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Ed Limato Died This Weekend?

Sheesh, you go away for a few days and you come back and legendary ICM and WME agent Ed Limato is dead. He was 73 and had been battling lung disease. His longtime clients included Richard Gere, Denzel Washington, Robert Downey Jr., Steve Martin and Mel Gibson, the latter of whom dug deep to issue a wholesome, non-controversial statement: “It’s said of agents, ‘They have no hearts.’ Ed was all heart! He was there for me 30 years. I will miss him.” Hear hear. [ Deadline ]

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What’s On: Miss Independence

Kelly Clarkson’s primetime comebacks are always welcome, even if they’re on a hokey pre-taped Fourth of July special. But do you think she’ll sing “Miss Independent” and make us fall crazy-in-love with 2003 again? I vote yes. But before you take out your Nikki McKibbon voodoo doll and prepare for a night of idolization, take a look at the weird klatch of comedians who are joining Clarkson on America Celebrates July 4th at Ford’s Theatre .

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Checking In with Jeff Fahey: Apologies, Ambassadorships, and a New Role

From time to time, Movieline likes to check in with actor Jeff Fahey. Wouldn’t you, if given the opportunity? Jeff Fahey is many things: an actor, a dancer trained at the Joffrey Ballet, a humanitarian, and (of course) the Lawnmower Man. You can add one more to that list: Jeff Fahey is a damn good liar! Last time we checked in with him , Fahey swore up and down that his Movieline-beloved character Frank Lapidus had been killed off Lost in an ambiguous submarine explosion, so you can imagine our surprise when he popped up in the series finale to fly most of the main cast off the island, once and for all. Fahey’s been out of the country since then, but now that he’s back, he called up Movieline to apologize for his ruse, discuss the finale, and exclusively announce two bits of good news: an ambassadorship and a part in a new Gary Oldman film.

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Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek’s Video Review of The Last Airbender!

In the latest installment of Movieline’s video reviews, chief film critic Stephanie Zacharek drops by to deliver her take on the less-than-beloved fantasy effort The Last Airbender . Will Stephanie go a little easier on Manoj’s Folly than her peers , or is it just as irredeemable as you’ve heard? There’s only one way to find out — the video’s after the jump.

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Will James Cameron’s Next Film Star the Black Eyed Peas?

As we all know, James Cameron’s best work is not Aliens, Avatar , or Titanic , but instead his one contribution to music video history: Martini Ranch’s “Reach” video, a deliciously absurd parable about female bodybuilders and Kathryn Bigelow’s doability in a cowgirl outfit . Alas, Cameron hasn’t directed a music video since, although according to will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, the director is going to put off Avatar 2 to direct their concert film. Um what?

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Todd Phillips’ Project X Finds Its Cast

As promised , the conspicuously titled Project X — the Todd Phillips/Joel Silver co-produced guerrilla comedy — had found its no-name cast: Miles Teller, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Dax Flame, Nichole O’C onnor, Thomas Mann and Alexis Knapp will all hope to become the next McLovin’ — or Zack Galifianakis — when they take part in the Nima Nourizadeh-directed comedy. Precious few details about Project X are available, but it reportedly “revolves around a group of kids documenting a house party that suddenly goes awry,” and that “like Cloverfield , the movie would unfold from the point of view of the person videotaping the party.” So this is the Cloverfield sequel you’ve been waiting for! It’s gonna be the best night ever, etc. [ Variety ]

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3 Essential Performances from Andrew Garfield, Your New Spider-Man

Who is Andrew Garfield, the lucky actor just announced as the lead in Marc Webb’s new reboot of Spider-Man ? Let Movieline fill you in.

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BREAKING: Andrew Garfield Cast as Peter Parker in Marc Webb’s Spider-Man Reboot

Whoa! So that happened. The statement just came in from Sony, and while we collect ourselves, we’ll let you read it. It’s a great choice, though an older one than I was expecting them to make. More tomorrow:

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The 100 Greatest Movie Insults of All Time

Films can bring a lot of things to society, here's a great and perfectly lengthy example of the greatest insults screenwriters and actors brought us over the years. Best of all it's full of swears, so headphones required. The website link contains a full list of the films featured. added by: Mcellie

Jay Leno Logs His Worst Tonight Show Ratings Since ’93

This is either a sign that late night television is cannibalizing itself , less people are watching live TV or America just doesn’t think Jay Leno is as funny as he used to be — or all three! The Tonight Show clocked its lowest ratings this past quarter since 1993, when David Letterman premiered his Late Show on CBS. Coincidentally, this is also Leno’s first full quarter at the Tonight Show since Conangate. [ Deadline ]

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