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Director Lisa Cholodenko on The Kids Are All Right, Gay Porn, and That Ending

In The Kids are All Right , lesbian moms Nic and Jules (Annette Bening and Julianne Moore) and their teenage children (Mia Wasikowska and Josh Hutcherson) have to withstand a lot upheaval when the kids’ feckless sperm donor (Mark Ruffalo) comes back into their lives. For director Lisa Cholodenko, making the movie was just as complicated.

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Finally, Roman Polanski Gets the Cartoon Justice He Deserves

Roman Polanski may be a free man, but that doesn’t mean he’s escaped judgment altogether. The filmmaker, whom Swiss authorities released from house arrest after declining to extradite him to the U.S. , is now the subject of an interactive cartoon series that lets you sentence him from the comfort of home. And when execution by killer whale is an option, why wouldn’t you?

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Ryan Reynolds Debuts CGI Green Lantern Suit

Ryan Reynolds says, “Knucks for everybody!” Err — that’s probably not the first impression Warner Bros. wanted you to have upon seeing Reynolds wearing the Green Lantern suit, but at least it averts your attention away from the CGI -palooza of the thing. Right?

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Steven Seagal Sex Case Dismissed

The Los Angeles court has dismissed a $1 million lawsuit filed against Steven Seagal by a former assistant who claimed that her employer had sexually harassed her on repeated occasions. Seagal’s attorneys had reportedly been trying to resolve the case out of court — maybe because of the incriminating interview Jenny McCarthy gave to Movieline in 1998 about Seagal’s ungentlemanly casting couch conduct. No word yet on whether A&E will order more episodes of Steven Seagal Lawman , which was pulled off the air shortly after the allegations were made. [ Yahoo! ]

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Late Night Highlights: More Mel Gibson Jokes From Tracy Morgan, Letterman and Fallon

Last night, the Mel Gibson free-for-all continued with material from Tracy Morgan, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon and Jay Leno. Click through for those jokes as well as the other highlights you missed last night while adjusting to the new and improved Movieline layout .

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Fearless Improv Group Takes Star Wars to the NYC Subway

Some New Yorkers have all the luck. If they’re not witness to Ghostbusters raiding the New York Public Library , then they’re hanging around on the subway while a squad of Stormtroopers and Darth Vader accost Princess Leia. Seriously. Click through for the video evidence.

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Help Movieline Caption the Latest Image from Thor

The hilarious existence of Marvel’s adaptation of Thor just keeps getting more hilarious. Today the studio announced that Thor (along with Captain America ), because of course it will be. Said director Kenneth Brannagh, presumably with a straight face: “We came to feel that in our case 3D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience.” Marvel also released another still from Thor , and this time offering a first glimpse at Sir Anthony Hopkins in his role as Odin. Yes, this is all real.

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Tony Curtis Hospitalized with Breathing Problems

TMZ reports that screen legend Tony Curtis has been taken to a Nevada hospital after suffering from breathing problems while exhibiting his new artwork products at a local Costco. The 85-year-old Curtis, who suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is reportedly in stable condition while doctors continue tests, but the Some Like it Hot star may be released soon. Get better, Tony! [ TMZ ]

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Zac Efron Unveils… Ninjas Runnin’ Wild?

At risk of overloading the front half of your day with juicy Zac Efron moguldom updates, let’s just make this quick: The young hyphenate and his partners have officially dubbed their production company Ninjas Runnin’ Wild because, well, who knows? You can’t deny it has a better ring than The Efron Company or whatever. And they’re already in development on five films, including an “untitled workplace comedy” in which Efron will… star. No pun intended. [ THR ]

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