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Going to Pieces in June
News: Metrodome have announced the UK DVD release of Going to Pieces on 25th June 2007 priced at 19.99. In this candid, sensational and gore-soaked feature-length documentary, the titans of terror take you on a comprehensively terrifying trip to the very …

Seraphim Falls
Liam Neeson, Pierce Brosnan, Angie Harmon and Anjelica Huston star in a revenge Western set at the end of the Civil War. [Rated R]

Flanders
Divisive French director Bruno Dumont (Twentynine Palms) returns with a drama that intercuts scenes of war and farm life, and features an amateur cast. [Not rated]

Hollywood Dreams
A typically improvised effort for director Henry Jaglom, “Dreams” follows a young Midwestern woman who arrives in Los Angeles seeking stardom. [Rated R]

Cannes: James Gray’s "We Own the Night" Sold To Columbia
Columbia Pictures has purchased the North American rights for James Gray s “We Own the Night” for $11.5 million, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Walberg, Robert Duvall, and Eva Mendes, is in competition at Cannes. Gray also scripted “Night,” a crime drama that…

"Shrek 4" Going the Prequel Route?
When your mega-money franchise starts to run out of steam (creatively, not financially), what do you do? You go backwards and start planning a prequel! According to sources, DreamWorks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg wants “Shrek 4″ to be an “origin story,” a desire that goes a long way towards explaining…

"Shrek 4" Going the Prequel Route?
When your mega-money franchise starts to run out of steam (creatively, not financially), what do you do? You go backwards and start planning a prequel! According to sources, DreamWorks chief Jeffrey Katzenberg wants “Shrek 4″ to be an “origin story,” a desire that goes a long way towards explaining…

‘Spider-Man 3′ Breaks Opening Day Record

by Brandon Gray

Weekend Wrap-Up: 5/20/07
After Spider-Man 3 opened to $151 million only two weekends ago, some thought that Shrek the Third might be a shrinking daisy in comparison. It wasn’t to be. After a huge $39 million Friday, Shrek plundered through the rest of the weekend and finished with an awesome weekend total.

This is So Last Week: Pop Culture Week in Review for 5/11/07-5/17/07
We’ve got Cannes and the Tonys, country music and unexpected flowers. Add in a boatload of television news, and you’ve got yourself the last seven days in popular culture. Were you paying attention?