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Darren Aronofsky on Wolverine: ‘I’m Being Hired to Do What I Do’

After a week spent climbing back into Oscar contention for Black Swan , the last thing Darren Aronofsky can afford right now is to backslide into the swirling pit of hype and speculation around his big comic-book coming-out party The Wolverine . So, with trademark equanimity and cool, the filmmaker appears in a new video assuring skeptics that not only has he not sold out, but he’s just making a movie like any of his others. It just happens to have a mutant hero.

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REVIEW: Russell Crowe Tries to Roughen the Edges of The Next Three Days

Blood on a trench coat, a wholesome-seeming wife and mom behind bars, a spouse who’s devoted almost to the point of obsession: Paul Haggis’ marital thriller The Next Three Days has a lot going for it, including two appealing and extremely capable actors, Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks. The plot is worked out with care, and it takes its time, unapologetically, in a manner that’s perfectly suited to thinking adults. The whole enterprise reeks of class.

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Oscar Index: Black Swan Natalie Portman Breaks Away From the Flock

Another week, another turbulent week in the life of Movieline’s Oscar Index. Some soared, others, not so much. And others still just held on for dear life and made the whole race kind of stagnant, to be honest. What do you say we shake it up? Here’s the latest…

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Oscar Index: Black Swan Natalie Portman Breaks Away From the Flock

Have You Checked Out This Week’s Original Videos at Movieline?

Well, why not? ‘Twas a big week for original video content here at Movieline HQ — to say nothing of the many, many trailers that received the Two-Minute Verdict ( The Social Network , FTW !). From the introduction of Stephanie Zacharek’s video reviews to Michael Musto hitting the mean streets like any good Hollywood Kid, you couldn’t go five webpages without stumbling onto something no other site has to offer. Click ahead to see what all the fuss is about. We’re proud to share them, and if you want to see more, give our sponsors at HBO a little love. We couldn’t do it without them.

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Farting Man-Boy, Elaborate Serial Killer and Bono Among New Oscar Voters

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — a group so white, old and out-of-touch you’d think you’re at a Republican convention — has decided perhaps more people would watch their dog and pony show if their choices were a little more hip. In an effort to pump fresh plasma into their dusty veins, the AMPAS has inducted a whole slew of new Academy members. Among the rarefied few are Adam Sandler, Christoph Waltz, Tobin Bell of Saw infamy, along with some much needed non-white, non-male voices like Mo’Nique, Zoe Saldana and Gabourey Sidibe. On the other side of the camera, noted-Miley Cyrus despoiler Adam Shankman is on the list, as are Bono and The Edge, and Christian Bale’s favorite cinematographer , Shane “f*cking distracting!” Hurlbut. Check out the full 135-person list after the jump.

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Farting Man-Boy, Elaborate Serial Killer and Bono Among New Oscar Voters

Don LaFontaine Immortalized (Again)

In a world where late, legendary voice-over artist Don LaFontaine lent his singular baritone to more than 5,000 trailers and TV spots, there’s only one way to truly commemorate the man: An educational institution. The SAG Foundation on Friday will open such a facility in Los Angeles, dedicating the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab for the next generation to learn and hone their own crafts. Who knows? Maybe someday even they can star in a GEICO commercial of their own. [ THR ]

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What Are the Pros and Cons of Moving the Oscars to January?

By now you’ve no doubt read the news that newly chosen Oscar producers Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer might be asked to start working on the telecast a little earlier than initially expected. Movieline sister site Deadline reports that the Academy Board of Governors is meeting to decide whether the 83rd Academy Awards should air sometime in January instead of the previously staked out date of Feb. 27, 2011. And while a few weeks might not seem like an earth-shaking decision, you’d be surprised at how many people are not cool with this. As Awards Daily scribe Ryan Adams wrote, “I only wonder what the hell has the Board of Governors squirming so restlessly that they suddenly want to overhaul and bastardize 83 years of tradition?” Um, bad ratings? But is that reason enough to make this change? Ahead, Movieline offers some pros and cons to the whole sordid affair.

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What Are the Pros and Cons of Moving the Oscars to January?

Live Blogging the Academy Awards, 2010 Edition [The Oscars]

Everyone likes watching the Oscars at a party, and we’re having our very own! It’s going to be here in the comments section. You’re invited to come talk trash about Hollywood. Why? Because we like you, we really like you. Why sit alone and yell insults at Sandra Bullock through the screen? Why go to a party with your lame friends who haven’t seen a movie in the theater since Paul Blart: Mall Cop ? Why wait for Us Weekly to decide who was the worst dressed? Please, step on into our virtual Oscar party and talk about everything Oscar-related right here on the internet! For those of you who haven’t done this before, here is the drill. We’ll we watching the red carpet arrivals starting at 7pm on E! and the Oscar telecast on ABC starting at 8pm. We’re going to be leaving our reactions to the show, the winners, the losers, the outfits, Julia Robert’s hair, the creepy “this is who died this year” montage, and the rest in the comments section. We invite you to do the same by typing something fun in the little white box below next to the “Share” button. Click that button and your comments will go live, with no seven second delay. How dangerous! Keep refreshing this page to see all the new comments and the replies to your comments. It will be like we’re all sitting in the same room sharing quips, highballs, and a lovely bruschetta. We’re going to keep doing this until your local news starts around midnightish, so we’re in it for the long haul. We hope that you’ll join us and that good things happen this evening. If not, well, Sandra Bullock winning an Oscar isn’t the worst thing in the world, and we’ll find some way to make it through. All right, see you all in the comments!

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THE OSCARS "THE HURT LOCKER" [OFFICIAL] TRAILER – BEST FILM OSCARS AND BAFTA WINNER

Trailer for THE OSCARS 2010 & BAFTA BEST FILM AWARD WINNER.. THE HURT LOCKER wins 5 OSCARS AND 6 BAFTAS including BEST PICTURE / FILM IN BOTH, Also winning BEST SCREENPLAY, BEST SOUND, BEST EDITING, …ACADEMY AWARDS WINNER “THE HURT LOCKER” WINS BEST FILM AT 2010 OSCARS AND BAFTAS…. www.global-dance.net is looking forward to seeing this film. If you see it comment and tell us what it was like.. www.global-dance.net

http://www.youtube.com/v/DGcLy7xEe9o?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata

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