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15 Celebs Who Went To Ivy League Schools

Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: John Legend, Ashley Judd, John Krasinski, Rachel Dratch, Julia Stiles, Dartmouth College, Ivy League Colleges, Paul Giamatti, Matt Damon, Celebrities in College, Emma Watson, Conan O'Brien, Ivy Leagues, Elizabeth Banks, Columbia University, Harvard University, Celebs, Edward Norton, Rashida Jones, Yale University, Ivy League Schools, James Franco, Slidepollajax, Mit, College News

Before Elizabeth Banks had a starring role in 30 Rock and the The Hunger Games, she was a sorority girl at the University of Pennsylvania. Rachel Drat...

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TV's Big WInners At The 2012 SAG Awards

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Canada Tv, Kate Winslet, Betty White, Sag Awards 2012 Winners, Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire, Paul Giamatti, Sag Awards 2012, Jessica Lange, American Horror Story, Modern Family, TV Canada, Video, 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, TV News

It was a night of old favorites amongst for TV lovers at the 2012 SAG Awards. On the sitcom side, Alec Baldwin took home his fifth statue for his w...

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WATCH: Miami-Filmed 'Rock Of Ages' Trailer

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Russell Brand, Video, Rock of Ages, Miami News, Paul Giamatti, Tom Cruise, Film, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Miami News

Last summer, director Adam Shankman and his Hollywood minion built a few fake cities on rock and roll around South Florida. For "Rock of Ages," the fi...

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George Clooney's The Ides Of March

Terence Clarke | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Ides of March Review, Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood, Ides of March, George Clooney, Clooney Ides of March, Paul Giamatti, Film, Redroom, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Movies, Entertainment News
Terence Clarke

George Clooney's new directorial effort provides the grittiest of views of the moral deterioration of a very young and savvy political operative.

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George Clooney: 'Hollywood Could Teach a Lot to Politicians'

Felice Arenas | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Capitol Hill, Academy Awards, Ohio Democratic Presidential Primary, Washington, Pulp Fiction, The Aviator, Evan Rachel Wood, Ryan Gosling, Theater, Syriana, Gregory Itzin, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cinema, Jeffrey Wright, The King?S Speech, Politics, Box Office, Howard Dean, New Movie, Selling, Oscars, The Ides of March, Michael Clayton, Newsweek, The Weinstein Company, Gangs of New York, Democratic National Convention, Political Campaigning, The Social Network, George Clooney, Hollywood, Democrats, Marie Claire, Barack Obama, Good Night and Good Luck, Up in the Air, Farragut North, Harvey Weinstein, Beau Willimon, Best Picture Academy Award, Shakespeare, The Lord of the Rings, Republicans, Entertainment News
Felice Arenas

Should Capitol Hill be looking to Hollywood for better scripts? Actor George Clooney thinks that while Democrats have accomplished a great deal for the U.S., they "have done a terrible job so far" of getting this through to Americans.

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The Ides of March: Moral Compromise Has Never Been Sexier

John Lopez | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Karl Rove, Ryan Gosling, Howard Dean, Paul Giamatti, The Ides of March, George Cloone, Barack Obama, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Movie Reviews, The Ides of March Review, Los Angeles News
John Lopez

If great art holds a mirror up to society, The Ides of March holds that mirror up to politics and tilts it back at a flattering 15-degree angle: everyone looks thinner, and you can barely see the hairlines receding.

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The Ides of March: Politics Eats Its Young

Marlynn Snyder | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Presidential Race, Political Thrillers, Politics, Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Paul Giamatti, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Entertainment News
Marlynn Snyder

The timing may be just right for George Clooney's probing tale, The Ides of March, which Sony Pictures is positioning as a political thriller, but comes across more as a political fable.

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Review: The Ides of March

Marshall Fine | Posted 12.05.2011

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Marshall Fine

If you're too high-minded to get down in the mud with your opponent -- but your opponent can grab victory by playing dirty -- who's the winner?

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Jordan Zakarin

George Clooney Dishes On New Film, Slams Reporter & Throws Cash

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Toronto International Film Festival, The Ides of March, Toronto Film Festival, Ryan Gosling, Evan Rachel Wood, George Clooney, George Clooney Ryan Gosling the Ides of March, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Movies, Entertainment News

(SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES) For one day at least, the glitz and grit of American politics has become the talk of Canada. Co-writer, director ...

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Best Films and More About Work, for Labor Day

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Way Down in the Hole, Stanley Nelson, Wasteland, Made in Dagenham, Locked Out, A Better Life, Gael Garcia Bernal, Paul Giamatti, Ben Affleck, Miranda Richardson, Brazil, Even the Rain, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Hbo, Too Big to Fail, Ilwu, Wyatt Closs, Summit Entertainment, Kevin Costner, Freedom Riders, Colorado Coalfied War, Sally Hawkins, The Company Men, Chris Weitz, William Hurt, Miners, Curtis Hanson, Eric Eason, Freedom Rides, Demian Bichir, Popwork, Entertainment News
Wyatt Closs

This Labor Day week, we take a look at a listing of nominees for best films, tv shows, and other artistic expressions in what are called the "2011 Workers' Voice Awards" from PopWork USA.

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14 Celebrities Photobombing Other Celebrities

www.thefrisky.com | David Moye | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Russell Brand, Hollyweird, Hugh Laurie, Katy Perry, Angelina Jolie, Olivia Wilde, Paul Giamatti, Justin Timberlake, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bieber, Michael Douglas, Weird News News

Photobombs are so much more fun when they involve celebrities, especially when famous folks are on both ends of the explosion. Plus, if Justin Bieb...

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Jordan Zakarin

Winning Film Hits Close To Home For Director

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 10.26.2011

Read More: New Jersey, Win Win Paul Giamatti, Thomas McCarthy Win Win, Paul Giamatti, Providence New Jersey, Win Win, Movies, Thomas McCarthy, Celebrities, Video, Entertainment News

The dream, as it is usually imagined and, in rare cases realized, is to leave behind the small town and shine in the bright lights of Hollywood. Turni...

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The best films of 2011 - so far

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Ewan McGregor, Sucker Punch, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Lars Von Trier, Bridesmaids, Woody Allen, J.J. Abrams, Certified Copy, A Better Life, An Inconvenient Truth, Paul Giamatti, Even the Rain, Zach Galifianakis, Paris in the 20s, Melanie Laurent, Midnight in Paris, Weeds, Cedar Rapids, Jeffrey Tambor, Incendies, Win Win, Super 8, Marshall Fine Commentary, The First Grader, Amy Ryan, Owen Wilson, The Last Mountain, Beginners, Hanna, Uncle Boonmee, In a Better World, Christopher Plummer, Bobby Cannavale, Tom Mccarthy, The Hangover, Applause, When We Leave, I Saw the Devil, Marshall Fine, The Lincoln Lawyer, Ed Helms, Big Coal, Demian Bichir, Tree of Life, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

So - if the movie year had ended June 30 and we had to choose the best films of 2011 from the releases that hit American screens since Jan. 1, which o...

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HuffPost Review: Ironclad

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Ironclad Movie Review, Seven Samurai, James Purefoy, The Magnificent Seven, Magna Carta, Brian Cox, John Sayles, Ironclad, Movie, Paul Giamatti, Battle Beyond the Stars, Derek Jacobi, Akira Kurosawa, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Braveheart, Robert Vaughn, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Kate Mara, King John, Knights Templar, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

When it comes to stories that bear transposition to varying eras and settings, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) seems a prime example of a plot t...

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Paul Giamatti In Gary Shteyngart's New Video: Trying Too Hard To Be Borat?

Vulture | By: | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Bestsellers, Authors, Book Videos, Super Sad True Love Story, Book Trailer, Paul Giamatti, Gary Shteyngart, Books News

Gary Shteyngart, author of Super Sad True Love Story and auteur of one of the funniest book trailers we've ever seen (not a high bar), has just crafte...

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Stars Reenact The Financial Crisis

Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Tarp, Television, Too Big to Fail HBO, Too Big to Fail Movie, Bailout, Hbo, Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin Too Big to Fail, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Paul Giamatti, Celebrities, Video, Entertainment News

Ready to relive the financial crash of 2008? HBO has debuted the trailer for its upcoming film, "Too Big To Fail," a star-studded adaptation of New...

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Win Win Review and Filmmaker Interview

Richard Karpala | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Alex Shaffer, Win Win Review, High School Wrestling, Film Review, Win Win, Paul Giamatti, Wrestling, Tom Mccarthy, Fox Searchlight, Thomas McCarthy, Independent Film, Denver News
Richard Karpala

There's not much glamor found in high school wrestling. And Win Win does a pretty good job of showing it.

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Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan talk Win Win

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Too Big to Fail, Marshall Fine, Amy Ryan Interview, Andrew Ross Sorkin, The Three Sisters, Paul Giamatti Interview, Win Win, Ben Bernanke, The Office, Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Tom Mccarthy, Marshall Fine Interview, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Onscreen in Tom McCarthy's Win Win, they interact like a long-time married couple. In fact, actors Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan barely knew each other ...

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Movie Review: Win Win

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Movie Reviews, Melanie Lynskey, Marshall Fine, Burt Young, Win Win Movie Review, Win Win, Paul Giamatti, Bobby Cannavale, Marshall Fine Movie Reviews, Amy Ryan, The Station Agent, Movies, The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

An editor once defined the word "dilemma" for me as "a choice between two undesirable outcomes." Life is full of dilemmas. So are movies: Without dil...

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WATCH: The 10 Funniest Presidential Impressions

Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Wilstein

In honor of Presidents' Day, here are some of the best impressions of the 44 men who have led this country over the last two hundred and twenty two years.

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WATCH: James Franco Kicks MTV Reporter In The Groin

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheedle, James Franco Oscars, Mtv, Greg Kinnear, Zoey Deschanel, Paul Giamatti, James Franco, Video, Entertainment News

The one role James Franco doesn't play so well? Angry celeb. The actor/author/director/Oscar host was in Utah for the Sundance Film Festival, and M...

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Live From Sundance 2011: Day 2

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sundance 2011, Sarah Paulson, Sundance Film Festival, Films, Lou Taylor Pucci, Denis Villeneuve, Stones, Grateful Dead, Paul Giamatti, Bobby Cannavale, J.K.Simmons, Tom Mccarthy, Movies, Lubna Azabal, Beatles, Elizabeth Olsen, Oliver Sacks, Incendies, Win Win, The Music Never Stopped, Ben Foster, Amy Ryan, Here, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

Film festival programmers rarely create festivals full of films built around a single theme. Yet quite unintentionally, I spent Friday seeing five films that dealt with the idea of abandonment, reunion and reconciliation.

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Live From Sundance 2011: Day 1

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Red State, Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, Jeremy Irons, Old Cats, Pedro Peirana, Paul Giamatti, Harry Belafonte, Catfish, The Wire, Kevin Spacy, Reagan, Belgica Castro, Stanley Tucci, Park City, Morgan Spurlick, The Devil's Double, Win Win, Sundance, Kevin Smith, Hobo With a Shotgun, Sundance Film Festival, Margin Call, Chile, Dominic West, Higher Ground, 2011, Tom Mccarthy, The Station Agent, Sebastian Silva, Vera Farmiga, Eugene Jarecki, Zachary Quinto, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The Black Power Mixtape, Sing Your Song, The Visitor, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

On Thursday, the opening day of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, my actual Sundance day began and ended with the opening night screening of Susan Rost...

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Richard J. Lewis on Barney's Version

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dustin Hoffman, Justice, Richard J. Lewis, Repression, Murder, Emotion, Sex, Romance, Barney's Version, Due South, Drama, Canada, Death, Paul Giamatti, Csi, Indie, Success, Comedy, Rosamund Pike, Acting Legend, Off Beat, Satire, Paul Gross, Mordecai Richler, Love, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

Barney's Version is a comedy of foibles, an examination of a man whose life swings wildly between moments of sheer foolishness and uncommon grace. And it's directed by Richard J. Lewis.

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PHOTOS: 2010 NY Film Critics Circle Awards & More Last Night

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stella McCartney, Warren Beatty, Nyc Around Town, Slidepollajax, NY Around Town, New York Around Town, New York Celebrities, Paul Giamatti, Michelle Williams, Parties, Movie Premiere, Ny Film Critics, Celebrities, New York News

Monday was a busy night for New Yorkers. The 2010 Film Critics Circle Awards brought out big names like Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Jesse Eisen...

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