Three Mexicans who spent nine months drifting across the Pacific Ocean in a flimsy fishing boat eating raw fish and sea birds are to be paid at least $3.8 million to turn their story into a movie.
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the new trailer for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse is online. The trailer is for Rodriguez’s part, “Planet Terror”. This film looks insane
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The Ford Motor Comany will unveil its all-new Ford Mondeo in the upcoming James Bond movie, Casino Royale, as part of a product placement deal with Sony/MGM.
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A cinematic genre that emerged in 1940s America is enjoying a resurgence – from last year’s Sin City, and this year’s Brick, Lucky Number Slevin and The Black Dahlia through to the forthcoming Hollywoodland and The Good German– but what exactly is film noir? Here’s a list of lthe key ingredients.
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The tall, strident figure who enters the room is unmistakeable. Age, as has been said, has not wearied him. Clint Eastwood still looks impressive at 76. …
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TheOneRing.net reported that MGM has confirmed that it has held initial talks with Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson about helming a movie based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
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“Unexpected costs for visual effects and the logistical challenges of filming hundreds of live animals have turned what was supposed to be a $140-million movie into a $160-million one that could climb as high as $175 million by the time it’s finished. With marketing expenditures, the film is expected to cost at least $250 million.”
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“Martin Scorsese’s mob saga “The Departed” debuted as the weekend’s top movie with $27 million, muscling out the horror prequel “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.” which took in $19.15 million.” “It was a record opening for Scorsese, whose previous best was $10.3 million with 1991’s “Cape Fear.”"
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Thirty years ago, rumors of ghosts and demons swirled out of a small town on Long Island, New York. In 1975, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into a three-story home in the town of Amityville. The house had a bleak history that included the death of six residents the previous year at the hands of convicted murderer Ronald DeFeo
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