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Red Dawn Remake Finally Sets Release Date

That poor Red Dawn remake just has not been able to catch a break, what with the MGM bankruptcy that stalled its initial release, the hubbub over digitally changing its baddies from Chinese to North Koreans, and the uncertainty in the air as it sat, waiting, for a new slot on the release calendar. But! It’s finally set to see the light of day November 2, 2012 — nearly three years after it was filmed — giving stars Josh Hutcherson , Chris Hemsworth , Isabel Lucas , and Adrienne Palicki more time to get even famous-er. [ Coming Soon ]

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REVIEW: The Artist’s Greatness Speaks Louder Than Words

We rarely think of as great movies as breezy ones: Breeziness is supposedly only for disposable entertainment, though achieving filmmaking greatness in the way we normally think of it — with impressive sets, heavy-duty acting and ultra-polished cinematography — is probably easier than brushing a movie with just the right amount of gold dust. Michel Hazanavicius’s The Artist is a gold dust movie, a picture whose very boldness lies in its perceived lightness. This is a silent movie in black-and-white, and if it were only that, it would be a pleasant novelty. But The Artist isn’t a nostalgia trip, nor is it a scolding admonishment to honor the past. Instead, it’s a picture that romances its audience into watching in a new way — by, paradoxically, asking us to watch in an old way. The Artist is perhaps the most modern movie imaginable right now.

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George Clooney’s Suicidal Side, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Happy Monday! Also in today’s edition of The Broadsheet: The ripoff artistry of the L.A. Times … Vanity Fair has a surprising new film critic… Atlas Shrugged has a blurb problem… The “Chocolate Rain” guy explains the economy… and more.

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Twit Wit: The 5 Best Tweets About J. Edgar, Immortals, and the Dreaded Jack and Jill

Three mockable movies, five prolific Twitter stars: Who most effectively skewered the achronological, bizarrely unlit J. Edgar , the gauzy Immortals , and the downright insulting Jack and Jill ? Join us for a rundown of Twitter’s best quips about the weekend box office .

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Hunger Games Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Volunteers, Woody Harrelson Wigs Out

Lionsgate debuted its trailer for The Hunger Games today, purposely only teasing the hyper-anticipated film’s first half so as to preserve all the surprises of the, uh, bestselling book series. Anyway, that’s fine: If you’re new to the story, this set’s up Gary Ross’s adaptation pretty well: Jennifer Lawrence is Katniss. Josh Hutcherson is Peeta. And Woody Harrelson is Haymitch — or some Halloween simulacrum thereof. Click on through and have a look.

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Harvey Weinstein Going Allah the Way For The Artist

“How am I going to market a black-and-white silent movie? I’m praying. I’m going to church and to synagogue. And if that doesn’t work, I’m going Buddhist. And if that doesn’t work, I’m going Islam. Saturdays and Sundays are very busy in the Weinstein household.” [ NYM ]

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Oscar Index: War Horse, We Have a Problem

Welcome to week six of Oscar Index , your regular reading of buzz, hype, speculation and crippling myopia in and around the 2011-12 awards beat. This installment brings some rather momentous determinations from the wonks at Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics — let’s get right to them!

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Oscar Index: Actresses Gone Wild

Another week of awards-season data, developments and all-around deconstruction result in this latest edition of Oscar Index. Movieline’s bleary-eyed researchers at the Institute for the Advanced Study for Kudos Forensics have been working overtime studying the news and speculation around the awards punditocracy, observing a few major bumps here and there but a fairly steady week overall. Let’s check it out.

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Johnny Depp Is Sorry, Didn’t Mean to Compare Photo Shoots to Rape

After an excerpt of his Vanity Fair interview hit yesterday in which he compared being photographed to being raped , Johnny Depp (whose Rum Diary hits screens in a few weeks) thought better of his word choice. “”I am truly sorry for offending anyone in any way. I never meant to. It was a poor choice of words on my part in an effort to explain a feeling. I understand there is no comparison and I am very regretful. In an effort to correct my lack of judgment, please accept my heartfelt apology.” No worries, Johnny. It’s Apology Wednesday ! Stick around for more Buzz Break.

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Oscar Index: Extremely Artist and Incredibly Horse

It’s week three of the 2011-12 Oscar Index, and the latest measurements, readings and conclusions are in from Movieline’s Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics. And aside from a few startling exceptions, they don’t look that different than the ones disseminated here last week. But make no mistake: Like it or not , stuff is happening! Read on for the latest developments.

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Oscar Index: Extremely Artist and Incredibly Horse