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First Still of Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia

18 July 2009 11:37 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

When you're an actor who's no longer interested in Oscar nominations or MTV Movie Awards, what do you do? Well, if you're Jake Gyllenhaal, that's when you pick up a sword and start fighting evil viziers in the desert.

Gyllenhaal is no stranger to genre pictures, having acted in sci-fi (Donnie Darko) and disaster (The Day After Tomorrow) films in the past. But after his Academy Award-nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain, he gravitated toward more dramatic performances. In Persia, Gyllenhaal gets to stretch his legs a little, both literally and creatively. He recently told Entertainment Weekly, "I'm tired of taking myself so seriously."

Gyllenhaal trained vigorously for the role of Prince Dastan — the title character in the long line of Prince of Persia video games that the film is based on — even performing many of his own stunts. He said, "It's nice when a stuntman turns to you and is like,

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Taking Woodstock – New Images From Film And Production

18 July 2009 7:49 AM, PDT | From AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news

'm oddly interested in the upcoming feature from director Ang Lee which stars Emile Hirsch, Demetri Martin, and Eugene Levy. Focus Features sent me over some new images from Taking Woodstock, and put together with the trailer, the film has definitely piqued my interest. The film also has a pretty interesting website at www.takingwoodstockthemovie.com. Synopsis - A generation began in his backyard…. From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. It’s 1969, and Elliot Tiber, a down-on-his-luck interior designer in Greenwich Village, New York, has to move back upstate to help his parents run their dilapidated Catskills motel, The El Monaco.

Marc Eastman

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"Taking Woodstock" - New images from the Focus Features release!

16 July 2009 8:38 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

See new images in from Focus Features' "Taking Woodstock," starring Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Emile Hirsch, Eugene Levy. Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain") directs. Screenplay is written by James Schamus based on the book by Elliot Tiber with Tom Monte. A generation began in his backyard…. From Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), comes Taking Woodstock, a new comedy inspired by the true story of Elliot Tiber (Demetri Martin) and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival...

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In Theaters: Humpday

9 July 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news

"It's beyond gay," claims Ben (Mark Duplass) of Humpday's central premise -- that Ben and his friend Andrew (Joshua Leonard) will make a sex tape with each other to settle a dare, despite both men being straight -- and in a way, it truly is. Too often, "gay films" like Brokeback Mountain are simultaneously embiggened and diminished by pundits eager to proclaim how the gay content is merely a metaphor, an exotic lens for straight people to project their own familiar issues through. That concept actually works for Humpday, though: These are straight people afraid they're growing too domesticated, and through the looming, outré bet, they can confront their own cultural timidity (and, by extension, their tendencies for self-congratulation) head-on.

Also, it's funny.

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Brüno

9 July 2009 12:32 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Brüno Directed by Larry Charles It's hard to root against Sacha Baron Cohen. In the summer of The Hangover, a mildly funny film undercut by some unseemly homophobia and an over-reliance on comfy frat-boy humor, he's got the gall to unleash not only the season's most outlandish comedy, but most likely the most audacious film to see studio rollout this year (a title previously worn by Jody Hill's very dark Observe and Report). Those expecting Borat-level shocks should be advised that Cohen steps up his game here and delivers some remarkably aggressive material that may not play well among mainstream cinemagoers. Five minutes in, and it begins to look like that's Cohen's exact intention; within that timespan we get a censored (but still jaw-dropping) montage of graphic gay sex acts between out titular Austrian TV star and his diminuitive boyfriend. (For anyone who was left wanting for more

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Tomm Moore’s Brendan And The Secret Of Kells To Have Us Premiere Next Week!

9 July 2009 11:09 AM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

Well, hooray!  This is a brilliant film and it’s been a long time coming to these shores.

New York Int’L Children’S Film Festival Presents:

***Us Premiere***

The Secret Of Kells

The highly anticipated new animated masterpiece from the producers of Kirikou and the Sorceress and Triplets of Belleville

• Winner Audience Award - Annecy Animation Festival

• “Absolutely luscious to behold!” – Variety

• “Stunning! A cascade of light, color and wonder burst from the screen!” – The Irish Times

• “A visual universe of true splendor!” – Le Monde

Sat & Sun, July 18 & 19, 11:00Am

IFC Center (323 West Sixth Ave)

Tickets on sale now at

http://WWW.Gkids.TV or 212-349-0330

New York, NY, June 23, 2009 –New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival extends its reputation as one of the nation’s premiere showcases of new animation with the July 18 & 19 U.S. Premiere screenings of The Secret of Kells, the highly anticipated new

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Heather Ledger's Father Blames His Son For His Death

8 July 2009 2:51 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Heather Ledger's father blames his son for his death. Racing car driver Kim Ledger believes the late "Brokeback Mountain" star - who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January 2008, aged just 28 - is accountable for his own passing because he was not carefully monitoring his medication.

He said: "We're all responsible for what goes into us and I blame Heath for not being responsible."

At the time of his death, it is believed the actor was mixing medication prescribed to him by three different doctors.

Heath's father also admitted the star's family - including the late actor's mother Sally, sister Kate and half-sister Olivia - had been affected by the news Michael Jackson had died from a suspected cardiac arrest possibly caused by an accidental prescription drug overdose.

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Heath Ledger responsible for death

8 July 2009 2:50 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Heath Ledger's father blames his son for his death. Racing car driver Kim Ledger believes the late 'Brokeback Mountain' star - who died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January 2008, aged just 28 - is accountable for his own passing because he was not carefully monitoring his medication. He said: "We're all responsible for what goes into us and I blame Heath for not being responsible." At the time of his death, it is believed the actor was mixing medication prescribed to him by three different doctors. Heath's father also admitted the star's family - including the late actor's mother Sally, sister Kate and half-sister Olivia - had been affected by the news Michael Jackson had died

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Jackson's Death Upsets Ledger Family

8 July 2009 1:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Heath Ledger's family was heartbroken by the recent loss of Michael Jackson - because it reminded them of the late actor's death from an accidental overdose.

The Brokeback Mountain star's father Kim was devastated upon learning of Jackson's sudden passing on 25 June as the tragedy reminded him of the day his own son was found dead after taking a lethal combination of prescription drugs.

He says, "On the day Michael died I spoke to my daughters and former wife Sally and we all had such a down day."

But Kim insists his son is the only person who can be blamed for his own death.

He adds: "At the end of the day, we're all responsible for what goes into us and I blame Heath for not being responsible."

Ledger was discovered dead of an overdose in his New York City apartment in January 2008.

Meanwhile, Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest, with reports suggesting a prolonged addiction to prescription painkillers could have contributed to the King of Pop's untimely demise.

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Ask the Flying Monkey! (July 6, 2009)

5 July 2009 6:54 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Ask the Monkey! (Please include your city and state and/or country.)

Q: I know Darryl Stevens is gay, but were there any other stars of Noah’s Arc who were?

The cast of Noah's Arc. Top row (l to r): Darryl Stephens, Douglas Spearman, Jonathan Julian, Christian Vincent. Bottom row (l to r): Rodney Chester, Jensen Atwood, Wilson Cruz, Gregory Kieth

A: At some point early in the production of the show, the Noah’s Arc cast members made a pact not to say which actors are, or aren’t, gay in real life. It was an interesting decision at the time, but by this point, I admit to getting a little tired of all the caginess.

I guess I get it: these are acting jobs. It doesn’t matter who’s really gay. And I definitely don’t believe

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Brent Hartinger

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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 20

5 July 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While

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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 20

5 July 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While

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Top 50 Hottest Young Actresses - Top 20

5 July 2009 4:22 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Not only are they capable of lighting up the silver screen, they are also some of today's most talented young actresses, commanding huge fees - in some cases, in the millions. Many have won multiple awards, while others have starred in some of today's biggest box office hits. In short, we're listing down the cream of the crop!

Just like our recent Top 50 hottest young actors, we've narrowed down our list from 88 to 50, and set an age limit. If you miss seeing some of your favorites, so do we - including Maggie Gyllenhaal (31 years old) and Amy Adams (34 years old). Definitely some of the names you'll see on the list are emerging talents - the ones you will see getting the big roles in the near future - and some of them already have, with awards and nominations to boot.

# 20 - Emma Roberts - Acting runs in the family. While

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tMF Talkback: Should younger actors win more awards?

3 July 2009 4:48 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Oscar talk is already all-year round (as if you don't know yet!), but it seems to me, the focus remains on the established performers - most notably the filmmakers and the lead actors and actresses (Streep, Dench, Day-Lewis, Eastwood, Scorsese). Some tMF readers remarked that perhaps it's great to talk about awards where the recipients are the younger performers. Of course, it has happened before when young talents (which means not older than 30) get the recognition they deserved.

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tMF takes a look at some of these winners - from the Oscars to the BAFTA to the Indie Spirit, the European Film Awards and more and asks should younger actors win more awards and why?

Young Oscar Winners and Nominees: The following either won or got nominated and are still not over 30 today: [correction made on Anna Paquin's award]

Jennifer Hudson won the Best Supporting for Dream Girls at 25, while Anna Paquin

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tMF Talkback: Should younger actors win more awards?

3 July 2009 4:48 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Oscar talk is already all-year round (as if you don't know yet!), but it seems to me, the focus remains on the established performers - most notably the filmmakers and the lead actors and actresses (Streep, Dench, Day-Lewis, Eastwood, Scorsese). Some tMF readers remarked that perhaps it's great to talk about awards where the recipients are the younger performers. Of course, it has happened before when young talents (which means not older than 30) get the recognition they deserved.

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tMF takes a look at some of these winners - from the Oscars to the BAFTA to the Indie Spirit, the European Film Awards and more and asks should younger actors win more awards and why?

Young Oscar Winners and Nominees: The following either won or got nominated and are still not over 30 today: [correction made on Anna Paquin's award]

Jennifer Hudson won the Best Supporting for Dream Girls at 25, while Anna Paquin

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tMF Talkback: Should younger actors win more awards?

3 July 2009 4:48 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

Oscar talk is already all-year round (as if you don't know yet!), but it seems to me, the focus remains on the established performers - most notably the filmmakers and the lead actors and actresses (Streep, Dench, Day-Lewis, Eastwood, Scorsese). Some tMF readers remarked that perhaps it's great to talk about awards where the recipients are the younger performers. Of course, it has happened before when young talents (which means not older than 30) get the recognition they deserved.

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tMF takes a look at some of these winners - from the Oscars to the BAFTA to the Indie Spirit, the European Film Awards and more and asks should younger actors win more awards and why?

Young Oscar Winners and Nominees: The following either won or got nominated and are still not over 30 today: [correction made on Anna Paquin's award]

Jennifer Hudson won the Best Supporting for Dream Girls at 25, while Anna Paquin

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Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker play elderly lesbians in love

2 July 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

Brenda Fricker — who you may remember as Central Park Pigeon Lady from the much-lauded Home Alone 2 — and Olympia Dukakis are set to star in the forthcoming film Cloudburst, about a lesbian couple that decides to bust out of a nursing home to take a road trip to Canada.

Cloudburst is being billed as a comedy, but there's a poignant undertone: The women, who have been together for 30 years, plot their escape and subsequent trip to Canada because they want to be married before either of them dies.

See how I'm already weeping? There's no way I'll be able to sit through this movie.

Well played on the gender-bender tux, Brenda Fricker. Congratulations, you're ready to play a dyke!

On their way to Canada, the women pick up a young hitchhiker, which of course make me thing the alternate title of Cloudburst could be Thelma and Louise: What If They Survived The Fall?

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Which Celebrity Death Hit You The Hardest? The Newsroom Poll

2 July 2009 10:48 AM, PDT | From MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news

Welcome to the weekly Newsroom Poll, where we will give you a sneak peek into the lives and minds of some of the correspondents, writers, editors and producers here at MTVNews.com. Every week, they’ll answer a poll question that will reveal some of what we talk about behind the scenes here in the newsroom. Enjoy!

The death of Michael Jackson has hit the MTV News staff pretty hard, and will continue to as we sort through the aftermath of last week’s shocking news. It’s been a crazy week for celebrity death, as Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, pitchman Billy Mays and actor Karl Malden have all passed away in the past week.

Dealing with death is always difficult, but the passing of a public person is surreal. How do you deal with the loss of somebody you only knew through a body of work? So we passed

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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy

1 July 2009 1:08 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives "who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures" read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn't necessarily expect that to happen as all who accept the invitation will be the only additions in 2009 to the Academy's roster of voting members. "These filmmakers have, over the course of their careers, captured the imagination of audiences around the world," said Academy President Sid Ganis. "It's this kind of talent and creativity that make up the Academy, and I welcome each of them to our ranks." The list follows below and reading around the best analysis I saw of it came from Nathaniel Rogers at The Film Experience who, among other things, pointed out the addition of longtime Darren Aronofsky's

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Lance Armstrong: I Can Still Win Tour de France

30 June 2009 7:15 PM, PDT | From TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news

Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong knows the odds are stacked against him, but he is convinced he can still win another title. "They would say that my time has come and gone and that I'm too old," Armstrong, 37, tells the AP. "I know those things and you could use those for motivation...The indication I have in training and the tests that I did tell me that my condition is good." Recently rumors swirled that Matt Damon (of The Bourne Identity) is in talks to play Lance in a biopic of the cycling legend. The film will be based on Armstrong's gripping autobiography, It's Not About the Bike, where the Texan discusses his childhood, battle with testicular cancer, recovery and his first Tour de France win in 1999. Actor Jake Gyllenhaal (of Brokeback Mountain fame) was initially linked to the project but is reportedly no longer under consideration. Meanwhile, Oscar-nominated

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Samantha Chang (schang@theimproper.com)

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