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‘The Human Factor’ Begins Filming

The Human Factor is the Clint Eastwood-directed Nelson Mandela movie, starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.  That makes it a surefire bet for lots of awards hype — it’s hard to imagine how it wouldn’t be a top contender for Best Picture — and it just started filming, so now we have our first look. No [...]

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A Guide to Oscar Snubs

As a follow-up to the Oscar nomination announcements this morning, we figured we’d run down the high-profile list of films and celebrities who didn’t get nominated, but whom many were predicting would: THE DARK KNIGHT AND CHRISTOPHER NOLAN Most people thought The Dark Knight would be nominated for Best Picture and Christopher Nolan would be nominated for [...]

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Warner Bros. Conjures Up Its 2009 Film Slate

Warner Bros. led the 2008 North American box office with $1.79 billion in ticket sales.  What does the studio have in store for 2009?  A few long stagnat franchises, a revered children’s tale and a boy wizard to name a few. Gran Torino (Jan 9th) - Clint Eastwood takes on an Asian gang and develops an [...]

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Angelina Jolie Named Top Earning Actress

Actress Angelina Jolie has been named the top earning actress in Hollywood Reporter’s annual “Women In Entertainment Power 100″ special issue.  The star of this year’s Wanted reportedly earned $15 million to portray the role of assassin “Fox” in the film.  Jolie beat out last year’s number one earner Reese Witherspoon by a mere $1 [...]

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