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Young "George Bailey" Actor Dies

Bobby Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in the Jimmy Stewart classic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), has died of cancer at his home in Palm Springs, CA at age 75.

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Stiller, Witherspoon sign with Crowe

Ben Stiller and Reese Witherspoon will star in an untitled romantic comedy directed by 'Jerry Maguire's' Cameron Crowe.
Crowe wrote the screenplay and will produce the film which reunites the director with Columbia for the first time since 'Almost Famous'.
According to Variety the film will begin shooting in January when Stiller and Witherspoon are free.
Stiller will next be seen in the comedy 'Tropic Thunder' which he co-wrote, produced and directed. He is shooting 'Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsonian.'
Witherspoon's upcoming films include 'Four Christmases' opposite Vince Vaughn and the Dreamwork's animation 'Monsters V's Aliens'.

June 11, 2008

New ratings every Wednesday

The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.

G -- GENERAL AUDIENCES. All ages admitted.

PG -- PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED. Some material may not be suitable for children.

PG -13 --PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

R -- RESTRICTED. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

NC-17 -- NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED

	Film	Distributor	Reason	Rating
1.	Autopsy	Autopsythemovie, LLC - [Production Co.]	Rated for strong blood violence, grisly images, language and drug content	R
2.	Battle in Seattle	Redwood Palms Pictures	Rated for language and some violence	R
3.	Boxboarders!	Peace Arch Home Entertainment, Inc.	Rated for disturbing violence and terror, and brief drug use	R
4	Blue Lake Butcher	Grindstone Entertainment Group	Rated for language, crude and sexual content, some teen partying and reckless behavior.	PG-13
5.	Changeling	Universal Studios	Rated for some violent and disturbing content, and language.	R
6.	Clique, The	Warner Premiere	Rated for thematic material, rude behavior and language.	PG
7.	Credo	Grindstone Entertainment Group	Rated for language and violent content.	R
8.	Frankenhood	Lionsgate	Rated for language, some sexual content and drug use.	R
9.	Hancock	Columbia Pictures	Rated for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language.	PG-13
10.	Little Red Truck, The	Peace Arch Entertainment	Rated for some thematic elements.	PG
11.	Lobster Tale, A	Peace Arch Home Entertainment, Inc.	Rated for some sexual material, including brief nudity.	PG-13
12.	Man on Wire	Magnolia Pictures	Rated for some sexuality and nudity, and drug references	PG-13
13.	Murder.com	Regent Releasing L.L.C.	Rated for some sexual content.	R
14.	Nowhereland	Paramount Pictures Corporation	Rated for some mild language and brief questionable behavior.	PG
15.	Playboys	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.	Rated for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use.	R
16.	Pride & Glory	New Line Cinema	Rated for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.	R
17.	Razortooth	Lionsgate	Rated for bloody creature attacks and gore.	R
18.	Sex Drive	Summit Distribution, LLC	Rated for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use -- all involving teens.	R
19.	Static	Genius Products	Rated for language and some violent/disturbing content.	R
Updated Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt in 'Heaven'

Oliver Hirschbiegel's latest examines Northern Ireland

LONDON -- Two of Northern Ireland's most famous faces, Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, are starring in Oliver Hirschbiegel's latest directorial outing, "Five Minutes of Heaven."

"Heaven" revolves around two men whose lives have been wrecked by the violent conflict that rocked Northern Ireland from the 1960s through the beginning of the peace process in 1998.

Both actors are no strangers to big-screen tales set at home, with Neeson starring as the titular character in 1996's "Michael Collins" and Nesbitt taking the lead in Paul Greengrass' 2002 film "Bloody Sunday."

The drama, penned by Guy Hibbert, focuses on how the duo struggle to come to terms with the after-effects of the conflict that raged between Republican and Loyalist paramilitary groups, the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

The project is produced by Eoin O'Callaghan at Big Fish Films and executive produced by Paul Trijbits at London-based Ruby Films.

Sales are being handled by British-based, French-owned Pathe International, which is backing the project alongside BBC Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Screen, the Irish Film Board and Element Pictures, which will distribute the film in Eire.

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Jeremy Irons to return to Broadway

NEW YORK — Jeremy Irons will return to Broadway for the first time in 25 years, co-starring with Joan Allen in "Impressionism."

The new play by Michael Jacobs opens in spring 2009 at a theater to be announced.

Irons was last on Broadway in 1984 in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing," for which he won a Tony. Allen received a Tony for her performance in Lanford Wilson's "Burn This" in 1988. She also appeared on Broadway in "The Heidi Chronicles" by Wendy Wasserstein.

"Impressionism," directed by Jack O'Brien, tells the story of the relationship between a photojournalist and a New York gallery owner.

Jacobs, a producer of the movie "Quiz Show," has been involved in more than a dozen TV series including "Boy Meets World" and "Charles in Charge." His play "Cheaters" had a short run on Broadway in 1978.

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