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Thought Jack and Jill’s U.S. Poster Was Scary? Check Out Argentina’s

Let’s not belabor this: However Adam Sandler’s forthcoming dual-role family comedy Jack and Jill turns out, there is no denying that its marketing campaign is deeply , profoundly disturbing. Like, nightmare fuel. Unbelievably misguided, lazy, slapped-together and unsightly. And really, that’s not even counting the American marketing at this point.

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Fantastic Fest: Kevin Sorbo on the Twisted Julia X 3D, Christian Films, and Hollywood Snobbery

Genre fans already know Kevin Sorbo for his long-running stints on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Andromeda , two shows for which he’s earned international stardom on the small screen, and in recent years the erstwhile Hercules/Dylan Hunt has branched out by adding Christian flicks to his resume. But are audiences — not to mention fans of his faith-based work — ready to see Sorbo as the ultra-violent, masochistic lady-hunting sociopath he plays in P.J. Pettiette’s horror satire Julia X 3D ?

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From Brian’s Song to Terms of Endearment, Cancer’s 5 Greatest Screen Performances

Single-named phenomenon Cancer has a deservedly chilly reputation outside of Hollywood, but in films, the heterogeneous class of diseases inhabits a world all its own as a performer, provocateur and villain. In this week’s 50/50 , Cancer arrives with a harrumph and lingers like a noxious haze, making it the Joan Crawford of 2011. This begs the question: What are Cancer’s five greatest performances in cinema? The answer will force you into a beautiful monologue.

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From Brian’s Song to Terms of Endearment, Cancer’s 5 Greatest Screen Performances

LISTEN: Irate Viewer Leaves Death Threat For Director of Worst Movie EVER!

It’s been a while since we checked in with the team behind The Worst Movie EVER ! — which is to say with Glenn Berggoetz, the actor/filmmaker/no-budget impresario whose gonzo epic set a record for box-office futility with an $11 opening . Things have been mostly looking up since then: There was a relatively well-received screening down in Virginia, and, according to Berggoetz, exhibition interest everywhere from a domestic TV syndicate to Brazil, Japan and beyond. But! There have been bumps along the road as well — ugly, anonymous, death-threatening bumps.

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LISTEN: Irate Viewer Leaves Death Threat For Director of Worst Movie EVER!

Shutter Island, Up in the Air, True Grit Bundle Pack Contest: We Have a Winner!

Let’s hear it for all of the readers who submitted some of the most thoughtful and hilarious 10-word reviews that Movieline HQ has ever read in honor of our Deadline Hollywood Game giveaway! As much as we’d love to send you all copies of The Fighter , True Grit , Shutter Island and Up in the Air , we can only gift the DVD bundle pack to one lucky reviewer. And the winner is…

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Shutter Island, Up in the Air, True Grit Bundle Pack Contest: We Have a Winner!

‘In Short, Catching Hell is a Horror Film’

In addition, that is, to an exceptional Alex Gibney documentary premiering tonight on ESPN : “How could the Cubs, up 3-0 and five outs away from the World Series, manage to lose 8-3? Did the players feel the expectation and the dread of its upending and so fulfill their fans’ darkest fears? And why was it that once that game six was lost, most of the fans in Wrigley — and even some of the players, as it turns out — were certain that they would lose the next day, as if the fates had decided to twist the knife in their wound?” [ Grantland ]

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‘In Short, Catching Hell is a Horror Film’

Sean Penn Asked Hugo Chavez to Help Free the U.S. Hikers from Iran

U.S. hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer had been imprisoned in Iran for two years when a joint effort between the U.N., Iraq, Oman freed them last week. Now, new details reveal the involvement of Venezuela’s president (and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ally) Hugo Chavez in the process, and the “American intellectual” who helped bring Chavez onboard: Sean Penn .

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Finally: The Harrison Ford/Sean Young Reunion You’ve Been Waiting For

In the discussion as to whether or not Daniel Craig is the new Harrison Ford, we should note one critical factor separating screen legend from his younger, blonder Hollywood counterpart: Just one of them has weathered a film with Sean Young and lived to not only tell the tale, but also keep the flame alive in a moment of late-career triumph.

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Win a DVD Bundle Including Shutter Island, Up in the Air and True Grit!

Another week, another giveaway to reward Movieline’s punniest regulars. This time, we are celebrating the Deadline Hollywood Game that our sister site (in conjunction with Paramount) has just launched on Facebook. In honor of the fun new pastime that lets its users play Hollywood actor, agent, producer and director, Movieline is asking our own readers to play guest critic. You submit a review for one of four Paramount titles — The Fighter , True Grit , Shutter Island and Up in the Air — and we’ll award the winner a prize pack that includes all four films. Click through for details.

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Russell Brand to Help Julianne Hough Sin, Find Herself in Diablo Cody’s Directorial Debut

Footloose remake co-star and Dancing with the Stars ingénue Julianne Hough has landed the lead in Diablo Cody ‘s newly untitled feature directorial debut about a conservative young woman who regains her faith after heading to Sin City. And who will play the wild and crazy figure that helps her on her debauched path to redemption? None other than Russell Brand . Perfect casting, no?

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