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Happy Birthday, Jeff Bridges!

Posted 12.04.2011

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Happy Birthday, Jeff Bridges! The Dude turns 62 on December 4 and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate his past achievements and his most memora...

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Movie Review: Janie Jones

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.01.2012

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Marshall Fine

The name of the title character of Janie Jones is meant to resonate with a certain generation: "Oh, like the Clash song," someone says early on in the...

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PHOTOS: Ryan Reynolds Packs A Gun

Posted 11.14.2011

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Ryan Reynolds will once again be playing a supernatural hero, but have no fear, movie-going public that hated "Green Lantern": it'll be all his own bo...

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WATCH: Jeff Bridges Cares About Lady Parts

Posted 10.20.2011

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Commercials for Summer's Eve sparked massive controversy this summer, with many detractors accusing the feminine hygiene product of poor taste and rac...

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The Dude, The Buddha And A Joyful Mind Make Beautiful Music Together

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 10.20.2011

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Cathleen Falsani

With Jeff Bridges' new album, Dudeists have music to go along with their scriptures. Could a Dudeist liturgy be on the horizon as well?

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 10.17.2011

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Shawn Amos

This week is full of funky flashbacks, false steps, and bad musical jokes. Sly Stone is still missing and Blue October can't get beyond the rage. Leave it to Jeff Bridges and his country heart to keep the week from being a total blow-out.

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WATCH: Big Lebowski Cast Reunites In New York

Posted 10.17.2011

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The Dude abided Tuesday night in Manhattan. 13 years after the release of "The Big Lebowski", the cast of the Coen brothers classic reunited at The...

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Jeff Bridges Drops A Country Album

Posted 10.16.2011

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Jeff Bridges' self-titled album -- out today -- was produced by T-Bone Burnett, and Bridges is clearly singing within Burnett's framework. Which i...

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Anne Hathaway As A Brit, Jeff Bridges Releases An Album

Posted 10.15.2011

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Monday, August 15 Feminists, unite! Gloria Steinem is telling it all in her own words tonight. Aptly titled, Gloria: In her Own Words, the document...

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Kevin Bacon: Deadly Evil

Posted 09.28.2011

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Kevin Bacon played a mutant bad guy in this summer's "X-Men: First Class," and now, he's going to play an undead evildoer. Variety reports that Ba...

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PHOTOS: 'The Big Lebowski' Bungalow For $2.3 Million

Posted 09.25.2011

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Bowling balls, ransom letters, soiled rugs, and a hilarious Jeff Bridges come to mind when recalling "The Big Lebowski," Joel and Ethan Coen's 1998 co...

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Jeff Bridges To Adapt, Star In Beloved Childhood Classic

Posted 08.28.2011

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Experiencing a renaissance in a career that never really faded, Jeff Bridges is flexing his producing muscles to bring to the big screen a classic you...

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Jeff Bridges & Ryan Reynolds: It's Official!

Posted 07.26.2011

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In "True Grit," Jeff Bridges went back in to enforce the law in the wild west. For his newest role, he'll be gunslinging in a whole new frontier. T...

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Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds Forming Dream Team

Posted 06.29.2011

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Jeff Bridges, living screen legend, is about to dive into the world of the living dead. There, he'll meet the Sexiest Man Alive. Who is dead, but then...

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Christian Bale: So Many Good Parts, but Is There a Part Missing?

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Christian Bale strikes me as a complete enigma. Yes, his acting chops are prodigious, but he seems to me to be all technique and no heart; we get buckets of perfectly formed ice, but very little fire.

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Live-blogging the 2011 Oscar telecast

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

8:39PM EST Off to a good start with the hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway, inserted into scenes from several of the Oscar nominees, on an Incept...

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Charlie Sheen's Rant: Maybe it's Time to Stop Channeling Mel Gibson

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Russnow

Heretofore, I have never been a Charlie Sheen fan nor have I disliked him. I've been disappointed as have many others with his apparent shallow lifes...

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True Grit vs. Gruesome Grit

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joan Z. Shore

In the case of the new True Grit -- the highly touted opus of the Coen brothers -- the gap between the original film and the remake couldn't be more treasonable... and more disturbing.

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Tara Reid Makes Major Fail, Filmmakers Mock Her

Posted 05.25.2011

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In the mid-to-late-90's, Tara Reid made her name playing dumb blondes. If she has any complaints about type casting, this may not help. Speaking at a...

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Jeff Bridges On 'Mature' Hailee Steinfeld

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Bridges may have his name on the marquee, but he thinks Hailee Steinfeld is the true star. Bridges spoke with MovieLine.com about their Oscar-...

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Oscar Talking Points

Tribeca Film | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tribeca Film

You can see the full list of nominees at the Academy's official site. With so much to discuss, it's necessary to break it down into manageable talking points.

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Examining Our Nation's True Grit: Can We Change Our Minds?

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Smaldino

I find it striking that the courage of conviction, attitude and tenacity of Jeff Bridges' marshal in True Grit may be closer to our collective American character than we think.

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Whitest Oscars In Years: No Major Black Nominees

popeater.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Comparing this year's pool of Academy Award nominees to last year's, one major difference is evident: the obvious lack of minorities among the contend...

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Top 10 Most Embarrassing Projects From The 2011 Oscar Nominees

Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Wilstein

While some of this year's Oscar nominees have never been in a bad film or are too young to have any stains on their careers, several others have had some missteps along the way.

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Oscar Picks and Predictions: A Year of Few Surprises

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

This field of 10 illustrates how movies that would once have been judged just solid are now praised to the skies. To my mind, the Best Picture nominees that meet the historical standard number five.

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