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Buck Gets Standing Ovation; Real Life Horse Whisperer Wants to Meet Cesar Millan

First time director Cindy Meehl brought the capacity audience at Austin’s Paramount Theater to its feet with her crowd-pleasing documentary Buck , about Buck Brannaman, the gentleman cowboy-horse whose life and work partially inspired Robert Redford’s The Horse Whisperer . After the film, Brannaman and the filmmakers walked onstage to a rousing standing ovation for a Q&A filled with horsemanship advice, behind-the-scenes details, and a shout out to the Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan.

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Steven Spielberg’s War Horse Will Also Provide Wake-Up Calls

Another day, another round of publicity stills from Steven Spielberg’s War Horse . While the last round included a trio of frowning British soldiers on horseback, this latest pic keeps things on the home front. Or, more specifically, in the bedroom. Get your mind out of the gutter, Equus lovers — this shot is totally wholesome! Albeit somewhat confusing.

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Mars Needs Ticket Buyers: 9 of the Biggest Box Office Bombs in Hollywood History

Let’s hear it for Mars Needs Moms ! The Robert Zemeckis-produced animated film crashed into the uncanny valley over the weekend with an estimated gross of just $6.8 million — which would be bad enough if Moms didn’t cost Disney a reported $150 million to make. ( Replacing Seth Green’s voice costs Benjamins , yo.) With Mars Needs Moms well on its way to becoming one of the biggest Hollywood debacles ever, what better time to remember some of Hollywood’s other biggest debacles? Ahead, nine of the worst bombs to ever detonate at a theater near you.

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Tribeca Announces A Good Old Fashioned Orgy, Ozzy Osbourne Doc; Not the Same Film

The hits just keep on coming at the Tribeca Film Festival. Just one week after announcing the competition slate for the April fest , organizers unveiled the 33 films selected as Spotlight presentations, and the list looks pretty cool. God Bless Ozzy Osbourne will have its world premiere at Tribeca, as too will A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (starring Jason Sudeikis) and Carol Channing: Larger Than Life . Tribeca will also show Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut Higher Ground and the latest from Michael Winterbottom. Click ahead for the full list of films.

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Today in Irrational Hollywood Horrors: Fear of Charlie Rose

“The first time he went on the show, promoting Step Brothers , he had a panic attack and started to shake visibly. ‘People are, like, “Oh, my God, are you all right? Do you have Parkinson’s?” You think no one will notice and then you read the comments online, and people are genuinely worried, or, worse, they’re making fun of you.'” Best wishes to Adam McKay in swiftly curing his Charlie Rose jitters; Hollywood’s best celebrity therapist seems to help. [ The New Yorker ]

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VIDEO: The Indie Movie Version of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Surprisingly Similar, Affecting

The 8 Stages of Oscar Winners Who Move to TV

Oscar-winners like Jane Fonda know TV is an ideal medium for actors seeking a challenge, but non-Oscar-winners like us know that TV is also a good way to forward an actor’s reputation. Don’t want to be a frightening character actress anymore? Join NBC’ s new legal drama! Want to maintain the prestige of your early career? Take up a lead role on Showtime’s new historical series! TV has become such a viable forum for thespian respect that some Oscar-winners are heading to the small screen before taking home the gold (Melissa Leo on Treme , anyone?). Here are the eight stages of Oscar-winners who move to the small screen — usually with great success.

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Finally: The David Lynch/Duran Duran Collaboration You’ve Been Hoping For

The Maysles Brothers and the Rolling Stones. Martin Scorsese and the Band. Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads. Davis Guggenheim and Justin Bieber . Some of cinema’s most important collaborations have served as pop music milestones as well, a collision of sound, light, vision and performance better known as the concert film. And finally — finally — we can add David Lynch and Duran Duran to their ranks. Wait, what?

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Weekend Receipts: Battle: Los Angeles Destroys Invasion From Mars

This weekend, aliens attempted to storm your local cineplex and America decided it likes its space invaders to shoot lasers at LA rather than just nab some moms. Battle: Los Angeles took the box office crown this weekend, while the Robert Zemeckis-produced Mars Needs Moms crash-landed at number five. And occupying that squishy middle ground was Red Riding Hood , which had a so-so debut at so-so number three. Your weekend receipts are here.

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The 5 Most Hilariously Bad Movies Starring Celebrity Apprentice Cast Members

This originally started as a “Best Movies Starring Celebrity Apprentice Cast Members” post, but I take it you already know about Gary Busey’s title turn in The Buddy Holly Story and Marlee Matlin’s Oscar-winning role in Children of a Lesser God , right? Great. Because Donald Trump’s minions have starred in some prime examples of insanely bad cinema, and we should be celebrating these lesser-known works. Be prepared to experience Lisa Rinna, Gary Busey, Marlee Matlin, and yes, Dionne Warwick, like you’ve never seen them before.

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The 5 Most Hilariously Bad Movies Starring Celebrity Apprentice Cast Members