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Osama Bin Laden’s Death Brings Timeliness to Hollywood Film Projects

Sunday’s news from President Barack Obama that Osama bin Laden had been killed in Pakistan brought closure to a nation still grieving the tragedy of 9/11. Deadline reports that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow has been prepping her follow-up to the Iraq-set The Hurt Locker , entitled Kill Bin Laden , which could become the first feature film to depict the historical events of May 1, 2011.

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Emma Watson Disapparates From Brown University

Leaving school? What would Hermione Granger think? Emma Brown announced that she is temporarily leaving Brown University to concentrate on promoting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 , and not, as some outlets had divined, because she was being teased by the fellow students. No word when or if she would be returning to Brown or transferring to a different university. As an alumnus, I say come to Columbia, Emma! We had Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Paquin and Jake Gyllenhaal and would mind a little magic in the matriculating mix! [ US Weekly ]

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Emma Watson Disapparates From Brown University

Emma Watson Disapparates From Brown University

Leaving school? What would Hermione Granger think? Emma Brown announced that she is temporarily leaving Brown University to concentrate on promoting Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 , and not, as some outlets had divined, because she was being teased by the fellow students. No word when or if she would be returning to Brown or transferring to a different university. As an alumnus, I say come to Columbia, Emma! We had Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anna Paquin and Jake Gyllenhaal and would mind a little magic in the matriculating mix! [ US Weekly ]

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Losing My Religion: Four New Movies That Could Tick Off The Faithful

As Easter is celebrated the world over, what better way to mark the holiest holiday in Christianity than to note four new in-the-works movies that are sure to cause dissent and controversy amongst the faithful? Soul sister site Deadline examined the increasing power of the religious filmgoer and picked out a quartet of flicks that are sure to be dubbed sacrilegious by some. Throw another crucifix in the urine bucket and take a look!

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Losing My Religion: Four New Movies That Could Tick Off The Faithful

Losing My Religion: Four New Movies That Could Tick Off The Faithful

As Easter is celebrated the world over, what better way to mark the holiest holiday in Christianity than to note four new in-the-works movies that are sure to cause dissent and controversy amongst the faithful? Soul sister site Deadline examined the increasing power of the religious filmgoer and picked out a quartet of flicks that are sure to be dubbed sacrilegious by some. Throw another crucifix in the urine bucket and take a look!

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Losing My Religion: Four New Movies That Could Tick Off The Faithful

Sam Raimi Demands That His Oz Movie Get Swank’d

Somewhere over the rainbow…some sh*t’s about to go down. As Sam Raimi puts the gears in motion for his edgy, adult prequel to the Wizard of Oz, the be-suited director is drawing a line in the sand for Disney execs. Raimi is insisting that two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank play an elder witch in Oz, the Great and the Powerful , while the studio is demanding that Michelle Williams fill the role. Witch fight!

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Sam Raimi Demands That His Oz Movie Get Swank’d

Sam Raimi Demands That His Oz Movie Get Swank’d

Somewhere over the rainbow…some sh*t’s about to go down. As Sam Raimi puts the gears in motion for his edgy, adult prequel to the Wizard of Oz, the be-suited director is drawing a line in the sand for Disney execs. Raimi is insisting that two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank play an elder witch in Oz, the Great and the Powerful , while the studio is demanding that Michelle Williams fill the role. Witch fight!

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New Super 8 Stills: The Kids Are Alright

June 8th creeps ever closer and with it comes Super 8 , one of the most anticipated movie of the summer (at least one of my most anticipated). To help whet our 80s-born appetites, Paramount has released two new stills showing the kids of Super 8 both pre and post alien encounters. Can you caption the look of wonderment on their faces, or, failing that, pick out which one will be doing a quarter up in the clink in 10 years ?

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Watch a Rapper Recreate Nine Classic Movies in One Take

The rapper DeStorm employs an ingenious concept in his newest music video: a re-staging of nine classic film moments in a single take. Of course Casablanca and The Graduate make the cut, but what other cinematic gems does DeStorm mine? Click through for the reveal.

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Breaking: Lindsay Lohan Taken Into Custody, Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail

In a hearing today for the case of the $2,500 necklace that was alleged stolen from a jewelry shop by Lindsay Lohan in January, a judge found Lohan in violation of her probation and sentenced her to 120 days in jail . In addition to her time in the clink, Lohan must perform 480 hours of community service, 360 of which must be at the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles so that, according to Judge Stephanie Sautner, “perhaps then she will see women who are truly needy and might change her behavior.” Does this mean the Gotti pic is back off? [ E! Online ]

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Breaking: Lindsay Lohan Taken Into Custody, Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail