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Buzz Break: Lost’s Hurley Leaves the Island to Sing with Weezer

5 Predictions for Nostalgia Cash-in Sequels Besides Bill and Ted

First we get an unnecessary Indiana Jones sequel, then we hear rumors of a potential Ghostbusters 3 , and now Keanu Reeves says he’s up for another sequel to Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure . Yes, Hollywood has the perfect antidote for these dark times: a slew of late sequels to films from those brighter days of wealth, peace and ignorance of global warming. In light of this trend, I offer you five successful movies of yesteryear that are overdue for a sequel. Read the list, watch the Reeves interview and chime in with your own thoughts after the jump!

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5 Predictions for Nostalgia Cash-in Sequels Besides Bill and Ted

Kill Time at Work with NSFW Howl Obscenity Game

Oscilloscope has posted a new user-generated game connected to Friday’s release of Howl that tells you just how obscene you are. The experimental biopic stars James Franco as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, whose famous poem of the same name provoked an obscenity trial in 1957. But that was then. Check out what people find obscene in the new millennium after the jump.

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Kill Time at Work with NSFW Howl Obscenity Game

Buzz Break: Welcome to Super 8, Population: 0

Toronto Awards: Audience Applauds The King’s Speech, Jury of Critics Admires Beautiful Boy

Like the Academy, Toronto audiences just can’t resist a well-done, historical dramedy. Or maybe they just love Colin Firth. Regardless, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech , in which Firth plays the stuttering King George IV, took the Audience Award at this year’s festival. The diverse jury of international critics ventured into darker territory, awarding Shawn Ku’s school-shooting-aftermath drama Beautiful Boy the prize for the Discovery Program. Also, a surprising number of unofficial consolation prizes were dealt out in the form of distribution deals. Congratulations to the all of the festival winners, which are listed after the jump.

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Toronto Awards: Audience Applauds The King’s Speech, Jury of Critics Admires Beautiful Boy

Nicole Kidman Gets Awkward in Two New Rabbit Hole Clips

Here’s your first look at candid director John Cameron Mitchell’s olive branch to the mainstream , Rabbit Hole , which stars Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as a couple dealing with the accidental death of their 4-year-old son. The clips definitely give us a sense of Kidman’s performance, which is already being touted as Oscar-worthy. Judge for yourself after the jump.

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Nicole Kidman Gets Awkward in Two New Rabbit Hole Clips

9 First Impressions of Nicole Kidman’s Oscar-Ready TIFF Drama Rabbit Hole

I don’t know where these rumors start, but no sooner had Rabbit Hole concluded its Toronto Film Festival premiere Monday night than the talk had begun: Is John Cameron Mitchell’s adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play — featuring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart as an affluent married couple grappling with the accidental death of their 4-year-old son — worth adding to the 2010 Oscar shortlist? Honestly, I think it has more immediate concerns. A quick survey of first impressions follows the jump.

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9 First Impressions of Nicole Kidman’s Oscar-Ready TIFF Drama Rabbit Hole

First Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One TV Spot — Wands At The Ready

If you were one of the tens of people who watched The Vampire Diaries this past week, you got a little treat — the debut of the first TV spot for the first installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . Each new peek at additional footage from the penultimate Potter flick gives us something new to coo over: Hagrid dueling with the Death Eaters in the sky! The destruction of the Burrow! Ghost Dumbledore! The exciting trailer after the jump.

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First Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part One TV Spot — Wands At The Ready

Alamo Drafthouse to Unleash Four Lions and Expand Operations to NY and LA

Those who insist there’s no reason to see movies in the theater anymore haven’t been to the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX. They program the best in mainstream and cult cinema, host unique special events, and actually enforce the no-cell phone rule. And they serve beer during the film. Now, founder and CEO Tim League has announced that the company is jumping into distribution with Chris Morris’ comedy about jihadists, Four Lions , and also discussed plans to build theaters in New York and Los Angeles.

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Alamo Drafthouse to Unleash Four Lions and Expand Operations to NY and LA

Weekend Forecast: It’s Resident Evil: Afterlife’s World, Joaquin Phoenix is Just Living It

Unless you live in a major market and want to sample Joaquin Phoenix’s coprophilic hip-hop narcissist fantasia (no, that’s not a recommendation), it might be worth just forgoing this weekend at the movies. Don’t take my word for it, though; see the sad pickings after the jump, with one (negotiable) exception.

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Weekend Forecast: It’s Resident Evil: Afterlife’s World, Joaquin Phoenix is Just Living It