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Teen Choice Award Nominations: Round 2!

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From The Vampire Diaries to The Hunger Games to a whole lot of Justin Bieber , the 2012 Teen Choice Awards have come out with their second round of nominations. Vote at the official Teen Choice website now, watch the ceremony on Fox on July 22 and check out the latest list of nominees below. Choice Summer TV Show “America’s Got Talent” “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” “So You Think You Can Dance” “Teen Wolf” “Workaholics” Choice Summer TV Star: Female Troian Bellisario, “Pretty Little Liars” Chelsea Kane, “Baby Daddy” Crystal Reed, “Teen Wolf” Ashley Rickards, “Awkward” Shailene Woodley, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” Choice Summer TV Star: Male Ken Baumann, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” Jean-Luc Bilodeau, “Baby Daddy” Michael Ealy, “Common Law” Daren Kagasoff, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” Tyler Posey, “Teen Wolf” Choice TV Villain Joseph Morgan, “The Vampire Diaries” Lana Parrilla, “Once Upon a Time” Janel Parrish, “Pretty Little Liars” Krysten Ritter, “Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23” Michelle Trachtenberg, “Gossip Girl” Choice TV Female Scene Stealer Candice Accola, “The Vampire Dairies” Dianna Agron, “Glee” Sarah Hyland, “Modern Family” Francia Raisa, “The Secret Life of the American Teenager” Casey Wilson, “Happy Endings” Choice TV Male Scene Stealer Max Greenfield, “New Girl” Gabriel Mann, “Revenge” Michael Trevino, “The Vampire Diaries” James Van Der Beek, “Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23” Damon Wayans Jr., “Happy Endings” Choice TV Breakout Show “Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23” “New Girl” “Revenge” “Smash” “The X Factor” Choice TV Breakout Star: Female Beth Behrs, “2 Broke Girls” Sutton Foster, “Bunheads” Katharine McPhee, “Smash” Hannah Simone, “New Girl” Dreama Walker, “Don’t Trust the B— in Apt. 23” Choice TV Breakout Star: Male Josh Bowman, “Revenge” Josh Dallas, “Once Upon a Time” Jake Johnson, “New Girl” Beau Mirchoff, “Awkward” Lamorne Morris, “New Girl” Choice Movie: Romance “The Lucky One” “Think Like A Man” “This Means War” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” “The Vow” Choice Movie Actor: Romance Michael Ealy, “Think Like A Man” Zac Efron, “The Lucky One” Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Chris Pine, “This Means War” Channing Tatum, “The Vow” Choice Movie Actress: Romance Miley Cyrus, “LOL” Meagan Good, “Think Like A Man” Rachel McAdams, “The Vow” Taylor Schilling, “The Lucky One” Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Choice Movie Voice Zac Efron as Ted, “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” Seth MacFarlane as Ted, “Ted” Jesse McCartney as Theodore, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” Chris Rock as Marty, “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” Taylor Swift as Audrey, “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” Choice Movie Chemistry Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Jennifer Lawrence and Amandla Stenberg, “The Hunger Games” Will Smith and Josh Brolin, “Men In Black 3” Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street” Mark Wahlberg and Ted (voice of Seth MacFarlane), “Ted” Choice Movie Liplock Zac Efron and Taylor Schilling, “The Lucky One” Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games” Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, “The Vow” Choice Movie Hissy Fit Steve Carell, “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” Kevin Hart, “Think Like A Man” Mark Ruffalo, “The Avengers” Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street” Charlize Theron, “Snow White & The Huntsman” Choice Movie Villain Jemaine Clement, “Men In Black 3” Tom Hiddleston, “The Avengers” Rhys Ifans, “The Amazing Spider-Man” Alexander Ludwig, “The Hunger Games” Charlize Theron, “Snow White & The Huntsman” Choice Movie Scene Stealer: Male Chace Crawford, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Chris Evans, “The Avengers” Kevin Hart, “Think Like A Man” Liam Hemsworth, “The Hunger Games” Kellan Lutz, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Choice Movie Scene Stealer: Female Elizabeth Banks, “The Hunger Games” Ashley Greene, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Lea Michele, “New Year’s Eve” Nikki Reed, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1” Nicole Scherzinger, “Men In Black 3” Choice Movie Breakout Sam Claflin, “Snow White & The Huntsman” Julianne Hough, “Rock of Ages” Joe Manganiello, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” Noomi Rapace, “Prometheus” Rihanna, “Battleship” Choice Summer Movie: Action “The Amazing Spider-Man” “The Avengers” “Men In Black 3” “Prometheus” “Snow White & The Huntsman” Choice Summer Movie: Comedy/Music “Katy Perry: Part of Me” “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” “Rock of Ages” “Ted” “That’s My Boy” Choice Summer Movie Star: Male Robert Downey Jr., “The Avengers” Andrew Garfield, “The Amazing Spider-Man” Chris Hemsworth, “Snow White & The Huntsman” and “The Avengers” Adam Sandler, “That’s My Boy” Will Smith, “Men In Black 3” Choice Summer Movie Star: Female Scarlett Johansson, “The Avengers” Leighton Meester, “That’s My Boy” Kristen Stewart, “Snow White & The Huntsman” Emma Stone, “The Amazing Spider-Man” Charlize Theron, “Snow White & The Huntsman” and “Prometheus” Choice Summer Song “All Around the World,” Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen “Give Your Heart a Break,” Demi Lovato “Glad You Came,” The Wanted “Scream,” Usher Choice Love Song “Die In Your Arms,” Justin Bieber “Give Your Heart a Break,” Demi Lovato “Home,” Phillip Phillips “I Won’t Give Up,” Jason Mraz “What Makes You Beautiful,” One Direction Choice Break-Up Song “Climax,” Usher “Payphone,” Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” Kelly Clarkson “Wide Awake,” Katy Perry Choice Summer Music Star: Female Carly Rae Jepsen Jennifer Lopez Demi Lovato Katy Perry Rihanna Choice Summer Music Star: Male Justin Bieber Flo Rida David Guetta Pitbull Usher Choice Summer Music Star: Group Coldplay Gym Class Heroes Maroon 5 One Direction The Wanted Choice Music: Breakout Artist Ellie Goulding Gotye Carly Rae Jepsen Kimbra Phillip Phillips Choice Music: Breakout Group Eli Young Band fun. 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Selena Gomez Fans, Prepare To Be ‘Shocked’ By ‘Spring Breakers’

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Former Disney star talks to MTV News about ‘taking risks’ in her upcoming flick. By Cory Midgarden Selena Gomez Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — Selena Gomez is all grown up. The former “Wizards of Waverly Place” actress has traded in her Mickey Mouse ears for a two-toned bikini and a whole lot of scandal in the upcoming “Spring Breakers.” “People will be a little shocked, I think,” Gomez told MTV News while promoting her new self-titled fragrance in New York on Saturday. “I’m a little nervous about it but honestly it’s a right step for me, I’m really proud of it.” Also shaking their squeaky-clean images in the flick are “Pretty Little Liars” star Ashley Benson and Disney alum Vanessa Hudgens. The film follows the girls as they head to Florida for spring break, where they find themselves behind bars after robbing a restaurant. “I think as an actress it really challenged me,” Gomez said. “All of the other actresses are also trying to prove themselves, so it was just really, really fun.” Although Gomez is taking more chances with both her acting and music, there is still one role that is a little too racy for the 19-year-old: “Fifty Shades of Grey.” “I know I’m taking risks but I don’t think I could do that,” she told MTV News. “That would be a little too much for me.” Gomez became familiar with the hot and heavy storyline after being approached to star in Funny or Die’s “Fifty Shades of Blue.” “When they told me about the skit, I didn’t know what [‘Fifty Shades of Grey’] was about, so I started to read it and was like, oh, this is spicy, I thought it was good, it was intriguing,” she said. “The skit was really funny.” So with all of this research under her belt, who does the 19-year-old think should play S&M-loving Christian Grey’s object of affection? “Someone older should do that part,” she replied. What are your thoughts on a more mature Selena Gomez? Sound off in the comments below! Check out everything we’ve got on “Spring Breakers.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Artists Selena Gomez

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‘Dallas’ Reboot: Meet The New Oilmen (And Women!)

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Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalfe go head to head in TNT’s new show. By Kara Warner Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson Photo: WireImage Remember when summertime used to mean endless repeats and no new TV shows? Times, they are a-changin’, with more and more networks opting to debut new material during the summer months. One of the most buzz-worthy new summer offerings is TNT’s reboot of “Dallas,” a modernized version of the hugely popular and iconic ’80s nighttime soap. Fans of the original, which ran from 1978 to 1991, should be delighted to know that Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy are still front and center as the show’s leading men, but they are joined by a slew of fresh young faces. Here’s a look at the new blood in “Dallas,” which kicks off Wednesday night (June 13): Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing Why you recognize him : Henderson has been sowing his oats in nighttime soaps for quite some time. Most recently, he appeared on “90210” and as Edie Britt’s nephew on “Desperate Housewives.” Eagle-eyed viewers and/or WB buffs might also remember seeing him compete on “Popstars,” winning a spot in the group Scene 23. Why you’ll love him on “Dallas” : Because he plays the spoiled, wealthy, manipulative bad boy, a perfect heir to the original J.R.’s love-to-hate-him shtick. Everyone loves a bad boy, right? Not to mention the fact that Henderson is very easy on the eyes and is actually a Dallas native. Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher Ewing Why you recognize him : Metcalfe got his start on a straight-up soap opera, “Passions,” but he is best known from his breakout role on “Desperate Housewives” as Gabrielle’s (Eva Longoria) jailbait love interest, along with roles in a few feature films, including “John Tucker Must Die.” Why you’ll love him on “Dallas” : As the adopted son of Bobby and his first wife Pam, Christopher has a big ol’ chip on his shoulder and a lot to prove. He’s also into alternative energy, which provides a nice antidote to the family’s obsession with the oil industry. He’s currently devoted to his fianc

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‘Dallas’ Reboot: Meet The New Oilmen (And Women!)

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Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalfe go head to head in TNT’s new show. By Kara Warner Jesse Metcalfe and Josh Henderson Photo: WireImage Remember when summertime used to mean endless repeats and no new TV shows? Times, they are a-changin’, with more and more networks opting to debut new material during the summer months. One of the most buzz-worthy new summer offerings is TNT’s reboot of “Dallas,” a modernized version of the hugely popular and iconic ’80s nighttime soap. Fans of the original, which ran from 1978 to 1991, should be delighted to know that Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy are still front and center as the show’s leading men, but they are joined by a slew of fresh young faces. Here’s a look at the new blood in “Dallas,” which kicks off Wednesday night (June 13): Josh Henderson as John Ross Ewing Why you recognize him : Henderson has been sowing his oats in nighttime soaps for quite some time. Most recently, he appeared on “90210” and as Edie Britt’s nephew on “Desperate Housewives.” Eagle-eyed viewers and/or WB buffs might also remember seeing him compete on “Popstars,” winning a spot in the group Scene 23. Why you’ll love him on “Dallas” : Because he plays the spoiled, wealthy, manipulative bad boy, a perfect heir to the original J.R.’s love-to-hate-him shtick. Everyone loves a bad boy, right? Not to mention the fact that Henderson is very easy on the eyes and is actually a Dallas native. Jesse Metcalfe as Christopher Ewing Why you recognize him : Metcalfe got his start on a straight-up soap opera, “Passions,” but he is best known from his breakout role on “Desperate Housewives” as Gabrielle’s (Eva Longoria) jailbait love interest, along with roles in a few feature films, including “John Tucker Must Die.” Why you’ll love him on “Dallas” : As the adopted son of Bobby and his first wife Pam, Christopher has a big ol’ chip on his shoulder and a lot to prove. He’s also into alternative energy, which provides a nice antidote to the family’s obsession with the oil industry. He’s currently devoted to his fianc

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Pixar Storytelling 101: 22 Rules Hollywood Should Learn

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Pixar Animation storyboard artist Emma Coats took to Twitter last month to share the storytelling tips she’s gleaned during her time at the Oscar-winning animation house, and taken together they comprise one of the most comprehensive, sensible, must-follow rules for writing you can find. ( Ridley Scott , Damon Lindelof , whoever’s working on the next Prometheus — are you listening?) Among Coats’ best tips, as collected by blog The Pixar Touch (via i09): “Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating.” Amen to that. #1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different. #3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite. #4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___. #5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free. #6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal? #7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front. #8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time. #9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up. #10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it. #11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone. #12: Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself. #13: Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience. #14: Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it. #15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations. #16: What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against. #17: No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on – it’ll come back around to be useful later. #18: You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining. #19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating. #20: Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like? #21: You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way? #22: What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there. Coats, who has written and directed her own short, Horizon , and is a credited storyboard artist on Brave , is still engaging in storytelling talk over at Twitter and on Tumblr . [ The Pixar Touch via i09 ]

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Magic Mike Trailer: Quick Asses and a Few Gyrations From Channing Tatum & Co.

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Hot dudes and with asses in air… A few thongs and strippers galore. A party in Miami, Key West or Palm Springs? Nahh… It’s Magic Mike of course and the latest trailer shows off a bit of skin courtesy of Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey — the resident hotties who will hold court in their sexiest in Steven Soderbergh’s latest film. There was a time in the not too distant past that Soderbergh said he was ” retiring ” from filmmaking, but things clearly changed and he found inspiration to continue. Good for him, since most ladies (and some gentlemen) will likely enjoy the show. By the way, there are more ass and skin scenes with Matthew McConaughey — and even a little bondage — to be had in Lee Daniels’ new film, The Paperboy , which premiered in Cannes last month . But back to Magic Mike … the story revolves around a male stripper who teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money. “They also had to be able to do what we needed them to do and willing to do what we needed them to do,” Soderbergh told Indiewire back in January about making the film. “But I mean, we got really lucky. All these guys were great and have brought something specific to the movie. There’s nothing like shared potential humiliation to bond.” We can’t agree more… And what do you think of the fleshy teases? Check it out… Magic Mike hits theaters on June 29.

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Knocked Up: Khloe Kardashian Begins Fertility Treatments To Better Her Chances Of Carrying A Gut Full Of Lammy!

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Time to end the scrimmage and get in the game! Khloe Kardashian Begins Fertility Treatment According to TMZ reports : Khloe Kardashian wants a baby bad, and we’ve learned she’s undergoing fertility treatment. Sources connected with Khloe and Lamar Odom tell TMZ … they have tried in vain for months to get pregnant. So Khloe went to ART Reproductive Center in Bev Hills Monday … to start the process. With Kim Kardashian by her side for moral support, Khloe gave up some blood so the docs could evaluate her hormone levels. She’s waiting for the results, and will then get a stylized treatment program. Our sources say fertility treatment has been a long time coming — they were going to start the process while living in Dallas, but distractions with Lamar’s BB career put everything on ice. Image via WENN Good luck you two!

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Inessential Essentials: Danny Boyle’s Shallow Grave Gets the Criterion Treatment

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

The film: Shallow Grave (1994) Why It’s an Inessential Essential: Today, Danny Boyle is commonly known as “the director of Slumdog Millionaire .” (Or: Olympian designer !) After that, he’s usually “the director of Trainspotting ,” or 127 Hours or even Millions . So it’s nice to see that the Criterion Collection’s first DVD/Blu-Ray release of a Boyle film is Shallow Grave , an early film by Boyle but an especially worthy one. Scripted by regular collaborator John Hodge ( Trainspotting , A Life Less Ordinary ), Shallow Grave is a nasty little neo-noir about three apathetic yuppies that cover up a crime involving a dead body and a bag full of cash. Juliet (Kerry Fox), Alex ( Ewan McGregor in his second film role), and David ( Doctor Who ‘s Christopher Eccleston) are a trio of casually petty young things that are equally bored, cruel and self-absorbed. They tentatively sublet the fourth bedroom in their Edinburgh flat to a stranger, who promptly dies and leaves a suitcase full of money beside his corpse. A decision is hastily made: they’ll keep the money and dispose of the body. The consequences of that decision naturally haunt and subsequently push the film’s group of sociopathic friends over the edge. How the DVD/Blu Ray Makes the Case for the Film: During his audio commentary soundtrack, Boyle behaves exactly how you’d think he would based on his films. He’s a reactive filmmaker, one that prioritizes sensationalism over moralism. That totally suits a film like Shallow Grave , a movie that Boyle, according to film critic Philip Kemp’s liner notes, originally conceived of as being similar to Blood Simple . During the director’s commentary (there’s also a separate commentary track that features Hodge in conversation with producer Andrew Macdonald), Boyle professes to have great reverence for British social realists like Ken Loach and Mike Leigh. But he also talks about how the film’s bright, lurid color palette, which he characterizes as “swathes of color,” were his way of getting away from “British realism,” which he said had “become very standard” at the time. Shallow Grave is about the perils of being young, British, materialistic and without a moral compass. But like Trainspotting , Boyle’s follow-up feature and breakthrough film, Shallow Grave , is a young filmmaker’s way of trying to, “just smash it up a bit, if we could.” Left to his own devices, Boyle tellingly only mentions the film’s political subtext infrequently and mostly in passing. He’s much more interested in talking about trick shots, effect-driven photography and the sense of visual “perspective” he achieved by making his antiheroes’ apartment, the film’s central location, built with an elevated foundation. Boyle did this for the same reason he had his cast lug around a crash test dummy when they simulated carrying a body down a flight of stairs. Boyle knew even then that to properly push buttons, he had to achieve a hyper-real effect. And he did: Boyle jokes that the dummy made his three lead actors mad at him, but that that an air of tension on-set is, “always a good thing.” Other trivia: Boyle is a great talker and goes on a number of funny tangents during his audio commentary, like when he warns anyone unfamiliar with The Wicker Man , which is playing in the background in one scene in Shallow Grave , not to watch the remake. His anecdote about gauging the success of Shallow Grave on the attendance of a single matinee screening in Hamilton, Scotland is especially funny. Boyle says that his contacts at Polygram Filmed Entertainment, the film’s distribution company, informed him that four people showed up to Hamilton’s first screening, but that that was a very good sign. “If there’s one person there,” Boyle recalled, “it’s going to be ok. If there’s nobody there, they don’t know. It’s bizarre, it’s all statistics, of course.” Previously: Inessential Essentials: Revisiting Joe Eszterhas’s Telling Lies in America Simon Abrams is a NY-based freelance film critic whose work has been featured in outlets like The Village Voice , Time Out New York , Vulture and Esquire . Additionally, some people like his writing, which he collects at Extended Cut .

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SIFF: William Friedkin on Killer Joe, His Bond Offer, The MPAA, and Citizen Kane

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Movieline caught up with the charismatic William Friedkin last weekend at the Seattle Film Festival, where the Exorcist / French Connection director received a Lifetime Achievement award and screened his brutal Southern-fried potboiler Killer Joe . Before he held court keeping a packed audience rapt with tales from his nearly five-decade career in film (highlights below), Friedkin stopped to discuss two of the topics he’s wrestling with these days: His legal battle to win back the rights to his 1977 pic Sorcerer , and the absurdity of the MPAA, which anointed Killer Joe with an NC-17 rating. Friedkin is active on Twitter , which has allowed film fans unprecedented access to the Oscar-winner and given him the chance to discuss his battle for the rights to Sorcerer , his Roy Scheider-starring remake of The Wages of Fear . “I’m suing Universal and Paramount to get control of Sorcerer ,” he explained to Movieline. “It evidently means a lot to people, and I want people to be able to see it.” As with many older films, rights to Sorcerer lie out of the filmmaker’s hands – and studios, according to Friedkin, are allowing precious 35mm prints to deteriorate right under their own noses. “What’s happened to the legacy of almost all the studios is that the people who run them now don’t care,” he said. “They don’t give a damn. I know the guy from Lincoln Center, he tried to get a print of Blade Runner and Warner Bros. told him they didn’t know who owned it.” Even in the care of studios, library titles threaten to become damaged beyond repair. Friedkin doesn’t want what happened to another ‘70s classic to happen to his film. “Paramount put out a beautiful Blu-ray of The Godfather almost two years ago,” he said. “They went to get it out of their vaults and it had deteriorated, and they had to spend over a million dollars to restore it. It’s probably the gem of their library, and they just let it go. So they don’t care about the legacy of the work that they do. I hope I win my lawsuit, and I’m going to expose what they’re doing nevertheless.” As for his current film, Killer Joe – an assuredly brutal film whose tagline boasts “a totally twisted deep-fried Texas redneck trailer park murder story” – Friedkin has battled an old adversary: The ratings board. “The ratings board, to me, is a joke,” he said. “I never thought we’d get an NC-17, but I don’t mind the fact that we did. I had a film called Cruising that I took back there 50 times, 5-0, before they gave it an R.” Still, Friedkin will gladly accept his NC-17. “If we had done that with Killer Joe , it wouldn’t be here tonight; it would be playing in a shorts festival on YouTube.” NEXT: enjoy a Movieline 9 of highlights, anecdotes, and assorted moments from Friedkin’s appareance at SIFF ’12.

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Olympic Opener Plans, Darren Aronofsky May Have Noah’s Nemesis: Biz Break

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Also happening in (mostly) film news Tuesday morning, Roger Corman to lead a festival jury, Alfre Woodard to star along with Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender in a slave epic, projections for worldwide entertainment are up, though less so in North America and former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash gets ready for his star… Roger Corman to Lead Tokyo Film Festival Corman will serve as president of the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival taking place October 20 – 28 in the Japanese capital. Corman has produced more than 550 films and directed fifty others in a career spanning nearly 60 years. Around the ‘net… Danny Boyle Unveils Olympics Opening Details The Olympic Stadium will morph into an idealized version of the English countryside complete with farm animals and recreations of British landmarks. The $42 million event will take place July 27th, Variety reports . Worldwide Spending for Theatrical and Home Video to Hit $100B PwC’s Global Entertainment and Media Outlook gave its annual five-year forecast, saying theater tickets and home video will increase by 3.1 per cent per year to nearly $100 billion by 2016. Box office will rise 6.3 per cent per year while home video will only rise by 0.5 per cent. Most growth will come from abroad, with North America poised for a less than 1 per cent rise, Deadline reports . Ray Winstone Set to Play Noah’s Nemesis The actor has been offered the role of Noah’s enemy in the Biblical story of the man who built the arc, directed by Darren Aronofsky. Winstone would play opposite Russell Crowe in the epic which also stars Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth and Emma Watson, Deadline reports . Alfre Woodard Boards Steve McQueen’s Latest The actress will join Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender in Twelve Years a Slave a New Regency production based on an autobiography written in 1853 by Solomon Northup, a free black man who became enslaved, THR reports . Slash to Get His Star in Hollywood The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist will get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month. He is the first of the former band members to receive the star, which will be unveiled July 10th on Hollywood Blvd., BBC reports .

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