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Quoth The Raven, "John Cusack To Star"

Setting his hot tub time machine for the mid-19th century, John Cusack will be starring as Edgar Allan Poe in James McTeigue’s The Raven . The film will not be based on Poe’s poem, but rather on Poe and a young detective’s hunt for a serial killer in Baltimore in the last few days of Poe’s life. Y’know, I think I’d much rather watch a biopic proper of Poe’s life, rather than see him awkwardly shoehorned into some standard killer-thriller. After the break, check out the only adaption of The Raven worth watching.

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Quoth The Raven, "John Cusack To Star"

Movieline’s Week in Review: Wild Mood Swings

Summer drives everyone crazy at some point or another, and we may have found our own private point of no return this week at Movieline. Click through and relive the madness, and stop in for more tomorrow and Sunday with weekend editor Dixon Gaines. And don’t forget : we’ll all see you back here Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT for Movieline’s Emmy liveblog. ‘Til then, toots!

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Toy Story 3 Helps Disney Break Box Office Records

Hope you’re a Disney stockholder. Later today Toy Story 3 will become the first animated film to hit $1 billion in worldwide grosses, meaning Disney is the first studio to ever have two $1 billion blockbusters in the same year. (The other film? The Sorcerer’s Apprentice . No, just kidding: It was Alice in Wonderland .) Guess this proves Russia isn’t the superpower it once was , eh guys? [ Deadline ]

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Toy Story 3 Helps Disney Break Box Office Records

Introducing Top 5 Round-Up, Your Required Weekend DVD Viewing

Fresh on DVD this week — movies that road-test what you think of as “movies” and “watching” and even “having your blood pressure forcibly lowered,” if you’ve got the moviehead nerve to take the challenge. What, too tough?

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REVIEW: Last Exorcism Starts Strong But Can’t Close the Pseudo-Doc Deal

Don’t be fooled: despite the fact that producer Eli Roth has stacked his name above the title on posters and advertisements, The Last Exorcism has absolutely nothing in common with Roth’s adolescent torture-porn Hostel franchise. And despite a titular invocation of the original The Exorcist (with an implied promise to put a tourniquet on any more sequels), Daniel Stamm’s film bears little resemblance to William Friedkin’s moody, head-spinning freak-out. Instead it’s something more curious, and quite welcome: a deft, intelligent, pseudo-documentary thriller disguised as a horror movie. Until it concedes to standard slash-and-rush tactics in the final act, The Last Exorcism manages to be scary without resorting to cheap special effects or gore. It’s not as good as it could have been, but it’s so much better than expected.

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EXCLUSIVE: Lee Daniels Promises Old Man, Very Young Woman in HBO Project Gilead

Among the bundle of projects with which Lee Daniels may follow Precious , only one has remained nameless since it was announced last March: “Untitled Lee Daniels/HBO Project (2011 TV Movie),” its profile currently reads. Not good enough for Movieline, which today sought at least a little elaboration to the Oscar-nominated producer-director’s TV debut.

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EXCLUSIVE: Lee Daniels Promises Old Man, Very Young Woman in HBO Project Gilead

TV Bites: William Hurt Will Be Too Big To Fail for HBO

Also in this morning’s TV Bites: Terra Nova finds a female lead… American Idol never used Auto-Tune… Chuck chokes on more nostalgia… and very slightly more ahead.

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TV Bites: William Hurt Will Be Too Big To Fail for HBO

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Nikki Reed Gushes About ‘Twilight’ Co-Stars’ Upcoming Projects

‘We all root for each other,’ she tells MTV News. By Kara Warner Nikki Reed Photo: MTV News Ever since the first “Twilight” film was released — kicking off the phenomenon that has included record-breaking box-office numbers, fainting fans, megawatt premieres, etc. — the suddenly superstar cast has been catapulted into a spotlight none of them saw coming. As such, the actors are very much in demand and currently working on a number of projects. When Nikki Reed stopped by MTV News recently to discuss her film “Last Day of Summer,” we asked her which of her co-stars’ upcoming films she’s most excited to see. “All of them,” she said. “I love Taylor [Lautner] so much, and I’m so proud of him and what he’s doing. He’s making a great movie in Pittsburgh right now,” she said, referring to the John Singleton-directed action thriller “Abduction.” “I’m excited about Rob [Pattinson]’s movie ‘Water for Elephants,’ ” she added. “I think he’s going to be phenomenal in that, and Kristen [Stewart] is doing an amazing film [‘On the Road’]. Elizabeth Reaser just did a movie called ‘Homework’ with Michael Angarano, who’s a really good friend of mine, and Emma Roberts that I’m excited about.” Reed and her co-stars have so many projects going that she was hard-pressed to remember everyone’s work schedule. “We all root for each other,” she said. Speaking of which, the multi-talented and multi-tasking actress, who recently directed Sage’s music video for “Edie Sedgwick,” lit up at our question about whether she would consider directing a music video for her co-star Jackson Rathbone’s band, 100 Monkeys. “Would I ever! Jackson and I are on the phone every other day, because we’re trying to find a movie to do together. I forgot to mention him — his band is skyrocketing. It’s amazing,” she gushed. “I would be honored. I don’t want to take the position: ‘Would I ever.’ If he would ever let me, yeah. I love them.” Check out everything we’ve got on “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1.” For young Hollywood news, fashion and “Twilight” updates around the clock, visit HollywoodCrush.MTV.com .

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What Can Conan O’Brien Say About NBC and Jay Leno During the Emmy Awards?

…a lot, as it turns out! Despite the fact that Conan O’B rien’s non-disparagement agreement with NBC doesn’t expire until September 1, the ex- Tonight Show host is free to mock his former employers if he wins an Emmy on Sunday night , just so long as his barbs are true. That means if Conan gets up on stage, expect at least one Jay Leno laugh and a dig at the network built around The Biggest Loser . Considering The Daily Show has this category locked down, however, NBC shouldn’t be too worried. [ THR, Esq. ]

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