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Finally, GhettoPhysics Coming to a Theater Near You

Samuel Goldwyn Films and Captured Light have partnered to acquire the documentary GhettoPhysics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up? , which features “Dr. Cornel West, Ice-T, KRS -One, Too Short, John Perkins and Norman Lear on the interplay between pimps and prostitutes, and how that power dynamic explains wider political and corporate relationships in the U.S. and abroad.” Which is what I’ve been saying all along. It’s set for an October release. [ THR ]

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Zoe Kazan Confirms the Cowboys & Aliens Set is Lots of Fun

While appearing today with guest host Christopher Walken on The Leonard Lopate Show , actress Zoe Kazan updated anxious WNYC listeners on the status of Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens . Kazan’s boyfriend, Paul Dano, co-stars in the film and is apparently having a blast on-set, drinking margaritas with Sam Rockwell and “James Bond” (star Daniel Craig). You’ll recall Rockwell told Movieline something similar last month at Comic-Con. Anyone else excited for the making-of documentary on the DVD ? [ WNYC ]

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The Trailer for FX’s Terriers: A Shaggy Dog Story

For a certain group of the population — all television critics on Twitter, for instance — the name Shawn Ryan means “Must See TV”; the veteran showrunner made The Shield for FX and, as such, has a lifetime pass. Good thing, then, since from the looks of his new FX series Terriers , he’s going to need some slack.

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The Trailer for FX’s Terriers: A Shaggy Dog Story

Sasha Grey, Twitter’s Art-House Eulogist

So I’m bumping around the Web this morning looking for any morsel of sustenance in the Great News Drought of 2010 when I learn that the one and only Bruno S. died late last week. You know: Bruno S.? Berlin street musician and Werner Herzog’s haunted, haunting leading man from Enigma of Kaspar Hauser and Strozsek ? Oh. Well, the only thing more troubling than arriving almost five days late to the news is that I had to hear it from Sasha Grey. Via Twitter.

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Sasha Grey, Twitter’s Art-House Eulogist

Because He Deserrrrrrrves It: Mel Gibson in Car Crash

Too soon? Sorry. At least I didn’t write, “Mel Gibson made his car wanna smoooooke last night after driving it into a rocky hillside on Malibu Canyon Drive.” Ugh. OK, well, he wasn’t injured! And cops today say that while the troubled Oscar-winner maintains he doesn’t know how he drove his Maserati off the road (he declined to “give a firm ‘yes’ or ‘no'” when asked if he fell asleep at the wheel), alcohol is not suspected and charges will not be filed. Huh? WHAT ? Sorry, forget it. [ TMZ ]

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James Cameron Didn’t Want Guillermo del Toro to Direct The Hobbit

James Cameron is many things — director, writer, technological trailblazer, Oscar-winner, King of the World — but did you know he was also a talent consultant? Apparently! Cameron found time in his very busy schedule to offer Guillermo del Toro a bit of advice on directing The Hobbit : Don’t do it.

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James Cameron Didn’t Want Guillermo del Toro to Direct The Hobbit

George Lucas Wants More of Your Money: Star Wars Set for Blu-ray Release

If your DVD copies of Star Wars just don’t look that good on your Playstation 3, some happy news: George Lucas has announced that all six Star Wars films will be released on Blu-ray sometime in 2011. Though if you were hoping to see Han Solo shoot first, you’re not going to be that happy.

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George Lucas Wants More of Your Money: Star Wars Set for Blu-ray Release

Scott Pilgrim’s Been Hiding an Animated Past

Movieline’s Week in Review: Don’t Look Back in Anger

Tempers flared wherever you looked this week — just another indication that we’ve hit the doggiest of the dog days of summer. But don’t go to bed angry with culture! Make nice after the jump with Movieline’s Week in Review, and have a great weekend!

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Jennifer Lawrence Bummed About Beaver

“Mel Gibson is unbelievable in [ The Beaver ],” his costar Jennifer Lawrence excitedly told W in June, before the actor’s life underwent a bit of upheaval. “At the first table read of the script, I thought, He’s going to win an Oscar.” The magazine checked back with her post-Oksana, when the speechless Lawrence kept shaking her head in disbelief. “It’s tragic,” she said. “No one will be able to see his performance in The Beaver clearly now. Even if Mel Gibson is great in the movie, I’m afraid no one will go.” [ W ]

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