Movie News: Friday, November 03

Feds seeks to dismiss filmmaker's suit (AP)
   AP - The U.S. government filed a motion Friday seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an aspiring American filmmaker who spent two months in an Iraqi prison without being charged.

Bollywood turns to Mumbai blasts to look at Muslims (Reuters)
   Reuters - A new Bollywood film will use the July rail bombings in Mumbai that killed 186 people to examine the genesis of Islamist militancy in India and the patriotism of the country's Muslim population.

"Borat" headed for glorious U.S. box office (Reuters)
   Reuters - Borat may not be the biggest star of the U.S. multiplex this weekend, but the fictional Kazakh TV reporter is getting huge buzz, rave reviews and seems likely to "make benefit glorious box office" in the long run.

Meet The Robinsons - Trailer
   Lewis is a brilliant inventor with a surprising number of clever inventions to his credit. His latest and most ambitious project is the Memory Scanner, a machine that will help him find his birth mother so they can become a family. But before he can find her, his invention is stolen by the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy and his diabolical hat and constant companion, Doris.

Justin Wins, Kanye Loses It at MTV Awards (E! Online)
   E! Online - He may not have taken home the most awards of the night, but Kanye West once again had a lock on the biggest: the booby prize.

Busta's Bad Connection (E! Online)
   E! Online - Busta Rhymes, busted again. For the second time in less than two months, the rapper-actor has run afoul of New York's finest after getting nabbed talking on his cell phone while driving his SUV.

Kate Moss: Britain's Model Model (E! Online)
   E! Online - Here's a lesson for the kids: Get blessed with preternaturally beautiful genes, date a recovering drug addict and keep your nose to the grindstone—or, you know, whatever—and you too can be named Model of the Year.

Crowe Cracks on U.S. Courts (E! Online)
   E! Online - With his infamous phone-throwing episode behind him, Russell Crowe is ready to unleash hell—on the U.

Maya Rudolph Bugged Out (E! Online)
   E! Online - What's eating Maya Rudolph? Bedbugs, apparently.

Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner take over United Artists
   in a surprising move, mostly for United Artists, Tom Cruise and long time producing partner Paula Wagner will be put in charge over at United Artist film studio. The folks over at cnn.com give us this:Tom Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner have been put in charge of United Artists, a film studio that was formed by Hollywood actors including Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford. Wagner will...

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LA icon, Griffith Observatory reopens, after makeover (Reuters)
   

Reuters - The Griffith Observatory, home for stargazers and a famous backdrop for such stars as James Dean and Arnold Schwarzenegger, reopened on Friday after a four-year, $93 million makeover.

Ellen Burstyn sounds off on her Emmy nod (AP)
   AP - Ellen Burstyn was just as flabbergasted as everyone else when she heard she'd been nominated for an Emmy this year for her blink-and-you-miss-it role in the TV movie "Mrs. Harris."

Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis in new crime action movie
   Samuel L Jackson and Bruce Willis joined forces again in the new crime flick Black Water Transit also starring Kevin Bacon, James Franco and Sophie Okonedo. The people over at movieweb.com give us...

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Inside Man 2 being written by Spike Lee and Russel Gewirtz
   Inside Man was a great movie, and like most movies in Hollywood these days, if something works once the creators will try and make it work again. The good folks over at slashfilm.com give us this:...

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Aishwarya Rai deemed perfect for role (AP)
   AP - Aishwarya Rai's sensitive nature persuaded Indian filmmaker J.P. Dutta to cast her in his new movie "Umrao Jaan."

Gettin' Jiggy with Saw IV (E! Online)
   E! Online - He slices. He dices. And despite seemingly ending up on the slab in his latest horror show, Jigsaw's coming back for more.

`Titanic' success bittersweet to Winslet (AP)
   AP - The release of the blockbuster that made her a household name, "Titanic," should have been a happy time for Kate Winslet. Instead, she was mourning the loss of her first love, Stephen Tredre.

Angelina's New Project to Fulfill Old Promise (E! Online)
   E! Online - If Angelina Jolie drops $1.3 million in the forest, but Cambodian Vision in Development has nothing to do with it, did the donation really happen?

U2 in 3-D (E! Online)
   E! Online - U2 is giving fans something they can almost feel.

Jackson Puts Halo on Ice (E! Online)
   E! Online - Rings are no problem for Peter Jackson. Halos, on the other hand.

Julia Roberts Busy on Friday Night (E! Online)
   E! Online - Since she helped make knitting chic again, it's only fair that Julia Roberts gets the chance to spin a good yarn.

De Niro, Fiddy: Meet the Costars (E! Online)
   E! Online - They may be working on a drama, but the casting directors of New Orleans apparently have a sense of humor.

Making Movies is a Risky Business
   Recently I spoke of how Horror films were upping the ante of gore and shock value, and its not a big surprise that in an industry that produces thousands of movies a year (of which we see a couple...

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National Treasure 2 starts filming in January
   I actually enjoyed National Treasure. I still cling to the hope that Nic Cage will make his comeback after these last few flops, but it was his personality in National Treasure that made the movie...

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Cruise puts `artist' back in UA (AP)
   

AP - Just months after a fallout with Paramount Pictures, Tom Cruise has landed another mission: bring back a venerable Hollywood label that was founded in the spirit of giving artists freedom to create without big studios pulling the strings.

Evan Almighty Trailer
   The first Evan Almighty trailer has hit the web, and man it looks better than I thought it would. Bruce Almighty ended up being quite a pleasant surprise, both in terms of the enjoyment factor and...

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Wesley Snipes Cuts A Deal
   It looks like the reports of the full demise of the career of Wesley Snipes due to his tax problems have been greatly exaggerated. Well, maybe not, but it looks like the Blade star was able to pull...

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"Greenlight" bad guy shoots "Killers" (Reuters)
   Reuters - Producer Chris Moore, who notoriously ripped apart novice filmmakers on the reality TV series "Project Greenlight," is stepping behind the camera to make his directing debut on "Killers," a horror-action movie.

"Blue Crush" director catches "Villain" (Reuters)
   Reuters - "Blue Crush" director John Stockwell is in final talks to shoot the thriller "Villain."

Killer sheep flocking to theaters (Reuters)
   Reuters - Killer sheep from New Zealand are poised to rampage across North America.

Dali framed for "Surreal" movie (Reuters)
   Reuters - "Lord of War" director Andrew Niccol is attached to shoot a movie about Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali.

Critter cartoon "Flushed Away" a surefire smash (Reuters)
   Reuters - In "Flushed Away," Aardman Features, the U.K.-based cartoon studio that has achieved world renown for its stop-motion animation, jumps daringly and with great success into a brand new style.

Fox is So Excited About the PS3, The X-Men are Getting Pre-mature Releasing.
   I'm excited about posting this even just for the game-fan's comments that'll ensue. You see, anyone worth their salt in "Internet buzz" knows the Nintendo Wii is the system to watch. Oh sure, the...

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