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Robert Redford enjoyed challenge of shipwreck film a All Is Losta

He doesn't have much choice. A man-versus-nature tale about a lone sailor adrift on the Indian Ocean, J.C. Chandor's movie has no dialogue, just a few lines of voiceover at the start and a couple of heartfelt expletives.

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Related Topix: Quiz Show, Drama Movies, The Horse Whisperer, Celebrities, Robert Redford, Margin Call, Movies, Entertainment

Fri May 24, 2013

Battle Creek Enquirer

Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top

Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit 'Wagon Wheel' at first.

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Related Topix: Country, Darius Rucker, Old Crow Medicine Show, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Western

Newsday

Screen queen: The many faces of Mary

Australian actress Adelaide Kane is to play Mary, Queen of Scots in a new US drama.

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Related Topix: Mary, Queen of Scots, Drama Movies, Mission: Impossible, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Action Movies, Adventure, Celebrities, Tom Cruise, Comedy Movies, Crime Movies, Trainspotting

The New Zealand Herald

Leonardo DiCaprio: Where he belongs

Leonardo DiCaprio has been an actor for more than a quarter of a century - hard to believe, given he has spent most of it referred to as 'the baby-faced star'. He talks to Michele Manelis about growing up on screen, feeling more comfortable in his skin and the inevitability of his latest role Leonardo DiCaprio has spent the bulk of the past two ... (more)

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Django Unchained, Shutter Island, Inception, Crime Movies, Romeo-Juliet, Titanic, Action Movies

Monsters and Critics

20th Century Fox knows how to celebrate Father's Day

Father's Day is rapidly approaching, and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is making sure dads can kick back and relax with some great films on Blu-ray this year - including A Good Day to Die Hard, The Henry Fonda Collection, 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded, and more.

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Related Topix: A Good Day to Die Hard, The Ox-Bow Incident, Western, Drama Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, The Boston Strangler, Celebrities, Henry Fonda, Film Noir, Short, The Verdict, Bruce Willis, Blues

Ain't It Cool News

Who is set to acquire the troubled indie Western, Jane Got a Gun!?

Deadline is reporting that Relativity and The Weinstein Company are "in advance negotiations" to both acquire and distribute the very troubled Western, JANE GOT A GUN.

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Related Topix: Warrior, Sport Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Miracle

WOZZ-FM Appleton

Elizabeth Taylor's first wedding dress up for auction

The wedding dress worn by film star Elizabeth Taylor for her first marriage to hotel heir Conrad Hilton in 1950 will go up for sale next month, auction house Christie's said on Friday.

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Related Topix: Wedding, BUtterfield 8, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Cleopatra, Sport Movies, A Place in the Sun, National Velvet, Family, Celebrities, Elizabeth Taylor

AdelaideNow...

Pointer Sex on TV

MOVIE stars are no longer steaming up the silver screen in droves as film studios pour cold water on the idea that sex sells.

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Related Topix: Titanic, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Silver Linings Playbook, Marketing

People

Editors' Pick: Our Four Favorite Gowns From Cannes 2013

Cannes is usually just a gorgeous parade of one amazing dress after another, and this year certainly didn't disappoint.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Cleopatra

The Guardian

Neil Jordan: post your questions for the Byzantium and Crying Game director

Neil Jordan is the man behind such classics as Company of Wolves, Michael Collins, Angel and many more.

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Related Topix: War Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Michael Collins, Thriller, The End of the Affair

The Day

a Cleopatraa feted at 50 with restoration, theatrical re-release and more

There was the spectacle, the runaway budget, the fights with the studio. But almost everyone thinks about the 1963 movie "Cleopatra" for one thing: Liz and Dick.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Cleopatra, Rome, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Celebrities, Martin Landau, Richard Burton, R-N-B, Elizabeth Taylor

Thu May 23, 2013

Deseret News

Why $1 billion doesn't mean what it used to in Hollywood

Four films from last year joined the billion-dollar club, including "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." What does that really mean in today's Hollywood? Hint: A lot less than it used to.

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Related Topix: Titanic, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Avatar, Celebrities, James Cameron

Washington Examiner

Take 5: 'Fifty Shades' parody, 'History of the World: Part I' and more

The immensely popular "Fifty Shades of Grey" and its two follow ups have taken the world by storm, so it's no surprise that some smart, funny people have devised a parody.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, History of the World: Part I, To Be or Not to Be, Animation Movies, Short, War Movies, Drama Movies, Spaceballs, Science Fiction Movies, Celebrities, Mel Brooks

Perez Hilton

Leonardo DiCaprio Claims Another Girl's Heart - With Just A Thumb

The Great Gatsby star was spotted at a Gotha nightclub in France during the after hours of the Cannes film festival on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Romeo-Juliet, The Great Gatsby, Titanic, Action Movies, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio

Firstshowing.net

Watch: Racing Drama 'Rush' with Chris Hemsworth Gets a New Trailer

Since Universal is sending the high speed action bonanza Fast & Furious 6 into theaters this weekend, it's the perfect time to tout their racing drama Rush from director Ron Howard and starring Chris Hemsworth .

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Related Topix: Frost/Nixon, Sport Movies, Apollo 13, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, Adventure, Mystery Movies

TheCelebrityCafe

Jessica Chastain toasts 50th anniversary of Elizabeth Taylor's 'Cleopatra' at Cannes

This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most famous productions in film history, Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

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Related Topix: Zero Dark Thirty, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Cleopatra, Celebrities, Elizabeth Taylor, Jessica Chastain, Richard Burton, R-N-B

Daily Star

Leonardo DiCaprio pulls...

Country star and Oklahoma native BLAKE SHELTON is organising a benefit concert for victims of the tornado that ravaged his home state on Monday .

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Titanic, Action Movies, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio, Blake Shelton, Country, Australia

Contra Costa Times

Darius Rucker rides 'Wagon Wheel' to top of charts

In this April 28, 2013 file photo, singer Darius Rucker poses for a portrait backstage on day 3 of the 2013 Stagecoach Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club, in Indio, Calif.

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Related Topix: Country, Darius Rucker, Nashville, TN, Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Western

MacTech

Oscar Winner Tom Rolf to headline the London SuperMeet

The Creative Pro Group Network have announced that the London SuperMeet will return to the Great Hall at the Kensington Conference and Event Centre in London, England on Friday, June 28.

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Related Topix: Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Taxi Driver, Musical Movies, The Right Stuff, Adventure

Wed May 22, 2013

Examiner.com

Celebrate true love with the 'Liz & Dick' DVD prize pack giveaway

If you are lucky, true love may come once in a lifetime. For Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton , their impossible love was born in front of the cameras.

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Related Topix: The V.I.P.s, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Cleopatra, Celebrities, Richard Burton, R-N-B, Elizabeth Taylor, Virginia, Short