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Dennis Farina Tries on a New Suit in The Last Rites of Joe May

“There’s a great story about Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven ,” said Dennis Farina, in New York recently to discuss his gritty, sensational aging-hustler drama The Last Rites of Joe May . “Clint Eastwood had that script for 15 years and he felt like he wasn’t ready to make it until he got much older, and he understood it better. I’m 68 now, so there’s a certain credibility that comes with just being 60 or 70 years old and your understanding of life.”

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Yup, He’s Back: Arnold Schwarzenegger Tweets Photo from Set of The Last Stand

REVIEW: Killing Bono Tackles Fame and Failure With Mixed Comic Results

For every musical act that’s made it big, there are thousands that have languished in obscurity, but when it comes to movies, it’s rare that a band that comes to naught gets much screen time. Achtung Baby celebrates it’s 20 year anniversary this month, and joining the chorus of reminiscences about U2′ s legacy and impact is Killing Bono , a slightly sour Irish comedy about not making it big directed by Nick Hamm ( Godsend ) and based on Neil McCormick’s memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono’s Doppelganger .

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Lily Tomlin on Robert Altman, David O. Russell and a Lifetime of Achievement

In a career spanning over four decades Lily Tomlin has virtually done it all — but, as she told Movieline this week at the Savannah Film Festival , in town to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, she’s not done yet. After rising to stardom on Laugh-In (where she created indelible characters like Ernestine the telephone operator and Edith Ann, the impossibly precocious 5-year-old), the funny woman won Grammys for her comedy albums, won a Tony for her one-woman Broadway show, earned an Oscar nod making her dramatic debut in Robert Altman’s Nashville , and starred in ’80s comedy classics like 9 to 5 and The Incredible Shrinking Woman .

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REVIEW: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas Throws Off a Few Sparks, Then Fizzles

The great news about A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas is that it features some of the most original 3-D effects this side of Avatar : Raw-egg splatter comin’ right at ya, shockeroo Claymation penises that’ll rock your world, nativity Jesuses blasting into the sky and lots of mystical-looking marijuana smoke wafting straight off the screen and into your very own lungs, visually speaking at least.

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Behold the Terrence Malick Two-fer, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Steve Carell faces a Conviction … Notes from the Expendables 2 stunt-death aftermath… The least-sexy award in Hollywood? …and more.

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Behold the Terrence Malick Two-fer, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Behold the Terrence Malick Two-fer, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Steve Carell faces a Conviction … Notes from the Expendables 2 stunt-death aftermath… The least-sexy award in Hollywood? …and more.

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Behold the Terrence Malick Two-fer, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Guess How Many Onscreen Explosions Michael Bay Has Created

Michael Bay is known for a few things: Barking orders on set, casting (and some might say , verbally abusing his) curvy female leads and explosions! Gloriously explosive explosions that give his testosterone-fueled blockbusters that certain je ne sais quoi-splosion. But just how many explosions has the filmmaker directed? A brilliant infographic from the good folks at Frankenspace.com breaks it down and displays the answer below.

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Guess How Many Onscreen Explosions Michael Bay Has Created

Guess How Many Onscreen Explosions Michael Bay Has Created

Michael Bay is known for a few things: Barking orders on set, casting (and some might say , verbally abusing his) curvy female leads and explosions! Gloriously explosive explosions that give his testosterone-fueled blockbusters that certain je ne sais quoi-splosion. But just how many explosions has the filmmaker directed? A brilliant infographic from the good folks at Frankenspace.com breaks it down and displays the answer below.

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Taylor Lautner Optioned a New Yorker Story Whose Adaptation Gus Van Sant Will Direct

“The new project would almost certainly take Lautner’s career in a new direction. He is said to be determined to work only with top directors and writers from now on as he strives to define himself as an actor.” Annnnnd that’s pretty much all I’ve got on this one. [ THR ]

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Taylor Lautner Optioned a New Yorker Story Whose Adaptation Gus Van Sant Will Direct