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How do you pay tribute to Robert Downey Jr.?
That's the question that has Mel Gibson, Jamie Foxx and Garry Shandling stumped in a roast video that played before Downey was honored with the American Cinematheque Award last month.
As we learn, Gibson's only there for the cheese plate, Shandling's never seen ...
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Jay Baruchel
Jay Baruchel is engaged.
While being honored at the Genie Awards on Thursday, the Tropic Thunder actor thanked his...
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Robert Downey Jr.
Oscar-nominated actor Robert Downey Jr. will present at the 83rd Academy Awards ceremony,telecast producers announced Monday.
Check out this year's Oscar nominees
Downey was nominated in ...
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Freaks and Geeks
Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, two short-lived TV series from Judd Apatow, are heading to IFC.
The network has picked up the rights to air repeats of both in full, which includes 18 episodes from Geeks, debuting Friday at 11/10c.
The 17 episodes — including...
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Tom Cruise as Les Grossman
On the heels of his scene-stealing dance number with Jennifer Lopez at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, Les Grossman is about to go from movie mogul to movie star.
Grossman, played by Tom Cruise, will be the subject of an as-yet-untitled film from Paramount Pictures and MTV Films, the companies announced Wednesday in a statement that...
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Two years ago, Tom Cruise cracked up moviegoers with the help of glasses, hair plugs and a fat suit as foul-mouthed, no-holds-barred Hollywood mogul Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder.
Now Grossman is back, appearing in three new promos for his next "project" — the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. In the new clips, Grossman...
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Nicolas Cage in Bangkok Dangerous courtesy Lionsgate
Bangkok Dangerous proved to be anything but at the box office over the weekendThe Nicolas Cage starrer earned top honors but only reeled in a paltry 78 million to lead the slowest fall box office kick-off in years Variety reportsTropic Thunder after three straight weeks at No 1 tumbled to the runner-up spot with 75 million putting it about 3 million shy of the 100 million mark House Bunny Anna Faris laughed her way to third place with 59 millionTotal sales are estimated at 64 million to 66 million making it the worst post-Labor Day weekend since 2003 Should figures hold the outing will fall 17 percent from last years weekend intake which was buoyed by the critically acclaimed and 14 million-opening 310 to Yuma Joyce Eng
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Ben Stiller courtesy Goldcrest Pictures
In a Labor Day weekend that boasted five little-buzzed-about new releases Tropic Thunder managed to hold on to its place at the top of the domestic box office for the third week in a row According to Variety Ben Stillers Hollywood-spoofing comedy earned 115 million dollars bringing its total haul to 838 million Newcomer sci-fi action flick and Vin Diesel starrer Babylon AD came in at No 2 with 98 millionThe Dark Knight bounced back up to No 3 this week taking in another 88 million to pass the 500 million mark the only movie except Titanic to accomplish such a feat The House Bunnys 83 million took fourth and Don Cheadles Traitor rounded out the Top 5 with 79 millionTheater traffic was slow overall despite five new releases Though the final four-day weekend numbers are still forthcoming it seems this summers final outing will fall well short of last years take when Rob Zombies Halloween remake earned 306 million as the top movie Adam Br
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Tropic Thunder courtesy DreamWorks
In a slow box office weekend compared to others in this very lucrative summer movie season Ben Stillers Tropic Thunder managed to hang onto its top slot outhopping The House Bunny and outrunning Death RaceAccording to Variety Thunder edged out both newcomers with a very strong Saturday earning 161 million for the weekend and becoming only the third movie this summer alongside Iron Man and The Dark Knight to hold the top spot for a second week The Anna Faris starrer House Bunny earned 151 million for second place and Universals Death Race remake took third with 123 millionDark Knight brought its overall take to 489 million with fourth-place showing of 103 million and Star Wars The Clone Wars rounded out the Top 5 with a 61 percent drop to 57 million Adam Bryant
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Tropic Thunder by Merie Weismiller Wallace/DreamWorks
Ben Stillers Hollywoodwar-genre satire Tropic Thunder finally unseated The Dark Knight from its perch at the top of the US box office grossing an estimated 26 million over the weekend to take the No 1 spotAccording to Variety the big-budget comedy has pulled in 37 million since its Wednesday release The Dark Knight finished second with 168 million but Christopher Nolans Batman Begins sequel became the second highest grossing flick ever domestically surpassing Star Wars with a new total of 4715 million in only 30 daysSpeaking of Star Wars George Lucas animated The Clone Wars hauled in 155 million to finish third this weekend Rounding out the Top 5 were Kiefer Sutherlands horror starrer Mirrors with 111 million and Pineapple Express which probably suffered the most from rival comedy Thunders opening falling 57 percent from last weeks opening to 10 million Adam Bryant
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