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First Night: Nowhere Boy, London Film Festival

2009-10-30T00:42:00.001Z

Independent - ‎22 minutes ago‎

You wouldn't expect a film about the young John Lennon to be a full-blown, Douglas Sirk-style weepie but that is what Sam Taylor-Wood delivers in her remarkably assured debut feature, Nowhere Boy - the closing film at the London Film ...

Nowhere Boy at the London Film Festival Times Online

Young Lennon film closes festival The Press Association

Sky News - Bloomberg - NME.com - This is London

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'Paranormal' continues to impress as the overall box office loses its mojo

2009-10-25T20:52:00.000Z

Los Angeles Times - ‎26 minutes ago‎

Four movies with combined production budgets of more than $100 million opened this weekend, but none of them managed to beat a movie that cost $15000.

UPDATE 1-"Paranormal Activity" scares up box office win Reuters

Box Office Bloodbath: Paranormal Slaughters Saw VI TIME

CNN - Ozarks First - E! Online - HitFix

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Seyfried confirms 'Mamma Mia 2' plans

2009-10-24T23:30:00.001+01:00

Digital Spy - ‎2 hours ago‎

Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, the actress explained that the film is still in the early stages. "I've been talking to some insiders and it's not something that they haven't been working on," she said.

Amanda Seyfried seeks happy ending with her Mamma Mia! co-star Dominic Cooper Telegraph.co.uk

Seyfried says Mamma Mia 2 on way BBC News

The Press Association - This is London - PerezHilton.com (blog) - Celebuzz

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British actress Carey Mulligan tipped for Oscar after premiere

2009-10-24T02:32:00.001+01:00

Times Online - ‎Oct 20, 2009‎

Seven years ago Carey Mulligan secretly applied to three drama schools on her Ucas form and was rejected by them all. How wrong they were.

An Education Movie Review Contactmusic.com

An Education, London Film Festival Independent

CTV.ca - The Press Association - This is London - ITN

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Bill Murray: Clooney's a motormouth

2009-10-23T15:31:00.001+01:00

The Press Association - ‎3 hours ago‎

Bill Murray has joked that his Fantastic Mr Fox co-star George Clooney talks a lot. The Lost In Translation star voices the character Badger in the Wes Anderson-directed film, while George is the wily Mr Fox.

Hollywood has Americanised Roald Dahl's characters and lost their charm Daily Mail

In safe hands with the fantastic Mr Dahl WalesOnline

This is London - Times Online - The Sun - BirminghamMail.net

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The latest local and national movie news from New Orleans and beyond - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

2009-10-10T14:52:00.001+01:00

The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

The latest local and national movie news from New Orleans and beyond
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
The second tough decision comes just a couple of hours later, with a pair of dueling documentaries: "Best Worst Movie" (10:15 pm, Prytania), a ripping-fun ...

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Panormal Activity Movie Review - MoviesOnline

2009-10-09T21:53:00.001+01:00

Los Angeles Times

Panormal Activity Movie Review
MoviesOnline
When compared to movies like Friday the 13 th or Dawn of the Dead though (as fantastic as those films are), it seems hardly appropriate to put Paranormal ...
Paramount listens to our demands and brings Paranormal Activity to PhillyPhiladelphia Citypaper
Paranormal Activity: Surprisingly NormalThe Stanford Daily - Breaking News From The Farm Since 1892
Interview: Oren Peli, Writer-Director of 'Paranormal Activity'Cinematical (blog)
Kansas City Star -Metro Canada - Ottawa -Houston Press
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Chicago Stars Walk Red Carpet For Movie Premiere - CBS2 Chicago

2009-10-07T21:31:00.001+01:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Chicago Stars Walk Red Carpet For Movie Premiere
CBS2 Chicago
Read more in our Privacy Policy Vince Vaughn and Jay Cutler walked the red carpet in Chicago for the premiere of Vaughn's new movie, "Couples Retreat. ...
Couples RetreatMartiniboys.com
Couples RetreatMoviehole
Peter Billingsley of Christmas Story' fame is all grown up and making filmsKansas City Star
Tampabay.com -CanMag -Latino Review.com
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movies - Google News

2009-10-06T20:35:00.001+01:00

Washington Post

Hollywood studios in midst of their own horror show
Los Angeles Times
Movies already in development include one based on the View-Master children's toy and an adaptation of the board game Battleship, scheduled for release July ...
Disney, Universal name new studio chiefsReuters
Disney's Ross Graduates To Studio ChiefForbes
Walt Disney Laying Off Workers At Miramax FilmsDisneyDreaming.com
RopeofSilicon.com -Trading Markets (press release) -Film Journal
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Disney's Ross Graduates To Studio Chief - Forbes

2009-10-06T01:29:00.001+01:00

Forbes

Disney's Ross Graduates To Studio Chief
Forbes
The "High School Musical" impressario has shown impressive marketing skills, but can he create hit movies? LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney is betting that Rich ...
Disney Names Rich Ross Its New ChairmanRopeofSilicon.com
Walt Disney Names Rich Ross Chairman Disney Studios - UpdateTrading Markets (press release)
Rich Ross Named Chairman of The Walt Disney StudiosWELT ONLINE
andPOP -Wall Street Journal
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"Think And Form Your Own Conclusions" With Michael Moore - Arizona Reporter

2009-10-04T16:02:00.001+01:00

Globe and Mail

"Think And Form Your Own Conclusions" With Michael Moore
Arizona Reporter
By Susan Granger - Why do we go to the movies? To be entertained and informed. Movies can capture America's ethical or moral values of the moment, ...
Movie review: Capitalism: A Love Story ****Toledo Blade
View From Lodi, CA Pittsburgh, PA: Michael Moore's New Movie ...VDARE.com
Michael Moore makes movie critic feel OK about driving a HondaMuskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Sun-Sentinel.com -Washington Post -Communist Party USA
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Drew Barrymore's Movies: Which Roles Ruled And Which Did Not ... - Huffington Post (blog)

2009-10-03T22:12:00.001+01:00

CBC.ca

Drew Barrymore's Movies: Which Roles Ruled And Which Did Not ...
Huffington Post (blog)
I heard she's planning a long-overdue remake of that old sally fields, flying nun comedy Never Been Kissed is a pretty great movie if you watch it. ...
'Whip It' a fun look at the wild world of roller derbyfwdailynews.com
At the Movies - 10-02-09Alexandria Echo Press
Whip It Movie ReviewMoviesOnline
Pegasus News -Boston Globe -PopMatters
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'Whip It' a fun look at the wild world of roller derby - fwdailynews.com

2009-10-03T11:38:00.001+01:00

CBC.ca

'Whip It' a fun look at the wild world of roller derby
fwdailynews.com
Whip It is a great movie, and kept me engrossed the entire time. There are some predictable moments after all, sports movies tend to follow a bit of a ...
At the Movies - 10-02-09Alexandria Echo Press
Whip It Movie ReviewMoviesOnline
Movie review: Whip ItPegasus News
PopMatters -Boston Globe -Towleroad (blog)
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Calls to God: Always a Busy Signal - New York Times

2009-10-02T15:42:00.001+01:00

New York Daily News

Calls to God: Always a Busy Signal
New York Times
The vein of fatalistic, skeptical humor that runs through so many of their movies has frequently had a Jewish inflection, both cultural and metaphysical. ...
At the Movies With Peter Travers: "A Serious Man" and "Zombieland"Rolling Stone
The new Coen degree of difficulty: Not casting recognizable namesSeattle Post Intelligencer
A Serious ManFilmcritic.com
Utne Reader Online -Salon
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MSpot streams movies to mobile phones Silicon Valley / San Jose ... - Bizjournals.com

2009-10-01T22:38:00.001+01:00

Straits Times

MSpot streams movies to mobile phones Silicon Valley / San Jose ...
Bizjournals.com
Mobile entertainment firm mSpot Inc. on Wednesday debuted a service that makes instant streaming of full-length feature movies available for mobile phone ...
Full Length Movies on the Pre with mSpotMy Pre
mSpot streams movies to iPhone, Blackberry and Palm PreSlippery Brick
Get Hollywood movies on your mobile thanks to mSpotGeek.com
Home Media Magazine -Mobiledia -AFP
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Demme documentary on Young at Woodstock film fest - The Associated Press

2009-09-30T21:09:00.001+01:00

The Canadian Press

Demme documentary on Young at Woodstock film fest
The Associated Press
The Woodstock festival typically features some music-oriented movies. Another music-related documentary showing at Woodstock this week is "When You're ...
Hey, Hey, My Guy: Demme's second Neil Young documentary featured ...The Canadian Press

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A Star Trek Review in Advance of the Star Trek DVD,By Bryan Enderson.

2009-09-30T20:31:00.001+01:00

Since the time I was born I have been an avid Trekkie. And now, with the release of the latest Star Trek DVD just a couple of months away, I have decided to weigh in with my review of one of the highest grossing films of 2009: Star Trek.

This movie had a lot of expectations from both the longtime fans, known as Trekkies, and from the more broad general movie going public. J.J. Abrams, a man with a great knack for commercially viable story telling had been tapped to produce and direct. Abrams promised something new and exciting while bracing fans for the fact that some tenets of the old canon might get tossed aside.

The film was either going to be a smash or a dud. It seemed as if there could not possibly be any middle ground. I saw it anxiously the night that it came out in a state of the art theater in Indianapolis, Indiana. And my breath was taken away. Everything that I had ever dreamed of Star Trek this was.

First, Abrams nailed a very act of trying to both deliver a good film and deliver good Star Trek -- something that can be very difficult to achieve. I can't say that he created the best Star Trek film ever made. No that title will always belong with Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. However he made the best entertainment that has ever been produced with the Star Trek tag on it.

Now, the movie excelled in three areas. First, and most mind blowing, were the performances. Every single performer but especially Karl Urban as Leonard "Bones" McCoy nailed there character. I thought that both Zachary Quinto (as Spock) and Chris Pine (as Kirk) also hit the ball out of the park. But some of the so-called lesser characters, especially Simon Pegg as Scotty really delivered for me as well.

The other area that the movie really exceeded my expectations was in the special effects. Now, I realize that not every Star Trek film in the past has been able to boast really top notch special effects. In some ways that has always kind of been a charming element of the franchise. However, in 2009, sub-par effects were just not going to cut it. And the guys at Paramount really pulled out the stops on this one. The space battles look tremendous and sequence on the drilling platform (involving the parachutes) will really blow you away.

The last thing that I think really sets this Trek apart is the direction by Abrams. With a lot of lens flares and cutaways he has a very distinctive visual style. He also shoots fast with a lot of wide shots and quick edits. The result is that his film bristles with action and energy. This is a credit to Abrams who has really improved as a director since he first started out on television's "Felicity."

I hope that, if you were on the fence about whether to purchase the new Star Trek DVD, that this review might convince you that the movie is really very well done. I am excited myself about both this DVD release and the future of Star Trek.

Bryan writes about media, entertainment and film for a number of websites and online publications. He is quite excited about the new DVD to be released on November 17, 2009. To read more reviews of the Star Trek DVD visit his blog. He also has recently written a piece about the best Star Trek captain.

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Review: DVD kiosks make movie rentals as easy as pressing a button - Dallas Morning News

2009-09-29T00:35:00.001+01:00

Review: DVD kiosks make movie rentals as easy as pressing a button
Dallas Morning News
Self-service kiosks have brought a new level of convenience and lower prices to the experience of renting movies. ...

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New Season | Movies: Exploring New Routes to the Indies

2009-09-28T22:16:00.001+01:00

Thoughts from a virtual round-table discussion of experts in independent film.

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Arts, Briefly: Top Toronto Prize Goes to ‘Precious’

2009-09-28T22:11:00.001+01:00

Lee Daniels’s film “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” about an abused teenage girl in Harlem, won the Cadillac People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday.

Vince Vaughn & Bikini Babe Jennifer Aniston - Tears for Brad Pitt ... - National Ledger

2009-09-28T17:43:00.001+01:00

National Ledger

Vince Vaughn & Bikini Babe Jennifer Aniston - Tears for Brad Pitt ...
National Ledger
Aniston has recently burst into tears after a scene reminded her of ex Brad Pitt. The He's Just Not That Into You star, 40, was recently filming in New York ...

Roman Polanski: a profile - Telegraph.co.uk

2009-09-28T17:36:00.001+01:00

Telegraph.co.uk

Roman Polanski: a profile
Telegraph.co.uk
AP error: email released as Polanski news story During the 1960s, he moved first to France and then the United States to further his film career, ...

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2009-09-27T23:16:00.001+01:00

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