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    Coens' Noir 'Blood Simple' Gets Chinese Remake

    Zhang Yimou -- director of films such as "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" -- is set to do a Chinese-language remake of the Coen Brothers' "Blood Simple."

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    IFP, National Board of Review Set Awards Dates

    The awards season calendar is beginning to take shape: New York-based indie organization IFP will announce its 19th annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at ceremonies on Dec. 1.

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    HBO Tops GLAAD List

    HBO has topped the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's (GLAAD) third annual Network Responsibility Index.

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    California Incentives Program Lands 25 Projects

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California Film Commission on Monday announced the first 25 film and TV productions to qualify for recently passed state tax credits.

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    NYC Choreographer Merce Cunningham Dies at 90

    Merce Cunningham, the avant-garde dancer and choreographer, has died at age 90, a spokeswoman said Monday.

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    Marketing the Actor

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    Movie Stars Packing 'Em In -- on Broadway

    Movie stars aren't worth their weight in boxoffice gold today, but suddenly they're the hottest thing on Broadway.

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    Cassel to Run for SAG President as Independent

    Seymour Cassel, a national board member for SAG and 50-year acting veteran who nearly upset Alan Rosenberg for the guild's national presidency two years ago, told Back Stage that he will seek the office again.

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    Showtime to Launch Animated 'Dexter' Prequel

    At Comic-con in San Diego, Showtime screened a season four trailer that looks fantastic, all the familiar elements plus the new twist of fatherhood and Jonathan Lithgow as the "Trinity Killer."

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    'Avatar' Set Free: James Cameron Talks

    Fresh from facing off with 6,500 fans in Comic-Con's cavernous Hall H, director James Cameron talks about "Avatar," his first studio feature since "Titanic."