Big-screen superheroes include dummy, recluse and 2 drunks - AP

The classic superhero is polished, brave and morally righteous. Strong and unerring, he is perfection personified a superhuman ideal.

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Under: November 12, 2008 at 12:54 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

Studios' viral marketing campaigns are vexing - Reuters

Viral marketing has gone positively bubonic. While this unconventional approach to building buzz online is nothing new, it has achieved full-blown plague status in the walk-up to the summer movie season.

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Under: November 11, 2008 at 12:52 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

"Bart Got a Room" covers familiar territory - Reuters

One can't help wondering if the agonies surrounding teenage sexual awakening will ever cease to mesmerize filmmakers.

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Under: November 10, 2008 at 12:52 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

"Man on Wire" a towering accomplishment - Reuters

At first, it wouldn't seem likely that the story of high-wire walker Philippe Petit's notorious 1974 unauthorized crossing from one tower of the World Trade Center to the other would make a promising subject for a full-length documentary.

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Under: November 9, 2008 at 12:53 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

Ferrera has "Invisible Sign" in her sights - Reuters

"Ugly Betty" heroine America Ferrera has signed on to star in "An Invisible Sign of My Own," a coming-of-age drama expected to begin shooting shortly.

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Under: November 8, 2008 at 12:52 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

Meirelles drama "Blindness" to open Cannes - Reuters

After keeping everyone in the dark for days, Cannes Film Festival organizers took the wraps off the remaining lineup Tuesday, unveiling Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles' "Blindness" as the May 14 opening-night film.

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Under: November 7, 2008 at 1:13 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

Paramount unveils initial Blu-ray slate - Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- Paramount Pictures, which last year cast its lot exclusively with the ill-fated HD DVD home video format, is getting ready to re-enter the Blu-ray business.

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Under: November 6, 2008 at 12:54 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

Superheroes seek box office invincibility - Reuters

"Iron Man," which opens across North America on Thursday night, not only kicks off Hollywood's extended summer movie season, it supercharges what is shaping up as the biggest season ever for comic book-to-film transfers.

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Under: November 5, 2008 at 12:52 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

‘Girls Gone Wild’: Video proves call girl agreed to appear - AP

The founder of “Girls Gone Wild” released a video Tuesday that he said proved the call girl involved in a scandal that brought down New York’s former governor agreed to be filmed in 2003.

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Under: November 4, 2008 at 12:54 am movie, movie news | Comments Off

Meirelles’ `Blindness’ to open Cannes Film Festival - AP

“Blindness,” a Fernando Meirelles movie starring Julianne Moore, will open this year’s Cannes Film Festival, organizers said Tuesday.

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Under: November 3, 2008 at 1:04 am movie, movie news | Comments Off