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Woody Allen: A Documentary Trailer: Manhattan Master Mystery

PBS’ s American Masters series is shining their “Viewers Like You”-funded spotlight on Woody Allen, who is decidedly uninterested in being a part of Academy consideration this year. In the trailer for the star-studded doc, we field gushy soundbites from Diane Keaton, Sean Penn, Larry David, Scarlett Johansson, Mariel Hemingway, Mira Sorvino, and more. Oh, and Woody also shows up.

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First Brave Trailer Promises Breathtaking Pixar Fairy Tale

Welcome to fairy tale trailer week! Yesterday, Movieline previewed Mirror, Mirror , Tarsem Singh’s hammy Snow White adaptation which features Julia Roberts as a ineffectively evil queen who worries about age lines and financial security (just like you!). Today, Pixar has unveiled a full-length trailer for the company’s first foray into fairy tale territory, the much more promising Brave .

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Carrie Fisher Compares Star Wars to Star Trek, Insults Klingon

And now, allow Carrie Fisher to break up your busy work day by pointing out the differences between the epic film franchise in which she starred as Princess Leia, Star Wars , and the television sci-fi series Star Trek . “They’re not in the same league. I mean, they have the word ‘star’ in the title. And there is space travel. Where do they go to? Klingon? That sounds like a laundry detergent.” Click here for the rest of Fisher’s inspired diatribe which also touches on Star Wars merchandising, her Princess Leia Metal bikini and Dick Cheney’s penis, of course. [ YouTube via EW ]

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Titanic 3D Trailer: It’s a Centennial Sinking Sensation!

It wasn’t so long ago that I enjoyed my own reunion with Titanic , but this time, James Cameron invites everyone to Titanic 3-D , the Avatar ‘d-up revamp of his 1997 blockbuster. What parts are you looking forward to seeing in 3-D? Leonardo DiCaprio’s shabby togs? Kate Winslet’s unadorned areolas? Kathy Bates’s contempt? You’ll get them all in April, 2012, which marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. Trailer after the jump.

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It’s Official: Ricky Gervais Is Hosting the Golden Globes Again

Well now: Despite legendarily roasting all of Hollywood last year during his hosting gig at the Golden Globes (and the resulting grumblings among celebs and media alike) Ricky Gervais will be back to host the 69th Golden Globes Awards. See what the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had to say about the surprise confirmation, and the kind of jokes Gervais is already threatening to drop all over the telecast come January.

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Oscar Index: Descendants, Artist, Help Set for Ménage à Trophy

Welcome back to Oscar Index, your weekly awards-season rundown from Movieline’s Institute For the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics. And to be honest, there’s not so much to run down: Descendants this, Artist that, some minor acting bumps and nudges… relatively quiet, truth be told. Now that I’ve totally sold you on this latest installment, let’s check out the races!

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Oscar Index: Descendants, Artist, Help Set for Ménage à Trophy

Welcome back to Oscar Index, your weekly awards-season rundown from Movieline’s Institute For the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics. And to be honest, there’s not so much to run down: Descendants this, Artist that, some minor acting bumps and nudges… relatively quiet, truth be told. Now that I’ve totally sold you on this latest installment, let’s check out the races!

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Disney’s Newsies Musical Heading to Broadway in 2012

Open the gates and seize the day! Following a successful run at New Jersey’s Paper Mill Playhouse, the Harvey Fierstein-adapted stage musical Newsies — based on the best period musical of all time about turn of the century paperboys fighting Big Business (that also starred Christian Bale ) — will open on honest-to-goodness Broadway in March. This gives you bandwagon-jumpers plenty of time to catch up to the rest of us Newsies diehards who’ve known all along that one day, the family-friendly stylings of legions of dancing street urchins just trying to sell some ‘papes would catch on like gangbusters. The world will know …that we’re not crazy! ( Right ?) [ Wall Street Journal ]

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Ricky Gervais on Golden Globes Bubble, and 6 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Tuesday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: Channing Tatum is the latest subject of Man From U.N.C.L.E. rumors… Felicity Jones will Hughes it up with Warren Beatty… We’re exporting Meryl Streep and Joel Coen to China… and more.

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Movieline’s Week in Review: Good Help is Hard to Find

It’s over. It can mean the best of news or the worst of news, a new beginning or the utmost in closure. Its extremity is unparalleled, its harsh clarity often benumbing. Some people found out this week what It’s over meant for them. For many of the rest of us, it couldn’t be over soon enough. But you can get all the more closer here with Movieline’s Week in Review.

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