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Via the New York Times: Hal Douglas, a voice-over artist who narrated thousands of movie trailers in a gravelly baritone heard by “audiences everywhere,” as he might have put it, “thrilled by images never before seen … until now!,” died on Friday at his home in Lovettsville, Va. He was 89. The flexibility of his voice, and the longevity of …

Annie doesn’t open until Xmas. The clip already has 2M YouTube views, partly because of the racists who are very upset that Annie is played by ten year-old black actress Quvenzhané Wallis, who in 2012 became the youngest-ever recipient of an Best Actress Oscar nomination for Beasts Of The Southern Wild. Will Smith and Jay-Z are the film’s producers. Jay-Z …

From the wingnut outfit Faith Driven Consumer, which is endorsed by Focus On The Family and the American Family Association.  The impressive opening weekend result for SON OF GOD is further proof that Hollywood can produce entertainment options that appeal to Faith Driven Consumers. Faith Driven Consumer reviewed SON OF GOD, and rated it a 4.5 out of 5 stars …

Because, you see, it was all about big government getting in the way of small business. Details.

There didn’t seem to be any major upsets.

Let’s hear your predictions for tonight’s Oscars. Who do you think will win and who do you think should win?

“Because of the quality of the production and acting, viewers will enjoy watching main themes from the Noah story depicted in a powerful way on the big screen. However, my intent in reaching out to Paramount with this request was to make sure everyone who sees this impactful film knows this is an imaginative interpretation of Scripture, and not literal. …

Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated Weeds star Elizabeth Perkins tweeted me this afternoon to announce her donation to the Center For Constitutional Rights, which is suing Scott Lively on the behalf of Ugandan LGBT activists. Donations go to funding subpoenas, paying for expert witnesses, and for airfare to the United States for Ugandans to testify against Lively.  Longtime JMG readers …

Harold Ramis, best known as one of the stars of Ghostbusters and as the director of Groundhog Day, has died in Chicago. Ramis, a longtime North Shore resident, was surrounded by family when he died at 12:53 a.m. from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels, his wife Erica Mann Ramis said. …

“I’ve had a relatively charmed life. I loved to be out in the city. New York was my town. I’ve had people come up to me and say, ‘You’re a great New Yorker. You’ve given your time and money to so many New York charities. You’re a great supporter of the arts. I like some of your movies—and some of …

According to a study compiled by Christianist film critic and would-be censor Ted Baehr, American moviegoers are uninterested in profanity and sex. The 80-page report, which has been published by the Christian Conservative, pro-family advocacy group Movieguide for 22 years, broke down box office statistics regarding theatrical earnings and used letter codes to determine the content, ranging from world views …

Actress Mary Grace Canfield, best known for her butch-lite handywoman character Ralph on Green Acres, has died at the age of 89. The cause was lung cancer, her daughter Phoebe Alexiades said. On “Green Acres,” Canfield was Ralph Monroe, who, with her brother Alf, was perennially working on the bedroom of a city slicker couple (Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor) …

Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page came out today at a Las Vegas conference for LGBT youth. Via the Hollywood Reporter: “I’m here today because I am gay,” Page, 26, told the audience “And because maybe I can make a difference. To help others have an easier and more hopeful time. Regardless, for me, I feel a personal obligation and a social …

Shirley Temple Black, the most famous child star in history, has died at the age of 85. Shirley Temple Black, who as a dimpled, precocious and determined little girl in the 1930s sang and tap-danced her way to a height of Hollywood stardom and worldwide fame that no other child has reached, died on Monday night at her home in …

New York City investigators today reported finding “large quantities” of heroin in the Manhattan home of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was found dead yesterday in his bathroom with a syringe still in his arm. Authorities investigating the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman found close to 50 bags containing what is believed to be heroin in his apartment, …

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, was found dead today in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent drug overdose. A personal assistant found Hoffman’s body in an apartment at 35 Bethune St. and called 911 around 11:30 a.m, sources said. Cops are at the scene and are investigating, sources said. In 2006, Hoffman publicly admitted that he nearly succumbed to …

Two weeks ago we puzzled over the Academy Award nomination for a song from a virtually unknown Christian movie that had only played a few shows in Los Angeles in order to qualify. Today the Academy yanked that nomination over shady campaigning by the songwriter. From their press release: On Tuesday night, the Academy’s Board of Governors voted to rescind …