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I’m Moving On From Movieline

It’s been a ball, but my time at Movieline has come to an end. I’ve been hired as the new Movie Editor for New York Magazine’s sterling entertainment blog, Vulture , and while I’m excited to move on, there’s plenty I’m going to miss.

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I’m Moving On From Movieline

Listen to Five Songs from Trent Reznor’s Upcoming Soundtrack for The Social Network

As if there weren’t enough hype, buzz and breathless anticipation surrounding the release of David Fincher’s The Social Network , here comes your first listen of the film’s musical score, from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The Nine Inch Nails frontman has released a five-song sampler of the 19-track album to his website and it’s…pretty awesome. Think Radiohead circa-“Kid A” mixed with The Dust Brothers and you’ll have a pretty solid idea of what to expect. After the jump, take a listen to the first track, “Pieces Form the Whole.”

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I’m Still Here: A Work of Accidental Genius?

“In many ways you could say that [Joaquin] Phoenix and [Casey] Affleck are some of the most important artists of their age because they have shown us just how difficult it is to pull something off, especially if you have no talent for the type of creation you are attempting in the first place. They deserve to be recognized as such.” Oh, Jesus. The implications of this logic for Uwe Boll are going to be huge . [ The Awl ]

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I’m Still Here: A Work of Accidental Genius?

Only 21 Lost Fans Survive Four-Day Marathon

Congratulations to the 21 hardcore Lost fans who risked blood clots and other serious health and boredom-related complications to sit through all 121 episodes at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square this week. And to the 80 or so fans who dropped out over the four-day marathon event — in spite of paramedics on hand — better luck next time. The Sun reported last month that the first 280 fans would be allowed to participate in the London event. BBC News notes that only a hundred or so Londoners actually showed up to attempt setting the world record — for longest continuous cinema sitting. [ BBC ]

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Mel Gibson Case Turns Even Uglier as Two Potential Witnesses Threatened

The already messy Mel Gibson/Oksana Grigorieva case is turning into a full-on circus, complete with porn stars, threats of violence, and an alleged vehicular homicide attempt. While Gibson hasn’t won any allies lately , new accusations again suggest that neither side’s hands are clean. Violet Kowal, a Polish porn star rumored to have been involved with Gibson, and her bodyguard Nikko Riley have claimed that their lives were threatened after refusing to fabricate evidence on behalf of Grigorieva in her abuse case against Gibson.

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Mel Gibson Case Turns Even Uglier as Two Potential Witnesses Threatened

New Trailer for Due Date: Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis Bicker Across America

For a movie from the director of The Hangover that stars two of America’s funniest, most well-liked working actors, the first trailer for Todd Phillips’ Due Date was a bit of a let down . Now we’ve got a new look at the latest addition to Phillips’ men-without-women oeuvre and thankfully, prospects are looking much better.

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New Trailer for Due Date: Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis Bicker Across America

Borat Sequel Underway as Awesome Director Challenges Sacha Baron Cohen to Lawsuit

He’d been threatening this for a while, but Erkin Rakishev has finally delivered: The Kazakh filmmaker is well underway on My Brother Borat , the unauthorized sequel to Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2006 blockbuster (and source of much loathing in Kazakhstan) Borat . And now there’s video proof to go around — in addition to fighting words from Rakishev himself, who will defend his country’s honor in court if he has to.

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Borat Sequel Underway as Awesome Director Challenges Sacha Baron Cohen to Lawsuit

Mark Wahlberg Rolls With The Punches in the Trailer for The Fighter

David O. Russell’s The Fighter made it through production without the public fights, drama and meltdowns that many expected . Now we’ve got the trailer, which showcases some nicely-filmed fight scenes, Mark Wahlberg’s biceps and music that will make you get up from your office chair and cheer!

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Mark Wahlberg Rolls With The Punches in the Trailer for The Fighter

The (Haunted) Jury is Out on M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Film

Congratulations, Daniel Stamm. Soon you, too, will be able to see your movie get laughed at by hordes of M. Night Shyamalan haters . After weeks of speculation, it was confirmed today that The Last Exorcism director will helm Reincarnate , the second installment in the Shyamalan-produced Night Chronicles . The film will focus on a jury that is haunted by supernatural forces, much like Stamm may be haunted by his producer’s troubled reputation. [ Deadline ]

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The (Haunted) Jury is Out on M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Film

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