Gary Oldman Cast in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Gary Oldman Cast in <i>Dawn of the Planet of the Apes</i>

From helping the Bat to fighting the Apes.   read more

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2013 Oscar Preview: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

2013 Oscar Preview: Who Will Win, Who Should Win

On Sunday night, the wildest Oscar season in years comes to a close. Here's our best guess as to where everything will stand once all the confetti has flown.  read more

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Chris Pratt Cast as Lead in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

Chris Pratt Cast as Lead in Marvel’s <i>Guardians of the Galaxy</i>

Deadline reported today that Marvel Studios has cast Parks and Recreation regular Chris Pratt for the lead in its upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation....  read more

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Jessica Chastain to Join Liv Ullmann's Adaptation of Miss Julie

Jessica Chastain to Join Liv Ullmann's Adaptation of <i>Miss Julie</i>

Deadline reports that Zero Dark Thirty’s Jessica Chastain will be joining Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton in an adaptation of the August Strindberg play, Miss Julie....  read more

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Kathryn Bigelow Writes Defense of Zero Dark Thirty

Kathryn Bigelow Writes Defense of <i>Zero Dark Thirty</i>

In response to the months of speculation and dissection surrounding her Oscar-nominated dramatic thriller Zero Dark Thirty, director Kathryn Bigelow has finally expressed her defense of the film in writing....  read more

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Zero Dark Thirty Blasts Past Controversy, Tops Weekend Box Office

<i>Zero Dark Thirty</i> Blasts Past Controversy, Tops Weekend Box Office

If the box office reports from this weekend are any indication, there truly is no such thing as bad press....  read more

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Senate Panel Investigating Access Given to Zero Dark Thirty Filmmakers

Senate Panel Investigating Access Given to <i>Zero Dark Thirty</i> Filmmakers

Besides checking on the access filmmakers were granted, one reason for review would be the suggestion that the harsh interrogation techniques were effective leading up to the CIA raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.   read more

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The 50 Best Movies of 2012

The 50 Best Movies of 2012

From the most independent art films to the biggest studio releases, documentaries and narratives from around the world, we present the 50 best movies of 2012.  read more

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The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2012

The 25 Best Movie Performances of 2012

Any year that includes a Daniel Day-Lewis movie is bound to be a great year for acting performances. But with heavyweights like Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jessica Chastain turning in great showings, the Irish legend had plenty of competition.  read more

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Zero Dark Thirty

<i>Zero Dark Thirty</i>

Chastain has a sort of gritty elegance as Maya, an intelligence operative who begins her assignment in 2003 a little green around the edges, and ends it in 2011 as a tough, semi-obsessed expert.  read more

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