The top 10 movies about movies

The top 10 movies about movies. By Simon Miraudo. At this year’s Oscars, the Academy decided to reward two pictures that were paeans to cinema itself: Michel Hazanavicius‘ silent saga of The Artist, and Martin Scorsese‘s tribute to Georges Méliès, Hugo (out now on DVD and Blu-ray). Such was the voters’ willingness to bestow them awards galore, you […]

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The Les Grossman movie is still happening

Some thought it had all been a beautiful dream. Others felt they were trapped in a waking nightmare. Such was the polarising effect of the news that Les Grossman – the hirsute, foul-mouthed studio exec played by Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder – would be getting his own spin-off. MTV interviewed Bill Hader – who […]

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It’s official! Les Grossman: The Movie

Paramount Pictures have announced that they will produce a film based on the character of Les Grossman, as featured in Ben Stiller‘s Tropic Thunder and played by Tom Cruise. The Untitled Les Grossman Project will be produced by both Cruise and Stiller, who managed to “acquire” the life rights of the volatile film producer. Michael […]

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Academy narrow down visual effects/makeup contenders

source: incontention.com The Academy has whittled down the contenders for Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup to a tight seven ahead of the official nominations later this month. The seven films competing for a Visual Effects Oscar are: AustraliaThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Dark KnightHellboy 2: The Golden ArmyIron ManJourney to the Center of […]

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Aussie Tropic Thunder star’s emotional Oscar plea

source: slashfilm.comAustralian acting legend Kirk Lazarus has officially entered himself into the Oscar race for his stirring portrait of an African American soldier in Tropic Thunder. Haunting. Check out some of his other For Your Consideration ads over at Slashfilm.

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WALL-E for Best Picture? Hey, If Crash Can Win…

source: nytimes.com The Oscar race has begun, with major studios pushing megahits WALL-E, Iron Man and The Dark Knight for Academy Award consideration. Disney has officially begun their campaign to push WALL-E for a Best Picture nomination at next year’s Oscars. Walt Disney chairman Dick Cook told the New York Times the film was deserving […]

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In Defence of Tom Cruise

Let’s face it … we’ve all had a go at Tom Cruise. We all joke about him. I mean, it’s so hard not to, especially when we have pictures like this: and this: and even this: But we have to face facts. He doesn’t deserve this kind of shoddy treatment. I know, I know, he’s […]

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Fool Metal Jacket – Tropic Thunder Review

Tropic Thunder – Starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Danny McBride and Nick Nolte. Directed by Ben Stiller. Rated MA for strong violence, coarse language, drug and sexual references. 107 mins. Ben Stiller is not known for being a great director. It’s a shame really, as his previous […]

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Ben Stiller’s Controversial Film Faces Protests

source: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5560702&page=1The upcoming comedy Tropic Thunder is facing protests from American disability organisations due to the inclusion of the word “retard” throughout the film. Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, the film is a satire of modern Hollywood, and particularly of self-centered and obliviously offensive actors. Stiller plays a character called Tugg Speedman, an action-superstar […]

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Tropic Thunder is Going to Rock

source: traileraddict.com, mtv.com With Tropic Thunder arriving in cinemas August 21st, there’s no better time to catch up with the hilarious trailers/featurettes/viral videos that have been released over the last few months. For the unaware, Tropic Thunder is an epic war-comedy directed by Ben Stiller, who stars alongside Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr, Nick Nolte […]

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