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Norton vs. Norton

17 November 2008 12:13 PM, PST | From JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news

As with Stephen Colbert and his "Formidable Opponent" segment, when Ed Norton surveyed the current acting landscape to see who could challenge him as his brother in writer/director (and fantastic character actor in his own right) Tim Blake Nelson's upcoming dramedy Leaves Of Grass, he found that the only person capable enough was…himself. Well, not really. He just plays an ivy league professor who returns to his hometown in Oklahoma to find that his twin brother, a local...

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This Weekend I Looked Into The Face Of Sasha Fierce

17 November 2008 11:47 AM, PST | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

When Beyoncé announced that she was naming her new album I Am..Sasha Fierce after her "fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken" alter ego, many people thought it was a silly gimmick—which, of course, it is. Identifying and naming your stage persona is basically the definition of "publicity stunt." (See: Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines) In the case of Beyoncé/Sasha Fierce, however, it is also completely uncontrived. She didn't make up an alter ego to sell a record; the alter ego just happened and now she's using it to sell a record. The name may be 8 different kinds of ridiculous, but Sasha Fierce is a very real, very separate personality housed within the Beyoncé industrial complex. I know, because this weekend at Saturday Night Live I watched Beyoncé shift into Sasha and back into Beyoncé and it was exactly like watching Ed Norton in Primal Fear but with hard dancing.

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Weekend Recap: Bond, 'Trek' Trailer, 'Cloverfield' Sequel, and More

17 November 2008 4:58 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

We kept ourselves occupied this weekend with loads of headlines, just in case you greeted your computer for the first time in a couple of days and hadn't heard the latest. We've got some good stuff, including a trailer you'll want to see and the new king of the 007 mountain.

Bruce Willis Spoofs High School Musical on Letterman

Play the retro Tropic Thunder game online

The first Star Trek trailer

Cloverfield director talks sequel ideas

The sexiest Bond Girls

Ron Howard pushes Arrested Development movie

New Zealand ready to rule the digital animation universe

Quantum of Solace scores $70 million debut

 

And here are some headlines we didn't get to this weekend:

Stopping the Two Bens of At the Movies (Anne Thompson)

Edward Norton sells his Barackumentary to HBO (The Playlist)

Russell Brand in Jesus Christ, Superstar? (Filmstalker)

Luc Besson eyes sci-fi trilogy (Collider)

Another Isaac Asimov adaptation headed to theaters

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Colin Boyd

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First Looks: Grass, Witch and Goats

17 November 2008 12:57 AM, PST | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

Today we have first looks at Leaves of Grass, Season of the Witch and George Clooney’s Men Who Stare at Goats. MTV debuted the first image from Leaves of Grass, which stars Edward Norton as twin brothers, one an Ivy League philosophy professor, the other a small-time and brilliant marijuana grower. Norton’s Incredible Hulk co-star, Tim Blake Nelson, wrote and directed the film. Blikk.hu has the first set photos from Season of the Witch. Starring Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman, the flick is about a 14th century knight transporting a girl suspected of being the witch behind the Black Plague. Finally, Just Jared has the first images of George Clooney in Men Who Stare at Goats. The film also stars Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges and is set in Iraq, centering on a desperate reporter who stumbles upon the story of a lifetime when he

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Review: Pride and Glory

16 November 2008 9:25 PM, PST | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Pride and Glory is a hard hitting, no nonsense cop thriller that feels as if it were plucked right out of the 70's. It is a familiar film brimming with familiar themes, but what it lacks in originality it more than makes up for in rich performances. In fact, this is probably 2008's strongest ensemble outside of The Dark Knight.

Pride and Glory is a saga centered around a family of New York City police officers. Things run amuck when a recently returned to the force cop (played by Edward Norton) suspects that his own brother's unit might have something to do with a bust gone bad.

Gavin O'Connor, who made the rousing underdog sports film Miracle as well as the wonderful character study Tumblweeds, has fashioned an edgy police drama about family, loyalty, betrayal and corruption.

Edward Norton gives a quietly effective performance as Ray Tierney, a cop who

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A first look at 'Leaves of Grass'

16 November 2008 10:04 AM, PST | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

In early September, we got a look at the first teaser poster for Tim Blake Nelson's upcoming comedy thriller "Leaves of Grass," and now Cinema Blend has posted the first official still from the flick, which will open sometime next year.

In the film, Edward Norton plays twin brothers. One of them is a respected philosophy professor, while the other spends his time growing marijuana. In a sudden turn of events, the professor must return to his Oklahoma hometown, where he encounters a local drug lord.

Also on board are Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss, Lucy DeVito, Rhea Perlman and Steve Earle. Check out the still featuring two Ed Nortons just above. It will be interesting to see how his performance(s) compares to that/those of Nicholas Cage in "Adaptation."

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Edward Norton as Twins in 'Leaves of Grass'

15 November 2008 12:57 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. That is Edward Norton on the right and Edward Norton on the left. It's a shot from his new drama, Leaves of Grass, written and directed by Tim Blake Nelson, and in the film, Norton plays twin brothers.

"The movie pits two philosophies against one another, as depicted by the same actor," Nelson told MTV. "One is a rationalist, and one is a hedonist. And the movie explores those two approaches on how to live a life.”

Of his star's performance, Nelson had plenty of praise. "You couldn’t believe that it was the same actor playing the two; it was just breathtaking,” he said. We've seen this sort of thing before, and I think Nic Cage did it about as well as you could hope for in Adaptation., and like that film, these brothers appear to be headed in different directions in their lives.

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First-Look Production Still: Edward Norton’s ‘Leaves of Grass’

14 November 2008 5:50 PM, PST | From The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news

Is there any actor better than Ed Norton right now?.. Ok, the answer is probably yes. But please remember this is the man from Fight Club, American History X and The Painted Veil (which more people should have seen)... Well, maybe "Leaves of Grass" will bring him back. I mean, there's two of him. What could go wrong? HollywoodChicago.com -- Tsr's news partner -- just published a first-look production still for the comedic thriller "Leaves of Grass" in which Edward Norton stars as twin brothers. The film, which recently wrapped production in Shreveport, La., is due out in 2010. It also stars Richard Dreyfuss, Keri Russell and Susan Sarandon. See the first-look "Leaves of Grass" production still at The Scorecard Review partner HollywoodChicago.com.

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First Look: Edward Norton Times Two in Leaves of Grass

14 November 2008 4:05 PM, PST | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

This isn't actually the very first time we've seen anything from Tim Blake Nelson's Leaves of Grass, considering we did debut a teaser poster back in September. But now that production has wrapped and the film is moving into post-production, we get to see an actual photo that features both versions of Edward Norton. For some clarification, Norton stars in Leaves of Grass as two different brothers. One is a college professor, the other is his identical twin, a hedonistic, pot smoking career criminal. The professor heads home to Oklahoma and ends up wrapped up in a doomed scheme involving the local drug lord. I'm really not sure how this is even going to be pulled off, but I'm very curious to see it. Edward Norton vs Edward Norton?! We sort of got that in Fight Club - now we'll actually get to see it! Leaves of Grass is

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First Look At Edward Norton's Evil Twin

14 November 2008 3:09 PM, PST | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Edward Norton struggled with an identity crisis in Hulk earlier this year, and for his next movie he'll have to deal with an evil twin. He's just finished shooting Leaves of Grass in Louisiana. In it, he plays both a college professor named Bill Kincaid... and Bill Kincaid's hedonistic, pot-smoking, career criminal twin brother. The film, directed by Tim Blake Nelson, co-stars Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, Keri Russell, and Susan Sarandon. It follows Kincaid as he's lured away from his Ivy League world back home to the backwoods of Southeastern Oklahoma by his bad boy brother. There, he "finds that Plato and Marcus Aurelius have ill-prepared him for dealing with a gang of homicidal yokels." We've got the first picture from the film for you below. That's Edward Norton on the right facing off against evil Edward Norton on the left. You know he's evil, because he has a beard.

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Norton Producing Obama Documentary Series

8 November 2008 11:29 PM, PST | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Actor Edward Norton has produced a documentary chronicling the journey of America’s next President Barack Obama’s to the White House. Norton’s production company Class 5 Films has closed a deal with bosses at HBO who will then plan to air the finished series in early 2009. The actor reportedly approached Obama in 2006 to document his entrance into the world of politics with his role as a senator for the state of Illinois. Directors Alicia Sams (Election Day) and Amy Rice (”Little Beauties: Ultimate Kiddie Queen Showdown”) filmed extensive footage of the Obama in his Illinois years and continued to capture the politician as he kicked off his presidential campaign in 2007. Norton tells the Hollywood Reporter, “Senator Obama’s history-making [...]

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HBO to Air Documentary of Barack Obama's Campaign

7 November 2008 7:28 PM, PST | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

The presidential campaign of the newly-elected Barack Obama will be compiled in a documentary which will be aired by HBO. The network have secured the rights to have the campaign's behind-the-scenes from Edward Norton's production company for reportedly at least $1 million.

Directed by Amy Rice, the documentary is a year-long plan that Norton's company had initiated before Obama was even in to run for the presidential this year. Rice and a fellow director Alicia Sams reportedly saw a potential in the Democrat when his campaign became a success and they started filming in August 2006 when Obama was in a 15-day trip to Africa.

Sam Pollard who was behind HBO's Hurricane Katrina documentary "When the Levees Broke", will be the editor while others from Obama's camp such as the campaign staff, friends and family contribute to the content. HBO define the documentary as "American politics and culture through the prism of (Obama's) candidacy.

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Norton Produces Obama Documentary

7 November 2008 8:15 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Edward Norton has produced a documentary chronicling America's next President Barack Obama's path to the White House.

The Fight Club star's production company Class 5 Films has closed a deal with bosses at American network HBO, who plan to air the finished programme early in 2009.

Norton reportedly approached the Obama campaign in 2006 to document his entrance into the world of politics. Directors Alicia Sams and Amy Rice filmed extensive footage of the Obama in his role as Illinois' senator and continued to shoot the politician as he kicked off his presidential campaign in 2007.

Norton tells the Hollywood Reporter, "Senator Obama's history-making race for the White House has given our film a perfect framework to explore the pulse of the country at this vital moment in our history."

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Norton Produces Obama Documentary

7 November 2008 8:15 AM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Edward Norton has produced a documentary chronicling America's next President Barack Obama's path to the White House.

The Fight Club star's production company Class 5 Films has closed a deal with bosses at American network HBO, who plan to air the finished programme early in 2009.

Norton reportedly approached the Obama campaign in 2006 to document his entrance into the world of politics. Directors Alicia Sams and Amy Rice filmed extensive footage of the Obama in his role as Illinois' senator and continued to shoot the politician as he kicked off his presidential campaign in 2007.

Norton tells the Hollywood Reporter, "Senator Obama's history-making race for the White House has given our film a perfect framework to explore the pulse of the country at this vital moment in our history."

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Barack Obama Documentary To Air on HBO

7 November 2008 8:00 AM, PST | From Spout.com | See recent Spout news

indieWIRE reports that HBO has acquired the television rights to a long-in-the-works documentary about Barack Obama's run for president, produced by Edward Norton, directed by Amy Rice and Alicia Sams and edited by Sam Pollard. Pollard's oft-collaborator Spike Lee discussed the film a bit earlier this year at Silverdocs. More from Variety's Michael Jones and Jeff Wells, who thinks it's a mistake for the filmmakers to shoot the innauguration if it means the film won't be ready for release until late 2009. Meanwhile, the film's theatrical distribution rights are apparently still up for grabs. ...

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Edward Norton's Obama Documentary To Air On HBO

7 November 2008 4:29 AM, PST | From Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news

Edward Norton is just one of the many Americans pleased with the outcome of the election. Especially because he produced a documentary on Barack Obama, which was only to air if he got elected. Well, it looks like Barack and Norton both got their wish. The documentary shadows Obama during his two-and-a-half year presidential campaign. Norton says of the piece and of our soon-to-be president: “Senator Obama’s history-making race for the White House has given our film a perfect framework to explore the pulse of the country at this vital moment in our...

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Cinema release inspirations including W.

7 November 2008 2:06 AM, PST | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

What a week, eh Boxwishers? America has officially spoken and elected the first black man into the Oval Office with an election result that has re-written the history books. But while Senator Barack Obama prepares to move into the White House next January, its current occupant is being put under the microscope in a new film. Yes, George W. Bush gets the Hollywood treatment in this weekend’s big cinematic release, W. however if you fancy a break from the drama of American politics there’s a period romp and a cop thriller hitting your multiplex right about now.

If you see… Josh Brolin become America’s 43rd president in the political bio-pic, W.

Why Not Check out some of director Oliver Stone’s previous presidential dramas such as Nixon and the Kennedy assassination saga JFK. Read up on Bush’s two-term White House administration with Dead Certain: The Presidency

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Review: Pride and Glory

6 November 2008 8:46 PM, PST | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news

Pride Glory finds no correlation between title and content. All the good cops are bad cops; all the good cops that actually are good cops are stupid cops. Riddled with cliché after cliché, Pride Glory never wanders into anything even remotely resembling originality deciding instead on a well-worn path of departmental corruption and how it affects family as well as the badge. If the audience can find any comfort in the film it’s in the shape of the cast’s decent though clearly half-assed performances.Ray Tierney (Ed Norton) has blue blood beyond the typical cop requirement – it’s downright genealogical. His brother Francis Jr. (Noah Emmerich) runs the local precinct while his father Francis Sr. (Jon Voight) moved on from the law enforcement scene to a statelier desk job. Hell, even his brother-in-law Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell) is a cop. At least I think he’s his brother

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River Gets a Helping Hand From His Busy Mom Keri

4 November 2008 1:30 PM, PST | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

Keri Russell had River by her side for a walk around their Brooklyn neighborhood on Sunday. It's been almost two months since we've last seen him, and it looks like the 16-month-old is already navigating the pavement like a pro. While he's been busy mastering his walking, Keri has also been hard at work — she voiced a character for the animated flick Wonder Woman and is now filming Leaves of Grass with Edward Norton. Her kid-friendly Bedtime Stories is hitting theaters on Christmas, but River still might be a bit too young to sit through a movie even if it stars mom. Ramey

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Film Bytes

2 November 2008 12:04 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

Although he's not quite old enough to collect Social Security, Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from acting. The "Walk the Line" star told "Extra" that he's walking away to make music. See you in five years for "The Village 2," buddy.

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"The Avengers" is actually taking shape. Last week, Marvel Studios announced that both Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Don Cheadle (taking over for Terrence Howard as Iron Man's sidekick) have

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By REED TUCKER

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