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Leonardo DiCaprio Eyes Quentin Tarantino's 'Django Unchained'

Posted 6/8/11 11:14 am EST by in Casting Call


Leonardo DiCaprioHe nearly starred in "Inglourious Basterds" as the vicious Hans Landa, and now, Leonardo DiCaprio is getting another crack at Quentin Tarantino's signature brand of gory glory.

Deadline reports that DiCaprio is in early talks to star as villainous plantation owner Calvin Candie in "Django Unchained," Tarantino's upcoming Western that also features a role for Christoph Waltz. His casting is considered a likelier bet than Will Smith's, who is frequently mentioned as a top contender for the title role. Now, Deadline is hearing names like Idris Elba, Jamie Foxx and Chris Tucker as possibilities for the coveted role of Django.

Get the rest of today's big casting news after the jump!

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'G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra' Falls Behind In This Week's Box Office Poll

Posted 8/7/09 7:00 pm EST by in Box Office Poll


G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraWe now return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Sort of. Twitter-Wood and Around the Blogosphere will not be seen today; Warmoth is out and I'm too bummed about the late John Hughes to start digging through a Blogosphere's worth of remembrances. Normally I'd try to fill Warmoth's giant Twitter-Wood shoes, but the outpouring of grief today is pretty impressive. Then again, it's not everyday a living legend passes from our midst.

Something incredible happened with this week's Box Office Poll. Not only did the clear blockbuster favorite for the week not take the top prize, it was pretty much crushed by the second place winner. I don't get it either. Did the controversy really deter so many people? Enough vagaries! More to come after the break. Read More...

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Kurt Loder Reviews 'Paper Heart'

Posted 8/7/09 1:00 pm EST by in Reviews


Paper HeartFROM MTV.COM: I walked into "Paper Heart" knowing nothing about it and walked out feeling both charmed and conflicted. The picture is presented as a low-budget documentary about a low-budget documentary being made by Charlyne Yi (the cute stoned girlfriend in "Knocked Up"). The subject is love: Yi doesn't believe in it, but she wants to find out why so many people do. So she and her producer, Nicholas Jasenovec, and cameraman Jay Hunter set off around the country to learn more.

As they traipse from Amarillo to Albuquerque, and Atlanta to Palm Springs to New York City, we watch Yi bringing her microphone to bear on all sorts of everyday people. An old woman tells her love is a lightning bolt. A college professor says it's a molecular event. She talks to bikers and psychics and high-school sweethearts, and gets a funny scene out of an encounter with an Elvis impersonator in a Las Vegas wedding chapel. To vary the talking-heads texture of the movie, Yi illustrates some of the stories being told to her with elaborate home-made puppet tableaux — which sounds dire, but is actually kind of sweet.

Continue reading 'Paper Heart': Unreal Deal, By Kurt Loder

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Hang With Charlyne Yi And Michael Cera With These 'Paper Heart' Pics

Posted 8/5/09 4:00 pm EST by in Photos


"Paper Heart," directed by Nicholas Jasenovec, is out this Friday. I've been chatting it up a lot here on the blog, as it was one of my favorite flicks from Sundance in January. I'm also an unapologetic "Arrested Development" fanboy, so anything involving Michael Cera (or the rest of the Bluth family) is immediately on my radar. I never even made the connection that Charlyne Yi was the stoner chick from "Knocked Up" until after I saw "Paper Heart."

But I digress. I'm here today to share a couple handfuls of stills from "Paper Heart." It's a part-documentary/part-mockumentary feature in which Yi travels around, interview people on how they define love. These non-fiction bits are crosscut with dramatized scenes from Yi's relationship with Cera. A funny, fun time, and a sweet alternative to the loud, blaring noise of your typical summer blockbuster.

Click the pic above to check out the rest of our "Paper Heart" stills gallery!

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Charlyne Yi Joins 'G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra' Star Channing Tatum For Some 'Dirty Dancing' In Cinemash

Posted 8/4/09 9:00 am EST by in Humor, Video


I haven't really highlighted it here, but Mean Magazine and Microsoft have started producing a series of comedic digital shorts in which today's most popular actors remix classic movies. Previous entries have taken on "Tron" (with Cheech & Chong), "Sid & Nancy" (with Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and "Point Break" (with members of "Human Giant" and "Reno 911!").

The latest clip serves up some "Dirty Dancing," with help from "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" star Channing Tatum and Charlyne Yi, whose documentary/mockumentary "Paper Heart" opens this week. Notably, the short is written by Yi and "Heart" director Nicholas Jasenovec. Enjoy.

<a href="http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&#038;fg=MsnEntertainment_idseeitif_top2&#038;vid=304364f2-e037-48b6-9ffe-8f67ad6539b1" target="_new" title="Channing Tatum and Charlyne Yi Cinemash "Dirty Dancing"">Video: Channing Tatum and Charlyne Yi Cinemash "Dirty Dancing"</a>

Hit the jump for interview clips with Yi, Jasenovec and Tatum. Read More...

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'Paper Heart' And An Inside Look At The Meaning Of Love

Posted 7/27/09 3:00 pm EST by in Video


"Paper Heart" was one of my favorite Sundance '09 screenings. It's a very touching, off-beat little film, part-documentary and part-fiction. Charlyne Yi goes on a cross-country search for the meaning of love with director Nicholas Jasenovec (portrayed in the movie by Jake Johnson) in tow. Interspersed with a series of random interviews are dramatized scenes of Yi's real-life relationship with "Year One" star Michael Cera.

The below video offers a look behind the scenes at how some of these ideas came together. This is the sort of movie that you walk out of with a smile on your face and a newfound lightness in your step. "Paper Heart" opens on August 7, so mark your calendar lovebirds.

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San Diego Comic-Con For People Who Don't Read Comic Books

Posted 7/23/09 1:00 pm EST by in comic-con 2009


The world-famous San Diego Comic-Con began in 1970 under the less-catchy name Golden State Comic Book Convention. Just 300 people showed. 29 years later, it's an explosion of merch, fanboys and fangrrls in or out of costume, video game goodies, movie marketing and boatloads of journalists.

Even before last year's "Twilight" mayhem, Comic-Con was a big attraction for major movie studios looking for a captive audience. People eager to see teaser trailers and watch panels featuring their favorite directors and actors. Superhero flicks or not, it's all about the geek culture.

Even though the hardcore comics fans groan about their hallowed halls being invaded by stampeding game geeks and RPattz fans, it's really win-win for everyone. As movies, comic books and video games become increasingly intertwined, it's only natural that the wider film-loving would be as interested in Neil Gaiman as they are in Guillermo del Toro. So even if you're not on the hunt for a mint condition "Swamp Thing" signed by Alan Moore, there's still plenty for you movie fans to see and do. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Get Your 'Paper Heart' On This Week At San Diego Comic-Con!

Posted 7/20/09 12:30 pm EST by in News


Paper HeartOne of the cooler movies I saw this year at Sundance was director Nicholas Jasenovec's "Paper Heart," a sort of fiction/documentary hybrid that follows comedienne Charlyne Yi and her search for the meaning of love. Interspersed between on-camera interviews with real people are dramatized scenes of Yi's real-life relationship with actor Michael Cera. It's all very clever and meta, and you'll get to see it for yourself when the movie hits theaters on August 7.

Now I'm here to tell you lucky San Diego Comic-Con attendees that Yi will be appearing alongside Jasenovec and Jake Johnson (who plays Jasenovec in the movie) for a July 26 panel. Fans will be able to catch the trio talking about the movie and answering questions in Ballroom 20 at the San Diego Convention Center between 12:30pm and 1pm. The luckiest among you may even score a "Paper Heart" button, which you can see the design of in the image above. Read More...

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Rose McGowan's New Dog And 'Twilight' Actor Peter Facinelli In A Bikini In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 6/30/09 6:00 pm EST by in Twitter-Wood


Rose McGowanThe Minnesota Supreme Court ruled 5-0 today that Al Franken won last year's Senate election, and it didn't take long for responses to start popping up in the Twitter-Wood feed, including reactions from Larry King and Graham Linehan. Magician and quick-witted thinker Penn Jillette also brought politics into his tweets, pointing out the relevance of his film "The Aristocrats" in a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision.

The conversations weren't all political though. Rose McGowan showed off a shot a of the new dog she adopted and Demi Moore posted her own puppy shot of Ashton Kutcher rolling around on the set of his new movie "Five Killers." Meanwhile, "Twilight" actor Peter Facinelli was just innocently trying on a bikini and Russell Brand kept to what he does best, lacing an apology to his neglected Twitter followers with dog-and-leg-humping imagery. You'll find all of this and more below in the Twitter-Wood report for June 30, 2009. Read More...

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Paris Hilton's Tall New Friend And Andy Milonakis On Perez Hilton In Today's Twitter-Wood

Posted 6/24/09 6:30 pm EST by in Twitter-Wood


Paris HiltonHas the bad economy cramped your vacation plans this summer? Well, today in Twitter-Wood you can feel free to live vicariously through Paris Hilton's trip to Dubai, Fred Durst's continuing adventures in Poland, and Diablo Cody's plans to hit up Dollywood. Did you know that Dollywood was still open? Because I didn't.

There were plenty of follow-up tweets today, too, picking up where we left off with Tom Felton's hair-dying for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" the collective Twitterverse's reactions to "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." Andy Milonakis, meanwhile, get a hat-tip for audio tweet of the day with his personal contribution to the online Perez Hilton/will.i.am conversation. I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter-Wood report for June 24, 2009. Read More...

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