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Director Sam Taylor-Johnson and husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Photo by Indigo/Getty Images)

It looks like there's actually going to be a "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie as the director of the long in-development production has finally been chosen.

Sam Taylor-Johnson has been named as the official helmer of the screen adaptation of E L James' runaway hit novel that chronicles the steamy relationship between mysterious 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and naive but eager college student Anastasia Steele.

"Sam's unique ability to gracefully showcase complex relationships dealing with love, emotion and sexual chemistry make her the ideal director to bring Christian and Anastasia's relationship to life," said co-producer Michael De Luca in the official press release. "E L James' characters and vivid storytelling require a director who is willing to take risks and push the envelope where needed and Sam is a natural fit."

Sam Taylor-Johnson (formerly Taylor-Wood), a famed photographer and visual artist turned filmmaker, made her directorial debut with 2009's "Nowhere Boy," a

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Paul Rudd, Will Ferrell, David Koechner & Steve Carell in Paramount Pictures' 'Anchorman: The Legend Continues'

"…Brick, Champ, Brian, and Ron. They rose like the Phoenix, and then they were gone."

But now they're back! With better (and at times curlier) hair than ever. "Welcome to the 80's, baby!"

Yes, the new "Anchorman: The Legend Continues" trailer dropped last night, and for high-brow fans of "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" (2004), this may just be the best minute and 43 seconds you've had in nine years.

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Will Ferrell returns as the titular newscaster, though according to the trailer's first lines, he's apparently had some sort of fall from grace since the end of the first film, when he took on network hosting duties alongside "lady friend" Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate).

What that fall is, we can only guess, but apparently with the 24-hour news cycle taking root in the early 80's, Ron will get a chance to yet again do what Ron does best, "have salon-quality hair and read the news."

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Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer in 'The Lone Ranger' (Photo: Walt Disney Pictures)

The Lone Ranger and Tonto: their names are synonymous for "best buds." Even if you've never seen an episode of the old TV show, you know the man in the mask and his Native American companion are inseparable friends. But that wasn't always the case.

You can see that it was literally a shaky start for the pair in this exclusive look at the first official clip from "The Lone Ranger," Disney's summer blockbuster that looks to bring "Pirates of the Caribbean"-style spectacle to the Wild West. Indeed, director Gore Verbinski's knack for vaudevillian and almost slapstick-ish action scenes that require a trained dancer's (or stuntman's) precision to pull off is most definitely on display in this scene.

The sequence takes place early on in "The Lone Ranger," before John Reid (Armie Hammer) dances with death and embraces his fate as a masked rider for justice. Reid and his future partner Tonto (Johnny Depp) are chained together, which makes for some elaborate physical comedy as they make their way

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'Dumb and Dumber' (New Line Cinema)

A whole lot can happen in Hollywood in eight days. On June 10, Warner Bros. announced that it had passed on "Dumb and Dumber To," the long-awaited sequel to Bobby and Peter Farrelly's 1994 comedy hit, and the project looked to be dead in the water.

But, on Tuesday, June 18, the Farrelly Brothers announced that the day had been saved: Universal Studios and Red Granite Pictures will be backing the sequel, with Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels returning as lovable numbskulls Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne.

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Linda Blair starred in the film dramatization, but the real-life story involved a boy (Warner Bros/Everett)

Really, though, it doesn't look a day over 20.

Director William Friedkin's classic horror film "The Exorcist" had its New York City premiere on June 19, 1973, staking its claim in the pop culture consciousness (with a sledgehammer) and changing the face of horror cinema forever. The story of a young girl, Regan (Linda Blair), possessed by a vulgar yet devilishly clever demon who makes for quite the wake-up call for a young priest (Jason Miller) wrestling with a crisis of faith became notorious for reports of audience members fainting from fright ... and for becoming an instantly quotable cult favorite thanks to Regan's rather colorful turns of phrase whilst under the influence of pure foul-mouthed evil.

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Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen (Photo: Everett Collection)

In 1963, Don Chaffey's "Jason and the Argonauts," magically brought the ancient Greek myth to vibrant life on the big screen. But the movie was only made possible by the groundbreaking work of legendary visual effects creator Ray Harryhausen.

Sadly, Harryhausen passed away in May of this year. But even though CGI and motion capture have revolutionized special effects, Harryhausen's stop-motion modeling magic has proven to be timeless. In honor of "Jason and the Argonauts" turning 50 today, we've highlighted some of Harryhausen's most iconic creations in an animated form he'd probably appreciate.

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"Jason and the Argonauts" (1963) celebrates its 50th anniversary today, and almost as enduring as the tale of Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece is the iconic battle between Jason and seven menacing skeletons, all painstakingly crafted and animated by Harryhausen and his team.

"Mighty Joe Young" (1949) was about a giant ape in a confusing city…

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