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    Filmmakers Tried To Get Kanye West & Phoenix To Collaborate For 'The Bling Ring'

    Whether you’ve seen “The Bling Ring” or read the film’s track listing, you’ll know that the soundtrack included a few Kanye West tracks. In an interview with Pitchfork, Sofia Coppola and her long-time musical supervisor Brian Retzell revealed that not only did West’s involvement help get the others...

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    Trailer Watch: Brit Comedy 'I Give It a Year' Stars Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall as Newlyweds Facing the One Year Itch

    Check out the new trailer for Dan Mazer's Brit comedy "I Give It a Year," starring Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall ("Life of Pi") as newlyweds who may have rushed to the altar a little too quickly. Anna Faris, Minnie Driver and Simon Baker also star.

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    Should Documentary Filmmakers Make Radio Shows Instead?: 10 Things We Learned from Ira Glass at Sheffield Doc/Fest

    Ira Glass, perhaps America's most popular radio journalist currently on the air, is the man behind "This American Life." The show is broadcast on over 500 public radio stations weekly and the show is often the United States' most downloaded podcast any certain week.

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    July 2 Blu-ray/DVD Release Date Set For 'Venus And Serena'

    Currently mired in a bit of controversy with the USTA suing the filmmakers, Magnolia Pictures will release Venus And Serena (the feature documentary directed and produced by Maiken Baird and Michelle Major) in theaters on DVD and Blu-ray on July 2, 2013.

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    From the Wire: In a World... of Trailer Articles

    Wired has a great series of articles on coming attractions.

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    Shailene Woodley's Mary Jane Has Been Cut From 'Amazing Spider-Man 2,' Won't Appear Until Third Movie

    So, now that the filmmakers have it coming down from on high that Sony wants a fourth entry in "The Amazing Spider-man" series -- numbers three and four both got release dates this week -- are they finding their hand forced in stretching the story? Are we going to see the stories stretched out unnec...

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    Julie Taymor Receives Sackler Center First Award

    Julie Taymor received the Sackler Center First Award, which recognizes women who are "first" in their field. The Center honored Taymor's varied career including being the first woman to win the Tony award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Lion King.

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    Quvenzhané Wallis Joins Voice Cast Of Salma Hayek's Animated Adaptation Of 'The Prophet'

    First announced early last year, Salma Hayek has teamed up with the Doha Film Institute and Participant Media to adapt Khalil Gibran’s classic novel The Prophet as an animated feature for the big screen.

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    Watch: Anna Faris and Simon Baker Try to Break Up a Marriage in 'I Give It a Year' Trailer

    Long ago, in a galaxy very, very close by, Anna Faris was a rising star. She was a new hope for comedy fans and started a spoof empire with the original "Scary Movie." No, she was never in "Star Wars," but Faris did appear in "Lost in Translation," "Brokeback Mountain," and had a memorable arc in th...

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    Que(e)ries: Considering How Gay Isn't Simply 'The New Black' in Yoruba Richen's Imperative New Doc

    As the LGBT rights movement moved to the clear forefront of the mainstream civil rights discussion in the United States, numerous media organizations were quick to reduce it to a loaded question: "Is gay the new black?"

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