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		<title>Universal Pictures 2009 Movie Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universal and Rogue Pictures have done a great job of supplying us a bunch of new images from 13 of their 17 upcoming films in 2009. Of course we have images from all 17 films, but only 20 of them are brand spanking new. Of the films listed below I am most anticipating Michael Mann&#039;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trailer for Universal&#039;s Political Thriller &#039;State of Play&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brad Pitt and Edward Norton dropped out and Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe stepped into Kevin Macdonald&#039;s State of Play a political thriller based on the BBC miniseries of the same name written by Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom and Lions for Lambs). Universal has just debuted the first trailer for the film which centers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will There Ever be Another &#039;JFK&#039;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I received the new Blu-ray edition of Oliver Stone&#039;s JFK (Blu-ray information here) and promptly watched it last night. After all, this is the best Oliver Stone movie and on top of that it may in fact be the greatest political thriller ever made (at least top ten) and it may be the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Updates On &#039;Fast and the Furious 4,&#039; &#039;State of Play&#039; and &#039;Land of the Lost&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universal is yet to send out their complete summer 2008 preview, but that isn&#039;t stopping them from updating us on a few of their 2009 films. Today we received updates for such 2009 films as Fast and Furious, State of Play and Land of the Lost.

First off, nope, that&#039;s not a typo, Fast and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ed Norton Follows Brad Pitt&#039;s Lead and Exits &#039;State of Play&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am now convinced Russell Crowe was offered one of the most impressive contracts in movie history to take Brad Pitt&#039;s place in Universal&#039;s State of Play, and I was baffled as to why Ed Norton was staying on board if Pitt had so many issues with the script. Well, now it seems Ed Norton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russell Crowe &#039;Plays&#039; for Pitt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really am at a loss here as news has come out of The Hollywood Reporter that Russell Crowe is in final negotiations to replace Brad Pitt in State of Play.

Earlier this week it was reported that Universal and director Kevin Macdonald were making last ditch efforts to replace Pitt, who pulled out at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will Russell Sign and Make Me Eat Crowe?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#039;t report on Brad Pitt dropping out of State of Play last week because, primarily, it is a much bigger story than a lot of the folks third-partying it are making it out to be. This is more than just a &#034;Brad Pitt drops out of movie&#034; story. In fact, this has a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pitt to &#039;Play&#039; with McAdams, Mirren and Wright Penn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How hot is screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan? Well, I would say his leading actors speak for themselves as they include Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Ed Norton and now Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Robin Wright Penn. Yup, those last three names are the latest to join Pitt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carnahan Talks the &#039;State&#039; of &#039;White Jazz&#039;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[





I hope you had a chance to read part one before diving into part two of my 45-minute interview with Matthew Michael Carnahan, the writer of Friday&#039;s release The Kingdom, but if not there will be a link at the bottom of the article to check it out. In part one we discuss The Kingdom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bateman to &#039;Play&#039; with Pitt and Norton</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is some kind of bond between the Carnahan brothers and Jason Bateman. Bateman had a small part in director Joe Carnahan&#039;s Smokin&#039; Aces, then went on to star in Matthew Michael Carnahan&#039;s The Kingdom and is now set to star in another Matt Caranahan penned feature as he joins Brad Pitt and Ed Norton [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norton and Pitt Back Together!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are two of my favorite actors. Yup, Pitt included. I mean come on, let&#039;s look for a second before you think I am way off base. Fight Club, Seven, 12 Monkeys, Snatch, Spy Game, Ocean&#039;s Eleven and Troy? Yeah, I like this guy. I am assuming I don&#039;t have to [...]]]></description>
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