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"When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, 'It's in the script.' If he says, 'But what's my motivation?, ' I say, 'Your salary.'" -Alfred Hitchcock

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August 2008
- Netflix Deliveries Back On Track After Outage
  
  Reuters | Aug 16, 08 6:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Netflix deliveries were returning to normal yesterday after a computer glitch caused a 3-day disruption, Reuters reports. The company plans to offer a 15% credit to the millions of movie lovers affected by the glitch, whose cause is still a mystery. The outage, the worst in Netflix history, is believed to have cost the company close to $2 million, which isn't expected to hurt the company's bottom line, but the snafu could hurt its reputation. More »
- Force is Weak in Clone Wars
  
  Rotten Tomatoes | Aug 15, 08 1:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Star Wars: The Clone Wars fills a gap in the saga's chronology, and although the animated feature may give devoted Lucasfilm fans their fix before the TV series launches this fall, the oddly lifeless movie "isn't the Star Wars we've known and loved, Todd McCarthy writes in Variety. More »
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona Dazzles, Disappoints
  
  Rotten Tomatoes | Aug 15, 08 11:19 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Critics are sharply divided over Woody Allen’s latest flick, Vicky Cristina Barcelona . The story of two women’s romantic adventures in Spain—“as much a tragedy as a comedy,” Mahnola Dargis writes for the New York Times —carries “a sun-drenched splendor that never falters,” David Denby writes in the New Yorker . Allen, he says, “works everything out with a stringent thoroughness that still allows room for surprise.” More »
- Mystery Glitch Disrupts Netflix Shipping
  
  San Jose Mercury News | Aug 15, 08 10:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A technical glitch is disrupting shipping services at Netflix, holding up rentals for potentially millions of customers, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The company, which ships about 2 million DVDs each day, failed to send any movies on Tuesday. Shipping proved impossible again on Thursday. Netflix has yet to identify the cause of the trouble. More »
- Potter Flick Pushed to Summer
  
  MTV | Aug 15, 08 5:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Harry Potter won't be working movie magic in November. In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has pushed back the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to July of 2009, MTV reports. The studio says the move isn't because of any problems with the film. It simply needs a summer blockbuster for next year, and the writers' strike put a crimp in other scripts. More »
- No Charges for Bale in Mom/Sis Assault
  
  BBC | Aug 14, 08 1:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Christian Bale will not be charged in the alleged assault of his mother and sister, the BBC reports. A spokesman for the British prosecutor’s office said there was “insufficient evidence to afford a realistic prospect of conviction.” Bale and his family have been incommunicative with the press since the incident at a London hotel last month, after which Bale was arrested and questioned. More »
- Cruise's Partner Quits UA
  
  Hollywood Reporter | Aug 14, 08 6:49 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The next mission impossible for Tom Cruise may be reviving his own career, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cruise's business partner Paula Wagner is quitting her job as CEO of United Artists just weeks after her husband, Cruise's agent Rick Nicita, left CAA. The changes likely reflect the star's unhappiness with his career as he casts about for suitable roles and a new screen image, say industry observers. More »
- Clooney Mulls Movie on Qaeda Driver
  
  Independent (UK) | Aug 14, 08 2:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Activist actor George Clooney is considering making the most politically charged film of his career, the Independent reports. The Syriana star has bought the movie rights to The Challenge , a book documenting the life and trial of Osama bin Laden's chauffeur Salim Hamdan, who was sentenced last week to nearly six years in prison for supporting terror. Clooney would likely play Hamdan's lawyer, More »
- 'Blockbuster Fatigue' Hits Hard
  
  Salon | Aug 12, 08 8:30 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - This summer has seen several enormous hits, but moviegoers are nevertheless suffering from “blockbuster fatigue,” Stephanie Zacharek writes in Salon. "The whole point of going to the movies in the first place is to be overwhelmed," the critic acknowledges, pondering what draws us to a blockbuster in the first place, and how an entire season of them can leave viewers in a cinematic daze. More »
- Jolie Takes Role Meant for Cruise
  
  Variety | Aug 12, 08 12:12 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - What Angelina Jolie wants, she gets. The actress is nearing a deal to play the lead in a spy thriller originally intended for Tom Cruise, Variety reports. The well-regarded script, Edwin A. Salt, is the story of a CIA agent on the run from espionage charges. Should Jolie seal the deal, the character will get a sex change and the script will be edited to suit the new star’s demands. More »
- Diaz Tops Best-Paid Actresses
  
  Forbes | Aug 12, 08 10:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hollywood's leading ladies earn big bucks for delivering box office gold, and rake in even more with lucrative product endorsements. Together, the top 10 best-paid actresses made more than $244 million in the last 12 months, reports Forbes . Here's how the stars stack up: Cameron Diaz, $50 million Keira Knightley, $32 million Jennifer Aniston, $27 million More »
- The 'Summer of Downey'
  
  Rolling Stone | Aug 11, 08 8:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - After "many long, cold, hard winters," it's finally the "summer of Downey," writes Erik Hedegaard in Rolling Stone . The success of Iron Man has turned the 43-year-old mercurial actor into a certified mega-star, raising the question of how he will deal with it all. "I'm between two phases right now, and the transition can be tricky," said Downey, whose past drug problems were a tabloid fantasy. "As long as I don't forget the past, I'm cool." More »
- Advocates for Disabled Protest Tropic Thunder
  
  Reuters | Aug 11, 08 4:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Advocates for the mentally disabled are calling for a national boycott of Tropic Thunder ,