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Jul 22 2008 5:26 AM
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Aziz
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We have the Stifler, but I never thought we'd get the Wiffler.
Variety reports that we're about to get a new mockumentary about the epic, skill-testing sport. It's not coming to us from the mocku-God Christopher Guest, but rather Garden Party co-star Ross Patterson.
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Jun 24 2008 6:01 AM
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Aziz
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And more actors get gigs, according to Variety:
First up, there's a little Russian/American indie thriller called Magic Man which is cooking up. It's about a magician who might possibly be a serial killer, and it stars Alexander Nevsky, Billy Zane, Richard Tyson, Estelle Raskin, Jed Allan, and Andrew Divoff.
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Jun 19 2008 5:53 AM
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Aziz
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In case you were feeling like there just wasn't enough feel-good sports drama on the big screen, we're about to get a whole lot more. Variety reports that John Davis has teamed up with television producer Bruce Nash to develop a collection of sports-themed films that stem from Nash's "Amazing Sports Stories."
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Jun 12 2008 6:18 AM
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Aziz
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Filmmaker Richard Linklater's feature films have often debuted in prestigious film festivals and venues, from Sundance to Cannes, but he's trying something different with his first documentary feature. After a splashy premiere in Austin last week, Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach will be released ...
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Jun 03 2008 6:25 AM
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Aziz
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Before you continue bad mouthing George Lucas for what he's done to your childhood, first with the Star Wars prequels and now with the disappointing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, you might want to worry that he'll send his daughter after you. Wait, what? Yeah, that's George's daughter, Amanda "Powerhouse" Lucas, in the image on the right.
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May 12 2008 6:40 AM
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Aziz
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(In honor of Mother's Day, we're launching a series of posts today written, in part, by our mothers after we asked them one simple (yet very complex) question: What's your favorite movie and why?)
Momma Snider's preferred method of watching TV and movies is to sit on the couch with her laptop or her art projects and keep one eye on whatever my dad is watching. But sometimes a movie grabs her complete attention. She loves scary movies (nothing R-rated, please), and she has a weakness for Adam Sandler. We both loved Waitress and Hairspray last year, a somewhat rare convergence of our opinions. And Mom and I agree on another film, too....
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May 05 2008 5:33 AM
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Aziz
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Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's Sugar, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed Half Nelson, has finally been picked up for distribution. Variety's Mike Jones reports the film has been acquired for theatrical distribution by Sony Pictures Classics, which seems like a good fit for the film. HBO Films, which financed the film, retains television rights.
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Apr 30 2008 9:10 AM
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Aziz
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And here's another street-ballin' flick that wants you to know how tough it is to make it in life when the only thing not lyin' to your face is that dirty old basketball. Ball Don't Lie had a lot of potential and some sweeet b-ball sequences, but annoying editing and several mis-placed flashbacks ultimately hurt the film, which boasts appearances by Nick Cannon and Rosanna Arquette -- both of whom populated just about five to six minutes of the 102-minute feature. Chris "I'm Starting to Use My Real Name Instead of Ludacris" Bridges also shows up as a mentor who doesn't do much mentoring, except for schooling and then being schooled on the cement court.
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Apr 30 2008 8:23 AM
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Aziz
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Warner Bros and the Wachowski Brothers may need to call for a tow truck. Speed Racer, the big budget adaptation of the popular late 60’s anime cartoon classic, remains in the “slow lane” according to the most recent industry tracking.
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Feb 29 2008 5:41 AM
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adnana
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The new 1970’s-style basketball comedy Semi-Pro (New Line) appears to be the equivalent of a slam-dunk at America’s box offices this weekend. The past few years have featured other Will Ferrell vehicles set in variety of sports, including Kicking & Screaming ($20.1M opening) about soccer, Talladega Nights ($47M opening) set in the high-stakes world of NASCAR and Blades of Glory ($33M opening) with a focus on figure skating. Now, the former SNL star has turned his attentions to professional basketball.
A look at industry tracking points to an opening of $40M+ for Semi-Pro with a performance that far exceeds last year’s Blades.
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Feb 29 2008 5:31 AM
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adnana
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Some people might say that Will Ferrell is coasting, taking it easy, or skirting by on proven formula -- and that may be the case. There's a lot in Ferrell's latest flick, Semi-Pro, that feels like material left over from the comedian's soccer comedy (Kicking & Screaming), his car-racing comedy (Talladega Nights), and his figure-skating comedy (Blades of Glory) -- but it's really tough to complain when a comedian doles out "the same old schtick" when that same old schtick is still pretty damn funny. A recent interview with Entertainment Weekly indicates that Ferrell is pretty much finished with sports comedies, and that's probably just as well. Oh, and for the record: I happen to think Semi-Pro is Ferrell's best sports flick yet -- and probably his most consistently amusing movie since Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
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Dec 17 2007 3:53 PM
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adnana
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The first poster for Speed Racer has arrived online (courtesy of JoBlo) -- a film that's sure to give you an "interesting" experience at the theater when it arrives on May 9. The trailer, which first hit Moviefone recently, has caused all sorts of commotion from people who either love the trippy live-action look to people who hate the fact that it looks like a high-priced video game...
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The Comebacks -- a Tom Brady-directed sports movie spoof starring Anchorman and Thank You For Smoking actor David Koechner in his first leading role -- has now surpassed Balls of Fury as the worst comedy (sports or otherwise) of the year.
The story follows Lambeau Fields (Koechner), the worst coach ever in the history of sports. He is responsible for such infamous screw-ups as Bill Buckner's blunder and.....
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A five-person team of paint ball players decide to go environmental on their way to a tournament. Unfortuntely, the environment they choose turns out to be an abandoned prison, whose sole inhabitant is a paranoid schizophrenic vet who mistakes them for a team of assassins. Now the game is for real......
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Let me ask you this: Is tennis really that interesting? Not so much watching it, but using it as a backdrop for a major motion picture? I mean, can you name one memorable tennis flick (and I wouldn't count Match Point)? The last tennis-related film, if I recall, was Wimbledon starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany. I guess someone saw it since it grossed $16 million, but it wasn't exactly record-breaking. And yet, the studios.....
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