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Armored Movie Review

4 December 2009 4:38 PM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Nimrod Antal’s Armored feels like a film from a different time; specifically, an action thriller from the late 1990s. It’s the kind of second tier B movie that might have starred Cuba Gooding Jr. in the lead, Michael Keaton in the Dillon role, and Laurence Fishburne in the same role he’s got here.  Due to the shrieking chaos of most modern action films, this fact actually proves to be a good thing.

Under the skilled direction of Antal, Armored trades up shaky cam and overcooked editing for expertly shot and nerve-jangling chase sequences that feel inspired by 1970’s crime thrillers. The second string cast, including Dillon, Fishburn, Ulrich and the always dependable Ward, all deliver down-to-earth performances that fit the characters.

Unfortunately, a predictable plot rife with holes and inconsistencies and a script banged together from old heist clichés shoots the movie in the foot before it »

- Nathan Bartlebaugh

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This week's new cinema previews

4 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

The Box (12A)

(Richard Kelly, 2009, Us) Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella. 116 mins

Will Kelly ever make another movie as good as Donnie Darko? There are signs here that he might, but he hasn't this time. The Twilight Zone plot – press the button on this box and you'll get $1m, but someone will die – opens up more moral/conspiracy/sci-fi elements than the film can handle. Still, too much is better than not enough, especially when it's as smoothly sinister, visually sophisticated and borderline bonkers as this.

Me And Orson Welles (12A)

(Richard Linklater, 2008, Us/UK) Zac Efron, Claire Danes. 114 mins

Efron graduates from High School backstage to Welles's 1930s theatre troupe in this sweet coming-of-age flick, holding his own against Christian McKay's rakish, bombastic Welles – even when they fall for the same girl.

Cracks (15)

(Jordan Scott, 2009, UK) Eva Green, Juno Temple. 104 mins

Set within the confines of a posh girls' boarding school, »

- Steve Rose

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Keaton Kept Two Batsuits

4 December 2009 11:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Michael Keaton has a valuable reminder of his time as Batman - he kept the superhero's costume when filming wrapped.

The actor, who played the Caped Crusader in 1989's Batman and 1992's Batman Returns, confesses he took two of the winged outfits as a memento - but is terrified they will be ruined before they are worth selling.

He says, "I did (take) two of them. One is in storage. Sometimes I think, I know I'm going to go there and rats will have eaten it and I am going to go 'No!'. They are going to be worth a lot of money." »

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Film review: The Merry Gentleman

3 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Michael Keaton makes a belated directing debut only to be apparently struck down by a niggling bout of creative constipation

Our heart goes out to Michael Keaton, who makes a belated directing debut at the age of 58, only to be apparently struck down by a niggling bout of creative constipation.

He's the pained and taciturn star of a pained and taciturn drama about a Chicago hit man who pals up with a lonesome fugitive from an abusive relationship (Kelly Macdonald). Together, one suspects, these clenched protagonists will suffer through their tense, awkward silences and eventually expel what ails them.

Rating: 2/5

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Keaton Opens Up About Career Break

3 December 2009 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Michael Keaton has opened up about his decision to curb his once-prolific Hollywood career - he stepped away from the spotlight because he wasn't happy with his previous films.

The Batman star was once one of Hollywood's top leading men, but Keaton lost his enthusiasm for cinema because he was repeatedly offered roles similar to parts he'd played before.

The actor admits he is his harshest critic, and constantly judging his past movies has kept him from taking on new projects.

He says, "I'm kind of not as interested (in acting) as I was in the past. Certain projects I thought I was either repeating myself or I didn't like what I did previously."

And he nearly turned down a part in film that would eventually become his directorial debut, The Merry Gentleman - until scriptwriter Ron Lazzeretti fell ill and Keaton was given the chance to take over.

He adds, "The writer was talking about directing it and frankly I wasn't sold on doing it that way, to be honest with you, and probably wouldn't have (starred in it). But then when he got sick and somebody said, 'You know they're going to go make that movie with another director,' I thought, 'I think I know how to make this movie.'" »

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BMA Winners Announced at 2009 Midwest Independent Film Festival

3 December 2009 3:43 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – The 2009 Best of the Midwest Awards were given out on Tuesday night, part of a huge celebratory event at the Rockit Bar and Grill in downtown Chicago, capping another successful year at the Midwest Independent Film Festival.

Festival Director Mike McNamara was the Master of Ceremonies, giving out nine awards for the best of the 2009 season. The Midwest Independent Film Festival convenes Every first Tuesday of the month throughout the year, and showcases films directly associated with the Midwest area.

Best Feature Winner ‘The Merry Gentleman.’ Left to Right – Producers Steven A. Jones and Paul Duggan, Exec Producer Tom Bastounes, Midwest Indie Festival Director Mike McNamara at the BMAs in Chicago, December 1st, 2009.

Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com

Local Chicago legends Richard Roeper and Erich “Mancow” Muller hilariously roasted each other as part of the presentations, special guests included Armand Assante, John McNaughton (director of “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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New Toy Story 3 Trailer

1 December 2009 11:25 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

A brand new trailer for “Toy Story 3” has appeared online featuring some never-before-seen scenes of the film.

Plot summary: In ”Toy Story 3,” Woody the cowboy and his toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, leaves for college.

The Lee Unkrich-directed film features the voices of Tom Hanks (Woody), Tim Allen (Buzz Lightyear), Joan Cusack (Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl), Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, Estelle Harris, John Ratzenberger, Ned Beatty, Jodi Benson and Michael Keaton.

Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″ is scheduled to be released on June 18, 2010.

More movie info, trailers, photos and posters you can find at “Toy Story 3” FilmoFilia Movie Page

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- Allan Ford

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'Heroes' recap: Shadowy Shadows

1 December 2009 4:05 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

“This whole night was like a bad Fellini film,” was how Gretchen summed up the most recent episode of Heroes. Okay, she was actually talking about her and Claire’s night in the Sullivan Brothers carnival. But either way, she was wrong, because a bad Fellini film would have been perfection compared to last night. Federico Fellini made plenty of bad movies, but his bad movies were never boring, mundane, or static. They were completely bats--. Just look here. Or here. Or here. Or here. Context doesn’t help! I’ve seen Satyricon five times, and I still can’t »

- Darren Franich

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Toy Story 3 Official Movie Trailer 3

28 November 2009 12:46 AM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Walt Disney Studios UK just released this official movie trailer for the upcoming animated film “Toy Story 3″ by director Lee Unkrich (Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2) and starring Tom Hanks (Cars, The Polar Express), Michael Keaton (Batman), Joan Cusack, Tim Allen, Timothy Dalton, John Ratzenberger and Wallace Shawn. “Toy Story 3″ will be in theaters everywhere June 18th, 2009. Click Here for more photos, news and videos from Pixar’s “Toy Story 3″. Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from Pixar Animation and “Toy [...] »

- Brian Corder

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This week's new cinema previews

27 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Paranormal Activity (15)

(Oren Peli, 2007, Us) Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. 86 mins

This movie's paranormal box-office activity in the Us has raised expectations sky high, but it sets out to do one thing – scare the pants off you – and does that horribly well. Tapping into our primal fear of things going bump in the night, especially while we're asleep, it gives you the shivers with little more than a grainy fixed-camera shot of a bedroom, as a regular guy tries to get to the bottom of his girlfriend's alleged haunting by trying to video their nocturnal disturbances. There's a certain amount of audience investment required. If you go in determined not to be scared, you probably won't be, but if that's the case, why buy a ticket in the first place?

Law Abiding Citizen (18)

(F Gary Gray, 2009, Us) Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Colm Meaney. 109 mins

A revenge thriller that tries so hard to be clever, »

- Steve Rose

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Toy Story 3 Releases Second Teaser Trailer

26 November 2009 3:07 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

The second teaser trailer for Toy Story 3 has been released on Youtube. They've added new footage and touched on a number of scenes in the first two instalments. Lee Unkrich, director of Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo, has been given the reins for this instalment - which sees Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college.

Surprisingly, none of the trailers released so far have included any of the new, main toys, confirmed or rumoured. There's Lotso Hugs, an evil bear played by Ned Beatty ; Barbie's man Ken, voiced by Michael Keaton; Mr Pricklepants a pretentious hedgehog played by Timothy Dalton and some other mystery stars as yet to be announced.

Toy Story 3 is scheduled to hit 3D screens on 23 July, 2010. Check out the teaser below the break and let us know what you think. »

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Watch New 'Toy Story 3' Teaser Trailer

25 November 2009 3:01 PM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »

The long anticipated sequel to Walt Disney and Pixar's popular animated "Toy Story" series will be arriving in theaters next year, June 18, 2010 to be exact, and a brand new teaser trailer has surfaced online. The third installment in the hit franchise will follow Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends after they are dumped in a day-care center when their owner, Andy, departs for college. The movie once again stars Tom Hanks (as Woody), Tim Allen (as Buzz), Joan Cusack (as Jessie), John Ratzenberger (as Ham) and Wallace Shawn (as Rex). New additions to the cast include Whoopi Goldberg and Michael Keaton. Read on for a look at the second teaser trailer and be sure to check out the film in theaters next summer!

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- Chad Langen

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2nd Toy Story 3 Teaser Trailer Hits

25 November 2009 8:39 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

A brand new teaser trailer has appeared on YouTube for Toy Story 3, which will be relesaed in theaters nationwide on June 18, 2010. Click below to take a look at this second teaser trailer for this upcoming Pixar animated adventure.

Toy Story 3 stars Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, R. Lee Ermey, Jodi Benson, Ned Beatty, Bonnie Hunt, Timothy Dalton, Jeff Garlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Keaton and will be released in theaters on June 18, 2010.

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Indochine's 25th-Anniversary Party

23 November 2009 3:02 PM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

The scene at Indochine. Photographs by Todd Eberle. It was only fitting that one of the most decadent settings for New York City's 1980s excess, Indochine restaurant, should throw off the recession blues last Friday night to celebrate its 25th anniversary with an opulent bash, inspired by 1920s Shanghai. Luminaries such as Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Michael Keaton, and Rosie Perez flooded the packed Lafayette Street space and lounged in booths decorated as opium dens. "I don't think I've ever seen a velvet rope inside a velvet rope," commented one guest upon his arrival. Waitresses circled the heaving restaurant laden with saketinis and Indochine's signature pan-Asian goodies, causing at least one reveler to remark: "This is a bit like the subway at rush hour—there are certainly as many freaks!" It was true, as not much restraint was shown in the costume department from the guests or the scantily clad »

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Keaton: 'I want to surprise moviegoers'

20 November 2009 3:26 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Michael Keaton has said that he does not want people to easily pigeonhole his directorial debut. The Beetlejuice star told The Guardian that he hopes the path of The Merry Gentleman will surprise moviegoers. Keaton said: "I never wanted the audience to feel they knew what the movie was or where it was going. I hoped they'd be, like, 'Oh, it's this kind of movie? But I thought it was that kind of movie'. "If I've done it right, they'll enjoy spending time with these (more) »

- By Mayer Nissim

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Michael Keaton: 'There's a price to pay for making your own choices'

19 November 2009 1:40 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

He used to be Beetlejuice and Batman. Now Michael Keaton is a first-time director and a contented man

Michael Keaton is standing in the middle of his London hotel room, transfixed by the widescreen television before him. He holds out the remote control as if he's offering a gift to the gods. The volume goes up, the volume goes down. The image freezes, then fast-forwards. The urge to wrest the handset from him and take charge is overwhelming, and lasts at least until you remember the fabled Keaton temper. ("I'm a good thrower," he once said. "And kicker.") But his doddery behaviour in the face of technology is endearing. Eventually, he hits on the scene he was hunting for. "Wait, you gotta see this," he says breathlessly. "Listen, you hear that song? Oh, man. That's the one we wanted to use but it was too expensive."

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- Ryan Gilbey

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UTA Promotes Two Agents To Partner

18 November 2009 1:08 PM, PST | Deadline Hollywood | See recent Deadline Hollywood news »

UTA board member Tracey Jacobs made the announcement this morning to the agency that talent agents Billy Lazarus and Shani Rosenzweig have been promoted to the UTA partnership. Both joined the agency about 10 years ago.  Lazarus, who reps clients such as Elizabeth Banks, Patrick Dempsey, Sigourney Weaver, Joseph Fiennes, Sandra Oh, Hope Davis, Kyra Sedgwick, and Emily Watson, joined the agency from the PR firm Huvane Baum Halls before it merged with Pmk. Rosenzweig, whose clients include Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman, Tim Robbins, Josh Peck, Vincent D’Onofrio, Michelle Rodriguez, Wilmer Valderrama, Michael Keaton, William Petersen, Alicia Silverstone, started her career at Abrams Artists.  This brings [...] »

- Nikki Finke

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Disney-Pixar Revs Up With Special Edition "Cars" Blu-ray

12 November 2009 10:02 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Disney-Pixar's "Cars" is now available in a fully loaded special edition Blu-ray Hi-Def.

The 2006 film was released on November 10 in a whole new format with the "Cars" Blu-ray Combo Pack Gift Set. The set includes a Blu-ray copy of the movie with special bonus features, in addition to limited edition die-cast toy cars.

In a world filled with the titular automobiles, the story follows the experiences hot shot race car Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson), who is his own biggest fan in his bid to become the greatest racing champion of all time. But en route to the deciduous race, Lightning gets lost, and winds up stuck in the tiny town of Radiator Springs, where life is slow and worst of all, no one has ever heard of his prowess on the race track. But small town life may just be what he needs to get perspective on his career. »

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Anne Heche Joins Comedies

29 October 2009 1:20 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Anne Heche, whose career over the last few years has been largely TV-based, is heading back onto the big screen with roles in two big upcoming comedies: Cedar Rapids, with The Hangover's Ed Helms, and The Other Guys, with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.In Cedar Rapids, Helms is a small-town insurance salesman headed to a company convention to try to save his colleagues' careers, and Heche plays the female lead, a fellow agent who befriends him when his trip goes wrong. In The Other Guys, she'll play the company head who hires Ferrell and Wahlberg's cops to examine losses in her company. We're guessing they're well out of their depth there. Adam McKay is directing The Other Guys, which also stars Eva Mendes, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton and Dwayne Johnson. Cedar Rapids is directed by Miguel Arteta and also features John C. Reilly. »

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Dafoe: 'I was almost cast as Batman'

28 October 2009 10:22 AM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Willem Dafoe has reportedly admitted that he was nearly cast as Batman. The Antichrist star was rumoured to have been a contender for the role of The Joker (played by Jack Nicholson) in Tim Burton's 1989 movie adaptation. However, the 54-year-old told MTV that he was actually approached about portraying the titular superhero, before Michael Keaton took on the part for two films. He said: "Very (more) »

- By Tim Parks

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