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Tim Burton Finds His Alice for 'Wonderland'
Zap2It.comTim Burton has finally found the right leading lady to play the title role in his version of "Alice in Wonderland." According to Variety, Mia Wasikowska is in final negotiations to play Alice, a young woman who goes down a rabbit's hole and finds all...Tags: Tim Burton, Amelia Earhart
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Review: 'Rachel Getting Married'
Times Movie CriticThe Internet Movie Database, the mighty monarch of cinema sites, lists more than 600 films with the word "wedding" in the title. And no wonder. Where else can the passions of the moment, and recriminations born of unresolved family issues, mix to create...Tags: Cinema Industry, Jonathan Demme, Anne Hathaway, Sidney Lumet, Bill Irwin
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UN-backed film to premiere at Rome film fest
A U.N.-backed movie on poverty made of eight segments by directors including Jane Campion and Wim Wenders will make its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival later this year, organizers said Wednesday. Titled "8," the movie aims to raise awareness...Tags: Festive Event, Jane Campion, Wim Wenders, Movies, Diana, Princess of Wales
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'Heroes,' 'Who' Vet Takes Flight
Zap2It.comChristopher Eccleston will jump from an evil turn in "G.I. Joe" to a co-starring turn with Hilary Swank in "Amelia." The biopic of Amelia Earhart will be directed by Mira Nair for Avalon Pictures and Fox Searchlight. According to Variety, Eccleston will...Tags: Virginia, Richard Gere, Amelia Earhart, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Hilary Swank
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Madonna, Ritchie visit slums of Mumbai
Madonna visited a crowded Mumbai slum Tuesday, where impoverished residents showered her with rose and marigold petals. Madonna didn't speak to journalists, and a New York-based spokeswoman for the 49-year-old singer wasn't immediately available for...Tags: Madonna, Guy Ritchie, Johnny Depp
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City Living: Greenwich Village
Special to amNewYorkLongtime Greenwich Village residents lament the neighborhood's transformation from bohemian to bourgeois, but the '50s and '60s were far from the Village's grittiest era: Before there was Sing Sing, in the heart of Greenwich Village was Newgate Prison....Tags: Broadway, Ceremonies, Greenwich Village, Rape, Medicine
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Johnny Depp Drama Pushed Back by Strike
Zap2It.comAlready long delayed, the Johnny Depp vehicle "Shantaram" has been put on hold due to the writers strike. According to Variety, also going on hold is Rob Marshall's big screen version of the Tony-winning "Nine." Mira Nair was set to direct "Shantaram,"...Tags: Ron Howard, Celebrity, Sophia Loren, Anthony Minghella, Marion Cotillard
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Gotham goes Into the Wild
"Into The Wild," written and directed by Sean Penn, took home the prize for best feature at tonight's 17th annual Gotham Awards ceremony.
The sweeping adventure film beat out four other nominees for the juried prize: "Great World of Sound," "I'm Not...Tags: Alaska, Ceremonies, Greenwich Village, Todd Haynes, Awards and Prizes
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Hey, that ad-lib wasn't in the script!
Special to The TimesEverett Hitch and Virgil Cole had been riding all day, chasing bad guys across the chaparral in the western "Appaloosa." As actors Viggo Mortensen (who was playing Hitch) and Ed Harris (Cole) sat around a campfire filming a scene on the Galisteo, N.M.,...Tags: Ron Howard, Collective Contract, Ben Stiller, Natural Resources, Sony Corp.
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Johnny Depp Will Make 'Public Enemies'
Zap2It.comWith a springtime gap in his schedule, Johnny Depp has signed on for Michael Mann's "Public Enemies." The period drama, one of many pre-actors strike projects revving up at Universal, focuses on the government's attempts to stop some of the most famous...Tags: Tom Cruise, John Dillinger, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Johnny Depp, Michael Mann
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Jacinda Barrett Gives Birth to Girl
Zap2It.comThe Hollywood offspring project has a new member. Australian actress Jacinda Barrett and her actor-husband Gabriel Macht welcomed a baby girl on Monday, Aug. 20 in Los Angeles, reports People. Satine Anais Geraldine Macht is their first child together....Tags: Los Angeles, Kate Beckinsale, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Frank Miller
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Depp Peeks Into 'Dark Shadows'
Zap2It.comWarner Bros. is moving forward on a big screen version of the vampire soap "Dark Shadows" with the help of Johnny Depp. According to Variety, Depp's Infinitum-Nihil production shingle and Graham King's GK Films banner are looking to adapt the popular Dan...Tags: Tim Burton, Johnny Depp
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