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Jennifer Garner Looks Ready for ‘Draft Day’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The NFL draft may still be a couple weeks away but the Kevin Costner sports dramedy “Draft Day” which is set around the event is beginning to fill its ensemble team, as Jennifer Garner is in...
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Sean Combs and Terry Crews Cast in ‘Draft Day’
Diddy, Terry Crews join Kevin Costner comedy, which will shoot scenes at Thursday's NFL Draft event in New York City.
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NFL Draft Coverage Displays League’s Mystifying Power
“We’re into this thing a little over an hour. How do you like it so far?” Chris Berman bellowed during the opening portion of ESPN’s NFL draft coverage, traditionally one of the more mystifying...
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Film Review: ‘Lenny Cooke’
A penetrating and ultimately heartbreaking inventory of hard lessons learned on and off the court.
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Lionsgate Touts Cannes Sales of Over $250 Million
With its “Hunger Games” franchise leading the way, Lionsgate has sold more than $250 million in territorial rights to nine titles at Cannes. The slate was led by the two “Mockingjay” titles, which will...
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Bankable Names Spin Gold at Cannes
While Hollywood’s most colorful movie aficionado, Harvey Weinstein, was by far the most active U.S. buyer at the 12-day annual event, overall sales lagged behind last year’s market.
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France’s Metropolitan Stocks Up on U.S. Indie Fare
PARIS — Samuel and Victor Hadida’s Metropolitan Filmexport, a top distrib of U.S. indie pics in Gaul, went on a shopping spree at Cannes. The outfit nabbed Martin Scorsese’s “Silence” as part of...
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Carey Mulligan May Portray Hillary Clinton in Indie Drama
Carey Mulligan has emerged as the most likely candidate to portray a young Hillary Clinton in the indie drama "Rodham."
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Frank Langella Takes on Transatlantic ‘Lear’
Frank Langella will topline a new production of “King Lear” set to bow at the U.K.’s Chichester Festival Theater this fall prior to a early 2014 run at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Production will...
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Kevin Costner Eyes ‘Delivery’ For Universal
He may play Superman’s dad in “Man of Steel,” but people may start thinking Kevin Costner is super human if keeps adding more films to his ever-growing film slate. Costner is in negotiations to star in...
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Lionsgate and OddLot Partner on Films, Beginning With Johnny Depp’s ‘Mortdecai’
Lionsgate and OddLot Entertainment have formed a multiyear, multipicture co-financing and distribution deal beginning with OddLot’s co-financing of the action comedy “Mortdecai,” starring Johnny Depp....
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‘Draft Day’ Rating Shifted to PG-13 from R
Lionsgate’s “Draft Day” has just become more kid-friendly, as the Classification and Rating Appeals Board lowered the rating to a PG-13. The shift came after the studio appealed the MPAA’s initial R...
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Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner Talk Football in ‘Draft Day’ Super Bowl Spot
It’s only fitting that Ivan Reitman’s football-themed “Draft Day” has joined the extensive roster of movie ads airing on Super Bowl Sunday. After all, the film fits with the day’s main topic of...
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Musicians Union Holds Rally to Protest Outsourcing of Film Scoring Jobs
Using the Kevin Costner film “Draft Day” as an example, the American Federation of Musicians on Thursday launched a campaign designed to stop producers from sending scoring jobs to musicians outside...
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Battle of the Sequels: ‘Captain America,’‘Rio 2′ Each Tracking in High-$30...
A tight race between Disney-Marvel’s holdover “Captain America: The Winter Solder” and Fox-Blue Sky Studios’ “Rio 2″ is shaping up at the weekend’s domestic box office, with both films tracking in the...
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This Week in Hollywood Parties & Events
“Transcendence” premiere in Westwood … “The Amazing Spider-Man 2″ premiere in London … Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony … “Draft Day” premiere … Marie Claire’s Fresh Faces party … and more!
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Social Media Buzz: ‘Rio 2′ to Fly High Above Box Office
Does digital data offer indicators that can be used to monitor marketing effectiveness and predict box office success even before awareness turns into intent? We analyzed this weekend’s new movies...
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Film Reviews: Opening This Week (April 7-11, 2014)
Rio 2 (20th Century Fox) A rather misleading title is just one reason to be slightly suspicious of “Rio 2” an eye-popping, ear-tickling animated sequel that labors to fold a cheeky family sitcom, an...
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Box Office: ‘Captain America’ Maintains Winning Perch Worldwide, Edging Out...
In a tight race for No. 1 at the worldwide box office, Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” with its estimated $41.4 million domestically, eked out a victory over Fox’s newcomer “Rio...
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‘Draft Day’ Tackles the Top of the Home Video Sales Charts
Lionsgate scored the No. 1 spot on all three charts the week ending Sept. 7 with “Draft Day,” a sports drama that stars Kevin Costner as the general manager of a football team faced with a difficult...
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