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"Nine" makes awkward transition to screen (Reuters)Reuters - Any number of movies have served as the basis for stage musicals -- even "Gone With the Wind" was bravely attempted, though with predictable results.
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Overture picks up De Niro thriller "Stone" (Reuters)Reuters - Overture Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the thriller "Stone," starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Milla Jovovich.
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Review: Eastwood continues streak with `Invictus' (AP)AP - "Invictus" is a sports film that is more about what's happening in the stands than on the playing field.
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Sundance taps shorts by Spike Jonze, James Franco (Reuters)Reuters - The Sundance Institute announced the short-film program for its 2010 film festival Monday.
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"Twilight" studio working on "Dracula" remake (Reuters)Reuters - After exploring the romantic angst of vampires in "Twilight," Summit Entertainment is developing an action-oriented take on the most famous of the fanged: Dracula.
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Robin Williams to return for "Happy Feet" sequel (Reuters)Reuters - Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are in negotiations to reprise their roles as lead voices in "Happy Feet 2."
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Silver screen beckons for Daly (Reuters)Reuters - His turbulent life has already been played out in newspapers, magazines and television networks around the world but American golfer John Daly now wants to be the subject of a Hollywood movie.
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Clarkson, Glover, Cena join "Brother's Keeper" (Reuters)Reuters - Patricia Clarkson, Devon Graye, Madeleine Martin, Danny Glover and wrestling champ John Cena have been cast in "Brother's Keeper," a PG-rated family drama from WWE Films.
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Docu on screenwriting headed for theaters (Reuters)Reuters - First Run Features has acquired North American theatrical rights to Peter Hanson's "Tales From the Script," a documentary that details the lives and work of dozens of Hollywood screenwriters.
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Mel Gibson to make movie in Mexico prison: state governor (AFP)AFP - Hollywood actor and director Mel Gibson will clear out a prison to shoot scenes for his second movie in Mexico, to take place next year, according to the governor of Veracruz.
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Obama salutes jazz great Brubeck at Kennedy Center (AP)AP - Nearly 40 years ago, a Kenyan father was visiting his son in Hawaii and took him to his first jazz concert. The boy was Barack Obama and the performer was jazz great Dave Brubeck.
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Obama honors Springsteen, De Niro (AFP)AFP - US President Barack Obama paid tribute to rocker Bruce Springsteen, actor Robert de Niro and film director Mel Brooks for their work for American culture at a black tie dinner in Washington.
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S.African actors 'want Hudson out of Mandela film' (AFP)AFP - South African actors want to stop Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson from playing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in a new film on the ex-wife of the nation's first black president, reports said Monday.
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British TV channel apologises over rat eating row (AFP)AFP - The British TV channel behind hit show "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!" apologised Monday for the death of a rat during filming in Australia, as the stars who killed it faced police charges.
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Bennett Miller in talks to direct "Moneyball' (Reuters)Reuters - "Capote" filmmaker Bennett Miller is in negotiations to direct "Moneyball," a baseball drama starring Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's who rewrote the unwritten rulebook of baseball.
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