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It’s Hard Out Here For An Imperialist

At my first screening of Silence, George Lucas introduced Martin Scorsese’s new Japan-set spiritual drama at San Francisco’s Castro Theatre by praising it as a film that belongs in the 20th century. Whatever Lucas meant by that, Silence feels far older, even archaic, bemoaning as it does the arduousness of European colonialism. “It’s Hard Out… Read more »

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Angelina Jolie Reveals The Key To Being A Big-Screen Badass

‘A good gun helps,’ the ‘Salt’ star laughs. By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Angelina Jolie in “Salt” Photo: Andrew Schwartz “She’s fearless.” So says producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura of “Salt” star Angelina Jolie . Even a bloody cut on her forehead, sustained during stunt work on the upcoming thriller, barely kept her away from the New York set. Nor did it keep her from jumping out of helicopters and off freeways during the rest of the shoot. From “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” to “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” to “Wanted,” Jolie has executed her fair share of stunts before, but as the 35-year-old explained to MTV News, she takes a particular pleasure in such work these days.

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