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Spike Jonze Working With Arcade Fire On New Short Film

/Film has the exclusive tip that Where The Wild Things Are and Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze is currently casting a "casting a secret film project in Austin Texas." It is a collaboration with Arcade Fire, the popular indie rock band, even though their publicist denies such involvement. ...
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The ‘Halo’ Movie Will Happen Eventually

After the Halo film adaptation was dropped by District 9's Neill Blomkamp and Peter Jackson it looked like it was never going to get made. When D9 arrived we got a taste of what we could have had, but the Blomkamp said he will never direct the film...
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Aziz Ansari To Join Danny McBride In ’30 Minutes’

Here is one comedy to get very excited for. Zombieland's Ruben Fleischer will be directing 30 Minutes or Less with Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down, Pineapple Express) to star. Now THR reports that Parks & Recreation star Aziz Ansari will be joining the cast....
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First Five Minutes of ‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’

Coming off huge buzz and rave reviews at Sundance (currently at 100% with 19 reviews on RT), Exit Through The Gift Shop is getting a limited release this month.There is no credited director and the film surrounds the mysterious graffiti artist Banksy. ...
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‘Dinner For Schmucks’ Trailer

The trailer for Jay Roach's (Meet The Parents/Fockers) newest comedy Dinner For Schmucks has found its way online. The film stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Ron Livingston, Bruce Greenwood, Jemaine Clement, Stephanie Szostak and Jeff Dunham....

Jordan Raup

Editor-in-Chief

Jordan Raup is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Film Stage and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. Track his obsessive film-watching on Letterboxd.