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The Best Director Feud That Never Was

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Looper director Rian Johnson would have you believe he sought to bury the hatchet in a putative feud with Jason Reitman. The results are… vivid! “Just before sunrise I found Jason in a half shattered bathtub in a park outside of town. He was eating pork rinds and had obviously been crying and had carved what looked like a Golden Globe out of soap. He was in a dark place.” [ @rcjohnso via /film ]

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VIDEO: Sean Penn Blasts Tea Party as ‘Get the N-Word Out of the White House’ Party

Love Sean Penn or loathe him, you have to at least admire any modern movie star harboring any degree of spontaneity or candor in an otherwise hypersensitive, overcalculated celebrity culture. (To say nothing of having the distinction of having been in both a Terrence Malick film and Scarlett Johansson’s pants at the same time; the man is nothing if not a tireless striver for the American Dream.) Penn’s latest flare-up occurred in the middle of an interview with CNN’ s Piers Morgan, to whom the two-time Oscar winner ranted about the prominence of the Tea Party — or, in Penn’s delectable neologic parlance, the “Get the N-Word Out of the White House” Party.

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Chloë Moretz and Keanu Reeves Reenact Taxi Driver in Scorsese Tribute

Despite Chloë Moretz’s admission that her mother hasn’t yet permitted her to watch Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver , the young actress nevertheless does her best underage hooker impression — alongside Keanu Reeves as Travis Bickle, no less — in a star-studded reenactment paying tribute to the great filmmaker.

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Trailer: Hostel 3 Really Does Look Like Torture

The Hostel films have never been especially distinguished paragons of the horror genre, just a bunch of stupid, sadistic bullshit for its own sake that plunged in box-office viability by more than 60 percent between its first and second installments. Still, that means it might be good for a few million bucks in the DVD market, so here’s Hostel Part III — straight to video, and straight to hell.

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Trailer: Hostel 3 Really Does Look Like Torture

About That Time Woody Allen Joked About Pederasty To the New York Times

Woody Allen may have lost his knack for titling his films , but he hasn’t lost his sense of humor. In a recent New York Times interview conducted by Elaine May, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter asked Allen to reveal something “startling” about himself that he had never shared publicly. Allen deadpanned, “I’m wanted for pederasty in Mongolia.” Other revelations? “I am already more than sufficiently attractive. Of course the actual impact of my physique might not be apparent to the naked eye at first glance, but with some laser surgery or perhaps corneal transplants the viewer will be amply rewarded.” [ NYT ]

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The Future of IMAX is… Lasers!

By the year 2013, IMAX theaters and Kodak will bring digital theatrical projection to the next level with a single, exciting, futuristic-sounding concept: LASERS ! The companies announced their partnership today in a statement promising advances in quality projection in large-scale IMAX and dome theaters in the coming years to benefit moviegoers, theaters, and investors. Win-win-win?

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The Future of IMAX is… Lasers!

Which 3 Movies Are the Most Pirated Films of All Time?

Earlier this month, Netflix released a list of their ten most-rented movies ever. It was a strange selection that shocked and saddened us — Sandra Bullock’s films The Blind Side and Crash ranked first and second, while the abominable, Jack Nicholson-Morgan Freeman terminal illness buddy comedy The Bucket List finished third. But weep for America’s horrendous taste no more — TorrentFreak has ranked the most pirated titles of all time and they are much more respectable selections. Can you guess what they are?

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Weekend Receipts: Real Steel Cuts Loose on Footloose

Kick up your Sunday lose ! Real Steel used robot abilities to topple the very well-received Footloose remake at the box office this weekend, though only by a slim margin. The Thing chimes in with a halfway decent showing, and The Big Year ‘s first receipts are… well, un-big. Let’s investigate.

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Weekend Receipts: Real Steel Cuts Loose on Footloose

At HIFF: Emily Browning Talks Controversial Sleeping Beauty and Mishandled Sucker Punch

As noted earlier, Emily Browning was among the squad of young talent to storm this year’s Hamptons International Film Festival. The Australian actress best known for Hollywood efforts Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events and this year’s Sucker Punch dropped by this time around for something completely different: Sleeping Beauty , writer-director Julia Leigh’s disturbing dive into the realm of somnambulistic sex work.

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At HIFF: Emily Browning Talks Controversial Sleeping Beauty and Mishandled Sucker Punch

Happy 86th Birthday, Angela Lansbury! What’s Her Greatest Screen Moment?

I hope Zachary Quinto pegged his coming out to Angela Lansbury’s 86th birthday, because, indeed, it’s a day of thunderous celebration. The brilliant actress was first nominated for an Oscar 67 years ago, and she remains just as vibrant today. (You may have seen her in the recent Mr. Popper’s Penguins ). What’s your pick for Jessica Fletcher’s greatest screen moment?

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Happy 86th Birthday, Angela Lansbury! What’s Her Greatest Screen Moment?