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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Hopes His Hesher Co-Star Wins an Oscar

Count Joseph Gordon-Levitt among the ” ignorant, faithless and over-cultured ” who loved Black Swan . “Perfect mad brilliance,” Levitt wrote on Twitter about Darren Aronofsky’s film. “Beauty is bliss; death delusion.” Um, spoiler alert, Joe? Of course here’s where the cynical part of you remembers that JoGo co-stars with Natalie Portman in the on-the-shelf 2010 Sundance film Hesher , and that an Oscar-winner attached to the indie film will make it a lot easier to market once it gets released. Synergy! [ @hitRECordJoe ]

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Guy Pearce on The King’s Speech, Animal Kingdom and Christopher Nolan’s Shy Years

Guy Pearce wouldn’t mind not being in an Oscar-winning film for a change. Not to say that he’s not fully behind The King’s Speech (or even the dark horse Animal Kingdom ), but considering that his work in those films involve limited screen time — not unlike his role in last year’s Best Picture-winning The Hurt Locker — “good-luck cameo” isn’t a role Pearce necessarily wants to get used to.

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HBO Picks Up Judd Apatow-Lena Dunham Collaboration, Girls

This felt like a fait accompli from the moment it was announced , but, hey: HBO has picked up Lena Dunham’s Girls from executive producer Judd Apatow. The show, which will begin shooting in the spring, will follow the lives of a group of girls in their 20s. “Lena Dunham quickly established herself as an important young talent with [ Tiny Furniture ]” said HBO president Sue Naegle in a release. The countdown to Dunham being announced as a cast member in Apatow’s untitled 2012 Paul Rudd-Leslie Mann reunion starts now. [ HBO ]

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