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CEO Corner 8:30 p.m. Ellen Remmer, CEO of the Philanthropic Initiative, talks about how the recession has affected both charitable giving and the need.
Music Makers 7:30 p.m. WCVB-TV (Channel 5) Meet a music legend who’s sharing his secrets online, see
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Most Anticipated Hollywood Blockbuster Films of 2010
These are going to the be the biggest, most expensive, and over the top productions to be released in 2010 by Hollywood. Enjoy the excitement!
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I
Warner Brothers decided to split the seventh and last Harry
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Tarantino Going Smaller For Next Film
Says it will be less epic than 'Basterds'
Does Quentin Tarantino have a new project in mind? Yes, but it’s not an Inglourious Basterds sequel, despite having the first 40 pages already written.
The auteur recently told New York magazine’s Vulture
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Official US Trailer for Chinese Epic The Warlords with Jet Li
What was on your Christmas list? How about an ancient Chinese epic movie called The Warlords starring Jet Li? I'm not sure why, but Magnolia Pictures just debuted the official US trailer for The Warlords, which is a part of their Six Shooter Film
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Director Zhang Yimou gets achievement award
Director Zhang Yimou, seen here in 2004, made blockbuster hits such as Hero and House of Flying Daggers. (Aaron Harris/Canadian Press)
The Asian Film Awards will hand Chinese director Zhang Yimou a lifetime achievement prize at its annual gala in
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Paper Airplane World Record. Japanese Man Takuo Toda Sets New Record For Hand-Thrown Paper Plane
TOKYO — In the world of competitive paper airplane throwing, a 20-second flight is exceptional, 25 or better is world class.
Thirty is the stuff dreams are made of.
Only one man – Japanese paper airplane virtuoso Takuo Toda – has ever come close to
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'2012' tops China boxoffice
HONG KONG -- A second Hollywood movie has shattered the Chinese
boxoffice record in a year, as Beijing faces increased pressure to
ease its annual quota of 20 foreign blockbusters.
The American disaster film "2012" has made 460 million Chinese yuan
($67
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Martin Campbell Picks Best of the Best for 'Green Lantern'
But we still don't know what it's REALLY about
Marvel will begin filming on 'The First Avenger'
Mr. T says no to 'A-Team' cameo
Lin hints that DCs master plan may be unveiled in January
Says it will be less epic than 'Basterds'
'Stargate' spinoff gets
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James McAvoy to Play Ian Fleming?
'Wanted' star linked to new biopic
Last year, Leonardo DiCaprio became a producer on an Ian Fleming biopic that was announced. DiCaprio's film company Appian Way boarded the project, according to an LA Times report. Co-producer Andrew Lazar championed
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Trailer Made: Opening the 'Book of Eli'
Mood, not story, sells this post-apocalyptic tale
Ambiance takes over in the trailer for Warner Bros.' The Book of Eli, which offers very little except a palette of mood and only the very basic suggestion of a plot. But, don't be deceived, the
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Top films to watch this year
she still has hopes, dreams and a belief that things can change.
A gruelling film but one that really cuts to the heart.
Release: January 29
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
Voices: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Oprah Winfrey
ANYONE who
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Audience back to the cinema
Even with ubiquitous DVDs and movies online, audience are now attracted back to the cinema, as shown in the growing box office takings.
"I went to the movies in 2009 more frequently than previous years. And I have watched almost all the hits, like
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Open Thread
Jackie Chan is dead to me ever since he said Taiwanese people are stupid for wanting to be independent.
Oh, and Cole, I posted a pic just for you in my blog last night. Lily is definitely part Shiba Inu.
You’re being irresponsible, John. You’re helping
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On demand picks
(Encore on Comcast) Writer-director David Mamet’s film wonders what place there is for a moral man in an amoral universe. The changeling British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (above) plays a Los Angeles jiu-jitsu instructor - a Gulf War vet at peace with his
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Sylvester Stallone 'The Expendables' Injury
Sylvester Stallone ‘The Expendables’ (VIDEO) Injury – Sylvester Stallone ‘The Expendables’ injury sustained while filming. Hollywood superstar Sylvester Stallone’s new movie ‘The Expendables’ is so intense that Stallone broke his neck during an epic
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Stallone breaks his neck on movie set
It features some of the biggest names of the genre - including Arnold Schwarzenegger, 62, Bruce Willis, 54, Dolph Lundgren, 52, Mickey Rourke, 57, Jet Li, 46, and Jason Statham, 37.
It also stars Brittany Murphy, who died in December of a heart
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Movie Stars
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel The same ingredients that made the 2007 original a hit are back: live-action humans, computer animated Tamias striatus, and junk Top 40 musical numbers sung in painful dentist-drill harmonies. Little kids will
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Clash Of The Titans' Director Louis Leterrier Says No To 3-D And Has Massive Attack, Not Muse, On The Score
"Clash of the Titans" hits theaters on March 26, 2010. It will be director Louis Leterrier's follow-up to the 2008 Marvel Comics flick "The Incredible Hulk" and only his fourth feature as a director ("Transporter 2" and the Jet Li-starring "Unleashed"
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DVD set is devoted to '70s martial arts star Jim Kelly
Before Jackie Chan and Jet Li, before Chuck Norris, Jean Claude van Damme and Steven Seagal, Jim Kelly earned his place in the pantheon of martial arts heroes fighting alongside Bruce Lee in 1973's "Enter the Dragon." With his lightning-quick fists and
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Highlights of Hollywood's 2010 movie lineup
Highlights of Hollywood's 2010 film slate. Some films open in limited release, and release dates are subject to change:
ALICE IN WONDERLAND: Johnny Depp is the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll adventures of a girl who goes through
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Break Out the Red Bull! This Is Boxing's Most Exciting Division
I love the smaller weight divisions. Give me a fight anywhere from light flyweight to super featherweight, and I’m going to tune in.
The reasons are many to watch the little men throw down.
Because they don’t throw especially hard, they take more
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uTest Announces 2009 "uTester of the Year" Awards
Crowdsourced Testing Leader Launches Program to Recognize Top Performing uTesters ..
2010-01-13 15:49:52 -
BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/13/10 -- uTest, the world's largest software testing : marketplace, today announced the results of its 2009 "uTester of the Year Awards" -- a program that recognizes consistently
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Highlights of Hollywood's 2010 movie lineup
The Back-Up Plan | A woman (Jennifer Lopez) meets the right guy - just after she gets pregnant through artificial insemination.
The Bounty Hunter | Jennifer Aniston is a bail-jumping reporter pursued by her bounty-hunter ex-hubby (Gerard
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"Avatar" closing in on "Titanic" record
January 8 marks what would have been Elvis Presley's 75th birthday, and the look-alikes show no sign of disappearing. Slideshow
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The four-day Martin Luther King Day weekend features a box office smackdown between
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9 geek movies for 2010
We will never stop telling you what to like, how to feel, and what movies you should be watching this year. One editor's Sunday morning moment of meglomania.
2009 ended with that massiveness of geek love and hype otherwise known as Avatar. 2010 may not
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The 30 Most Anticipated Movies of 2010
With the debates still raging on about the quality of last year’s films, I’d like to take a look ahead to the future. In fact, considering the year we just had, I’ve been looking ahead to 2010 ever since January of 2009. Don’t get me wrong. The movies
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Snapshots you may have never seen from 2009 (5)
A movie screening in Yingxiu, Sichuan Province shows King of kung fu starring Jet Li on September 4. Perseverance, the first movie based on the reconstruction after Sichuan earthquake, began shooting on December 8. In 2010, the workers will see their
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Illegal aphrodisiacs branded 'Clinton' sold in Taoyuan
TAOYUAN, Taiwan -- An old man was caught yesterday for selling illegal aphrodisiacs in a park in Taoyuan. He branded one as “Clinton” with Bill Clintons face on the label, and another one “Gold Kungfu” with Jet Li's face on.
There were 339 boxes of 29
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Liberty senior has China on his mind
When you think of webcams, you often think of chatting and kooky videos. But Liberty High School senior Josh Harman uses one to teach English to students in China.
On Mondays and Wednesdays, he and a dozen other students get together as part of
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Television movies for the week of Jan. 24
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Dead Rising: The Movie puts chainsaws on a wheelchair
Though we still don't have a release date for Dead Rising 2, we have gotten first word of a film (Keiji Inafune's directorial debut) based on the series. The title directly translates to "Death Disease Contamination Dead Rising," which we think you'll
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Whatever Happened to Rufio?: The Non-Asian Ideal of Masculinity
Here’s one of my first Portland (Oregon) memories:
I’m at a bar with two white male friends. Well, actually, I’m at a Chinese restaurant and bar . . . at a karaoke night. (*1) With two white male friends.
My friends, in looking for a larger table for
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INTERNATIONAL Eye Candy: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory on Quaaludes? Giant Crabs Are Attacking France!!!
Yes, two weeks have come and two weeks have gone and that means it is time for another edition of International Eye Candy. It’s a doozy this time out, too. We’ve got giant crabs attacking France, rock and roll legend Lemmy, new African sci-fi backed by
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Quick Hits: Van Damme Kickboxing, Cleese Brains, and Pig Slapping
There have been a lot of little strange and fun nibblets on the web this week while folks were busy in Sundance:
If you're a fan of Harry Potter, just wait -- Warner Brothers is planning to leave itself a permanent studio in the UK, where you can take
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Television movies for the week of Jan. 31
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The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Brendan Frasier. This time Rick, Evelyn, and Jonathan go all the to Asia to fight a legendary Qin Emperor, played by Jet Li. Of course what they expect to find and what they come across are always two different
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Camelot Names Jeffrey Giles Vice President of Worldwide Distribution
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 2, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Camelot Entertainment Group, Inc. (OTCBB: CMGR) ("Camelot") announced today that Camelot Distribution Group has hired Jeffrey Giles as its new Vice President of Worldwide Distribution. Giles, who has been
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ONG BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR
No computer graphic can ever surpass what a real human body can do--and what the body can do is on spectacular display in Ong-Bak, a Thai action movie starring the lithe and flexible Tony Jaa. When the head is stolen from a holy statue in Jaa's rural
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There Was An EXPENDABLES Screening Last Night, And Here Are A Few Reports!!
(At least) two AICN readers were in attendance and sent in their thoughts after taking a look at the movie (I am soooooooooooo jealous right now).
The first review says the film suffers from being too devoted a throwback to 80s action fare - the other
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PewPewPew on that Test Screening of THE EXPENDABLES
Ever heard of a little movie called THE EXPENDABLES?!?!
Well, I did, and I swore I would never return to Chatsworth unless I had a good enough reason... Last night, Sly gave me 7 -- Rourke, Crews, Couture, Stallone, Statham, Li, Lundgren!!!!
These are
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Pete Menting: CD reviews
"Boca Negra," Chicago Underground Duo (Thrill Jockey Records)
Sometimes music can be so powerful that it almost feels like a movie soundtrack or a personal theme song. It's no accident that Bristol, England's, Massive Attack is at the top of
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MOVIES 2010: Ryan lists 5 to watch, and 5 that might be fun
SHUTTER ISLAND (Feb. 19) and INCEPTION (July 19): This could be a huge year for Leonardo DiCaprio if these films look as good as the previews. In "Shutter Island" (VIDEO), DiCaprio teams once more with Martin Scorsese for this adaptation of
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Shanghai entertains migrant workers with movies
SHANGHAI is offering free movies during the Spring Festival holidays for migrant workers, who have not returned to their homes and stayed in the city for construction projects of the upcoming World Expo.
A total of 50 free movies, or eight per day,
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Who owns us?
I'd prefer to be owned by Japan. Harajuku girls. Kikareta onna no mirareta yoru (The Man, The Woman and the Wall). Nissan. Of course, we got Bruce Lee from China, so it's hard to decide who should really own us. Ken Watanabe or Jet Li?
I would be very
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“Avatar” Animation Technical Director and Virtual Art Department Supervisor Joins NewTek
SAN ANTONIO -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --
NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video
products, today announced that Rob Powers has joined the company as
Director of Entertainment and Media Development. Rob will serve as a
liaison between
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The 50 Most Racist Movies You Didn't Think Were Racist.
50. The Love Guru
Year: 2008
Straight up, we love Mike Myers for his earlier work, but this flick was more offensive to Indians and Indian-Americans than colonialism was. Essentially this half-baked brick was just an excuse for Myers to line up a
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Hong Kong rejoices over Berlin film prize
HONG KONG Hong Kong celebrated a rare foreign prize for one of its films Monday - a low-budget family drama set in the 1960s - a triumph viewed as a huge moral boost for a struggling industry overshadowed by the booming Chinese market.
Alex
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QUIZWORD CROSSWORD
You can do today's quiz crossword in two ways. Either print out the file below and fill it in with a pen, or click on our special link to let you fill in the grid online.
Once you have downloaded the crossword, you don't have to be online to complete
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Wushu (Review)
Produced by the legendary Jackie Chan, Wushu was marketed as a high-flying martial arts thriller. The trailer pulls almost exclusively from the climactic action scenes where the heroes and villains throw down. Using the most exciting parts in previews
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AICN & Twitch Present International Eye Candy: JEZ JERZY, JUEGA CONMIGO, HIGGLETY PIGGLETY POP, PERRIER’S BOUNTY, And More!!
The international film world may not have ground to a halt last week but the arrival of the massive Berlin Film Festival certainly slowed things to a crawl as everybody cast their eyes on Germany to see what the big titles would be. But less material
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Warlords
Set in the midst of war and political upheaval during the Taiping Rebellion of the 1860s, WARLORDS stars Jet Li as General Pang, who barely survives a brutal massacre of his fellow soldiers by playing dead, and joins a band of bandits led by Er Hu
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Kevin Smith’s ‘Green Hornet #1′ Hits Stands This Week!
Grab your fedora and your trenchcoat as Kevin Smith’s Green Hornet Hits Stands This Week!
Still upset that Kevin Smith’s version of the classic noir radio hero isn’t going to make it to the silver screen? Now you’ll get your chance to see Silent Bob’s
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Yao Ming's Baby Stirs Chinese-U.S. Debate
(AP) NBA center Yao Ming is going to be a father this summer and fans in China are buzzing about whether the baby will be an American.
Yao's personal life is closely followed by his many fans at home, from his 2007 Shanghai wedding to fellow
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Director Ronnie Yee gathers top Asian actresses for new movie
HONG KONG : Director Ronnie Yu will bring together top Asian actresses Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Tang Wei and Michelle Yeoh for his upcoming film "The Lady Generals of the Yang Family", said Hong Kong media reports.
Gong, Zhang, Zhou and Tang's
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Dude Diary: John Cho
It’s an unfortunate commentary on Hollywood, but Asian male actors fall into two categories: the kick-ass fighter (like Jackie Chan or Jet Li) or the wise old sage (like Mr. Miyagi). One of our favorite actors, of any race, John Cho, is (hopefully)
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Dixon Explores "The Expendables"
Things will get explosive in May when Dixon's "Expendables" hits comic stores
This May, Dynamite Entertainment is taking a look at the beginnings of one of this year's most anticipated action movies with the help of writer Chuck Dixon with "The
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Hull v. Arsenal Preview: get out the hoodies and spittoons, we’re getting orange
Lots of games this weekend with some meaning to them for the title and relegation races. Chelsea play first, hosting West Ham with the chance to go 1 point clear of United at the top of the table. With only 6 points dividing the folks in the relegation
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China plans film to mark Communist Party birthday
HONG KONG After its successful propaganda movie to mark 60 years of communist rule, China's leading state-run studio is working on a follow-up timed to coincide with next year's 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
Filmmakers are
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Charity 'must be handled professionally'
Charity must be handled professionally and if you do not know how, then work with someone who does, agreed two charity experts on actress Zhang Ziyi's recent donation fraud controversy.
In an interview with China Daily on Monday, Zhang said that she
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New 'Expendables' Posters
Two new posters from the forthcoming Sylvester Stallone-helmed film The Expendables have been released, one officially by Lionsgate, courtesy of IGN, which you can see to your left, the other photographed at ShoWest by Collider, which you can check
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The Expendables First Official Poster
THE EXPENDABLES is a hard-hitting action/thriller about a group of mercenaries hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Written, directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, THE EXPENDABLES brings together a
