Biopics
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‘The Natural’ Director Barry Levinson Points to the Bleachers for Hank Aaron Biopic
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Oscar winner Barry Levinson – who directed The Natural, Wag the Dog, Rain Man and about a dozen other notable…
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Michael Peña To Fight For Labor Rights as Cesar Chavez
Michael Peña To Fight For Labor Rights as Cesar Chavez Not to be hyperbolic, but this is the kind of role that earns Oscar nominations. Iconic…
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‘Benjamin Button’ Writer Eric Roth to Seduce ‘Cleopatra’ for David Fincher
Eric Roth is an outstanding talent, and script work for Benjamin Button, Munich and Forrest Gump have more than proved that over the years. We’ll…
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Sham On: Michael Jackson’s Estate Wants to Sell The World a Biopic
We lost the King of Pop in the summer of 2009, and now Showblitz is reporting that Michael Jackson’s estate is hitting up the studios…
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Meryl Streep Nails Down Her Next Oscar Nomination In the UK Trailer for ‘The Iron Lady’
Is there really any doubt? With Meryl Streep’s consistent successes and the added bonus of a win for The King’s Speech last year, all that…
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Compare: J. Edger Hoover vs. Leonardo DiCaprio Hoover in ‘J. Edgar’
The first official image of Leonardo DiCaprio playing the gangbusting icon in Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar has been released (as you can see above), and…
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The Coen Brothers Will Grow Beards and Learn Guitar For Their Next Movie
Constantly working. Always interesting. The Coen Brothers are creating at a Woody Allen-esque pace, and their next project is apparently going to focus on the…
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Martin Scorsese Will Step In Between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s Romance
When it comes to stories about Hollywood, Martin Scorsese is a solid choice as storyteller because of how obsessed he is with the town’s history.…
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Criterion Files #432: The Blood-Splashed Poetry of ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’
Welcome to the fifth and final installment of Guest Author month at Criterion Files: a month devoted to important classic and contemporary bloggers. This week,…