Green Zone
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Catherine Keener Joining Tom Hanks in 'Captain Phillips'
Get The Big Picture &bull Feb 4, 2012
Catherine Keener has made a nice career out of being the ultimate supporting actress and has been rewarded with Oscar nominations for two of them. ( Being John Malkovich , Capote ) So its little wonder that director Paul Greengrass… Full Story »
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THR's Producer Roundtable: 7 Behind-the-Scenes Players on Saying No to Directors, What to do When Studios Kill Projects
Hollywood Reporter: Film &bull Dec 15, 2011
Letty Aronson, Tim Bevan, Jim Burke, Chris Columbus, Michael De Luca, Kathleen Kennedy and Bill Pohlad explain how movies really get made. It shouldn't be a surprise that Kathleen Kennedy cited Steve Jobs as a hero of hers during The Hollywood Reporter's annual Producers Roundtable. After all, the late Apple chief was heralded as a visionary for marrying artistic vision with savvy business practices -- the exact balancing act mastered by movie producers at the top of their game. Consider the creative and financial achievements of the group THR invited: Letty Aronson, 67, serves as her brother Woody Allen's trusted… Full Story »
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Ralph Fiennes Gets Shakespearean With 3 New Banners For 'Coriolanus'
indieWIRE &bull Dec 12, 2011
Three new character banners have been unveiled by The Weinstein Company for Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, a reimagining of William Shakespeare's "Coriolanus" which combines modern warfare (aided by the work of "The Hurt Locker" and "Green Zone" cinematographer Barry Ackroyd)… Full Story »
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Activision CEO Claims Video Games Are Treated Unfairly
Obsessed With Film &bull Nov 23, 2011
You would think that after one of the biggest entertainment releases in the world, and making approximately 775 million dollars in a matter of five days Activision would have nothing to complain about right? Well the company's publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg today lamented the fact that video games… Full Story »
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Culture Warrior: Occupy Hollywood
FilmSchoolRejects.com &bull Nov 8, 2011
One of the great misconceptions about Hollywood is that it is a liberal institution. Several false assumptions inform this misconception: thinking of "Hollywood" as a monolithic entity in any way besides its shared corporate infrastructure, confusing public endorsements of celebrity… Full Story »
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SAG to tighten health, pension eligibility requirements
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Oct 18, 2011
In a sign of a tough economic times and a drop in TV earnings, the Screen Actors Guild is tightening eligibility requirements and benefits for its pension and health plans, and has warned members that further cuts may be coming. The trustees of the plans, overseen… Full Story »
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- SAG
- 2012
- Green Zone
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Green Zone: a surfeit of sincerity
Guardian Unlimited &bull Sep 1, 2011
In 2003, the United States and Britain insisted that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The alleged existence of these was the principal justification given for the invasion of Iraq. It was later found that intelligence about an… Full Story »
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Paul Greengrass To Direct 'The Fear Index'?
Slash Film &bull Aug 26, 2011
At this point Paul Greengrass has not directed more movies than he's directed. Let me explain. Since his last film, Green Zone, the director has been attached to at least nine different projects. Some he's committed to doing [1], others just floated [2] his… Full Story »
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The Devil's Double Review
IGN Movies &bull Jul 28, 2011
The Devil's Double, directed by Die Another Day's Lee Tamahori, is a heady mix of dictatorial brutality in Iraq under the Ba'ath regime, and late 80s hedonistic glamour, that serves as a chilling reminder of the reasons for the second Gulf War. The fact-based film's one sheet shows a gilded Dominic Cooper (the film's Devil AND his double) atop a golden throne wielding dual AK-47s, but as his character Latif Yahia finds out the hard way, all that glitters isn't gold. Summoned from the Iraqi frontline… Full Story »
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Robert Zemeckis in Talks for Legendary's 'Here There Be Monsters'
FirstShowing.net &bull Jul 26, 2011
Even more projects for Robert Zemeckis, but what will he actually direct? Who knows. The Wrap is now claiming that Zemeckis is in talks to direct an action film called Here There Be Monsters for Legendary Pictures & Warner Bros.… Full Story »
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Michael Fassbender is Joining Brendan Gleeson's 'At Swim-Two-Birds'
FirstShowing.net &bull Jul 10, 2011
In case you weren't aware, actor Brendon Gleeson of such films as In Bruges and Green Zone has been looking to make his directorial debut for quite some time now with an adaptation of Flann O'Brien's 1939 novel At Swim-Two-Birds.… Full Story »
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Hayward ankles Working Title
Variety Online &bull Jun 16, 2011
Hayward will officially step down from the role in September and will immediately transition to act as producer on a number of upcoming Working Title pics. Hayward joined Working Title in 1989 as a producer's assistant before moving on to… Full Story »
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EIFF 2011 - THE GUARD Review
Twitch &bull Jun 15, 2011
Kicking off the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2011 is The Guard. It's one of those films that wouldn't be anywhere near as effective if it wasn't for its leading star. The star in question in this particular case is Brendan Gleeson, that… Full Story »
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Paul Greengrass May Direct 'A Captain's Duty' Starring Tom Hanks
Get The Big Picture &bull Jun 4, 2011
Couple months ago, we reported that Tom Hanks had joined as the lead cast member for A Captain's Duty, the true story about a ship captain who was captured by Somali pirates and later rescued by Navy SEALS. Although the… Full Story »
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Brian Helgeland's Jackie Robinson Biopic Finds A Home At Legendary Pictures
:: The Playlist :: &bull Jun 1, 2011
Baseball films are generally regarded as one of the hardest sells in Hollywood. They traditionally don't do well at the box office but even worse for studios, they don't play well internationally at all. However, Legendary Pictures is banking on… Full Story »
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Universal On Verge Of Putting Ron Howard's Epic 'The Dark Tower' Project Into Turnaround
:: The Playlist :: &bull May 6, 2011
Universal haven't had the easiest last few years. A slate of ambitious, expensive projects for 2009 and 2010 almost entirely underperformed at the box office including films like "Duplicity," "State of Play," "Land of the Lost," "The Wolfman," "Green Zone,"… Full Story »
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Box-office rebound on horizon
Paris Guardian.com &bull May 4, 2011
The fast $86.2 million driven home by Fast Five in its first weekend wasn't just a promising sign of a major box office rebound, it would seem to indicate that its studio's extended slump has also taken a welcome turn… Full Story »
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FAST FIVE Weekend Box Office: Biggest 2011 Opening, Biggest April Opening, Biggest Universal Opening
Alternative Film Guide &bull May 1, 2011Paul Walker, Fast Five Starring Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, and Dwayne Johnson, Justin Lin's Fast Five is expected to gross $83.6m this weekend (April 29-May 1) at 3,644 locations, including 244 IMAX theaters, according to Deadline.com, citing official… Full Story »
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Anderson Cooper Laughs Off Seth Meyer's Barbs at White House Correspondents Dinner
Hollywood Reporter: Television &bull May 1, 2011
CNN's Anderson Cooper didn't take offense at the barbs that Saturday Night Live writer Seth Meyers directed at him at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner held Saturday night in Washington, D.C. While Donald Trump didn't crack a smile during… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Roma Indepdendent
- Green Zone
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Robert Redford Playing Brooklyn Dodgers Exec In Jackie Robinson B...
Zibb.com: Media/Movies & Film (Industry News & Blogs) &bull Apr 7, 2011
What everybody really wants to know about the planned Jackie Robinson biopic, of course, is who will play Robinson--even if not as many people alive today remember his days playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, he's still such an iconic historical… Full Story »
