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Entertainment news and headlines compiled by the editors of Rotten Tomatoes
RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:40 pm
Last week was especially robust with new releases, so it’s not surprising that only a few new items of note are hitting shelves this week. Among the rereleases are the George Cukor classic A Star Is B. […]
Oren Moverman on Rampart and Directing Woody Harrelson
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:39 pm
Director Oren Moverman worked as a screenwriter before making his feature debut with 2009′s The Messenger, a moving, well-received war drama that garnered Oscar nominations both for his screenplay and. […]
Dwayne Johnson Talks Journey 2
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:38 pm
This man has been to “The Mysterious Island” and lived to tell the tale.
McG Talks Spring Awakening, Tink, and More
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:37 pm
He says he’ll take “a Baz Luhrmann Approach” for “Spring Awakening.”
10 Truly Horrifying Horror Movie Jump Scares
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:35 pm
Counting down ten moments that made you jump out of your seat.
The Wolverine Set for July 2013
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:33 pm
Will this latest date stick?
Todd Phillips Sets Up Four Projects at Warners
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:31 pm
And none of them have titles beginning with “The Hangover Part.”
Academy Awards Cancel Best Song Nominees Performances
Tuesday, 7 February 2012, 12:29 pm
The Academy decides to break with tradition for this year’s ceremony.
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Taiwan’s ‘Love’ features Taiwan-China romance (AP)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 8:35 am
AP – Taiwan and China may be drawing ever closer after decades of estrangement, but a pair of star-crossed lovers from opposite sides of the Taiwan Strait encounter huge difficulties in communicating. […]
Disney to open new area inspired by ‘Cars’ in June (AP)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 6:14 am
AP – Disney officials say a new area called Cars Land will open in June at Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim.
Meryl Streep Oscar email angers voters, but it’s legal (Reuters)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 3:26 am
Reuters – A Weinstein Company email that appears to skirt AMPAS campaign rules by using a third party to reach Oscar voters has stirred up anger among Academy members and rival campaigners.
Sundance film "Bachelorette" picked up by Weinsteins (Reuters)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:21 am
Reuters – The Weinstein Company’s new video on demand label, Radius-TWC, has picked up “Bachelorette,” a Sundance movie starring Kirsten Dunst, the company’s co-presidents, Tom Quinn and Jason Janego,. […]
Daniel Radcliffe upset over "Harry Potter" Oscar snub (Reuters)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 2:20 am
Reuters – If Daniel Radcliffe boasted the magical powers of his fictional Harry Potter character, he would probably turn the members of the Academy into toads.
Testimony ends in trial over Globes broadcast deal (AP)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 1:59 am
AP – Testimony concluded Tuesday in a trial that will decide whether the Golden Globe Awards remain on NBC through 2018 with a federal judge strongly urging both sides to settle before a ruling is nec. […]
Wolfe Releasing acquires Sundance movie "Mosquita y Mari" (Reuters)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 12:39 am
Reuters – Wolfe Releasing has picked up North American rights to “Mosquita y Mari,” a coming-of-age tale that focuses on a love between two Latinas in Los Angeles, Wolfe said Tuesday.
Review: Harrelson rages in weary LA noir ‘Rampart’ (AP)
Wednesday, 8 February 2012, 12:18 am
AP – The crazy eyes and idiosyncratic drawl of Woody Harrelson are enough to carry the dirty cop study “Rampart,” but even such powers as those can’t make engaging this weary L.A. noir.
