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09/04/2008
Follow Tom Maurstad on Twitter at the Toronto International Film Festival
Media Critic Tom Maurstad takes on Toronto for this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
09/06/2008
Tom Maurstand in Toronto: Big-buzz films have the big lines
09/05/2008
Jewish Film Festival opens in Dallas
There's no sugarcoating of the Jewish experience in the 12th Annual International Jewish Film Festival of Dallas, which opens today. Instead, in one of the richest and most varied slates of movies in recent memory, the 11-film series of Dallas premieres, presented by the Jewish Community Center of Dallas, sheds light on the complexity of Jewish life over the years.
Seth Rogen shows some skin in Kevin Smith's 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith. His dream came true, and more: Rogen got to make a dirty movie with Smith.
Michael Moore to release new film online for free
Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore will release his new film online and for free.
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THEN SHE FOUND ME: In her big-screen directorial debut, Helen Hunt coaxes pitch-perfect performances from a talented cast. She also stars as a 39-year-old woman desperate to have a baby but married (not for long, though) to a man-child.
'Peanuts' animator Bill Melendez dies at 91
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other Peanuts characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.
Long-missing Oscar for Capra film returned to Army
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Army, with a hand from Hollywood, has received a long-lost Oscar back into its ranks.
DVDs
Brett Morgen's absurdly engaging docudrama Chicago 10 has a mission: to jolt inert young audiences of the early 21st century into fresh outrage and activism. The film is Grade-A agitpop, a mixture of archival footage and cheeky, creative animated reconstruction that's funny and frightening in equal measure. Forget the R rating; if your kids want to know what the '60s were about, here's a start.
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The story of Nazi art plundering is relatively little known. The Rape of Europa , a documentary from last year co-produced by Dallas' Robert Edsel and based on Lynn Nicholas' 1994 book of the same name, seeks to rectify that. It does so through period footage (much of it riveting), newly shot material and talking heads.
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09/03/2008
Judge nixes claims in Heath Ledger tape lawsuit
A judge dealt a serious blow to a lawsuit filed by a celebrity magazine reporter who has accused a paparazzi agency of secretly filming Heath Ledger doing drugs in her hotel room.
09/04/2008
Specialty Films: Sept. 5-11
For the week of Sept. 5-11: Clerks, Exit Speed and others
09/03/2008
Toronto film fest includes Spike Lee, Coens movies
Sundance is about new talent and small, personal films. Cannes is about highbrow cinema and celebrity-watching. The Toronto International Film Festival is about movies, from splashy studio releases and potential Oscar contenders to obscure foreign flicks and the latest avant-garde experiments.
08/29/2008
Fall Movie Guide
Indian summer hits Hollywood this year, turning fall into a second summer of big, noisy films.
09/02/2008
Don LaFontaine, voice of movie trailers, dies at 68
Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the now loved-catch phrase, "in a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68.
09/01/2008
'Tropic Thunder' lingers at No. 1 with $14.3M
"Tropic Thunder" hauled in $14.3 million to stay on top of the box office as Hollywood's solid summer wound down sleepily, with Hurricane Gustav contributing to a slow Labor Day weekend at theaters.
08/29/2008
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' changes release dates and sends Hollywood into a tizzy
Harry Potter fans are seething. Twilight devotees are in a state of giddy rapture. Will Ferrell's getting nervous. And someone had better perform CPR on the editors of Entertainment Weekly .
Young filmmakers representing Dallas earn top prize in Samsung competition
A group of 15 aspiring filmmakers representing Dallas in Samsung's Mobile Fresh Films competition found out the big news this week: They're going to Hollywood.
DVD review: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Two-Disc Collector's Edition
The ghoulish, stop-motion- animated sights in Halloween Town have never looked sharper than they do in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Two-Disc Collector's Edition ($33), released Tuesday on DVD.
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REDBELT: Director David Mamet attempts a thinking man's martial arts movie. Unfortunately, Redbelt struggles despite Mr. Mamet's fascination with the subject and strong performances, especially by lead Chiwetel Ejiofor.
By the numbers: Top DVD sales and rentals
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'Thunder' clap
08/28/2008
Specialty Films: Aug. 29-Sept. 4
For the week of Aug. 29 to Sept. 4
08/25/2008
'Tropic Thunder' rumbles to second week atop box office
Tropic Thunder weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second straight weekend.
08/24/2008
'Vicky' star Rebecca Hall defends Woody Allen's work ethic
Rebecca Hall wants to debunk some Woody Allen myths. All the A-listers and ingenues who have gasped about how the bespectacled auteur appears aloof and indifferent on the set, proffering little in the way of direction and less in small talk – well, the Vicky of Vicky Cristina Barcelona would like to challenge that perception.
08/25/2008
Studios at Las Colinas plans Black & White Night to benefit Texas Motion Picture Alliance
Aformer sports producer and a gaggle of documentarians walk into a film studio ... No, it's not a joke, but perhaps an inside look into the future of the North Texas film industry.
08/22/2008
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New this week on DVD
MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY: Frances McDormand and Amy Adams make a glorious double act as Miss Guinevere Pettigrew, unemployed London nanny, and Delysia Lafosse, flighty actress of flexible virtue in need of a governess. A carefully calibrated whirligig spinning off sparks of hilarity, the film is an affectionate homage to 1930s top-hat sophistication and the frivolous glamour of classic screwball comedy. Also starring Ciarán Hinds. Directed by Bharat Nalluri.
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Miley Cyrus brings her Hannah Montana concert tour to DVD in 3-D
Every day, it seems, there is news about Miley Cyrus. She posed in saucy photos for a Vanity Fair spread. She's feuding with fellow Disney Channel star Selena Gomez. She's dating actor Adam Sevani.But here's the thing: The average 10-year-old fan of the show Hannah Montana and its gangly teen superstar doesn't care much about any of that. She just wants to see Miley, and perhaps the Jonas Brothers, onstage in three dimensions.
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08/19/2008
Brad Pitt, Coen brothers join Toronto International Film Festival lineup
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Edward Norton and a documentary about Paris Hilton have joined the lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival.
Rainn Wilson talks about his big-screen role in 'The Rocker'
Every actor dreams of the moment when he steps out of the periphery and into the spotlight.
08/18/2008
Harry Potter film pulls vanishing act on Entertainment Weekly cover
Maybe Harry Potter should have brought a note from his parents saying he would be missing school. Warner Bros. gave Harry the school year off, announcing last week it was bumping the sixth movie in the series from fall to next summer. But Entertainment Weekly - which shares the studio's parent company, Time Warner Inc. - was unaware, featuring "Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe on the cover of its Aug. 22-29 fall-preview issue.
Ben Stiller's 'Tropic of Thunder' takes down 'The Dark Knight'
LOS ANGELES – It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman.
08/21/2008
Specialty Films: Aug. 22-28
For the week of Aug. 22-28
08/15/2008
Javier Bardem talks about his new film, Woody Allen's 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'
On film, Javier Bardem is a direct guy. In his Oscar-winning turn in No Country for Old Men, he shows no hesitation in shooting people in the head with a cattle gun. And in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which opens today, he's just as forthright, if not equally lethal.
Luke Wilson talks about his new movie, 'Henry Poole Is Here'
Luke Wilson has always thrived on the big screen as the flawed but funny Everyman (Old School, Legally Blonde, Idiocracy) whom you'd want as your ally.
By the numbers: DVD sales and rentals
Top 10 DVD sales and rentals for last week.
New this week on DVD
SMART PEOPLE: A college professor (Dennis Quaid) requires the help of his less cerebral brother (Thomas Haden Church) after an accident, much to the chagrin of his daughter (Ellen Page). Complicating matters is a former student (Sarah Jessica Parker) admitting to her old teacher that she once had a crush on him. It's a smart movie, but it's not smart enough. Directed by Noam Murro.
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08/14/2008
Asian Film Festival in Dallas lightens up
Here's something you might not know: Asian actors can be funny on film.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince bumped to summer 2009
Warner Bros. says it’s bumping "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" from its planned November release into next summer.
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Specialty Films: August 15-21
For the week of Aug. 15-21.
UK officials: Christian Bale will not face charges
Batman star Christian Bale will not face charges relating to an alleged assault last month on his mother and sister, prosecutors said Thursday, suggesting their decision was based in part on the family members' wishes.
Paula Wagner leaving UA as chief executive
Tom Cruise's producing partner Paula Wagner said Wednesday she will leave her job as chief executive of United Artists to produce projects independently. Wagner will continue to co-own the studio with Cruise.
Actor pleads not guilty
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – An actor who appeared in The 40-Year-Old Virgin has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder in the stabbing of his girlfriend.
08/13/2008
Dallas recycling program offers movie passes for unwanted items
This is one of four annual roundups the city hosts and serves as an opportunity for residents to discard unwanted items that normally are not part of curbside pickup.
Paris Hilton sued over lack of publicity for film
Paris Hilton didn't do enough pledging for a 2006 sorority comedy, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
08/12/2008
Mental disability groups protest 'Tropic Thunder'
Tropic Thunder is pushing the envelope too far for groups representing the mentally disabled.
08/11/2008
Bernie Mac's family expected him to pull through
Comedian Bernie Mac's family had expected him to fully recover from the bout of pneumonia that put him in a hospital three weeks ago, his daughter said Sunday.
'Shaft' singer, 'South Park' star Isaac Hayes dies at 65
 Associated Press Isaac Hayes Isaac Hayes, 65, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning soul singer and songwriter whose swaggering "Theme from Shaft" became a signature sound of the 1970s, died Sunday at his home outside Memphis.
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Batman: still unbeatable with another $26 million, for $441.5 million total
LOS ANGELES – Batman was higher than Hollywood's newest potheads.
08/10/2008
Hollywood churns out more R-rated comedies
LOS ANGELES – In comedy, Hollywood has learned that raunch sells.
08/08/2008
Morgan Freeman discharged from Tennessee hospital
 Associated Press Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman was discharged Thursday from a Tennessee hospital after the Oscar-winning actor was treated for broken bones and other injuries sustained in a weekend car crash in Mississippi.
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Ex-Bush aide claims 'Swing Vote' stolen from him
A former presidential aide claims in a lawsuit that plot and marketing elements of the Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer movie "Swing Vote" were stolen from him.
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New this week on DVD
NIM'S ISLAND: Abigail Breslin stars as a girl who reaches out to her favorite author (Jodie Foster) when her marine-biologist dad (Gerard Butler) goes missing from the tropical island they live on. The movie does a good enough job of filling that void of kid films between cartoons and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . Directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin.
Duplass Brothers view Austin as launch pad for film career
Jay and Mark Duplass could have easily directed a straightforward horror flick about a killer with a paper bag over his head. Hey, it's a scary idea, especially if you're spending the night in a cabin in the woods.
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