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Movie Reviews: check!

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Did you mark some movies as ToDo’s on CircleMe (or you just did a Like for them)? Well, if you did… good job!

By doing this, you get lots of cool benefits as a consequence. You can find the movie in your Personal Calendar (here an example for the CircleMe Team user), when it’s releasing in your city. You can receive news on the actors, sequels, little scoops and gossip, and so on. Last, but surely not least, thanks to a great integration with Rotten Tomatoes(tm) now you can also get a great review of the movie, from the public and the critic, with some specific viewers comments and of course a link to Rotten Tomatoes(tm) to read more about the motion picture.

As an example, here is the review card for the movie The Devil Wears Prada:

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Sure that thousands of cinema fans will love this new addition to the Movies category, we wish you a great “cinematic experience” on CircleMe!

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Sundance Film Festival 2014

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The 30th edition of the Sundance Film festival 2014 kicks off today and runs through 26th of January. It’s the biggest independent film festival held in the United States and it will take place in Park city, Utah. This is among those events that you won’t miss if you love movies and it is a must for movie industry leaders, actors, film makers, producers and directors.
The event features more than 200 films of different categories like Sundance collection, documentary premieres, LGBT movies, new horror films, short films and many others.
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So it’s gonna be hard to choose which film to support during the festival! The Sundance program is so crowded with events and movies that it’s very likely to miss something out.
 
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If you don’t want this to happen then you can easily keep updated about what’s happening at Sundance: simply log in (or sign up) then go on this item: http://circleme.com/items/2014-sundance-film-festival–2 and like it.
This way you will see in your news feed all the updates regarding the Sundance: we’ll publish the best articles from many different sources on the internet to let you find the content you want to read about all in one place and you can focus on reading and discovering news, instead of browsing and searching.
 
The additional step you may want to take is to have a look at the movies that will be showing during the festival, you can find a list here: http://www.circleme.com/items/1130422/taggings.
For each movie you will add to your likes collection you will receive an update every time a new article or video is posted. Moreover adding a movie to your to do list clicking on ‘To do’ will allow you to create your personal list of movies which you can use as a reminder of the ones you haven’t seen yet but you definitely want to see (and this time you know how to remember about it!).
 
Don’t forget that CircleMe is also an android app and an iOS app, so you will be able to receive your updates and add movies or other things to your To Do list wherever you are and whenever you want!
 
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CircleMe Team

More details of Transformers sequel

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The latest “Transformers” sequel has already experienced all kinds of excitement and it hasn’t even hit the movie theatres as yet.

“Transformers 4” suffered mishaps when its director Michael Bay was assaulted in Hong Kong while there were two robberies on the set of the film but now that the shooting has finally begun Bay has let out a few secrets. The film will star Mark Wahlberg with appearances fromStanley Tucci, Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, and Titus Welliver.

Bay has revealed that no major damage as in “destroying” of Hong Kong in the film. However it does appear that a lot of explosives were used in the production in the city.

The Autobots led by Optimus Prime will be in the city although it isn’t quite clear what their mission is: It seems they will be on a rescue mission.

Some heroics and meetings of the Transformers with another set of Transformers is also said to occur and the heroes of the piece may be required to claw their way out of a deep hole.

“Transformers: Age of Extinction” is due to hit theatres in June 2014.

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Belgian movie producers take aim at UK

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belgian_cinemaThe Belgian cinema industry is hoping to interest British producers and have been making their appeal at Cinema Made an event in London aimed at encouraging UK producers to get on board.

 

Belgium offers its film industry a tax shelter as well as regional film funds which it is hoped would be an added attraction to the Brits. According to one tax expert in Belgium, British producers are way behind other European countries who are taking advantage of the schemes aimed at the movie making industry.

 

Some of the movies that have been filmed in Belgium include “Looking for Eric” a movie about the former France international footballer Eric Cantona, “Parade’s End”, and “The Winter Queen”. But the British movie makers have been slow to the uptake where the Belgian offers are concerned. On the other hand, the television producers have caught hold of a good thing with the new UK TV series “Which Is Witch” being shot there.

 

Cinema Made attracted around 50 UK producers to the event held at Covent Garden in London. Belgian tax schemes are said to generate €200 million per annum.

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British producer gets sued

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Lynne Ramsay the award winning director of such films as “We Need to Talk to Kevin” has been sued after failing to show up for her latest project.

Ramsay was to work on a blockbuster Western “Jane Got A Gun” starringNatalie Portman and Ewan McGregor but quit in March a day before the scheduled start of filming. The producers of the film are suing Ramsey for£500,000.

The producers have demanded that the Brit return $750,000 fee (£466,000) that she was paid to work on the screenplay and to direct the film. The BAFTA nominated Ramsey was cited for breach of contract and also accused of drunken and disruptive behavior.

Actor Michael Fassbender also quit the film and was later replaced by Jude Law but Law also quit as did his replacement Bradley Cooper. Ramsay is reported to not have been presented with an approved schedule, script, or budget before shooting was due to begin which may have accounted for her departure.

McGregor was later recruited for the leading male role while another director Gavin O’Connorwas signed up.

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Open UK Casting for Star Wars movie

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Thousands of hopefuls have been piling into London with the aim of being cast in the new “Star Wars” film during an open casting call in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The auditions are being held for the leading roles in the new sequel to the film and the producers are searching for a teenaged-girl and a young man. The auditions will move to Dublin,Glasgow, and other cities in the UK over the next week.

The roles include that of Rachel who is said to be a young woman who has lost her parents and has no other family. Rachel is 17 and is street smart and strong. The casting is for actresses over the age of 16 but look young enough to play a 17 or 18-year-old.

For the male role of Thomas actors must be at least 18 and can pass for someone between 19 and 23-years old. Thomas is said to be smart and capable but grew up without a dad and doesn’t have a strong sense of himself.

The film is set to star shooting in Spring 2014. The first sequel “Star Wars: Episode VII” is set for release in December 2015.

Harrison Ford is rumoured to be making a return for the new film although this has not been confirmed.

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Star Wars Episode VII delayed

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Star_Wars (1)The release of “Star Wars: Episode VII” has been delayed until December 18, 2015 according to a blog post on Disney and LucasFilm’s official “Star Wars” website.

The director of the film, J.J. Abrams has taken over the writing for the movie which could have something to do with the delay in plans. Abrams will work with Lawrence Kasdan having taken over the job from “Toy Story 3” penner, Michael Arndt. Arndt does not seem to be lined up to work on the script with the inclusion of Abrams and Kasdan. He was initially linked to the project to write treatments and its sequels as well as the script itself. Abrams basically dismissed Arndt in a posting on the website.

“Working with Michael was a wonderful experience and I couldn’t be a bigger fan of his or adore him more, He’s a wonderful guy and was incredibly helpful in the process”, a release from Abrams said.

It is reported that LucasFilm wanted the film delayed up until as late as 2016 but Disney refused and problems with the script appears to be at the root of the request for a delay. The script problems are believed to be why LucasFilm were seeking additional time to get the film made. “Star Wars: Episode VII” will start shooting at Pinewood Studios in Spring.

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Who will be Bridget Jones’s new man

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We met Bridget Jones two men Mark Darcy and Daniel in the first two movies “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” and having killed off Darcy, the British Miss will have a new love in the third installment of the series about the buxom single.

The new man is Roxby McDuff also known as Roxster. People having been trying to figure out what the new man will look like and if he will in any way match up to the ideal Darcy, played by Colin Firth.

According to Helen Fielding, who wrote the Bridget Jones series he will be “gorgeous… more handsome than his photo and merry-looking.”

In an interview with Digital Spy, Fielding also described the 29-year-old Roxster as having “a slight gap between his front teeth”, “impressive, young physique”, “Straight nose, cheekbones, brows. His eyes were hazel and twinkly.”

The new man is being described as daft and funny and likes sports and a full English breakfast. He drinks beer and also likes vodka and Red Bull.

There are several options for the role and all are young and handsome. The leading options are the British actors in the following order: Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Taylor Johnson,Matt Smith, Douglas Booth, and Tom Hughes. 

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Brits top Empire sexiest stars of 2013

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British actors seem to be considered among the sexiest and “hottest” in the world. At least that’s according to Empire magazine’s online audience.

In a recent online poll of readers of the magazine to decide the 100 sexiest male and female actresses, British actors topped both lists voted on by readers. The readers selected the top 50 male and top 50 female actors

“Harry Potter” star Emma Watson, who has since graduated to more adult roles in films such as “The Perks of Being A Wallflower”, is considered the sexiest female actress beating out even American favourite Scarlet Johansson.

Watson was the only British actress in the top ten with the others being American including Jennifer Lawrence, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway,Emma Stone, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie, and Zoe Saldanarounding out the top 10.

The male list was definitely dominated by British actors however. Leading the bunch was Benedict Cumberbatch.

He was followed by Tom Hiddleston and another Brit ”Man of Steel” star Henry Cavil.

In fourth was the Canadian Ryan Gosling followed by Robert Downey Junior, and Australian Chris Hemsworth.

“Twilight” series star England’s Robert Pattinson was sixth on the list followed by Michael Fassbender, Australian Hugh Jackman, and American Bradley cooper rounded out the top 10.

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Sean Connery America’s favourite Brit

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74415869BM009_Al_Pacino_RecHe is often considered the quintessential “James Bond” and now Sean Connery has proven that he also has staying power after being considered the greatest British actor of all time in a recent survey of Americans.

Connery, 83, starred in his last movie in 2003 in the film “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” came out on top of the biannual Q survey, a pool which looks at the most popular screen actors.

The Scotland born actor came out ahead of Sir Anthony Hopkins and Irish actor Liam Neesonwhile David McCallum of the 1960s series ”The Man from U.N.C.L.E” was fourth, three time Oscar winner Daniel Day Lewis, who won this year’s Academy Award for playing American president Lincoln, was fifth while Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe was 20th.

Other Bond film stars who emerged on the poll were current star Daniel Craig in eighth andDame Judi Dench in sixth. Connery has topped the list in the past in 1998 and 2003 but “House” star Hugh Laurie won the accolade in 2008.

Dench is one of only four females on the list. The others are Maggie Smith, “Frasier” star Jane Leeves, and “Bad Teacher” actress Lucy Punch.

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