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Oct 4 2012 11:14 AM ET

'Fat Kid Rules The World': Matthew Lillard weighs in on his directorial debut

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If a fat kid really did rule the world, then a movie version of KL Going‘s 2003 book Fat Kid Rules The World would have hit cinema screens years ago. But it took actor-turned-first-time director Matthew Lillard (Scream, The Descendants) almost a decade to get his adaptation of the young adult novel in the can and a subsequent, successful Kickstarter campaign to guarantee a run in theaters. (The film opens this Friday at New York’s Cinema Village, followed by a nationwide roll out. Fat Kid Rules The World will also be available on VOD and iTunes on Oct. 25.)

Below, Lillard talks about making this tale of an overweight, suicidal high schooler, played by Jacob Wysocki (ABC Family’s Huge), who is recruited to play drums in a band called the Tectonics by Matt O’Leary’s charismatic, drug-addicted guitarist.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You are one of the film industry’s lankier performers…
MATTHEW LILLARD: [Laughs] I used to be, that’s for sure. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 3 2012 11:15 PM ET

'Lincoln' trailer: Debate followed by new look at Daniel Day-Lewis epic -- VIDEO

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Looks like Daniel Day-Lewis won the debate.

While both sides grumbled about the performances of their candidates during the first exchange between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on Wednesday night, a new trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln seemed to wow viewers across the board.

We’ve seen the confident, folksy Lincoln before. But have we ever seen one with such a haunted, hunted look in his eyes?

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Oct 2 2012 09:39 PM ET

'Lincoln' director Steven Spielberg to speak at Gettysburg memorial

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Steven Spielberg isn’t ready to let go of the 16th U.S. president just yet.

Just days after his epic historical drama Lincoln opens in national release, the Oscar-winning filmmaker will serve as the keynote speaker at the ceremony marking the 149th anniversary of The Gettysburg Address.

The National Park Service announced his participation in the annual event, which commemorates both that iconic speech and the founding of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. Lincoln was invited to speak at the Nov. 19, 1863 consecration of the graveyard, delivering remarks that he said “the world will little note, nor long remember.”

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Oct 2 2012 02:45 PM ET

'Argo': Check out scenes from Ben Affleck's Iran-hostage Oscar hopeful -- VIDEO

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You’re about to start hearing a lot about Ben Affleck and Argo. With summer’s sugar-shock tentpoles and men-in-tights-apaloozas officially on hiatus until next Memorial Day, theaters are beginning to fill up with movies aimed at grown-ups (and Oscar voters). One of the best of the bunch is Affleck’s directorial follow-up to The Town. It’s one of the craziest true stories you’ll ever see. Argo, which comes out on Oct. 12, tells the long-classified saga of how CIA agent Tony Mendez hatched and carried out a top-secret operation that rescued six American diplomats stranded in Tehran during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.

Affleck didn’t just direct the film, he also stars (underneath some decidedly ’70s facial hair) as Mendez — a maverick exfiltration expert who enlists the help of a Hollywood producer (Alan Arkin) and a Tinseltown makeup artist (John Goodman) to whisk the Americans out of Iran by having them pretend to be a film crew for a phony sc-fi epic called.. .Argo. The film also stars Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston.

In these extended clips from Argo, you’ll get a taste of not only the absurdity of Mendez & Co.’s  real-life mission — as Cranston’s CIA handler says in one scene, “This is the best bad idea we have” — but also the welcome touches of  Ocean’s 11-style caper absurdity that Arkin and Goodman lend to an otherwise nail-biting thriller as they plan their ridiculous Star Wars rip-off. “My biggest fear was the competing tones,” says Affleck. “Part of the movie is a comedy/satire on Hollywood and part of it is more serious — people were hostages in Iran and my fear was if it was too silly, the audience would just think, Oh, I see, we don’t need to care about any of them and we know it will all work out. It was a tough balance to pull off.”

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Oct 1 2012 08:10 PM ET

'Beasts of the Southern Wild' ensnared in award season trouble

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Beasts of the Southern Wild has become trapped in red tape.

The little indie movie that wowed Sundance, and has big potential as an award season contender, has run afoul of Screen Actors Guild bylaws that leave it out of the running for the group’s awards, being presented on Jan. 27.

The dreamlike film, about a little girl named Hushpuppy who is trying to survive a biblical-scale flood alongside her boozy father, did not — and seemingly still will not — cover its actors under a SAG-AFTRA contract, which means the guild won’t consider it for the SAG Awards.

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Sep 22 2012 11:13 AM ET

ORIGIN STORY: Melanie Lynskey makes sexy splash in 'Hello I Must Be Going'

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The girl of Hollywood’s dreams has been right in front of it for a long time.

But like the clichéd end to some silly rom-com, she’s just been overlooked as “the best friend” all this time.

Shy, sweet, and hilarious, Melanie Lynskey made her debut in 1994 as the scowling teenage murderess opposite Kate Winslet in Peter Jackson’s Heavenly Creatures, and since then has become a familiar face in movies and TV as the step-sister (Ever After), wacky neighbor (TV’s Two and a Half Men), doe-eyed housewife (The Informant!) teary bride-to-be (Up in the Air), and messed up mom (Win-Win). She’s the type of character actor who makes you snap your fingers and say, “Oh yeah … that girl.”

In the new bittersweet and funny love story Hello I Must Be Going, her name is no longer on the tip of your tongue – it’s above the title.
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Sep 19 2012 02:58 PM ET

Ripple effects: How the earlier Oscar nominations date makes waves through award season

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What difference could five days make?

The Academy Awards decision yesterday to shift its nominations day from Jan. 15 to Jan. 10 actually creates some hardship for films opening at the very end of the year and manages to upstage a handful of other awards events that derive power from their perceived ability to influence Oscar voters.

By making the move, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences effectively reasserts itself as the influencer, rather than the group that can be swayed by other trophy ceremonies. Hollywood’s “award season” has been reestablished as “Oscar season” once more.

Here’s some analysis of how the changes break down.

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Sep 18 2012 01:05 PM ET

'Les Misérables' moves release date to Christmas Day

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Get ready for a Misérables holiday season.

The release date for Tom Hooper’s big screen musical adaptation of Les Misérables has been moved from Dec. 14 to Dec. 25 to make it a very merry Christmas for all. The film, which is based on both the musical and Victor Hugo novel of the same name, features a strong ensemble cast that includes Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert, and Anne Hathaway as Fantine.

Set during the 19th century, Les Misérables tells the story of the prisoner Valjean, who has been on the run for decades from Javert. When Fantine asks Valjean to take care of her daughter, all of their lives are irrevocably altered.

Les Misérables will now open opposite Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.

Read more:
Movie Preview: Les Misérables
Hugh Jackman Wraps ‘Les Miz’
‘Les Miserables’ trailer: Anne Hathaway is the most miserable of them all

Sep 12 2012 07:18 PM ET

Mike Birbiglia to host 2012 Gotham Independent Film Awards

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Movie awards season is right around the corner, and that means news of who will host the many awards ceremonies will start trickling in. The Independent Filmmaker Project announced Wednesday that comedian and actor Mike Birbiglia is set to host this year’s Gotham Independent Film Awards.

The ceremony is presented by the Independent Filmmaker Project and will be held on Monday, Nov. 26 in New York City to honor independent films released in the past year.

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Sep 6 2012 02:23 PM ET

New Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron honored by Outfest

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Zadan (left) and Meron.

This February, they’ll be giving out the awards, but right now the newly announced Oscar producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron will be receiving their own trophy.

The producing partners, whose credits include Footloose, Chicago, and Hairspray, have been selected to receive the Visionary Award from Outfest, the organization dedicated to gay and lesbian entertainment, at the group’s 8th annual Legacy Awards.

They will receive the award at the Oct. 13 ceremony from Glee‘s Darren Criss, who recently starred on Broadway in the duo’s revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. READ FULL STORY »

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