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This Week In Trailers: Fix, Tucker & Dale vs Evil, At The Game (Na igre), October Country, The Magic Hour

22 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? October Country Trailer Sometimes you just stumble upon these things. I was looking to see whether there was a subtitled version of a trailer for the film Kill Daddy Goodnight, »

- Christopher Stipp

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Veteran’s Day: Movies Veterans Love

11 November 2009 3:45 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

A day that every American should remember arrives today, the 11th day of the 11th month of every year. It echoes in perpetuity, providing all of us in the Us with a continued wall of integrity, protection and honor via the many calls to duty that have been answered for hundreds of years.

Today is Veterans Day.

Have you taken the time out of your day to thank any of the many that have served? We here at Screen Rant wish to thank each and every man and woman that has given their time and often times their lives to ensure a more perfect union. Last year we had one of the most active threads in Screen Rant history, sharing the many great War/Military movies that dance in our memories this time of year. This year, we thought that instead of getting a similarly compiled, all-too-familiar list, we’d »

- Mike Wilkerson

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Sesame Street, here's to 40 more years | Lucy Mangan

10 November 2009 4:09 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

As Sesame Street turns 40, it can take pride in its achievements – and its lovable puppets that make everything A-ok

Sesame Street: Michelle Obama celebrates show's anniversary

"Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Stree-ee-t, how to get to Sesame Street?" But of course I can! Just turn on your television set any time after 10 November 1969 and there it is – the slightly tatty New York thoroughfare peopled with an exuberant mix of fuzzy puppets from Jim Henson's near-magical workshop, flesh-and-blood adults and children from different races and ethnic backgrounds, all of which was designed to reflect for pretty much the first time the inner-city, multicultural, slightly tatty real lives of the vast majority of intended young viewers.

As the programme celebrates its 40th birthday, it can look back and survey its achievements with pride. It was the first to understand and successfully exploit television »

- Lucy Mangan

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Virtual orgy @Hef's pad

9 November 2009 7:07 PM, PST | blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news »

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@Melissataylor @annasophiaB It's funny how many people you catch picking their nose when in traffic!

@ShannonTwins Paranormal Activity was fuckin scary!!! We were covering our eyes through the whole movie!!

@hughhefner @crystalharris & I have started watching "Vampire Diaries" while we await the return of "True Blood."

@crystalharris Please retweet and help me raise money and awareness for breast

@crystalharris Bid on a model of Miss December's breasts!! http://tr.im/E2rW @hughhefner Rt: @crystalharris Buy my boobies!!! They are up for auction for charity! http://tr.im/DtVL

@annasophiaB @crystalharris, @ShannonTwins and @melissataylor15 all looked so gorgeous on last night's episode of the Girls Next Door :)

@crystalharrisI miss @hughhefner & our son... http://yfrog.com/j8qg5j

@ShannonTwins Rt Hughefner @crystalharris the @ShannonTwins & I are shooting the final scenes of the sixth season of Gnd today.

@crystalharris http://znl.me/HCC3X Hanging out with the NYPD!!!!! I love new york

@Crystalharris Nyfd, »

- Roger Ebert

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Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, Montgomery Clift: From Here To Eternity Screening

9 November 2009 4:24 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster make love in From Here to Eternity(top); Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra do a little (sorta) lovemaking of their own later on in the film (bottom) Fred Zinnemann’s 1953 Academy Award-winning drama From Here to Eternity, starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, and Frank Sinatra, will be screened by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The presentation will feature the premiere of a new digital restoration, as well as an onstage discussion with Ernest Borgnine, who has a supporting role in the film. Adapted by Daniel Taradash from James Jones‘ bestselling [...] »

- Andre Soares

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Vote! Who Looks Best With Kate Gosselin's Hair?

8 November 2009 7:39 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Katie Couric wore a Kate Gosselin wig on Halloween, and Taylor Swift slapped one on to poke fun at the mother of eight on "Saturday Night Live," but which woman wore it best?

See what other stars dressed up as on Halloween 2009

Tell "Extra" -- Who wears Kate Gosselin's funky hairdo the best?

Best 'SNL' Celeb ImpersonationsDarrell Hammond as Bill Clinton

Will Ferrell as George W. Bush

Maya Rudolph as Whitney Houston »

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Taylor Swift Mocks Kate Gosselin on 'SNL'

7 November 2009 1:05 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

A week after Halloween, Taylor Swift threw on a Kate Gosselin wig to play the mother of eight on "Saturday Night Live."

Swift, as Gosselin, was the guest host on "The View" and was flattered by Elisabeth Hasselbeck's (played by Kristen Wiig) comments about her spiky bob hairstyle.

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"Kate, I just want to say, You have beautiful hair," Wiig said. "I've heard many people make fun of your hairstyle, »

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More special screenings of new fear fare

6 November 2009 8:20 AM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Halloween is over, but the horror-film screenings continue. A quartet of genre features that have yet to achieve general distribution will be shown this month on opposite coasts, all with special guests on hand.

Tonight at midnight (actually 11:55 p.m.) at Los Angeles’ New Beverly Cinema (7165 Beverly Boulevard), the Grindhouse Film Festival presents a special showing of Lee Damarbre’s Smash Cut, about a horror filmmaker (played by the original Last House On The Left’s David Hess) who uses real body parts in his screen shockers. Inspired by the films of Herschell Gordon Lewis (who has an onscreen role, along with his The Wizard Of Gore star Ray Sager), the movie also features adult-film star Sasha Grey, Jesse Buck and Fango fave Michael Berryman. Demarbre and Hess will introduce the Grindhouse showing—Smash Cut’s only big-screen engagement in La—and take part in a Q&A afterward. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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Mitch Winehouse to release album?

5 November 2009 11:12 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Amy Winehouse's father Mitch is to embark on a singing career, it has been claimed. The former taxi driver is recording an album of Frank Sinatra covers as well as his own original songs, according to The Sun. A source said: "Mitch has been working on it for a while now. Amy always credits her dad with getting (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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Frank Sinatra's Big Apple Box Set Tastes Sweet, Despite a Few Worms

4 November 2009 9:06 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

No Frank Sinatra box set should contain two versions of him singing "Bad Bad Leroy Brown." I needed to get that out of the way before addressing the rest of this profoundly flawed but worthwhile new 4 CD/1 DVD collection. Sinatra: New York consists entirely of unreleased live performances from Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall and other venues in the Big Apple, recorded over a 35-year span. It's a follow-up of sorts to Sinatra's 2006 Vegas box, which followed essentially the same pattern with his Las Vegas performances. New York City looms large in Sinatra's legend, perhaps as much so as Las Vegas. He cut his musical teeth as the "boy singer" in Harry James' band at the Roseland Ballroom on 52nd St. and then in Tommy Dorsey's band at the Paramount Theater on West... »

- Tony Sachs

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Graham Norton Show features Harry Connick Jr. Saturday Nov. 7

3 November 2009 9:12 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

The Graham Norton Show airs this Satuday night (Nov. 7) on BBC America as Graham is joined by actor/jazz singer Harry Connick Jr. who talks about starting his career at the age of three and recording his first song at age nine. He also reveals one of his scariest performance of all time, performing for the legendary Frank Sinatra at his 75th birthday party. Harry recalls he was so nervous that he forgot the words to Sinatra.s songs in front of Frank and a roomful of legendary singers. British classical singer Katherine Jenkins also joins and discusses her experience singing for another musical legend, Barbara Streisand, at a birthday party in front of an intimate audience of »

- April MacIntyre

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"Getting Better": A Playlist for President Obama on the Anniversary of Election Day

3 November 2009 9:40 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently the United States won't be completely rebuilt in a year either. But here's to things at least "Getting Better." Getting Better - The Beatles This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies Let's Wait Awhile - Janet Jackson Wishin' And Hopin' - Dusty Springfield Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer New Year's Day - U2 Clocks - Coldplay Let's Stay Together - Al Green Sitting, Waiting, Wishing - Jack Johnson Welcome To The Future - Brad Paisley The New Year - Death Cab For Cutie I'll Wait - Van Halen Walk On Water - Neil Diamond Celtic New Year - Van Morrison It Was A Very Good Year - Frank Sinatra Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees Promises, Promises - Dionne Warwick Good Year For The Roses - George Jones Red Letter Year - Ani Difranco Happy New Year - »

- David Wild

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Gary Lightbody: 'We've written standards'

30 October 2009 9:56 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Gary Lightbody has accepted the suggestion that his group have written new "standards" of pop music. The Snow Patrol frontman told The Times that he was flattered when the claim was made by a public figure. Lightbody said: "[The person,] who shall remain nameless, said a lovely thing to me. He said, 'You've written standards, like Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, that become part of the public consciousness'. "And even being as modest as we are, we kind of realised that (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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Jay-z Leads Off for the Yankees at World Series

29 October 2009 7:34 PM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

New York's most valuable player? With all due respect to Derek Jeter, we're going with Jay-z for trying to psych out the Phillies with a performance totally supportive of the home team. The Yankees lost Game 1 of the World Series, so what better way to rouse the team than Hova's single "Empire State of Mind" featuring Alicia Keys. One of the best songs on The Blueprint 3, it's as iconic as Frank Sinatra's version of "New York, New York." Seriously, with an opening act like him, the Yankees have no excuses for losing (not that they had one anyway with their expensive roster). Even with bad sound we're pretty sure Jay-z... »

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Frankie Valli and the Real Jersey Boys return to Ocpac Jan. 2, 2010

29 October 2009 6:26 PM, PDT | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »

Press release:

Costa Mesa, CA – It's "Just to Good to be True!" The true-life inspiration for the hit musical Jersey Boys, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons make a return visit to the Orange County Performing Arts Center on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Segerstrom Hall for an evening full of classic hits such as "My Eyes Adored You" and "December '63 (Oh, What a Night)." Valli's incredible career as a solo artist and with The Four Seasons has produced 19 Top 10 hits and sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and was named longevity champ of the rock era by Billboard magazine.

About Frankie Valli

Possessed of one of the most distinctive voices in all of rock 'n' roll, Valli continues to dazzle. Inspired by fellow New Jersey native Frank Sinatra and such jazz influences as The Hi-Lo's and the Four Freshman, »

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Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney: Who'd make the best Frank Sinatra?

28 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Back in May, we heard about the Frank Sinatra biopic that Martin Scorsese will be directing with Universal producing. Now mega-stars Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney are rumored (courtesy of UK newspaper The Guardian) to be in contention for the role of Old Blue Eyes. It's probably important to note here that Clooney's rep, Stan Rosenfeld, told EW, "I wouldn't believe anything I read in British papers" -- which isn't exactly a denial -- while a Universal rep said the studio had no comment. (Reps for DiCaprio and Depp were not immediately available for comment.) Fact or fiction, »

- Archana Ram

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Who Should Play Frank Sinatra: Depp, Dicaprio or Clooney?

27 October 2009 4:24 PM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »

If the Guardian is to be believed, Martin Scorsese has narrowed his choices for Frank Sinatra down to three of today's biggest A-list names: Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and George Clooney. Scorsese, who's set to begin shooting the film next year, would like to put DiCaprio (the director's latest muse) in the role. And why not – DiCaprio certainly has the good looks and enough swagger to play Sinatra during his earlier years as a rising star and playboy. Definitely a good fit.     However, executives at Universal would rather Johnny Depp take on the role after being impressed with his take on John Dillinger in this past summer's Public Enemies. Depp, unlike DiCaprio, also starred recently in a movie-musical (Sweeney Todd) where he sang all the songs himself. Perhaps...

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Leonardo Works For and Watches the Silver Screen

27 October 2009 3:29 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »

Leonardo DiCaprio hit up the movies with friends in La on Sunday before returning to set with Ellen Page yesterday. Leo's next few months will involve wrapping up Inception and gearing up to promote Shutter Island early next year, but there's already talks of his next big project. Leo is rumored to be up against George Clooney and Johnny Depp to play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese's upcoming biopic based on the life of the Rat Pack crooner. View 5 Photos › Prime Optimus / MeetTheFamous.com and INFDaily.com »

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Depp, Clooney and DiCaprio Battling For Sinatra Role

27 October 2009 11:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Back in May of this year we reported on the fact that Martin Scorsese was going to be taking on the legendary figure of Frank Sinatra in a biopic about the singer, simply titled Sinatra. Along with that news came word that a couple of actors were lined up to play the titular man, in the form of Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Depp was reportedly the studio’s first choice for the role, while DiCaprio’s name was being thrown around as a possibility more than anything, particularly because he’s lead many of Scorsese’s movies over the past few years (The Aviator, The Departed, Gangs of New York).

 

However, we get news today - thanks to The Guardian (via Cinemablend) that DiCaprio may be more in the running to play Sinatra than we first thought, along with the already-mentioned Depp (who I guess is seriously being looked »

- Ross Miller

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Depp, DiCaprio and Clooney Eye Scorsese's 'Sinatra' Biopic

27 October 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Frank Sinatra is still what many (if not all) red-blooded man aspire to be. Playing him in a Martin Scorsese biopic is not only a dream job for any actor, it's wish fulfillment on the highest level. Is it any surprise that the some of the biggest names in Hollywood are said to by vying for the role of Old Blue Eyes? The Guardian reports that Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, and George Clooney are in fierce competition to land the part, with Universal executives allegedly pushing hardest for the marketable Depp.

It's a tough thing to cast someone like Sinatra. While I certainly like all three men as actors in their own right, I think their own fame makes it impossible for them to disappear under the skin of an icon. This isn't exactly Howard Hughes or John Dillinger, figures that an actor can shape from facts and bits of footage, »

- Elisabeth Rappe

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