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Expendables 2 Gets Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme

<i>Expendables 2</i> Gets Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme

Last summer _The Expendables_ boosted the careers of action stars of yesteryear like Sylvester Stallone and Dolph Lundgren. With _The Expendables 2_ scheduled for a release in August 2012, the cast is getting packed with more former stars. Today, the film has confirmed that Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme would also star in the sequel.  read more

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Al Pacino Joins John Gotti Biopic

Al Pacino Joins John Gotti Biopic

Al Pacino has joined the star-studded cast of Gotti: Three Generations, a true-life crime saga involving members of the Gotti family....  read more

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John Travolta and Uma Thurman May Reunite for Oliver Stone's Savages

John Travolta and Uma Thurman May Reunite for Oliver Stone's <em>Savages</em>

According to Deadline, Pulp Fiction co-stars John Travolta and Uma Thurman are in talks to join the large cast for Oliver Stone’s upcoming film, Savages....  read more

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John Travolta Set to Play John Gotti in Biopic

John Travolta Set to Play John Gotti in Biopic

John Travolta is set to portray notorious mobster John Gotti Jr in the Fiore Films biopic Gotti: Three Generations, according to Variety....  read more

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Ten Actors Who Should be on Dancing With The Stars Instead of The Situation

Ten Actors Who Should be on <em>Dancing With The Stars</em> Instead of The Situation

The producers are playing fast and loose with the term "stars" these days...  read more

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Ciné Files: Grease Through the Ages

Ciné Files: <em>Grease</em> Through the Ages

For this special guest edition of Ciné Files, three of Paste’s intrepid interns went to see the Grease sing-a-long. What follows is three separate essays, exploring the movie, pop-culture, and the dominant ethos of our age: Nostalgia....  read more

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Authoritah Respected: South Park's 10 Best Celebrity Takedowns

Authoritah Respected: <em>South Park</em>'s 10 Best Celebrity Takedowns

It’s odd to think of South Park as “venerable,” but that’s a pretty good descriptor for a show in its 14th season. It’s been 200 episodes and nearly a decade-and-a-half since we were first introduced to the perpetually snow-blanketed town of South Park, Colorado and its way-past-depraved residents. No cow is too sacred for the show’s creators, especially celebrities; on tonight’s episode, “200,” every single person of fame who’s been maligned and mocked will return for a class-action lawsuit that “could be the thing that destroys South Park forever.” So on the eve of this historic event, a career retrospective...  read more

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Trailer Stash: Inglourious Basterds, Tokyo!, Terminator Salvation, more

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And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards: ...  read more

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Bolt

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The era of family animation spiked with irony and winking asides for adults in the audience...  read more

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Gandolfini, Washington, Travolta to star in Pelham 123

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James Gandolfini, Denzel Washington and John Travolta have signed on to star in the upcoming Columbia Pictures film The Taking of Pelham 123, Variety reports. Action movie aficionado Tony Scott (Top Gun, Man on Fire) will direct the film, which is a remake of the 1978 thriller starring Walter Matthau. Washington will play a transit cop forced to go head-to-head with a group of hijackers who hold a packed subway car ransom. Travolta will play the gang’s leader, and Gandolfini's casting as the mayor of New York City was announced only yesterday. Fresh off of his Golden Globe win for...  read more

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