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Are you excited? Of course you are! And now I'll tell you why. We film nerds - and I say 'nerds' with more pride than you can ever imagine - here at State are going to be bringing you a weekly round-up of all that matters in film news, every Friday, until the day you die. That might be tomorrow, that might be in 80 years, but at least when you shuffle off this mortal coil to meet 'Sky Grandad' you can punch him right in his face with a fist of FILM NEWS!!! Jeremy Renner [...]

Acclaimed director David Lynch gears up to direct a live online concert with legendary pop icons Duran Duran . "I am very excited about this opportunity to experiment with the band, Duran Duran, at the Mayan Theater on March 23rd," said filmmaker David Lynch. "The idea is to try and create on the fly, layers of images permeating Duran Duran on the stage. A world of experimentation and hopefully some happy accidents." Speaking from a rehearsal studio in London where they are [...]

Check out Alice Pfieffer's superb article on the diminishing world or the French erotic cinema. Click here to read the full article (Contains Sexual references and imagery) .

French filmmaker Mathieu Weschler has invested two years creating the first feature-length (88 minutes) machinima movie made in the world of Grand Theft Auto IV. The "trashmaster" divides his time between collecting garbage and cleaning up other forms of trash fouling up New York City's streets: dealers, small-time criminals... When the dancers in his favourite strip club are mysteriously killed, the trashmaster finds himself hot on the trail of a particularly twisted serial killer. Well made, directed and with a killer soundtrack [...]

Looks like Eminem might be considering a return to the box office after almost a 9 year absence since the release of 8 Mile . Vulture has exclusively learned that the chart topping artist may take a leading role in the movie Random Acts Of Violence . Original the movie was an attempt to bring the highly successful Grand Theft Auto video game to the big screen, but Rockstar declined to sell the rights to FOX. The studio now has gone in [...]

Entertainment News - The Library of Congress today announced an additional twenty five films (complete list below) are being added to the USA National Film Registry. Included are some of our favorites; " Airplane! " (1980) " All the President's Men" (1976) "The Bargain" (1914) "Cry of Jazz" (1959) "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB" (1967) [...]

Join Primary 1 for a free film screening each month at Jamboree - underneath Cable Street Studios, East London. Free fizzy cola bottles and popcorn! See http://www.facebook.com/primar y1 for more info! Check out the video below too.

Join Primary 1 for a free film screening each month at Jamboree - underneath Cable Street Studios, East London. Free fizzy cola bottles and popcorn! See http://www.facebook.com/primar y1 for more info! Check out the video below too.

The Daft Punk produced soundtrack to Disney's Tron Legacy Film will be released on November 22nd, a full month before the Film is set to be released in the UK. According to IMDB the Film release date is December 17th (US) December 26th (UK) and 2 February in France, once again showing that France is one of the most backward countries in every respect when it comes to releasing movies on a schedule that fit's in with the rest of Western Europe. Hopefully they will make an exception for Paris at least and release before the end of [...]

As seen at Comic-Con, the Official HD Trailer for Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch." Get the full story at: http://pursuitist.com "Sucker Punch" is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, but her incredible adventures blur the lines between what's real and what is imaginary...with potentially tragic consequences.

Remember the super amazing hoverboard that Marty McFly borrows from that kid in Back 2 The Future 2? Ever wanted to own one? Yeah, thought so. Well Nils Guadagnin has just created one and you can see it in action in the video below. Check out his Blogspot Page for more deets on how he pulled this off.

The Iranian government's influence over the film industry is unlike any other. In 1978, cinemas were burned to the ground after images of American decadence were shown on screen. The medium itself was outlawed until the Ayatollah Khamenei saw a film he liked, the cinemas were reopened, and the industry grew again. Today, this revitalised passion for film has Iran making a major impact on the world. The country's cultural, national, and individual diversity is on view, in celluloid. In this episode, watch Shane Smith travel to Iran for the 3rd Annual [...]

The best thing to come of out of Tropic Thunder was Tom Cruise as Les Grossman. The Gross by name gross by nature film producer was hilarious and recently reprised the role at the MTV Movie Awards 2010. The movie announced today will also feature Ben Stiller. Check out the Trailer below featuring Robert Pattinson if you missed the MTV Movie Awards. More details on the story can be found here.

Yes that's right looks like there will be a 4th installment to the "Scream" franchise. Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox Arquette will be returning from the original cast. Wes Craven who directed the previous "Scream" films will direct the 4th. Production should begin sometime in the spring and the film will drop April 12, 2011. The first "Scream" movie was good didn't care to much for the other sequels hopefully the 4th doesn't disappoint.

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Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole are to provide financial backing for a new movie 'Dead Man Running' that stars Danny Dyer and rapper 50 Cent. There has been a fair old amount of criticism laid on the pair for getting involved but the proof is in the pudding and we are reserving judgement until we see the flick. Full story can be read Here .

Hilarious comedian Robin Williams has been asked to play "Britain's Got Talent" singing sensation Susan Boyle in a movie about her life . Susan shot to fame as she sang "I Dreamed A Dream" on the British talent competition earlier this year, and now movie execs have taken notice. Instead of getting an older woman to play the role of the iconic singer, they want Robin to do it ala Mrs. Doubtfire. Sweet! [...]

James Cameron's 'Avatar' look set to be the biggest film of the year. The film is set for a worldwide release on December 18 2009. The trailer has just been released. View it Here .

pppp MUSIC NEWS - One of the best movie soundtracks in years,pthe POST GRAD Soundtrack, pis out this week,p August 18 andp features music byp Gym Class Heroes, Lily Allen, The Kooks, Joshua Radin ,p the bird and the bee, Jack Savoretti, Lucy Schwartz pand more!p It'sppractically an indie-rock festival!p p Post Grad , the film,pstars Alexis Bledell ( Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants / Gilmore Girls )p pZach Gilford (Friday Night Lights), Rodrigo Santoro, Jane Lynch, with Michael Keaton, the legendary Carol Burnett.pIn it, [...]

This is the first picture depicting Scarlett Johansson as The Black Widow in Iron Man 2 . The sequel will also see Robert Downey Jr return as Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke and Samuel L. Jackson are also in the cast list. The movie is set for a spring 2010 release.