That didn’t take very long at all. Fans of Japanese Magna Akira are already up in arms about the report that Warner Bros. is looking to cast the film from a list of Caucasian actors that includes Robert Pattinson, Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Joaquin Phoenix and Michael Fassbender. Who could have seen this one coming?
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All Caucasian Akira Casting Short List Angers Fans
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The news of the Elizabeth Taylor’s death is difficult for any film fan — even if her New York Times obituary was so old that its writer died in 2005 . Now that you’ve read about her life , her great over-the-top performances , and best cameos , let’s give the mic to Twitter and allow five celebrities (who often know better than us) to highlight Ms. Taylor’s unmistakable presence. Take it away!
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The Legacy of Elizabeth Taylor in 5 Celebrity Tweets
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A dark cultural day darkens still with the news that Richard Leacock, the prolific filmmaker who, with fellow directors D.A. Pennebaker, Robert Drew and the Maysles Brothers helped pioneer the nonfiction format known as “direct cinema,” has died at 89 . A sampling of his influential work — and a few valuable life lessons for the up-and-comers out there — after the jump.
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VIDEO: The Life Lessons of Doc Legend Richard Leacock, Dead at 89
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Sympathy for Delicious wasn’t exactly the toast of Sundance 2010, but with a cast that includes Orlando Bloom, Laura Linney, Juliette Lewis, Noah Emmerich, John Carroll Lynch, screenwriter Christopher Thornton, and first-time director Mark Ruffalo, it earns a second look in its new trailer. We can quibble about the use of Rolling Stones lyrics to illustrate the movie’s theme of healing, but at least “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” stays out of the fray.
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TRAILER: Mark Ruffalo’s All-Healing Sympathy for Delicious
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The worst-kept secret (or most obvious development, however you want to read it) of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival was confirmed today: Terrence Malick’s long-delayed The Tree of Life will debut on the Croisette in May. The film joins Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris as the only selections officially set for this year’s fest, though its status in or out of competition remains unknown. Tree of Life opens Stateside in limited release on May 27. [ Thompson on Hollywood ]
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It’s Official: Tree of Life Heading to Cannes
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Image: Nissan Tactile Feedback FTW Nissan’s ECO Pedal is a great idea. We’ve known for a while that giving drivers some feedback on their fuel consumption helps them drive more efficiently (and more sanely!). The most obvious example is the LCD screen in the Toyota Prius, but there are other ways of providing that feedback. Ford has an instrument cluster that grows leaves to ‘reward’ you for effici… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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