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Movie Info on April 5th, 2013
By Todd Cunningham
TheWrap
Writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, whose scripts for “Howards End” and “A Room With A View” earned her Oscars has died at her home in New York. She was 85.
She made more than 20 films with producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory over 40 years.
She also won the Booker Prize for her 1975 novel “Heat and Dust.”
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Born into a Jewish family, her family fled Nazi Germany in 1939 to begin a new life in Britain. After meeting her future husband in London, Jhabvala moved with him to his native India in the 1950s.
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Movie Chanel on April 3rd, 2013
TORONTO – Canadian indie distributor Shaftesbury is pacting with Goalpost Film to offer TV rights to theatrical releases from the U.K. f
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HIT US show Game of Thrones will be back for a fourth season.
US network HBO has announced the show, based on George R.R. Martins best-selling A Song of Fire and Ice book series, will get another 10-episode run in early 2014.
HBO spokesman Quentin Schaffer told AFP the series would likely begin filming later this year.
“We are picking it up for 10 episodes. It will likely be back in production this summer,” Schaffer said.
The first episode of the shows third season screened on New Zealand TV on Monday, just hours after its debut in the US.
It received record ratings in the US, with a total audience of 11.7 million across all platforms.
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Movie Info on March 31st, 2013
STARTING this week
“G.I. JOE: RETALIATION” (PC-6, Town & Country) The G.I. Joe team faces off with an enemy who is controlling world leaders. Action adventure with Dwayne Johnson, D.J. Cotrona and Channing Tatum. PG-13. 110 minutes. Not reviewed.
“THE HOST” (Premiere 10) A woman fights a mysterious force that is taking over humanity. Romantic adventure with Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel. PG-13. 125 minutes. Not reviewed.
“STOKER” (Century 12) After her father dies, a woman grows attached to her uncle. Drama with Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode. R. 99 minutes. Not reviewed.
“TYLER PERRY’S TEMPTATION” (Century 12) A married woman finds temptation in a wealthy man. Drama with Jurnee
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Whovians rejoice. Ahead of tonight’s premiere, “Doctor Who” revealed some of the all-star cast that will mark the franchise’s 50th anniversary later this year.
The big names? David Tennant and Billie Piper will join current Doctor and companion, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman, while John Hurt (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien, Harry Potter) will also co-star.
Last seen as the Doctor in January of 2010, this will be the first time Tennant has reprised his role as the Tenth Doctor. During his reign as the Time Lord, Tennant appeared in three series as well as several specials.
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Movie Chanel on March 29th, 2013
Robert Pattinson,Kristen Stewart spotted on new Hand Holding grocery store date other day. Former Twilight Saga mega stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart continue to make headlines,once again,since Rob returned from filming his new “Rover” flick in Australia. This time, they hit up a grocery store date back on March 22nd,and were seen,holding hands while they shopped around,according to Hollywood Life sources.
The date went down at Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins in Los Feliz,California on March 22nd. Their eyewitness claims, “Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson came in here on Friday just like a normal couple buying groceries. They looked really happy, smiling, holding hands. They
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J. Geils and Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood come to Bridge Street Live, 41 Bridge St., Collinsville on Saturday, March 30, at 9 p.m.
Geils, who gained fame in the band named after him, will collaborate with the 2011 Connecticut Band of the Year, Jeff Pitchell & Texas Flood, to perform hits from the J. Geils Band as well as some of Pitchell’s own work. Also thrown into the mix of blues and rock are the guitar riffs of special guest Gerry Beaudoin who worked with Geils in an acoustic trio, Kings of Strings.
Tickets to the show are $30 and $40.
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Movie Chanel on March 24th, 2013
Film fans can already mark their calendars for the Academy Awards in 2014 and 2015.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that next year’s Oscar ceremony will be held March 2. The 2015 trophies will be handed out Feb. 22.
Awards shows, including the Oscars, are juggling their calendars to avoid overlap with the 2014 Winter Olympics, which will be held Feb. 7-23 in Sochi, Russia.
The Screen Actors Guild and the Producers Guild of America each pushed up their 2014 awards ceremonies to the weekend of the Martin Luther King Jr.
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