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11.06.2009 1:59 am

Forget Clooney–maybe it’s Jeff Bridges’ year

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Honorary St. Louisan George Clooney is reaping a lot of justified attention for his work in the upcoming corporate dramedy “Up in the Air,” the animated “Fantastic Mr. Fox” and the new military satire “The Men Who Stare at Goats.”

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10.24.2009 8:16 pm

“New Moon” trailer and tour taunt “Twilight” tweens

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“New Moon,” the second movie in the “Twilight” teen-vampire series, opens Nov. 20, and the studio publicists are burning the midnight oil to conjure a bigger box office than movie #1. Trailers like the one below have been rolling out…

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09.28.2009 1:24 am

Michael Jackson movie tickets: moving fast

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tickets for “Michael jackson’s This is It,” which documents the late entertainer’s rehearsals for his comeback concerts in London, are now on sale. It opens locally on Wednesday, Oct. 28, and tickets are available through the Wehrenberg and AMC web sites. But…

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09.02.2009 1:38 am

Bad news, good news for Scorsese: a delayed movie, a greenlit series

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Last week, Paramount Pictures announced that it was delaying the release of Martin Scorsese’s new movie “Shutter Island” from Oct. 3 to Feb. 19. Although the gothic thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a detective investigating the escape of a female mental…

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08.26.2009 4:30 am

Dakota Fanning to star in a reboot of “The Wizard of Oz”?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

To answer your question: No, nothing is sacred.

It’s being reported that Warner Bros. will make a new version of “The Wizard of Oz,” with Dakota Fanning as Dorothy. No word on a director or co-stars, but co-producer Todd McFarlane (of “Spawn”…

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08.25.2009 2:41 am

Is trailer for Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story” deja vu?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Talk about bad timing. Michael Moore is set to release his latest documentary, “Capitalism: A Love Story,” just as America has closed the book on the movie’s villain–U.S. president #43–and turned its attention to health care. That was the subject…

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08.18.2009 4:27 am

“Avatar” sneak preview crashes Web site, but locals shouldn’t bother

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

On Friday, selected IMAX theaters across the country will be showing a 20-minute teaser for James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi fantasy “Avatar.” Starting Monday, fans could register for tickets at avatarmovie.com. So many people responded, that the site temporarily crashed.

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08.17.2009 12:32 am

Do Harvey Weinstein a favor: see “Inglourious Basterds”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I don’t pay much attention to studio politics or finances, but even casual movie fans know the legend of the Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who went from rock-concert promoters to solid-gold movie producers. With films such as “sex, lies and…

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08.13.2009 10:00 pm

First trailer for Heath Ledger’s last film

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,” the film that Heath Ledger was shooting at the time of his death, may have finally found a U.S. distributor. Sony is expected to finalize a deal this week and release it stateside in the…

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08.13.2009 12:48 am

Countdown to your close-up: See “Up in the Air” trailer Sept. 10

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Up in the Air,” the George Clooney comedy that was filmed in St. Louis earlier this year, is inching toward release. Some preliminary screenings have already stoked the Oscar buzz, and the movie will be formally unveiled at the Toronto…

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