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Casting directors remain the only job in the opening titles that doesn’t have its own Oscar category, but there’s reason to believe that will change. Already recognized by the Emmys, casting directors have made tremendous strides since they unionized in 2005 and negotiated their first contract with studios. In 2013, the guild earned its own Academy branch and received three seats at the Academy’s Board of Governors’ table. Last year, Lynn Stalmaster (“The Graduate,” “West Side Story”) received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards, becoming the first-ever casting director to receive an Academy Award.

So: Let’s imagine for a moment casting directors had their own Oscar category in 2017: What are the best-cast films of the year?

IndieWire asked 15 of the top casting directors to nominate films worthy of casting recognition this year. We often think of the best films in terms of their expressive cinematography, enveloping production design,...

Principal photography underway in Savannah, Georgia.

Armory Films has announced that John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, and Yelawolf will join the cast of The Peanut Butter Falcon.

The film directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz centres on Zak, a young man with Down Syndrome who has been confined to live in a retirement home for most of his life.

One day he breaks out and takes to the road to try to find his hero, a retired wrestler named The Salt Water Redneck. Along the way Zak experiences adventure and danger, and joins forces with a desperado crab fisherman and a kind nurse.

The cast also includes newcomer Zachary Gottsagen, Shia Labeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Bruce Dern.

Armory Films’ Tim Zajaros and Christopher Lemole are producing and financing the film, alongside Bona Fide Productions’ Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, T Bone Burnett, Lije Sarki, and David Thies. Burnett will also...

Josh and Anna Duggar have been through trials and tribulations throughout their eight-year marriage, but the couple remained committed to rebuilding their life together.

On Friday, the couple announced in a Duggar family blog post that they are expecting their fifth child — a baby boy due later this year.

Although the former reality stars, who rose to fame on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting, admit that the past two years — which included scandal and infidelity — haven’t been easy for them to get through, they believe that “beauty comes from ashes” and say they are looking forward to what’s in store.

Many of the actors on VH1’s new scripted series The Breaks (premiering Monday, Feb. 20) were just kids during the early ’90s era of hip-hop captured in loving detail on the show. Yet, they’re still able to channel the spirit of that moment in the culture’s history because of how far they’ve gone to prepare for their roles.

For Mack Wilds, who also stars on Fox’s racially charged drama Shots Fired, premiering March 22, that meant actually learning how to spin records in order to add to hip-hop producer DeeVee’s skill set. When DeeVee takes part in a DJ battle at NYC’s New Music Seminar on the show, Wilds was prepared to go through the motions.

“I’m the type of guy who, if you put me up against anything that I don’t understand, I’m gonna go try to find out,” says the actor, who also has...

“Dangal” is Disney India’s big Christmas bet, and the Aamir Khan wrestling drama starts strong. The characters are sketched with the kind of patience that can only come from a place of confidence. There are enough crowd-pleasing moments to fill an entire summer blockbuster. The soundtrack is brash and exhilarating; the songs here will dominate many workout playlists in the new year. The social commentary is not subtle, but it is forthright and consistent.

What a shame about that second half. It is rare that a film manages to undo so much of its groundwork so thoroughly in so short a span of time. The creative decisions made here amount to self-sabotage.

RelatedAamir Khan in ‘Dangal’: How a Major Bollywood Star Uses Cinema to Raise Awareness

“Dangal” is based on the true story of Mahavir Singh Phogat, an amateur wrestler from the northern Indian state of Haryana that...

If you’ve already binge-watched the latest season of “Black Mirror,” then you’re already familiar with the Uber-like premise of “Nosedive”: Everybody rates everyone they interact with on a scale from one to five, and anything under four stars is seen as a failure. (This is also how an alarming number of critics grade things, but I digress.) A new tie-in website allows you to do just that, because social media hasn’t already made our interpersonal relationships strained enough.

Read More: ‘Black Mirror’ Season 3 Review: New Genres, New Talent Give Anthology Series an Upgrade

RateMe goes so far as to mimic the interface of Bryce Dallas Howard’s phone in the episode, in which she plays a rating-obsessed woman hoping to raise her 4.2 by delivering a speech at her former friend’s wedding. If you enter your name or social media handle, the site will generate you...

With a perfect last name amid imperfect circumstances, Richard and Mildred Loving made history when their fight for the state of Virginia to recognize their interracial marriage made it all the way to the Supreme Court in 1967.

Now, their love story is making headlines again, with a screen adaptation of their odyssey, simply titled Loving, generating early Oscar buzz after earning rave reviews in this year’s awards circuit.

But just who were Richard and Mildred Loving (portrayed onscreen by Australian actor Joel Edgerton and Ethiopian-born Ruth Negga)? Here are five things to know about the reluctant civil rights heroes...

Former Castle Ep David Amann will be calling the shots on The Blacklist: Redemption.

TVLine has learned exclusively that Amann has been tapped to handle showrunner duties on the forthcoming NBC spinoff, which stars Blacklist vet Ryan Eggold and How to Get Away With Murder‘s Famke Janssen.

RelatedNathan Fillion on Castle‘s Polarizing Series Finale: ‘It Wasn’t the Beautiful Send-Off’ You’d Hope For

Amann joined Castle in its third season as a producer-writer, ascending to the showrunner perch in Season 7 (replacing series creator Andrew W. Marlowe). He left the ABC drama prior to the start of...

Mix two royals, five Michelin-star chefs and one grand country house and you have a recipe for the ultimate summer date night. Princess Kate and Prince William stepped out on Wednesday for a gala evening hosted by their friends, the Marquess and Marchioness of Cholmondeley, at the aristocrats' stately home, Houghton Hall. Leaving their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte at their nearby country house, Anmer Hall, the royal parents drove the four miles to Houghton Hall for the evening of entertainment and fine dining. Kate, in a dazzling Jenny Packham rewear from 2011, suggested William was looking forward to a...

Céline Dion is coping with the loss of her beloved husband René Angélil, followed by the death of her brother just two days later. Click here for the full story, only in People.Céline Dion might find getting right back to work therapeutic while mourning the loss of her husband René Angélil. The singer is currently scheduled to take the stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Saturday, one day after Angélil's funeral at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal - where the couple wed 21 years earlier. "That's what René would want. He wants her to perform and come back," a source tells People.

Céline Dion is coping with the loss of her beloved husband René Angélil, followed by the death of her brother just two days later. Click here for the full story, only in People.Céline Dion might find getting right back to work therapeutic while mourning the loss of her husband René Angélil. The singer is currently scheduled to take the stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Saturday, one day after Angélil's funeral at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal - where the couple wed 21 years earlier. "That's what René would want. He wants her to perform and come back," a source tells People.

Alicia Vikander/Ex Machina

Ex Machina was the big winner at the Moët British Independent Film Awards this evening. The film won four awards: Best British Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Alex Garland and Outstanding Achievement in Craft for its Visual Effects, by Andrew Whitehurst.

The film will be screened in 74 cinemas across the country on Sunday 13 December as part of a landmark Bifa screening series supported by the BFI. Tickets can be booked at discover.bifa.film

Performance awards were spread across the board: Saoirse Ronan picked up Best Actress for Brooklyn and Tom Hardy won Best Actor for his dual role as Ronnie and Reggie Kray in Legend.

Saoirse Ronan

Olivia Colman won her third Bifa for her Best Supporting Actress performance in The Lobster. Brendan Gleeson made it two years in a row, winning Best Supporting Actor for Suffragette this year after taking away...

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

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Out 1, “the great cinematic happening of 2015,” is finally in theaters, with tickets for weekend-long marathon sessions (the ideal viewing method) available.

Museum of Modern Art

“To Save and Project” begins its 13th year of bringing audiences essential, under-the-radar cinema. The first highlight: Samuel Fuller‘s Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street, the director’s cut...

The 59Th BFI London Film Festival Announces Full 2015 Programme

You can peruse the programme at your leisure here.

The programme for the 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership launched today, with Festival Director Clare Stewart presenting this year’s rich and diverse selection of films and events. BFI London Film Festival is Britain’s leading film event and one of the world’s oldest film festivals. It introduces the finest new British and international films to an expanding London and UK-wide audience. The Festival provides an essential platform for films seeking global success; and promotes the careers of British and international filmmakers through its industry and awards programmes. With this year’s industry programme stronger than ever, offering international filmmakers and leaders a programme of insightful events covering every area of the film industry‎ Lff positions London as the world’s leading creative city.

The Festival will screen a...

Dr. Hannibal Lecter knows all about perfect pairings — a census taker’s liver and a nice chianti; Prof. Sogliato’s cranium and a freshly sharpened ice pick — and yet on this week’s installment of the NBC drama that bears his name, every pas de deux had me thinking “pas de don’t!”

RelatedGame of Thrones Casts Ian McShane in Season 6 Mystery Role

Will Graham going from a flirty phone conversation with his open-hearted wife to a bloody homicidal fantasy (or maybe “nightmare” is a better word choice)? Alana poking the world’s most dangerous bear from her side of the plexiglass partition?...

The cast of upcoming West End musical Bend It like Beckhamgave a rousing performance of the show’s opening number ‘UB2’ to a star studded audience at last Friday’s Asian Awards. The evening, hosted by Gok Wan, was attended by icons of the stage and screen including the legendary Shah Rukh Khan, former one direction member Zayn Malik, national treasures Sanjeev Bhasker and Meera Syal.

Adapted by Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges from the 2002 smash hit film of the same name, Bend it Like Beckham: The Musical follows Jess, a talented young football player torn between following in the footsteps of her hero David Beckham, or living up to family expectations of university, career and marriage.

Scored by Howard Goodall (Love Story, The Hired Man) with the collaboration of pioneer of the British Bhangra sound, composer and performer Kuljit Bhamra and lyrics by Charles Hart (Phantom of the Opera,...

The cast of Fox's Utopia is going to have to return to the real world ahead of schedule. The network has decided to cancel the freshman series, originally announced as a reality experiment that would last a whole year. Instead it survived less than two months, having severely underperformed in the ratings. Fox will pull the Friday night series from its schedule starting this week. It will be replaced by encore episodes of Masterchef Junior. The show's online live feeds will also shut down later today, though it's highly unlikely they will show the cast being informed of the show's cancellation.

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Nov. 25, 2014

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Daniel Radcliffe (of Harry Potter fame, as if we need to tell you that) and Zoe Kazan (TV’s Bored to Death) star in the 2013 film What If, a romantic comedy about modern romance, friendship and everything in between.

Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan ponder What If....

The movie tells the story of medical school dropout Wallace (Radcliffe), who’s been repeatedly burned, by bad relationships. Then that he meets Chantry (Kazan), an animator who lives with her longtime boyfriend Ben (Rafe Spall, Prometheus). Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, “What If” the love of your life is actually your best friend? Stay tuned…

Directed by Michael Dowse (Goon), What If co-stars Adam Driver (TV’s Girls) and Mackenzie Davis...

Paddles!!! Saving Hope is being brought back to life Stateside.

TVLine has learned that Ion Television has reached an agreement with Entertainment One Television to host the upcoming 18-episode third season of the Canadian-produced, Erica Durance-fronted medical drama, as well as get dibs on repeats of the first two cycles.

Related Fall Preview 2014: Your Handy Calendar of 99 Premieres

Saving Hope Season 3 debuts Sept. 22 on Canada’s CTV; no timetable has yet been announced for Ion’s broadcasts.

Set at Hope Zion Hospital, the supernatural-tinged drama follows Dr. Hope Hope Dr. Alex Reid (Smallville’s Durance), a surgeon whose...

The CW will debut its four-part Holy Grail event series, “Labyrinth,” on Thursday, May 22 and May 23 at 8 p.m., as its current series air their season finales. Announced in January during the Television Critics Association Press Tour, “Labyrinth” follows the lives of two women who are separated by centuries, but united in their common search for the Holy Grail. The series stars John Hurt, Sebastian Stan, Jessica Brown-Findlay and Tom Felton. See video: ‘Star-Crossed’ Star Matt Lanter Breaks Down CW’s ‘Futuristic ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Love Story’ Co-produced by Tandem Communications and Film Afrika Worldwide, in association with Scott Free Films and Universal.

Adam Goldberg has been cast in ABC‘s multi-camera comedy pilot Divorce: A Love Story, from Sony TV and ABC Studios. Written by Mike Sikowitz & Daniel Lappin based on an Israeli format and directed by Pam Fryman, Divorce centers on Kenny (Jason Jones) and Robin (Andrea Anders), a recently divorced couple who were bad together but discover they’re even worse apart and can’t seem to stay out of each others’ lives. Goldberg, repped by UTA and Luber Roklin, plays Ike, Kenny’s neurotic, overly analytical best friend and co-worker. He recently starred on CBS’ NYC 22. Homeland alum Diego Klattenhoff has joined NBC/Sony TV’s drama pilot The Blacklist. Written by Jon Bokenkamp, the project centers on Red (James Spader), the world’s most wanted criminal who mysteriously turns himself in and offers to give up everyone he has ever worked with. His only condition is he...

Despite it being January, the bunheads returned to school after summer break in "Channing Tatum Is a Fine Actor," a line that was uttered by none other than Carl. I didn't see that one coming! Michelle is happily ensconced in Paradise again and things are back to normal.

Did I say normal? If there's one thing you can count on, things are never normal in Paradise. How abnormal things got is just a matter of scale.

After spending the summer at camp, Carl returned prepared to reignite the romantic fire with Boo. She was equally as excited, until she remembered they had promised to meet each others' parents. Apparently that's just not her thing. Instead of having faith in how much Carl likes her (he carved her an archery set at camp for goodness sakes!), she went to Michelle for advice. Oops!

Michelle's advice was to be exactly what his parents expected.

An absorbing portrait of Patrick Leigh Fermor found the man behind the myth, while Edna O'Brien's perfect memoir cherished her many lives and loves

The outstanding achievement in literary biography this year was Artemis Cooper's Patrick Leigh Fermor (Murray £25). Like Dickens (whose life as told by Claire Tomalin was a highlight of 2011), Paddy Leigh Fermor lived life to the limit. Before he was 30, he had not only walked from London to Constantinople, but had fallen in love with a Romanian princess and, famously, abducted a German general in the battle for Crete. Leigh Fermor is a colourful and romantic proposition, but how do you write about a man who has already been mythologised in bestsellers such as Ill Met By Moonlight? Cooper's answer is to find the man behind the myth in a sharp, absorbing portrait of the scholar-gypsy. I was particularly grateful for the news that, until well into old age,...

The Raindance Film Festival recently announced its 20th festival programme lineup which includes an unprecedented 105 features, 138 shorts and 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 19 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 38 countries, proof of another exceptional year of internationally acclaimed films, special live events, exclusive Q&As and masterclasses. The festival will take place from 26th September to 7thOctober at its home of the Apollo Cinema Piccadilly Circus SW1Y 4Lr.T

Opening the festival on Wednesday 26th September is the International Premiere of Here Comes The Devil – a powerful fantasy horror from Mexico. Shot in Tijuana, a married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be and that something terrifying has changed them. The Opening Night afterparty will feature band The Real Tuesday Weld which The Sunday Times calls: “beautiful…...

Raindance have just announced their line-up for their 20th annual film festival. The 2012 festival will, like every year showcase some of the best independent movies that we can expect in the coming year and beyond. Raindance 2012 will take place 26th September to 7th October at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus in London. This year we can expect to see 105 features, more than 138 shorts, 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 19 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 38 countries.

Scroll down to see the full press release as well as all the feature films that will be showing at the festival. To find out more, click here to visit their official site.

Opening the festival on Wednesday 26th September is the International Premiere of Here Comes The Devil a powerful fantasy horror from Mexico. Shot in Tijuana, a married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana.

The Raindance Film Festival has announced its 20th festival programme today. This year?s lineup includes 105 features and over 138 shorts and 64 UK Premieres, 13 International Premieres, 5 European Premieres, 19 World Premieres and 24 Directorial Debuts from 38 countries. The festival will take place from 26th September to 7th October at the Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus.

Here’s the low-down:

Opening the festival on Wednesday 26th September is the International Premiere of Here Comes The Devil a powerful fantasy horror from Mexico. Shot in Tijuana, a married couple lose their children while on a family trip near some caves in Tijuana. The kids eventually reappear without explanation, but it becomes clear that they are not who they used to be and that something terrifying has changed them.

Closing the festival on Sunday 7th October is the UK Premiere of 7 Crates from Paraguay and fresh from its screening in Toronto Film Festival’ s vanguard section. The film focusses on Victor,...

I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Fantasia film Festival since the very first year and make no mistake about it, Fantasia has always been a highlight of every summer since. This year is no exception. With another impressive and diverse line-up, any movie crazed die hard genre fans such as myself are left with no choice but to spend hours studying both the program and schedule to fit in as many films as you possibly can. So I’ve decided to put together this list of must see films for anyone who is either new to the festival or simply doesn’t have as much time to properly browse through the program.

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Doomsday Book

In recent years we’ve come to expect at least one horror anthology added to the incredible fantasia line-up. This year is no different as the tradition continues with Doomsday Book, a 2012 science-fiction film...

Chicago – Wouldn’t you think that the release of the last Best Picture winner from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences would be an event? I know we’ve reached a point where public opinion and the Oscars are arguably further apart than ever before but wouldn’t think that Sony would treat their most-respected film critically with “Special Edition” degrees of Blu-ray features. The release of “The Artist” last week is a decent one but not what one would expect given the pedigree of the film.

Rating: 3.5/5.0

While I don’t think it should have won Best Picture, I stand by the belief that “The Artist” wasn’t a bad choice (certainly better than last year’s “The King’s Speech” or many other recent befuddling decisions made by the Academy). While the silent film aspect of the film is still clearly scaring off many people, I...

We hoped when Bill Murray appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman" earlier in the week that he might have something important to say about "Ghostbusters 3," but the funnyman didn't throw us much of a bone about the possible horror-comedy. When host Dave asked about the film, which mastermind Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get off the ground for some time now, Murray had this to say:

"That's about all they want to know at Cannes, too... But, um... They just don't have a really good script. It's hard. Even the second 'Ghostbusters' wasn't as much fun for me as the first one. It's hard to make a sequel. That first one was really funny. It was just so darn funny, it's hard for me... I always drag my feet on it, but you know, we'll try again."

Please don't tell us this is stuck in development hell forever,...

Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 26, 2012

Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $35.99

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2012 Best Picture Academy Award winner The Artist was called “a love letter to the movies” by The Los Angeles Times.

Silent and shot in black and white, the film is set in 1927 Hollywood and tells the story of George Valentin (Jean Dujardin, The Players), a silent movie star. The introduction of the talkies is leading to the end of Valentin’s career, but young extra Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo, A Knight’s Tale) is poised for major movie stardom. Their stories interlink.

The cast also stars John Goodman (The Big Lebowski), James Cromwell (Secretariat), Penelope Ann Miller (Carlito’s Way), Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) and the Jack Russell terrier Uggie that we loved in Water for Elephants.

Rated PG-13, The Artist also won Oscars for Best Actor Oscar (Dujardin), Best Director (Michel Hazanavicius, Oss 117: Lost in Rio...

Relax, this wasn’t an awards ceremony to honor the cinematic achievement that is Grown Ups. (That’s what the MTV Movie Awards is for!) Rather, it’s Aarp: The Magazine’s 11th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards, an event which rewards outstanding acting, directing and writing of filmmakers 50 and over and the movies your parents really, really liked over the past year. (Sorry, Shame!)

Echoing the Golden Globes, The Descendants and The Artist will walk away the victors at the Feb. 6 ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, as they’ve been named Best Movie for Grownups and Best Comedy for Grownups,...

The Descendants has been named the Best Movie for Grown-Ups at the 2012 Aarp Magazine Awards.

Glenn Close has picked up the Best Actress trophy for her gender-bending role in period drama Albert Nobbs and The First Grader's Oliver Litondo claims the Best Actor prize.

Other winners include Vanessa Redgrave (Best Supporting Actress for Coriolanus), Christopher Plummer (Best Supporting Actor for Beginners), Stephen Daldry (Best Director for Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud) and Woody Allen (Best Writer).

Oscars favourite The Artist has been named Best Comedy for Grown-Ups, while Meryl Streep's onscreen romance with Jim Broadbent in The Iron Lady has landed the Best Grown-Up Love Story award.

A couple of weeks ago, I sent the following message to this year's Cannonballers:

Now that summer is here (yes, I know not technically, but as far as I'm concerned summer begins when June does), I am thinking that it would be good to have a theme for some of the Cbr posts this summer: Summer Reads. I don't know about you, but summer vacations-especially when I go to the beach-are when I have some of my best opportunities to finally make a dent in my reading list. And I often make a trip to the library before heading out on vacation. I'd like to be able to give the Pajibans a bunch of recommendations as they may be looking to add to their summer reading lists.

Of course to do this, I need your help. I would like you to send me links to any reviews you've written for...

Manchester Kurdish Film Festival, Manchester

Being a stateless region in the most volatile part of the Middle East, it's no surprise that the cinema of Kurdistan is full of conflicts and borders. The Quarter Of Scarecrows is an allegorical take on the Iran-Iraq war, while Son Of Babylon and Mando both use quests for missing family members to survey the current, devastated landscape. Kick Off, meanwhile, is based on real events at a refugee camp in a Kirkuk stadium where a man attempts to settle Kurdish-Iraqi differences through the international medium of football.

Cornerhouse, Sat to Tue, kurdishcreativefilm.com

The Avengers 50th Anniversary Celebration, Chichester

Facing cold war danger with a very English combination of wit, judo, kinky boots and superior umbrella manufacture, The Avengers led where many spy thrillers still follow – not least James Bond, which first came to the screen a year later, and poached a few Avengers stars in its time.

Time for a quick break from the news coming out of Cannes. With the emphasis on quick, here's a bit on what's going on elsewhere.

First, on the film journal front, Midnight Eye's posted three new reviews and a feature by Mark Player, "Post-Human Nightmares: The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema." The new Offscreen features pieces on Luis Buñuel, Jesús Franco, Wristcutters: A Love Story, A Single Man and 3D. Word from Catherine Grant: "The second issue of the new Movie: A Journal of Film Criticism has just been posted online, with a wonderful looking Lang dossier, a fine tribute to the late Robin Wood, which takes the form of seven of his rarest pieces from the 1960s, 70s and 80s. And there's more besides on Susan Hayward and Vincente Minnelli." Speaking of Lang, you'll want to see David Bordwell's latest entry on how Lang shifts our alignment and...

Angelina Jolie's In the Land of Blood and Honey will open December 23rd via FilmDistrict. The film which is directed and written by by Jolie, is finance by Graham King and his partner Tim Headington. In a statement, Jolie said that "The film is specific to the Bosnian War, but it's also universal. I wanted to tell a story of how human relationships and behavior are deeply affected by living inside a war." In the Land of Blood and Honey (a.k.a. the Untitled Bosnian War Love Story), takes a look at how a couple's romance is affected by the Bosnian War. The cast includes Rade Serbedzija, Branko Djuric, Nikola Djuricko, Goran Kostic, Zana Marjanovic, Jasna Beri, Dolya Gavanski and Milos Timotijevic.

Angelina Jolie's In the Land of Blood and Honey will open December 23rd via FilmDistrict. The film which is directed and written by by Jolie, is finance by Graham King and his partner Tim Headington. In a statement, Jolie said that "The film is specific to the Bosnian War, but it's also universal. I wanted to tell a story of how human relationships and behavior are deeply affected by living inside a war." In the Land of Blood and Honey (a.k.a. the Untitled Bosnian War Love Story), takes a look at how a couple's romance is affected by the Bosnian War. The cast includes Rade Serbedzija, Branko Djuric, Nikola Djuricko, Goran Kostic, Zana Marjanovic, Jasna Beri, Dolya Gavanski and Milos Timotijevic.

Angelina Jolie's In the Land of Blood and Honey will open December 23rd via FilmDistrict. The film which is directed and written by by Jolie, is finance by Graham King and his partner Tim Headington. In a statement, Jolie said that "The film is specific to the Bosnian War, but it's also universal. I wanted to tell a story of how human relationships and behavior are deeply affected by living inside a war." In the Land of Blood and Honey (a.k.a. the Untitled Bosnian War Love Story), takes a look at how a couple's romance is affected by the Bosnian War. The cast includes Rade Serbedzija, Branko Djuric, Nikola Djuricko, Goran Kostic, Zana Marjanovic, Jasna Beri, Dolya Gavanski and Milos Timotijevic.

All the latest news, reviews, comment and buzz from the Croisette, as it happens

9.00am: Morning all, and welcome to day two of the all-new experimental Guardian Cannes live blog!

Just like yesterday, we'll be bringing you all the news, reviews and reaction from the Croisette, as it happens. My colleague Ian and I will be drawing coverage together in London; we'll be getting regular updates from the team on the ground: Peter Bradshaw, Xan Brooks, Andrew Pulver, Charlotte Higgins, Jason Solomons, Henry Barnes, Laurence Topham and Jason Phipps.

And wherever you are we want to know what you reckon: you can post a comment below, or email, or tweet us @guardianfilm.

9.16am: So, what can you expect today? Well, we'll be recapping the opening night premiere, Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, with a gallery and a video, including a reel review of the film. Last night also saw...

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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has changed the title of his upcoming film A Love Story to Not a Love Story

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has decided to change the title of his upcoming film that is under production at the moment. The film A Love Story, which is based on the Maria Susairaj case, will now be called Not A Love Story.

Reported a source ?Ramu had titled the film A Love Story, which is based on the murder of Neeraj Grover by Maria and her boyfriend Emile. The filmmaker initially thought that it was an apt title, however, during filming he decided that Not A Love Story suited the theme better?.

When Ram Gopal Varma was asked to comment on the same he said ?I was under the impression that the horrifying crime primarily arose out of the emotion of love. However, what remained at the...

The concept of zombie movies is certainly nothing new, but the undead are biting, clawing and charming their way into Hollywood in a variety of innovative new ways nowadays. These aren't your parents zombies, be they slow or fast moving, or created by virus or curse. Nope, now they're falling in love, giving Jane Austen novels new meaning and even... playing football?

That's right. The latest of these modern zombie tales to get brought to the big screen is an adaptation of Ryan Brown's supernatural thriller "Play Dead," which follows vengeful zombie football players in a football-obsessed Texas town. Variety reports that Mark Canton, producer for George Romero's "Land of the Dead," is producing the flick and "300" screenwriter Joe Schreiber will be adapting it.

Never did we think we'd see a zombie football flick, but now that the idea is out there, we have to admit it sounds like a touchdown.

Lindsay Lohan's legal woes appear to have given Taylor Swift her big movie break - the country sweetheart is the new favourite to replace the Mean Girls actress in a new film about a former child star finding success on a reality TV dating show.

Writer/producer Richard O'Sullivan initially offered Lohan the lead in his new film One Night With You after writing it with her in mind.

He told WENN, "It is ready-made for Lindsay... but we're proceeding with extreme caution while the Lohan family sorts through their issues during a very trying time."

Lohan has since served two stints in jail - the latest a 10-hour stay on Friday - and spent time in a court-ordered lockdown rehab. And now it looks as if producers have moved on from the troubled star.

A source says, "It appears the romantic comedy may finally be off the table for Lindsay Lohan. The producers had actually talked to Taylor Swift's agent a few months back about replacing Lindsay, but Taylor was in the middle of her tour.

"Now that Lindsay can't conquer her troubles, they're taking the offer back to Taylor."

It's the second major role Lohan has lost this year - in April, she was dropped from new movie The Other Side.

It won't be Swift's first acting gig - the Love Story singer has appeared on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and in the film Valentine's Day.

Letters to Juliet

Directed by: Gary Winick

Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave, Christopher Egan, Gael Garcia Bernal

Running Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Rating: PG

Release Date: May 14, 2010

Plot: A young woman on her honeymoon (Seyfried) helps an elderly woman (Redgrave) find her old Italian flame from 50 years ago. Along for the ride is the woman’s dreamy grandson (Egan), who can’t stomach the romantic journey because he’s “not a big believer of happy endings.”

Who’S It For?: For those who think “Romeo and Juliet” is not about pain, but instead about meeting some sort of Prince Charming.

Expectations: Back in February, I had nightmares about this one time I saw one of the worst trailers in recent memory for this movie called Letters to Juliet. Shamelessly, the preview laid out all three acts of the film, as if the final product wasn’t going to seem any less obvious.

Above: Clio Bernard's The Arbor.

An entirely subjective rundown of the 20+ most-anticipated British films scheduled to have their first public screenings between April 20th and December 31st 2010.

1. Robinson In Ruins (dir. Patrick Keiller)

To call Robinson In Ruins “long awaited” doesn’t quite cover it, given that 13 years have now elapsed since Patrick Keiller’s last release, Robinson In Space(1997). The latter, a quizzically unclassifiable hybrid of political-sociological essay-film and landscape documentary with fictional elements, was perhaps the finest British film of the 1990s.

Like its predecessor London (1994)—also a masterpiece—it featured narration by Paul Scofield. With Scofield now sadly gone to a “better place,” Keiller (who in the interim has been busy with a stack of non-film projects) has turned to Vanessa Redgrave to provide the voiceover for what is apparently a “record of a journey made around southern England in 2008.”

Among his key inspirations, the following quote...

Amanda Seyfried is a major, major star now and we're just beginning to see how she's choosing to ride the wave after the worldwide success of Mamma Mia! (2008). She took the commercially safe route with the hit romantic weepie Dear John (2010) and then ventured into a riskier and more provocative role as a psychotic call girl in the indie drama Chloe (2010). Now, with Letters to Juliet (2010), it seems as if she's found something in between. Directed by Gary Winick, whose credits include the winsome 13 Going on 30 (2004) and the less successful Bride Wars (2009), Letters to Juliet casts Seyfried as Sophie, a young American woman who heads off to Italy, Verona to be specific, on vacation. While there, she comes across a wall at which people, many of them hopeless romantics, leave letters for Juliet -- as in the doomed heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet -- asking for advice about their love lives.

Amanda Seyfried is a major, major star now and we're just beginning to see how she's choosing to ride the wave after the worldwide success of Mamma Mia! (2008). She took the commercially safe route with the hit romantic weepie Dear John (2010) and then ventured into a riskier and more provocative role as a psychotic call girl in the indie drama Chloe (2010). Now, with Letters to Juliet (2010), it seems as if she's found something in between. Directed by Gary Winick, whose credits include the winsome 13 Going on 30 (2004) and the less successful Bride Wars (2009), Letters to Juliet casts Seyfried as Sophie, a young American woman who heads off to Italy, Verona to be specific, on vacation. While there, she comes across a wall at which people, many of them hopeless romantics, leave letters for Juliet -- as in the doomed heroine of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet -- asking for advice about their love lives.

So last year I joined Twitter and desperately struggled to figure out a good use for it. Assuming most people following my account might come from the Film Junk podcast, I thought it might be an idea platform to keep track of what films I've been watching and what ratings I give them. My first post was March 9th, 2009 with David Cronenberg's The Brood (3.5/4) and since then I've managed to check out a good number of great films over the last year. (Jacques Tati's Play Time and Wim Wender's Paris, Texas are definitely two stand outs on this list.) Many of these are first time viewings, but a there are also a lot of movies I just felt the urge to revisit. So what do you think? Any favourites? Have a look for yourself after the jump! The Brood, (Cronenberg, 1979) 3.5/4 Operation Crossbow (Anderson, 1965) 3.5/4 Watchmen, (Snyder, 2009) 3/4 Pontypool, (McDonald, 2008) 4/4 Pinocchio,...

Sure, there were some bumps in the road. That can happen from time to time.

Thanks to everyone for voting. This year 195 film fans decided the awards.

Here’s the mess … When Twihards Attack (The 8th Annual Tsr Movie Awards) Commentary/rants/thoughts on category winners & losers (this will be complete by March 19)

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The Results of the 8th Annual Movie Awards

Funniest

8.29 In The Loop

8.1 The Hangover

7.97 Zombieland

7.82 Fantastic Mr. Fox

7.32 I Love You, Man

6.74 The Informant!

6.64 Observe And Report

6.34 Extract

5.98 Funny People

5.7 Bruno

4.88 The Proposal

Scariest

8.09 Paranormal Activity

7.13 Drag Me To Hell

5.50 The Fourth Kind

5.21 Orphan

5.00 My Bloody Valentine

4.36 The Haunting In Connecticut

4.32 Jennifer’S Body

4.30 Friday The 13th

3.82 Saw VI

2.80 The Final Destination

Saddest

7.94 Precious

7.62 The Messenger

7.48 The Road

7.05 Up

6.50 The Time Traveler’S Wife

6.11 The Lovely Bones

5.92 My Sister...

Chicago – They came, we saw and in the end, who conquered? HollywoodChicago.com Senior Writer Patrick McDonald weighs in on the Top Ten of 2009. From the rich palette of choices, the challenge is always to winnow it down to ten.

This was a strong year, with many films in the “eleven spot” that would qualify easily for Top Ten consideration in any other year, including “An Education,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Inglourious Basterds,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Red Cliff,” “Precious” and “Capitalism: A Love Story.”

But as the old saying goes, opinions are like a certain hole, everybody has one. Here is Patrick McDonald’s journey into that deep void…

10. ‘Star Trek’

Logical Pair: Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine in ‘Star Trek’

Photo credit: © 2009 Paramount Pictures

Yep, a true popcorn film makes the cut. One that beat the odds and expectations of Trekker geeks everywhere. What impressed most about this origin re-imagining...

The Phoenix Film Critics Society has chosen Quentin Tarantino's revenge fantasy "Inglourious Basterds" the best film of the year! They also named Tarantino Best Director, his cast Best Ensemble, and Christoph Waltz Best Supporting Actor for his role as the "Jew Hunter" Hans Landa.

Here's the complete list of winners:

Best Picture

Inglourious Basterds

Top Ten Films of 2009 (in alphabetical order)

Avatar

District 9

(500) Days of Summer

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Precious

Sherlock Holmes

Star Trek

Up

Up In The Air

Best Director

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role

George Clooney, Up In The Air

Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role

Meryl Streep, Julie and Julia

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Mo.Nique, Precious

Best Acting Ensemble

The cast of Inglourious Basterds...