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The Seven Greatest Female Action Heroes

The recent release of Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire, starring MMA fighter Gina Carano, was as notable for its A-List cast and crew as it was for the casting of an actress not named Jolie in the lead role. As such, it got us to thinking: How many true female Action Heroes are there?...  read more

Take Part in a Live Q & A With Angelina Jolie

Have you ever wanted to ask Angelina Jolie a question? Well, tonight is your lucky chance. The actress is hosting a live Q & A to discuss her screenplay and directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey.  read more

In the Land of Blood and Honey

Yugoslavia’s Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1992: A Muslim artist puts down her brush, kisses her sister’s baby goodbye and goes out for a night on the town. At a nightclub, she meets a Serb police officer. They flirt. He asks her to dance. During a “song for lovers,” a bomb rips through the wall, killing many of the revelers inside and burying the rest in rubble....  read more

David Fincher May Make Cleopatra Film with Benjamin Button Writer

With David Fincher wrapping up his latest film _The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo_, his next project could be a film about Cleopatra that has been circling Sony for quite some time.  read more

Watch the Trailer For In the Land of Blood and Honey

The first trailer for Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, In the Land of Blood and Honey, hit the internet today. For a time it seemed that the film wouldn't be made amid protest in Bosnia which arose from a false rumor that the plot involved a female Bosnian prisoner falling in love with her Serbian rapist. After showing local officials a more complete script, the rumors were put to rest and filming was allowed to proceed  read more

Disney Characters and the Entertainers Born to Play Them

When we heard about Elizabeth Banks signing on to play Tinkerbell in an upcoming live-action movie, we thought to ourselves, “Duh"...  read more

Sleeping Beauty Adaptation to Star Angelina Jolie?

Rumors have been flying for months now about Tim Burton putting his own dark spin on the classic Disney movie Sleeping Beauty. The updated version, tentatively titled Maleficent, would have a fresh take on the princess/prince charming story. In the reworked film, audiences would see the story from the point of view of the evil and jealous witch Maleficent....  read more

Angelina Jolie Signs Up For Patricia Cornwell-based Franchise

In a deal that could turn out to be larger than it sounds, Angelina Jolie will star in a new movie as Dr. Kay Scarpetta, the medical-examiner heroine of the blockbuster novel series by Patricia Cornwell. ...  read more

Changeling

It shouldn’t be a spoiler, but it is: Changeling is based on a true story...  read more

Edwin A. Salt to star Angelina Jolie instead of Tom Cruise

The title role in Edwin A. Salt, a male CIA agent, may sound like a role more suited to Tom Cruise than Angelina Jolie, but that’s about to change. Cruise, tentatively slated for the lead role in the Columbia Pictures thriller, has been replaced in negotiations by Jolie. The screenplay will be rewritten to accommodate Mr. Salt’s sex change, as will the film’s title (our money’s on Edwina Salt). Phillip Noyce will direct. ...  read more