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Summer movie preview: Vampires? Aliens? Superheroes? It’s business as usual … Florida Today Watch movie trailers, read movie reviews and check out movie photos galore at floridatoday.com/entertainment. The summer movie season is here, with its gaggle of superheroes, big-name comedies and other blockbuster offerings. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Summer movie preview: Vampires? Aliens? Superheroes? It’s business as usual … – Florida Today

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Movies opening Friday, May 11 San Francisco Chronicle Dark Shadows Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp), an 18th century playboy, breaks the heart of a witch who zaps him into a vampire. He arises from his earthen grave two centuries later, in 1972, to a world teeming with social chaos, groovy music and a … RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Movies opening Friday, May 11 – San Francisco Chronicle

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E! Online Women and 3D help ‘The Avengers’ set box office record (+trailer) Christian Science Monitor The action movie beat ‘Harry Potter’ in setting a first weekend box office record with $200 million in ticket sales. By Lisa Richwine and Ronald Grover, Reuters / May 7, 2012 Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, left, and Robert Downey Jr., … Richard Roeper: Avengers’ $200 million haul huge, but Rhett Butler’s still king Chicago Sun-Times Five Reasons The Avengers Was the Biggest-Opening Movie Ever E! Online ‘The Avengers’: Seven lessons of Marvel’s box-office success Los Angeles Times Press-Enterprise  - Bellingham Herald  - MTV.com all 2,642 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Women and 3D help ‘The Avengers’ set box office record (+trailer) – Christian Science Monitor

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The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Hot summer movies : ‘Oz’ to ‘Dark Knight’ NOLA.com It’s clearly this season’s movie to beat. But aside from years of fanboy anticipation, what makes “The Avengers” seem like such a perfect summer movie ? For starters, there’s the cast, filled with brand names like Downey, Johansson and Jackson. Batman Briefs: Tim Burton & Michelle Pfeifer on Christopher Nolan’s Trilogy … Reelz Did Christopher Nolan Stick It In Joss Whedon’s Eye With THE DARK KNIGHT RISES … Nuke The Fridge all 21 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Hot summer movies: ‘Oz’ to ‘Dark Knight’ – NOLA.com

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Press-Enterprise MOVIES : Will Tom Cruise rock in heavy metal musical? Press-Enterprise BY FIELDING BUCK The summer movie season will give the world a new Peter Parker and a new musical comedy star. Tom Cruise will make his singing and dancing debut June 15 in “Rock of Ages” The summer movie season will give the world a new Peter Parker … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: MOVIES: Will Tom Cruise rock in heavy metal musical? – Press-Enterprise

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Tyra Banks talks to CNN’s Erin Burnett about Vogue magazine’s decision not to use models who are too young or thin. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Tyra Banks amazed by Vogue decision

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Beyonce is named an award-winning journalist, Demi Moore changes Twitter name and “The Bachelor” host splits from wife. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Beyonce wins journalism award

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5 worst superhero movies of all time WXII The Triad After taking heat over his lukewarm endorsement of Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich ramped up his support for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee Sunday. “I believe that Mitt Romney will be a dramatically better president than Barack Obama,” Gingrich … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: 5 worst superhero movies of all time – WXII The Triad

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Kansas City Star Movie review: ‘Safe’ Florida Today In most of his movies , Jason Statham kills a few people and beats up a few more. He goes for something different in “Safe,” Boaz Yakin’s insanely violent action thriller. This time around, Statham kills everybody, or just about, and beats up a few … ‘Safe,’ 3.5 stars AZ Central.com Safe Review IGN Review: Safe Crave Online all 168 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Movie review: ‘Safe’ – Florida Today

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Bloomberg Apatow’s ‘Engagement’; Norwegian Thriller; Murder: Movies Bloomberg “The Five-Year Engagement” has the gross-outs — a sliced finger, a severed toe — that you’d expect of a Judd Apatow movie , though only a few. (It was made by Apatow Productions; Nicholas Stoller directed; and Segel and Stoller wrote the screenplay.) … The movie seems almost as long as the engagement MiamiHerald.com New movies opening on Friday Albany Times Union Movies opening this week San Jose Mercury News Globe and Mail  - Movieline  - Collider.com all 317 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Apatow’s ‘Engagement’; Norwegian Thriller; Murder: Movies – Bloomberg

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New York Post In future, movies may come to theaters by satellite Chicago Tribune LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – An initiative to beam movies into thousands of US theaters by satellite is one of several technological leaps unveiled at the CinemaCon convention this week that will bring traditional movie distribution fully into the … Theaters to Get Movies by Satellite Fox Business all 12 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: In future, movies may come to theaters by satellite – Chicago Tribune

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Could darker movies revive Pixar’s fortunes? MSN Money Its new slate of films, just announced at the CinemaCon 2012 festival, is intriguing critics: A movie about El Día de los Muertos (the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead); The Good Dinosaur, about a world in which dinosaurs and humans co-exist; … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Could darker movies revive Pixar’s fortunes? – MSN Money

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New York Times (blog) Horror movies are about to get scarier Fox News AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill During the Sundance Film Festival in January, a midnight screening of V/H/S provoked the ultimate audience reaction of the horror movie genre. Some scenes were so graphic and gory that a man ran from the theater, collapsed in … New Dolby Technology to Make Horror Movies Scarier New York Times (blog) Horror Movies About To Get Scarier Discovery News Hot New Tech Trend: Horror Movies That Give You Seizures (Among Other Things) Glittarazzi Deadline.com all 19 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Horror movies are about to get scarier – Fox News

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Sundance Video Blog And Reviews : Sleepwalk With Me And Smashed Cinema Blend Check out the video below, and read more detailed reviews of both movies discussed here below that. Stand-up comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia is fairly well known thanks to his appearances on the NPR show This American Life, which occasionally … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Sundance Video Blog And Reviews: Sleepwalk With Me And Smashed – Cinema Blend

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Chicago Tribune An enthralling espionage movie that’s as quiet as a spy Chicago Tribune So now the Oscar nominations have been announced, and all the big Hollywood movies are getting that big Hollywood buzz. We’re in the carnival of excess praise, and there’s loud talk and more loud talk. And then there’s that quiet movie that I liked so … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: An enthralling espionage movie that’s as quiet as a spy – Chicago Tribune

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AP – New York’s police commissioner apologized Wednesday for appearing in a documentary movie about terrorism that Muslim groups have criticized as inflammatory, and said his department acted wrongly when it later showed the film to counterterrorism trainees. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: NYC police chief apologizes for movie interview (AP)

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AP – Authorities say Hollywood actor Armie Hammer was arrested at a border patrol checkpoint in West Texas after a drug sniffing dog discovered marijuana in his car. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Actor Armie Hammer nabbed in Texas for marijuana (AP)

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AP – The final day of Paris’s spring-summer haute couture week saw Jean Paul Gaultier serve up a cigarettes-and-all homage to late singer Amy Winehouse and Valentino show off the dazzling couture work of seamstresses who toiled for thousands of hours to create a lavish white collection. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Gaultier channels Winehouse, stars shop for Oscars (AP)

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AP – A man who stole John Travolta’s vintage 1970 Mercedes-Benz convertible has been sentenced to 16 months in jail and ordered to pay the actor $50,000 in restitution, according to court records obtained Wednesday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Man convicted in Travolta car theft ordered to pay (AP)

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Reuters – Film star John Travolta’s vintage Mercedes-Benz, stolen from a Los Angeles suburb, has been recovered in pieces and two men have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: John Travolta’s stolen vintage Mercedes recovered in pieces (Reuters)

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AP – Potential Oscar winners will now be a click away from winning a trophy. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Oscars voting to go electronic (AP)

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AP – Nine years later, Cillian Murphy is back at the Sundance Film Festival, where he got such great exposure that people finally learned to pronounce his name. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: ’28 Days Later’ star Murphy makes Sundance return (AP)

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AP – The Sundance Film Festival became the unlikely center of hip-hop’s latest feud when actor-turned-rapper Drake and rapper-turned-actor Common came to town. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Common explains feud with Drake (AP)

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Reuters – Stories of Americans learning the effects of greed and excess or struggling in a weak economy have tried to captivate audiences at this year’s Sundance Film Festival but without one standout, sweeping success. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Tales of greed, excess meet mild response at Sundance (Reuters)

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Reuters – A group of movies offering personal redemption and hope swept up Oscar nominations on Tuesday, led by Martin Scorsese’s colorful “Hugo” with 11 and silent-era romance “The Artist” with 10, including a best film nod for both. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Hollywood embraces hopeful tales with Oscar nominations (Reuters)

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Reuters – His suave Clark Gable looks have made him an international heartthrob, while his role as silent movie icon George Valentin in French film “The Artist” has earned him a best actor Oscar nomination. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: France’s Jean Dujardin plays down Hollywood success (Reuters)

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Reuters – Stephanie Allain, a producer and former president of Jim Henson Pictures, is the new director of the Los Angeles Film Festival, the festival said Wednesday. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: New LA film festival director named (Reuters)

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Reuters – Sony Pictures received 21 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, making it the most-nominated studio for 2012′s Oscars, but the key winner may be Harvey Weinstein’s company as it rolls out new movies to capitalize on Academy Award media hype. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Sony, Paramount and Weinstein Co. get Oscar boost (Reuters)

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Reuters – Greek award-winning director Theo Angelopoulos died at the age of 77 in an Athens hospital on Tuesday, hours after a motorbike ran him over while he was filming a movie on the debt crisis rocking the country. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Greek director Angelopoulos dies after accident during shooting (Reuters)

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Greek director Angelopoulos dies after accident during shooting
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AP – Actor Jason Segel can add a Hasty Pudding pot award to his career highlights. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Segel is Harvard Hasty Pudding Man of the Year (AP)

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AP – The Department of Defense estimates that more than 19,000 military men and women were sexually assaulted by fellow troops in 2010 while serving in the United States armed forces. At least 20 percent of servicewomen and one percent of men — an estimated 500,000 troops — have experienced sexual trauma while serving. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Sundance documentary examines rape in US military (AP)

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AP – Actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman. He was 73. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73 (AP)

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Actor James Farentino dies of heart failure at 73
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Reuters – Each year documentaries at the Sundance Film Festival are among the best movies here, and in 2012 nonfiction works on subjects from the healthcare crisis to the war on drugs and rape in the military are wowing crowds and spurring calls to action. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Documentary makers spur calls to action at Sundance (Reuters)

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Reuters – A day after the Weinstein Co. and Relativity Media settled their lawsuit over the movie “The Crow,” Relativity on Tuesday said that it has attached a director and writer to the remake. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Director, Writer named for “The Crow” (Reuters)

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Director, Writer named for "The Crow"
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Reuters – “The Artist” continued its love affair with American cinema after winning best-produced film on Saturday at the Producers Guild Awards (PGA), boosting its chances for an Oscar nod ahead of the Academy Award nominations next week. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “The Artist” wins over producers at Guild Awards (Reuters)

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Reuters – The Johnny Depp-voiced “Rango,” which scored an Oscar nomination for best animated feature film on Tuesday, will receive an extremely limited re-release later this month, according to Paramount. RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: “Rango” gets brief re-release after Oscar nod (Reuters)

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Stuff.co.nz Film review : Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Stuff.co.nz The storyline of the movie is that Sean’s (Josh Hutcherson) grandfather (Micheal Caine) has found Mysterious Island by putting together bits of old stories. Sean and his stepdad Hank (Dwayne Johnson or “The Rock”) embark on a dangerous mission to find … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Film review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – Stuff.co.nz

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USA TODAY (blog) AARP’s best movie for grownups? “The Descendants” Chicago Tribune LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Add another accolade to the pile already collected by “The Descendants” this awards season: the Alexander Payne/George Clooney collaboration has been named Best Movie by AARP: The Magazine’s 11th annual Movies for Grownups … Oh, grow up! ‘The Descendants,’ ‘The Artist’ among winners for AARP’s Movies … Entertainment Weekly (blog) Sycamore Entertainment Group Inc and AARP Honour Sharon Stone at the 2012 … MarketWatch (press release) AARP names ‘ Movies For Grownups’ award winners USA TODAY (blog) all 20 news articles » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: AARP’s best movie for grownups? “The Descendants” – Chicago Tribune

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Movie Man: In his younger days, ‘Godzilla’ was a lot more serious Rockford Register Star By Will Pfeifer If you enjoy those Godzilla movies where our gigantic reptilian hero fights a nonstop collection of colossal creatures, each more ridiculous than the last, you might be surprised by the original “Godzilla. … and more » RSS Celebrity News Feeds- Read more here: Movie Man: In his younger days, ‘Godzilla’ was a lot more serious – Rockford Register Star

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