Here are the winners of this year’s Tony Awards: MUSICAL “In The Heights” PLAY “August: Osage County” REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL “South Pacific” REVIVAL OF A PLAY “Boeing-Boeing” DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Bartlett Sher, “South Pacific” DIRECTION OF A PLAY Anna D. Shapiro, “August: Osage County” PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Paulo …
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Special effects icon Stan Winston dies at age 62

Oscar-winning visual effects artist Stan Winston died at his home in Los Angeles, CA last night, on Father’s Day, June 15th, after a long struggle with multiple myeloma, according to Variety, and representatives from Stan Winston Studio. Wow, I had no idea this legend of special effects had this disease, although I briefly met him …
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Cowboys and Aliens to feature Iron Man Downey Jr.

Fresh off his success in Marvel’s Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. is negotiating to star in the long-in-development Cowboys and Aliens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The DreamWorks/Universal co-production is based on a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley. The companies may set Cowboys and Aliens up as a 2010 tentpole …
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Win a chance to be drawn into upcoming Batman DC comic and get original art

Dark Knight producers and the “Got Milk” folks have teamed up on a campaign promoting the new film, and of course “milk”. The campaign consists of a stylish website, a free download kit, containing hi-res movie posters, photos, and wallpapers and a fan contest, where one winner will be drawn into an upcoming Batman comic …
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Eva Mendes joins Nicolas Cage for Bad Lieutenant remake

Variety reported that Eva Mendes is in negotiations to star opposite Nicolas Cage in the Werner Herzog-directed redo of Bad Lieutenant for. The 1992 original starred Harvey Keitel as a corrupt cop who, while investigating a nun’s rape, tries to change his ways and find religious forgiveness. It was produced by Edward R. Pressman and …
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