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Hokey hockey musical kicks off Toronto film fest (Reuters)
September 10, 2010
Reuters - "Score: A Hockey Musical," the movie that opened the Toronto Film Festival on Thursday, is both a departure and a return to tradition for one of Canada's signature cultural events.
Upcoming indie films full of doom and gloom (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - As if the independent film industry hasn't been depressed enough, its fall slate seems designed to keep suicide hotlines in business.
Are zombies the new vampires in Hollywood? (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - What's that shambling over the curb toward the local theater? No, behind the vampires. Could it be a stampede of the undead about to take over Hollywood?
"Virginity Hit" a bawdy crowdpleaser (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - Essentially the first feature-length YouTube video, "The Virginity Hit" updates the horny-teenager movie to the Internet era.
"13 Assassins" an oddly unremarkable Samurai saga (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - Takeshi Miike is one of the most prolific filmmakers in the world, chalking up more than 80 films in the past 10 years. Most are made quickly, but in "13 Assassins," a classic samurai genre film, it is clear that time and care were taken to achieve those high production values.
Sole new entry "Resident Evil" to top box office (Reuters)
September 10, 2010
Reuters - "Resident Evil: Afterlife" should set a new opening record for the zombie fright franchise when the 3D film opens Friday as the only new wide release at the weekend box office in North America.
Lane, Cross join 'Stand Up To Cancer' telethon (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - Diane Lane, Marcia Cross and Mark Harmon are set to join more than 100 celebrities for Friday's "Stand Up To Cancer" telethon.
Box Office Preview: 'Evil' to scare away others (AP)
September 10, 2010AP - It's going to be a particularly evil weekend as Sony-Screen Gems' "Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D" goes for the best debut in the history of the horror franchise with a 3-D powered gross that is likely to top the $25 million mark.
Affleck directs, stars in Boston thriller "The Town" (Reuters)
September 10, 2010
Reuters - Ben Affleck directs and stars in "The Town," a tense cops-and-robbers thriller set in Boston which is premiering out of competition at the Venice film festival.
Biel, Mendes and Weisz go behind the camera for Glamour (Reuters)
September 10, 2010Reuters - Look out Hollywood! Three actresses are delving into movie directing for the first time, thanks to Glamour Magazine.
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