Movie News: Tuesday, November 07

Man in NYC jailed over actress' death (AP)
   AP - A construction worker was jailed Tuesday on charges of murdering an actress who was found hanging from a shower rod in what looked at first like a suicide.

Lohan says she hates party-girl image (AP)
   

AP - Lindsay Lohan says she hates her reputation as a party girl.

Katt Williams arrested at L.A. airport (AP)
   AP - Katt Williams was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after a stolen gun was found in his briefcase, airport police said.

Lemony Snicket writer's book for adults to be film (Reuters)
   Reuters - An adult book by best-selling children's author Daniel Handler about love -- gay and straight -- will be turned into a film, his agent said on Tuesday.

Review: `Fur' reimagines life of Arbus (AP)
   AP - If you're a purist on film biographies, "Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus" will ruffle your feathers.

Film review: `F---' says it all (AP)
   AP - There's something sort of quaint about the ideas plumbed in the documentary "F---," about the suggestion that anything could possibly be shocking anymore, particularly a frequently bandied-about four-letter word.

Early reviews for James Bond movie Casino Royale very strong
   Casino Royale's early reviews are very good, much to the credit it seems to the gamble that producers took on casting Daniel Craig. Yahoonews.com give us this: British actor Daniel Craig, the controversial choice to play the new James Bond in the upcoming film "Casino Royale," has won early reviews Miss Moneypenny would be proud of. The producers of one of the world's most successful movie...

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Spider-Man 3 Villain Character Art
   THese look amazing. Here is some character art from the upcoming Spider-Man 3. These are actuall studio works from what I understand. Thanks a bunch to Robert for sending them to me.

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Bumblebee Ready To Kick Ass
   Jay sent me this character board for Bumblebee. I really do like the concept that the new Transformers don't have guns... but rather that various parts of them turn into guns when they need them. Makes a lot more sense. I dig the shoulder mounted rockets too.

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Family man Crowe has `A Good Year' (AP)
   

AP - Though not yet 3, Russell Crowe's oldest son already is adept at packing for long overseas trips. After two months on his own shooting a film in New York City, Crowe was eager to see his wife and kids, who had stayed home in Australia. The feeling was mutual, Crowe said, relating a telephone conversation he had with his wife a couple of weeks before the family was to join him in New York for the rest of the shoot.

Luhrmann to revisit World War Two bombing (Reuters)
   Reuters - "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann will begin shooting his untitled World War Two epic, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, in their native Australia next March.

New James Bond trades womanizing for love (Reuters)
   

Reuters - The James Bond played by British actor Daniel Craig doesn't always care if his martini is shaken or stirred and, unlike his womanizing predecessors, this secret agent falls in love and has his heart broken.

Turkish man says he's the real Borat (AP)
   

AP - A Turkish Internet celebrity is so convinced he was the inspiration for Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat" character, he's traveling to London seeking an apology and a way to get paid from the film's surprise success.

Novelist brings "Adverbs" to big screen (Reuters)
   Reuters - Daniel Handler's romantic novel "Adverbs," which chronicles a daisy chain of gay and straight relationships, is being turned into a feature.

Bollywood turns to techies for slick look, big bucks (Reuters)
   Reuters - James Bond, eat your heart out -- Bollywood is spending big bucks to revamp its technologically uncool image and is hiring acclaimed special effects experts in a bid for bigger box office sales.

Kirsten Dunst sees a "Ghost" (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Kirsten Dunst will star in and produce the supernatural thriller "A Jealous Ghost."

Audio Edition - November 6th 2006
   Welcome to The Movie Blog's Audio Edition podcast! On this installment of The Round Table, Darren, Doug and myself are joined once again by Joblo and Arrow In The Head columnist Serena Whitney (she's also very cute and I think could kick our asses in a cage match). On the plate today we discuss important topics of the world such as: 1) Doug makes his passionate defence of Sadam...

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Indie goes "Green" with crime comedy (Reuters)
   Reuters - First Independent Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the indie comedy "Everything's Gone Green" at the American Film Market.

South African film biz catching a fire (Reuters)
   Reuters - In the late 1980s, anti-apartheid activist Joe Slovo told his daughters the story of one of his personal heroes, Patrick Chamusso.

Film, TV downloads newly available via Xbox 360 (Reuters)
   Reuters - Microsoft Corp. will unlock the digital-distribution capabilities of its next-generation console, Xbox 360, to Hollywood studios beginning November 22.

Freeman a "Wanted" man for killer thriller (Reuters)
   

Reuters - Morgan Freeman is in final negotiations to star opposite James McAvoy in the sci-fi actioner "Wanted,"