• Casting Bits: T.I. May Join Tom Cruise In 'We Mortals Are;' Christopher Meloni In 'Small Time;' Jason Ritter, Gillian Jacobs And More In 'Teddy Bears'

    Rapper T.I. has done a few movies (Takers, American Gangster, ATL) but has had his cinematic aspirations derailed by little things like county jail and federal prison stints. But he's back at work, and in an interview conducted at SXSW, T.I. said that he's got a couple of film projects on the horizon. Specifically, the…

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  • 'A Bag Of Hammers' Trailer

    South by Southwest is still going strong down in Austin, Texas and if you're following along on Twitter, there are a ton of movies that should have hit your radar. Films like Kill List, The FP, Bridesmaids and Attack the Block just to name a few. Another one that seems to have people talking is…

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  • Jesse Eisenberg Joins Cast Of 'Free Samples'

    Briefly: You've got to appreciate a move like this. Jesse Eisenberg is enjoying justified praise for his work in The Social Network, and will very likely score an Oscar nomination in the deal. So what does he do to follow up the film? He signs on to a small-ish indie dramedy called Free Samples. The…

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  • This Week In Trailers: The Attic Door, Peter And Vandy, Did You Hear About The Morgans, Afterschool And Visual Acoustics

    Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m…

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  • 2009 Sundance Film Festival Competition Films Announced

    The Sundance Institute has announced the first half of the line-up for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Included in the first press release are the films in competition in the Drama and Documentary segments. 3,661 feature-length films were submitted this year, which is 37 more films than last year. For the 2009 Sundance Film Festival,…

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