'Widows' Assembles A Killer Cast For An Exciting, Surprising Thriller [TIFF]
Viola Davis leads an incredible cast in Steve McQueen's thrilling heist film Widows.
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'The Grudge' Remake Is Now Cursed With A Lawsuit
The Grudge remake is now being haunted by the scariest thing of all: litigation! And it may stop the film dead in its tracks.
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'Widows' Trailer: Steve McQueen Is Back With A Cast To Die For
The Widows trailer announces the directorial return of Steve McQueen. Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Ervio plays widows of criminals who band together to pull off a heist.
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'Irreplaceable You' Trailer: Netflix's New Tear Jerker
The Irreplaceable You trailer gives us our first look at Netflix's new tear jerker starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huisman, and Christopher Walken.
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'The Disaster Artist' Photo: James Franco Becomes The Artist
With his new film, The Disaster Artist, actor James Franco transforms into the director of The Room, Tommy Wiseau. Check out The Disaster Artist photo.
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'Equals' Trailer: Kristen Stewart And Nicholas Hoult Fall Into Forbidden Love
Watch the Equals trailer. Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult lead Drake Doremus' drama about two lovers in a dystopian society.
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Oh Hi First Look At James Franco As Tommy Wiseau In 'The Disaster Artist'
The first images from The Disaster Artist offer a look at James Franco as Tommy Wiseau, the eccentric filmmaker responsible for the The Room.
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James Franco's 'Zeroville' Casts Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell And More
James Franco's Zeroville cast includes Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Megan Fox and more. Franco himself leads the film as a cinephile in late '60s Hollywood.
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Woody Allen's Next Film Titled 'Magic In The Moonlight,' Images Revealed
The last few years have seen a great career upswing for Woody Allen, as his film Midnight in Paris helped re-ignite broad audience interest in his movies, and became his greatest commercial success. Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett, had a good run earlier this year, and now Allen is finishing his next film. The new movie…
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'Stoker' Featurette Introduces A Few Extra Family Members
I may not have been wild about Park Chan-Wook's English-language debut, Stoker, but there are definite pleasures within. Among them are the performances from the supporting cast. Jacki Weaver shows up for a bit, as does Dermot Mulroney. Neither has featured in a big way in the marketing so far, as each has a relatively…
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'Stoker' International Trailer #2: Chan-Wook Park Gets Weird, In English This Time
To coincide with its long-awaited Sundance debut, Chan-wook Park's Stoker has just unveiled a new international trailer. The first English-language outing from the Oldboy auteur stars Mia Wasikowska as India, a teenage girl mourning the death of her father (Dermot Mulroney). The unexpected arrival of her mysterious Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode) further complicates matters, especially…
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'Stoker' Review: A Warped And Hollow Family Portrait From The Director Of 'Oldboy' [Sundance 2013]
The title Stoker suggests vampirism, as a play on the name of Dracula creator Bram Stoker. But the monsters in this film are purely human -- people warped into terrible shapes by neglect and jealousy. For his English-language debut, Oldboy direcotor Park Chan-Wook chose Stoker, a script by actor Wentworth Miller that revolves around a…
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'Stoker' Poster And Video: Nicole Kidman And Mia Wasikowska Drawn Into Twisted Family Tension
Park Chan-Wook's Stoker is one of the film's we're most keen to see in the early months of 2013; the English-language debut of the director behind Thirst and the "Vengeance Trilogy" (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) holds a lot of appeal. That's in part due to Park's wonderful work with the…
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'Stoker' Trailer: "I Can't Wait To Watch Life Tear You Apart"
Finally! We recently saw some footage from Stoker, which is the English-language debut from South Korean director Park Chan-wook, best known for the "vengeance trilogy" of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. Stoker appears to be a thriller in the Hitchcock/De Palma vein, with a good dose of heated psycho-sexual tension,…
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'The Five-Year Engagement' Trailer: Poking Gentle Fun At A Generational Inability To Fully Commit
I'm not going to assume that this is true for everyone, but I think a lot of people in my generation and the one or two that follow me have had the "it's just different now" marriage conversation with some elder family members. For many couples, it takes a lot longer to get to the…
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Casting Bits: Sharon Stone In 'Lovelace;' Jacki Weaver And Alan Arkin In 'Wild Oats;' Ezra Miller Not In 'Akira'
Sharon Stone was a big deal in the '90s thanks to Basic Instinct in 1992, but she's got a lower profile lately. She's been working very steadily, but it doesn't feel that way. I can't remember the last time I saw a memorable Stone performance. Probably either Broken Flowers ('05) or Alpha Dog ('06). Law…
Read MoreDavid O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook' To Get Thanksgiving 2012 Release
This Thanksgiving brings a slew of intriguing releases, from family-friendly fare like The Muppets and Hugo to possible Oscar contenders like The Artist and My Week with Marilyn, and now we have at least one reason to look forward to next year's holiday as well. The Weinstein Co. have just decided on a November 21,…
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First Look And Synopsis: Bradley Cooper, Jacki Weaver, And Robert De Niro In 'The Silver Linings Playbook'
Bradley Cooper first broke out playing a moneyed douchebag in Wedding Crashers, and then went on to cement that fame playing a somewhat less moneyed douchebag in the Hangover franchise. But he's obviously been working on branching out, landing a string of interesting roles including the lead in David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook.…
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Casting Bits: Eddie Redmayne In 'Les Miserables', Rashida Jones And Corey Stoll In 'Decoding Annie Parker', Shea Whigham In 'The Silver Linings Playbook'
My Week with Marilyn star Eddie Redmayne will join Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway in Tom Hooper's prestige musical Les Miserables. Based on the hit Broadway show and Victor Hugo's classic novel of the same title, the film follows an ex-con named Valjean (Jackman) in 19th century France as he seeks to redeem…
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Casting Bits: Julia Stiles In 'Silver Linings Playbook', Chris Tucker Enters Final Talks; Aubrey Plaza In 'Charlie Swan'; Paul Walker In 'Hours'
Julia Stiles is set to co-star in David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook, based on Matthew Quick's novel. The story centers around a former high school teacher (Bradley Cooper) who's just been released from a four-year stint at a mental hospital into the care of his mother (Jacki Weaver). Upon his release, he tries to win…
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Casting Bits: Jacki Weaver In 'Silver Linings Playbook', Paul Bettany And Brian Cox In 'Blood', Sam Trammell In 'Long Time Gone'
Good things keep coming for the stars of Animal Kingdom, as Jacki Weaver lands a role in David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook. Weaver will play Bradley Cooper's mother in the film, based on Matthew Quick's novel about a former high school teacher (Cooper) who’s just been released from a four-year stint at a…
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Casting Bits: Dermot Mulroney In 'Stoker;' John C. McGinley In 'I, Alex Cross;' Tyler Posey In 'Taco Shop'
Casting! Here's info one one potentially great project, one that will probably find an appreciative audience, and one that will perhaps just make you hungry. I'll let you figure out which is which: Wentworth Miller joins Park Chan-wook's first English-language film, Stoker, John C. McGinley will realize his destiny by playing police chief to Tyler…
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Casting Bits: Bradley Cooper Back In 'Silver Linings Playbook', Reese Witherspoon In 'Wish List', Alden Ehrenreich In 'Stoker', Karen Gillian In 'Not Another Happy Ending'
Way back in late 2010, we reported on the potential casting of Bradley Cooper in the lead role for David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook. At some point, however, Mark Wahlberg emerged as the star of the film, and Cooper was no longer associated with the project. Now, it's looking like we're back to…
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Casting Bits: Alia Shawkat In 'He Loves Me' And 'The Brass Teapot', Jacki Weaver In 'Stoker', David Oyelowo In 'The Paperboy'
Alia Shawkat may not be quite as ubiquitous as Arrested Development co-star Jason Bateman, but she's been quietly beefing up her film resume over the past few years. Recently, Shawkat added two more projects to her slate: He Loves Me, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' follow-up to Little Miss Sunshine; and The Brass Teapot, starring…
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Casting Bits: Lindsay Lohan Drops Out Of 'Gotti,' Then Is Recast; Jacki Weaver In 'Five Year Engagement;' Jake Johnson In '21 Jump Street'
OK, this is getting ridiculous. The latest bit of news on the John Gotti biopic front (Gotti: Three Generations just lost Nick Cassavetes as director earlier this week) is that Lindsay Lohan is no longer in consideration to play Victoria Gotti. Producer Marc Fiore told People that talks with her reps had stopped, but didn't…
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Animal Kingdom Movie Trailer: Australian Crime Hits Home
David Michôd's Australian crime film Animal Kingdom debuted a couple months back during Sundance, where it drew a full slate of rave reviews. (Including one from our own David Chen.) At the time we presented a teaser trailer for the film, where the footage was cut to 'All Out of Love' by Air Supply. (You'll…
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