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James Franco, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Reynolds Cover Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue

Tuesday, February 1, 2011 5:30PM - By

Vanity Fair Cover Short 2011 James Franco, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Reynolds Cover Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue

It’s that time of the year again, Vanity Fair is about to release their annual Hollywood issue. We have to admit, this year’s stars are a lot more interesting and diverse than the group from 2010. It features everyone from Ryan Reynolds to Noomi Rapace. The majority of the three-tier cover models include young Hollywood favorites and one legend who managed to sneak in between the pages. Find out who below…

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Fox Searchlight Purchases Crazy Heart

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:30AM - By

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Fox Searchlight has become one of the main distributors of quality independent films within the last few years. It’s no surprise that they have recently acquired a the much buzzed about film, Crazy Heart. According to Variety, Searchlight paid seven figures to own the distribution rights to the film that stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall.

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First Review of Viggo Mortensen’s New Movie The Road

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:15PM - By

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Although the film, The Road, doesn’t hit theaters until October 16th, that doesn’t stop people from talking about it. Esquire Magazine has written the first review for the movie they seem to really like the film. In fact, they say it is “the most important film of the year.” That’s quite the statement!

The film is directed by John Hillcoat, and stars Viggo Mortensen, Rober Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, and Kodi Smit McPhee and is based off of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, The Road. The story is about a man (Mortensen) and his son (Smit McPhee) as they travel through a post-apocalyptic America. The setting is very dark, and covered in ash. The two are attempting to make it to the coast, yet they don’t know what awaits them there.

Here are two excerpts from the Esquire Magazine review:

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Round Up: Slap Shot, John Carpenter, George Clooney’s “Challenge”

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:00AM - By

slapshot Round Up: Slap Shot, John Carpenter, George Clooneys Challenge

Here are some of the top news stories about what projects are getting off the ground.

  • Slap Shot, the 1977 sports comedy that starred the late Paul Newman is getting remade. Dean Parisot is set to direct the new version, which will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Some of Parisot’s previous work includes, Home Fries, Fun With Dick and Jane, and my personal favorite Galaxy Quest! [Variety]
  • Horror extraordinaire John Carpenter has signed on to direct The Ward. A psychological thriller starring Pineapple Express alum, Amanda Heard. [THR]

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