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Buzzy Indie Documentaries 'Blackfish,' 'Code Black' and 'The New Black' -- Which Is Which? (TRAILERS)
Yes, it's true. We keep getting confused by three similar-sounding documentaries in the indiesphere right now: "Code Black," "The New Black" and "Blackfish." They each deal with vital but very different subjects (the LA County Hospital emergency room, assumptions about homophobia in the African-Amer...
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Confessions of a Trailer Editor, from Online Trailers and Spoilers to Finding the Right Song (TRAILERS)
Wired has a fascinating interview with trailer editor maestro Mark Woollen. Never heard of him? Well, maybe you remember being enraptured by the trailers for "The Tree of Life," "The Social Network," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and Nicolas Winding Refn's upcoming "Only God Forgives," all of w...
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Two is Just Too Many Women for Spiderman to Deal With
I noticed on twitter some chatter earlier today about the fact that Shailene Woodley who is about to cover EW with her new film Divergent (which looks like it could be a real successor to The Hunger Games) will no longer be a part of the second Amazing Spiderman movie playing MJ Watson.
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'Star Wars Episode IV' Character Breakdowns. Recognize Any Of Them? Who Might Be Cast?
Hat-tip to our friends at Bleeding Cool for getting their hands on this cast breakdown, which they say is made up of lead roles, with casting underway in the UK.
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Sundance Institute Chooses Directing & Editing Teams to Participate in Documentary Labs This Summer
The 2013 Documentary and Story Edit lab experience at the Sundance Institute has been filled by 22 lucky fellows representing nine documentary film projects. Taking place from June 21-29 and July 5-13 in Sundance, Utah, the sessions allow each two-to-three person directing and editing team to receiv...
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From Worst To Best: Ranking The Pixar Movies
This weekend Pixar's latest digital marvel, "Monsters University," roars into theaters (you can read our review here). Few studios can claim the kind of quality that Pixar often does – for a while there it was the most critically and commercially adored studio in the history of cinema (though they a...
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Review and Roundup: Stakes are High on Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' UPDATE
The stakes have never been higher for the Hollywood studios as Paramount finally releases Brad Pitt and Marc Forster's beleaguered $200 million zombiepocalypse epic "World War Z" (June 21). Critics are divided (see below). Yes, "World War Z" is a zombie movie. And we have no idea if Paramount will m...
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The 2013 Indiewire Influencers FAQ: In Which We Answer Your Criticisms
On Monday, we proudly presented the inaugural Indiewire Influencers list -- 40 of the people and companies who have captured our attention as they strive to figure out what the independent film industry is today and, more importantly, what it will become in our current age of change.
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Morris Chestnut Is In South Africa Prepping To Star As Heir To Royalty In 'Asylum Down'
Several South African media outlets (like Johannesburg-based City Press and Cape Town-based Channel 24) are reporting that Morris Chestnut is currently in the country, prepping to star in and produce a feature film titled Asylum Down, in which Chestnut will play "a reluctant heir to the go...
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Adam Sandler To Star In A Movie About A Suicidal Man Haunted By Ghosts. It's A Comedy.
Remakes of Asian films about ectoplasm terrorizing the living were popular undertakings in Hollywood a few years ago ("The Ring," "The Grudge," "Pulse," "The Eye," "Dark Water"). But apparently, we are not done yet. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Adam Sandler and director Chris Columbus w...
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