Movie News: Thursday, November 23

Director Bogdanovich revives his John Ford film (Reuters)
   Reuters - When director Peter Bogdanovich decided to update his 1971 documentary "Directed By John Ford" he felt as if he'd been dealt four aces in a game of five card stud.

French film star Noiret dead: television (Reuters)
   Reuters - French film star Philippe Noiret, whose trademark hangdog face delighted cinema audiences, has died, French television said on Thursday. He was 76.

Audio Edition - November 23rd 2006
   Welcome to a new experiment. We are going to be trying a mid-week Audio Edition again for a couple of weeks to see what we, and you guys think about it. My guest for these mid-week shows will be former Audio Edition guest and Canadian Comedian, Mr. Jesse Boner. Let us know what you think. On today's show, Jesse and I talk about: 1) The new idea I had for a charity mini-film festival. 2)...

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Pitt, Jolie spend Thanksgiving in Vietnam (AP)
   

AP - Instead of stuffing themselves with turkey and all the fixins', Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent Thanksgiving cruising around Ho Chi Minh City on a motorbike.

Sam Raimi To Do The Hobbit?
   Ok, file this one under "Probably not true at all". But this morning the internet is all abuzz with this one. Apparently New Line has approached Spider-Man and Evil Dead director Sam Raimi to possibly step in and direct The Hobbit and the 2nd Lord of the Rings Prequel. This has, at least for the moment, stopped a lot of the short sighted bitching and moaning about Peter Jackson not returning...

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French film producer sues Google France (Reuters)
   Reuters - The producer of "The World According to Bush" has taken legal action against Google for distributing the film for free, becoming the latest media company to seek compensation for lost business on the Internet.

Hey Guys I Need Your Input And Help. Please Read And Comment.
   Christmas is coming up guys. It's the time of year that seems to bring the best out of us sometimes. Most charities report that Christmas time is the single biggest time of year for donations to various causes... and that's a great thing... but the problem is that January is the lowest time of the year. There are a lot of families that need a lot of help in our world. I was reminded of this...

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