Stories from Cinematical
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Geroge Clooney Bails Out Wall Street
Cinematical &bull Apr 14, 2011
George Clooney is the 'The $700 Billion Man.' Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smoke House production company will produce a film about the Wall Street bailout. According to Variety, the project -- based on Laura Blumenfeld's 2009 Washington Post article about… Full Story »
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Early Edition: Rufus Sewell Turns Into a Vampire; 'Dragonflight' Book Takes Wing; More
Cinematical &bull Apr 13, 2011
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' just got its head vampire: Rufus Sewell will play Adam, the leader of the bloodsuckers in Fox's adaptation of the best-selling book. Benjamin Walker, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper also star in Timur… Full Story »
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Early Edition: Blake Lively Ready for 'Savages'; New Director for 'Wolverine'; More
Cinematical &bull Apr 12, 2011
Blake Lively might not be taking her planned trip down the Yellow Brick Road. Lively, who won critical acclaim for her role in Ben Affleck's 'The Town,' is now first in line for the female lead in Oliver Stone's 'Savages,' a story about two Laguna Beach… Full Story »
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Sidney Lumet's Best Films
Cinematical &bull Apr 10, 2011
Filed under: Cinematical , Best and Worst Director Sidney Lume t, who passed away April 9 at the age of 86, may not have been a "name" director, like Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock (at least not to the general… Full Story »
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The Trailer For 'Mortal Kombat: Legacy' Debuts With Guns Blazing (VIDEO)
Cinematical &bull Apr 9, 2011
Fans have been eagerly awaiting updates on the possibility of more live-action adventures set in the world of 'Mortal Kombat,' the infamous video game series of the 90s. It all started last summer, when a bloody, hard-hitting short film landed… Full Story »
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Kirsten Dunst Faces the End of the World in 'Melancholia' Trailer
Cinematical &bull Apr 9, 2011
Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier goes mainstream -- well, as much as the determinedly indie director ever would -- in the trailer for his new all-star film. The mood seems, well, melancholic, with swings toward soap-opera-ish high drama. Last year,… Full Story »
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'Hanna' Star Saoirse Ronan On Fairy Tale Acting and Killer Training
Cinematical &bull Apr 8, 2011
In the movies at least, it seems as if violent killers are getting younger every day. Following in the footsteps of Chloe Moretz's Hit Girl in 'Kick-Ass,' Saoirse Ronan plays the title character in 'Hanna,' Joe Wright's new film about a teenage girl who's been trained since birth to take out targets -- and she's every bit as good as her predecessor. Cinematical sat down with Ronan, the Oscar-nominated young star of films like 'Atonement' and 'City of Ember,' and talked about the challenges of bringing to life a character who's an unusual combination of lethal force and… Full Story »
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'Hanna' Director Joe Wright On First-Time Action and the Genius of the Chemical Brothers
Cinematical &bull Apr 8, 2011
Before 'Hanna,' Joe Wright was probably best known for his period dramas, and could easily have carved out a comfortable niche buttoning up beautiful actresses like Keira Knightley in too-tight clothing and putting them through the paces of anachronistic romances. But his new film reunites him with his 'Atonement' co-star Saoirse Ronan, who this time instead of ruining lives, simply ends them, playing a pre-teen hit woman who leaves a trail of bodies in her wake as she races to reunite with her retired-agent father (played by Eric Bana). Cinematical sat down with Wright as the director discussed creating fairy-tale… Full Story »
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Schwarzenegger Back in Action (and Not Just As a Cartoon)
Cinematical &bull Apr 8, 2011
Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to showbiz won't be limited to just voicing his new action hero, 'The Governator.' The 'Terminator' star is also planning to headline the action film 'The Last Stand,' in which he'll play a small-town sheriff who must… Full Story »
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Kat Dennings Seduces a Small Town in 'Daydream Nation' Trailer
Cinematical &bull Apr 8, 2011
Filed under: Trailers and Clips , Movie News , Cinematical "It's 'Juno' reimagined by David Lynch," teases the trailer for the new indie 'Daydream Nation,' starring Kat Dennings as a big-city girl forced to move to a "backwards hick town."… Full Story »
