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August 2008

 Showbiz News August 2008
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Maple picks up Pontypool

Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool now has a home. ... Read More
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Thank you, sir, may I have another: Stellar sequels

The beauty of the blockbuster sequel is built around a deceptively simple maxim: people want more of a good thing.
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Clooney, Pitt add star power to TIFF

Get ready, Toronto. Cinephiles and celebrity gawkers alike can finally begin the daunting task of compiling their screening schedules as the Toronto International Film Festival's full lineup and guest list was revealed today.
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Affleck ready to 'Extract'

Ben Affleck will be getting all rosy.
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TIFF 2008 Gala and Special Presentations

The complete list of Gala and Special Presentations at TIFF 2008.
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'Thunder' rumbles past 'Dark Knight' with $26M

It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman.
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'Kick-Ass' casting could include McLovin

Casting for Matthew Vaughn's big-screen adaptation of the comic series Kick-Ass is slowly falling into place, according to the 'Hollywood Reporter'.
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Fey and Carell hit the town in Date Night

Fans of NBC's Thursday night lineup have reason to smile with the announcement that two of today's funniest television actors will hit the screen together as man and wife.
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Tom Cruise in talks to be a 'Tourist'

Tom Cruise may have backed out of the espionage thriller Edwin A. Salt but his dance card seems to be filling up nonetheless.
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Comic recruit invades Tropic Thunder

Brandon T. Jackson’s breakout role in the larger-than-life war movie send-up Tropic Thunder almost didn’t happen.
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'Stone' to close TIFF, more films added

TIFF fans can wonder no more. The quirky Scottish film, ‘Stone of Destiny’, will close out the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Aniston and Mayer reportedly split

Team Aniston has taken another blow as 'People.com' reports that the former Mrs. Brad Pitt and her rocker beau John Mayer have called it quits.
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Dafoe, Gainsbourg to star in von Trier horror

The two main leads in Danish auteur Lars von Trier's triumphant return to horror have finally been confirmed, according to Variety.com.
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Angelina replacing Tom

So long Edwin and hello...Edwina?
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More than 'Shaft': Hayes was goldmine of influence

With its riveting orchestration, definitive guitar play and signature sensual baritone vocals, Isaac Hayes' theme song for the 1971 movie "Shaft" not only became one of pop music's iconic songs, but also the defining work of Hayes' career.
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'Rome' and an 'Orgy' for Johnson

Don Johnson is returning to the Big Screen in two new films.
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Brad Pitt is a 'Bastard'

A crucial bit of casting has been confirmed for Quentin Tarantino's much-hyped Inglorious Bastards remake, with Brad Pitt singing on to star in the WWII drama, reports 'Variety'.
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Portman to star in Suspira redo

What do you do with classic movies monsters? Resurrect them, again and again.
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TIFF unveils Asian, Spanish films

The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed more of what it has in store for this year’s event adding 13 Asian films and 10 Spanish movies to the schedule.
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Bromancing the stoned

It may have registered on the mainstream radar long ago with George Costanza’s barely concealed non-sexual crush on Tony the Mimbo.
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Ang Lee takes on Woodstock

He's taken on an angry green dude, made a boundary-breaking love story about cowboys and investigated what bad weather can do to people's morals.
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Ruffalo has 'Sympathy for Delicious'

Zodiac and Reservation Road star Mark Ruffalo can add director to his lengthy resume when he makes his debut behind the camera this fall.
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His name is Chan, Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan is stealing a page out of 007’s book.
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Costner campaigns for 'Swing Vote'

If he really were Bud Johnson in Swing Vote, the endearing trailer park dad whose ballot becomes the deciding factor in a U.S. presidential election, Kevin Costner is not really sure what he would do.