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Rumor: Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5 to Film
Back-to-Back

post from /Film on 16 May 2008 02:55:20 PM. © /Film

Today, a scoop is circulating via Cinematical that possibly spells the fate of the lucrative Spider-Man franchise. (...)

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Tags: Kirsten Dunst, Sam Raimi, spider man, Spider Man 3, Spider Man 4, Spider Man 5, Tobey Maguire

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Cannes. Tokyo!

post from GreenCine Daily on 16 May 2008 02:46:00 PM. © GreenCine Daily

"Two Frenchmen and a South Korean make a great deal of mischief in Tokyo!, an uneven but enjoyable trio of films that take affectionate (and sometimes literal) aim at the Japanese capital," writes Justin Chang in Variety. "Fittingly enough, horror...

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Owen Wilson Loses Kate Hudson Yet Again, But
Don't Feel Sorry For The Stallion This Time Around [The Stallion Returns]

post from Defamer on 16 May 2008 02:35:00 PM. © Defamer

Once again, the troubled blonde union between Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson has come to an end, and both stars are up to their standard post-break-up habits. Hudson is said to be feeling ?dumb,? and Wilson is making attempts to crawl into the sheets with the nearest yellow-haired hanger-on. And while the last time these two split, it became tragically clear which party came out on top and which wound up barely alive, we took a look at the career prospects in store for both, and worry Kate?s the one who might hit the skids this time around...

Hudson?s recent Fool?s Gold flop hasn?t stopped her from signing up for yet more rom-coms revolving around silly girls and the silly boys they fall for. This September, we?ll see her in what sounds like You, Me And Dupree 2: This Time We?ve Got Dane Cook!, the ?meet cute? vehicle My Best Friend?s Girl. And we?ve already seen shots of Kate filming what sounds like The Devil Wears Prada 2: Catfights Leap From The Office To The Altar!, the sure to be laugh-filled Bride Wars with Anne Hathaway and Candy Bergen. Though she has signed on for two dramas — Big Eyes, in which she?ll star as sad painter Margaret Keane, and A Dream Of Red Mansions — we just can?t get excited about ?epic tales? set in mid-century China or Gwyneth-inspired attempts at Oscar fever playing a doomed artist.

As for Owen? No Oscars lie ahead, but cash definitely does. Marley & Me is based on the book with millions of fans, meaning a built-in audience awaits. And next year, the maligned money train that was Nightmare At The Museum will deliver its green-eyed sequel. Kate yearning for bucks and credibility, while Owen rolls in the dough with plenty of time to threesome-hop? Where is Dax Shephard when you really need him?

KATE HUDSON & OWEN WILSON CALL IT QUITS [People]

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George Clooney to Star in Men Who Stare at Goats

post from /Film on 16 May 2008 02:29:51 PM. © /Film

If you’re a moviegoer who doesn’t generally dislike George Clooney but reacts to movie news about him like an allergic reaction to salt-and-peppered dander, you’ll want to make an exception here. (...)

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Tags: Burn After Reading, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jon Ronson, Men Who Stare at Goats, Peter Straughan

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First teaser for The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon
Emperor

post from Filmstalker on 16 May 2008 02:29:09 PM. © Filmstalker

You can have a look at the first teaser trailer for The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. This film sees the family trio back, but with Maria Bello replacing Rachel Weisz....Visit Filmstalker for the full story. Restricted feeds to protect content.

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Things That Make You Go, "What the Fuck!"

post from Dave's Blog About Movies and Such on 16 May 2008 02:14:00 PM. © Dave's Blog About Movies and Such

Good news for people afraid they would never get to see Nicholas Cage jerk off onto the side of a car, he and Werner Herzog are teaming up for a remake of Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant. The original film was responsible for quite possibly the greatest performance of Harvey Keitel's long, illustrious career. It was also the apex of Ferrara's directing career. Herzog is one of the most original and inventive living filmmakers. And Cage, well -- ok, I was going to make a crack here about Nicholas Cage's talent, but it seemed too easy. Regardless, he gets a lifetime pass from me for Raising Arizona.

Anyways, this remake has the potential to be either brilliant or life-fuckingly awful -- no in-between. Either way, I can't wait to see it.

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Network Death Watch Underway as Viewers,
Advertisers Flee the CW [Changing Channels]

post from Defamer on 16 May 2008 02:10:00 PM. © Defamer

Teenagers fucking does not a network make, or so the CW is grudgingly realizing as its ratings plummet to a point where even The Wall Street Journal can't help but scoop the world on its obituary. To wit: Nearly 28% of its target 18-34 demo has disappeared this season! Ratings are down 22% during May sweeps! Young viewers are flocking to the Web! "Writers strike" this, "skittish advertisers" that, co-owners CBS and WB are ready to drop their joint endeavor faster than a pair of Gossip Girl heroine Serena van der Woodsen's panties, etc. etc. In short: Divest all ye sinners, the end is nigh — as in "a year" nigh, give or take a month or two.

So what's the problem? What else, suggests CW boss Dawn Ostroff: Nielsen is miscalculating their ratings!

CW executives attribute the network's poor ratings performance not to a lack of viewers but to flaws in the system of measure. "Obviously, we would have liked to do better," Ms. Ostroff said this week. "Our young audience certainly knows how to get their content in different ways, and we have to figure out different ways to measure how they're getting it."

The CW has two strategies for this: work with Nielsen Media Research, the company that records ratings, to improve its methodology; and continue efforts to lure more and younger viewers to the network. Despite its stated demographic targets, the CW viewer's median age is 34, Ms. Ostroff says.

Nielsen says in a statement that although it believes its ratings "provide a fair picture of what younger viewers are watching," the audience is challenging to track. "We are working closely with the CW and all of our clients to continuously improve our measurement."

Sure, there may be a slight underreporting in Farmer Wants a Wife's .00000003 share, but it's a peccadillo in the scheme of things that mostly involves polishing its new 90210 turd and milking just one more DVD-ready season of Gossip Girl from increasingly skeptical advertisers. We foresee an all-black New York Magazine cover protesting the network's demise and its Best. (If Least Effectual.) Show. Ever. by this time next year — or at least we hope for one: It may be the only way anyone knows the CW died.

It's No Gossip, Ratings Slip Threatens CW Network [WSJ]

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Body Greaser Disappointed It's Not Gisele, But
The Girl From 'The Hills' Will Do Just Fine [A Call To The Bullpen]

post from Defamer on 16 May 2008 01:55:00 PM. © Defamer

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Brittany Robertson began her first day as the body greaser on The Reef serving as the prime greaser for The Hills star Audrina Patridge. Robertson's primary duties are to apply sunblock on Patridge for master and medium shots and, for close-ups and two-shots, to apply baby oil. Robertson explained that the baby oil helps define the abs and draws attention to other places in case the acting isn't up to snuff. When asked if she enjoyed her job, Robertson said, "I kind of enjoy being the envy of all the men on the set, but I don't see what the fuss is all about though. I'm just putting sunscreen on a girl like you would your friend at the beach if he or she can't reach their back." Robertson hopes that she'll be able to work with Gisele Bundchen, citing her as the Michael Jordan of the body greasing industry.

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THE LOVE GURU In Your Home

The Love Guru just keeps on giving. First we have this official trailer, direct from Mike Myers’ Guru Pitka:Then you can you enjoy this Love Guru trailer as well as several “mini sutras” where Guru Pitka expands on his background[...]

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Is M. Night Shyamalan Our Generation's Ed Wood
[Turkeys In The Making]

It's been two surprisingly brisk years since M. Night Shyamalan unleashed his last utterly unwatchable labor of love upon us. That would be Lady in the Water—a project Disney would successfully argue was legitimate grounds for divorce, and that would ultimately go on to teach Warner Bros. a valuable lesson about never making movies about swimming pool mermaids hunted by weredogs with grass fur, regardless of how compelling the pitch sounded in the room. During that time, the highly self-regarded auteur and sometimes-actor has been toiling on yet another secretive project: The Happening.

In his intro to an exclusive scene on Yahoo! Movies, the director manages to liken his latest to The Godfather, The Exorcist, The Birds, and the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and describes The Happening as being "the scariest movie that I've ever made." On that last point, we think the director has truly delivered—at least where incredibly bad filmmaking is capable of inducing bloodcurdling terror. Collider.com ran their early review yesterday. Be warned, Manoj Twists are revealed! M. NIGHT SPOILERALERT!

"The Happening" is a terrible, terrible movie. I mean, it's bad on an epic scale. It's so bad that I can't possibly tell you how bad it is without understating the point or making it sound like I'm picking on the film. But let me stress: this is not pent-up Shyamalan aggression or a desire to see him fail. This is bad in a jaw-dropping "they can't really be serious, can they?" kind of way. The closest comparison I can draw is to Neil LaBute's "Wicker Man." [...]
The most obvious fault in "The Happening" is the acting — in particular Wahlberg's performance. I'm saying this with no hyperbole, but Wahlberg might very well give the worst performance I've ever seen in anything...I can't help but feel that Shyamalan — intentionally or otherwise — is ultimately to blame for forcing some truly awful line readings.
[THIS IS THE SPOILER PART:] It's plants that are responsible. They've decided to wipe out humanity and release the neuro-toxin as their natural weapon.... What Shyamalan quickly finds, though, is that it's very, very hard to menacingly cut to an evil-looking tree. That doesn't stop him from trying, though, and he inexplicably adds wind as a way of livening up the scenes. When the leaves of a tree start to blow, evil's afoot.

While none of this bodes too well for Universal, or lovers of not-awful cinema, the Pollyanna in us can't help but seek out the silver lining: And we thought of one! At the very least, some pants-pissingly hilarious YouTube mashups are surely just a few months away, giving Nicolas Cage in a bear suit clocking some Texas Polygamist Wife-looking chick a run for its money with a montage prominently featuring Marky Mark going postal on a yellow poplar.