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Cast in place for horror thriller “Maneater” (Reuters)

Tuesday 19 August 2008 @ 3:08 am

Reuters - Filmmaker Michael Emanuel has ordered up his human buffet.

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“Julius” elected for big-screen adaptation (Reuters)

Tuesday 19 August 2008 @ 2:08 am

Reuters - Mandalay Pictures has picked up the film rights to the graphic novel “Julius,” a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”

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Tom Cruise wakes up “Sleeper” (Reuters)

Tuesday 19 August 2008 @ 2:08 am

Cast member Tom Cruise poses at the premiere of 'Tropic Thunder' at the Mann's Village theatre in Westwood, California August 11, 2008. The movie opens in the U.S. on August 13. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - As Tom Cruise writes the next chapter in his career, he’s developing an interest in comic-book movies.


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Venice festival to fete filmmaker Youssef Chahine (Reuters)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 11:08 pm

Reuters - This year’s Venice Film Festival will be dedicated to Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, who died July 27 at 82.

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Dutch film to dramatize case of missing teen (Reuters)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 9:08 pm

Reuters - A Dutch filmmaker has announced plans for a feature film loosely based on the 2005 disappearance and possible murder of American high school student Natalee Holloway on Aruba, one of the islands in the Dutch Antilles.

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Rainn Wilson in fine comic groove as “Rocker” (Reuters)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 9:08 pm

Reuters - The off-kilter comic rhythms of Rainn Wilson are exploited to excellent effect in “The Rocker,” a derivative rock satire that is far more enjoyable than one would have a right to expect.

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Fox seeks to stop WB’s “Watchmen” after court win (Reuters)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 8:08 pm

Reuters - Twentieth Century Fox said on Monday it will seek an injunction to block release of the Warner Bros movie “Watchmen” after a Los Angeles court ruled a copyright lawsuit against Warner can go forward.

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`Tropic Thunder’ breezes to No. 1 with $25.8M (AP)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 2:08 pm

AP - The action comedy “Tropic Thunder” grabbed the top spot at the box office with $25.8 million, knocking the Batman tale “The Dark Knight” into second-place after four weekends on top.

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Friends, family pay tribute to soul singer Hayes (AP)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 2:08 pm

Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, arrives for the 'Tribute to Isaac Hayes' service at Hope Presbyterian Church Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in Cordova, Tenn., near Memphis.   Jackson is a schedule speaker at the service. Hayes died of a stroke on Aug. 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh)AP - The weight of soul singer Isaac Hayes’ legacy in Memphis could be measured in a single remark at his memorial service Monday.


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Vader love triangle? New chemistry in ‘Clone Wars’ (AP)

Monday 18 August 2008 @ 10:08 am

In this image released by Warner Bros. & Lucasfilm Ltd., Jedi Knight and Clone Army General Obi-Wan Kenobi prepares to battle in a scene from 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars.' (AP Photo/Warner Bros. & Lucasfilm Ltd)AP - Darth Vader: Sith lord, murderous imperialist, deadbeat dad … dirty old man?


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