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Ben Kingsley courts corruption in The Boxtrolls (with video)
LOS ANGELES — Laika Studio executives thought Ben Kingsley would rebuff an offer to play the villain in The Boxtrolls. When Kingsley was finally asked, the Oscar-honoured thespian accepted the job...
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The Good Lie’s Reese Witherspoon lets refugees be the stars
After Water For Elephants and This Means War stumbled at the box office, Reese Witherspoon decided to pick herself up by getting involved in more modest movies. One of the rebound projects is The Good...
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Vera Farmiga plays woman scorned in The Judge
At this point in her career, Vera Farmiga can be choosy instead of hoping to be chosen. The 41-year-old has choices thanks to a supporting actress Oscar nomination for her part opposite George Clooney...
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Ben Affleck talks Gone Girl, David Fincher and Bennifer
The career regeneration of Ben Affleck continues with his starring role in Gone Girl. His lapse into “Bennifer” banality is now a distant memory. He reinvented himself with 2006’s Hollywoodland and his...
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Jason Reitman, Jennifer Garner deconstruct Men, Women & Children
Men, Women & Children is another Jason Reitman, cinematic, social-studies statement — this time focusing on multiple middle-class family affairs set in the modern digital world. The ensemble cast...
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Toronto-based rapper Emmanuel Jal makes movie debut
An unexpected movie debut: Toronto-based rapper Emmanuel Jal was initially hired to help find Sudanese actors for The Good Lie. The South Sudan native recommended Ger Duany but he couldn’t find others...
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Robert Downey Jr. had The Judge script rewritten
Robert Downey Jr. revealed his box-office mettle with three Iron Man films and The Avengers. And he will again, playing the superhero in next spring’s much anticipated sequel The Avengers: Age of...
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Kill the Messenger’s Jeremy Renner balances home life, career
LOS ANGELES — Jeremy Renner continues his high profile career moves. Currently, the Oscar-nominated actor is in Morocco shooting Mission: Impossible 5 with Tom Cruise. The 43-year-old plays the...
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Steve Carell brings life lessons to Alexander movie
LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, nice guys finish first. Steve Carell, for instance, seems to be doing just fine. Fans will see his dark side in the upcoming drama Foxcatcher, but for immediate Carell...
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Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens checks into new film The Guest
Some experts decided Dan Stevens had taken his lucky break and broke it in two when he left the popular British TV show Downton Abbey. After three seasons portraying Matthew Crawley in the series,...
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Jennifer Garner spills 3 secrets of motherhood
LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Garner is into a mommie dearest phase this fall, but in a positive way. She has a co-starring role portraying an over-protective yet well-meaning mother in the comedy-drama Men,...
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James Marsden adds to his resume with The Best of Me
LOS ANGELES — James Marsden has an impressively varied list of movie roles on his resume. Last year, Marsden co-starred in a spoof thanks to the Anchorman sequel, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues and...
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Michael Keaton on the comeback trail with Birdman (with video)
NEW YORK — After two Batman blockbusters, Michael Keaton went on a ‘capeless’ crusade to seek less fame and more acting fortune. More than 20 years later, Keaton may have found what he’s been looking...
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Brad Pitt in Fury: 4 things to know (with video)
Brad Pitt’s latest role comes in the David Ayer-directed war movie Fury. Pitt plays Don “Wardaddy” Collier, the sergeant in charge of a Sherman tank nicknamed Fury. Assigned to drive deep into Germany...
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The Best of Me’s Michelle Monaghan on a romantic roll (with video)
LOS ANGELES — Michelle Monaghan hasn’t avoided the chance to co-star in a romantic drama. The opportunity just never presented itself. The situation changed when the 38-year-old was invited to join...
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Birdman cast jokes about Broadway-themed film
NEW YORK — Emma Stone, who co-starred in the Amazing Spider-Man superhero movies, makes her Broadway debut soon, playing Sally Bowles in Cabaret. Coincidentally, Stone also co-stars in Birdman, a movie...
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Keanu Reeves stars as ex assassin in new film John Wick
Keanu Reeves likes to call himself a journeyman but he’s displayed a great deal of creative technique during his 30-year career. At 50, Reeves continues to take chances, underscored by last year’s...
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Birdman director Inarritu inspired by mid-life crisis (with video)
NEW YORK — Filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu profiles the trials of a former superhero actor (Michael Keaton) trying to elevate his has-been status by mounting a Broadway play. In Birdman or (The...
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Scene and Heard: Birdman’s Edward Norton and Michael Keaton discuss the ol’...
The former Incredible Hulk Edward Norton and one-time Batman Michael Keaton went to New York’s Comic Con to promote Birdman recently. And why not? The film about a former superhero actor trying to...
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Silicon Valley’s T. J. Miller lends voice to Big Hero 6
LOS ANGELES — T. J. Miller keeps refining his bemused lug of a guy with witty results. He had a co-starring role in the summer hit Transformers: Age of Extinction playing that sort of fellow and he’s a...
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