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VOD Spotlight: Matt Damon and John Krasinski in “Promised Land”
Channel Guide MagazineWhen Matt Damon and John Krasinski set out to bring what Krasinski calls an “exploration of modern-day American identity” to moviegoers, the pair zeroed in on a tableau happening across the land — rural communities mired in economic... -
Gus Van Sant Shot Sex Scene Starring Alex Pettyfer in Bid to Direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (Exclusive)
ReutersApr 23 (TheWrap.com) - Two-time Oscar nominee Gus Van Sant has shot a steamy sex scene featuring Alex Pettyfer as Christian Grey in a bid to direct "Fifty Shades of Grey," the film version of the erotic bestseller, individuals familiar with the project...Tags: Michael De Luca, Larry Clark, Alex Pettyfer, Movies, Entertainment
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New releases: Ken Burns takes strong tone in 'Central Park Five'
The Central Park Five, PBS, $24.99; Blu-ray, $29.99 This documentary (made by Ken Burns, his daughter Sarah and her husband, David McMahon) revisits the racial tensions of '80s New York, via the story of a white, female investment banker who was raped...Tags: Jurassic Park (movie), Central Park, Ken Burns, The Central Park Five (movie), Fiction
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'Promised Land'
Much as he had Ben Affleck as a colleague in both writing and acting in the Oscar-winning "Good Will Hunting," Matt Damon has a similar peer in John Krasinski ("The Office") in this drama about fracking, the effort to find and market natural gas from...
Tags: Rentals, Hal Holbrook, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ben Affleck, Good Will Hunting (movie)
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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' to get nicked by 'Hobbit' at the box office
There won't be much buzz at the box office on the first weekend of the new year, as only one new movie -- "Texas Chainsaw 3D" -- hits theaters nationwide. The horror flick starring the serial killer made famous in 1974's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is...
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To fight fracking, what Pennsylvania needs is a masterpiece
Movies can have a tremendous impact on society, if they're skillfully made. "Triumph of the Will" was a stunning documentary that helped Adolf Hitler consolidate power. "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary about former Vice President Al Gore's...
Tags: Environmental Cleanup, Movies, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Frances McDormand, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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'Promised Land' review: There will be what exactly?
**1/2 (out of four) Oh, commerce and integrity. Can't you two ever get along? Five years after Daniel Day-Lewis, his mustache and his oil derricks wreaked havoc in early 20th century California, star/co-writer Matt Damon and “Promised Land&...
Tags: John Krasinski, Energy Resources, Frances McDormand, Gus van Sant, Daniel Day-Lewis
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Winter TCA: NBC's Bob Greenblatt responds to violence on TV
Recent mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut are forcing television executives to justify the escalating violence on the small screen that critics contend glorify or, worse, fuel real-world killings. Later this month, Fox Broadcasting unfurls a...Tags: Murder, Television Industry, Texas Chainsaw 3D (movie), NBC (tv network), Jimmy Kimmel
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Midwest native looks east in 'Somewhere Between'
"I am a child stuck between two countries," says 15-year-old Fang "Jenni" Lee in the insightful new documentary "Somewhere Between." Adopted at age 5 and raised in Berkeley, Calif., she is one of roughly 80,000 girls who have come to the U.S. since...
Tags: John Krasinski, Movies, University of Chicago, Gus van Sant, China
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Matt Damon pays $15 million for Pacific Palisades manse
Actor Matt Damon may have been a neighbor to "Good Will Hunting" pal Ben Affleck for several months now, but his purchase of an estate in Pacific Palisades for $15 million just appeared on the Multiple Listing Service after the first of the year.
Damon's...Tags: Rentals, Ben Affleck, True Grit (movie), The Adjustment Bureau (movie), Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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Hollywood faces fracking in 'Promised Land'
Associated PressALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The new movie "Promised Land" digs into the fierce national debate over fracking, the technique that's generated a boom in U.S. natural gas production while also stoking controversy over its possible impact on the environment...Tags: John Krasinski, Frank Capra Jr., Energy Resources, Gasland (movie), James Schamus
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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' is strong No. 1; 'Promised Land' disappoints
"Texas Chainsaw 3D" easily sliced through the competition at the box office this weekend — not that its rivals were particularly threatening. As the only new film to hit theaters nationwide, the reboot of the 1974 horror flick only had to...
Tags: Texas Chainsaw 3D (movie), John Krasinski, Broadway Theater, Django Unchained (movie), Quentin Tarantino
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