Also in this Thursday edition of The Broadsheet: Marvel may have found the perfect person to write and direct Iron Man 3 … Michael Cera habla espanol… Baz Luhrmann will probably make The Great Gatsby after all… and more ahead.
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Justin Bieber’s Christianity Will Sell Never Say Never, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today
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It’s time once again to return to Movieline’s recently undertaken mission to honor this year’s acting and directing nominees with a tribute that will surely outlive any trophy they could ever hope to receive: one of our daily inaugural Awards-Season Trading Cards. Today, let’s give it up for Best Director nominee Tom Hooper!
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Today’s Awards-Season Trading Card Star: Tom Hooper
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We at Movieline are privileged to have the loyal and (generally) articulate commenter base that we do, but a small epidemic of impatience has broken out among their ranks! To wit, increasing numbers of comments are posted and then re -posted seconds later when they do not suddenly appear. Please be advised that barring the inclusion of excess profanity, abusive language or spammy URL s, these original comments have been received and will appear in the shortest of orders. The site takes a few minutes to process them, is all. So! No need to double-post. That is all. Thanks!
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Title of pop star’s March 29 release is #10 longest-running trend on social-networking site. By Nuzhat Naoreen Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Photo: Jive Britney Spears ‘ upcoming album, Femme Fatale, doesn’t hit shelves until March 29, but it’s already breaking records. The title, which has been trending worldwide on Twitter since Spears first announced it exactly a week ago, just nabbed the #10 spot on a list of the longest running Twitter trends gathered by Twend.It , a site that tracks topics on the social-networking site. “Can’t believe Femme Fatale has been trending 6 days. You guys are my motivation every single day. I love u all!” Spears wrote Tuesday on Twitter , where she has more than 6.8 million followers; she also included a link to the official announcement on her site . The top 10 list uses Twitter’s algorithms to tally the number of times a topic has trended since May 2010, when Twend.It was founded. “It’s culturally important,” said Nick DiFilippo, co-founder of Twend.it, who added that the popularity of entertainment topics on Twitter validates the notion that social-networking is an effective advertising tool that allows artists to reach their fans more directly. “They are finding a way to connect with their fanbase.” The ranking puts Spears in good company: Femme Fatale, the only music-related Twitter trend to break the top 10, joins “Inception,” which is holding strong at #1 after trending for a total of 39 days. “Inception” was one of 2010’s biggest box-office hits , grossing nearly $292 million domestically. Of course, success on Twitter doesn’t always lead to great sales. Other pop culture strongholds on the list include the movies “Last Airbender” at #9, and “Scott Pilgrim,” positioned at #5. Both films disappointed at the box office. Also noticeably absent from the list are Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, both of whom were among the top five most-tweeted-about people in 2010. So while Bieber and Gaga each have strong followings on Twitter, Twend.it’s DiFilippo doesn’t think Spears is in danger of being pushed out of the top 10. In fact, he predicts Femme Fatale will quickly move up on the list. “The way these trends go is once they hit momentum it gets hard to stop them,” he said. “Something like an album releasing, especially by one of the biggest pop artists around, it’s going to have some momentum, so I do predict it’s going to go a bit higher. I could see it going up to the sixth, fifth place at least.” While the album doesn’t come out until next month, Britney fans have plenty to look forward to: The pop star has been tweeting daily teasers to her upcoming video for “Hold It Against Me,” which premieres on MTV on February 17 at 9:56 p.m. ET. Related Videos Britney Spears Set To Reveal ‘Hold It Against Me’ Video Reactions To Britney’s ‘Hold It Against Me’ Related Artists Britney Spears
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Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale Twitter Trend Keeps Rolling
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The unwritten rules for the second season of a hit television series are similar to the ones governing movie sequels: Everything has to be bigger, has to be louder, and has to include at least one major casting addition. In the case of Lost , the second season brought increasingly convoluted stakes (The Hatch! The Others!), some shocking character deaths (Shannon!) and the addition of Michael Emerson to the already bulging cast. What began as a well-received guest role for the veteran New York actor became a three-and-a-half season stay on the devilish island. Emerson’s breakout performance not only forced Lost creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse to shift their narrative, but also cemented him forever in the minds of television watchers as Benjamin Linus. Glee star Darren Criss is on a very similar path, and because of that, it might be time for Gleeks to get concerned.
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Why Darren Criss Might be the Next Michael Emerson, and Why That Isn’t a Good Thing for Glee
Fantasia Barrino earned rave reviews for playing Celie in Broadway’s The Color Purple , but is the oft-troubled American Idol alum suited for a big-screen triumph? According to a new report, she’s set to play gospel legend Mahalia Jackson in director Euzhan Palcy’s film adaptation of the 1993 book Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel . Let’s start with the pettiest question: Is Fantasia a worthier post- Idol Oscar contender than Jennifer Hudson or not?
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Fantasia Barrino to Play Mahalia Jackson: Is She Our Second Idol Oscar Winner?
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“The fun but disquieting scenario is if that film wins and five guys in monkey masks come to the stage all saying, ‘I’m Banksy!’ Who the hell do we give it to? That’s the fun part of this job. There’s always some crazy-ass wrinkle you never thought of before.” And with that, Academy executive director Bruce Davis is plotting a “procedure” by which the elusive graffiti artist can claim his Oscar should Exit Through the Gift Shop win Best Documentary, which of course it should and it will. For starters: He’s discouraged from attending. Ha! The guy tagged the West Bank Barrier . Who can stop him? Anyway, I’m free to collect the award that night if anyone needs me, inquire within. [ The Wrap ]
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Academy Uneasy Over That ‘Crazy-Ass Wrinkle’ Banksy
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Phew! Glee shed that faux football-loving, thrill-seeking, Katy Perry-exploiting skin that it adopted for Super Bowl fans on Sunday , and got back to basics with last night’s Valentine’s Day episode, where Blaine explained that February 14th is the one day of the year when you can just tell the person you love how you feel. (Unless you belong to the Church of Love Actually , in which case that one day of the year is Christmas.) Meanwhile, Santana taught viewers that revenge is best served with glandular fever, and Ryan Murphy sold his soul to the Gap for a cute dance number. Let’s review the highs and lows.
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Gleebasing: Fat Bottomed Girls Make Valentine’s Day Go Round
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Before your heart starts racing: No, the first on-set pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover in J. Edgar don’t include any make-out shots with Armie Hammer . (Gotta save something for the trailer!) What this unofficial paparazzi still of the Clint Eastwood film does include, however, is evidence of DiCaprio’s snazzy, G-Men-approved haircut. If you’ve always wondered what Public Enemies would look like with the Inception star in the lead role instead of Johnny Depp, your prayers have been answered. Click ahead for your first look at J. Edgar .
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First Look at Kiss-Free Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar
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Looks like reduction is the name of the game today! Variety has just asked all five Best Director nominees to sum up their entire film with a one word theme. Well, all of the nominees except David Fincher, who, true to form , had his editors chime in instead. Anyway, just to get your brains fired up in the morning, take a shot at matching each one word theme to the films, which actually have quite a bit overlap… you know, when they are reduced to one word.
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Game: Match the ‘Big’ One-Word Theme to the Film of the Best Director Nominee
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