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	<title>Rope of Silicon &#187; Michael Shannon</title>
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		<title>Chicago Film Critics Name &#039;The Tree of Life&#039; Best of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Take Shelter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<i>The Tree of Life</i> is becoming a greater contender as the Chicago Film Critics Association have announced their awards for 2011 and named Terrrence Malick's film the best of 20111.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Oscar Predictions: Updated Best Actor Predictions</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/2012-oscar-predictions-updated-actor-predictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moneyball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Artist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Descendants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The top five in my Best Actor predictions remain the same although they have been shuffled around a bit and those waiting in the wings are ready to jump on any sign of weakness.]]></description>
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		<title>Possible General Zod Sighting on the Set of &#039;Man of Steel&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/general-zod-sighting-set-man-steel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/general-zod-sighting-set-man-steel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Set Pics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sidebar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superman: Man of Steel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A photo of what might be Michael Shannon in a motion-capture suit on the set of Man of Steel Photo: Superman: Man of Steel (2013) Facebook Group The Internet is abuzz as the above photo of what fans are presuming to be Michael Shannan as General Zod on the set of Zack Snyder&#039;s Superman feature, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Shannon Entertains as He Discusses Being Cast in &#039;Superman&#039;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-shannon-entertains-as-he-discusses-being-cast-in-superman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Around the Web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superman: Man of Steel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A fun interview with Michael Shannon (&#034;Boardwalk Empire&#034;) from the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC is making the rounds as moderator and filmmaker Jeff Nichols chats with him regarding his recent casting as General Zod in Man of Steel. The candid nature in which Shannon discusses the process is refreshing as he describes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Shannon Cast as Lead Villain in Zack Snyder&#039;s &#039;Superman&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-shannon-cast-as-lead-villain-in-zack-snyders-superman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/michael-shannon-cast-as-lead-villain-in-zack-snyders-superman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superman: Man of Steel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Warner Bros. is obviously determined to make each Sunday a &#034;Super&#034; Sunday as once again they announce a major piece of casting for Zack Snyder&#039;s Superman. Previously it was Amy Adams as Lois Lane and today the press release brings word Michael Shannon (“Boardwalk Empire&#034;) will play the villainous General Zod in what is now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Superman Villain Candidates, Bourne Contenders and &#039;Spider-Man 5&#039; Scripter</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/superman-villain-candidates-bourne-contenders-and-spider-man-5-scripter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/superman-villain-candidates-bourne-contenders-and-spider-man-5-scripter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News Roundup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dominic Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edgar Ramirez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garrett Hedlund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joel Edgerton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luke Evans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Giamatti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rock of Ages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Superman: Man of Steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bourne Legacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quickly, nothing too new with this first bit as Heat Vision reports the unsurprising news James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) will be back to pen the sequel to the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man. Vanderbilt wrote the script for the upcoming film as he was originally hired to pen what would have been Spider-Man 4 as well as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATED: Who&#039;s Your Pick to Play a Mob Hitman? Mickey Rourke or Michael Shannon?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/whos-your-pick-to-play-a-mob-hitman-mickey-rourke-or-michael-shannon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Up Next]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Production Update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mickey Rourke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATED: I added a video featuring an interview with Kuklinski at the end of the article Who would you rather see play a character described by Deadline as &#034;a hulking 6&#039;4&#034; and 300 pound&#034; contract killer who &#034;lived what on the surface was a quiet life as husband and father in New Jersey&#034;? Mickey Rourke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy</title>
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		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/134-new-names-invited-to-join-the-academy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Ryan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anne Hathaway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brendan Gleeson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Casey Affleck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eddie Marsan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emile Hirsch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily Blunt]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[James McAvoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jane Lynch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Wright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Melissa Leo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Cera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Williams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seth Rogen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taraji P. Henson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Viola Davis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday came the yearly announcement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as it extended 134 invitations to several artists and executives &#034;who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures&#034; read the press release. Of course all of them can decline, but I wouldn&#039;t necessarily expect that to happen as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arnett and Shannon Join &#039;Jonah Hex&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/arnett-and-shannon-join-jonah-hex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/arnett-and-shannon-join-jonah-hex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Casting News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonah Hex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Shannon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Will Arnett]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Hollywood Reporter brings news that Will Arnett (&#034;Arrested Development&#034;) and Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road) have joined the cast of Jonah Hex, the action Western based on the DC Comics character for Warner Bros. Arnett and Shannon join Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox. Jimmy Hayward is directing the film with Josh Brolin cast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar Predictions 7.5: Just Over One Week to Go!</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-75-just-over-one-week-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/oscar-predictions-75-just-over-one-week-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oscar Predictions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Fincher]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kate Winslet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems weird doing an Oscar prediction article only a few days after the last one, but with the nominations coming out next Thursday morning I felt it was best to do another update today and then again next Wednesday morning just before the noms are announced. On top of that, this past week threw [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get a Taste of Michael Shannon in &#039;Revolutionary Road&#039;</title>
		<link>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/get-a-taste-of-michael-shannon-in-revolutionary-road/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/get-a-taste-of-michael-shannon-in-revolutionary-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Brevet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Shannon plays John Givings in Sam Mendes&#039; Revolutionary Road. John has been committed to an institution for psychiatric evaluation and this is the first time he is seen in the film as he is given four hours leave with his family (Kathy Bates and Richard Easton) and they have chosen to take him to [...]]]></description>
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