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Updated: May 10, 2011 9:21:30 AM MDT
Depp talks Keith Richards, possible 'Pirates' 5

LOS ANGELES—"Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" is still weeks away from opening, but Johnny Depp and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are already thinking about a fifth "Pirates" film. 
Pacino plays mentor to 'Dapper Don' in Gotti film
CANNES, France—Al Pacino is telling a new mob family story, joining John Travolta for the crime saga "Gotti: Three Generations. 

New On DVD, 5/10/11
The title could mean the director himself: Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), the French animator and reanimator of lost eras, who brings the late mime Jacques Tati to wondrous and sparkling life. This is a remarkable movie: lovely, slow-paced and almost silent, rich with pathos and deft comic gestures.  

"Jumping the Broom" raises bar on black comedy
The makers of "Jumping the Broom" are looking for a leap of faith. One of the films that opened this weekend against the powerhouse "Thor," the African-American comedy about two socioeconomically opposite families who clash at a wedding appears to be a lightweight contender. 

'Thor' hammers competition with $66M opening
LOS ANGELES—"Thor" kicked off the summer movie season by smashing the competition at the box office with a $66 million opening weekend. 

Family Films with Michael Booth

"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is actually two terrific movies, an opener and a feature, that are both worth enjoying with any shorties over the age of 6.  
 
 
 
 
 

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All the good intentions in the world can't save "White Irish Drinkers" from playing like the baldest of retreads.  
 
 


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The title could mean the director himself: Sylvain Chomet ("The Triplets of Belleville"), the French animator and reanimator of lost eras, who brings the late mime Jacques Tati to wondrous and sparkling life. This is a remarkable movie: lovely, slow-paced and almost silent, rich with pathos and deft comic gestures.  
 
Provided by Universal Pictures
While Vince Vaughn still has the fast-talking bravado that makes him so bewilderingly watchable, neither his quick wit nor his chemistry with Kevin James can transform this into the gold standard of buddy comedies.  
 
Provided by Discovery Channel/BBC
"Human Planet" is a six-part BBC/Discovery co-production from the folks who gave us the natural-science epics "Life" and "Planet Earth." "Life" dipped into biology, exploring plant and animal behavior; "Planet Earth" documented oceans, jungles and other natural phenomena.  
 
 

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Provided by Tri-Star pictures
Don't get me wrong. Claudine Watson is a good character, a choice role. Mother of the bride to be in the new family comedy "Jumping the Broom," which opens Friday, she's fierce, svelte, shrewd.  
 
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
"I've had a lot of this lately," says "Win Win" writer-director Tom McCarthy over breakfast at a downtown Denver hotel. "A guy comes up to me after a preview screening and says, 'So do you think they're going to let you make a big movie?' "  
 
Provided by Starz
French actress Eva Green needs love when she works on a new project. "If I'm not passionate about the character, I can't do it. Some actors work and work and work. I wish I could be like that," Green says. "But I need to be in love."  
 
 




 

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