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Shall We Kiss [Un baiser s'il vous plaît]
(Review)

post from Cut Print Review on 02 July 2009 11:41:55 PM. © Cut Print Review

If Seth Rogen is dominating Hollywood screens as America?s everyman, Virginie Ledoyen could certainly be considered the French equivalent. Seen by Australian audiences in 2009 in A Pain in the Ass and in the upcoming My Friends, My Loves, Ledoyen is strengthening the symbolic modern French female with her roles - strong yet fragile. French films are often best at explaining that our desires drive us to act selfish and crazy but the need to live honestly justifies those choices. Whether you morally agree is up to you, but the understanding of how the simplest thing can spiral out of control is the basis of Ledoyen?s venture in Un baiser s'il vous plaît (Shall We Kiss?).

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Be An Extra in The Fighter

post from /Film on 02 July 2009 11:32:50 PM. © /Film

Want to be an Extra in David O Russell's The Fighter? Want to see Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale fight it out in a boxing ring? Do you live near Lowell Massachusetts? Details after the jump.The Fighter is shooting three days of boxing scenes in Lowell MA on July 14th, 15th and 16th. Paramount Pictures is looking for unpaid extras to fill the stands for these scenes. You may or may not appear on camera in the final film. They will be providing free parking, and raffle prizes for CDs, DVDs, Gift Cards and more. It is no clear which scenes they will be shooting, but the casting company claims that it will be "one of the main scenes in the film," and it will feature both "Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale." Head on over to BeInAMovie.com to rsvp for one of the shooting days.The Fighter tells the story of ...

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This Weeks Special Guest Co-Host on Reject Radio
isQuint From Aint it Cool News!!!

post from Film School Rejects on 02 July 2009 10:57:00 PM. © Film School Rejects

Since Neil is off in Honduras this week acting as a liaison between two embattled government entities (and picking up some fresh coffee for Reject HQ), it's up to me to save the day by coming at you crazy bastards live on Sunday night with another incredibly professional episode of Reject Radio.But fear not! I won't have to go it alone, because Quint (aka Eric Vespe) from Aint It Cool News has promised to stop by to talk about Johnny Depp and Christian Bale's little gangster movie, the deeper meaning of animated films about wooly mammoths, and the life-threatening obsession that we know as Flickchart. I'm celebrating his arrival by increasing my exclamation mark use by 400%.Appetizers will be served promptly at 10pm (EST)/ 7pm (PST). Listen to it with someone you love.So tune in here if you love business-like film discussion that never veers so far off course that you begin to have no idea what the hell the hosts are talking about: FilmSchoolRejects.com/Radio

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No Surprise: 'Transformers 2' Has Over 40
Mistakes

post from Starpulse Entertainment News - Movie News on 02 July 2009 10:50:07 PM. © Starpulse Entertainment News - Movie News

The Transformerssequel is now the most blooper-laden film of 2009 - with eagle-eyed cinema goers spotting 40 continuity errors and movie mistakes.[...] Read more!

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'Public Enemies' tries to make a few new friends

post from The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business on 02 July 2009 10:42:00 PM. © The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik

We're heading out for a few days so posting will be light, but before we do we're keeping a close eye on the box-office, where this July 4th finally offers a legitimate horse race.

This date on the calendar has been the province of a single summer blockbuster since as far back as we can recall (or at least since Will Smith exploded numerous bad guys in "Independence Day" 12 years ago, effectively obliterating any memory we previously had). In the last few years, the date been home to the likes of "Superman Returns," "War of the Worlds" and the first "Transformers" -- with very little room for anything else.

But there's of course no action tentpole launching this weekend (though it may not feel that way to any movie going up against "Transformers 2"). That means there's no film that will easily steamroll the competition, just two movies at opposite ends of the spectrum, on a holiday that doesn't tend to draw one kind of audience over another.

(And there's a greater potential for an upstart or fluke this year,since box office overall tends to be down when Americans celebrate July4th on a Friday. The two lowest weekend-winner totals in the lastdecade came when we took Friday off, in 2008 and 2003.)

So far, at least, the family fun is beating the adult fare, as "Ice Age 3" handles "Public Enemies" (as well as "Transformers").

The reviews have been solid for "Enemies," which should give an arthouse-y boost to what is already a solid foundation of Depp-loving women and action-minded audiences who've already seen "Transformers." It'll be an uphill battle to finish any higher than third, but any market share is good market share for the pic going up against sequels with heavy brand recognition (incidentally, the exact kind of films that Hollywood says it wants to make over the original concepts and historical drama that "Enemies" epitomizes).

So if it finishes respectably, "Enemies" -- effectively a big-budget counterprogram -- could give new life to the latter, non-franchise way of thinking. Which is to say, it could remind us of the movie choices that used to appear this weekend before Mr. Smith and his save-the-world ambitions came along. That is, assuming we can remember that time.

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The 10 Sexiest Gangster Girlfriends of All Time
Ever

post from Film School Rejects on 02 July 2009 10:19:00 PM. © Film School Rejects

As any solid movie buff knows, there's a certain number of ingredients that go into making a movie about gang life. Whether it be the mob or street gangs, a crucial component in the world of those violent killers and drug-runners is the women that love them. They're usually bad dames, dumb broads, or diabolical femme fatales that navigate the underworld just as deftly as the man (or men) they're screwing (or screwing).And because of their love for the dark side, we love them right back.I bravely delved into the underworld to return with the 10 Sexiest Gangster Girlfriends and a few images that should act as a helpful visual aid. Plus, some of the movies on this list are a few of the best gangland films ever made so it's okay if you start geeking out over the movies instead of the women.Grab your tommy gun and check out these gorgeous molls - now in glorious chronological order!10. Kitty from The Public Enemy (1931)Sure, Jean Harlow is the buxom blonde love interest Gwen in the film (which gives me an excuse to put images of her in the photo gallery), but Mae Clark's Kitty steals the show in the most iconic scene. Besides, she's also Tom Powers's (James Cagney) main squeeze. Which probably explains why he shoves a grapefruit into her face. Although women didn't play much of a role in this film beyond being eye candy for vicious thugs and furthering the iconic moll figure, The Public Enemy still stands as one of the grandfather's of all gangster flicks. Plus, it launched Cagney's career in a major way.9. Verna from White Heat (1949)Proof that James Cagney is not only a major gangster film figure, but that he also attracts the hottest females, his character Cody Jarrett is married ...

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Grant Morrison and Clive Barker have a
heart-to-heart

post from The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business on 02 July 2009 10:08:00 PM. © The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Borys Kit

Some of the more imaginative minds in literature got together Wednesday as horror master Clive Barker interviewed comics superstar Grant Morrison at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles.

Morrison, whose deconstruction of DC heroes work ?Final Crisis? just hit the N.Y. Times bestseller list, recently moved to LA from Scotland for movie work. The discussion ranged from gender politics and violence in comics, to Wonder Woman to the gayness of Captain America.

Among the nuggets: Morrison said he was ?miserable and sick over a year? writing "Final Crisis" as he got into the head of the evil character of Darkseid. He also said he preferred working at DC over Marvel (?They love the artist and creators...At Marvel, I love them, but there?s more of a house style to create a universe.")

Hundreds of eager fans showed up for a chance to see the Q&A, held in the Meltdown?s back room, though most only managed to get in line for the signing session. (Also turning out were comics industry and Hollywood players like Mark Waid, Boom Studios? Ross Ritchie and "Transformers" producer Don Murphy.)

The conversation turned to the political when audience member asked why there weren?t more gay and lesbian working in comics. In addition to the culture of the industry, Barker said that comics are relentlessly violent, noting that when he recently bought comics, every single cover had blood on it.

?In that world, I?m not sure there?s room for love, let alone gay love,? he said.

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GATCHAMAN Anime Expo Display

I wish I was at the Anime Expo 2009 this weekend, I really do but I got too much on my plate right now, this ain’t gonna be a fun 4th of July holiday I tell ya that much. But I’ll be at the Comic-Con in a few weeks so that should be some kind [...]

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The Real Power of Digital Video

Iran: the power of digital video. But please remember, even beyond the images, which are disappearing in the face of atrocities by the theocratic tyrants who rule Iran and suppress those who dare to question their "divinely" sanctioned authority:

video details and more

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STAR WARS Live Action TV Series

This isn’t exactly a movie info but if you’re a STAR WARS fans, then you’re gonna wanna know about this. According to Sci-Fi Wire the preproduction for George Lucas‘ proposed live-action STAR WARS series is currently underway in the land Down Under, that’s Aussie, mateSlashfilm said that master jedi George Lucas once described the project [...]

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