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Adam B. Vary

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Inside Movies Ray Harryhausen, special effects pioneer, dies at 92
by Adam B. Vary | May 07, 2013 01:05 PM

Ray Harryhausen, whose dazzling and innovative visual effects work on fantasy adventure films like The Seventh Voyage of…

PopWatch Nominated for Nothing: Why the Academy should go back in time to honor 'Looper'
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 23, 2013 06:31 PM

Just about every year, brilliant movies are utterly ignored by the Oscars. The Searchers, Groundhog Day, Breathless, King Kong,…

Inside Movies Casting Net: James Franco to step behind and in front of the camera for 'Tabloid.' Plus: Dwayne Johnson, Ray Liotta
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 22, 2013 07:29 PM

• James Franco is in the early stages of preparing to direct and star in an adaptation of James Ellroy's…

Inside Movies Check out Benedict Cumberbatch as Wikileaks' Julian Assange in 'The Fifth Estate' -- FIRST LOOK
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 22, 2013 03:01 PM

The year of Benny Batch continues! DreamWorks announced today that principal photography has commenced on its heretofore untitled…

Inside Movies Casting Net: Charlie Hunnam aiming to join Emma Stone in 'Crimson Peak.' Plus: Michael Gambon and Alfred Molina to play a couple
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 18, 2013 07:35 PM

• Charlie Hunnam is in talks to topline Crimson Peak, director Guillermo del Toro's follow-up to his upcoming film with…

PopWatch Stephen Colbert's sister running for Congress in South Carolina, as a Democrat
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 18, 2013 05:12 PM

What will the Colbert Nation make of this? Elizabeth Colbert-Busch, one of Comedy Central star Stephen Colbert's older…

The Music Mix Rodriguez, from Oscar-nominated doc 'Searching for Sugar Man,' books Coachella
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 18, 2013 04:30 PM

It just goes to show: When you have an acclaimed feature documentary made about you that goes on…

Inside Movies Casting Net: James Franco to direct and star in biopic 'Beautiful People.' Plus: Liam Neeson lands action pic, Paul Dano to play Beach Boys' Brian Wilson
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 17, 2013 09:07 PM

• James Franco is taking a break from his life of leisure and and media underexposure to star…

Inside Movies 'RED 2' trailer: Yes, Helen Mirren kicking ass still looks awesome -- VIDEO
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 17, 2013 08:10 PM

A glibly violent lark about retired government secret agents — played by, among others, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich,…

Inside Movies 'Django Unchained' Quentin Tarantino's top grossing film in the U.S., but not worldwide
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 17, 2013 04:09 PM

The "D" may be silent in Django Unchained, but it clearly stands for "dollar signs." Quentin Tarantino's revenge…

Inside Movies Charlie Sheen dies (well, sort of) in new poster for 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III' -- EXCLUSIVE
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 17, 2013 10:47 AM

Okay, that headline is shameless. But the new poster for writer-director Roman Coppola's A Glimpse Inside the Mind…

Inside Movies Casting Net: Al Pacino and Brian De Palma to tell Penn State coach Joe Paterno's story. Plus: Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino, Dylan McDermott
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 16, 2013 09:10 PM

• Al Pacino is reteaming with his Scarface director Brian De Palma for a biopic of the legendary rise and ignoble…

Inside Movies Check out this adorable annotated script for 'Moonrise Kingdom'
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 16, 2013 07:36 PM

One of the delights of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom were all the tiny, Wes Anderson-y details tucked inside his…

PopWatch Neil Patrick Harris on getting probed by alien puppets...for his webseries: 'You don't know what you're missing'
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 16, 2013 06:41 PM

If you've been watching Neil Patrick Harris' YouTube series Neil's Puppet Dreams — made in partnership with Nerdist and…

Shelf Life 'Star Wars' #2 comic: Han Solo and Chewie run afoul of Boba Fett -- EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 16, 2013 12:20 PM

The (first) Death Star has been destroyed. The Empire remains in dogged pursuit of the Rebel Alliance. And…

Inside Movies 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,' 'Evil Dead' to premiere at SXSW Film Festival
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 15, 2013 02:00 PM

Austin, Texas is about to get magical. The South by Southwest Film Festival and Conference announced Tuesday that The Incredible Burt…

PopWatch Nominated for Nothing: Why 'The Dark Knight Rises' deserved some Oscar love
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 15, 2013 07:48 AM

Just about every year, brilliant movies are utterly ignored by the Oscars. The Searchers, Groundhog Day, Breathless, King Kong,…

Inside Movies Casting Net: Bradley Cooper attached to WWI thriller 'Dark Invasion.' Plus: Anne Hathaway, Jerry Lewis, Billy Campbell
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 14, 2013 10:05 PM

• Bradley Cooper is attached to produce and star in Dark Invasion, a historical thriller about the effort to…

Inside Movies Zack Snyder not working on 'Star Wars,' says rep
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 14, 2013 04:28 PM

Zack Snyder is not traveling to a galaxy far, far away. At least, not right now. According to…

Inside Movies Disney moves 'Maleficent' to summer 2014, claims summer 2015 for Capt. Jack Sparrow
by Adam B. Vary | Jan 14, 2013 03:21 PM

After a period of relative quiet in the House of Mouse's feature film department, Disney's magic cinema cauldron…