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"Folk songs? I thought you said you were a musician."
Academy Award–winning writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Fargo) have made movies in almost every genre, but their latest, Inside Llewyn Davis, is a first; a tale of a fictional folk singer named Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) set in the 1960s. Sure, the Coens have made movies set in the 1960s before (A Serious Man) and have even made movies that include folk music (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?), but this is the first to tackle the folk music in the 1960s.
Reportedly based loosely on the life of Dave van Ronk, an American folk singer who was a part of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 60s who was an influence on Bob Dylan and others, Inside Llewyn Davis has yet to find distribution, however Thompson on Hollywood has managed to find a trailer sent as a special invite to industry professionals for a February screening on the Sony lot. The trailer, which does have language that is NSFW, offers a first, hazy look at Isaac as the troubled singer, along with co-stars Carey Mulligan (Drive) as a sharp-tongued ex, Justin Timberlake (The Social Network) as Mulligan's husband as well as Coen regular John Goodman (The Big Lebowski, Barton Fink) and Garrett Hedlund (seemingly on loan from On The Road).
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Which Actor Should Play the Last Jedi?
Ever since the announcement that George Lucas had sold Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney and that the studio was making plans for a new Star Wars movie, the internet has been flooded with so many rumors masquerading as news that it's become nearly impossible to know which of them, if any, are true. The general consensus among the more reputable of news sources is that Star Wars: Episode VII will see the return of the majority of the characters from the original trilogy, including Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa and Han Solo, with Luke's efforts to rebuild the Jedi a primary focus of the plot.
Skywalker himself, Mark Hamill, revealed shortly after the announcement that he had been told by Lucas that a new trilogy was in the works a year before the sale, and he later expressed interested in being involved with it — Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher are also interested in reprising the roles of Solo and Organa, respectively — but it's hard to imagine a 60-something Jedi kicking off a new trilogy (of course, Yoda was closing in on a millenium and that didn't stop him). If Hamill is not going to be headlining the franchise, then who will? Assuming Disney doesn't pull a Clu — Jeff Bridges was digitally rejuvenated to play a younger version of himself in Tron: Legacy — a younger actor will need to be brought in take up the mantle of the last Jedi. Who do you think has what it takes to play Luke Skywalker?
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Who Should Ride the Lightning?
For a time, it appeared as if “The Fastest Man Alive” would be the next DC Comics superhero to get his own feature film. After initially commissioning Dan Mazeau (Wrath of the Titans) to pen a script for a live-action The Flash movie, Warner Bros. (WB) ended up passing on Mazeau’s script and hired Green Lantern writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim to write the screenplay. That was over a year ago, however, and WB appears to have put the brakes on all of their planned solo superhero movies as they strategize their next movie in the wake of the end of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Some industry insiders have suggested that WB plans to copy Marvel Studios’ formula for The Avengers, but in reverse — first releasing the super-team movie and then spinning off individual characters into solo movies — which would mean that the Flash's first big screen appearance would be in the Justice League movie.
There have been several superheroes called the Flash, but the current incarnation, and the one that WB is likely to go with in the Justice League movie, is Barry Allen, who works as a forensic scientist when he's not circling the globe looking for trouble. Who do you think has what it takes to play a fast-talking speed freak who is also a detail-oriented detective?
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JT takes his fashion queues from the man with no name.
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Hollywood Headlines
On Friday, The Tonight Show underwent some serious downsizing. In order to stay on budget, the show lost 20 staffers, while producers and Jay Leno, himself, took significant pay cuts. A spokesman for Leno released a statement saying: "Jay’s foremost concern is for the wonderful people who work for The Tonight Show. He did what was necessary to ensure their well-being."
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Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for voicing her support for gay rights at a recent concert in St. Petersburg. A law was passed in the city early this year that makes it illegal to promote homosexuality to minors. During the show, Madge asked fans to raise their hands and show off pink armbands in support of the gays and lesbians in the crowd. The activists are asking for around $10.5 million in "damages."
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Rumor has it that Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake got hitched over the weekend. The pair were reportedly at a friend's estate in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and tied the knot in a private ceremony.
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After a couple first-look photos rounded the bases last month for the upcoming baseball drama Trouble with the Curve, the first trailer has stepped up to the plate and arrived online (now that that's out of our system, we promise no more baseball puns).
Trouble With the Curve stars Clint Eastwood as an aging Atlanta Braves baseball scout who takes his estranged daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) on a scouting trip to check out a hot new prospect. Picking up where he left off on Gran Torino, Eastwood again plays an angry yet charming man forced to reconcile his past, which included alienating Mickey. Not to worry about the movie being too heavy though, as Justin Timberlake is on hand to play a quippy, rival scout who befriends Gus, even while he has his eye on Mickey.
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Clint Eastwood is back. To acting, anyway. Or, to be more precise, to acting and not directing. For the first time since 1993's In the Line of Fire, Eastwood is not behind the camera (though he is producing) but in front of the camera for the baseball scout drama Trouble with the Curve. Instead, the directing duties are being handled by first-time helmer Robert Lorenz, Eastwood's longtime producing partner. Trouble With the Curve stars Eastwood as an aging Atlanta Braves scout with vision problems named Gus, who recruits his daughter Mickey (Amy Adams) to be his eyes for a recruiting trip.
"He gets his chance to prove whether he still has value as a scout—and as a dad," Lorenz told Entertainment Weekly. "They’re having trouble communicating. They always have, and now they’ve come to a point in the relationship where it’s either going to change or it’s not. He needs a little help, and she decides it’s worth the effort." EW has also released some first-look photos from the project, which co-stars Justin Timberlake as a rival scout who respects Gus, and soon finds that he has feelings for his daughter as well.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
John Travolta's massage problems won't go away. After several "John Does" have filed lawsuits against the actor, claiming Travolta propositioned them for sex, the Daily News has a story out today that says Travolta's "inappropriate behavior" got him banned for awhile from the swanky Peninsula Hotel. According to a former hotel masseur, "Travolta would always request a man for his massage, but after a while no one would take him because of his inappropriate behavior." But Travolta's attorney said the actor was never banned and all of these allegations are nonsense. "If he was banned, do you think he'd ever go back?" asked the attorney.
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Kim Kardashian spent Mother Day's dressed up as a younger, sexier version of her mom, Kris Jenner. The reality star did a photo shoot with Vogue Italia Sunday in LA, where she was sporting a short wig and a black leather outfit. She was then photographed making out with boyfriend Kanye West.
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Another couple caught making out were Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. The two were photographed smooching at Saturday's L.A. Lakers game. This was the media-shy couple's second outing in a week after Monday's Met Gala in NYC. The two have yet to set a wedding date, though.
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Demi Lovato has officially signed on to be the next judge on The X Factor reports TMZ. She reportedly joins Britney Spears as the singing competition's newest addition. Spears is in New York ahead of the show's upfront presentation to advertisers, where Fox is expected to officially name her a judge.
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And in spoiler news, here are all the juicy details from last night's series finale of Desperate Housewives.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Is Britney Spears the newest judge on The X Factor? The singer is reportedly in final talks to join Simon Cowell's singing competition show, reports The Hollywood Reporter. After a lackluster first season, judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul were booted from the show. On paper, hosting an L.A.-based reality show is a good fit for the mother of two. Spears, who has sold 33 million albums, is undergoing extensive media training for the show. No word yet if she'll be able to command a huge salary like Jennifer Lopez's $20M American Idol paycheck. Spears isn't the first pop star approached to join the show. Janet Jackson has already passed, and it was rumored that before her death Whitney Houston was in talks with the show.
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Though Spears' ex, Justin Timberlake, proposed to Jessica Biel over the holidays last year, we've yet to seen the engagement ring... until now. The couple, who lately have been shy with the press, finally went out in public with the ring — a "humongous square-cut diamond." Now we just have to wait for the wedding date.
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Dennis Quaid's wife, Kimberly Buffington-Quaid has filed for divorce after 8 years. TMZ has the details of the divorce. Buffington claims the marriage "has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities ... that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectation of reconciliation." While she gets to keep the main residence and Mercedes, Quaid is holding onto a Cadillac Escalade and condo. The two will share time with their twins... And the couple's Range Rover.
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Angelina Jolie's right leg took the day off Thursday when Jolie attended the 3rd Annual Women in the World event at Lincoln Center in Manhattan. Jolie, a UNHCR ambassador, spoke about the plight of Somali refugees at the event.
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And in celebrity ginger news, Lindsay Lohan is back to being a redhead.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Does being pregnant and engaged mean the Jersey Shore party is over for Snooki? It could, according to one PR expert. "I think Snooki's brand will be negatively affected by her recent pregnancy and news that she is considering marriage," said Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5WPR, a leading PR agency." While the pint-size "meatball" hasn't actually confirmed she's preggers, she has been seen walking around with a new rock from her fiancé Jionni LaValle. MTV is still planning a Jersey Shore spinoff show with Snooki and JWoww called Snooki and JWoww vs. the World. Do baby onesies come in zebra print?
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First it was a "slap" then it was a "violet hit" and a "nice wallop." That's how former Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan has described how the show's creator, Marc Cherry, "struck" her. Sheridan is suing the show and Cherry for wrongful termination, arguing she was fired in retaliation for her complaints about being "struck" by Cherry. Cherry said he "tapped" the actress' head during rehearsal to illustrate how he wanted a scene to play out. When asked by Sheridan's lawyer if he had permission to touch the actress, he replied, "I didn't need permission. Permission was understood."
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Joey Fatone has some marriage advice for former 'NSYNC band mate Justin Timberlake, who is engaged to Jessica Biel. "Don't listen to all the BS," Fatone told Parade Magazine. "Especially in his situation, he and his fiancée — I haven't really talked to him about everything yet — but they're both in the limelight as well. It's tough for those celebrity couples. It's really hard." Fatone has been married to his wife since 2004. Think there will be an *NYSNC reunion at the wedding?!
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Maybe she should run for president. Lady Gaga reached a new social media milestone. Gaga (@ladygaga) recently surpassed 20 million followers on Twitter, putting her above Justin Bieber (18M), Katy Perry (15.7M), and even President Obama, who has just 12.8M followers.
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And in celebrity bikini news, there are photos (here and here) of Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift wearing one.
Posted 03.06.12 by Chris