The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In March 2021
From Spring Breakers, to Silver Linings Playbook, to Enter the Dragon, to Taxi Driver, check out these shows and movies leaving Netflix in March 2021.
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VOTD: Video Essay Explains The Importance Of Opening Shots In Movies
While you may not realize it immediately, the opening shots in movies often tell us much more about the story that is about to unfold than you know.
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Trivia: Anne Hathaway Almost Had Jennifer Lawrence's Part In 'Silver Linings Playbook'
In 2013, both Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway took the the Oscar stage to accept acting awards -- Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook, Hathaway for Les Misérables. But had things gone a bit differently several months earlier, it could have been Hathaway grabbing the prize for her charming, sexy turn in a David O. Russell movie.…
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'The Hobbit', 'Django Unchained', 'Gangster Squad' Among Most Pirated Movies In 2013
For illegal downloaders, the biggest film of 2013 wasn't a 2013 film at all, but a big-budget fantasy epic from late 2012. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey topped the list of the most pirated movies of the past twelve months, beating out the likes of Django Unchained, Fast & Furious 6, and Iron Man 3.…
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Weinsteins Working On 'Sin City' And 'The Mist' TV Shows
The new film Sin City: A Dame to Die For won't be the only project to transfer Frank Miller's stark noir tales from the comic page to the screen. In fact, that film may be swiftly followed by a new Sin City TV show. Harvey Weinstein, like many other producers, has started to see TV…
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Watch An Alternate Ending To The Oscar-Winning 'Silver Linings Playbook'
Did anyone watch Silver Linings Playbook and think, "I want that ending to wrap up even nicer?" It had a very sweet, very appropriate conclusion but that wasn't always how it ended for director David O. Russell. The Oscar-winning film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro hits Blu-ray and DVD April 30,…
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The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The 85th Annual Academy Awards
Dave, Devindra, Germain, and Russ chat about their thoughts on this year's Academy Awards. How funny and offensive was Seth MacFarlane? Who still remembers Chicago? What the hell were Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy doing up there? Tune in and find out! You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at…
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The 85th Annual Academy Award Winners; 'Argo' Takes Best Picture
Here are the winners of the 85th Oscars. It was a rather strange year, with only the sixth tie in the history of the awards (for Sound Editing) an excess of references to Chicago, and a surprise win in the Best Director category for Ang Lee. (And those who expected Jessica Chastain to take the Best…
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Cool Stuff: Gallery1988's 2013 Oscar-Inspired Poster Print Series
We've got a bunch of cool movie art for you today. The Academy and Gallery1988 commissioned a small group of artists to create original screen prints inspired by this year’s nine Best Picture nominees. After the jump you can see some of them, including: AMOUR by artist Matt Owen, ARGO by Anthony Petrie, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN…
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Watch: 12 Minute 'Silver Linings Playbook' Behind The Scenes Featurette
Though David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook has been out for 10 weeks, this past weekend was the first time it cracked the box office top five. Those eight Oscar nominations is every single major category certainly helped. Now we have a featurette taking us behind the scenes of the poignant romantic comedy, which stars…
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2013 Golden Globes Award Winners And Live Blog; 'Argo' Wins Best Picture And Director [UPDATED With Videos]
For the 70th year, the Hollywood Foreign Press handed out their Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler entertained an audience of TV and movie fans there to bestow awards to shows like Girls, Modern Family, Smash, Breaking Bad, Homeland and Downton Abbey and films like Lincoln, Argo, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Silver Linings…
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85th Academy Award Nominations: 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild,' 'Lincoln,' And 'Silver Linings Playbook' Earn Major Recognition
Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane woke up at the crack of dawn this morning to announce the nominees for the 85th Academy Awards. Academy members nominated nine contenders for Best Picture, with Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero Dark Thirty all…
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'Looper', 'The Master', 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower', And More Nominated For Writers Guild Of America Awards
With just days to go until Oscar nominations are announced, the Writers Guild of America has unveiled its list of nominees for their top screenplay awards. As expected, many of these are films that have picked up plenty of accolades already. It'll surprise no one to see that Zero Dark Thirty, Moonrise Kingdom, and Lincoln are among the…
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Producer's Guild Of America Best Of 2012 Nominations Include 'Argo,' 'Django Unchained,' 'Lincoln,' 'Zero Dark Thirty'
We're already at the point in the award season where a few films have been solidified as the big winners and prime Oscar candidates. Zero Dark Thirty, Moonrise Kingdom, Silver Linings Playbook, and Lincoln have been awards frontrunners for weeks, and will likely continue to dominate slates of official accolades until the season ends with…
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/Filmcast Ep. 210 - Silver Linings Playbook
Dave, Devindra, and Adam chat about David O. Russell's latest film, Silver Linings Playbook. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast:
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2013 Golden Globe Nominations Highlight 'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Django Unchained,' 'Lincoln'
This morning Megan Fox, Ed Helms, and Jessica Alba announced the nominations for the 2013 Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the organization behind the event, is famous for nominating films and performances simply based on their star factor -- if there's an actor that members of the HFPA want to hang out with,…
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'Lincoln' And 'Silver Linings Playbook' Lead 2012 Screen Actors Guild Nominations
The end of the year is approaching and that means award season. Every year it starts with regional critic groups and then slowly gets to the bigger, more influential groups leading up through the Academy Awards. If a film hopes to gain an Academy Award nomination, its first major hurdle is the Screen Actors Guild.…
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2013 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Include 'Beasts Of The Southern Wild,' 'Silver Linings Playbook,' And 'Moonrise Kingdom'
One of the first big award season nomination sets went out this morning: the Independent Spirit Awards, which highlight achievement in (obviously) independent productions. The big films in this year's nominations were Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom; David O Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, and newcomer Benh Zeitlin's Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild. Here are…
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'Silver Linings Playbook' Trailer: Bradley Cooper And Jennifer Lawrence Have Some Mental Issues To Work Out
Jennifer Lawrence exploded as a great new talent thanks to Winter's Bone, and some of her major roles that followed (such as X-Men: First Class, and The Hunger Games) had her playing a variation on the young girl who steps up to adult responsibility in a big way. So it's a joy to see her…
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: 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: 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: Jennifer Lawrence In 'Silver Linings Playbook', Annette Bening In 'Imogene', Rhys Ifans NOT In 'Bond 23'
Jennifer Lawrence is reportedly leading the pack of actresses vying for David O. Russell's The Silver Linings Playbook, ahead of the likes of seemingly every rising (or recently risen) starlet in town. Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, Blake Lively, Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Andrea Riseborough, and Olivia Wilde were all among Lawrence's competitors for the part. If…
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David O. Russell To Direct The Silver Linings Playbook
Today, The Hollywood Reporter tell us that The Weinstein Co. are behind David O. Russell's adaptation of Matthew Quick's novel The Silver Linings Playbook. This news popped up a few times recently in interviews with Quick and a YouTube video of the author reading from the novel, but nobody much noticed it; and the story…
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