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2 hrs ago | KLTV Tyler

In Coens' Cannes hit, Oscar Isaac gets his break

Joel and Ethan Coen had almost given up on casting the lead for their film "Inside Llewyn Davis." The part, a folk musician in early 1960s Greenwich Village, demanded the elusive combination of someone who could both carry a movie and perform the songs central to the film.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Juilliard, TX, Movies, Entertainment, Health

6 hrs ago | WHDH

Muppets creator's items head to NYC museum

Muppet creator Jim Henson's family is donating about 400 puppets, costumes, props and other items to the Museum of the Moving Image.

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Related Topix: Family, Animation Movies, The Dark Crystal, Jim Henson, Entertainment

10 hrs ago | /film

'Believe' TV Trailer: J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron Team for NBC

Both J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron are using the big screen this year to explore the expansive blackness of outer space - Abrams with last week's Star Trek Into Darkness , Cuaron with this fall's Gravity .

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Related Topix: Star Trek Into Darkness, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Family

14 hrs ago | ScreenCrave

'Star Wars': Disney Announces Animated Series, Jonathan...

There are a few things happening on the Star Wars front, both concerning Episode VII and not.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Vocal, Entertainment, Television, The Tudors, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Music!, Elvis, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Celebrities, Harrison Ford

17 hrs ago | Patch.com

Just Released: Top 2012 Baby Names in Pennsylvania

Mason and Emma are the most popular baby names in Pennsylvania for 2012, according to Social Security data.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth, PA, Chloe, Horror Movies, Taken, Clash of the Titans, Thriller, Family, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Celebrities, Liam Neeson

20 hrs ago | OhNoTheyDidnt

Tony Winner Christian Borle Joins Chris Hemsworth and Viola Davis in Cyber Crime Thriller

Tony winner and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award winner Christian Borle will go from Smash to cyberspace, as the actor has just landed a role in writer-director Michael Mann's upcoming cyber crime thriller, reports Deadline.

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Related Topix: Smash, Entertainment, Television, Christian Borle, Public Enemies, Western, War Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, The Last of the Mohicans

Mon May 20, 2013

EDGE

National Lampoon's Vacation

The Griswold family is back in high-definition! Yes, another Blu-ray edition of National Lampoon's Vacation is here.

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Related Topix: Short, Comedy Movies, Vacation, Drama Movies, Christmas Vacation, Celebrities, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo

The Sydney Morning Herald

Game of Thrones recap: Wedding and bedding ceremonies

I'm surprised I didn't see the portly silhouette of a famous British director trot past in that episode because for me, that was Game of Thrones Alfred Hitchcock-style. Taut psychodrama, and taut psychos - it had it all.

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Related Topix: Prince William, Royal Wedding, Game of Thrones, Wedding, Entertainment, Television, History Movies, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Drama Movies, Action Movies

LBC 97.3

James Bond Watch Found At Car Boot Sale

James Bond's geiger counter wristwatch from hit movie Thunderball has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts after it was found at a car boot sale.

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Related Topix: Thunderball, Action Movies, Thriller

The Orlando Sentinel

How to talk like Yoda on Talk Like Yoda Day

In Orlando, it seems like there's always a reason to celebrate the "Star Wars" films.

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Related Topix: Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Entertainment, Television, Vocal, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Anchorage Daily News

Josh Hutcherson tries his hand at animated storytelling

ORLANDO, Fla. - Normally, you work your way into the off-the-wall questions with movie stars.

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Related Topix: Epic, The Hunger Games, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Family, Animation Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Josh Hutcherson

New Hampshire Public Radio -

The Movie Katie Aselton Has 'Seen A Million Times'

The weekends on All Things Considered series Movies I've Seen A Million Times features filmmakers, actors, writers and directors talking about the movies that they never get tired of watching.

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Related Topix: Black Rock, The League, Entertainment, Television, Katie Aselton, Sport Movies, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Point Break, Theater, Arts

Sun May 19, 2013

411mania.com

The Gratuitous B-Movie Column 5.20.13 Issue #258: Oblivion

The Gratuitous B-Movie Column 5.20.13 Issue #258: Oblivion Posted by Bryan Kristopowitz on 05.20.2013 A look at the big budget sci-fi action flick Oblivion , quick hits on The Following and How I Met Your Mother , a new B-Movie Babe is named and more! Hello, everyone, and welcome once again to the internets movie review column that is pretty dang ... (more)

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Related Topix: Oblivion, Western, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Tom Cruise, Movies, Entertainment

MSNBC

Why sign up for a one-way Mars trip? Three applicants explain the appeal

Mars looms large in a Hubble Space Telescope photo - and in the imaginations of those who have signed up for a one-way trip to the Red Planet.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Action Movies, The Postman, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Kevin Costner

The Independent

Sex, drugs and fast cars: The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Early glimpses of Ron Howard's film Rush suggest it will portray Hunt as a high-living lothario, with an insatiable appetite for partying.

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Related Topix: Frost/Nixon, Apollo 13, History Movies, Drama Movies

The Press On-Line

A vintage year

This year could turn out to be a vintage year for Sam Neill. Not only is the 65-year-old Kiwi actor currently on both our large and small screens, he's also got an impressive lineup of television and cinema projects scheduled for release in the next 12 months and this year's harvest from his Central Otago winery has resulted in a bumper crop.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Thriller, Jurassic Park, The Horse Whisperer, Drama Movies, Action Movies, The Final Conflict, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Sam Neill, Agriculture, Science

The Miami Herald

Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Movies, Entertainment, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Dave Van Ronk, Folk

Journal Gazette

Hawn, Hudson say beauty starts from inside

Hudson didn't see it. But now that she's a mother herself - of two sons, Rider and Bingham - the 34-year-old actress says she treasures the comparison.

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Related Topix: Almost Famous, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Music!, Celebrities, Kate Hudson, Cactus Flower, Goldie Hawn

Sat May 18, 2013

Examiner.com

Full video of Legends of the Force Motorcade for Star Wars Weekends at Disney

Star Wars Weekends is off to a rollicking start for 2013. It runs every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through June 9. There's so much to see and do at this event that you need to pick and choose carefully.

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Related Topix: Star Wars, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies

Deadline

Hammond On Cannes: Wet Fest's Official Competition Finally...

Great Gatsby was Out of Competition), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 's terrific Inside Llewyn Davis had its first press screening Saturday night to strong response and big buzz on the very rainy Croisette.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Thriller, Barton Fink, Drama Movies, The Hudsucker Proxy, Music!, Crime Movies, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Ladykillers, The Man Who Wasn't There, Country, Fink