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  • August 2007

    • Ang Lee's 'Lust' Too Hot for Hollywood

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Aug 25, 07 1:45 PM CDT

      Ang Lee's 'Lust' Too Hot for Hollywood

      (Newser) - Focus Features says it will stand by Ang Lee and his racy new war flick “Lust, Caution,” even though a movie trade group branded the film NC-17. The film industry's Scarlet Letter could cost the pic audiences, ad dollars, and theater distribution, but Focus CEO James Schamus said he won’t “change a frame” to satisfy the MPAA—or even appeal its decision. More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • movie review  • World War II  • movie industry  • Chinese  • Brokeback Mountain  • Ang Lee  • MPAA  • Universal Pictures  • adult films  • Lust, Caution  • Focus Features

    • 'Champ' Packs a Weak Punch

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Aug 24, 07 11:45 AM CDT

      'Champ' Packs a Weak Punch

      (Newser) - The newsroom-meets-boxing-ring drama "Resurrecting the Champ" is slow on its feet, critics say, weighed down by its own sentimentality, despite a powerful performance by Samuel L. Jackson—"slumming again in a role miles beneath him," writes Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post —and a taste of the nuts and bolts of journalism.  More »

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      movie  • film  • movie review  • boxing  • Samuel L. Jackson

    • This 'Nanny' Is No 'Devil'

      Metacritic  |  Aug 24, 07 9:08 AM CDT

      This 'Nanny' Is No 'Devil'

      (Newser) - One-dimensional characters and wooden acting cripple "The Nanny Diaries," critics say, calling the lavishly appointed frustrated-underling tale similar to "The Devil Wears Prada" in everything except quality. "They should've thrown everything away except the title and the outline," writes Michael Phillips in the Chicago Tribune . More »

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      movie  • film  • movie review  • Scarlett Johansson  • Prada  • Laura Linney  • The Devil Wears Prada  • The Nanny Diaries

    • Dylan Flick Coming Soon to (1 or 2) Screens Near You

      New York Times  |  Aug 21, 07 5:55 PM CDT

      Dylan Flick Coming Soon to (1 or 2) Screens Near You

      (Newser) - A little movie looking for a crowd will open on only 4 screens this fall, but its distributor boasts that “I’m going to play every major city in the United States with this movie.” With Heath Ledger, Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett taking star turns in a Bob Dylan bio pic, the confidence is understandable. Each will portray the artist in different periods of his life, the New York Times reports. More »

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      movie  • film  • Heath Ledger  • musician  • Oscar  • Academy Awards  • Cate Blanchett  • Bob Dylan  • Christian Bale  • Harvey Weinstein  • Todd Haynes

    • Paramount Drops Blu-Ray for HD DVD

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 21, 07 9:23 AM CDT

      Paramount Drops Blu-Ray for HD DVD

      (Newser) - The face-off between two standards for high-definition DVDs took a new turn yesterday as Paramount Pictures and its subsidiary DreamWorks dropped support of Sony's Blu-ray format. Starting this week, the studios will distribute new discs exclusively in the HD DVD format, which is supported by Toshiba and functions on less expensive players, the LA Times reports. More »

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      movie  • film  • Sony  • DreamWorks  • HD DVD  • DVD  • Paramount Pictures  • Blu ray  • Toshiba

    • Hollywood Won’t Wait for Troops to Come Home

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 14, 07 7:15 PM CDT

      Hollywood Won&rsquo;t Wait for Troops to Come Home

      (Newser) - About a dozen films exploring America's widely debated role in Iraq and Afghanistan are set for release or in production, marking a break with Hollywood's unwritten rules for depicting an ongoing war. Most films made during WW2 were outright propaganda. And films critical of the Vietnam conflict weren't released until three years after the fall of Saigon. More »

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      Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • movie  • film  • Hollywood  • World War II  • Vietnam  • Tom Cruise  • Robert Redford  • Meryl Streep

    • French Foodies Eating Up 'Ratatouille'

      Washington Post  |  Aug 14, 07 1:02 PM CDT

      French Foodies Eating Up 'Ratatouille'

      (Newser) - Legions of French citizens are crowding theaters for a first taste of Pixar's latest 3-D animated feature Ratatouille , the story of a rodent chef in Paris and now the 4th highest-grossing movie premiere in France's history. The French, known for their devotion to everything food-related, are raving about "Ratatouille" for its fastidious faithfulness to gourmet food and the art of cooking. More »

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      France  • movie  • film  • food  • chef  • cooking  • cartoon  • movie theaters  • Pixar  • 3D  • Le Monde  • Ratatouille

    • Americans Race to 'Rush Hour 3'

      Associated Press  |  Aug 12, 07 7:30 PM CDT

      Americans Race to 'Rush Hour 3'

      (Newser) - Critics tried to slash its tires, but Rush Hour 3 still raced to the top of the box office this weekend. The Jackie Chan/Chris Tucker vehicle gauged $50.2 million according to studio estimates, though falling short of the franchise’s second installment Rush Hour 2 , which earned $67.4 million in its debut weekend. More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • movie review  • box office  • Matt Damon  • The Bourne Ultimatum  • The Simpsons Movie  • Jackie Chan  • Rush Hour 3  • Chris Tucker  • Stardust

    • New Line: Lord of the Rings or Last Action Hero?

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 11, 07 12:01 PM CDT

      New Line: Lord of the Rings or Last Action Hero?

      (Newser) - The movie business' sepia-haired stepchild New Line Cinema fired its chief marketing officer this week—signaling that execs are blistering for fundamental change. After 40 years, New Line has lost its cutting-edge credibility to the Indies, and is ranked dead last in box-office revenue among the majors, the LA Times reports. More »

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      movie  • film  • box office  • Time Warner  • New Line Cinema  • Hairspray  • Lord of the Rings

    • Rush Hour 3 Runs Out of Gas

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Aug 10, 07 7:07 AM CDT

      Rush Hour 3 Runs Out of Gas

      (Newser) - Legendary martial artist Jackie Chan teams up with peppy funnyman Chris Tucker for the third time since 1998 in Rush Hour 3, but critics are panning the film, opening today, as a flat-tire addition to the buddy-comedy franchise. "It’s a generically crummy action flick. It’s ugly. It’s noisy. It’s stupid," declares Manohla Dargis of the New York Times . More »

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      movie  • film  • Hollywood  • movie review  • comedy  • Jackie Chan  • Rush Hour 3  • Chris Tucker