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This is not a new translation of The Iliad a ' Alexander leans mightily on Richmond Lattimorea TMs translation of 1951 a ' but an attempt at a fresh reading of it, one that focuses on what this martial epic has to say about the conduct and meaning of war, notably the most recent one in Iraq.

This week's Ketchup includes casting news and rumors for Thor , Spider-Man 4 , The Hobbit and Guardians of Ga'hoole , new sequels in the Jackass and Underworld franchises and potential new movies for Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy.

Plan B Entertainment, the film production company owned by actor Brad Pitt, has optioned the film rights to Airtight Games' upcoming Capcom-published sci-fi action game Dark Void .

FOR someone who kick-started their career as a stand-up comedian, it's strange that Eric Bana seems to have actively tried to earn the nickname "Eric Banal" with his snooze-inducing performances in the likes of Hulk, Troy, Munich and The Time Travell er's Wife.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend a private art showing in Los Angeles Nov. 14. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attended a private art viewing at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles on Nov.

He's the star of such Hollywood blockbusters as Munich and Troy but it's clear from this documentary that Eric Bana's mind is generally elsewhere.

As if following in Rob Zombie's footsteps and remaking a classic that had no conceivable reason, besides money, to be remade - 2008's critical failure "The Day the Earth Stood Still" - was not enough, director Scott Derrickson has set his sights one of the most prized and most difficult works in the English literary canon: John Milton's "Paradise ...

IN HIS second ill-conceived time-travel adventure this year, Eric Bana plays Henry DeTamble, an unshaven librarian who has come unstuck in time and space.

The most noteworthy announcements of the 2010 mayor's race here have so far come from those declining to be part of it.

Five years ago, there is no way you would have been able to tell January Jones and Diane Kruger apart just by looking at their photos.

The mini-series produced by Herbert Kloibert's Tele Munchen group has moved to Malta for filming which may take several weeks.

Denys Arcand's new movie L'Age des tenebres -- about a Quebec bureaucrat who escapes from a bad marriage and a dead-end job by indulging in a rich fantasy life -- has been chosen for the prestigious closing-night slot at this year's Cannes film festival.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY a ' The lowbrow, often-gross humor of Peter and Bobby Farrelly is featured in this 1998 comedy.

Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt at the premiere of "Troy." Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Damascus recently.

Tyler Mane, perhaps best known as former WCW wrestler Big Sky, is the current star of Rob Zombie's rebooted Halloween series in which he plays the terrifying Michael Myers.

Caption: Rob Zombie Los Angeles Premiere of 'Halloween II' held at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre - arrivals Hollywood, California .... The man behind the mask of director ROB ZOMBIE's HALLOWEEN ghoul MICHAEL MEYERS has formed his own horror film production company.

They may be crazed Aryan supremacists, but in Tarantino's universe, Nazis also have a fondness for fresh milk and movies.

And defying all medical science, they're growing on his face! Brad Pitt 's wiry, graying chin arrived in Spain for the 57th San Sebastian International Film Festival on Friday to promote his newest flick, Inglourious Basterds .

The man has a record six movies that have grossed $300 million+ in the US, plus another two $100 million+ earners.

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