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Who Gets Your Currently Unqualified Vote in the 2011 Oscar Race: Meryl Streep or Glenn Close?

You haven’t seen the movies. You haven’t even done the requisite research on Margaret Thatcher to judge Meryl Streep’s role in The Iron Lady . You don’t even really understand why Glenn Close is dressed in drag for Albert Nobbs yet. But you do know that Meryl Streep and Glenn Close are very likely to garner nominations for Best Actress at the next Oscars, exhuming a battle that began in 1987 when Cher beat both of them for a statue. Without any knowledge of the films’ quality, who are you rooting for?

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David Schwimmer Wants to Adapt Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle

Wondering how Paul Thomas Anderson and David Schwimmer could be forever connected? Try Upton Sinclair. In a new interview with Empire Online , Schwimmer confirmed that he has “commissioned an adaptation of The Jungle ,” Sinclair’s 1906 novel about immigration and the meat-packing industry. Fingers crossed this latest Sinclair film adaptation works as well as There Will Be Blood . [ Empire ]

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Movie Geeks Mobilize to Save the Iconic Bottle Rocket Motel

When fans of Wes Anderson ‘s 1996 debut feature Bottle Rocket heard that the iconic motel used in the film was in danger of going under, they sprung into action to save it. So this July 9, devotees will gather en masse in Hillsboro, Texas for the ultimate event, hosted by the Alamo Drafthouse : a special screening of Bottle Rocket , with co-star Robert Musgrave in attendance, held at the very same motel off of I-5 where aimless crooks Dignan, Anthony, and Bob hide out in the film.

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How I Met Your Mother Rerun Includes Zookeeper Ad

If you thought that sitcom rerun advertising was exclusive to commercials, you’re apparently wrong. Sadly (or excitingly, depending on your views on time-travel marketing), networks have found a way to generate ad revenue for new films and products in old episodes of your favorite television series by straight-up superimposing those products into a scene. For evidence, look no further than a recent rerun of a 2007 episode of How I Met Your Mother that allegedly (and eerily) advertised this weekend’s Kevin James vehicle Zookeeper .

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Movieline at the Midpoint: 9 Dates That Will Shape the Rest of 2011

It may seem like some cruel joke, but this past weekend marked the midway point of 2011. Where has the time gone!? Actually, don’t answer that rhetorical question — there will be plenty of time for looking back on the first six months of the year in the coming days here at Movieline. Instead, click open your Google Calendars and mark off the nine most important dates to remember for the rest of the year.

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Natalie Portman’s Baby Name Revealed

Nearly three weeks after Natalie Portman gave birth to a baby boy, People has confirmed that the Oscar winner and her fiancé Benjamin Millepied have named their son Aleph, which is also the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Portman and Millepied met on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan in early 2009. Congratulations to the happy family. [ People ]

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Natalie Portman’s Baby Name Revealed

Nearly three weeks after Natalie Portman gave birth to a baby boy, People has confirmed that the Oscar winner and her fiancé Benjamin Millepied have named their son Aleph, which is also the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet. Portman and Millepied met on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan in early 2009. Congratulations to the happy family. [ People ]

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Legendary Pictures to Bring Pacific Rim, Proyas, Paradise Lost and More to Comic-Con

Legendary Pictures — the production company behind Batman Begins , Watchmen , Clash of the Titans , and all the movies you can’t wait to see in 2012 and beyond — will host its first Comic-Con panel later this month, and while footage will likely be scarce, expect a parade of talent to come through Hall H for upcoming films Pacific Rim , Seventh Son , Paradise Lost , and the Mass Effect video game adaptation. Hit the jump for Legendary’s roster of talent!

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Andy Serkis and Rupert Wyatt to Adapt Animal Farm For the Big Screen

It’s like everyone is adapting a selection from your high school reading list for the big screen this week! First, David Schwimmer announced that he was commissioning a project based on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and now Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt and star Andy Serkis are working on a performance-capture adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm .

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Andy Serkis and Rupert Wyatt to Adapt Animal Farm For the Big Screen

It’s like everyone is adapting a selection from your high school reading list for the big screen this week! First, David Schwimmer announced that he was commissioning a project based on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and now Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt and star Andy Serkis are working on a performance-capture adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm .

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