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Update: The Dark Knight Rises Will Not Film at Occupy Wall Street

Maybe filming background scenes at Zuccotti Park wasn’t a great idea after all, or perhaps it was never really going to happen, but still: EW reports that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises , which shoots this month in New York City, will not be using the Occupy Wall Street movement as a backdrop for one-percenter hero Bruce Wayne’s latest shenanigans, despite speculations to the contrary. Probably a good idea, especially after the Occupy movement turned Oakland, CA into something resembling a war zone last night, tear gas and all. [ EW ]

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Submit a 10-Word Review, Win a Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy Set

Another week, another chance to play guest critic at Movieline and win a great prize. This time, our giveaway is Jurassic Park -themed in honor of the dinosaur trilogy’s Blu-ray release this week. Click ahead to begin the fun!

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VIDEO: Johnny Depp Promotes Rum Diary by Jamming with ZZ Top Frontman

While at the Austin Film Festival to pimp this week’s Hunter S. Thompson adaptation The Rum Diary , star Johnny Depp grabbed his guitar and took to the stage with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top for a surprise rock show. Because that’s how you get the kids to come to your new period movie, folks! Viral marketing meets rock ‘n’ roll! Johnny Depp can do no wrong! Watch the video and stick around for more Buzz Break.

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Steven Spielberg Blames George Lucas for Indiana Jones Aliens, But Takes Credit for Nuking the Fridge

Steven Spielberg may have hated George Lucas ‘s addition of aliens into Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls , but the much-loathed refrigerator scene? All him. “What people really jumped at was Indy climbing into a refrigerator and getting blown into the sky by an atom-bomb blast. Blame me. Don’t blame George. That was my silly idea. People stopped saying ‘jump the shark.’ They now say, ‘nuked the fridge.’ I’m proud of that. I’m glad I was able to bring that into popular culture.” See here, fellas: No one gets away clean. [ Empire ]

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REVIEW: Shrek Spin-Off Puss in Boots Purrs with Genuine Charm

After the Shrek series used up its charm on rote third and fourth installments that nevertheless raked in giant piles of box office bullion, the prospect of a spin-off prequel focusing on Antonio Banderas’ swashbuckling, footwear-sporting feline seemed as inevitable as it was unpromising. But Puss in Boots , directed by Chris Miller (who also helmed Shrek the Third ) is a legitimately entertaining prequel that encapsulates what the franchise does best: Breezy action, clever twists on classic figures from fables and grown-up gags tucked in amidst the kid-friendly developments. (“You got any idea what they do to eggs in prison? I’ll tell you this — it ain’t over easy!” the Zach Galifianakis-voiced Humpty Dumpty quavers at one point, in the first prison rape joke I can think of to not only be slipped into a kiddie flick but also highlighted in the trailer.)

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Oscar Index: War Horse, We Have a Problem

Welcome to week six of Oscar Index , your regular reading of buzz, hype, speculation and crippling myopia in and around the 2011-12 awards beat. This installment brings some rather momentous determinations from the wonks at Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics — let’s get right to them!

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Watch Fearless, Possibly Crazy Tom Cruise Scale World’s Tallest Building for Mission Impossible 4

How hardcore is Tom Cruise ? So hardcore that he actually scaled the tallest structure in the world — Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which stands at just over a half-mile high — for a perilous, stomach-churning action sequence in the upcoming Brad Bird-directed Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol . Video proof of the superstar’s stunt hardcore-ness ahead.

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In Honor of Anonymous, 5 Reimaginings of Shakespearean Classics with Today’s Auteurs

This week’s new feature Anonymous is alluring for two reasons: It explores the possibility that Shakespeare didn’t write his masterworks, and it looks unintentionally hilarious. If I could dress up for Halloween as Vanessa Redgrave’s line-reading of “None of your plays will ever carry your name,” I would. In tribute to this dubious drama, let’s explore what the Bard’s plays would sound like if they were written or retooled by current auteurs. Ready for Why Did I Get Jealous Too ?

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REVIEW: Timberlake and Seyfried Make Glamorous Time Bandits in Sleek, Thoughtful In Time

Not even the most enormous movie marketing budget in the world could buy the perfect timing of Andrew Niccol’s In Time , an allegory about the disparity between the rich and the poor in this country that’s so confident it barely even bothers to masquerade as a thriller even though, supposedly, that’s the way to sell tickets. So what if the characters occasionally spout Marxist pamphleteering dialogue like “The truth is, there’s more than enough”? In Time has so much style and energy that it comes across as an act of boldness rather than just a liberal-minded tract, though of course, it’s that too. If there were ever a movie made for the 99 percent, this is it.

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Why Yes, I Will Watch Chris Brown and Laz Alonso in Planet B-Boy

Screen Gems spilled the news today that they’re already filming a feature adaptation of Benson Lee’s 2007 dance documentary Planet B-Boy , about a crew of American breakdancers who compete on the world’s stage against crews from foreign lands. Sure, it sounds like just another dance movie. But I ask you: What’s wrong with that? I LOVE DANCE MOVIES ! And if you love dance movies like I do, then there are at least two additional reasons why you’ll totally mark your calendars for this particular project.

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