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Operation Mincemeat Trailer: Colin Firth Aims To Embarrass Hitler Colin Firth and company are going to play a humiliating trick on Hitler. That’s the plan, anyway, in “Operation Mincemeat,” a new Netflix film with a plot that sounds like"Weekend at Bernie’s" meets World War II.However, this movie is based on a true story, which became the basis of a book by Ben Macintyre, and now, a screenplay by Michelle Ashford. There’s somereal historybehind its cinematic depiction of the British plan to Trojan-horse false intelligence into Nazi hands via a dead man’s suitcase....

Page 2: The Muppets, Lord Of The Rings, Disney, Transformers 3, Gus Van Sant, Star Wars, Fringe, Bill & Ted, The Black Hole What is Page 2?Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included46different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Pop Culture Imports: An Intimate South Korean Love Affair, A Raunchy Argentinian Drama, A Cannes Golden Camera Nominee, And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) This is a column that operates in multitudes, because only in Pop Culture Imports would you have a fluffy romantic K-drama right next to a sobering Austrian human trafficking film. But prepare for the emotional whiplash, because that’s what the best foreign movies and TV streaming now are offering you: A South Korean character drama that doubles as a cinematic apology letter, a steamy Argentian sex drama about a woman who’s lost her libido, a harrowing Austrian trafficking film, a K-drama about an art curator who hides her double life as a fangirl, and a Golden Camera nominee that’s getting a boost from Netflix....

Seeing Double: ‘Dragnet’ Vs ‘The Untouchables’ On Their 30th Anniversary (Welcome toSeeing Double, a series where two strangely similar films released around the same time are put head-to-head. This week: 1987’sDragnetand 1987’sThe Untouchables.) Hollywood is a land of mystery. Who killed the Black Dahlia? Was Marisa Tomei the real winner of 1993’s Best Supporting Actress Oscar? Why is Jai Courtney still a thing? One of the less salacious and controversial mysteries to come out of Hollywood though involves the occasional appearance of “movie doubles” – films from rival studios with highly similar plots/subjects that are released in close proximity to each other....

Sequel Bits: ‘Piranha 3DD’, ‘Star Trek 2’, ‘Atlas Shrugged Part 2’ ‘Underworld: Awakening’, ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, ‘Ip Man 3D’ Lots to see in today’s Sequel Bits, including a DVD featurette, a blooper reel, a TV spot, posters, and a (not at all revealing) set photo. After the jump: Will SmithandTommy Lee Jonesreprise their roles as Agents J and K. When J travels back in time to save the world, he crosses paths with a younger version of K played byJosh Brolin....

Shane Black Has Written Lethal Weapon 5. Mel Gibson And Danny Glover In Talks? UPDATE: The same industry websitehas clarifiedthe original story, saying… We are now hearing that Shane Black may have only handed in a detailed treatment to Joel Silver and that they are taking two old scripts and mashing them together to make LETHAL WEAPON 5… Also hearing that Silver is after Columbus Short for a role Right now,Mel GibsonandDanny Gloverare rolling around in separate beds half-asleep mumbling, “We’re too old for this shit....

Spoilers: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Ending And Possible Series Future Before the release ofThe Dark Knight Rises, every member of the cast was incredibly guarded when it came to discussing plot points. Now that the film is out and part of the public conscious, one would think all of what happens would be open for discussion, especially since most of it is pretty cut and dry. That’s not necessarily the case for John Blake, the character played byJoseph Gordon-Levitt, who has remained pretty silent in regards to the film’s ending....

Star Wars Eclipse Trailer: Fire Up The Drums For An Epic Lucasfilm Video Game The Game Awards 2021 has some trailers coming out of it for movie and TV tie-in games with geek appeal. One of those is “Star Wars Eclipse,” a new game set in the High Republic era of “Star Wars,” a couple hundred years before the mainline movie series. The official “Star Wars"YouTube channelbills the trailer for “Eclipse” as a “cinematic reveal,” and boy howdy, they aren’t kidding....

Sundance Favorite ‘A.C.O.D.’ Gets Distribution This year’s Sundance Film Festival was full of great films, but the one thatstood above the rest for mewasStuart Zicherman’sA.C.O.D.The film starsAdam Scottas an adult child of divorce, who weaves his way through life between parents who hate each other (Richard JenkinsandCatherine O’Hara). It co-starsAmy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jessica Alba, Clark Duke,Jane Lynchand is as funny and poignant as you’re able to possibly image....

The 2020 Tony Awards Might Be Canceled Because Of Coronavirus “The show must go on” has been the resounding mantra for Broadway. But as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic reached its apex in the U.S., New York’s famous theaters went dark for public health concerns for the first time in history. However, Broadway and lovers of the stage have found ways to keep the shows going — with acclaimed composers hosting livestreams and hit musicals getting posted online....

The Dark Knight Was Christopher Nolan’s Bond Film It’s no secret that Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” Trilogy left a lasting mark on modern cinema as we know it. “Batman Begins” (and, more notably, “The Dark Knight”) was one of the first films to launch the now-infamous trend of a gritty reboot, and signaled a major shift from the campy action of the early aughts to the darker fare of the post-9/11 landscape....

The Final Season Of ‘The Clone Wars’ Will Cross Over Into ‘Revenge Of The Sith’ It seemed likeThe Clone Warshas been raging on for a long time. TheStar Warsanimated series that covers the three years between the prequel filmsEpisode II: Attack of the ClonesandEpisode III: Revenge of the Sithhas been on and off the air for more than a decade. It was only a matter of time before the series, which debuted on Cartoon Network in 2008 and has started airing its final season on Disney+ this year, would reach the events ofRevenge of the Sith....

The Last Airbender Movie Trailer Paramount Pictures has released a new movie trailer forM. Night Shyamalan’sThe Last AirbenderonYahoo. I was somewhatimpressed by the original teaser trailerwhich accomplished everything in one continuous (yet stitched together) shot. Butthe television spot which aired during the Super Bowlhad me completely sold. To me that spot had all the power ofthe Lord of the Ringstrilogy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying the film will live up to that expectation — but the tv spot was pretty damn awesome....