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DennyCrane: The correct answer is Tron: Legacy. more »

robina: HBO really is trying to make me choose between my cable and my health insurance, aren't they? more »

daveyjonesisdead: Roccoco, implying the end?* *I'm not an art historian, I just play one on TV. more »

Botswana Meat Commission FC: I've always liked me some Khandi Alexander. She was such a sweet sweet piece of ass when she was in CB4 and Newsradio. more »

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3D Is Going to Ruin Movies For a Long Time to Come

Maybe not forever, but at least for the foreseeable future. After Avatar and Alice In Wonderland it appears that directors have chosen to play with their new bag of gimmicks rather than, you know, bother with a compelling story. More »

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Evan Lysacek Wants to Be a Dancing Star

Gold medal-winner Evan Lysacek seeks Dancing with the Stars fame. Gossip Girl Leighton Meester is in an indie drama, as is Lucy Liu. Zach Galifianakis will play an exorcist. The Trade Roundup is proud of all our Olympic athletes. More »

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Step Inside The Frightening, Surprisingly Punny World Of Tim Burton

This fall, MoMA is inviting art lovers to consider the work of the contemporary mixed-media artist who brought us PeeWee's Big Adventure, and the sight of an entire dinner party singing Harry Belafonte's Banana Boat song: Tim Burton. [Jezebel]

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Disney Staging Its Own, Narcissistic Comic-Con

Disney sent representatives and stars to last month's Comic-Con, but apparently the company isn't content with collective marketing, because they're launching their own event, the D23 Expo. More »

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Alice's Computer-Created Wonderland

Curiouser and curiouser! A teaser trailer for Tim Burton's Johnny Depp-as-Mad-Hatter Alice in Wonderland has been released at last. And it's... sigh... a bit disappointing. Just because it looks CGI'd and 3D'd to within an inch of its life. More »

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