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Burning Question: Will the redesign of Disney's Merida negatively affect my daughter's development? Will the sudden appearance of a thinner, sexier version of a cartoon hurt a girl's self-esteem? -- Clara K.
Short answer: Yep.
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As we've discussed, Superman is getting pretty emotional in this summer's "Man of Steel." And as the latest UK television teaser spot for the film reveals, Supes gives one of those classic cinematic guttural screams of horror (see above).
Henry Cavill's facial expression appears to give it all away. Does someone for whom he cares deeply get killed?
If we let movie history be our guide, it appears to be the case:
Luke Skywalker gives that wide eyed, mouth agape look when Obi-Wan Kenobi enters the spirit world after being defeated by Darth Vader in "Star Wars IV."
Then there's Brad Pitt in "Legends of the Fall." In the 1994 film he plays the ultimate nature boy Tristan who becomes overwhelmed with shock and grief when he sees his brother (played by Henry Thomas) die on a World War I battlefield.
Mel Gibson delivers several guttural yells as William Wallace in his epic 1995 Scottish warrior flick "Braveheart." But let us remember, his passion flips to full on rage when his own wife is killed.
So now
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Courtesy of Medieval TimesOh, "Game of Thrones," what have ye wrought?
Knights, horses, jousting and castles are all the rage thanks to the success of the HBO series (and the resurrection of the "Lord of the Rings" franchise with "The Hobbit"), which has not surprisingly inspired Hollywood to set up its own big-screen tournament with a film adaptation of Medieval Times.
What is Medieval Times? Lo, my lords and ladies, you don't know what you're missing! It is only the most epic piece of dinner theatre you'll ever witness, with 75 actors and 20 horses (yes, real horses, not those fake ones used in wimpy normal theatre productions like "Equus") performing medieval-style games, swordfighting, jousting and other related acts of derring-do as they compete for the title of King's Champion.
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Millenium EntertainmentJames Franco continues to mystify the world as Hollywood's so-unpredictable-it's-getting-predictable multitasker as he dabbles in several film-, art- and education-related projects simultaneously, leaving one wondering when the man has time to sleep (and whether this is all some sort of elaborate put-on). When he's not making bondage documentaries, annoying his neighbors, pursuing a PhD at Yale or teaching screenwriting at UCLA, he's tackling William Faulkner adaptations -- specifically, the author's beyond-ambitious and highly celebrated masterwork, "As I Lay Dying."
The Weinstein CompanyAfter a month of controversy, Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" finally opened in Chinese cinemas on Sunday, with more of a whimper than a bang.
"Django Unchained" did good but unspectacular business when it opened in Chinese movie theaters last weekend, bringing in 3.7 million yuan (roughly $601,800) in about 6,800 screenings. That put it in fifth place for the Sunday box office tally, coming in behind "Iron Man 3," "So Young" (a Chinese coming-of-age drama), "Oblivion" and "The Croods."
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Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesRobert Downey Jr.'s future in the Marvel Universe may be in doubt, but that's not stopping him from starting work on a new project. And for his next movie, he'll be teaming up with Jon Favreau, his colleague on the three "Iron Man" pictures.
Downey has signed on for the lead role in "Chef," an independent comedy to be directed by Favreau, who has also written the screenplay and will co-star. In the movie, Downey will play a chef at an upscale restaurant who loses his job and has a falling out with his family. The chef starts over by starting a food truck, and tries to heal his relationship with his family as he puts his career back on track.
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Splash NewsPaul Giamatti as the Rhino ... it makes us giggle every time.
One of Spider-Man's most famous villains (or at least, according to writer Mike Conroy, one of his dimmest) is making his live-action feature debut in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," and some new set photos offer the first look at the "Sideways" star as Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich, aka the Rhino.
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Everett CollectionLots of changes have taken place in the "Star Wars" universe in the past year – George Lucas sold his Lucasfilm company to Disney, 3-D reissues of the prequels and the "Clone Wars" TV series were both cancelled, and a new series of movies is in the works. But one thing will remain the same: Lucasfilm has announced that "Star Wars: Episode VII," on track to open in 2015, will be shot in Great Britain.
The studio work for the original "Star Wars" trilogy was done almost entirely in the UK, and for the prequels, interior shooting was divided between England and Australia. With shooting on "Episode VII" now in the planning stages, Lucasfilm has confirmed that they'll be heading back to England for work on the next film in the upcoming trilogy.
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Carey Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in Warner Bros. Pictures 'The Great Gatsby'
Director Baz Luhrmann jazzes up F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Jazz Age novel as "The Great Gatsby" dances into theaters this weekend. We all know Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan will do their darndest to bring "old sport" back to the popular lexicon, but here are five facts about the film you might not know, but definitely should.
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Michael B. Jordan in 'Fruitvale Station' (Photo: The Weinstein Company)
"Fruitvale Station" has already become one of the most acclaimed independent films of 2013, and the new trailer for the film's upcoming theatrical release suggests this is a movie that will be both controversial and an emotionally powerful experience.
"Fruitvale Station" is based on the true-life story of Oscar Grant, a young man from Oakland, California who lost his life at the hands of police on New Year's Day 2009, and the new trailer gives a sympathetic but unglamorous portrait of a man struggling to do the right things in what turn out to be the last hours of his life.
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Ben Affleck used the "Saturday Night Live" stage to make light of his much-buzzed-about 2013 Oscar acceptance speech, where he referred to his nearly-8-year marriage to Jennifer Garner as "work."
Justin Timberlake stepped in to save an awkward situation when directors Joel and Ethan Coen were asked at the Cannes Film Festival about Jewish humor by a German reporter on Sunday.
Plus, the Twisted actress says "there are a lot of feelings and emotions" between her and ex-husband Charlie Sheen