Marcel Marceau, the famous French Mime died this past Saturday evening surrounded by friends and family. For half a century Marceau performed and became the best known mime of his era in his guise of Bip the Clown which was in part modeled after the silent films of Charlie Chaplin. Learn more about the man and his career on his Wikipedia page.
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Director Lexi Alexander announced three new castings on her official blog for 2008’s Punisher: War Zone. Colin Salmon (Bad Girls, Hex, AVP: Alien vs. Predator) will play Agent Paul Budlansky, Doug Hutchinson (The Green Mile, Con Air) will play Loony Bin Jim, and Dash Mihok (Firehouse Dog, Hollywoodland) will play Detective Martin Soap.
UPDATE – Just announced, T.J. Storm (BloodRayne, Vagabond) will play Magnity, Wayne Knight (Seinfeld‘s Newman) will play Microchip, and Dominic West (300, Rock Star, 28 Days) will play Jigsaw! You’ll know more when we do!
Pusnisher:War Zone
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Inspired by Peter Landesman’s article “The Girls Nex Door” the story examines the world of sex traffickers through the eyes of the criminals, the victims, and those left behind searching for answers. Kevin Kline, Kathleen Gati, Paulina Gaitan, Cesar Ramos, Zack Ward, Alcja Bachleda-Curus, and Kate del Castillo star. We’ve seen it and we’ll have the review when the film opens in theaters everywhere on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
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In the new documentary by David Sington, the surviving members of NASA’s Apollo missions share their stories. The film includes appearances by Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Alan Bean, Michael Collins, and Dave Scott. Check out the official site. After playing for weeks in limited release, the documentary opens wide on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
In the Shadow of the Moon
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This documentary, narrated by Paul Newman, follows a Catholic priest (Father Christopher Hartley) on his mission to end the slavish conditions of Haitian sugar cane workers. The documentary won the Audience Award at this year’s South by Southwest. It opens exclusively in New York and Los Angeles on Friday. Larger trailer available in the Full Diagnosis.
The Price of Sugar
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