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Stars, scripts help films go global

Source: Variety, Dec 8 2012, 6:29am CST

When FilmDistrict picked up remake rights to "Red Dawn" from MGM, the distrib knew it had to make some uniform changes -- specifically, it saw the need to change the antagonists' Chinese army uniforms to North Korean so the ...

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China is now world's second largest moviegoing country

Source: L.A. Daily News  |   May 25 2013, 5:21pm CDT

year's hit sci-fi thriller "Looper," set locations originally scripted for France in Shanghai. And the fourth "Transformers" movie will film partially in China to qualify as a co-production and recently added the nation's most popular actress, L ...

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FACTBOX - Reviews for films in main competition at Cannes 2013

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 25 2013, 11:28am CDT

Director James Gray (L), cast members Marion Cotillard (C) and Jeremy Renner (R) pose for photographers on the red carpet as they leave after the screening of the film ''The Immigrant'' in competition duri ...

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"The studios want big concept ideas that include aliens and vampires ... But when you use these elements too frequently, it begins to have a negative effect on the final product."


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Ethnicity and villainy, or: Is this really colour-blind casting?

Source: Patheos Blogs  |   May 25 2013, 10:31am CDT

Two films in theatres right now feature criminal characters of one ethnicity who are played by actors of another ethnicity. Does this help the films to avoid negative stereotyping? Or does it just confuse things ...

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'Star Trek II' producer talks Ceti Eel, J.J. Abrams, and more (Q&A)

Source: CNET  |   May 25 2013, 9:11am CDT

Robert Sallin, producer of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," shares his experience working on the film, looks at the future of "Trek," and dishes on whether that was Ricardo Montalban's real chest. Robert Sallin poses wit ...

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Vin Diesel turns to fans for casting advice

Source: OK! Magazine  |   May 25 2013, 6:20am CDT

The XXX star admits he asks fans for advice every time he lands a new role and passes on their thoughts to casting directors and producers. The actor says, "They were the first ones to suggest Dwayne Johnson and I w ...

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Weekly Ketchup: Fox and Marvel Both Courting Quicksilver for Comic Blockbusters

Source: Rotten Tomatoes  |   May 24 2013, 1:23pm CDT

This week's Ketchup covers a slow movie development news week as Hollywood collectively prepared for the long Memorial Day weekend to come. Included in the mix are new roles for two of the stars of Game of Thrones, sequel news for Red 3, ...

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Tom Cruise Drops Out of Warner Bros.' 'Man From U.N.C.L.E.'

Source: Hollywood Reporter  |   May 24 2013, 12:49pm CDT

It’s back to the casting drawing board for Warner Bros.’ The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Tom Cruise, who was to have starred in the studio’s big-screen take of the classic TV series, has dropped out. The actor was looking to shoot the G ...

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Some top contenders at Cannes

Source: KansasCity.com  |   May 24 2013, 12:36pm CDT

Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra” is up for the Palme d’Or, the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which ends today. Here’s some of its strongest competition: Steven Soderbergh has said that his career in film wil ...

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A New Stream for the Thirsty

Source: The New York Times  |   May 24 2013, 9:03am CDT

The debut last month of Warner Archive Instant , a new streaming video service from Warner Brothers, stimulated some strong reactions on Internet movie discussion sites. Costing $9.99 a month, $2 more than the esta ...

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