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Brad Pitt to Join Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave?

Crank your man crush meters to 11: Brad Pitt is said to be set to produce and co-star with Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Twelve Years a Slave , according to a Playlist report (plucked from Screen Daily and verified by Pitt’s production company, Plan B). The period drama is based on the life of Solomon Northup, an educated black man who was tricked into slavery in the 1850s and marks Fassbender’s third collaboration with director Steve McQueen ( Hunger , Shame ). [ The Playlist ]

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Zooey Deschanel or Demi Lovato: Which Actress Sang the National Anthem Better at the World Series?

I haven’t been watching the World Series because, um, baseball is the least telegenic sport since blogging, but I’ve caught two actresses unleash very decent renditions of the national anthem since the series began. Two days ago, Zooey Deschanel purred her version, and yesterday, convalescing Disney queen Demi Lovato belted it out. Fantastic. Unfortunately, It is my belief that only one can win. Who did it better?

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Which Old Movie Stars Ranked on Forbes’ List of 2011’s Top-Grossing Dead Celebrities?

Dead people are arguably less productive than you are, but a bunch of them earned between seven and nine figures for doing nothing this year, according to Forbes . Insulted? I understand. But you may be surprised by which screen stars are still banking well after they’ve left the big screen and the planet.

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Which Old Movie Stars Ranked on Forbes’ List of 2011’s Top-Grossing Dead Celebrities?

Is a Mob Story the Right Good Will Hunting Follow-Up For Ben Affleck and Matt Damon?

Yesterday it was announced that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon will tackle their first major feature project together since Good Will Hunting — a biopic about Boston mob boss Whitey Bulger that will star Damon and be directed by Affleck. It’s worth wondering though — is a mob film the right follow-up to the esteemed break-out project that earned both actors/screenwriters Academy Awards and established them as marketable Holllywood stars?

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Obama‘s ’Jeopardy’ Joke Falls Flat During Press Conference

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If you have to tell someone you just told a joke after they failed to laugh, usually that tells you something. So it’s worth wondering what went wrong when the president tried to crack a funny while introducing his choice to head the new consumer protection bureau Monday afternoon. During his introduction of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, the president mentioned that Cordray is a former… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 18/07/2011 20:15 Number of articles : 2

Obama‘s ’Jeopardy’ Joke Falls Flat During Press Conference