Double Take

Movie: Double Take

Released on: 2001

Rating: 4.70

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This week's new films

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (12A)

(Rob Marshall, 2011, Us) Johnny Depp, Penйlope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin. 137 mins

Ahoy! Aha! Ahem. The excitement of another rip-roaring high seas adventure dissipates almost before they set sail in this lightweight epic of action set-pieces and people trying to get stuff they want. Depp is business as usual and the presentation is classy, but the new blood brings little to this non-party, which feels less like a story than a succession of twists and swoops along well-established tracks – like a theme-park ride, in fact. Oh, hang on …

Win Win (15)

(Tom McCarthy, 2011, Us) Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale. 106 mins

Giamatti's hard-up lawyer inherits a whole heap of surrogate family issues, and a teen high-school wrestling ace, in a wry drama that doesn't really stray out of its suburban comfort zone.

Julia's Eyes (15)

(Guillem Morales, 2010, Spa) Belйn Rueda, Lluнs Homar,»

- Steve Rose

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I've not seen The Hangover Part II yet but I'll bet Bridesmaids is funnier

With plum roles for women and an equal commitment to gross-out, Kristen Wiig's movie will be a great Hangover cure

If you're in the market for a fantastically dark gross-out black comedy about clueless young Americans trapped in a never-ending nightmare in south-east Asia, skip The Hangover Part II and just watch Apocalypse Now, reissued this week for the umpteenth time. I'm out of town this week so I've yet to see Hangover II, though I imagine there's a worldwide embargo on pre-release glimpses of its priceless shit jokes and fart oratorios, lest one dime of its projected mega profits be lost to piracy or to unfounded rumours of comedic inadequacy.

The latter, as it happens, has long been my biggest problem with the Todd Phillips oeuvre. My main memories of his last three R-rated comedies – Old School, The Hangover, and Due Date – are of wall-to-wall ads in the month preceding release,»

- John Patterson

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To Die For

Movie: To Die For

Released on: 1995

Rating: 6.70

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“This Is Not A Film” And More: Iranian Cinema At The Cannes Film Festival

When is a film not a film? In one of the triumphs of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the remarkable documentary This is Not A Film, by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, asks this question and more as it portrays, diary-like, a day in Panahi’s life awaiting trial at his home in Tehran. Panahi talks on the phone with friends, illustrates with tape the boundaries of a future film set, chats with a garbage man who has just earned his Masters degree, and is kept company by his daughter’s free-roaming and giant pet lizard, Igi. If one is forbidden by law to make movies for 20 years, if one but sits in front of another’s camera, if one merely reads a vivid script aloud, does a word like “director” still have meaning?

Well-known to cinephiles for works including The White Balloon (winner of Cannes’ Golden Camera Award»

- Livia Bloom

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Warner Bros Begins Batman's 'Dark Knight Rises' Viral Campaign With Soundtrack Sliver & Tom Hardy Photo As Villain Bane

Warner Brothers on Friday kicked off the viral campaign for Chris Nolan's Batman threequel The Dark Knight Rises. On Twitter, @TheFireRises links users to the new website, which is all black and contains a disturbing soundtrack sliver. A subsection allows users to upload their own images to a collage that slowly forms the following Hardy/Bane photo. Very cool. Very Nolan:»

- NIKKI FINKE

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Sixteen Candles

Movie: Sixteen Candles

Released on: 1984

Rating: 6.90

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Art Linson's 'The Comedian' Set For Another Robert De Niro & Martin Scorsese Reunion?

Is Robert De Niro set to return to the comedy world with regular collaborator Martin Scorsese? After their twisted exploration of Rupert Pupkin in "The King Of Comedy," De Niro is reportedly interested in a script by producer Art Linson called "The Comedian" which follows the exploits of an insult comic described as Don Rickles meets Joan Rivers, with Scorsese being eyed as the man to helm. It certainly sounds like a fascinating prospect with the role noted to be "a serious role with Oscar potential" for the actor and one "quite different than Rupert Pupkin" with stand-up aspects of…»

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Cannes: Sundance Selects Acquires Competition Pic 'Poliss'

Cannes, France (May 21, 2011) – Sundance Selects announced today from the 2011 Cannes Film Festival that the company is acquiring all U.S. rights to writer-director and actress Maiwenn’s Poliss from Wild Bunch. The film, which made its world premiere in Competition at this week’s festival, was produced by Alain Attal and co-written by actress Emmanuelle Bercot, who also co-stars in the film. The film also stars Karin Viard, Joeystarr, Marina Fois, Nicolas Duvauchelle, Karole Rocher, Frederic Pierrot, Arnaud Henriet, Naidra Ayadi and Jйrйmie Elkhaim.The film follows a group of individuals and officers working in and around a child protection unit in Paris.Jonathan Sehring, President of Sundance Selects, said: "With Poliss, Maiwenn has given the Cannes Film Festival a jolt of electricity with an unforgettable ensemble cast. We think her incredibly cinematic story will really connect with American audiences."The deal for the film was negotiated by Arianna Bocco,»

- MIKE FLEMING

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The Notebook

Movie: The Notebook

Released on: 2004

Rating: 8.00

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Cannes Interview: Nanni Moretti Takes On The Vatican and Woody Allen

With Cannes competition entry Habemus Papum, Italian writer-actor-director Nanni Moretti, much like The Queen or The King' Speech, takes us behind the scenes of a place that we are forbidden to enter. He imagines what would happen if a Pope finds out that he has been elected as supreme religious leader, panics and rejects the job. Great French actor Michel Piccolli plays this Pope. And typically, Moretti is in the mix as an atheist therapist sent in to talk the new Pope into accepting God's will. (So far Cannes reviews are mixed.) The movie starts out very funny and then loses its way; I wanted more dialogue (King's Speech-style) between the shrink and the Pope. Hearing the Pope spout psychobabble about separating from his mother »

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Ariang And Stopped On Track Tie For The Top Of Un Certain Regard In Cannes

In the special category of Un Certain Regard, Arirang and Halt Auf Freier Strecke (Stopped On Track) tied for the top prize. Elsewhere, the Special Jury Prize went to Elena and directing prize went to Mohammad Rasoulof for Be Omid E Didar (Au Revoir). It's a bittersweet consolation for Rasoulouf, who, along with director Jafar Panahi, was sentenced to a six-year jail term by the Tehran government for "propagandizing against the regime." [Deadline]»

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Pigs

Movie: Pigs

Released on: 2007

Rating: 4.80

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Could Darren Aronofsky direct Disney's Maleficent?

Following the stonking reception of Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, it's no surprise to discover that he's a man in hot demand.Since directing Natalie Portman to Oscar victory, Aronofsky has bailed on his first follow-up movie, The Wolverine, citing the difficulty of being away from his family.Word from Badass Digest suggests that Aronofsky is now being courted to direct two high-profile projects: Disney's Maleficent (which recently lost Tim Burton) and Warner Bros' Moses.While Aronofsky proved he could more than handle demonic female...

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- Matt Maytum

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Iron Man 2 to Shrek Forever After: Last May's ClusterFlick Challenge

Today's Challenge: The two highest grossing movies last May were Iron Man 2 and Shrek Forever After. Can you find a link between these 2010 blockbusters?

Our first Facebook movie game, ClusterFlick, plays off that old "six degrees of separation" theory — you know, the one that has a certain Kevin at the center of the Hollywood universe. It's easy to play, but not so easy to win. The goal is to use the major cast of movies to get from Point A to Point B in the smallest number of moves.

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- reelz reelz

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Rise of the Dead

Movie: Rise of the Dead

Released on: 2007

Rating: 3.30

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Weekend Receipts: Pirates A Bit At Sea While Bridesmaids Stays Strong

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides plundered a hair over $90 million this weekend, but thanks to Hollywood expectations and arithmetic, it's a bit of disappointing haul for Depp and his crew. Previous Pirates installments were able to pull in higher debuts, and that was without the benefit of higher ticket prices and 3-D screenings. But Bridesmaids retained the second spot, barely depreciating at all from last week. Sisters are doing it for themselves! And by it, I mean pooping on themselves. Your weekend receipts are here.»

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Cannes Closing Night: Poliss Wins Jury Prize, Screenplay to Footnote, Dunst Actress, Refn Director

"Wow what a week it's been," said Kirsten Dunst as she accepted her Best Actress prize for Melancholia. "Thank you so much. It's a once in a lifetime thing. Thank you to the festival for letting the film still be in competition. Thank Lars for giving me the opportunity to be so brave. It's such a special night for me." Nicolas Winding Refn wins the director prize for Drive, amid huge applause in the house and the press room. He thanks Gaspar Noe for teaching him how to smash heads and Ryan Golsing (amid cheers) who wanted him to direct the film. I had heard the Joseph Cedar had been asked to return to Cannes to accept a prize. He didn't make it in time »

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Welcome to the Jungle

Movie: Welcome to the Jungle

Released on: 2007

Rating: 4.60

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Michael Andrews To Score Jason Segel & Emily Blunt Romance 'Five Year Engagement'

He may not be a familiar name like Mark Mothersbaugh or Jon Brion, but Michael Andrews is quickly rising into a similar status. He has composed for a number of notable films including “Donnie Darko,” Miranda July's “Me and You and Everyone We Know,” "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," “Cyrus,” “Funny People” and most recently, "Bridesmaids." He most certainly got to know both Judd Apatow and Paul Feig back in the day when he lent his skills to both “Undeclared” and “Freaks and Geeks,” and he's set to reteam with the Apatow fold on yet another project. Film Music…»

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Andy Dick Sued For Rubbing Genitals On Comedy Club Attendee

Considering how many people have been fondled by Andy Dick without consent and exposed to his genitals, it’s a little ironic the comedian’s being sued by someone who actually paid to see him. But yes, a man who went to a Dick show in Dallas late last year wants damages after the Celebrity Rehab regular whipped out his Dick-and-Andys from under a dress and rubbed them on the poor guy’s face. By the way—the fellow disappointed by his encounter with Dick’s genitalia while Andy was dressed like a woman? His last name is Tucker. Dick vs. Tucker. Boom.

While we certainly wouldn’t want to be among Dick’s many molestees, and would likely feel “degraded and humiliated” if we did somehow wind up with a cheek rub from Andy’s Dick, we’re a little intrigued by the victim’s claim that he’s»

- Anthony Miccio

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Sweeney Todd

Movie: Sweeney Todd

Released on: 2006

Rating: 7.20

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Cannes '11 | Robert De Niro and His Jury Explain Themselves at the Press Conference

Moments after handing out the Palme d'Or to "The Tree of Life," the main competition jury for the Cannes Film Festival was issued into the nearby press conference area to explain themselves. The nine-person team was a mixture of actors, filmmakers and writers. Headed by Robert De Niro as its president, the group also included Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Olivier Assayas and Johnnie To, all of whom had something to »

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Cannes 2011: live blog - the awards

Did Lars von Trier's Hitler gaffe blow Melancholia's chances? Did Terrence Malick show up? Find out who won the Palme d'Or and how the night unfolded for the rest of the contenders at this year's festival

5.00pm: So, this year's Cannes is almost at an end. The credits have rolled on the official screenings, the Marchй has shut up shop and Henry Barnes and Laurence Topham and I are the only ones still standing from the Guardian.

Last night the awards winners were announced in the sidebar competitions (of which more later). Tonight it's the turn of the main competition: by 7pm UK time we'll know which film Robert De Niro, Jude Law, Uma Thurman el al chose to give the Palme d'Or to. So stick with us - I'll be recapping the last weekend, weighing up the contenders and then liveblogging the ceremony from an increasingly glam and noisy Palais.»

- Catherine Shoard

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I Want Candy

Movie: I Want Candy

Released on: 2007

Rating: 5.90

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Review: 'Too Big To Fail' A Solid, Brisk & Entertaining Run Through The 2008 Bailout

"Motherfucker." That is the first word of dialogue uttered in "Too Big To Fail" and it sums up the feeling for many who in the fall of 2008 watched closely as the United States came precariously close to suffering a major economic collapse unlike anything seen since the Great Depression. It was a sharp wake up call for the nation and the subject has already spawned a handful of films, notably Michael Moore's rushed and reactionary "Capitalism: A Love Story" and the much better Oscar-winning documentary "Inside Job." At Sundance earlier this year, "Margin Call" premiered, going inside a fictional…»

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"Submarine" Arrives in Lower Manhattan

The Cinema Society & Altoids, with the Weinstein Company, hosted an intimate screening of Richard Ayoade's wry coming of age romance "Submarine" last night in lower Manhattan. Executive producer Ben Stiller (left) showed up in support of Ayoade (right), introducing him to the audience as a "one of the great self promoters of all time." With that, Ayoade took to the stage to debunk any high hopes the audience had »

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The Others

Movie: The Others

Released on: 2001

Rating: 7.70

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Calling all young arts critics

Ahead of the launch of the Guardian's fourth annual young arts critics competition, we need your help. Send us your questions and we'll put them to our team of critics

Next month sees the launch of the Guardian's fourth annual young arts critics competition, open to all readers aged 18 and under. To help us get it under way, we want to put your questions to our team of critics.

How many times should you listen to an album before deciding what you make of it? Should you take any notice of what your friends (or anyone else) thinks? How do you make your writing and opinions stand out from the crowd? Tell us by emailing culture@guardian.co.uk what you want to know about the job, and how old you are, and we'll put the best questions to the relevant critic. (The competition will be judged in eight categories – film,»

- Melissa Denes

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Cannes Titles 'Snowtown' and 'Polisse' Find Domestic Distribution

Karin Viard, Joey Starr and Marina Fois in Polisse

It's a nice surprise to see a pair of films I enjoyed at Cannes find themselves domestic distribution beginning with Maiwenn's Jury Prize-winning Polisse, a film I referred to as "a fast-paced, tragic, touching, emotional and occasionally hilarious look at the French police's Child Protective Unit (Cpu)." Outside of most French film critics, I was one of the few critics to enjoy it as much as I did, but at least now there's an opportunity for stateside viewers to give it a look as Sundance Selects will be distributing it. You can read my full review of the film right here.

Selects also picked up a pair of films I did not see, the first being Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's The Kid with a Bike, a film I heard a lot about and tied with Nuri Bilge Ceylan's»

- Brad Brevet

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Superman: Doomsday

Movie: Superman: Doomsday

Released on: 2007

Rating: 7.30

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Could Scorsese And De Niro Reteam On The Comedian?

It's been more than a decade since Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese last teamed up for a film, when they made 1995's Casino, but they've been teasing us for nearly as long about joining forces again. For a long time we assumed their next project together would be The Irishman, based on the novel I Heard You Paint Houses; as recently as last March De Niro teased the project, which would also feature Joe Pesci and Al Pacino. But now Showbiz 411 has gotten wind of an entirely different project that could bring Scorsese and De Niro back together, and one that isn't reminiscent of their Mob-tinged work but of 1982's The King of Comedy.They hear that De Niro is a big fan of a script from Art Linson called The Comedian, about an insult comic described as "sort of like Don Rickles meets Joan Rivers." There's nothing actually»

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Vin Diesel To Star In The Action Comedy 'The Machine'

With "Fast Five" driving all over the box office in a franchise that people can't seem to get enough of, the world appears to be an oyster for thick necked Vin Diesel. While his efforts outside of the car franchise haven't quite hit the same peaks, generally, the man brings in the bucks and it looks like he's ready to finally mould himself a career not unlike that of the similarly muscled and acting talent deficient Arnold Schwarzenegger. THR reports that Diesel will produce and star in "The Machine" written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant of "The Pacifier"…»

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Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Movie: Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning

Released on: 2004

Rating: 5.90

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'Lost' One Year Later: Why The Series Finale Didn't Work

Over the past year, I have had no less than a dozen conversations with folks about the finale of "Lost" ... the cyclical beauty of that final shot, the poignant symbolism of the stained glass window (it's all about the bardo, dude), the high-minded concepts like sacrifice and interconnectedness and destiny that it espoused. I have nodded and sipped my drink politely, listened intently, perhaps even interjected occasionally. But at the end of each and every one of those conversations, I found myself more confused than I was when it began, mostly because I couldn't believe anyone actually liked the way the show ended.

So, at the risk of upsetting Damon Lindelof (something that is surprisingly easy to do), I would like to go on record as saying that the finale of "Lost" was absolutely terrible. I hated it when it first aired and now, exactly one year later, I think I hate it even more.»

- James Montgomery

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Movie Pet Peeve #14: Characters Hanging Up the Phone Without Saying Goodbye

So today I'm watching the movie "Wild Things," the 1998 erotic thriller with Matt Dillon, Neve Campbell, Denise Richards and Kevin Bacon. One scene in particular caught my eye -- no, it wasn't the make-out session between Campbell and Richards. It was an otherwise innocuous phone call between three characters who shall remain nameless for reasons of spoilers. Here is the transcript of their one-sided conversation:

Character #1: Now, look. We gotta stay calm, all of us. Now since the settlement, people think I'm rich. So I'm out there spending money, doing what rich guys do. Now this cop, Duquette, he's gonna try and fuck with you. Don't let him.

Character #2: Yeah, that's easy for you to say!

Character #1: [Character #2]! Don't fall apart! Only people who can fuck this up is us.

Character #1 hangs up the phone.

I know a transcript isn't the ideal way to analyze a scene in a film,»

- Matt Singer

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Control Factor

Movie: Control Factor

Released on: 2003

Rating: 4.80

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MTV Movie Awards: Meet Your Best Fight Contenders!

Many will enter, but only one match-up will walk away unscathed. That's right, it's MTV Movie Awards time, and it's not just any normal category we're talking about, either — it's time to zero in on the Best Fight of the year!

From an extraordinarily trained and deadly teenage girl kicking Mark Strong's ass to a clash of witchcraft and wizardry of epic proportions, there's no shortage of awesome fight scenes to choose from at this year's Movie Awards. Preview all of the Best Fight nominees below, and make sure to cast your vote today!

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint vs. Death Eaters, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"

Harry, Ron and Hermione pause to catch their breath in the midst of their search to find and destroy all of Lord Voldemort's soul-containing horcruxes, but their time-out from battle is all-too-brief when a pack of Death Eaters»

- MTV Movies Team

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Interview: Discussing Talking Dogs and 'Beginners' with Writer/Director Mike Mills

I want to start out by saying this was one of the most difficult pieces I've had to write for this site. That's because I love, love writer/director Mike Mills' new film Beginners and I really hope I do it justice with this article.

I'm not saying this because I was invited to the Focus Features junket and fed breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel. I'm saying it because Beginners is the best film I've seen this year and maybe the best film-going experience I've had since I went gaga for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World last year. That doesn't mean everyone who reads this article will love Beginners as much as I did, but if you're a film lover I doubt you'll be disappointed by Mills' cinematic confection. It's that good.

If there is»

- Bill Cody

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Catch and Release

Movie: Catch and Release

Released on: 2006

Rating: 5.60

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Hollywood Planning A Dark Version Of The Little Mermaid Now

You’d think Hollywood would wait to see if the world actually wants dark re-tellings of fairy tales before making a dozen—especially when Red Riding Hood failed to storm the box office—but it looks like Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Peter Pan Begins, Oz: The Great And Powerful and all those Snow White movies aren’t the only ones in the works. The Hollywood Reporter says Sony has picked up Mermaid: A Twist On The Classic Tale, which will tentatively be produced by Tobey Maguire with Country Strong‘s Shana Feste directing. And how could that not be a good idea?

Some may wonder if the film will highlight the creepy not-so-feminist message of a woman sacrificing her voice to win the chance to seduce a man with her body, but Mermaid has a twist on the classic quirk. Instead, it’s about a princess set to enter a loveless marriage with a prince,»

- Anthony Miccio

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Title Changes for Former ‘John Carter of Mars,’ ‘Now’ and ‘Still I Rise’

Double Academy Award-winning director of Finding Nemo and Wall-e, Andrew Stanton, is currently working on his first foray into live action, an adaptation of the classic sci-fi fantasy novel John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs [1]. For some reason, though, Disney has now changed the title from that to "Gary Carter," the Hall Of Fame catcher for the 1986 New York Mets. No, I'm sorry. I meant John Carter. That's the new official title. For real.Another title change is one that's makes a little more sense. Andrew Niccol is currently working on his Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried sci-fi film [2] which was originally called I'm.mortal, then Now, but is now called In Time.Getting out of the sci-fi genre, a new Maggie Gyllenhaal movie directed by Daniel Barnz (Beastly) was originally called Still I Rise [3] but is now called Steel Town. Read more about all of these after the break.»

- Germain Lussier

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Becoming Jane

Movie: Becoming Jane

Released on: 2007

Rating: 6.70

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Bette Midler and Jeffrey Tambor Join HBO’s Phil Spector Biopic Starring Al Pacino

Two more have joined the cast of HBO’s biopic of legendary record producer-turned-lady-murderer Phil Spector. Bette Midler and Jeffrey Tambor have joined the cast of the film, written and directed by David Mamet. Al Pacino was previously cast as Spector himself in the flick that will focus on Spector’s later years, specifically the 2003 trial where he was convicted of second-degree murder for shooting a struggling actress in his mansion.The Wrap reports that Midler will play Linda Kenney Baden, one of Spector's defense attorneys in the trial. Tambor is set to take on the role of defense attorney Bruce Cutler. Last year, Pacino won the Emmy for portraying Jack Kevorkian in the HBO drama You Don’t Know Jack, directed by Barry Levinson. Levinson is on board as an executive producer of this Spector project.»

- Adam Chitwood

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Bill Hunter obituary

Australian actor known for his roles in Strictly Ballroom and Muriel's Wedding

For many Australians, the screen persona of the character actor Bill Hunter, who has died of cancer aged 71, was the archetypal "ocker", an uncultivated Australian working man who enjoys beer, "barbies", Aussie rules football and V8 supercars. According to Phillip Noyce, who directed the oft-bearded actor in three movies and a TV miniseries: "Bill was the absolute essence of the Anglo-Irish Australian male of the 20th century. Seemingly gruff and impenetrable, he could convey the tenderness beneath the exterior."

He was seen and appreciated by millions in three of Australia's biggest hit films – Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom (1992), Pj Hogan's Muriel's Wedding (1994) and Stephan Elliott's The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) – all revealing Hunter at the peak of his powers.

He was born in Melbourne, but was brought up in rural Victoria, in Australia's south-east.»

- Ronald Bergan

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Catacombs

Movie: Catacombs

Released on: 2007

Rating: 4.60

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Insert Credit: "Bumpy Road"

Insert Credit endeavors to suss out where you should be allotting your video game allowance, sifting out a single title from many and crowning it as The One Game You Need to Get This Week. Don't consider these reviews, gentle reader. Rather, think of Insert Credit as a mix of hands-on time, informed opinion and intuition.

For the week of May 23, 2011, you should insert credit into: "Bumpy Road".

Why do cute games work so well on Apple's handhelds? Sure, games with twee aesthetics pop up everywhere, but something about the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch make games like "World of Goo," "Eliss," and "Cut the Rope" sing. Maybe the cuteness serves as a cognitive shortcut for games that might otherwise seem daunting. Hearing that chubby bird's whoop in "Tiny Wings" lets you know you're doing something right in an immediate fashion.

Or maybe it's the touching that amplifies the penetration of cute.»

- Evan Narcisse

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Screenwriter Roberto Orci discusses Star Trek 2

J.J. Abrams’ awesome-looking Super 8 is out later this year, but what of the equally exciting prospect of Star Trek 2?While Abrams is busy finishing up Super 8, Trek 2 co-writer Roberto Orci has offered an update on the project, revealing a 70+ page outline for the sequel is ready for J.J.’s attention.“Just been waiting for J.J. to be free to really decide if he likes the story and hear his suggestions before we finish the script,” Orci tells TrekMovie.“Once he says go, we’ll have it in no time....

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- Josh Winning

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Clubland

Movie: Clubland

Released on: 2007

Rating: 7.30

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Jenna Fischer Takes The Lead In A Little Help Trailer

Since making her name on The Office, Jenna Fischer has played female leads in a lot of movies where the men get way more to do—Blades Of Glory, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Promotion, Hall Pass—so it’s refreshing to see nobody from the Frat Pack is taking top billing in her new film, A Little Help. Fischer plays a frustrated mom whose philandering husband (Chris O’Donnell) falls over dead, leaving her to provide for their pissed off son. The film, which debuted at the Seattle Film Festival almost exactly a year ago, doesn’t have a release date yet, but the new trailer above should definitely bring the film a little buzz. Hopefully they’ll start promoting this thing heavily soon—you gotta take advantage of Jenna’s baby bump!»

- Anthony Miccio

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Vincent Cassel To Get His Crime On Again In Belated Sequel 'Dobermann 2: Arm Wrestle'

No country loves the crime genre quite as much as the French. Sure, it might have been derived from the States, but it was the French who really took it to their hearts, giving directors like Sam Fuller and Alfred Hitchcock the critical respect they craved, and reinventing it with the likes of "А bout de souffle" and "Rififi," while many of the best recent examples, like Jacques Audiard's "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" and "A Prophet," came from France. And if the French crime picture has one actor firmly associated with the genre, their Robert De Niro or…»

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American Pie Presents Band Camp

Movie: American Pie Presents Band Camp

Released on: 2005

Rating: 5.00

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Lars von Trier Responds to Iranian Culture Minister's Criticism of Cannes

Lars von Trier has released a response to a letter the Iranian Deputy Culture Minister for Cinematic Affairs Javad Shamaqdari released to Persian media outlets Monday that criticized the Cannes Film Festival's decision to declare the director "persona non grata", after his controversial press conference comments. “Surely you remember that the Cannes festival was established with the aim of struggling against fascists,” Shamaqdari wrote in the letter. “After 64 years, »

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Pledge to Watch a Short and Help Support Rwanda's Kigali Memorial Center

Explore.org, a non profit multimedia organization that champions people around the world who devote their lives to important causes, launched a social media campaign to benefit Rwanda's Kigali Genocide Memorial Center. To do so, they've orchestrated a collaborative online film premiere for "Raindrops Over Rwanda," a short Explore.org documentary that examines the country post-genocide. Here's how to get involved: Visit the film's Facebook page, maintained by young Rwandan leader Honore »

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Havoc

Movie: Havoc

Released on: 2005

Rating: 5.30

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On Its Way to Glasgow, 'The Dark Knight Rises' Adds Law and Religion

Casting on The Dark Knight Rises isn't slowing up as Variety reports Brett Cullen ("Lost", Ghost Rider) and Chris Ellis (Transformers, Catch Me if You Can) have joined the cast as a judge and priest respectively. The duo obviously don't have large roles in the film and neither are necessarily household names, but their filmographies show Nolan has once again brought on actors that have an extensive body of work, not to mention I'm sure one or two members of the audience will recognize Goodwin Stanhope.

Production on the film is already underway in London and Croydon and as Scotland's Daily Record reports, it will head north to Glasgow for several scenes early next month.

A source told the Daily Record's John Dingwall, "[Director Christopher Nolan] plans to use various cities to provide a mash-up of what Gotham will look like. Glasgow was location-scouted for the last film Dark Knight, though in the end it wasn't used.»

- Brad Brevet

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Lars von Trier extends Cannes apology

Danish director says Nazi comments that got him banned from the Cannes film festival were 'unintelligent, ambiguous and needlessly hurtful'

While the Cannes film festival officially ended on Sunday, the Lars von Trier controversy apparently has some way left to run. The banned Danish film-maker today released another statement clarifying his comments at last Wednesday's press conference, in which he jokingly claimed that he was "a Nazi" and "understood Hitler". Von Trier now describes those remarks as "unintelligent ... and needlessly hurtful".

The director 's latest statement appears designed, in part, to distance himself from remarks made by a minister in the Iranian government, who accused the Cannes organisers of "fascist behaviour" in their decision to banish Von Trier. "Surely you remember that the Cannes festival was established with the aim of struggling against fascists," the Iranian deputy culture minister Javad Shamaqdari wrote in a letter to the festival president, Gilles Jacob.»

- Xan Brooks

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Slow Burn

Movie: Slow Burn

Released on: 2005

Rating: 5.80

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Tahar Rahim & Niel Arestrup To Reunite For Joachim Lafosse's 'Aimer А Perdre La Raison'

Looks like a reunion of talent from Jacques Audiard's excellent 2009 film "A Prophet" is in the works with Joachim Lafosse's next directorial effort, the family drama "Aimer а perdre la raison"--which roughly translates to "Loving Without Reason." With star Tahar Rahim and scribe Thomas Bidegain already on board, their 'Prophet' colleague Niels Arestrup (pictured above next to Rahim) has seemingly replaced Gerard Depardieu in the cast for the story of a doctor who raises his friend's brother in Belgium and the drama that develops when the boy grows up and raises his own family. Co-scripted by Lafosse and Bidegain,…»

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Ex-Universal Co-Chief David Linde Closes Deal for Reliance-Backed Company with Global Output Pacts

David Linde has finally closed his long-in-the-works film production and finance company backed by India's Reliance Entertainment, which also backs DreamWorks. Linde has lined up an all-important first-look distribution deal with his former studio, Universal, plus key foreign output deals. The new company has not yet cleared a name--Linde has been calling it Lava Bear Films. Ex-caa agent and Mrc Film Group president Tory Metzger will be his production head, with ex-Universal digital strategist Adam Rymer as chief operating officer, overseeing financial operations and day-to-day business affairs. Linde plans to both produce and finance projects with a recognizable brand identity for the worldwide marketplace. Reliance is providing the capital to finance Linde's firm, which is based on a global distribution structure that combines the assets »

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