Screen Talk: Stable guy

By Stuart Kemp of The Hollywood Reporter Friday, 30 September 2011 Stability at the top of movie-making corporations that spend hundreds of millions of dollars is regarded by shareholders and investors – if not film-makers – as a good thing in these turb


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Meryl Streep on set in Milford

MILFORD — Film legend Meryl Streep spent part of Monday “working” at Coldwater Creek, shooting scenes for her new movie, “Great Hope Springs.” Street and actress Jean Smart were portraying two employees at the women’s


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Film review: Coogan, Brydon take a 'Trip' worth joining

Two dry wits chow down meals and chew the fat as they traverse the English countryside.

This is not a pitch that would cut it in Hollywood, but thankfully, director Michael Winterbottom never much thinks about what Hollywood wants.

Winterbottom's "The


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Film: Interview: Jessica Chastain

Whether you’re a lover of art-house abstraction or broad-stroke dramedy, chances are good you’ve seen Jessica Chastain recently. Since emerging as a virtual unknown at Sundance in the apocalyptic drama Take Shelter, she’s been seen as the female lead in


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Actors to have played the Devil in Movies

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What do Elizabeth Hurley, Dave Grohl, Viggo Mortensen and soon Bradley Cooper all have in common? They have all appeared as the devil in films.
The release of a new movie version of Paradise Lost


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'America's Next Top Model: All-Stars' Week 3 Recap: Getting Stilted


Tonight on America's Next Top Model: We learn Kristin Cavaralli's lessons on how to be a reality star, how to get interviewed by Mario Lopez, what "booty tooch" means, and what Tyra thought of her Saturday Night Live parody. Oh, and some modeling happens


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John Travolta Isn’t Tough Enough to Play John Gotti, Former Associate Believes

While fans may be happy that John Travolta was cast as the lead in the hyped John Gotti biopic, a former associate of the mobster, now in a witness protection program, believes a worse choice could not have been made.
Lewis Kasman spoke to the media on


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St. Louis Rams: 5 Things That Will Save Their Season from Going Up in Flames

The secondary is one of the most obvious faults with the team currently.
You won't hear Ron Bartell's injury being discussed on ESPN or the NFL Network, but truthfully his injury has had just as much negative impact as any other current injury in the NFL


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Broward’s greatest showman is gone


Never just a sheriff, Nick Navarro was Broward’s great showman, the impresario with a badge.
Navarro, who died Wednesday, was a publicity machine. A ubiquitous presence on the 6 o’clock news. It was like magic, with just a hint of mendacity, how he could


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CELEB INTERVIEWS - Jessica Chastain Interview


Jessica Chastain :
You totally hit the nail on the head. It is so hard to play that because you look at The Help or The Debt, there’s something there for me. I’m going to learn the accent, gain the weight, work on the way she walks -- you have a list o


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"Better late than never": Polanski gets his award

1 of 3. Director Roman Polanski reacts next to Festival Directors Karl Spoerri (L) and Nadia Schildknecht (C) after receiving his lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival, September 27, 2011.
ZURICH (Reuters) - "Better late than never" was


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'Son of No One' release date set

Anchor Bay Films has set a Nov. 4 release date in 10 markets for police thriller "The Son of No One," which closed Sundance this year.
Anchor Bay, which acquired the film shortly after it screened at Sundance, said that it's worked with the filmmakers to


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Sundance Flop The Son Of No One Gets A November Release Date


When it was announced that Dito Montiel's The Son of No One had been picked up for distribution by Anchor Bay Entertainment at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, it was fairly surprising. Now some of you may be saying, "Eric, what the hell are y


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Anchor Bay sets release date for "Son of No One"

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Anchor Bay Films will release a new version of "The Son of No One," which closed the Sundance Film Festival, in 10 markets on November 14, the company announced Tuesday.
The thriller stars Channing Tatum, Katie Holmes, Al Paci


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Norman Jewison to Be Honored at the Ghent Film Festival with Its Joseph Plateau Award

Producer/director Norman Jewison will be presented with the Joseph Plateau Award at the 38th Ghent Film Festival, which runs from Oct. 11-22 in Ghent, Belgium.
The award is given to an individual “whose achievements have earned a distinct place in the hi


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Bronco Bytes: Orange Crush ... Junior

Once again, after a tough and hard fought loss, I find myself needing to bring people back from jumping off a cliff in what could only be a cheap imitation of some Heaven's Gate cult. Am I disappointed? Obviously. We did lose after all. Do I think Tim Te


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Wigging out

* Linda is whisked to a private, VIP room that has been graced by the likes of Al Pacino, the former queen of Jordan and assorted NYC elites. She’s a young, fashionable, Louboutin-loving mom from Forest Hills who gladly spends as much on her shoes as she


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Book looks inside the cannoli box

George Anastasia and Glen Macnow's "The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies" will be published Tuesday by Running Press. Here is an excerpt. Walk into any bar where guys hang out and it's a good bet they are discussing one of three topics: sports,


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John Travolta too wimpy to play Mob boss - claim - September 26, 2011

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John Travolta is too wimpy to play Mob boss John Gotti in a new movie, a former gangster pal has insisted. Mafia rat Lewis Kasman, who is in the witness prot


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Nottingham Post published No slowing down for 'punk queen' who would like...

DAME Helen Mirren is sitting in a chair with her head in her hands, giggling in embarrassment. She's just been reminded about her most recent honour where she beat the likes of Elle MacPherson, Cheryl Cole and Jennifer Lopez to be crowned Body Of The Yea


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Alec Baldwin Rocks Season Premiere of Saturday Night Live!

Alec Baldwin was on hand to kick off the show's 37th season, setting the record for the most times anyone has hosted the NBC laugher.
And of course he made sure SNL alum Steve Martin took note. 
"This is my 16th time hosting, which means tonight I'm pass


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Alec Baldwin Makes Shout Out To Girlfriend On Record Breaking SNL Premiere

Alec Baldwin hosted the 37th season Premiere of Saturday Night Live in New York City last night.  The Actor has hosted the show a total of 16 times , breaking the tie with Steve Martin . Steve Martin made a comical appearance on the premiere, making sure


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Gotti crony blasts disco johnny

A once-trusted associate of mob boss John Gotti is giving a thumbs-down to having John Travolta portray the late “Dapper Don” in an upcoming biopic. Mob rat Lewis Kasman -- whom Gotti once considered like an “adopted son” -- told The Post that picking th


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8. 'Gotti' producer tries to make nice with Joe Pesci

LOS ANGELES (Reuters): The producer of an upcoming John Gotti biopic is trying to make nice with actor Joe Pesci.
On Sunday, Marc Fiore sent TheWrap a written statement saying nice things about Pesci - the actor who is suing the producer for allegedly do


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Baldwin hosts "SNL" for 16th time

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NEW YORK — "Saturday Night Live" opened its 37th season with Alec Baldwin, hosting for the 16th time, staking his claim to the hosting record.
His friend Steve Martin, who formerly tied for the record with Baldwin,


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Who should play the new 'Scarface'?


In 1932, Paul Muni played an Al Capone-esque Italian-American gangster terrorizing prohibition-era Chicago. In 1983, Al Pacino hammed it up as a Cuban immigrant mobster terrorizing coke-addled Miami. Now, with Universal considering another version of the


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End-of-the-year movies look entertainingly promising.

The fall movie season is here, just in time to keep the dogs of summer from permanently souring you from going to the cinema. Between now and Nov. 18, serious Oscar contenders (“Warrior,” “J. Edgar,” “The Skin I Live In”) will be crowing for your attenti


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Robert Loggia Shoots Down 'Scarface' Update

Say hello to a little controversy -- because Robert Loggia (that's R, as in Robert Loggia) says he's STRONGLY against the "Scarface" update that's reportedly in the works. In case you haven't heard, Universal Pictures is rumored to have started productio


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Johnny Depp

Whether he be a gangster, a pirate, a gypsy, a demon barber or a sophisticated writer Johnny Depp will always be know as one of the most versatile actors.
Johnny Depp was born as John Christopher Depp on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA.
The Depp


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`SNL' opens with a record, new ice cream proposal

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"Saturday Night Live" opened its 37th season with a disputed hosting record and a defense of the new controversial Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor.
NEW YORK — "Saturday Night Live" opened its 37th season with a disputed hosting record and


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The overacting hall of fame


I am writing ... this introduction ... in the STYLE ... of the PERFORMANCES ... of one Mr. Al Pacino, who sometime around 1989 or so left his ... minimalist ... style behind and embraced a BIG, BIG, BIIIIIIIIG style, with lots of ... seemingly ... random


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Woody Harrelson Cop Drama 'Rampart' Picked Up by Millennium Entertainment for $2 Million

Millennium Entertainment has picked up U.S. rights to Oren Moverman’s Rampart, in which Woody Harrelson plays a cop patrolling the Rampart precinct of Los Angeles.
Moverman, who previously collaborated with Harrelson on The Messenger, co-wrote the screen


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Satellites, 'Northern Exposure' and America's Future

As a NASA satellite barrels toward Earth this week with impending doom, the references to the TV show "Northern Exposure" are many. I, of course, remember it well. 
Maggie, my character on Northern Exposure, was giving her boyfriend, Rick, a pilot's exam


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Pacino’s iconic ‘Scarface’ set for Hollywood remake

US President Barack Obama is likely to unveil a new deficit-reduction plan that uses entitlement cuts, tax increases and war savings to reduce government spending by over three trillion dollars over the next ten years, administration officials said.The O


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3 residents share safari experience in 'Out of Africa' exhibit

Three Gloucester residents took a walk on the wild side, and locals can check out their impressions this evening.
The exhibit "Out Of Africa" will show scenes as captured by photography, pastel and oil by artists Judith Monteferrante, Roger Salisbury and


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'Aishwarya looks good but is a horrible actress'


Your thoughts on Aishwariya Rai?
She is pregnant right now so I wont say anything nasty, as her hormones are crazy. (Laughs)
In an earlier interview you said Aishwarya looks good but is a horrible actress?
But that's true. Just like the sky is blue. Sh


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Abduction

LITTLE ROCK It takes all of five minutes for Taylor Lautner to lose his shirt in Abduction - and about 10 more before the film becomes so awful that the uncontrollable laughter bursts forth. Lautner, who shot to superstardom virtually overnight playing


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10. Monster twist

LOS ANGELES (MCT) As Chekhov in Star Trek and Kyle Reese in Terminator Salvation, Anton Yelchin has had featured roles in two of the movies biggest franchises. And what with voicing Clumsy Smurf in the surprise hit The Smurfs, he seems primed for a third


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'Abduction'

It takes all of five minutes for Taylor Lautner to lose his shirt in "Abduction" - and about 10 more before the film becomes so awful that the uncontrollable laughter bursts forth. Lautner, who shot to superstardom virtually overnight playing the werewo


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Say 'nice to see you once again, you haven't aged a bit' to his little friend

Universal is planning a new iteration of Scarface. An individual close to the studio said that the new version is not a remake or a sequel to either the now-classic 1983 film starring Al Pacino, pictured, or the 1932 original. The studio has been spendin


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Pacino kid in drink-drive plea

Actor Al Pacino’s 21-year-old daughter, Julie, has taken a noncriminal plea to operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, officials said yesterday. She’ll lose her license for 90 days, must attend a drinking-and-driving program, and has paid a


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Blofeld back as Bond villain?


TOP MOVIE NEWS: THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER .
Blofeld back as Bond villain?, Elton plans fantasy biopic, Scarface heading for remake and Disney plans Avatar theme park...

BLOFELD BACK AS BOND VILLAIN?
James Bond's arch enemy - SPECTRE boss Ernst Stavro


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Mirren: 'Working With Pacino Was Highlight Of My Life'

Dame Helen Mirren was thrilled to work with her acting hero Al Pacino in the upcoming Phil Spector movie, branding the experience "one of the highlights" of her life. The British actress signed up to play Spector's attorney, Linda Kenny Braden, in the as


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Richard Gere to collect Rome gong


22 September 2011 Last updated at 04:29 ET Richard Gere won awards for his role in the movie version of stage musical Chicago Film star Richard Gere is to be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Rome Film Festival, organisers have announced.


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Pacino's Daughter Loses License


Al Pacino, who won the award for best actor in a mini-series or television movie for his work on Angels in America, arrives with his daughter Julie Marie for the HBO party after the 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004,…
The New York


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'A Gifted Man's' Patrick Wilson: 'It comes on strong'


Patrick Wilson is gifted enough to maneuver a new series into using New York as its setting.
The Big Apple is home base for the veteran of Broadway ("Oklahoma!," "The Full Monty") and movies ("Morning Glory," "Watchmen"), so he's more than pleased CBS ag


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Clarkson's friends upset over Spector film

Friends and family of actress Lana Clarkson are demanding to know why a new TV movie about record producer Phil Spector's lengthy murder trial is on lockdown.
Spector was convicted of Clarkson's 2003 murder in 2009 and is currently serving 19 years to li


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After an amazing time in San Francisco, we head off on the BART to the airport for our flight to Los Angeles, and this is where it all started.
First of all, we checked the board to see that our flight had been cancelled, so they put us on stand by for


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Star trek

GRAND PRIX OPIE Director Ron Howard began preparations for "Rush," his upcoming film on Formula 1 racing, with pre-production shooting and camera tests at the Nuerburgring motorsport complex in Nuerburg, Germany. Sporting and Indiana Jones-style fedora,


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"The Help" Cast to be Honored at the Hollywood Film Awards

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ -- The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards,


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Nancy Grace's 'Dancing With The Stars' Debut (VIDEO)
Monday night was the season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" on ABC, and HLN's very own Nancy Grace made her much-h


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The Big Three on the Big Screen

FORTUNE -- The advance buzz around Drive, the movie about a Hollywood stunt driver played by Ryan Gosling, got me to thinking: We have lots of movies featuring cars, from Bullitt to The Fast and Furious, but where are the movies about car companies?
Afte


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Things To Watch For At Sunday Night's Emmy Awards

On today's Weekend Edition Sunday , I'll be talking to Audie Cornish, who recently started her new gig as permanent host, about the Emmy Awards. (I trust her implicitly, because one of her models is Jimmy Fallon .) Tonight, frequent Monkey See contributo


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The Godfather Films Keep Rolling on Sicily Locations

Decades later, the Godfafther is still a benefactor in the villages of Savoca and Forza d’Agro in Sicily. Hanging on the cliffs on which they were built, they had been chosen as shooting locations for The Godfather movies because nothing much had changed


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I couldn't have a younger date, says Nigel Havers

The 59-year-old star of Chariots of Fire and The Charmer said he had no idea
what such couples found to talk about.
He is married to a third wife, Georgiana Bronfman, who is also 59.
For his latest role, in the stage play Basket Case, he plays a man w


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World’s second greatest movie The Godfather

The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, as per the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo.

Using a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola also as an un credited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert


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Theatrical Poster and Trailer for The Son of No One Starring Channing Tatum, Katie Holmes & Al Pacino


The story revolves around a hard working young cop (Tatum) whose stable life is threatened when an anonymous source reveals new information about the unsolved murder of two boys, information that might reveal a police cover-up. Tatum may still be proving


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What is the enduring appeal of scarface?

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Scarface is a 1983 crime drama film which wasn't particularly well-received on release but has over the years become a cult classic. Why?
Recently, the cast and crew of the 1983 film ‘Scarface’ reunited to cel


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Five Movie Characters I Want Protecting My House In A Straw Dogs Situation


The fortifications on my townhome are pathetic. I tell myself dead bolting the door and leaving a light on whenever I step out are enough to ward off burglars intent on stealing my television and/ or fiancé, but who am I kidding? In lieu of a moat, I hav


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November Release Schedule

Nov. 2 THE OTHER F WORD Some old-line punk rockers — including Flea, Ron Reyes and Jim Lindberg — attempt fatherhood in a documentary by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins. Nov. 4 ANOTHER HAPPY DAY A wedding day provides the background (again?) for a dark comedy ab


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The Crown Victoria, a filmography

The last Ford Crown Victoria rolled off the line this week in Canada. It wasn’t a sexy car, but the “Crown Vic” made its share of appearances on the silver screen. Here’s a sampling:
1. Men In Black (1997): What looks like an ordinary 1986 Crown Victoria


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Homemaking: Fashionably late to the party

My wife and I, both 50, are at that awkward, in-between age -- no longer young, but not quite ready for the old folks home, either. If we were cars, the manufacturers' warranty would be just about running out. If we were milk, you'd still pour us on your


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Al Pacino: One Night Only

Today Al Pacino discusses his most complicated and sophisticated role ever as himself. Sharing backstage stories and his approach to acting and directing, along with a possible reading or two, Pacino reveals why and how he does what he does. A question-


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John Leguizamo brings his acclaimed solo show to L.A.


Something odd happened to John Leguizamo, the usually fearless performer whose one-man shows are known for being edgy and outspoken.
His constant attempts to keep topping himself had, he said, "short-circuited" his brain. Suddenly, the ideas stopped comi


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Fall movies: The local connection

What do "Real Steel," "Tower Heist" and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" have in common?
Besides being three of the most eagerly anticipated films of the fall season, the movies all feature the talents of Valley-affiliated actors, special effects ar


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Cop Drama 'Son of No One' Debuts New Trailer

Fandango today debuted a new trailer for Dito Montiel's (Fighting) upcoming thriller The Son of No One, which stars Channing Tatum as a New York City cop whose career is threatened by an old secret. The film co-stars Ray Liotta, Tracy Morgan, Katie Holme


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Lucasfilm strikes back

George Lucas is tough to understand — he brought us “Star Wars,” and Jar Jar Binks; he introduced the world to Indiana Jones in “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and then shoved a knife in his back in “Kingdom of the Crystal Skull;” he gave a voice to an entire


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Weekend Shopping Guide 9/16/11: Rosebud

The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the FRED Weekend Shopping Guide - you


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Film: Secret Cinema: God Of Gamblers

Film history isn’t a highlight reel of universally agreed-upon classics. It’s an epic story. But some chapters of the story draw more attention than others. Secret Cinema is a column dedicated to shining a light on compelling little-noticed, overlooked,


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The Film Strip: ‘The Help,’ ‘The Debt,’ ‘The Tree of Life,’ – All Just the Tip of the Iceberg for Jessica Chastain.

Jessica Chastain at the Regency Hotel in New York City
*Jessica Chastain has the best of both worlds, being famous and enjoying your anonymity. Talking to Jessica last week about her new found success still hasn’t set in.
 Can you believe that ‘The Help’


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Extended run


Like many great beginnings, it happened over drinks at a cocktail party. The details are fuzzy, but it was definitely 1988, in Manhattan, and inside Greg Johnson's apartment. The theater director was hosting the usual assortment of actors, producers, pla


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Around Town: Classic films from Capra, Hawks and Ford


Several classic films starring luminaries of the golden age of cinema, including Jimmy Stewart, Jean Arthur, Lon Chaney, Gary Cooper, William Powell, Jean Harlow and John Garfield will be unspooling this week.
Two of Frank Capra’s Depression-era classics


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Justin Theroux Shows His Bad Boy Side to GQ (PHOTOS)


View the Gallery / 3 Photos » Jen & Justin Hold Hands! Jennifer Aniston and her new man in London. 14 Photos » Justin Theroux , 40, knows how to get gritty! The boyfriend to A-list actress Jennifer Aniston , 42, posed for a series of super-sexy shots for


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What are Red Sox made of?

It was just before Game 6 of the 2004 AL Championship Series when Joe Torre stood in front of his players and asked if they had another gear. It wasn’t a challenge as much as a question.
Torre was never wired for confrontation. He didn’t try to copy Al


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MSU alumnus Jack Epps reminisces about âTop Gunâ

On the 25th anniversary of the Tom Cruise action movie “Top Gun,” Detroit native Jack Epps, Jr. never expected the movie to be the highest-grossing film of 1986.
“It caught everyone by surprise,” confessed Epps, 61, of Santa Monica, Calif. Epps, a Michig


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Scarface: Limited Edition (Blu-ray DVD Review)

Brian De Palma's outlandish 1983 gangster epic starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana is released in a limited edition high-definition pacakge worth every cent.
Director Brian De Palma's unflinching and excessive 1983 version of Scarface starring Al Pacino a


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NFL Week 1: The Most Important Lesson Learned from Each Team

Media outlets praised plenty of quarterbacks this week, but one guy who has been ignored is Kevin Kolb. 
The newly-acquired Arizona quarterback was stunning. He threw for 309 yards, two touchdowns, completed two-thirds of his passes and had a passer rati


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TV: Random Roles: Hank Azaria


The actor: Although arguably known as much for his voice as he is for his face, after 20-plus years of voicing a variety of characters for The Simpsons, Hank Azaria has never been afraid to step out of the recording studio and in front of the camera. On


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Scarface Blu-Ray Review


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Movie Rating: 5 out of 5
Extras Rating: 5 out of 5
Overview: Starring Academy Award winner Al Pacino (The Godfather) in an unforgettable performance as one of the most


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GAME OF THRONES Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Joins Jessica Chastain in Guillermo del Toro-produced MAMA


Jessica Chastain now has a co-star for her upcoming horror film Mama . Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who is positively menacing as Jaime Lannister on HBO’s Game of Thrones , is now set to topline the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror film alongside Chastain, p


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Movie critic Roger Ebert sorts through his memories in new book

A believer in “touchstone” destinations that one returns to again and again, Roger Ebert visited Cannes, France, as a younger man and in 2009 (pictured) with wife Chaz and director Martin Scorsese. | SEAN GALLUP~getty images
Roger Ebert’s much-anticipat


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Irons Signed Up For Dead Ringers After 30 Stars Said No

Jeff Goldblum, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken were among the big names who turned down the lead in David Cronenberg's controversial 1988 movie Dead Ringers until Jeremy Irons signed up. Irons played identical twin gynaecologists in the dark, twisted Da


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Toronto: Madonna, Parties, And Harvey Weinstein’s New Premiere World Record

Harvey Weinstein just set a new air, land and sea world record for attending movie premieres. The Weinstein Company mogul managed to show up at three, count ‘em, three different premiere events in two different countries all on Monday night.  “Yeah, this


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New York: Carnage, Faust, Wilde Salome Win Venice Film Festival Awards

Carnage, Roman Polanski's film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning play God of Carnage, received the Leoncino Prize at the Venice Film Festival, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The prize is awarded by area students.









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Scarface Limited Edition Blu-Ray Review

Brian De Palma's epic tale of power and corruption gets its due upon its high definition debut, despite still looking a bit aged and grainy. 4/5
There are many films in a typical Gen-Xer's film which are bound to get a beating through the DVD player (or


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Ebert: My life in review

A believer in “touchstone” destinations that one returns to again and again, Roger Ebert visits Cannes, France, as a younger man.
Roger Ebert’s much-anticipated autobiography, Life Itself: A Memoir (out Tuesday), takes its readers on a very personal jou


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Chastain glad luck has changed

This has been an interesting year for Jessica Chastain.
And it's not over yet.
Chastain is at the film festival to promote two movies: Take Shelter and Coriolanus, just two of the seven movies she has in 2011. Her roles in The Help and The Debt mean she'


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Father remembers son lost on 9/11

"It's been ten years - ten long years," Steve said.
The years have not gotten any easier since Steve Cafiero's only son, Steven Jr., died at the age of 31 on September 11th, 2001.
"My son worked at the South Tower for a company called Aon on the 92nd flo


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Queer Lion to Al Pacino's Wilde Salome


An important and vital contribution to the 68th Venice Film Festival competition is the Queer Lion Award, which has been in existence since 2007. According to the division's director Daniel Casagrande, " We aren't looking for the next 'Brokeback Mountain


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Jury ponders Golden Lion winner

VENICE, Italy (AFP) - A jury led by acclaimed US director Darren Aronofsky will on Saturday award the Golden Lion to one of 23 films vying for the festivals top prize.
The Silver Lion for best director, Volpi prizes for best actor and actress and a speci


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Russian film "Faust" takes top prize in Venice

Alexander Sokurov, director of ''Faust'', receives the Golden Lion award during the closing ceremony of the 68th Venice Film Festival September 10, 2011.
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - - Russian film "Faust", loosely based on Goethe's classic German text, wo


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Television movies for the week of Sept. 11

Television movies for the week of Sept. 11 MOVIE RATINGS = Poor = Fair = Good = Excellent G = General audiences PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens R = Restricted audience CC = Closed captioned for hearing impaired ALPHABETICAL LI


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Friday Style Icon: Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock in Scarface

A lot of people seem to like Al Pacino’s character’s character in Scarface. I mean, actually like him. Seemingly on a personal level?Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Wright has a theory and explains, “The DVD comes as two separate discs and they only make it thr


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Venice 2011: Al Pacino's 'Wilde Salome,' Roman Polanski's 'Carnage' Win Awards

ROME – Al Pacino’s Wilde Salome, an exploration into the life of poet Oscar Wilde that featured many scenes of Pacino himself on the silver screen and on stage, was given the Queer Lion award at the Venice Film Festival Friday as the best portrayal of a


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Venice Film Festival 2011: 4.44 Last Day On Earth

Fittingly, my last film of Venice 68 was Abel Ferrara's 4.44 Last Day On Earth, a two-hander starring Willem Dafoe and Shanyn Leigh, aka Mrs Ferrara, as Cisco and Skye, a couple living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan who are dealing with the news of


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A Positive View: The Top Ten Films About HIV

10. "Rent" -- Christopher Columbus’s adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s smash Broadway hit earns its place on this list less for its merits as a film than for its sympathetic portrayal of its characters and its widespread recognition. Both the musical and t


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Al Pacino Interview

Al Pacino :
When we were talking about remaking [Scarface], I remember going to see the original in Los Angeles. I came out of that theater thinking, “We could actually do this.” When I knew that Brian [DePalma] would be directing and Oliver [Stone] wo


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Venice rises to applaud a new wave of British success


This year's festival enthralled as it embraced the mainstream and the niche, says Geoffrey Macnab. And our stars shone brightest Regular visitors to the Venice Film Festival can't help but notice the growing decrepitude of the event. For years, the organ


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AFER Announces New Additions to All-Star Cast of "8"

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), in partnership with Broadway Impact, announce additional casting and roles for the highly anticipated one-night only staged reading of "8," a new play chronicl


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Apthorp's Owners Balk at Sale of Mortgage

By Craig Karmin Just when it looked like the long-running saga surrounding the Apthorp was winding down, a new battle is heating up for control of the 103-year old landmark property. Last month it appeared that Anglo Irish Bank Corp. was done with the of


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Winning Back The Locker Room

Two readers make the same point:
To use a sports analogy that applies to coaches who no longer have the authority, respect and attention of his players, I thought Obama was very close to "losing the locker room" this week. He won back that locker room of


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'Pure cinema' at Venice?

In Amir Naderi's "Cut," one of the more divisive entries at the 68th annual Venice Film Festival, a Japanese cinephile subjects himself to a steady stream of physical abuse in the name of "pure cinema." Praised by estimable tastemakers like Positif's Mic


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Are We Sure Amitabh Bachchan Isn’t Al Pacino In A Costume?


Bachchan has appeared in roughly fifty octillion films, and was referred to in Slumdog Millionaire as “The most famous man in India,” but regardless, it is literally impossible to look at this man and not wonder “Seriously, is this Al Pacino in a costume


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With 'Warriors,' another movie that puts brothers against each other

In the Mixed Martial Arts drama “Warrior,” estranged brothers Brendan and Tommy Conlon (Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy) compete in a bone-crunching, butt-kicking tournament. In honor of director Gavin O’Connor’s MMA-meets “Rocky”-meets Cain and Abel flick,


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Evans goes from 'Captain America' to junkie lawyer


There have been some memorable indictments in film prose — where the system or a powerful elite is brought down by a little guy or ordinary folk coming together — both in the narrative and documentary format.
Tracing it back, Fritz Lang’s “Fury” in 1936


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Lessons In Manhood From Scarface

Scarface debuted in 1983 to lackluster reviews and the usual tsk-tsking about all the violence and profanity (although legend has it Martin Scorsese was an immediate fan, and he’s a man who knows a thing or two about gangster movies). But it’s all water


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DAILY REVIEW: Jane Fonda: The Private Life of a Public Woman by Patricia Bosworth

For her sixtieth birthday, Jane Fonda decided she wanted to make a short video about her life to "discover its themes." When she asked her daughter, documentarian Vanessa Vadim, to help her, Vanessa said, "Why don't you just get a chameleon and let it cr


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Pacino pair


London, Sept. 6 (PTI): Actor Al Pacinos date at the Venice Film Festival premiere of his new film was his girlfriend Lucia Sola who is 40 years younger to him. Pacino, 71, who attended the festival to promote his new film Wild Salome , proved that age do


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2. Pacino's prize

Wilde Salome is a complicated examination of Oscar Wildes once-forbidden play about illicit love and revenge. But his inspiration was simple: Jessica Chastain.
There is Jessica Chastain, who I really believe is the reason I made the movie, Pacino said Su


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Prince Harry coming to America for 12 weeks of helicopter training


Prince Harry, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, stands in front of an Apache helicopter in March. | Getty Images
Britain’s Prince Harry is heading to America for further training as a combat helicopter pilot, but a royal source says Queen Elizabeth’s part


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Venice stars ready to turn on waterworks

VENICE, Italy — It’s standing-room-only for A-listers during this year’s Venice Film Festival — perfect for grabbing a few minutes with some of Hollywood’s hottest stars.
First up, Colin Firth, who celebrates his 51st birthday Saturday. Why follow his Os


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Celebrity Photos of the Week: Sept. 7

Welcome to the Venice Film Festival, the only place in the world last week where celebrities were available for your viewing pleasure. Including Al Pacino, who wants you to count his rings.
In a demonstration of her considerable powers, Madonna high-five


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New Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith for 09/06/2011

"It's been more than 100 degrees out through most of July and August. At first it was really difficult, but then I really got into it. It's so hot, you just have to give in. I'd go on these hikes and be drenched when I came back, like I just got out of a


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Al Pacino honoured at Venice film fest

Pacino is in Venice to promote his new directorial project "Wilde Salome", a part-documentary about writer-poet Oscar Wilde and part-movie adaptation of his play "Salome".
"We do know that he (Oscar Wilde) was... a very liberal thinker and more than that


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Pacino honored, presents film in Venice

VENICE, Italy--Hollywood veteran Al Pacino was honored by the Venice film festival on Sunday with a special prize and the presentation of his latest directorial project “Wilde Salome.”
Even at such a star-studded festival, where the likes of George Cloo


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TOP 10 ENTERTAINMENT - Lessons In Manhood From Scarface

Scarface debuted in 1983 to lackluster reviews and the usual tsk-tsking about all the violence and profanity (although legend has it Martin Scorsese was an immediate fan, and he’s a man who knows a thing or two about gangster movies). But it’s all water


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Al Pacinos greatest love - directing movies

Al Pacino has confessed that making movies is his greatest love.
The 71-year-old American actor received the Jaeger LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award at the Venice Film Festival, where his latest directorial effort 'Wilde Salome' was screened.
The '


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Venice, Day 5: Shame, Alps, Wilde Salome & Sal


[Editor's Note: Manolis, TFE's Greek correspondent at the Venice Film Festival chimes in briefly on a very busy screening day. Notes on four films, the last of them a probable prize winner. -Nathaniel]
Alps
The Greek entry of the festival divided the cri


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Venice goes Wilde about Pacino movie

Hollywood veteran Al Pacino was honoured by the Venice Film Festival yesterday with a special prize when his latest directorial project 'Wilde Salome' was premiered.'Wilde Salome', part of which was shot in Dublin, is part-documentary about the staging o


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Al Pacino says future is 'blank'


VENICE: American movie star Al Pacino said his future was "blank" and criticised his latest directorial effort, "Salome," on Sunday, ahead of the film's public screening at the Venice film festival.
"The Godfather" star is in Venice to receive the "Glory


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Two men die tragically on Vancouver Island

What kind of person goes to the PNE to purchase a rubber broom?




All around the courts at the U.S. Open, players have been dropping like flies.




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Duhamel visit, concert aid flooded ND town

Hollywood actor Josh Duhamel says he believes his North Dakota hometown of Minot will rebuild from a devastating flood, and on Saturday he shared
that hopeful message with thousands of people attending a benefit concert he helped plan.
Images of flooded


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David Pressman Dies

David Pressman has passed away at the age of 97.
He died of natural causes in New York City on Monday (29Aug11), according to Variety.com.
Pressman took charge of long-running U.S. soap opera One Life to Live for nearly three decades, garnering himself t


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Wilde Salome: Venice Film Review

More personal and obsessive than his 1996 Shakespeare documentary Looking for Richard, with which it has much in common, Al Pacino’s long-in-the-making Wilde Salome is both an intriguing exploration of Oscar Wilde’s play about the destructive use of sexu


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Al Pacino, 71, parties the night away in Venice


He may be 71-years-old, but Al Pacino has clearly not lost the love of a good party.
The tanned actor looked a fraction of his age last night as he arrived at a bash in Venice where he was guest of honour.
Wearing a white shirt, with several buttons und


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Accordion master tuned in to wedding

Sunday September 4, 2011
an accordion player, it would have to be him," Brown said.
STOCKBRIDGE -- When Dr. William Schimmel, who has been described by some as the greatest accordion player in the world, received an email asking him to play a wedding gi


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Bad movies to hit theaters, upcoming seasons not so bright

There is no doubt that the summer movie season was impressive. There were so many blockbuster hits that the box office almost exploded with awesomeness. But this is certainly not the case for every movie season. Here are a couple of upcoming duds that Ho


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Keanu Reeves Turns 47: Five Fun Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About Him


For the amount of time that he's been in the spotlight, Keanu Reeves has managed to retain a remarkable amount of privacy. Charming but evasive in interviews, unwilling to court the paparazzi's flashbulbs for the sake of extended publicity, the "Speed" s


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Keanu Reeves turns 47: Actor, guitarist, girlfriend, and family


Photo:Reuters Keanu Reeves, star of the new action film "Speed" is shown as he does a television interview at the film's premiere at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, June 7
Keanu Reeves, star of the new action film "Speed" is shown as he does a tele


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New on DVD: ‘X-Men: First Class,’ ‘Scarface,’ ‘Hanna’

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS In this origins appendage to the comic book franchise, two lives unfold in fateful parallel: in 1950s New York the future Professor X (Laurence Belcher) grows up amid wealth and plenty, while in Soviet-dominated Poland the boy who will


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Jessica Chastain: One woman, seven films

Jessica Chastain would be worried about overexposure if only anyone knew what she looked like. “To be honest, I don’t get recognized — which is great,” says Chastain, whose latest film, “The Debt,” finds her morphing into a raven-haired Mossad operative


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‘Scarface’ Outtakes: “Say Hello To My Little Friend”

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Emmy smackdown: Who'll win best actor in a TV movie/mini?


Edgar Ramirez is probably breathing a sigh of relief that Al Pacino has already won an Emmy Award for his performance in "You Don't Know Jack." Pacino beat Ramirez at the recent Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards, but because of different eligi


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Cool Videos: Al Pacino delivers his famous Scarface line a bunch of different ways

Even if you've never made it through Brian De Palma's gangster epic SCARFACE, you're undoubtedly familiar with the climax in which Tony Montana goes out in a blaze of glory after uttering his endlessly quoted line of dialogue.

Since even Al Pacino doesn


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Former unknown model now a rising star

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - A few months ago, she was unknown. Now she's ubiquitous.
Jessica Chastain isn't yet a household name, but the 30-year-old California native and Julliard graduate has turned 2011 into a remarkable cinematic coming-out party.
It


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Al Pacino gets busy in Wilde Salome preview

“I'm doing a play, I'm doing a movie of the play and I'm doing a documentary all at the same time,” says Al Pacino. 
It's no wonder this short video preview of his documentary Wilde Salome is titled Too Much To Do. 
Pacino's doc airs for the first time o


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Clooney saves Venice


Star power ... George Clooney heads to the film festival. Photo: AP A few years ago, the Venice Film Festival's program was so gruesomely poor that the professionals who had forked out fortunes to attend predicted the world's longest-running film festiva


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Video: Zilla Rocca – “Black Cherry”

Zilla Rocca, the black cherry plucker, public pool poisoner, Scorsese Cinephile, bottle breaker, corner store crusher, flavor aficionado, Chef conisseur, root beer fade fanatic, dime store detective, pulp fiction sage,  comic book kingpin. Al Pacino polt


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On the Town: Where to go, what to do tonight

Want to get out and make a night of it? Here are a few tips from The Chronicle's Datebook staff on where to go and what to do around the Bay Area this evening. Take your pick: Check out our mini-review of a recommended restaurant to try; a new movie to s


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