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Top stories
Deaths: Film and stage actress Uta Hagen, 84
SAG nominations: A few surprises this year, including not one but two nominations for Patricia Clarkson and an overall focus on smaller movies. Full list:
Actor
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean
Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent
Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog
Bill Murray, Lost in Translation
Sean Penn, Mystic River
Actress
Patricia Clarkson, Station Agent
Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give
Charlize Theron, Monster
Naomi Watts, 21 Grams
Evan Rachel Wood, Thirteen
Supporting Actor
Alec Baldwn, The Cooler
Chris Cooper, Seabiscuit
Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams
Tim Robbins, Mystic River
Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai
Supporting Actress
Maria Bello, The Cooler
Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider
Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April
Holly Hunter, Thirteen
Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain
Ensemble
In America
Return of the King
Mystic River
Seabiscuit
The Station Agent
Sundance: ...kicks off tonight.
Oscar Watch: ADG Noms; Performance of the Year: Charlize Theron; SAG Noms; Oscar Voting - Try to Figure THIS Out; The VES Noms are In
New images
CHUD: Starship Troopers 2
Cinema Confidential: The Girl Next Door
Coming Soon: Highwaymen poster and stills, Against the Ropes, The Manchurian Candidate, Mean Girls, The Perfect Score, The Prince and Me, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Stepford Wives (why does Nicole Kidman look like a refugee from an ‘80s prom?), Twisted, Untitled Charles Shyer Project (the Alfie remake with Jude Law), Without a Paddle
Dark Horizons: Two Brothers, Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
Empire Movies: posters for Highwaymen, Starsky and Hutch, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Son of the Mask, Envy, Eurotrip, I Robot, Walking Tall, Club Dread
IGN: DreamWorks 2004 preview—Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Eurotrip, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Envy, Shrek 2, The Terminal, Collateral, SharkTale, Surviving Christmas, The Ring 2 (no pictures available)
Jo Blo: The Village, King Arthur, Starsky and Hutch
Latino Review: Shrek 2 character banners
Poster Image Archive: Japanese Story (Toni Collette), Tokyo Godfathers
Superhero Hype: Spider-Man 2 scans from the Melbourne Telegraph
Trailers and multimedia
Apple: The Stepford Wives, Spartan, The Battle of Algiers, Hidalgo, Scooby-Doo 2: The Wrath of Khan
Empire Movies: Starsky and Hutch, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The Girl Next Door, The Stepford Wives, Hidalgo (#3), Scooby Doo 2: Why Hast My God Forsaken Me?, A Cinderella Story
Entertainment Tonight: Van Helsing behind the scenes clip (Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale)
IGN: Torque clips, The Cooler clip
Jo Blo: Comic Book: The Movie
The Movie Box: The Passion of the Christ, Van Helsing, Starsky & Hutch, Jersey Girl
Official sites: George Romero’s DiamondDead.com (read more about it at Movieweb)
Trailer Park: Van Helsing, Starsky and Hutch, The Girl Next Door, Spartan
Casting calls and future films
Quick casting
Assault on Precinct 13 remake: Ethan Hawke is in, Mark Wahlberg is out (Dark Horizons)
Beauty Shop: dir. Bille Woodruff
Cave: Shane West, Morris Chestnut (Dark Horizons)
The Grudge: Clea Duvall, Kadee Strickland (CHUD)
Hotel Rwanda: Joaquin Phoenix, Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Sophie Okonedo (Z Review)
Meet the Fockers: Ben Stiller wants to get Dustin Hoffman and Barbra Streisand to play his parents. Good luck with that (Dark Horizons)
Son of the Mask: Bob Hoskins. Odin help him
Superman: McG out, Wolfgang Peterson in? Just a rumor as of yet (Moviehole)
Screenwriters
Honeymoon from Hell: Kelsey Grammer will produce Mark Colby Yosowitz’s script, written “as his own wedding approached a possible worst-case scenario.” (Killer Movies)
The Wife: Writer/director Jane Anderson will adapt Meg Wolitzer’s 2003 novel. Premise: “2003 novel to the big screen for writer-helmer Jane Anderson to adapt and direct. The story follows the faithful wife of a famous New York novelist who decides to leave her husband on the eve of his receiving a major book award. The life-altering decision unearths the many dark secrets of their marriage...” (Dark Horizons)
More films
Orlando Bloom films: You know, the boy hasn't been cast in anything new for... oh, a good half hour now. You think he's okay?
Spider-Man 3: You know, God bless Cinescape for holding on to this until they were able to confirm it. The Melbourne Telegraph has reported that the stars will return for a third movie and that the Man-Wolf may make an appearance.
Star Wars episodes 7-9: Oh God, I don’t think I have the fortitude for this. (CHUD)
Reviews (Here be spoilers!)
AICN: Basque Ball Game from Sundance
Film Jerk: Carandirú, I Robot (script)
Jo Blo: Along Came Polly
Latino Review: Osama
Salon: Along Came Polly, Torque
Upcoming DVDs
DVD Fanatic: Freddy vs. Jason, Lucia Lucia, Out of Time, Kill Bill cover art
IGN DVD: Frasier season 2, Secondhand Lions, The Big O II - Paradigm Lost
Interviews and profiles
Dark Horizons: Jennifer Aniston (Along Came Polly), Ice Cube (Torque)
Empire Online: Ben Stiller (Meet the Fockers)
IGN: Ice Cube (Torque)
Latino Review: Jay Hernandez (Torque)
Moviehole: Ronny Yu on “Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash”
Sci-Fi Wire: Erika Christensen (Riding the Bullet)
USAToday: Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow)
Other news
Ananova: Spielberg plans Tintin trilogy; Hoskins shooting Mask sequel; Ledger up for gay western [heh heh. They said “up”]; Oscar preview films end up online
IMDB: Brittany Murphy Gets Engaged; Audience Banned from 'Friends' Finale; 'Taboo' Admits Defeat; Grammer To Replace Lane in 'The Producers'?; TV Crews Banned from Jacko Hearing; Ozzy's New Collarbone; Wesley Snipes Named As Halle Berry Abuser; Shearer Relieved He Has Escaped Jury Duty; Ashton: Demi Didn't Boost My Career; Jack White Pleads Innocent in Assault Case
Jam Showbiz: 'Virginia Woolf' actress Hagen dies; George Clooney denies baby rumour; Surfing film to open Sundance '04; Judge gives Jamie Foxx warning; Debra Messing hits 'sweet' spot; McGregor thinks small in 'Big Fish'; More Oscar screeners on Internet; Director probes female serial killer
USAToday: OJ was just practice for this (the Michael Jackson trial); SAG nominees named; Broadway star (Uta Hagen) dies
Yahoo: Actress Uta Hagen Dies at 84; 'Cold Mountain' to Open Berlin Festival; SAG Picks Nominees Outside the Mainstream; India's Bollywood Lures Silicon Valley Investors; Russian Film Awards Under Fire from Critics; Sundance '04 Heats Up
Zap2It: Aborigine Who Inspired 'Rabbit-Proof Fence' Dies; Dramatic Actress Uta Hagen Dies at 84; Editing Society Names Cinematic Prime Cuts; Music Heats Up Chilly Park City; Mars More Important Than Britney's Marriage; Gossett Marches to Stop Gang Violence
Fun and games
DVD Fanatic: Win Thirteen on DVD
Hand Puppet Theater: "ARROWED!"
Movieweb: The Cooler contest
Short Attention Span Theater: Sean Penn prepares to torpedo his Oscar chances in the name of free speech
Parting shot
Entertainment Weekly: Britney breaks silence about her marital adventure
** Britney Spears spoke out Wednesday for the first time since her 55-hour marriage to hometown pal Jason Allen Alexander, explaining what she did on her Las Vegas vacation during a phone call to MTV's ''TRL.'' ''I do believe in the sanctity of marriage; I totally do,'' said the singer, who had been dressed as a bride during her notorious MTV kiss with Madonna last summer. ''But I think I was in Vegas and it took over me.''
Spears, who had called host Damien Fahey from Los Angeles to promote her new video, ''Toxic,'' kept trying to bring the subject of the conversation back to her latest clip. Asked for further explanation of her quickly annulled Jan. 3 wedding, she said: ''I was in Vegas and I was with my friend, and we hit it off completely, and let's talk about something else.''
The 22-year-old singer said she was shocked by all the media attention given to her abortive nuptials. ''We landed on Mars that day,'' she noted. ''Why aren't they talking about that?'' Asked whether she had feelings for Alexander, she said: ''That's a personal question, but I do have a video coming out, and it's really cool.'' **
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