stuart Beattie is directing, and wrote the script based on the K


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Yvonne Strahovski Joins I, Frankenstein

Set to begin production shortly in Victoria, Australia, Stuart Beattie's I, Frankenstein is in the process of rounding out its cast. Deadline now reports that another key role has been filled: Yvonne Strahovski will play the female lead.

The film tells


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Akira, Dark Knight Rises, I, Frankenstein: November 16th Comic Reel

As Spinoff Online reported yesterday, Kristin Stewart has been offered the role of Kei, Kaneda's "love interest" in the re-imagined Westernized version of the classic animated film and manga series. That seems like perfect casting to me. When making a mo


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Bill Nighy Up for I, Frankenstein Villain

Bill Nighy (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN) is in talks to play the villain in I, FRANKENSTEIN, reports Variety. He would star opposite Aaron Eckhart and Socratis Otto.
Stuart Beattie, the writer of G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, wrote and will direct the featur


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Bill Nighy signs up to I, Frankenstein


Mary Shelley's story is about the creation of the first human being. This is the story about that being becoming human.
Bill Nighy has joined the cast of forthcoming graphic novel-adaptation 'I, Frankenstein'.
Bill Nighy has signed up to star in 'I, Fran


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Michael Jackson Biopic Circulating Hollywood


Hollywood actors, better start practicing your best moon walk and memorizing the "Thriller" dance.
Showblitz is reporting that Michael Jackson's estate is shopping the idea for a biopic for the late pop star around Hollywood. Apparently Ivan Reitman and


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Bill Nighy eyes Frankenstein's villain

"Pirates of the Caribbean" villain Bill Nighy is in negotiations to play the baddie once again in Lakeshore Entertainment and Hopscotch Features' "I, Frankenstein," while Australian thesp Socratis Otto is set to co-star as one of his evil henchmen.
Aaro


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Bill Nighy in Talks to Play ‘I, Frankenstein’ Villain

Over nearly two years, Lakeshore Entertainment has been trying to get a jump on the impending Frankenstein adaptation race by making a movie based on Keven Grevioux ‘s graphic novel I, Frankenstein . The Underworld -like story, a “contemporary fantasy th


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Johnny Depp wants whisky funeral


DRINK ON ME: Johnny Depp has his funeral plans already set.
Johnny Depp wants to be placed in a "whisky cask" at his funeral, so mourners can drink from it.

The Hollywood actor is currently starring in The Rum Diary, which is based on the novel of th


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Bill Nighy in Talks to Play 'I, Frankenstein' Villain

Prolific British character actor Billy Nighy is in talks to join the cast of I, Frankenstein, Variety reports. The Pirates of the Caribbean star will reportedly play the primary villain, a "demon prince" tasked with tracking down and capturing Aaron Eckh


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Johnny Depp defends Rum Diary

Johnny Depp has said that he isn't bothered by The Rum Diary's lack of success in the USA. 1 of 1 Depp: considers Rum Diary 'an intelligent film' The 48-year-old's latest film, also starring Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard, has flopped at the US box office


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Sidney Kimmel Entertainment will co-finance and co-produce with German production companies Bavaria Pictures, Kaminski Stiehm Film,  Senator Film and the Belgium-based Scope Pictures  in association with Elzevir Films of France.  Sidney Kimmel will also


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Holiday Films Create Unique Risk Challenges

NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While moviegoers will enjoy the special effects, 3-D technology, stunts,
and scenery of this year’s films, including “Immortals,” “Twilight:
Breaking Dawn Part 1,” “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,” “J. Edgar”
an


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Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has been announced as the co-financier and co-producer of the comedic melodrama Mr. Morgan’s Last Love . Written and directed by Sandra Nettlebeck ( Helen ), the film stars Michael Caine as a retired, lonely American widower w


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Television movies for the week of Nov. 13

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Hull Daily Mail published Depp's last salute to iconic writer

Undated Film Still Handout from The Rum Diary. See PA Feature FILM Depp. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Organic Marketing. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature FILM Depp.

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Inside 'The Dark Knight'

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Three years after "Batman Begins" reinvigorated the ailing Batman franchise to the tune of $352 million in worldwide box office earnings, Christian Bale is back in the B


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TV Tonight:Republican Debate, Narnia and Johnny Depp

Here are selected highlights for NY area primetime television viewing tonight, November 12, 2011.
8 P.M. (HBO) THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (2010) Lucy Pevensie (Georgie Henley) and her brother, Edmund (Skandar Keynes), joined


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She's not someone you'd expect to adapt and direct a classic Victorian novel. But Wuthering Heights is a jolly peculiar Victorian novel. It scraps several conventions of plot, time and relationships. Its female lead dies halfway through. The male lead, f


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Depp’s second Gonzo role not as successful


Fans that were expecting Johnny Depp’s “gonzo journalism” flair may be disappointed with The Rum Diary. 
The film, as well as Depp’s reprisal role as a Hunter S. Thompson character, wasn’t as good or as entertaining as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Alt


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Review: The Rum Diary (15)

FIRST was Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas, and now Johnny Depp tackles another of his friend the late Hunter S Thompson’s works.
Written for the screen and directed by Withnail & I creator Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary is clearly a labour of love for Depp


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"The Rum Diary" Looks At Life In Puerto Rico In 1960 Without Apology

“The Rum Diary” is especially appealing for anyone who has ever dabbled as a reporter or visited a Caribbean Island. It is a movie about extremes – the highs and lows of working for a newspaper, the excitement of bonding with other writers and photograph


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Saturday’s Highlights: 'Austin City Limits' on KOCE

SINGER-SONGWRITER: Randy Newman performs in a new episode of “Austin City Limits” at 11 p.m. on KOCE.
Primeval: The new season of this science fiction series opens with a sinister turn for the members of the team, as dark secrets threaten their relations


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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Stephen Lindsay Creator of Jesus Hates Zombies

Stephen, please tell us all about Jesus Hates Zombies.
Basically, the story is, a zombie plague takes over the Earth. God doesn't really care anymore, and sees humanity as a failed experiment. Jesus sees this as an opportunity to really show what he can


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The Rum Diaries: Depp and a bit of a rum do


This is a rambling comedy with enough good moments and witty lines to compensate for its messiness.
It’s based on a quasi-autobiographical novel by Hunter S. Thompson about how he found his voice as a writer, and started to feel outraged by capitalism.
J


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The Rum Diary (15)

Bruce Robinson was allegedly lured out of retirement once Johnny Depp agreed to sign on for this adaptation of a Hunter S Thompson novel, though heaven knows why. The book, written in the early 1960s, remained unpublished for nearly 40 years, and should


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Sun film review: Rum Diary


JOHNNY Depp steps back into the world of Hunter S Thompson for the second time
– after Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas – for this adaptation of what's
considered the author's only fictional work.
Depp is Paul Kemp, a journalist who finds himself working


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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard show fans some love in Paris

When fans are concerned, Johnny Depp will go down in history as one of the nicest celebrities on Earth. No matter who you are, he works really hard at events and during breaks from shooting movies to let you know how much he appreciates your support.
The


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The Avenger, I Frankenstein, Man of Steel: November 9th Comic Reel

Reserve Soldiers discuss their time on the set of the film with the U.S. Army website (via Comic Book Movie). "The combat scenes had great realism," says Lt. Col. John Clearwater. "It's a tribute to the U.S. Army Reserves and the veteran 391st MP Battali


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Frankie goes to Melbourne

The beleaguered Victorian film and television sector has received a much-needed boost with news that the horror film I, Frankenstein will be made in Melbourne.
The film is being written and directed by Pirates of the Caribbean scribe Stuart Beattie and


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Revealing harsh reality of the height of romance

FROM the director of Red Road comes a bold, authentically austere version of Emily Bronte’s doomed romance.
Arnold’s Yorkshire is one where nature and nurture are red in tooth and claw. In short, brace yourself for scenes of fruit rotting, insects swarm


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‘The Rum Diary’: Spirited Depp shines in striking piece

Director Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s semi-autobiographical novel “The Rum Diary” is part wild travelogue and part ode to the iconic Gonzo journalist.
Johnny Depp plays Paul Kemp (though he might as well be portraying Thompson hims


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Johnny Depp: "I'm No Sell-Out"

PopcornBiz Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard discuss their upcoming film, "The Rum Diary," adapted from Gonzo-journalist Hunter S. Thompson's posthumously published novel of the same name. In theaters Friday, Oct. 28. Johnny Depp's "Rum Diary"..


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The Dark Knight (2008): Hyped! Nothing Special...


To start with, a tornado causing massive destruction everywhere it goes with grubby white maquillage and dark raccoon rings around the eyes with a sinister yet grungy red Glasgow smile, that’s the guise of Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).


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Aaron Eckhart stars in "The Rum Diary" with Johnny Depp, but he actually prefers Fyodor Dostoyevsky to Hunter S. Thompson. He grew up in the Church of Latter Day Saints, but has absolutely no opinion on Mitt Romney's candidacy. He's studying to play Beac


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SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 14th annual Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, rounded out a full week of special screenings and award presentations by honoring Golden Globe-nominated actor Aaron Eck


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I, Frankenstein to film in Melbourne

Aaron Eckhart is heading to Melbourne to film I, Frankenstein . Picture: Source: AP A BIG-BUDGET gothic thriller starring Hollywood heartthrob Aaron Eckhart will be filmed in Melbourne. Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher announ


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(Not quite) “Fear and Loathing” in Puerto Rico - PUC Chronicle

Hunter S. Thompson is not exactly a household name, but, to many, his work is legendary. As the founder of Gonzo Journalism (a style of writing that mixes fiction with fact), Thompson made a career out of speaking out against injustice and giving a voice


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'The Rum Diary' review

Director: Bruce Robinson; Screenwriter: Bruce Robinson, Hunter S. Thompson; Starring: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Amaury Nolasco; Running time: 120 mins; Certificate: 15
Captain Jack Sparrow is made to look the picture of s


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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Now playing IN HANOVER: The Rum Diary


“The Rum Diary,” based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson, tells the story of journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp), who tires of New York and moves to Puerto Rico in search of work. He finds a job with The San Juan Star and embraces the ru


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Rufus Sewell Checks in for 'Paradise Lost'

LONDON – Rufus Sewell is joining up with director Alex Proyas again, having last worked together on Dark City, to star in Paradise Lost.
Sewell joins the adaptation of the epic 17th century English poem by John Milton as Samael, Lucifer’s partisan who ur


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Movie Review of "The Rum Diary"

In order to understand a little about where the Rum Diary is going, it is necessary to know a little bit about author Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trial).
            Thompson is credited with


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Television movies for the week of Nov. 6

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Puss In Boots Stomps Out Newcomers

The ComingSoon.net Box Office Report has been updated with studio estimates for the weekend. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films and then check back on Monday for the final figures based on actual box office.

When DreamWorks


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AFM 2011: THR's Festival Daily - Day 4

In Day 4 of the AFM Dailies, FilmDistirct experiences a major shakeup, Aaron Eckhart becomes the unlikely king of the market and and Groupon head Shawn Bercuson launches a new venture.
What is THR's critical take on the new films opening Friday?
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The Rum Diary causes a hangover

Johnny Depp has long worshipped at the altar of Hunter S. Thompson, so perhaps it's this idolatry that prevents him from acknowledging that The Rum Diary, an adaptation of a 1959 Thompson novel that wasn't even discovered until 1998 (reportedly by Depp h


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Review: ‘The Rum Diary’ adapts Hunter S. Thompson with mixed results

One of Johnny Depp’s most iconic movie performances came in the 90’s when he played the lead character in an adaptation of outlaw journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream; this ch


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Review: One 'Rum Diary' of a hangover

New Delhi: The movie disappoints. Probably with Johnny Depp on a poster that looks nothing like the prequel or sequel to the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ or 'Edward Scissorhands' – one expects a solid acting front. And in that tangent of thought – ‘The Rum


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Johnny Depp is back as a very different Hunter S Thompson


When Johnny Depp was shooting Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas in the late-90s, he got a call from Bill Murray, who nearly two decades earlier had also played Gonzo kingpin Hunter S Thompson in the largely forgettable Where The Buffalo Roam. Make your next


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SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning writer/director Oliver Stone ("Platoon," "Wall Street") was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 14th annual Savannah Film Festival on Thursday, No


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Weekend Movies: Scoop on 'A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas' & More!

Which movies are fun for the whole family and which ones are treats just for you? Find out!
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
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After spending six years estranged, stoner pals Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) reunite just in time for th


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At the movies: Nov. 4, 2011

New in theaters
Great Escape 14, Moline:
-- "Tower Heist" (PG-13)
-- "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" (R)
Rave Motion Pictures 53, Davenport:
-- "Anonymous" (PG-13)
-- "Tower Heist" (PG-13)
-- "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" (R)
-- "The Way" (PG-13)


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(Comedy, PG-13, 1 hour and 44 minutes, playing at Carmike Cinema
12 and Regal Albany 7 Cinemas.) Ben Stiller is Josh, the
ever-efficient building manager in “the priciest real estate in
North America,” New York’s swank high-rise condo complex, The
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The 2011 American Film Market CBM Style!

The 2011 American Film Market according to CBM. Here's a look at a few films currently seeking distribution partners including Bullet to the Head, Dredd, a Mass effect anime, The Last Days of American Crime, and a new Peter Pan movie.



In honor of th


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The Rum Diary: Box office flop?

ONE of the biggest movie stars in the world suffered one of the biggest box-office flops of his career last weekend. Even with Johnny Depp, the Hunter S. Thompson-themed The Rum Diary couldnt scrape up more than US$5mil at 2,272 North American locations.


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Online Only: The Rum Diary, a hazy adaptation

Ginsberg said it best: "I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness/starving hysterical naked through the streets at dawn looking for an angry fix," and so Hunter S. Thompson, author of the The Rum Diary, the book that served as the inspir


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SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Savannah Film Festival, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design, honored actress Ellen Barkin ("The Big Easy," "Ocean's Thirteen") and actor Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas," "Hannibal") with Outstanding A


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MOVIE REVIEW: 'Rum Diary' is Hunter Thompson's story


In this film image released by Film District, Johnny Depp, left, and Aaron Eckhart are shown in a scene from "The Rum Diary." (AP Photo/Film District, Peter Mountain)
If Batman and the X-Men get prequels, why not Hunter S. Thompson?
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Movies this week 11/03/2011

"TEXAS KILLING FIELDS" (Century 12) Two cops investigate a series of murders. Crime drama with Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Chloë Grace Moretz. R. 105 minutes. Not reviewed.
"TOWER HEIST" (Century 12, Town & Country) The victims of a Ponzi sc


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Depp channels pal Thompson again for 'Rum Diary'


LOS ANGELES - Johnny Depp vividly recalls the first time he met Hunter S. Thompson, sparks flying as the author parted a bar crowd with a cattle prod and a Taser.

Seventeen years later, Depp is making good on one of his close friend's last wishes, produ


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The Rum Diary Review: Too Much Rum?


The Rum Diary is based off the novel by the late Hunter S. Thompson, and tells Thompson's story of his time in Puerto Rico as a freelance journalist. Johnny Depp (who plays the lead character/Thompson's alter-ego Paul Kemp) was friends with Thompson and


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Rum Diary flops at box office

One of the biggest movie stars in the world suffered one of the biggest box-office flops of his career this weekend.
Even with Johnny Depp, the Hunter S Thompson-themed Rum Diary couldn't scrape up more than US$5 million (S$6.3 million) at 2,272 North A


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AFM attendees gather poolside at the Loews Hotel in Santa Monica. Photo by indieWIRE
The 2011 American Film Market (AFM) opens tomorrow in Santa Monica for 8 days of screenings, conferences and events. A total of 90 new buying companies will be present,


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Film Listings

Film listings are edited by Cheryl Eddy. Reviewers are Kimberly Chun, Max Goldberg, Dennis Harvey, Lynn Rapoport, and Matt Sussman. For rep house showtimes, see Rep Clock.
Asylum of Satan and The Devil and Max Devlin The Vortex Room's penultimate program


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"The Rum Diary": Giddy, High-Speed Tale Never Hits Full Velocity

Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary adapts a novel Hunter S. Thompson began in the early '60s and published, under Johnny Depp's auspices, more than three decades later. A first-person account of the drinking life on a tropical isle in


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Zoe Kravitz to Receive Rising Star Tribute at Bahamas Fest

BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL NAMES
ZOE ISABELLA KRAVITZ IT’S 2011 RISING STAR HONOREE

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Casting News: Pan, Burial, Davis, Silver


Pan
Terence Stamp has signed on for a role in "Pan", a twist on J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" which shifts the setting to contemporary United States and recasts Pan as an insane killer. Stamp's role is unspecified.
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Watch this, not that


I’m sure most of you are anticipating a Top-five scary movies list. Unfortunately, horror movies aren’t my strong point, so I decided to do another edition of “Watch This, Not That.”
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Movie Review: The Rum Diary

Writer/director Bruce Robinson's “The Rum Diary” has many memorable moments but, as a whole, it is a fairly forgettable film.
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‘Puss in Boots’ Clawed Its Way to the Top of the Weekend Box Office


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New film explores iniquities

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‘The Rum Diary’: beer and loafing in Puerto Rico

The Rum Diary is much more faithful to the book than the trailer would have you believe. That’s a good thing if you’ve actually read the book, and even better if you also liked it.  Written in 1961 but not published until 1998, Hunter S. Thompson’s novel


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The Rum Diary (2011) review

The Rum Diary was hugely anticipated on my part for quite some time now. As a fairly big fan of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, I was more than a little excited to see Johnny Depp jump into the shoes of Hunter S. Thompson once again. But there were a few


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Film review: The birth of Gonzo in 'The Rum Diary'


If Batman and the X-Men get prequels, why not Hunter S. Thompson?

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RUMOR: Official Synopsis For The Dark Knight Rises Revealed?

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Hunter S. Thompson 'would have loved' 'Rum Diary' film, says Johnny Depp

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The Rum Diary at the Moolah Theatre & Lounge

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Opening this Weekend: In Time and The Rum Diary


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Johnny Depp revisits Hunter S. Thompson

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COLUMN: Depp ventures into Caribbean again with 'The Rum Diary'

Johnny Depp stars as Paul Kemp in "The Rum Diary." The film is based on the novel written by the late Hunter S. Thompson. (Photo Provided)
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Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary: Yo Ho Huh?

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Johnny Depp: Hunter S. Thompson Would be Proud of 'Rum Diary'

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"[


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Movies Thursday 10/27/2011

"IN TIME" (Premiere 10) In a future where aging can be stopped, people steal time from each other. Sci-fi thriller with Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy. PG-13. 109 minutes. Not reviewed.
"PUSS IN BOOTS" (Century 12, Town & Country)


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Quick Picks for Berks County and beyond


King Frost Parade: The Hamburg Jaycees King Frost Parade, a tradition in Hamburg since 1910, will be held Saturday starting at 7 p.m. Domer Leibensperger from the Leibensperger Funeral Home will don the outfit of King Frost and lead the parade down Third


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Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary

Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary is what the Brits might call a rum movie—an oddly inoffensive piece and a personal project for its disconcertingly unengaged star, Johnny Depp.
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Review: The Rum Diary

Depp as the younger Hunter S. Thompson


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20th Century figures seem to be the rage, from Colin Firth’s King George VI in The King’s Speech to Michelle Williams’ portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn to Meryl Streep’s upcoming turn as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady. The next fig


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Johnny Depp Takes The Rum Diary on the Road

Johnny Depp arrived in his signature shades tonight for the NYC premiere of The Rum Diary at the Museum of Modern Art. This evening's Big Apple debut of the film was its second premiere this month. Just a couple of weeks ago, Johnny was in LA with his ca


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Pop forecast is Grimm

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Despite the fact that both Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) and Bruce Robinson's new movie, The Rum Diary, are based on books by Hunter S. Thompson and they both star Johnny Depp as aspects of the "Doctor of Gonzo Journalism" — the a


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Trailer Talk: This Week in Movies - 'The Rum Diary,' 'In Time,' & More


Despite Halloween’s rapid approach, there’s a surprising lack of horror movies hitting theaters this week.  You’ll have the chance to see the wacky Johnny Depp romp “The Rum Diary,” the science fiction thriller “In Time,” the Shrek spinoff “Puss In Boots


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EXCLUSIVE: The Rum Diary Cast Interview Featurette

In theaters this Friday, October 28th, Johnny Depp stars in his second Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary. The actor portrays Thompson's infamous alter ego Paul Kemp, a freelance journalist who travels to Puerto Rico to kick start a flailing new


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Sex & journalism in Puerto Rico

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Hollywood Awards honorees


Two years ago, George Clooney was tubthumping a pair of pics at the Toronto Film Festival when he booked a dinner with "Descendants" helmer Alexander Payne to discuss a possible collaboration.
Before dessert arrived, Clooney had committed to play a Hawa


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Worth the Watch: 'The Rum Diary'

The Rum Diary, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, sees Kemp (Johnny Depp), a journalist who takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, but has a hard time balancing work with pleasure as he soon finds out this place is paradise, especiall


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Unplugging: The Siamese Dreams of the Smashing Pumpkins

This week is all about old material, legends and events making righteous and vicarious comebacks to feed our musical passion and revive nostalgia.
Influential alternative rockers Smashing Pumpkins are hurtling their first two albums from ’91 and ’93 back


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The List: Famous Mormons

Presidential candidates — Mitt Romney was a Mormon missionary in France in his youth. He was the CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Olympic Games and in 2003 became the 70th governor of Massachusetts. John Huntsman Jr. served as a Mor


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The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Takes L.A.

The bridge between Hollywood and fashion took the form of a white-carpeted dais on Thursday at the Chateau Marmont for a fashion show highlighting the finalists of this year’s CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. Kate Bosworth, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Elisa


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The Austin Film Festival Highlights


The 18th Annual Film Festival is the first one in the country that focuses on screenwriting. There are 4 days of panels and 8 days of films and there is still time to buy a film pass at $50 and runs through October 27th.  With over 180 films showing arou


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The Weekly Pop Forecast: Another Grimm TV tale, and Rum punch from Depp

With its $1.25-million skating oval taking shape outside City Hall, the Sens Foundation has set its sights on extending the rink of dreams concept to the region’s neediest neighbourhoods.




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10 Days Out: Oct. 21-30

Children's Theatre of Knoxville rolls out family friendly spookiness with the time-and-space-traveling tale "A Wrinkle in Time" at 7 p.m. at the company's theater, 800 Tyson St., just off Broadway by Old Gray Cemetery.
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New in local theaters 10/20/11

Movies opening locally the week of Oct. 20, 2011.
Midnight in Paris: 94 min.; PG-13 (sexual
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married couple who find their union unraveling in the City of
Lights. (NL)
Johnny English Rebor


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Nine days before it was scheduled to release “Anonymous” to thousands of movie theaters across the country, Sony will begin the movie's run in only 250 theaters, TheWrap has confirmed.
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In the upcoming movie “The Rum Diary,” Johnny Depp plays New York journalist Paul Kemp, Hunter S. Thomspon’s alter-ego in the novel of the same name.
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These films and series are bringing heat to Australia's diverse slate.
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Johnny Depp explores sex and journalism in Puerto Rico


LOS ANGELES — When Johnny Depp makes a commitment, he follows through. Depp promised his good friend Hunter S. Thompson he'd do a movie version of Thompson's novel, The Rum Diary, and he has.
Sadly, the renowned “gonzo” journalist committed suicide in 20


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Interview: Johnny Depp Goes Gonzo Once More


LOS ANGELES - When Johnny Depp makes a commitment, he follows through. Depp promised his good friend Hunter S. Thompson he'd do a movie version of Thompson's novel, The Rum Diary, and he has.
Sadly, the renowned "gonzo" journalist committed suicide in 20


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New Clip Of Johnny Depp In The Rum Diary

The Rum isn't gone yet. In fact, it's only just begun flowing!
We have a fun treat for all you Johnny Depp fans out there - a sneak peek as this new movie, The Rum Diary!
Check out the clip (above) to watch Johnny meet Amber Heard's rather nekkid charac


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The Rum Diary Contest

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The things they say

"He knows he's gonna have to go into six months of intensive training... with people from the Beach Boys organisation and other well-known drummers... We're trying to work out a deal where he can have his own equipment and then we would have different pe


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Gallery: More Batman: Arkham City screens

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Today's Music News: The Vera Turns 10, Leto Tours, and Eckhart Drums

Remember Yesterday When I Complained About a Ron Howard-Steven Tyler Biopic?: Aaron Eckhart starring as Dennis Wilson has me feeling ambivalent. I like Echkart, but I've never seen the luster in Wilson's Pacific Ocean Blue that a lot of people seem to ra


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A Surrey mother was angry and frustrated at her ex-husband’s desire to have custody and access to their young son and conspired with two men to have him murdered, a jury was told Tuesday.




Canucks will get key player Ryan Kesler back but they'll ha


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Austin Film Festival To Honor Johnny Depp

The Austin Film Festival a new honor: Extraordinary Contribution to Film – Acting. And, the first recipient will be Johnny Depp, who will be present at the festival to receive the honor, as well as to present the Distinguished Screenwriter to Caroline Th


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Music: Newswire: Aaron Eckhart will play The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson

Making for a busy couple of weeks, Aaron Eckhart has followed his Frankenstein project by signing on to play Dennis Wilson—the man who provided The Beach Boys’ beats in those early, insignificant days before they found John Stamos and really took off—in


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Aaron Eckhart to Play Beach Boys' Drummer in New Biopic

As the Hollywood Reporter reported, Aaron Eckhart has just signed on to play Dennis Wilson, former drummer for The Beach Boys, in a new biopic called The Drummer.
The Drummer will focus on the last six years in the life of Wilson, which includes the rele


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Aaron Eckhart As Dennis Wilson In New Beach Boys Biopic...


Aaron Eckhart has signed on to play Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in helmer Randy Miller’s indie music biopic “The Drummer.”
“We’d been trying to figure out who the right person would be to fill this role,” Miller told Variety. “It’s quite a demanding


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Savannah fest fetes four

Aaron Eckhart, Ray Liotta and Mark and Jay Duplass will be honored by the 14th Annual Savannah Film Festival.
The festival, which runs from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, has already announced honors to Oliver Stone, Lily Tomlin, James Marsden and Ellen Barkin.
Gal


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Love Happens Movie Review

Burke is a self help guru, he has had great success from his books and seminars on dealing with grief. He wrote the book after the death of his wife and lives his life now helping others. The only problem is that he has not actually dealt with his own gr


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Eckhart in rhythm for 'Drummer'


Aaron Eckhart has signed on to play Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in helmer Randy Miller's indie music biopic "The Drummer."
Miller and Jody Savin, who were behind 2008's "Bottle Shock," are producing through their banner Unclaimed Freight Prods., alo


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Aaron Eckhart to Play Dennis Wilson in The Drummer

Aaron Eckhart will play Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson in director Randy Miller's indie biopic The Drummer, reports Variety.

The trade says that Eckhart will also executive produce and record his own renditions from Wilson's 1977 solo album "Pacific O


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Aaron Eckhart Brings Beach Boy Dennis Wilson to Screen in 'The Drummer'


Aaron Eckhart may be best known for his work as Harvey Dent in the blockbuster titan The Dark Knight, but he's also one of the best dramatic talents in the biz—reserved, nuanced and criminally overlooked. Heck, he's even compelling amidst a fury of CG al


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Quickies: I’m Not Easy

Beyonce shows off her baby bump by dressing like a hooker. (INF Daily)
An extreme couponer tells her son bedtime tales of coupons. And I thought that my parents’ stories sucked. (Jezebel)
Jessica Simpson’s baby bump is bigger than Beyonce’s and she hasn’


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Johnny Depp, Amber Heard Attend 'The Rum Diary' Premiere (Photos)

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard and the other stars of FilmDistrict’s The Rum Diary attended the premiere event on Thursday, October 13, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The event featured a black carpet, and Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner sponsored the even


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Looking for a Guy for Your Book Club? May We Recommend Johnny Depp?

By Timothy Lloyd Getty Actor Johnny Depp arrives at ‘The Rum Diary’ premiere presented by Film Independent at LACMA held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on October 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES-A new role for Johnny Depp: bookw


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“THE RUM DIARY” Final Poster


Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, “The Rum Diary” tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America


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Amber Heard turned heads on the red carpet at the premiere of The Rum Diary held at the LACMA (the Los Angeles County Museum of Art) in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 13th.
The 25 was stunning in a strapless cherry red gown gathered at the waist with t


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Johnny Depp honors late author in new film

Mix a little sex, booze and crime and you'll get Johnny Depp's new movie "The Rum Diary."
The film based on a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, stars Depp as American journalist in Puerto Rico who struggles to find a balance between island culture and the Am


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Clip: Johnny Depp Revisits Hunter S. Thompson in The Rum Diary

The last time Johnny Depp tackled a Hunter S. Thompson story, the end result was director Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, in which the actor nailed the role of road-tripping gonzo journalist. In his latest Thompson foray, the role is a li


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More Johnny Depp? How ‘Bout More Rum Diary Pics!


People seem to like Johnny Depp. Why? Because he’s Johnny Depp. Women want to screw him, guys want to be paid $30 million for acting like a gay pirate like him and screwing the women who want to screw him. Unfortunately, the masses have to settle for wat


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Johnny Depp Trashes A Hotel Room In New Rum Diary Poster


We're only two weeks away from seeing The Rum Diary, Johnny Depp's long-awaited reunion with the works of Hunter S. Thompson, unleashed on the world. If you're as excited as I am, you can take solace in this new poster, which shows that Depp's character,


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'Came From Yesterday' to have world premiere here


"It Came From Yesterday" will have its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater tonight for a VIP audience and Monday and Tuesday for the public. It's a sci-fi feature, starring and directed by Jeff Waltrowski, about a professor who -- with the help of hi


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EXL: Aaron Eckhart Talks I, Frankenstein


Just days after word broke that Aaron Eckhart would be playing the lead in the upcoming I, Frankenstein, ComingSoon.net had a chance to sit and speak with the actor at the junket for his latest, The Rum Diary. We'll have the full interview available soon


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Two Clips and New Photos From The Rum Diary


FilmDistrict has provided us with two clips and new photos from writer/director Bruce Robinson's The Rum Diary, starring Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins, Giovanni Ribisi and Marshall Bell. You can check out the c


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Aaron Eckhart On I, Frankenstein

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Aaron Eckhart discusses how he came to accept the role of Frankenstein in Liongate's adaption of the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux


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Let's hear it for the boy ... again. Twenty-seven years after Kevin Bacon cut loose, "Footloose" is back with a new cast, favorite old songs and, somehow in these litigious times, a ban on public dancing and loud music. The surprisingly faithful remake a


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EXCL: Aaron Eckhart Talks I, Frankenstein

Just days after word broke that Aaron Eckhart would be playing the lead in the upcoming I, Frankenstein, ComingSoon.net had a chance to sit and speak with the actor at the junket for his latest, The Rum Diary. They'll have the full interview available so


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He has previously dated stars including Cheryl Cole and actress Shannon Elizabeth.
And it seems now professional dancer Derek Hough has found himself a new celebrity girlfriend in the form of The Hills star Lauren Conrad.
The pair were spotted earlier th


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