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Well, That Was Fast: Patty Jenkins Leaves Thor 2

Patty Jenkins, the acclaimed Monster filmmaker who less than two months ago was announced as Marvel’s surprise choice to direct Thor 2 , is reported to have left the project. The cause of the split is said to be the age-old classic “creative differences,” but they can figure that out later. In the meantime, a certain Asgardian strongman needs a helmer — and fast . Who should it be?

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GALLERY: Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele and the New Year’s Eve Cast Celebrate at the Los Angeles Premiere

Couldn’t make last night’s Los Angeles premiere of the latest sprawling, holiday-themed Garry Marshall rom-com New Year’s Eve ? (I’m talking to you, Robert De Niro and Sarah Jessica Parker.) No need to worry — Movieline has photos from the red carpet event so that you can catch up on all of the unexpected canoodling and Ludacris photo ops that you missed on Monday.

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Talkback: Will Movie Theaters Encourage Texting in the Future?

Are you a discreet movie theater texter who dreams of a day when the cineplex will not only allow you to text mid-film but actually encourage you to do so by providing state-of-the-art technology to improve your movie messaging experience? If so, then I bring you some good news via CinemaBlend : A Washington-based exhibitor plans on providing one safe social networking theater space for you. If it’s successful, movie theater texting could be a not-too-distant reality.

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In Honor of W.E., Madonna’s 5 Best Moments on the Big Screen

Madonna’s much-maligned W.E. opens in limited release in New York and L.A. this week, and I thought we’d wipe the taste of Venetian backlash and hydrangea topnotes out of our mouths and remember five occasions when Lourdes’s mother kicked ass in films. Because she did , people. Let’s strap on our bangles, writhe in our fishnets, and point our cone bras back at Madonna’s sunnier moments at the cineplex.

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In Honor of W.E., Madonna’s 5 Best Moments on the Big Screen

Patton Oswalt on Young Adult, Great Chemistry and the Downside of Nostalgia

Patton Oswalt is hardly a screen rookie, having starred in various TV series, films, comedy specials; he’s not even a stranger to awards season, having voiced the lead in Pixar’s Oscar-winning Ratatouille . But there’s an unmistakable milestone quality to this week’s Young Adult , which places the actor and comic opposite Charlize Theron in a bitter stew of generational angst, woe and futility topped with a hint — but just barely a hint — of optimism.

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What Kevin Spacey Thinks About Using Cell Phones in Theaters

While there’s hope that one idiotic theater in Washington encouraging audiences to text during movies dies a speedy death, take heart in the actions of new Movieline hero Kevin Spacey . The actor took a stand at a recent Sydney performance of Richard III when a rude theatergoer answered their cell phone during the play. “Spacey, the would-be Duke of Gloucester, singled out the phone owner and bellowed ‘Tell them we’re busy!’,” reports the UK Telegraph. “The audience erupted in support.” Sigh. If only actors could leap off the screen to do the same in cineplexes. [ Telegraph via Movie City News ]

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Milla Jovovich Tweets A Spooky Holiday Greeting from the Resident Evil Set

Milla Jovovich is not just an arresting Fifth Element star and an above-average Project Runway judge — she’s also a roving reporter on the set of her own movie, Resident Evil: Retribution . Jovovich tweeted a holiday-themed video from “Camp Evil ,” and her version of Santa Claus will haunt you until Christmas day. It’s beginning to look a lot like the antichrist!

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Milla Jovovich Tweets A Spooky Holiday Greeting from the Resident Evil Set

Sienna Miller to Star as Tippi Hedren in BBC2 Movie About The Birds

This is far too intriguing not to think about for hours: The BBC2 just announced a project called The Girl , starring Sienna Miller as model-turned-actress Tippi Hedren and Toby Jones as Alfred Hitchcock , who obsessed over Hedren as they filmed the The Birds in northern California’s Bodega Bay. The extreme relationship between Hitch and Hedren, which included some violent bird-throwing sessions during one climactic scene, is well-documented and ready for re-inspection (as is any film starring the dashing Rod Taylor ). But is this the most fascinating Hitchcock story to examine? We offer one other possible Hitchcock era that might be intriguing to revisit.

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That’s When George Lucas Lent Chewbacca to Glee

First, George Lucas loaned Yoda to a Japanese instant noodle company in need of a marketing face (and wisdom applicable to ramen). And now, in an even bigger burn to U.S. Star Wars fans, the franchise creator has shipped Chewbacca to the set of Glee for a one-episode arc. What is this world coming to?

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24 Movie Inches Forward, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Tuesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Benicio del Toro scratched from Star Trek 2 … Danny Elfman scratched from Hunger Games … John Waters mentions Almod