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Jenny Mason was born in Korea and adopted by a white family in the Midwestern US. After an uncomfortable "indiscretion" with her white adoptive brother, she heads for New York City to pursue a career in photography. Cut off from her adoptive family, struggling to fit in with white New Yorkers, she’s also having a hard time understanding or identifying with Asian-American New Yorkers.

Who is she really, and what does she want? "Tie A Yellow Ribbon," a new indie film coming soon on PBS, explores her identity and the Asian-American experience.

You can see a short preview at yellowribbonmovie.com. Dates and times vary by region, but start some time after May 1.
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It’s from funnyordie.com, and it really is funny, and I found it via tvaddict.com. Now, rock the spot:

<a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/dd756ca44d">"The Mclovin’ Fund" with Kristen Bell and Christopher Mintz-Plasse</a> on <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com">FunnyOrDie.com</a>
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I remember hearing about this Spanish horror movie called [rec] awhile back, and it looked kind of cool but I never saw it. Now io9 says they’re remaking it for US audiences as "Quarantine," starring Jennifer Carpenter ("Dexter"). In this context, it’s more than a simple horror flick, though. It’s become a terrifying allegory about the failings of contemporary journalism and the overreach of the Department Of Homeland Security.

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With poor dear old Chuck Heston barely in his grave, he’s already being given cause to spin in it. Word is that David Wyler (son of William Wyler, who directed the original) is set to remake "Ben-Hur" as a TV mini-series. “We’ve got a joke that this is the family business,” Wyler told Variety. “In my mind this is dedicated to my dad and Chuck. We think it’s a great way to keep his memory alive.”
Okay, Dave, in your mind it’s a hat’s off to those who came before. In our minds it’s yet another gratuitous remake of a movie that’s mostly a classic when viewed through the rose-colored glasses of fond nostalgia. The new Ben will get a 30-million dollar make-over, with Christian Duguay (who directed "Human Trafficking," "Lies My Mother Told Me," and many other things you never saw) at the helm. The mini has already been sold […]

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Yes, I found this mid-80s Johnny Depp clip while reading this blog. No, I have no idea why I was reading that. The doctor said I should stop because it’s bad for my blood pressure.

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Hoarding is one of the most poorly-understood, yet fascinating mental illnesses, and it’s best known not by a celebrity sufferer (Delta Burke may be the most famous) but as "the cat-lady thing." But it’s not just cats. In fact, it’s usually not animals at all that people hoard. It’s stuff they think could possibly be useful at some later time. "Possessed" is a documentary film by Martin Hampton that explores the world of four hoarders, and looks into the hold that their collections have on them:

POSSESSED from Martin Hampton on Vimeo.
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Nice. I mean: VERY nice. This is Ukrainian actress Olga Kurylenko, and she’s reported to have beaten out the likes of Cameron Diaz and Lindsay Lohan to star in the upcoming James Bond movie, “Bond 22″ with Daniel Craig. I’m pretty sure no one remotely considered Lindsay Lohan a competitor for the part after seeing Olga, but anyway . . .
Despite her name making her sound as if she’s about 70 years old, obese, and reeking like cabbage soup, Olga Kurylenko is a gorgeous actress/model who’s scored the covers of Glamour, Marie Claire, and Elle magazines and has been in several national fashion ad campaigns. She is set to play “dangerously alluring Camille who challenges Bond and helps him to come to terms with the emotional consequences of Vesper’s betrayal.” Hmm, something tells me that she helps him come to more than just terms. […]

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Tila Tequila and her "Shot At Love" boy broke up already and they’re going to make a second "Shot At Love," to go along with fan-favorite contestant Domenico’s spinoff dating show. (Reality Blurred and Variety)
The 1927 silent classic "Metropolis," an Expressionist masterpiece about the necessity of cross-class cooperation in society between intellectuals, laborers, and the wealthy, is getting a remake. (Joblo and every other movie-blogger out there.)
Knut the polar bear. In a movie. About global warming. (Defamer)
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Outside of the occasional college film series, the only place anyone gets to see old movies these days is on their TV, either courtesy of one of the cable channels or via DVD. So I don’t think I’m stepping out of line to note that 25 more movies were named to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress today. And while there are some familiar names on there - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Back to the Future" - there are also some greats you’ll only see in your living room, including "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and these two…
Consider the interrogation scene from Nicholas Ray’s noir gem "In A Lonely Place," with the aging Humphrey Bogart as a burned-out screenwriter suspected of murder and Gloria Grahame as his sexy neighbor:

Or consider the car chase from Peter Yates’ "Bullitt," which looks tame today, but was […]

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An "Arrested Development" movie could be in the works, assuming they can get all the ducks, actors, writers, and producers lined up.
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