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While it may not hit the synapses as instantly as, say, Don Draper, the name Matthew Weiner is one that should be familiar to all fans of Mad Men as, without him, there wouldn’t even be a show in the first place. With the fifth season just kicking off both here and across the pond, Weiner is switching his attention to making movies, snagging the services of Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and, possibly, Amy Poehler for You Are Here . The film will see the two men as childhood friends who go on a road trip spurred by the death of Galifianakis’ father, who leaves him a considerable sum in his will. Given what happened the last time anyone went on a road trip after the death of a Galifianakis character’s father (Due Date), we’d be very worried for Wilson… Oh, and assuming she signs on, Poehler will play his sister. "This movie has been my passion for eight years, and to see it come together with Owen and Zach and Amy is a dream come true," Weiner tells Variety. "I ca

We have the newest character posters for Time Burton's Dark Shadows .  DARK SHADOWS opens May 11th, 2012 In the year 1752, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from Liverpool, England to start a new life in America. But even an ocean was not enough to escape the mysterious curse that has plagued their family. Two decades pass and Barnabas ( Johnny Depp ) has the world at his feet—or at least the town of Collinsport, Maine. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Brouchard ( Eva Green ). A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire, and then burying him alive. See them all after the Jump... Two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972. He returns to Collinwood Manor to find that his once-grand es

On behalf of The Weinstein Company and The Bully Project , we are pleased to announce a special live stream from Town Hall tomorrow at 3PM ET in New York City. Please join BULLY director Lee Hirsch and representatives from PFLAG and NCLD on uStream as they answer questions from the audience and discuss the upcoming film and the anti-bullying initiative. Tune in tomorrow at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/bullymovie Over 13 million American kids will be bullied this year, making it the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation. The new documentary film BULLY, directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, brings human scale to this startling statistic, offering an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families. Date: March 29th, 2012 Time: 3pm ET Location: 99 Hudson Street, 4th Floor Conf Participants: Lee Hirsch, NCLD Sheldon Horowitz, P2P USA Ellen McHugh Type: Hold a live chat on USTR

Columbia Pictures will unleash the a teaser trailer for the trailer premiere of TOTAL RECALL this Sunday during the first half of the NBA game between Boston Celtics and Miami Heat on ABC. I know. Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid ( Colin Farrell ), even though he’s got a beautiful wife ( Kate Beckinsale ) whom he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life – real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen ( Bryan Cranston ) – there is no one Quaid can trust, except possibly a rebel fighter ( Jessica Biel ) working for the head of the underg

“ American Reunion ” helmers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have inked a plum two-year deal over at Universal. Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions were asked to move onto the Uni lot by co-presidents of production Peter Cramer and Jeff Kirschenbaum. “We entrusted Jon and Hayden with one of Universal’s most valuable franchises and we are thrilled with the result, which has been getting a tremendous response from early audience screenings,” said Cramer. Added Kirschenbaum: “They really know how to make crowd-pleasing comedies and we are excited to expand our relationship with them on other projects they create.” The writer-director duo said “When we first became friends in high school, we shared a dream of making movies, specifically laugh-your-ass-off comedies. At Universal, we feel we have found the perfect place to continue turning out dreams into reality.” Now the big question is, have Uni beckoned the boys to breathe new life into some other dormant franchises? They’

Warm up the bucket of pig blood — we’re getting closer to finding us a Carrie ! A gaggle of actresses have been reading for the lead role in Kimberly Peirce’s adaptation of Stephen King's book (which will reportedly hew closer to the source than Brian DePalma's 1976 horror classic), and now we're told the field has narrowed to two main contenders: the 15-year-old Chloë Moretz (Kick-Ass) and the 24-year-old Haley Bennett , who is starring with Ryan Gosling in Terrence Malick's next project, Lawless. These two sit at the top of a list of candidates that has included such young up-and-comers as Dakota Fanning (all growed up and, lately, a Volturi in Twilight), Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), Bella Heathcote (In Time), and Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror), who have all read for Peirce. We also hear that earlier this week, The Descendants' Shailene Woodley passed on an offer from MGM to take the title role. Meanwhile, we're also told that for the role of Carr

PARAMOUNT’S INSURGE PICTURES AND TWITTER INVITE KATY PERRY’S FANS TO BE A PART OF THE UPCOMING 3D FEATURE FILM KATY PERRY: PART OF ME In A First of its Kind Partnership, Katy Perry’s Millions of Twitter Fans Have an Opportunity to be Integrated into the Movie, Releasing this Summer Paramount’s Insurge Pictures and Twitter announced today they have partnered to give Katy Perry’s fans on Twitter an exclusive opportunity to be a part of her upcoming feature film, KATY PERRY: PART OF ME , releasing this summer. Over the next several months, Twitter and Paramount will jointly offer unprecedented access to one of the world’s most famous pop stars by offering multiple opportunities for Katy’s millions of Twitter fans to play a role in helping to shape the final film. From helping to choose which songs Katy will sing, to weighing in on her always exciting wardrobe options, this first-of-its kind interactive experience will set a new precedent for engaging movie going audiences on Twitter

MAVERICKS INVITATIONAL CONTEST WINDOW CLOSES SATURDAY! Organizers Shift Focus To Mavericks Festival & Inaugural Mavericks Awards I have 3 sets of of tickets to giveaway. All you have to do is comment on the Facebook post and they are yours! The Mavericks Invitational holding period closes this week, and though there is a current storm system in place, the likelihood of contest worthy conditions hitting the break by the 31st is very slim. Though this year?s La Nina winter did not produce the waves needed to hold the infamous big wave surf contest, Mavericks Invitational will still celebrate the power of Mavericks and those who surf the giant liquid mountains. The group is hosting the first Mavericks Festival, being held outdoors on the grounds of the Oceana Hotel & Spa in Princeton Harbor, Half Moon Bay, on March 31, the final day of the contest window. "There's very little possibility we will get a swell with the current storm that is hitting the coast, but