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July 2008
- Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right
  
  newser | St. Petersburg Times | Jul 23, 08 9:20 PM CDT
  
  Conservatives are pressuring Marriott to remove adult films from its pay-per-view programming, saying porn doesn't jibe with the hotel chain's commitment to families, the St. Petersburg Times reports . "It's corporate greed,'' said the head of a Christian group. Marriott contends nixing the flicks isn't so easy: It owns only a few of the 3,000 properties operating under the brand. More »
  
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  children • travel • conservative • movies • pornography • hotel • adult films • Marriott
- A-List Potential, F-Grade Agents
  
  newser | The Playlist | Jul 22, 08 4:13 PM CDT
  
  James Caviezel has gone from playing Jesus in Passion of the Christ to “a dragon hunter from another planet” in next year’s Outlander , Spencer Martin notes on the Playlist. Who else should have fire their agents for such moves? Heather Graham. Success: Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights, Austin Powers. Failure: Committed, Say It Ain’t So, Miss Conception . Lucy Liu. Success: Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill. Failure: Lucky Number Slevin, Code Name: The Cleaner. More »
  
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  list • celebrity • movies • Lucy Liu • Cuba Gooding Jr. • Adrien Brody
- Ebert, Roeper Close Curtain on At the Movies
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jul 22, 08 6:24 AM CDT
  
  Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper are calling it a day with At the Movies , reports the Chicago Tribune . Insiders say Disney plans to revamp the 33-year-old show and give it more of a Hollywood focus. Ebert, who holds the trademark for the show's signature thumbs up/thumbs down format, has vowed to take his thumbs elsewhere. Roeper hinted he would be joining him. More »
  
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  film • movies • ABC • Disney • reviews • Roger Ebert
- Dark Knight Hauls In Record $66.4M
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 19, 08 1:34 PM CDT
  
  Batman sequel The Dark Knight raked in $66.4 million in its first 24 hours, easily sweeping past the previous mark of $59.8 million opening day set last year by Spider-Man 3 , the AP reports. With a showing like that, Dark Night is poised to surpass Spidey’s opening weekend record of $151.1 million. Heath Ledger’s much-buzzed-about turn as the Joker is helping lure fans. More »
  
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  movie • box office • Heath Ledger • movies • Batman • The Dark Knight • Spider-Man • Opening Day
- Hellboy Scorches Box Office
  
  newser | Variety | Jul 13, 08 6:28 PM CDT
  
  Hellboy II: The Golden Army burned up the weekend box office while moviegoers hesitated to Meet Dave , Variety reports. Hellboy banked $35.9 million, followed by Hancock with $33 million, Journey to the Center of the Earth with $20.6 million , and Wall-E with $18.5 million. Meet Dave , one of Eddie Murphy's lowest-grossing openers ever, earned just $5.3 million. More »
  
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  box office • movies
- Ocean's 14 Beached: Cheadle
  
  newser | OK! | Jul 12, 08 3:37 PM CDT
  
  George Clooney and friends won’t be pulling off any more heists on the big screen, OK! reports. Asked whether he would act in an Ocean’s 14, co-star Don Cheadle replied flatly, “No. Done. It’s a wrap.” Steven Soderbergh's star-studded series, now apparently scrapped after three films, has grossed more than $1 billion since Ocean’s 11 debuted 7 years ago. More »
  
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  movies • George Clooney • sequel • Don Cheadle • Steven Soderbergh
- Hancock Thwacks Box Office
  
  newser | Variety | Jul 6, 08 4:29 PM CDT
  
  Superhero comedy Hancock raked in $107 million over the July 4th weekend and became the third-biggest holiday opener ever, Variety reports. The weekend's other big debut, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl , sputtered in 8th spot with $3.6 million. Filling out the top five after Hancock were Wall-E , Wanted , Get Smart , and Paramount summer laffer, Kung Fu Panda . More »
  
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  box office • movies • Will Smith
June 2008
- Abigail Breslin: Little Miss a Serious Actress
  
  newser | Vanity Fair | Jun 17, 08 11:37 AM CDT
  
  Pint-sized Abigail Breslin swears that her Oscar nod and whirlwind career have barely changed her life, Vanity Fair reports. She will admit that her best supporting actress nomination for Little Miss Sunshine “was really exciting," but so are the 12-year-old's veterinary dreams. “I got to ride a sea lion, and I got to play with pelicans and lizards" in her latest film, she said. "It was awesome." More »
  
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  celebrity • children • actor • movies • Academy Awards • toys • movie premiere • Abigail Breslin
- Aniston to Face Jolie This Fall
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 13, 08 9:55 AM CDT
  
  Finally , Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston will have their day to duke it out—in theaters, that is. Brad Pitt's current partner and ex-wife will go head-to-head on Oct. 24, when both have a movie coming out: Jolie in Clint Eastwood's missing-child drama Changeling and Aniston in the romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You . More »
  
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  celebrity • women • box office • Angelina Jolie • movies • movie premiere • Jennifer Aniston
- New Releases at Home? But There's A Catch
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Jun 12, 08 3:27 PM CDT
  
  Hollywood is asking the government to let it control what movies HDTV watchers can see based on what hardware they’re using. Studios don’t want pre-DVD releases going over analog cables, where they can be illegally copied. In return, they’re offering to release new movies in HD on cable and satellite TV before DVD, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »
  
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  television • Hollywood • FCC • movies • piracy
- Jolie Talks Mommies, Killers
  
  newser | Entertainment Weekly | Jun 12, 08 12:33 PM CDT
  
  Angelina Jolie was shocked to learn she and Brad Pitt were expecting twins but also, perhaps unnecessarily, tells Entertainment Weekly that pregnancy can be good for the sex life. She also discusses talking politics with Clint Eastwood, the challenges of getting ready to have six kids under 8, Billy Bob Thornton’s blood, and two recent onscreen roles—as an assassin and a mom. More »
  
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  sex • parenting • celebrity pregnancy • Angelina Jolie • movies • Brad Pitt • celebrity parents • twins • Clint Eastwood • raising children
- Spike to Clint: 'We're Not on a Plantation'
  
  newser | ABC News | Jun 7, 08 7:23 PM CDT
  
  Clint Eastwood told him to “shut his face,” but Spike Lee is talking back in full force: “The man is not my father, and we’re not on a plantation,” he said. Lee further chided the star director for ignoring blacks in his WWII films, calling him "an angry old man" and saying, “Not everything was John Wayne, baby.” More »
  
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  film • race • movies • World War II • Clint Eastwood • Spike Lee
- Eastwood to Spike Lee: Shut Up
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Jun 6, 08 11:35 AM CDT
  
  At 78, Clint Eastwood doesn’t have much patience for his current critic Spike Lee. The most influential African-American filmmaker has taken issue with the lack of black people in Flags of Our Fathers and, previously, with having a white man direct Bird , the 1998 Charlie Park biopic. "A guy like him should shut his face," the five-time Oscar winner told the Guardian . More »
  
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  film • race • movies • film director • Clint Eastwood • Spike Lee
May 2008
- Gal Pal Gangs Make History With Sex Debut
  
  newser | Variety | May 31, 08 3:31 PM CDT
  
  High heels and cosmos made box office history last night, as women dolled out $26.9 million for Sex and the City— the biggest romantic comedy opening day ever, Variety reports. For many, it was a long-awaited event. “You have to come see this with a mess of your friends,” one fan told the Los Angeles Times . “It's not about men, it's not about the outfits. It's about friendship.” More »
  
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  box office • movies • Sex and the City
- Oscar Winner Sydney Pollack Dead at 73
  
  newser | New York Times | May 26, 08 8:48 PM CDT
  
  Oscar-winning filmmaker Sidney Pollack died of cancer today at age 73 in Los Angeles, the New York Times reports. His career, defined by classics like Tootsie and Out of Africa , spanned an era when directors wrangled stars and battled studios to make artful yet commercial films. He later grieved that mainstream movies are good only by "accident" in today's Hollywood. More »
  
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  film • obituary • Hollywood • movies • film director
- Jones Knocks Out Box Office
  
  newser | Variety | May 25, 08 5:43 PM CDT
  
  Indiana Jones whipped his box office rivals this weekend with the second-best Memorial Day debut ever, Variety reports, grossing $126 million. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian finished second with $23 million; Iron Man showed no signs of rust in third, earning $20.1 million; and What Happens in Vegas and Speed Racer wrapped up the top five. More »
  
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  film • Hollywood • box office • movies • Indiana Jones
- French Class Tops Cannes Honors
  
  newser | Hollywood Reporter | May 25, 08 5:11 PM CDT
  
  Laurent Cantet's The Class walked away with Cannes' prestigious Palm D'Or today, the final day of competition, reports the Hollywood Reporter. It was the first time a French film had claimed the prize since 1987. Cannes Jury President Sean Penn followed the announcement with a list of largely sleeper candidates. Among them: More »
  
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  film • movies • Cannes Film Festival • Che Guevara • Sean Penn • Benicio Del Toro • Palme d'Or
- Indy's Whip Master Braces for Windfall
  
  newser | Seattle Times | May 20, 08 8:47 PM CDT
  
  The Indiana Jones set is again beating down the door of the Washington man who's made most of the bullwhips used in the movie blockbusters, the Seattle Times reports. David Morgan, 82, handcrafted eight more for the fourth installment, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , which premieres at midnight tomorrow; there's a 6-week waiting list for Morgan's $895 lashes. More »
  
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  movies • Indiana Jones • Harrison Ford
- Netflix Streams Movies Direct to TV
  
  newser | New York Times | May 20, 08 4:17 PM CDT
  
  Netflix today began marketing a $99 set-top box that lets subscribers play any of 10,000 movies and TV shows on their televisions, free. The device, made by start-up Roku, is cheaper and better than competitors like Apple TV, some analysts told the New York Times . Still, it faces obstacles including limited programming and competition from cable and satellite companies. More »
  
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  television • movies • Netflix • video downloads
- Paltrow, Diaz Suffer Casting Slouch
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | May 15, 08 2:54 PM CDT
  
  Where have all the Hepburns gone? Today's thirtysomething leading ladies are being cast in "handbag" roles, writes Rachel Abramowitz in the Los Angeles Times. Juicy parts are scarce this year for actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz as popular tastes move toward bromantic comedies that appeal to men. Instead, the stars play girlfriends, shrews, or bland sidekicks. More »
  
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  Hollywood • actor • movies • romantic comedy • Gwyneth Paltrow • Cameron Diaz

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