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All rights reservedThu, 25 Jul 2013 21:31:20 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/movies/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/woody-allens-blue-jasmine-portrait-lady-loses-013120199.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9ZujaZSxy2jAzr1HER08sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T013120Z_1_CBRE96P048F00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BLUEJASMINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Cate Blanchett poses at the premiere of &quot;Blue Jasmine&quot; at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Cast member Cate Blanchett poses at the premiere of &quot;Blue Jasmine&quot; at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - So sharp is the reversal of fortune for Woody Allen&#039;s female protagonist in his latest film, &quot;Blue Jasmine,&quot; that the Manhattan socialite&#039;s possessions are reduced to a faint echo: a Chanel jacket, designer suitcases, a clutch of anti-depressants. She does manage to retain a regal bearing and a posh accent. But for the most part, Jasmine, played by Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett, has lost everything including her mind, thanks to her husband&#039;s financial and marital misdeeds and her own hapless ways. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/woody-allens-blue-jasmine-portrait-lady-loses-013120199.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 21:31:20 -0400Reuterswoody-allens-blue-jasmine-portrait-lady-loses-013120199<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/woody-allens-blue-jasmine-portrait-lady-loses-013120199.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9ZujaZSxy2jAzr1HER08sg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T013120Z_1_CBRE96P048F00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BLUEJASMINE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Cate Blanchett poses at the premiere of &quot;Blue Jasmine&quot; at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Cast member Cate Blanchett poses at the premiere of &quot;Blue Jasmine&quot; at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - So sharp is the reversal of fortune for Woody Allen&#039;s female protagonist in his latest film, &quot;Blue Jasmine,&quot; that the Manhattan socialite&#039;s possessions are reduced to a faint echo: a Chanel jacket, designer suitcases, a clutch of anti-depressants. She does manage to retain a regal bearing and a posh accent. But for the most part, Jasmine, played by Oscar winning actress Cate Blanchett, has lost everything including her mind, thanks to her husband&#039;s financial and marital misdeeds and her own hapless ways. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/speed-2-cruise-control-star-sandra-bullock-cant-003813973.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bA9psEFiuFLqUxhLDTvZ9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T003813Z_1_CBRE96P01RU00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEHEAT-NOSEQUEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Sandra Bullock attends the UK gala screening of &quot;The Heat&quot; at the Curzon Mayfair in London" align="left" title="Actor Sandra Bullock attends the UK gala screening of &quot;The Heat&quot; at the Curzon Mayfair in London" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - &quot;The Heat&quot; was well-received by audiences and critics alike, but Sandra Bullock - one half of the female buddy cop duo - doesn&#039;t plan on pestering director Paul Feig for a sequel. The Academy Award-winning actress told Entertainment Weekly that she &quot;can&#039;t imagine&quot; turning the R-rated comedy, which co-starred Melissa McCarthy, into a franchise. &quot;I know they say never say never, but right now, I can&#039;t imagine it. I don&#039;t want to ruin what Melissa and I had,&quot; Bullock said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/speed-2-cruise-control-star-sandra-bullock-cant-003813973.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 20:38:13 -0400Reutersspeed-2-cruise-control-star-sandra-bullock-cant-003813973<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/speed-2-cruise-control-star-sandra-bullock-cant-003813973.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bA9psEFiuFLqUxhLDTvZ9w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T003813Z_1_CBRE96P01RU00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEHEAT-NOSEQUEL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Sandra Bullock attends the UK gala screening of &quot;The Heat&quot; at the Curzon Mayfair in London" align="left" title="Actor Sandra Bullock attends the UK gala screening of &quot;The Heat&quot; at the Curzon Mayfair in London" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - &quot;The Heat&quot; was well-received by audiences and critics alike, but Sandra Bullock - one half of the female buddy cop duo - doesn&#039;t plan on pestering director Paul Feig for a sequel. The Academy Award-winning actress told Entertainment Weekly that she &quot;can&#039;t imagine&quot; turning the R-rated comedy, which co-starred Melissa McCarthy, into a franchise. &quot;I know they say never say never, but right now, I can&#039;t imagine it. I don&#039;t want to ruin what Melissa and I had,&quot; Bullock said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rosamund-pike-play-ben-afflecks-wife-david-finchers-000617571.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.9AHwnj8xxinLbehfaFIMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T000617Z_1_CBRE96P00AS00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-GONEGIRL-ROSAMUNDPIKE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Rosamund Pike smiles during a red carpet event for the film &quot;Jack Reacher&quot; in Tokyo" align="left" title="Actress Rosamund Pike smiles during a red carpet event for the film &quot;Jack Reacher&quot; in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - David Fincher has offered British actress Rosamund Pike the lead in his next film, &quot;Gone Girl,&quot; an individual with knowledge of her plans told TheWrap. Pike is expected to accept the role, which has been tied to various actresses over the past few months, including Charlize Theron. Pike will play Ben Affleck&#039;s wife, a woman who goes missing on the couple&#039;s fifth wedding anniversary, prompting speculation that the husband is the culprit. Many of Pike&#039;s scenes are flashbacks to when they were together. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rosamund-pike-play-ben-afflecks-wife-david-finchers-000617571.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 20:06:17 -0400Reutersrosamund-pike-play-ben-afflecks-wife-david-finchers-000617571<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rosamund-pike-play-ben-afflecks-wife-david-finchers-000617571.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.9AHwnj8xxinLbehfaFIMQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T000617Z_1_CBRE96P00AS00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-GONEGIRL-ROSAMUNDPIKE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Rosamund Pike smiles during a red carpet event for the film &quot;Jack Reacher&quot; in Tokyo" align="left" title="Actress Rosamund Pike smiles during a red carpet event for the film &quot;Jack Reacher&quot; in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - David Fincher has offered British actress Rosamund Pike the lead in his next film, &quot;Gone Girl,&quot; an individual with knowledge of her plans told TheWrap. Pike is expected to accept the role, which has been tied to various actresses over the past few months, including Charlize Theron. Pike will play Ben Affleck&#039;s wife, a woman who goes missing on the couple&#039;s fifth wedding anniversary, prompting speculation that the husband is the culprit. Many of Pike&#039;s scenes are flashbacks to when they were together. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/melissa-mccarthy-talks-paul-feigs-spy-comedy-susan-235623649.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4wXh03B.u3H9tsn.3cJc6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T235623Z_1_CBRE96O1UI300_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-MELISSAMCCARTHY-SUSANCOOPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Melissa McCarthy, recipient of the Female Star of the Year, arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas" align="left" title="Actress Melissa McCarthy, recipient of the Female Star of the Year, arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After successful collaborations on &quot;Bridesmaids&quot; and &quot;The Heat,&quot; Melissa McCarthy is in early talks to reteam with director Paul Feig on his female spy comedy &quot;Susan Cooper,&quot; multiple individuals familiar with the 20th Century Fox project have told TheWrap. &quot;Susan Cooper,&quot; which is being developed as a potential franchise in the same tone as &quot;The Heat,&quot; will be a realistic comedy about a female James Bond-type. McCarthy has an offer and her team is now negotiating her deal, which is subject to scheduling issues with her CBS series &quot;Mike &amp; Molly. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/melissa-mccarthy-talks-paul-feigs-spy-comedy-susan-235623649.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:56:23 -0400Reutersmelissa-mccarthy-talks-paul-feigs-spy-comedy-susan-235623649<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/melissa-mccarthy-talks-paul-feigs-spy-comedy-susan-235623649.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4wXh03B.u3H9tsn.3cJc6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T235623Z_1_CBRE96O1UI300_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-MELISSAMCCARTHY-SUSANCOOPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Melissa McCarthy, recipient of the Female Star of the Year, arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas" align="left" title="Actress Melissa McCarthy, recipient of the Female Star of the Year, arrives at the CinemaCon awards ceremony at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After successful collaborations on &quot;Bridesmaids&quot; and &quot;The Heat,&quot; Melissa McCarthy is in early talks to reteam with director Paul Feig on his female spy comedy &quot;Susan Cooper,&quot; multiple individuals familiar with the 20th Century Fox project have told TheWrap. &quot;Susan Cooper,&quot; which is being developed as a potential franchise in the same tone as &quot;The Heat,&quot; will be a realistic comedy about a female James Bond-type. McCarthy has an offer and her team is now negotiating her deal, which is subject to scheduling issues with her CBS series &quot;Mike &amp; Molly. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hugh-jackmans-wolverine-stop-bleeding-box-office-223452195.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uk3v9s9uLJa7MKEnyRRatg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T223452Z_1_CBRE96O1QQ700_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-BOXOFFICE-PREVIEW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Hugh Jackman poses with Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Actor Hugh Jackman poses with Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox&#039;s Hugh Jackman superhero sequel &quot;The Wolverine&quot; is a lock to win the box office this weekend in the $75 million range, snapping a four-week run of high-priced summer flops. The only question: how high it will go? Since Brad Pitt&#039;s &quot;World War Z&quot; opened to a surprisingly strong $66 million on June 21, pricey blockbuster-wannabes &quot;White House Down,&quot; &quot;The Lone Ranger,&quot; &quot;Pacific Rim&quot; and &quot;R.I.P.D.&quot; have all tanked in successive weeks. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hugh-jackmans-wolverine-stop-bleeding-box-office-223452195.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 18:34:52 -0400Reutershugh-jackmans-wolverine-stop-bleeding-box-office-223452195<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hugh-jackmans-wolverine-stop-bleeding-box-office-223452195.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uk3v9s9uLJa7MKEnyRRatg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T223452Z_1_CBRE96O1QQ700_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-BOXOFFICE-PREVIEW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Hugh Jackman poses with Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Actor Hugh Jackman poses with Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fox&#039;s Hugh Jackman superhero sequel &quot;The Wolverine&quot; is a lock to win the box office this weekend in the $75 million range, snapping a four-week run of high-priced summer flops. The only question: how high it will go? Since Brad Pitt&#039;s &quot;World War Z&quot; opened to a surprisingly strong $66 million on June 21, pricey blockbuster-wannabes &quot;White House Down,&quot; &quot;The Lone Ranger,&quot; &quot;Pacific Rim&quot; and &quot;R.I.P.D.&quot; have all tanked in successive weeks. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-clooney-greatest-movie-producer-since-david-o-210958476.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yFt2IuDbJNILac2g6kt.Mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T210958Z_1_CBRE96O1MSX00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-GEORGECLOONEY-PRODUCER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. actor Clooney reacts with the German Media Award 2012 after he was honoured during a ceremony in Baden Baden" align="left" title="U.S. actor Clooney reacts with the German Media Award 2012 after he was honoured during a ceremony in Baden Baden" border="0" /></a>By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If we needed any more proof that George Clooney is the king of Hollywood, here&#039;s some: He could become the first producer since David O. Selznick to win back-to-back Best Picture Oscars - and if you want to get technical, the first in the history of Hollywood to officially be the recipient two years in a row. Yes, we&#039;re jumping the gun and getting way ahead of ourselves here, but bear with us. Clooney was one of three producers to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in February for &quot;Argo. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/george-clooney-greatest-movie-producer-since-david-o-210958476.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 17:09:58 -0400Reutersgeorge-clooney-greatest-movie-producer-since-david-o-210958476<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/george-clooney-greatest-movie-producer-since-david-o-210958476.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yFt2IuDbJNILac2g6kt.Mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T210958Z_1_CBRE96O1MSX00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-GEORGECLOONEY-PRODUCER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. actor Clooney reacts with the German Media Award 2012 after he was honoured during a ceremony in Baden Baden" align="left" title="U.S. actor Clooney reacts with the German Media Award 2012 after he was honoured during a ceremony in Baden Baden" border="0" /></a>By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If we needed any more proof that George Clooney is the king of Hollywood, here&#039;s some: He could become the first producer since David O. Selznick to win back-to-back Best Picture Oscars - and if you want to get technical, the first in the history of Hollywood to officially be the recipient two years in a row. Yes, we&#039;re jumping the gun and getting way ahead of ourselves here, but bear with us. Clooney was one of three producers to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in February for &quot;Argo. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fruitvale-station-director-film-school-football-pay-off-141107181.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLVFq6ilqx7oix7VGvmRRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T190200Z_1_CBRE96O1GW000_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-FRUITVALESTATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of director Ryan Coogler attending a photocall for the film &#039;Fruitvale Station&#039; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes" align="left" title="File of director Ryan Coogler attending a photocall for the film &#039;Fruitvale Station&#039; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes" border="0" /></a>By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two years out of the University of Southern California&#039;s film school, Ryan Coogler is still paying down his debt. That may not be the case for long. Coogler&#039;s first feature film, &quot;Fruitvale Station,&quot; goes into wide U.S. release this weekend, having earned universal acclaim from critics, awards at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals and some early Oscar buzz. Coogler, 27, wrote the script and directed the independent drama, while Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker produces. Add to that auspicious start a timely release. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/fruitvale-station-director-film-school-football-pay-off-141107181.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:24:19 -0400Reutersfruitvale-station-director-film-school-football-pay-off-141107181<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/fruitvale-station-director-film-school-football-pay-off-141107181.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SLVFq6ilqx7oix7VGvmRRA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T190200Z_1_CBRE96O1GW000_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-FRUITVALESTATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of director Ryan Coogler attending a photocall for the film &#039;Fruitvale Station&#039; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes" align="left" title="File of director Ryan Coogler attending a photocall for the film &#039;Fruitvale Station&#039; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes" border="0" /></a>By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two years out of the University of Southern California&#039;s film school, Ryan Coogler is still paying down his debt. That may not be the case for long. Coogler&#039;s first feature film, &quot;Fruitvale Station,&quot; goes into wide U.S. release this weekend, having earned universal acclaim from critics, awards at the Sundance and Cannes film festivals and some early Oscar buzz. Coogler, 27, wrote the script and directed the independent drama, while Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker produces. Add to that auspicious start a timely release. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From "Porky's" to "American Pie," teenage sexual discovery has inspired countless movies that push the boundaries of good taste with antics the involve everything from backseats to baked goods. It would be tempting to add this summer's "The To Do List," except there's one crucial difference. Unlike those earlier exercises in hormonal hijinks, this film is told from the woman's point of view. Credit first-time feature film writer and director Maggie Carey and her muse, the reliably deadpan Aubrey Plaza (at left), for steering clear of cheap laughs. ...http://news.yahoo.com/list-director-film-most-unsexy-sex-scene-history-000011512.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 20:00:11 -0400Reuterslist-director-film-most-unsexy-sex-scene-history-000011512<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-173310774.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i7x2ePh4Wtd2eLmvz.r8nQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T173310Z_1_CBRE96O1CRC00_RTROPTP_2_US-WONGKARWAI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Wong poses for a portrait while promoting his upcoming movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Wong poses for a portrait while promoting his upcoming movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, best known for pensive dramas &quot;Chungking Express&quot; and &quot;In the Mood for Love,&quot; explores the life of Kung Fu master Ip Man in the new film &quot;The Grandmaster,&quot; which will be released on August 23 in the United States. The film tells the story of Ip - the trainer of Kung Fu film icon Bruce Lee - played by longtime Wong actor Tony Leung. It is divided into three parts that span his adulthood in 1930s&#039; southern China and his Hong Kong exile after Mao&#039;s communist revolution in 1949. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-173310774.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 13:33:10 -0400Reutersminute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-173310774<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-173310774.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i7x2ePh4Wtd2eLmvz.r8nQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T173310Z_1_CBRE96O1CRC00_RTROPTP_2_US-WONGKARWAI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Wong poses for a portrait while promoting his upcoming movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Wong poses for a portrait while promoting his upcoming movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, best known for pensive dramas &quot;Chungking Express&quot; and &quot;In the Mood for Love,&quot; explores the life of Kung Fu master Ip Man in the new film &quot;The Grandmaster,&quot; which will be released on August 23 in the United States. The film tells the story of Ip - the trainer of Kung Fu film icon Bruce Lee - played by longtime Wong actor Tony Leung. It is divided into three parts that span his adulthood in 1930s&#039; southern China and his Hong Kong exile after Mao&#039;s communist revolution in 1949. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Hanna Rantala ROME (Reuters) - New films by British and U.S. directors Terry Gilliam, Stephen Frears, Jonathan Glazer and James Franco will vie for the top prize at this year's Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday. English-language titles prevail in the lineup of 20 films that will be competing for the Golden Lion award at the 70th edition of the world's oldest film festival, which runs from August 28 to Sept 7. ...http://news.yahoo.com/american-british-films-dominate-venice-festival-lineup-183450400.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 14:34:50 -0400Reutersamerican-british-films-dominate-venice-festival-lineup-183450400<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/seven-bright-spots-end-crowded-messy-summer-movies-221513236.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ratpCCrRzcYZgLJ8Rd.fXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T221513Z_1_CBRE96N1PTH00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-7GOODSUMMERFILM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cailynn Williams, 17, fills a bag of popcorn for a customer at the New Strand Theater in West Liberty" align="left" title="Cailynn Williams, 17, fills a bag of popcorn for a customer at the New Strand Theater in West Liberty" border="0" /></a>By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you&#039;ve been an avid moviegoer this summer, we understand that you might be worn out by now. Maybe you&#039;ve got superhero fatigue or apocalypse overload, or maybe you&#039;re just fed up to the gills with gunshots and fights and things blowing up and tough guys overcoming impossible odds. And maybe, as July comes to an end, you&#039;re ready to stay away from the multiplexes for a while, to spend August catching up on &quot;Breaking Bad&quot; or &quot;House of Cards&quot; or rooting on the Dodgers. But hang on a second. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/seven-bright-spots-end-crowded-messy-summer-movies-221513236.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:15:13 -0400Reutersseven-bright-spots-end-crowded-messy-summer-movies-221513236<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/seven-bright-spots-end-crowded-messy-summer-movies-221513236.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ratpCCrRzcYZgLJ8Rd.fXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T221513Z_1_CBRE96N1PTH00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-7GOODSUMMERFILM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cailynn Williams, 17, fills a bag of popcorn for a customer at the New Strand Theater in West Liberty" align="left" title="Cailynn Williams, 17, fills a bag of popcorn for a customer at the New Strand Theater in West Liberty" border="0" /></a>By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If you&#039;ve been an avid moviegoer this summer, we understand that you might be worn out by now. Maybe you&#039;ve got superhero fatigue or apocalypse overload, or maybe you&#039;re just fed up to the gills with gunshots and fights and things blowing up and tough guys overcoming impossible odds. And maybe, as July comes to an end, you&#039;re ready to stay away from the multiplexes for a while, to spend August catching up on &quot;Breaking Bad&quot; or &quot;House of Cards&quot; or rooting on the Dodgers. But hang on a second. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wolverine-review-hugh-jackmans-bad-news-mutant-returns-221033585.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ye8baCUfZpqTN045zncXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T221033Z_1_CBRE96N1PLO00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEWOLVERINE-REVIEW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Hugh Jackman poses as he arrives at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Actor Hugh Jackman poses as he arrives at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Even if &quot;The Wolverine&quot; doesn&#039;t entirely clear away the stench of its misbegotten predecessor, &quot;X-Men Origins: Wolverine,&quot; this latest adventure of grizzled mutant Logan (Hugh Jackman) feels like a return to form for the oft-erratic &quot;X-Men&quot; series. Moments in &quot;The Wolverine&quot; rank among both the franchise&#039;s best and worst, but there&#039;s enough in the positive column to make the movie a must for fans and entertaining viewing for casual observers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wolverine-review-hugh-jackmans-bad-news-mutant-returns-221033585.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:10:33 -0400Reuterswolverine-review-hugh-jackmans-bad-news-mutant-returns-221033585<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wolverine-review-hugh-jackmans-bad-news-mutant-returns-221033585.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/4ye8baCUfZpqTN045zncXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T221033Z_1_CBRE96N1PLO00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEWOLVERINE-REVIEW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Hugh Jackman poses as he arrives at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Actor Hugh Jackman poses as he arrives at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Even if &quot;The Wolverine&quot; doesn&#039;t entirely clear away the stench of its misbegotten predecessor, &quot;X-Men Origins: Wolverine,&quot; this latest adventure of grizzled mutant Logan (Hugh Jackman) feels like a return to form for the oft-erratic &quot;X-Men&quot; series. Moments in &quot;The Wolverine&quot; rank among both the franchise&#039;s best and worst, but there&#039;s enough in the positive column to make the movie a must for fans and entertaining viewing for casual observers. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wolverine-reviews-were-critics-claws-hugh-jackmans-hairy-220839531.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/062reCT2pJGH1jwrRIcCwg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T220839Z_1_CBRE96N1PIJ00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEWOLVERINE-REVIEWS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Hugh Jackman poses at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Actor Hugh Jackman poses at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hugh Jackman won&#039;t need an adamantium skeleton to guard against critics - most are retracting their claws in praise of &quot;The Wolverine.&quot; The superhero sequel hits theaters on Friday and finds the X-Man in Japan, where he encounters a crime syndicate and an old flame in Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). He is also sorely tested when an operation strips him of his immortality. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wolverine-reviews-were-critics-claws-hugh-jackmans-hairy-220839531.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:08:39 -0400Reuterswolverine-reviews-were-critics-claws-hugh-jackmans-hairy-220839531<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wolverine-reviews-were-critics-claws-hugh-jackmans-hairy-220839531.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/062reCT2pJGH1jwrRIcCwg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T220839Z_1_CBRE96N1PIJ00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEWOLVERINE-REVIEWS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Hugh Jackman poses at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" align="left" title="Actor Hugh Jackman poses at the UK Premiere of The Wolverine at Leicester Square in London" border="0" /></a>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Hugh Jackman won&#039;t need an adamantium skeleton to guard against critics - most are retracting their claws in praise of &quot;The Wolverine.&quot; The superhero sequel hits theaters on Friday and finds the X-Man in Japan, where he encounters a crime syndicate and an old flame in Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). He is also sorely tested when an operation strips him of his immortality. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - In its poker game with Hollywood, China is playing with a stacked deck. The republic, which denied "Despicable Me 2" a release last week and forced Disney to postpone a promotional trip that would have brought Johnny Depp and producer Jerry Bruckheimer to the mainland for "The Lone Ranger," is not afraid to throw its weight around. A year after it loosened restrictions on the number of foreign films it imports, it is giving movie companies a major case of heartburn. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hollywoods-trouble-china-leverage-225030699.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:50:30 -0400Reutershollywoods-trouble-china-leverage-225030699<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/alex-gibneys-documentary-lance-armstrong-goes-sony-classics-230704879.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wPHsJIuTpukJPWoyXg1xsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T230704Z_1_CBRE96N1S7Z00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEARMSTRONGLIE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lance Armstrong takes part in a special session regarding cancer in the developing world during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" align="left" title="Lance Armstrong takes part in a special session regarding cancer in the developing world during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" border="0" /></a>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the worldwide rights to Alex Gibney&#039;s documentary about cyclist and admitted doper Lance Armstrong. Entitled &quot;The Armstrong Lie,&quot; it originally was intended to focus on Armstrong&#039;s attempted comeback and efforts to win an eighth Tour de France title. That heart-stirring saga took on a darker tint after Armstrong was forced admit to using performance-enhancing drugs, following a federal criminal investigation and public accusations of doping by his ex-teammates. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/alex-gibneys-documentary-lance-armstrong-goes-sony-classics-230704879.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:07:04 -0400Reutersalex-gibneys-documentary-lance-armstrong-goes-sony-classics-230704879<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/alex-gibneys-documentary-lance-armstrong-goes-sony-classics-230704879.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wPHsJIuTpukJPWoyXg1xsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T230704Z_1_CBRE96N1S7Z00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-THEARMSTRONGLIE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lance Armstrong takes part in a special session regarding cancer in the developing world during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" align="left" title="Lance Armstrong takes part in a special session regarding cancer in the developing world during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" border="0" /></a>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the worldwide rights to Alex Gibney&#039;s documentary about cyclist and admitted doper Lance Armstrong. Entitled &quot;The Armstrong Lie,&quot; it originally was intended to focus on Armstrong&#039;s attempted comeback and efforts to win an eighth Tour de France title. That heart-stirring saga took on a darker tint after Armstrong was forced admit to using performance-enhancing drugs, following a federal criminal investigation and public accusations of doping by his ex-teammates. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/natalie-portman-debut-director-film-amos-oz-memoir-175636181.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3zkyulEGHZJQ3kTwDgUbaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T180939Z_2_CBRE96N1DUK00_RTROPTP_2_OSCARS-PARTIES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Natalie Portman at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood" align="left" title="Natalie Portman at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman will direct her first feature film based on &quot;A Tale of Love and Darkness,&quot; a memoir by Israeli novelist Amos Oz, the author said on Wednesday. The Israeli-American actress, who won a best actress Oscar in 2011 for her role in ballet drama &quot;Black Swan,&quot; will also play Oz&#039;s mother, who committed suicide when he was 12. &quot;She (Portman) read &#039;A Tale of Love and Darkness&#039; and asked me for the rights to make a film adaptation around five or six years ago,&quot; Oz told Reuters by telephone. &quot;I agreed because of my high esteem for her work. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/natalie-portman-debut-director-film-amos-oz-memoir-175636181.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 14:09:39 -0400Reutersnatalie-portman-debut-director-film-amos-oz-memoir-175636181<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/natalie-portman-debut-director-film-amos-oz-memoir-175636181.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3zkyulEGHZJQ3kTwDgUbaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T180939Z_2_CBRE96N1DUK00_RTROPTP_2_OSCARS-PARTIES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Natalie Portman at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood" align="left" title="Natalie Portman at the 2013 Vanity Fair Oscars Party in West Hollywood" border="0" /></a>JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman will direct her first feature film based on &quot;A Tale of Love and Darkness,&quot; a memoir by Israeli novelist Amos Oz, the author said on Wednesday. The Israeli-American actress, who won a best actress Oscar in 2011 for her role in ballet drama &quot;Black Swan,&quot; will also play Oz&#039;s mother, who committed suicide when he was 12. &quot;She (Portman) read &#039;A Tale of Love and Darkness&#039; and asked me for the rights to make a film adaptation around five or six years ago,&quot; Oz told Reuters by telephone. &quot;I agreed because of my high esteem for her work. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Lucas Shaw LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - The Weinstein Company and Celestial Pictures will remake "The Avenging Eagle" and "Come Drink With Me," a pair of 1970s martial arts films, the companies announced on Tuesday. The movies are part of the Shaw Brothers library, the biggest Chinese-language film library of its kind. This is the first time anyone will shoot English-language martial arts remakes of any films from the library. "The Avenging Eagle" is a thriller about a man who raises orphans to serve as his personal gang. ...http://news.yahoo.com/weinstein-company-remake-70s-martial-arts-classics-221608943.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:16:08 -0400Reutersweinstein-company-remake-70s-martial-arts-classics-221608943By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Having already battled Spider-Man and Predators, Topher Grace is gearing up for his next challenge - secrecy - as he's in talks to join the cast of Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar," TheWrap has learned. Paramount and Warner Bros are teaming on the epic sci-fi movie, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine and Mackenzie Foy, as well as John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, Bill Irwin and Timothee Chalamet, whose castings were first reported by TheWrap. ...http://news.yahoo.com/topher-grace-talks-supporting-role-christopher-nolans-interstellar-221135388.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:11:35 -0400Reuterstopher-grace-talks-supporting-role-christopher-nolans-interstellar-221135388<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-232223552.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QAGnP2vRyHjEEXdhvo1UNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T232223Z_1_CBRE96N1SXS00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Wong waves during a news conference to promote his movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot;, the opening film of the Chinese Film Festival, in Seoul" align="left" title="Director Wong waves during a news conference to promote his movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot;, the opening film of the Chinese Film Festival, in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, best known for pensive dramas &quot;Chungking Express&quot; and &quot;In the Mood for Love,&quot; explores the life of Kung Fu master Ip Man in the new film &quot;The Grandmaster,&quot; which will be released on August 23 in the United States. The film tells the story of Ip - the trainer of Kung Fu film icon Bruce Lee - played by longtime Wong actor Tony Leung. It is divided into three parts that span his adulthood in 1930s&#039; southern China and his Hong Kong exile after Mao&#039;s communist revolution in 1949. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-232223552.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 19:22:23 -0400Reutersminute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-232223552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-wong-kar-wai-grandmaster-kung-fu-232223552.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QAGnP2vRyHjEEXdhvo1UNQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T232223Z_1_CBRE96N1SXS00_RTROPTP_2_KOREA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Director Wong waves during a news conference to promote his movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot;, the opening film of the Chinese Film Festival, in Seoul" align="left" title="Director Wong waves during a news conference to promote his movie &quot;The Grandmaster&quot;, the opening film of the Chinese Film Festival, in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hong Kong director Wong Kar Wai, best known for pensive dramas &quot;Chungking Express&quot; and &quot;In the Mood for Love,&quot; explores the life of Kung Fu master Ip Man in the new film &quot;The Grandmaster,&quot; which will be released on August 23 in the United States. The film tells the story of Ip - the trainer of Kung Fu film icon Bruce Lee - played by longtime Wong actor Tony Leung. It is divided into three parts that span his adulthood in 1930s&#039; southern China and his Hong Kong exile after Mao&#039;s communist revolution in 1949. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-twilight-star-kellan-lutz-talks-join-sylvester-003719967.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SZYyEnjBDH2GDN.DCDe7JA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T003719Z_1_CBRE96N01QB00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-KELLANLUTZ-EXPENDABLES3.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Lutz poses at the premiere of &quot;The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Cast member Lutz poses at the premiere of &quot;The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kellan Lutz, who played Emmett Cullen in &quot;The Twilight Saga,&quot; is in early talks to join Sylvester Stallone in &quot;The Expendables 3,&quot; an individual familiar with the Lionsgate project told TheWrap. Lionsgate did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes, who has a successful background in commercials, is directing the action-packed sequel, which Stallone is producing with Millennium Films. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-twilight-star-kellan-lutz-talks-join-sylvester-003719967.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:37:19 -0400Reutersexclusive-twilight-star-kellan-lutz-talks-join-sylvester-003719967<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-twilight-star-kellan-lutz-talks-join-sylvester-003719967.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SZYyEnjBDH2GDN.DCDe7JA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T003719Z_1_CBRE96N01QB00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-KELLANLUTZ-EXPENDABLES3.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Lutz poses at the premiere of &quot;The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Cast member Lutz poses at the premiere of &quot;The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Kellan Lutz, who played Emmett Cullen in &quot;The Twilight Saga,&quot; is in early talks to join Sylvester Stallone in &quot;The Expendables 3,&quot; an individual familiar with the Lionsgate project told TheWrap. Lionsgate did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes, who has a successful background in commercials, is directing the action-packed sequel, which Stallone is producing with Millennium Films. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - With Universal, DreamWorks and Legendary all laying claim to "fast car" franchises, Sony is wheeling its own onto the track, putting a feature adaptation of the bestselling video game "Gran Turismo" into development, TheWrap has learned. "Fifty Shades of Grey" producers Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti will steer the action movie, which is based on the popular Sony PlayStation game by Kazunori Yamauchi and Polyphony Studios. "Gran Turismo" is the single biggest franchise for PlayStation, having sold 70 million copies worldwide. ...http://news.yahoo.com/sony-fires-gran-turismo-movie-fifty-shades-producers-220115705.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 18:01:15 -0400Reuterssony-fires-gran-turismo-movie-fifty-shades-producers-220115705<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:42:09 -0400Reuterssteven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/steven-soderbergh-donates-10k-spike-lees-kickstarter-project-004209330.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q3sEqNX8qrE.sjTa3H1TvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004209Z_1_CBRE96N01YC00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-STEVENSODERBERGH-SPIKELEEKICKSTARTER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" align="left" title="U.S. director Soderbergh poses during a photo call at the 66th Venice Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Spike Lee thanked Steven Soderbergh in a recent interview for doing the right thing by supporting independent filmmaking. The &quot;Old Boy&quot; director, who is trying to raise $1.25 million on Kickstarter for his newest joint, told NextMovie that Soderbergh was one of three backers who have pledged $10,000 to the project, which has racked up just under $105,000 total. The generous donation earns Soderbergh the top prize: A dinner and basketball date with Lee. &quot;I&#039;m taking him to dinner and we&#039;re going to the game together,&quot; Lee said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-travolta-reunites-kirstie-alley-her-tv-land-004518499.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nA0XxpUx994.e8frPRx2jA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004518Z_1_CBRE96N023N00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-JOHNTRAVOLTA-KIRSTIEALLEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="John Travolta greets the audience at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival" align="left" title="John Travolta greets the audience at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - TV Land is staging a reunion. John Travolta will guest star on former cast mate Kirstie Alley&#039;s new comedy series, &quot;Kirstie.&quot; &quot;I&#039;m excited about working with Kirstie again, in addition to such terrific talent on the show,&quot; Travolta said in a statement. &quot;It&#039;s always a treat to be surrounded by people you respect so much both personally and professionally.&quot; On the sitcom, Alley plays Broadway star Maddie Banks whose life gets turned upside down when the son she gave up for adoption re-enters her life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-travolta-reunites-kirstie-alley-her-tv-land-004518499.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:45:18 -0400Reutersjohn-travolta-reunites-kirstie-alley-her-tv-land-004518499<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-travolta-reunites-kirstie-alley-her-tv-land-004518499.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nA0XxpUx994.e8frPRx2jA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T004518Z_1_CBRE96N023N00_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-JOHNTRAVOLTA-KIRSTIEALLEY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="John Travolta greets the audience at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival" align="left" title="John Travolta greets the audience at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival" border="0" /></a>By Jethro Nededog LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - TV Land is staging a reunion. John Travolta will guest star on former cast mate Kirstie Alley&#039;s new comedy series, &quot;Kirstie.&quot; &quot;I&#039;m excited about working with Kirstie again, in addition to such terrific talent on the show,&quot; Travolta said in a statement. &quot;It&#039;s always a treat to be surrounded by people you respect so much both personally and professionally.&quot; On the sitcom, Alley plays Broadway star Maddie Banks whose life gets turned upside down when the son she gave up for adoption re-enters her life. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/poltergeist-remake-lands-female-lead-rosemarie-dewitt-002820157.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.PUcLO3Vf1PXWi5vJKcTXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-24T002820Z_1_CBRE96N01BE00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-US-POLTERGEIST-ROSEMARIEDEWITT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Best supporting female nominee Rosemarie DeWitt arrives at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica" align="left" title="Best supporting female nominee Rosemarie DeWitt arrives at the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Rosemarie DeWitt must&#039;ve enjoyed watching her husband Ron Livingston get haunted in &quot;The Conjuring,&quot; as she&#039;s in early talks to star in her own horror movie - MGM&#039;s &quot;Poltergeist&quot; remake, TheWrap has learned. DeWitt, who just had a baby with Livingston back in April,&quot; is making a deal to play the matriarch of the Freeling family, who move into a new suburban home and becomes terrorized by ghosts. Gil Kenan (&quot;Monster House&quot;) is directing the movie, which was written by David Lindsay-Abaire. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/poltergeist-remake-lands-female-lead-rosemarie-dewitt-002820157.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 20:28:20 -0400Reuterspoltergeist-remake-lands-female-lead-rosemarie-dewitt-002820157http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/movies

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