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Lindsay’s Failed Tests Could Derail Upcoming Film

Filed under: Lindsay Lohan Sources close to the production of Lindsay Lohan ‘s next project tell TMZ her latest slip-up could throw the movie into serious financial turmoil.

James Cameron Wants to Film Parts of Avatar 2 at the Bottom of the Sea

Photo: Wikipedia , Creative Commons But How Will Blue on Blue Look on Screen? James Cameron is nothing if not ambitious. Avatar was a triumph of cutting edge technologies (advanced motion capture, 3D cameras, computer generated characters and sets, digital projection, etc), but it might turn out to have been a walk in the part compared to the Avatar sequel. Cameron has apparently decided to have at least part of the action take place in Pandora’s oceans, and he has commissioned an ultra-deep-sea submarine that can rea… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Growing Potential and Rooted Limitations of Biofuels

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons As oil and natural gas reserves are being depleted, the world’s attention is increasingly turning to plant-based energy sources. These include food crops, forest industry byproducts, sugar industry byproducts, plantations of fast-growing trees, crop residues, and urban tree and yard wastes—all of which can be used for electrical generation, heating, or the production of automotive fuels…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Strange Animals that Glow in the Dark (Slideshow)

Photo Peter Shearer, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research via darkroastedblend.com When the sun goes down, the creatures of the night come out: And some have really strange and incredible built-in ways to keep the lights on . The scientific term is Bioluminescence — or the production and emission of light by a living organism . From a giant squid that… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Law & Order: L.A. Casts Skeet Ulrich

Bad news, James Van Der Beek fans and board members of the Dean Cain Fan Club . It looks like Law & Order: Los Angeles has finally found its leading man: Former Jericho star Skeet Ulrich. The Poor Man’s Johnny Depp will star as Rex Winters, an ex-marine with a porn-ready name whose experiences during the Rodney King riots “shaped his philosophy on policing.” He’s also married to his ex-partner. Issues! Of course, Ulrich’s current partner hasn’t been cast yet, but that just means there’s still a chance it could be Master P. Or Danica McKellar . Get on this, NBC. [ EW ]

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Millionaire Producers Win $275 Million from Disney

A federal jury has ordered Disney to pay Celador, the production company behind Who Wants to be a Millionaire , a cool $275 million for not fulfilling their obligations when bringing the game show smash to the United States. Congrats! However, I just used my “Ask the Audience” lifeline, and it turns out we all spent the past month paying Disney back the $275 million. Damn it, Pixar. [ The Wrap ]

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Sundance Submissions are Open

Have you completed a film this year that could be tomorrow’s fishy documentary , woman-pulverizing drama , or emo-fascist awards contender ? You’re in luck, as submissions opened today for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Here’s hoping you’re more Precious than Hamlet 2 . [ Sundance ]

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Guillermo del Toro Admits: ‘I am No Longer an Official Voice for The Hobbit’

The Hobbit may be down a director amidst turmoil at MGM, but it keeps moving right along. (Psst, Lost fans: we hear that Widmore and Keamy both went in to read for roles this past week). Since Guillermo del Toro bolted from the production last week, he’s promised to deliver a second statement about just what went down, and that longer missive came late last night. His explanation? Yeah, it was basically that whole “I wanted my life back ever endless delays” thing.

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Source: Sandra Bullock to Divorce Jesse James

Ever since the Jesse James’ cheating scandal erupted two weeks ago, Sandra Bullock has been dead silent, prompting fans to wonder if she’ll stay or if she’ll go. It’s looking like the latter. America’s sweetheart has decided to divorce him and already taken steps toward obtaining legal separation, according to sources speaking anonymously today. We can’t independently confirm that’s true, but we’d also be surprised if it weren’t, with more and more women come forward claiming affairs with Jesse James . According to a source close to the Oscar winner, “Sandra is humiliated and feels that her entire marriage was one big lie.” Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. If Sandra Bullock doesn’t leave this loser, we’d be shocked . Sandra moved out of the home she shares with James and The Blind Side star has been staying out of public as she figure out what she wanted to do about her marriage. A source close to the situation says that while she is still laying low and has not announced it publicly, Sandra has made the decision to pull the plug on the relationship. We certainly wouldn’t blame her if so. “She’s had enough,” a source said. “She’s ending the marriage.” Sandra has not been seen in public or commented since the ” Michelle Bombshell ” dropped 13 days ago. What do you think she should do?

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Mindy McCready "Outraged" By "Unauthorized" Sex Tape

When hilarious news of a Mindy McCready sex tap e broke Monday, we had a good laugh and wondered how long it would be until she pretended to decry its XXX release. 3… 2… 1… “We are not aware of the production or release of the alleged film that seems to have surfaced via various media reports,” McCready’s attorney, Adam Dread, said. “We can confirm that any illegally-obtained property, and/or fabricated footage, and the release thereof, will be dealt with swiftly following proper legal procedure.” Got all that? BASEBALL MISTRESS : That she was, though Roger Clemens is not involved in Mindy McCready’s sex tape at all, making the title kind of misleading. Funny, but misleading . We’ve been around the celebrity sex tape block long enough to know that the statement from McCready’s lawyer was likely written with one or both of these goals: To act indignant and pretend the sex tape was “leaked” To get McCready in on the profits, a la Kim Kardashian We find it unlikely Vivid would make it this far without obtaining legal waivers, but either way, you could say that she’s playing hardball … eh? Baseball Mistress? Hello? Is this thing on? Never mind.

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