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GALLERY: Twi-Hards and Would-Be Brides Camp Out at the Breaking Dawn Premiere

At long, long last, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 is upon us. Leading up to last night’s Los Angeles premiere, approximately 1,500 super-fans (some in full bridal gear!) camped out downtown near the Nokia Theater L.A. Live, where the film’s stars strolled the red carpet. Click through to celebrate the Breaking Dawn -mania with Movieline.

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GALLERY: Twi-Hards and Would-Be Brides Camp Out at the Breaking Dawn Premiere

Harry Potter’s Warwick Davis on Wand Choreography, George Lucas and What He Won’t Miss About Potter

Even though you may not immediately recognize the name Warwick Davis, you are familiar with his work. That’s because the English actor has been involved with two of the most storied franchises in all of film history — the first being Star Wars , where Davis made his onscreen debut as Wicket in Return of the Jedi at the tender age of 13. Nearly three decades (and title roles in Willow and the six-part Leprechaun series) later, Davis helps close the door on the Harry Potter franchise, where he has played Hogwarts charms master Professor Flitwick and Gringotts goblin Griphook for 10 years.

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Harry Potter’s Warwick Davis on Wand Choreography, George Lucas and What He Won’t Miss About Potter

Is Fincher’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Too Extreme for Oscars?

Over at Entertainment Weekly, David Fincher plays coy joking about The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ‘s Oscar chances. [Some spoilers follow, though they’ll come as no surprise to those familiar with Stieg Larsson’s book or Niels Arden Oplev’s 2009 film adaptation.] How likely is is that the Academy will be so turned off by the extremes seen in Fincher’s film that they’d pass it over come nomination day?

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Kevin Clash, the Man Behind Elmo, on Jim Henson, Puppetry, and Jason Segel’s The Muppets

The Muppets are legendary TV and film characters, but there’s something about Sesame Street ‘s giggliest resident, Elmo, that makes small children perk up. Constance Marks, the director of the new documentary Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey , put Elmo’s appeal this way: “Kids sit up, pay attention, and turn on. There’s that bright red fur and adorable bulgy eyes, but it’s the soul of the puppeteer that people are responding to. It’s an amazing gift.”

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Kevin Clash, the Man Behind Elmo, on Jim Henson, Puppetry, and Jason Segel’s The Muppets

Exclusive Clip from West Side Story’s 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray: Remembering Natalie Wood

We’ve long admired Natalie Wood’s ability to freak the hell out in a bathtub , but she’s most known for her roles in Rebel Without a Cause and West Side Story — the latter of which is celebrating its golden anniversary this fall. In this exclusive clip from the new 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray, we learn that Mrs. Robert Wagner and her costar Richard Beymer did not get along. Also: Beymer is holding up very well 50 years later!

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Exclusive Clip from West Side Story’s 50th Anniversary Blu-Ray: Remembering Natalie Wood

Doctor Who to Become Feature Franchise With Harry Potter Director David Yates

Internet, please react: A highbrow cult phenomenon is being ramped up for mainstream audiences. This is your time to shine! According to Variety , Harry Potter director David Yates is teaming with the BBC Worldwide to turn Doctor Who , the monumental British science-fiction series, into a big screen franchise. Said Yates of the new project, “We’re looking at writers now. We’re going to spend two to three years to get it right. It needs quite a radical transformation to take it into the bigger arena.” Excited yet? Or nervous in that Absolutely Fabulous – never-ended-up-happening way?

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WATCH: 47 Ronin Director Carl Erik Rinsch’s Interactive Google Maps-Inspired Car Commercial

Commercial director and Ridley Scott protege Carl Erik Rinsch will become better known when his feature debut, the ambitious Keanu Reeves samurai epic 47 Ronin , hits theaters in 2012. But in the meantime, another another of his eye-catching shorts has hit the web that showcases what could be the introduction of a memorable new talent to the film world. In Escape the Map , commissioned by Mercedes-Benz, Rinsch offers an interactive behind-the-wheel adventure set entirely in a pixelated, digital world of intrigue and femme fatales caught in the matrix of Google Streetview. Watch it and weigh in; is Rinsch the visionary filmmaker of the future?

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WATCH: 47 Ronin Director Carl Erik Rinsch’s Interactive Google Maps-Inspired Car Commercial

The Live-Action/Animated LEGO Movie is Coming in 2014

How’s this for under-the-radar weekend news: Warner Bros. is moving ahead with its live-action/animation hybrid LEGO movie, which should hit screens in 2014. According to Variety, the pic will be comprised of 80 percent animation, to be handled by Animal Logic, the Aussie-based vfx house behind Happy Feet and Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole , which could mean gorgeously rendered and lifelike… LEGO blocks come to life?

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Safe Trailer: Jason Statham Kicks Ass, Boasts About His Balls

In the new Jason Statham thriller Safe , which comes out on the Oscar-unfriendly date of March 2, our gritty hero must protect a 12-year-old girl who can “memorize anything.” Would you beat up a bunch of trained hoodlums to protect a preteen with savant tendencies? Is memorization that necessary a skill anymore? I would just buy an almanac or a flash drive and let the girl fend for herself. But Jason chose differently! Click through for the trailer’s carnage and some of Statham’s old-fashioned testicle touting.

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Henry Cavill on Immortals, Man of Steel, Surviving Tough Times and Inspiring Twilight’s Edward Cullen

Much has been made of British actor Henry Cavill ‘s abs in this week’s Immortals , or the strange, logic-defying Superman beard spied on the set of Man of Steel . Never mind that the 28-year-old actor turns in a persuasive dramatic performance in Tarsem ‘s stylized fantasy myth, playing the classic hero Theseus as an honorable peasant battling a sadistic god-hating tyrant (Mickey Rourke) with the aid of a comely priestess (Freida Pinto) and supernatural bow and arrows. But therein lies the surprise: Go to Immortals for the bloody action, or the mythological spin, or the wonderment of Tarsem’s visuals, and you’ll also get the pleasant revelation that Cavill wears leading man status like a natural.

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Henry Cavill on Immortals, Man of Steel, Surviving Tough Times and Inspiring Twilight’s Edward Cullen