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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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Brad Pitt Teams Up with ‘Ocean’s’ Director Soderbergh

Brad Pitt is looking to make Moneyball his next movie, which would pair him with the director of the three Ocean’s movies, Steven Soderbergh. Based on the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis, the movie will tell the (true) story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, [...]

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Universal Brings A Howling Good Time To 2009

Despite strong ticket sales overseas, Universal Pictures lingered far behind its rivals in 2008 with a $1.12 billion take in U.S. theaters (Warner Bros. led the pack with $1.79 billion).  The studio tries to turn things around with their upcoming slate of features for 2009. The Unborn (Jan 9th) - Writer/director David Goyer’s tale of a girl haunted [...]

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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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