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Anne Hathaway Feels Love Through Music in New ‘Song One’ Trailer

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By the time Song One hits theaters this month, it will have been about an entire year since it debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014, but that’s just how independent releases work out sometime. So here we are with a second trailer for the touching drama about a woman (Anne Hathaway) coping with a return home due to an accident that has left her brother in a coma. In an effort to bring him out of it, she starts recording sounds in the city, and even finds his favorite indie musician (Johnny Flynn). And that’s when the two find a blossoming romance and connection that may change their lives, hopefully for the better. Watch it! ››› Continue reading Anne Hathaway Feels Love…

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Daniel Bruhl to play villain in Captain America: Civil War

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Captain America: Civil War might be set to pit Captain America and Iron Man against each other, but there will also be a standalone villain involved, with Daniel Bruhl officially signing on to play the film’s big bad. It had been thought that Tony Stark might become the nominal villain of the piece, and while that might still be the case, Bruhl will ensure there is a fully fledged “bad guy” on the scene too. Intriguingly, Variety reports that Bruhl’s character may also be the chief antagonist in Doctor Strange, a revelation that is sure to set the rumour mill …

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FOX Planning to Revive "The X-Files"

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Fox TV Group chairman Gary Newman used today’s TCA Winter Tour presentation to announce plans to revive Chris Carter’s classic series “The X-Files”. Newman says they would like to bring back the show’s original stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, but that’s not confirmed. No further details were on offer. The series ran from 1993 to 2002, ultimately clocking up two films and 202 episodes, along with helping pave the way for the proliferation of successful supernatural and sci-fi genre series currently on the air. Source: FOX

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Podcast #144: Meryl Streep, Alicia Vikander

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And that’s a rapThe nominations for the 2015 Academy Awards were announced this week, which makes this particular Empire Podcast – featuring interviews from Into The Woods’ Meryl Streep and Testament Of Youth’s Alicia Vikander – particularly Oscar-themed, with the team taking the time to analyse the snubs and even review a few of the films what got nodded, including the wonderful Whiplash.P.S. You can check out our podcast photo gallery here and subscribe to the Empire Podcast via our iTunes page or this handy RSS feed. You can subscribe to the magazine here if you

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George Lucas Has A Big Problem With The Academy Awards

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George Lucas isn’t someone you want upset at you. He’s a very wealthy and very powerful man. That’s why we’re fearing for the the Academy after hearing news of the filmmaker’s latest beef with the organization claiming that the nominations are nothing more than politics. During his recent appearance on CBS This Morning, there to promote his new animated musical Strange Magic, Lucas found himself in a discussion about this year’s Oscar nominations. According to The Hollywood Reporter,

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Watch: The Beautiful Short Films of Ben Aston

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I first learned about director (and /Filmcast listener) Ben Aston when he wrote me an email a year ago asking me to check out one of his short films. Since then he’s put out two more short films, both of which have gone on to play at prestigious film festivals all around the world. His latest short film, He Took His Skin Off For Me, blew me away and represents an exponential step in his growth as a filmmaker.  Hit the jump to see Aston’s films, and to listen to a podcast interview I did with him about finding success as a maker of film shorts. We discuss the sacrifices Aston has had to make for his art, …

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Review: ‘Selma’ Eats Spielberg’s Lunch

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Paramount I’m convinced Selma is the movie Spielberg has been trying to make these past few years – a smart, beautifully executed, relevant, unabashedly pop crowd pleaser that elucidates a historical event we didn’t truly understand, even if we thought we did. Actual insight, from a biopic! It’s an awards season miracle. Truthfully, I almost didn’t even want to see it. Everything about it screamed self-serious, self-congratulatory awards bait, right down to Oprah’s name among the producer credits. (Overheard right before the film started: “Did Oprah have something to do with this movie or …

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“The Golden Globes presenters list is looking good, boozy & Batchy” links

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Golden Globes presenters: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Sienna Miller, Bendy Cumberbatch, Kate Hudson and more. [LaineyGossip] More photos of Angelina Jolie meeting Pope Francis. [Dlisted] Kylie Jenner’s amazing nail game. [Buzzfeed] JK Simmons is terrifying playing Pictionary. [Pajiba] Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone’s amazing photobomb. [A Socialite Life] Taraji P. Henson is so…

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‘Chappie’ Trailer #2: A Robot’s Life From Child to Hero

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WARNING – THIS IS ONE OF THOSE “SHOW THE WHOLE MOVIE” TRAILERS. – Chappie is the new film from District 9 and Elysium director Neil Blomkamp, and it fits in perfectly as a thematic sequel to his previous feature films, using the terrain and culture of his South Africa homeland as allegorical subtext to sci-fi parables brought to life through the filmmaker’s signature visual effects…

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Nikki Lund Surfs in a Bikini and Why, Oh Why, Didn’t It Fall Off

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The Malibu surf wasn’t strong enough to rip off Nikki Lund’s top. Damn you wind! Blow harder!! The fashion designer Nikki Lund had no problems with the weather at the beach the other day. Look at her gallivanting towards the ocean with her perfectly sun-ripened body and well-shaped curves. She even showers awesomely. Richie Sambora, guitarist for Bon Jovi, sure lucked out. Oh, you didn’t know? They’re dating and Lund had amazing things to say about him. …