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Ben Affleck Attached to Direct Tell No One

According to Deadline, Ben Affleck is now set to direct the Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures adaptation of Harlan Coben’s thriller Tell No One . About a pediatrician who becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s murder (much like The Fugitive if you swap out pediatrician for vascular surgeon), the script will be written by Chris Terrio who penned Argo , Affleck’s next project for Warner Bros. Like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo , Tell No One has already been adapted for the screen overseas. [ Deadline ]

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Russell Crowe In Talks to Play Jor-El in Man of Steel

It’s not Sunday , but that doesn’t mean Man of Steel casting news can’t slip out from Hollywood. Variety reports that Russell Crowe is in talks to play Superman’s father, Jor-El, in the Zack Snyder-directed reboot. Marlon Brando famously portrayed Jor-El in Superman: The Movie , and earned roughly $12 million for his ten minutes in the film . Here’s guessing Crowe won’t be that financially lucky. Otherwise, nice! Developing… [ Variety ]

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In Praise of Elizabeth Taylor: Fierce in Her Very Softness

If Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at age 79 , was both a great star and a wonderful actress, she was also the frequent object of gentle, or not so gentle, ridicule. She is survived not just by her children and friends, but by lots of old jokes about her vast collection of husbands and diamonds, by the Saturday Night Live parody of her super-soft-focus “White Diamonds” perfume ad, by the legacy of being one-half of a famous couple (twice!) that even the New York Times casually refers to as Dickenliz. How does an actress hang onto her own identity, with so many people appropriating bits of it for their own aims?

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In Praise of Elizabeth Taylor: Fierce in Her Very Softness

In Praise of Elizabeth Taylor: Fierce in Her Very Softness

If Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at age 79 , was both a great star and a wonderful actress, she was also the frequent object of gentle, or not so gentle, ridicule. She is survived not just by her children and friends, but by lots of old jokes about her vast collection of husbands and diamonds, by the Saturday Night Live parody of her super-soft-focus “White Diamonds” perfume ad, by the legacy of being one-half of a famous couple (twice!) that even the New York Times casually refers to as Dickenliz. How does an actress hang onto her own identity, with so many people appropriating bits of it for their own aims?

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Renault Clio Va Va Voom’s Comeback

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Rihanna and Dita Von Teese have joined footballer Thierry Henry, the star of the original Renault Clio Va Va Voom ads, in a sassy new TV ad campaign. The commercial also stars screen icons Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando and features music legend, David Bowie. The new ad asks – ‘What is Va Va Related posts: Renault Wind Video Espionage at Renault? Renault-Daimler Tie-Up? Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Road & Track Magazine: Road Tests Discovery Date : 07/02/2011 18:34 Number of articles : 2

Renault Clio Va Va Voom’s Comeback

Renault Clio Va Va Voom’s Comeback

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Rihanna and Dita Von Teese have joined footballer Thierry Henry, the star of the original Renault Clio Va Va Voom ads, in a sassy new TV ad campaign. The commercial also stars screen icons Audrey Hepburn and Marlon Brando and features music legend, David Bowie. The new ad asks – ‘What is Va Va Related posts: Renault Wind Video Espionage at Renault? Renault-Daimler Tie-Up? Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Road & Track Magazine: Road Tests Discovery Date : 07/02/2011 18:34 Number of articles : 2

Renault Clio Va Va Voom’s Comeback

Maria Schneider death at 58

The daughter of French actor Daniel Gelin and a Parisien bookshop owner, Maria Schneider was l9 when she was cast in only her second screen role opposite Brando, who was then 48. Three years later, she appeared opposite Jack Nicholson in the existential drama The Passenger. French actress Maria Schneider, who starred as Marlon Brando#39;s lover in director Bernardo Bertolucci#39;s sensational 1972 Last Tango In Paris, has died in that city, us has confirmed. She was 58 and had suffered with ca

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RIP Maria Schneider: From Last Tango in Paris to Last Tango Ever

Mr. Skin Hall-of-Famer and Parisian belle femme Maria Schneider has shuffled off this mortal coil. The legendary actress’s light went out in the City of Lights today at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer. Maria is best remembered for her very naked performance as Marlon Brando ‘s partner in anonymous kinky sex in Last Tango in Paris , one of the most controversial films of all time, not least for it’s butter-lubed anal sex sequence. Although she got naked again in La Derobade in 1979, that was also the year that she claimed her experiences with Brando had scarred her for life. She stormed off the set of the skinstant classic Caligula , where she had been case as Drusilla, the incestuous sister of the emperor and holed up in a hotel with her lesbian lover, refusing to ever do nudity on film again. Teresa Ann Savoy took over the role, Maria went into a downward spiral of addiction, and the rest is skinstory. We never saw Maria naked again, but at least she left us a skinematic masterpiece to remember her by, Maria, Mr. Skin wishes you a fond adieu.

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Arthur Christmas Trailer Would Like You to Start Thinking About Next Christmas

Just as excitement and anxiety for the upcoming holiday approaches its peak, here comes Hollywood with a reminder of the rapidly approaching Christmas 2011. Thanks guys! The teaser for Arthur Christmas plays out like most other recent CGI animation teasers; that is, it’s more of a short film featuring the characters rather than a preview with any footage from the film. But hey, it finds a way to play off everyone’s current fascination with UFO s, which is something. I guess.

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Battle Over Marlon Brando’s Ashes

Filed under: Marlon Brando , Christian Brando , Celebrity Justice TMZ has learned that a war is raging over the remains of legendary Hollywood actor Marlon Brando — ashes that are allegedly being held hostage by a woman who used to date Marlon’s son. The ashes are currently in the possession of a woman named Donna… Read more

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