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The Andromeda Strain Infects A&E [TV for Movie
Lovers]

post from Film School Rejects on 15 May 2008 06:12:00 PM. © Film School Rejects

This Memorial Day A&E would like you to ditch the celebrations and quarantine yourself in front of a TV to catch their two night, four hour miniseries adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain. The event will take place on Monday, May 26 and Tuesday May 27 from 9pm til ...

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Bill Murray's 'Stupid Country Bumpkin' Look
Doesn't Impress Greta Scacchi [Nice Guys Finish First]

post from Defamer on 15 May 2008 06:10:00 PM. © Defamer

We?ve had a thing for Bill Murray since the first time we saw clips of his pity-me-but-look-at-me skits on SNL right up until his sad lonely guy role in Lost In Translation, when his gray hair and inability to smile deflated our crush ever so slightly. But unlike actress Greta Scacchi, who blabbed to a London paper about the night he innocently asked for her number and was harshly rejected by her and the too-cool group of Eurotrashy friends she rolls with, we?d never resort to the level of cattiness the Italian quasi-star did today:

?He was wearing his stupid farmer's boots, a lumberjack shirt and looking like the country bumpkin from the Midwest that he really always was. And he left, shaking his head, and I never had to see him again.?

How the two came together in the first place, and what might have scared the poor guy away, after the jump:

According to Scacchi, who you may remember only for her many nude roles in The Red Violin and Heat And Dust (and, obvs, her role as the Ice Queen that tantalized Griffin Mill in The Player), she met Murray at a casting meeting for an undisclosed film in which the two are apparently slated to play each other's love interest. And Scacchi claims Murray openly requested her phone number to prove to the rest of the crew that their on-screen heat would be realistic should they play it out off-screen as well. See Hollywood Ethics 101 for why this is perfectly reasonable. In any case, Murray agreed to meet Greta at her apartment where Greta had invited "an eclectic collection of friends...cooking, playing music, dancing, all completely stoned. He just sat on a sofa, out of his depth." Frankly, we don't care how sexy Scacchi used to look, but we're on Team Murray: that scene is far too 70s for our taste, and we'd leave those faux bohos in the pot-scented dust just like he did.

BILL MURRAY IN TOO DEEP AT GRETA SCACCHI'S [London Telegraph]

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Bring on the Cannes Photos, Round 1 [Festival
Shenanigans]

post from Film School Rejects on 15 May 2008 05:58:00 PM. © Film School Rejects

As I mentioned before, we are not in the South of France this year to cover the Cannes Film Festival. But as I also mentioned before, that doesn't mean we can't give it a little coverage. In fact, we've decided that we would like to oogle some celebrity photos and ...

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A Return To Grazerheads [Homecomings]

post from Defamer on 15 May 2008 05:40:00 PM. © Defamer

According to a press release in the Defamer inbox, Hollywood superproducing entity and non-recovering idea-addict Brian Grazer will be the recipient of the Mary Pickford Foundation Award at the USC School of Cinematic Arts 2008 graduation tomorrow—an honorarium presented by Disney head Bob Iger, and awarded to "men and women of USC who have made an indelible impact on the entertainment industry." This is obviously exciting news indeed, and we encourage any proud parents in attendance to send along video of the mogul-rich milestone. But were that all, for what lifted this publicist-penned correspondence beyond the realm of the commencement-speech-announcement mundane was a file attachment, accompanied by eight little words that shot a volt of pure ecstasy through our spine: "Have also attached a photo for your use." Oh. My. God. Are they kidding us? Just this once: Grazerhead has come home.

The entire press release is after the jump.

OSCAR WINNING PRODUCER BRIAN GRAZER TO RECEIVE USC PICKFORD AWARD
Disney CEO Robert A. Iger Co-Speaker at May 16 Ceremony
MAY 12, 2008, LOS ANGELES - Brian Grazer, Oscar-, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning film and television producer and co-founder of Imagine Entertainment, will receive the Mary Pickford Foundation Award at the USC School of Cinematic Arts 2008 commencement ceremony, at which Robert A. Iger, president and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, will serve as co-speaker, Dean Elizabeth M. Daley announced today.
Iger, who will earlier in the day receive an honorary doctorate and appear as the featured speaker at USC's commencement ceremony, will share industry observations with the cinema class. Additionally Iger will present Grazer with the School of Cinematic Arts's Pickford Award, presented to men and women of USC who have made an indelible impact on the entertainment industry. Grazer, a 1974 USC alumnus, will provide his own unique insights gained while producing projects for the big and small screens for nearly 30 years.
States Daley: "Brian has been an indisputable leader in the entertainment community, and a staunch supporter of the School of Cinematic Arts for many years. We are thrilled to honor him with the Pickford Award and to send our latest class off with the wisdom that both he and Bob will impart."
Among the notable films Grazer has produced are Splash, Apollo 13, Backdraft, 8 Mile, Parenthood, The Da Vinci Code, Liar Liar and Cinderella Man. In 2002, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him and long-time producing partner, Ron Howard, the Best Picture Oscar for A Beautiful Mind. Grazer's television credits include 24, Arrested Development, SportsNight, Felicity and the Emmy-award winning mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.
Iger and Grazer will address the May 16 commencement ceremony, which takes place at the Shrine Auditorium. Grazer is the 14th recipient of the Pickford Award, which is conferred in association with the Mary Pickford Foundation. Past recipients include: Ray Harryhausen, William Fraker, Conrad L. Hall, Alan Ladd, Jr., Michelle Manning, Walter Murch, Jay Roach, Gary Rydstrom, Stacey Sher, John Singleton, David L. Wolper, Laura Ziskin and Robert Zemeckis.

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Leonardo DiCaprio To Produce Ian Fleming Biopic

post from Starpulse Entertainment News Blog - Movie News on 15 May 2008 05:33:44 PM. © Starpulse Entertainment News Blog - Movie News

Leonardo DiCaprio is searching for the real James Bond - after signing on to produce a biopic of the superspy's creator, Ian Fleming. The actor's Appian Way production company will delve into the fabled British writer's life in Fleming.[...] Read more!

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SATC 'A Trifle Half-Hearted,' Variety Says in
First Official Review

post from Movies on 15 May 2008 05:20:00 PM. © Movies

People have been "reviewing" "Sex and the City: The Movie'' out of the New York press junket and the London premiere, but none have them have been actual movie critics. The honor of filing the first bona fide review...[...]

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New City of Ember Trailer Cool. [Movie News]

post from Film School Rejects on 15 May 2008 05:19:00 PM. © Film School Rejects

Fox-Walden has delivered the first teaser trailer for their upcoming fantasy film City of Ember via the film's official site this afternoon. And I've got to be honest, it looks like a pretty cool fantasy flick. Along with the trailer (which can be seen below), they've also sent over the ...

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Punisher: War Zone Photos

A couple new photos from Lexi Alexander?s Punisher: War Zone have shown up online. The film stars Ray Stevenson as Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, who faces his most deadly foe yet: Jigsaw. (...)

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Back Up! Back Up! This Lady Could Explode! [A
Call To The Bullpen]

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Jack Black acted as a bodyguard to his Kung Fun Panda co-star Angelina Jolie at the Cannes Film Festival. Black warned the press corps to keep their distance from the "any moment now" Jolie and, if they were to get any closer, Black would have to bust out some serious karate moves. He then added that Dustin Hoffman would join in on the karate action, too. Black said, "You're not going to like me when I'm cheesed off, but you're totally going to hate the Hoffeweizen when he's cheesed off."

[Photo Credit: Getty Images]

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Cannes. Hunger.

"A visceral, violent and deeply disturbing vision of life in the Maze prison, set during the 'dirty' protests and the second hunger strike of 1981, is offered up by Britain's most prominent entry in the Cannes film festival," writes Charlotte...

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