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The 9 Best Women’s Sports Movies In Honor of The Mighty Macs

This weekend, Carla Gugino and Ellen Burstyn storm the multiplex with The Mighty Macs , an inspiring action drama about how women’s basketball coach Cathy Rush (Gugino) trained a small Catholic college team to unlikely victory in the ’70s. In celebration of this upcoming show of cinematic she-sportsmanship , Movieline has compiled (what we consider to be) the nine best women’s sports movies.

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River Phoenix’s Final Film Coming Soon, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Wednesday! Also in this midweek edition of The Broadsheet: Meet the burglars inspired by The Town … Steve Guttenberg still hoping for Police Academy reboot… Channing Tatum may wrestle with Foxcatcher … Make Facebook enemies with Johnny English … and more.

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The Only Matthew Lillard Interview You’ll Ever Need

“Nobody makes a Scooby-Doo 2 and goes, ‘Oh, we’re going to make a…’ And I don’t think Scooby-Doo 2 is a bad movie; I think Scooby-Doo 2 is exactly what it’s supposed to be for exactly the audience. It’s just that people who are tastemakers are like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to deal with the kid who was in that movie.’ Now, I’m the same guy who was in SLC Punk and I’m the same guy who was in Dead Man’s Curve and every other independent movie in the world. But, you know, it’s just that thing where it’s like somehow, someway, you get kind of labeled this guy who was in a Freddie Prinze Jr. movie too many. And Freddie Prinze Jr. — it’s not his fault, either — it’s just these are the things that happen.” [ Moviefone ]

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Bad Movies We Love: New York Minute

You’ve never seen an Olsen twins movie, have you? Have you ? You’ve never twisted your hair into braids like Hailee Steinfeld and discovered How the West was Fun or booked a trip to the UK for Winning London . You’ve never personally discovered that, indeed, It Takes Two . God. Now that you’ve admitted you have nothing in common with true cinéastes, allow me to educate you: Today we’re visiting the quaint Manhattan of New York Minute , the Olsens’ 2004 big-screen bomb costarring more than a few people you respect. Since their sister Elizabeth is defying cult order in Martha Marcy May Marlene this week, the least we can do is honor the original Olsens for their enslaved followers. These zealots prefer their Kool-Aid straight-up.

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Paramount Wanted Catfish-y Vibe For Paranormal Activity 3, Obviously

I wouldn’t take anything Catfish and Paranormal Activity 3 co-director Ariel Schulman says at face value , but for the record: “When we first interviewed with the president of Paramount, he actually said, ‘If you tell me right now that Catfish is fake, you’ve got the job.’ And we just went real silent. And then I said, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t tell you that.’ Because it was real. I think he figured that if we could create that authenticity dramatically, then we could do it again for this. Ultimately, we convinced them of exactly that. Catfish is completely real, but I think we have a knack for identifying the authentic moments in home video, and it plays like a narrative.” [ Huffington Post ]

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Zachary Quinto on Margin Call, Occupy Wall Street and the Business of Coming Out

It’s been a hell of an autumn so far for Zachary Quinto, who has followed his appearance in last month’s Anna Faris comedy What’s Your Number? with a forthcoming role in the FX hit American Horror Story and the lead in writer-director J.C. Chandor’s superb economic-meltdown drama Margin Call . And he dominated headlines last weekend after officially coming out as gay.

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Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, and More Hit the 2011 Hamptons International Film Festival

The sunny Hamptons International Film Festival played host to veteran stars and up-and-comers alike over the weekend, from Matthew Broderick and Alec Baldwin (who shared an eventful onstage chat at the fest) to Susan Sarandon, Alexander Skarsgard , and youngsters Emily Browning , Anton Yelchin , and former Verge designee Ezra Miller . Hit the jump for Movieline’s red carpet gallery from the fest.

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REVIEW: Elizabeth Olsen Beguiles in Martha Marcy May Marlene

The opening scene of Sean Durkin’s debut feature Martha Marcy May Marlene suggests we’re in for a big rusty bread pan’s worth of rural miserablism, and even though we’re not, the yeasty grayness of those early moments is clearly intentional: A group of women in drab dresses and droopy T-shirts go about preparing dinner in a house whose unfinished interior looks either new and hastily erected or ancient and about to fall apart — it’s hard to tell which. A young boy stomps about in a dusty, scrubby yard; a woman sits on the porch working on a crocheted afghan. When dinner’s ready, a bunch of men sit down to eat; then they leave the table — the man who appears to be the leader murmurs something appreciative about the meal — and the women take their places. Then there’s one lone shot of a ton of dirty dishes jumbled into and around the kitchen sink — there’s no question who’s going to be scouring them clean. It’s as if Amishtown had been taken over by a nicer version of the Manson family.

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IMDB Sued for $1 Million for Revealing Actress’s Age

The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is the film industry’s encyclopedia of data for filmmakers and actors, providing a wealth of information about the movies, past and present, and the people who make them (or aspire to). But was the IMD b in the wrong when it published the legal age of an actress/IMDb Pro user — and did that act warrant the $1 million lawsuit she’s now leveling at the website?

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IMDB Sued for $1 Million for Revealing Actress’s Age

AFI Fest Unveils Stellar Line-Up; Free Tickets Available October 27

Kudos to AFI Fest for offering three important qualities next month, when the annual Los Angeles film festival runs November 3-10. For starters, in addition to fest opener J. Edgar , they’re programming Shame , one of my fall awards season must-sees and the potentially life-changing opportunity to see Michael Fassbender bare it all . (I mean emotionally, of course. Ahem.). Secondly, it’s held right here in Los Angeles — no pesky traveling to distant, exotic, champagne-sipping lands like France and Italy! Because that must suck. But most importantly, the entire AFI Fest is free. Complimentary. Gratis. Hit the jump to see the recently-announced line-up of must see films you’ll want to snag a ticket to.

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