'Show Dogs' Trailer: Farting, Talking Dogs To The Rescue
Will Arnett and some talking dogs get together to stop crime in the new Show Dogs trailer, featuring plenty of rude jokes and badly-rendered CGI.
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'The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete' Trailer: Brooklyn Kids On The Run
There comes a moment in every person's life when they realize that life just isn't fair, and there's f***-all they can do about it but survive the best they can. Unfortunately, part of that injustice is that some folks are forced to learn that lesson much sooner than others. Like the title characters of George…
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'The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete' Review: Two American Idols And A Grammy Winner Bring Star Power To Kid Story [Sundance 2013]
Produced by Grammy winner Alicia Keys and co-starring Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson and American Idol Jordin Sparks, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete might sound like a kiddie movie. Quirky title, popular names, and two child leads make that assumption easy. But this one, written by Michael Starrbury and directed by George Tillman Jr. (Notorious, Faster), is anything…
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'Sparkle' Trailer: The First Look At Whitney Huston's Final Film Appearance
Sparkle remakes the 1976 film of the same name that was a fictionalized story of a Motown girl group inspired by the Supremes. But the reason most people will be paying attention to the film now is that it features the final screen appearance of the late Whitney Huston. The singer plays mom to three…
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Paul Greengrass And Tom Hanks' Somali Pirate Movie, Salim Akil's 'Sparkle' Remake Get Release Dates
Briefly: Sony has just announced release dates for two very different projects I'd very nearly forgotten about. Variety reports that Paul Greengrass' reality-based Somali pirate tale Captain Phillips is now slated for a March 22, 2013 opening, while Salim Akil's music-themed drama Sparkle will hit August 10, 2012. The former stars Tom Hanks as real-life hero…
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Casting Bits: Zach Gilford In 'The Last Stand', Pink In 'Thanks For Sharing', Derek Luke In 'Sparkle'
Zach Gilford, best known as sensitive QB Matt Saracen on Friday Night Lights, will be starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand. Described as "a combination of Die Hard and High Noon," the action film revolves around a border town sheriff (Schwarzenegger) who finds himself tasked with stopping a drug kingpin from crossing the…
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Casting Bits: Whitney Houston Returns To Acting With 'Sparkle' Remake, Brit Stars Sign Up For Dustin Hoffman's 'Quartet', Ashley Greene In Modern-Day 'Oliver Twist'
Whitney Houston is set to return to the big screen for the first time in 15 years for Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 drama based on the real-life tale of Diana Ross and The Supremes (yes, kind of like Dreamgirls, only Sparkle came first). The story follows the rise and fall of fictional girl…
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