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"Funny People," Todd Phillips Heading To Montreal

A week before it premieres nationwide, Judd Apatow's third feature film, "Funny People," will screen at the 13th annual Just For Laughs Film Festival in Montreal. The film - starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Man, Eric Bana, Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill - will screen on July 25th at the I...

Amy Adams Joins David O. Russell's "Fighter"

Online Video Site, Joost, Cuts Back

Launched more than two years ago as "the world's first broadcast-quality Internet television service," Joost today announced a significant change in its business. Company CEO Mike Volpi is stepping down from the post at the online video start up to serve as chairman of the board. He said today that ...

Who are the 134 New Members of The Academy?

134 people have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization announced today. The voting membership is just under 6,000, as has been the case since 2003, AMPAS said.

Box Office: "Hurt Locker" Huge; "Cheri" Disappoints (UPDATED)

Kathryn Bigelow's "The Hurt Locker" bowed in four theaters this weekend and according to estimates, it took in a huge $144,000 gross. That makes for a $36,000 average for the Summit Entertainment release, topping the opening of recent films like "Whatever Works" and "Away We Go" to become the second...

"Dinner" Served Best of the Festival at PS ShortFest

Hungarian film "The Dinner" (Vacsora) by Karchi Perlmann won the "Best of the Festival Award" at the 2009 Palm Springs International ShortFest. The film, which tells the wry tale of a hapless pig farmer whose minor domestic accident turns into a wholly unexpected catastrophe for all involved, took a...

Academy Makes More Changes

In addition to last week's monumental change to allow ten picture nominees instead of five, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made two additional changes to their rules. Though certainly minor in comparison to the aforementioned decision, both may have significant implications.

"Mother," "Elly," "Flute" Land with Rebranded Here Films

Xavier Dolan's "I Killed My Mother" (J'ai tue ma mere), which swept three of the four prizes in the Cannes Directors' Fortnight this year, is coming to the United States. The film is among the newly announed titles that have been acquired by the re-branded Here Films (formerly known as Regent Releas...

American Icon: Remembering Farrah Fawcett

Forever known as the feather-haired ass-kicking Jill Munroe of "Charlie's Angels," Farrah Fawcett has lost her battle with cancer today at the age of 62. How the Internet remembers her: