Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat or Ali-G to most, will play Sherlock Holmes in an upcoming film by Columbia Pictures. Will Ferrell will play Dr. Watson -- detective Cohen's trusty butler. Perhaps the funniest part of this...
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It appears ODESSA's ratline to Argentina was good for something:"Film historians had doubted they would ever find the missing parts of "Metropolis" -- until three reels of the science fiction movie made in Germany a long time ago, were discovered in a country far, far...
" A Beatles interview from the 1960s in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney discussed the way they composed songs together was broadcast on British radio Tuesday after it was found in a film can in a damp garage in...
Pretty, Handsome, Famous, Rich, the Philanthropist.." "As part of the normal monitoring of her pregnancy, as it has been arranged for a long time, Ms. Angelina Jolie was admitted to the Lenval Foundation's Santa...
I spent the last ten minutes failing to dream up a Beatles-lyric headline for this story (left on the cutting room floor: "I should have known better that the Beatles hadn't finished releasing new material"). Post a...
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Prior to the DNC and RNC gatherings in the United States at the end of this summer, a decidedly different group will gather to discuss politics, voter engagement strategies, and hip-hop culture. The National...
One night, shortly after the writers strike started, I was sitting in a bar with several actors (including my wife) who were lamenting the death of film in Vancouver. As we got into the conversation they became more despondent over the state of the film industry generally....
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As New York, by far the United States' most diverse city celebrates Gay Pride month, hundreds, perhaps thousands of same sex bi-national couples live with the knowledge that a partner might at some point have to...
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"Dili (ANTARA News) - Kung fu film legend Jackie Chan invited the people of East Timor to send him their scripts for action comedy films as he wrapped up a UN goodwill visit Thursday to promote peace in the young...
"Los Angeles (ANTARA News) - Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated one million dollars to support the education of 8,000 children in Iraq and the United States affected by war, a charity said Wednesday.The iconic Hollywood couple made the donation to the Education...
The man who helped Jim Henson bring smiles to millions of kids faces by creating magical puppets has died at the age of 91.Kermit Love (yes that is his real name!) helped create Big Bird among others."Love died from...
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" A SHAKEN soldier told last night how he saw THIRTEEN UFOs spinning in the skies above his military barracks. Corporal Mark Proctor was among three squaddies who spotted the objects while out on night patrol. He filmed them on his mobile phone and reported the close...
See?! booze and computing really do mix. I always knew that I'd be vindicated. Anyway, due to either painstaking experimentation or a freaky lab accident, researchers at University of Nueva leon in Mexico have...
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Some films move societies. Others save lives. And despite its platitude, there are scenes in the movie 'Titanic' that have been key to their survival. 28 men and women drifted for more than 22 hours before reaching the shores of...
"In an exclusive interview with India-EU Film Initiative, Aron Govil, producer of Jag Mundhra directed 'Shoot on Sight,' has revealed plans for his film's release in the UK. In a bold move he has decided to go much...
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