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James Cameron Sinks Universal’s Battleship

It seems James Cameron is saving his judge-y haymakers for bigger fish than just Piranha 3D . The King of the World told a German website that no film better embodies Hollywood’s creative bankruptcy than Universal’s two ka-billion dollar adaptation of Battleship . “We have a story crisis. Now they want to make the Battleship game into a film,” said Cameron to Spiegel . “This is pure desperation.” And how! Just wait until he finds out it co-stars Rihanna and Sports Illustrated swimsuit model.

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The Social Network Sweeps The National Society Of Film Critics Awards

We may be getting into an unstoppable Titanic -like streak here. The Social Network , having already been named Best Picture by over seventeen separate critics’ groups — including New York Critics Circle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco,and the National Board of Review — claimed the crown again , this time from the National Society of Film Critics. The Facebook flick also racked up wins for Best Director, David Fincher, Best Screenplay, Aaron Sorkin, and Best Actor, Jesse Eisenberg. The full list after the break. [ EW ]

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Oscar-Nominated Peter Yates, Director of Bullitt, Dies at 82

Sad news: The acclaimed British director and producer Peter Yates has passed away at 82 following “a long illness.” Yates is perhaps best-known for revolutionizing both car chases and Steve McQueen’s coolness in Bullitt , but his entire filmography is varied and remarkably consistent. It includes such titles as Year of the Comet , Breaking Away , The Robbery , Krull and possibly one of the best crime films ever, The Friends of Eddie Coyle . Check out the terrific trailer for this hard-hitting Robert Mitchum film after the jump. And just so Monday doesn’t start on a completely sad note, I’ve also included the one-minute “refund” clip from his Oscar-nominated Breaking Away , which is still one of the best cures for a long day that I’ve ever found.

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Piers Morgan’s New Show Will Succeed Because Most Other Media Will Fail

At Thursday’s TCA press conference in Pasadena, Piers Morgan announced that the first guest on his new CNN show will be OWN sorceress Oprah Winfrey — and that newspapers won’t exist soon. “There will be no newspapers in 20 years. Deal with it,” he said, adding that he feels sorry for Scandinavian paper factories that will soon go down in flames. Fine, but he should have assured us that America’s Got Talent won’t be around in 20 years either. Soften the blow, Piers!

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Please Give, I Love You Phillip Morris Among Surprise Writers Guild Award Nominees

The guild awards just keep on coming! Right on the heels of the Producers Guild nominations earlier today , the Writers Guild announced their nominees via press release. Round up the usual suspects: The Social Network , The Fighter , Black Swan , The Kids Are All Right , 127 Hours , True Grit , Inception and The Town all scored nominations (it looks like Ben Affleck’s film is steamrolling toward the Kodak Theater). So, too, did Please Give and I Love You Phillip Morris , two surprise nominees helped out by the fact that many favorites, including The King’s Speech and Toy Story 3 , were deemed ineligible because of rule violations. Womp womp. Click ahead for the full list.

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VIDEO: Robert De Niro’s Humble, Hacky Soft-Core Beginnings Emerge Online

If/when you happen to have a spare 86 minutes, have we got a treat for you: Sam’s Song , a/k/a the early, unfinished Robert De Niro film spliced together with soft-core porn to create an experience rivaling Little Fockers for sheer unwatchability. How did this ever happen?

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Is Joseph Fiennes Slamming Glee in This Starz Camelot Promo?

Slow news day, but seriously: Is Joseph Fiennes, the star of Starz’s ten-part Camelot series, mocking Glee when he talks about the reasons you should watch him play Merlin?

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Roger Ebert Reveals Co-Hosts and Other Details for Re-Launch of At the Movies

Roger Ebert will be launching a revamped version of his television show At the Movies on January 21st and he has just revealed that AP critic Christy Lemire and Mubi.com contributor Ignatiy Vishnevetsky will co-host the show. He also revealed a number of other contributors and special segments that will be featured. Lemire isn’t so much of a surprise, as she’s a well-known, veteran critic for AP who has also appeared on Good Morning America , The Charlie Rose Show and even At the Movies . But who is this Vishnevetsky guy?

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Watching Bad TV Was a Full-Time Job For Americans in 2010

It’s still early in the new year, which means that there is plenty of time to correct those horrible habits that plagued you in 2010. Goodbye Twinkie diet ! So long animal hoarding compulsion! Farewell, cigarettes and embarrassing Newport withdrawal-related crimes ! Now, if only you could amend your horrible television-watching habits.

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It Hasn’t Gotten Better for Rupert Everett and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Monday edition of The Broadsheet: Quentin Tarantino names his best films of 2010… Mila Kunis now officially home alone… the 24 movie hits a snag… and more ahead.

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It Hasn’t Gotten Better for Rupert Everett and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today