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Lionsgate Wants 'Slumdog Millionaire' Oscar-Winner Simon Beaufoy To Write 'Hunger Games' Sequel 'Catching Fire'

Is Lionsgate putting the cart before the horse or do they legitimately have a big tentpole on their hands? It's pretty standard practice these days for a studio to start development on a sequel months before a film comes out, but with a November 22, 2013 release date already locked in ...

Ricky Gervais Returns To Host The Golden Globes, Piss Off Hollywood

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Luke Cage Likely Coming To TV Screens Before Movie Theaters; Here's Why...

In an interview with Hitfix, posted today, Melissa Rosenberg (Twilight screenwriter), who, as we've been following, is reportedly writing and executive producing the Jessica Jones TV series, has confirmed that not only will Luke Cage be "worked into the series" (which Ma...

Nelleke Koop Wins Dutch Cultural Media Fund's Documentary Award

The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam has presented its Dutch Cultural Media Fund's Documentary Award to director Nelleke Koop for the realization of her film "Floating Bodies."

'Shame' Soundtrack Features Blondie, John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Carey Mulligan's "New York New York" & More

After seeing the searing, powerful "Shame," the first thing on your mind likely won't be to pick up the soundtrack to the movie. This isn't "Juno" or "(500) Days of Summer" we're talking about here. But that said, music does play a key part in establishing t...

16 New Images From Alexander Payne's 'The Descendants' Starring George Clooney; Plus Roll-Out Expansion Plan Schedule

Everyone seems to be talking to director Alexander Payne these days thanks to the festival success of his latest feature, "The Descendants." That is, except for The Playlist (*bitter tears*). Such is life. The director recently sat down with both the New York Times and L.A. Times for in-de...

See the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You at MoMA

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 6th Annual Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Series begins Friday, November 18. MoMA will screen five nominees for Gotham Independent Film Awards' Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You Award.

Guillermo del Toro Confirms Ron Perlman for 'Pacific Rim'

Few filmmakers seem to have as much on his plate as Guillermo del Toro. He always has a plethora of projects threatening to occupy his time, this is even though the director hasn't had a film in theaters since 2008's fantastical superhero tale "Hellboy II: The Golden Army." He rece...

Gary Frenkel Named SVP at Participant