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Krasinski and Barrymore To Swim With ‘Whales’

Universal has given the go ahead for production of Whales. The film is about the rescue efforts to save a family of gray whales who became trapped under the Arctic Circle in 1988; it is based on a true story....
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Doug Liman Circling Coen Brothers-Scripted ‘Gambit’ Remake

Doug Liman, eagerly looking to redeem himself after making one of the worst films of the decade, Jumper, is in talks to direct a remake of the 1966 Michael Caine crime-film Gambit. The catch? The script has been penned by Joel and Ethan Coen. You're looking at a lot of pressure to not screw that up....
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‘Piranha 3D’ Teaser Trailer

I distinctly remember seeing the first trailer for Piranha 3D in front of Avatar all the way back in December. But where has it been since? Well, it looks like Trailer Addict can give you another look....
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‘District 10’ To Shoot This Fall?

New Zealand's Weta digital effects house, that debuted with Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, has already begun pre-production on the sequel to District 9....
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Downey Jr. To Play Wizard of Oz For Sam Mendes?

The Wizard of Oz is not only a legendary movie in its own regard, but a film that has a remarkable penchant for eliciting off-shoot stories from every possible direction, be it prologue to epilogue, this character to that character. ...
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[DVD Picks of the Week] Apr. 20th

I took an unofficial sabbatical last week from TFS and I know you all missed me dearly. Now it's time to catch up on the DVDs that I missed in the past two weeks....