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‘G.I. Joe’ gets new marching orders as Paramount moves action sequel to 2013

The Washington Post 05/23/2012

In this film image released by Paramount Pictures, Channing Tatum, left, and Dwayne Johnson are shown in a scene from “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”

Just a month before its June release in the U.S., Paramount Pictures delayed the debut of “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” by nine months after another movie based on a Hasbro plaything was trounced at the box office by “The Avengers.”

Silent film hopes to make noise at US Globes Breitbart.com 01/13/2012	'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' Premieres In New York City The Huffington Post 12/16/2011
Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the all-important Oscars.	Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, and 13-year-old "Jeopardy!" Kids Week champion Thomas Horn stepped out in their best at last night's "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" premiere at New York City's Ziegfeld Theatre.
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'What am I, a Kardashian?' Megan Fox tells Sacha Baron Cohen she won't accept rubies for sex in a scene from his new film The Dictator Georgina Littlejohn Daily Mail 12/14/2011	Bette Midler donates 40 years worth of costumes to auction for New York Restoration Project Tracy Connor New York Daily News 10/18/2011
As Marilyn Monroe once sang, diamonds are a girl's best friend. But not rubies, certainly not in Megan Fox's case, who refuses to accept the blood red jewels after a passionate night with Sacha Baron Cohen. And not only did the actress turn her nose up at the precious stones but she also took the opportunity to have a dig at the Kardashian girls, suggesting they would do anything for a pretty jewel.	Bette Midler is cleaning out her closet - for a good cause. The Divine Miss M is donating costumes, jewelry and keepsakes from her 40-year career for an auction to benefit her city-greening charity.
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Will she do it this time? First look at five-time nominee Glenn Close's amazing transformation in Oscar-tipped movie Albert Nobbs Sarah Bull Daily Mail 10/17/2011	Woman sues to stop Drive getting away with a 'misleading' trailer Ben Child The Guardian 10/10/2011
It's not the kind of role she has played before. But Glenn Close is already being tipped for an Oscar for her role as a man in the emotionally-loaded upcoming movie Albert Nobbs. The 64-year-old actress is virtually unrecognisable in the trailer for the new film, which she also produces.	Most people's gripe about trailers these days is that they blow too much info about a film's plot. But not Sarah Deming. This Michigan resident is suing the distributor of the critically acclaimed Ryan Gosling thriller Drive – as well as the cinema where she saw it – claiming it was publicised as a Fast and Furious style action piece but turned out to be nothing of the sort.
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Iran actress sentenced to one year in jail, 90 lashes Breitbart.com 10/09/2011	Johnny Depp admits he’s overpaid? Yahoo! Movie 10/04/2011
Actress Marzieh Vafamehr has been sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes for her role in a film about the limits imposed on artists in the Islamic republic, an Iranian opposition website reported Sunday.	Johnny Depp says he's overpaid to star in Pirates of the Caribbean, for which he's reportedly earned more than $300 million.
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