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Red Flag Releasing Acquires 'High Ground' (Exclusive)

Red Flag Releasing Acquires 'High Ground' (Exclusive)

Red Flag Releasing has acquired Michael Brown's documentary High Ground. The indie distributor plans a late summer release.

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FEB
26
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Oscars 2012: Live Tweeting by THR's Awards Analyst Scott Feinberg

Oscars 2012: Live Tweeting by THR's Awards Analyst Scott Feinberg

THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg is in the audience at the Academy Awards and will be Tweeting throughout the show, primarily during commercial breaks (of course). Follow along below...

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FEB
24
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Gerard Butler Exits Rehab: What's Next for the Actor

Gerard Butler Exits Rehab: What's Next for the Actor

Gerard Butler is back.

The actor recently completed a "successful course of treatment" for substance-abuse issues "and has returned home in good health," a spokesperson confirmed to People. The news comes just three weeks after Butler checked himself into the Betty Ford clinic, since he had developed a reliance on prescription painkillers following a serious surfing injury.

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24
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'Safe House' Actor Joins Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden Film (Exclusive)

'Safe House' Actor Joins Kathryn Bigelow's Bin Laden Film (Exclusive)

Swedish actor Fares Fares has been cast in Kathryn Bigelow's forthcoming film about Navy SEAL Team Six’s take-down of terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden.

The untitled film from The Hurt Locker director and writer Mark Boal has a Dec. 19 release date. Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures is financing.

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FEB
24
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SXSW Preview: Mark Kendall's 'La Camioneta' Trailer Hits (Exclusive Video)

SXSW Preview: Mark Kendall's 'La Camioneta' Trailer Hits (Exclusive Video)

Mark Kendall's debut feature La Camioneta: The Journey of One American School Bus will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. The documentary will screen as part of the Emerging Visions section of the fest, which runs March 9-17 in Austin, Texas.

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FEB
24
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SXSW Preview: Check Out the Poster for 'Pilgrim Song' (Exclusive Photo)

SXSW Preview: Check Out the Poster for 'Pilgrim Song' (Exclusive Photo)

Martha Stephens' Pilgrim Song will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March. The drama will screen as one of the eight films in the narrative competition.

The Hollywood Reporter here exclusively previews the poster art for the film.

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FEB
24
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Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator' Posts Video Message on Oscars Controversy

Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator' Posts Video Message on Oscars Controversy

Sacha Baron Cohen, responding to the Academy's unwillingness to let him appear on the Oscars red carpet at his character from the upcoming comedy The Dictator, has posted a video message online.

"While I applaud the Academy for taking away my right to free speech, I warn you that if you do not lift your sanctions, and give me my tickets back by 12pm Sunday, you will face unimaginable consequences!"

PHOTOS: 15 Oscar Icons Remember the Night That Changed Their Lives Forever

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FEB
23
5 DAYS

Tim Tebow Signs with Hollywood Talent Agency

Tim Tebow Signs with Hollywood Talent Agency

NFL star quarterback Tim Tebow is going Hollywood.

Tebow, who broke out this season with a stunning string of wins with the Denver Broncos and became a cultural touchstone with his overtly religious comments, has signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor, the agency confirms to The Hollywood Reporter

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FEB
22
6 DAYS

SXSW 2012: 'Starlet' Poster Featuring Dree Hemingway Debuts (Exclusive)

SXSW 2012: 'Starlet' Poster Featuring Dree Hemingway Debuts (Exclusive)

Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson star in the drama Starlet, which will have its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival in March.

Sean Baker, whose first film Four Letter Words played at the fest in 2001, co-wrote and directed the narrative competition film.

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FEB
22
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Sundance Winner 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' to Hit Theaters June 29

Sundance Winner 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' to Hit Theaters June 29

Fox Searchlight has announced that it will give Beasts of the Southern Wild a limited platform release beginning June 29. Behn Zeitlin's debut feature won the narrative grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

PHOTOS: The Scene at Sundance Film Festival 2012

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FEB
21
1 week

Sundance 2012: Indomina Group Acquires 'The Imposter'

Sundance 2012: Indomina Group Acquires 'The Imposter'

The Indomina Group has acquired North American rights to Bart Layton's The Imposter. The documentary had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will receive a theatrical release later this year.

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FEB
21
1 week

Sundance Selects Acquires North American Rights to Festival Doc 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'

Sundance Selects Acquires North American Rights to Festival Doc 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry'

Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Alison Klayman's documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. The IFC Films sister division plans a summer theatrical release to coincide with Weiwei's first trip outside of China since his detention.

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FEB
20
1 week

'Beyond the Hills' Scooped Up by Sundance Selects for North American Distribution

'Beyond the Hills' Scooped Up by Sundance Selects for North American Distribution

Sundance Selects has acquired North American rights to Beyond the Hills, written and directed by 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days filmmaker Cristian Mungiu.

PHOTOS AND VIDEO: The Scene at Sundance Film Festival 2012

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FEB
20
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'Kick-Ass' Creator Mark Millar Talks About a Sequel: 'We Shoot This Summer'