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First Look: Shia LaBeouf Gets His Prohibition On in The Wettest County in the World

For a lot of film aficionados, The Wettest County in the World is one of the most highly anticipated projects currently in production. The adaptation of Matt Bondurant’s Prohibition-set novel has attracted a host top-line talent — including Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Gary Oldman — and director John Hillcoat, meaning it should be equal parts gritty and violent. Not this first image from the set though, which features LaBeouf grinning alongside some youngsters in their best period-appropriate wardrobe.

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First Look: Shia LaBeouf Gets His Prohibition On in The Wettest County in the World

Is Drew Barrymore to Blame for Mediocre Radiohead Album?

Drew Barrymore might be on a career roll lately — her winning turn in Going the Distance was the best part of that film; Whip It was a fantastic directorial debut — but is she responsible for the disappointment that is Radiohead’s newest album ? In the liner notes for The King of Limbs the band randomly offers a “big thank you” to Barrymore, which may have something to do with fan speculation that she let them use her Los Angeles home to record the album. Or maybe they just loved Whip It too. [ NME ]

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5 Great Over-the-Top Elizabeth Taylor Performances

Let’s be clear from the get-go: Elizabeth Taylor was perhaps the last of the great legendary movie stars, a tireless hero in the battle against HIV /AIDS, and arguably the epicenter of the pop/celebrity/gossip-culture universe for most of the 20th century. And the proof of her undeniable star power can be found in her most exaggerated performances.

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5 Great Over-the-Top Elizabeth Taylor Performances

Latest Your Highness Trailer Features Topless Women, Almost-Bottomless Natalie Portman

In case that first red-band trailer for Your Highness didn’t sell you on Danny McBride’s ability to play a lecherous medieval prince, Universal has released a second red-band trailer for David Gordon Green’s fantasy comedy due in theaters April 8. In the second red-band promo ( third trailer total ), Natalie Portman plants a kiss on Danny McBride and a gaggle of topless nymphs chase James Franco through the woods, but does the studio accidentally uncover a major plot twist that could spoil the movie for viewers?

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Latest Your Highness Trailer Features Topless Women, Almost-Bottomless Natalie Portman

TIMELINE: The Hobbit’s Troubled 75-Year Journey From Page to Screen

On Monday, somewhat incredibly, The Hobbit finally started filming . Amid the seemingly weekly reports of turmoil and lawsuits surrounding the two-part Hobbit film over the last few years, it’s easy to forget just how long this movie has been in production — and the minor miracle it is that not only is The Hobbit being filmed, but Peter Jackson is behind the camera. So let’s take a quick look back — a “Dummy’s Guide,” if you will — at the timeline associated with the long, torturous journey that finally got us to where we are today.

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TIMELINE: The Hobbit’s Troubled 75-Year Journey From Page to Screen