At Venice: Michael Shannon darkens "Iceman" role
Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder and Ray Liotta attend "The Iceman" photocall during the 69th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 30, 2012, in Venice, Italy.
/ Getty(CBS/AP) VENICE, Italy - "The Iceman," a film about real-life hitman Richard Kulinski, is making its debut at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.
Michael Shannon plays the killer-for-hire, who conceals the truth of his occupation from his picture-perfect suburban family.
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Rolling Stones to release film in October
From left, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger attend as the Rolling Stones celebrate their 50th anniversary with an exhibition at Somerset House on July 12, 2012, in London.
/ Getty(CBS News) The Rolling Stones will release the documentary "Crossfire Hurricane" this fall.
The film, which documents the band's 50-year career, will hit U.K. theaters in October before airing on HBO in the States.
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Ryan Gosling to make directorial debut
Ran Gosling attends the premiere of "The Ides Of March" on Sept. 27, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
/ Getty(CBS News) Ryan Gosling can now add feature-film writer and director to his growing resume.
The 31-year-old actor will write and direct the movie "How to Catch a Monster," starring "Mad Men" actress Christina Hendricks, reports Variety. The pair appeared together in the 2011 film "Drive."
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Eddie Murphy shopping "Beverly Hills Cop" TV show
Eddie Murphy poses before the screening of "Beverly Hills Cop" during "A Cinematic Celebration of Jerry Bruckheimer" on May 17, 2010, in Los Angeles.
/ Getty(CBS News) "Beverly Hills Cop" could get some small-screen time.
Vulture reports that Eddie Murphy, Sony Pictures Television and "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan are shopping a TV adaptation to broadcast networks this week, with Murphy serving as executive producer.
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Venice opens with "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"
From left to right, producer Lydia Dean Pilcher, co-screenwriter Mohsin Hamid, actress Kate Hudson, actor Riz Ahmed, director Mira Nair and actor Liev Schreiber attend "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" photocall during the 69th Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 29, 2012, in Venice, Italy.
/ Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(CBS/AP) "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" opened the 69th annual Venice Film Festival Wednesday, and the film's director Mira Nair says she hopes her film will help open a dialogue about stereotypes of the Islamic world that have deepened in the last decade.
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Careless smoking cause of Tyler Perry studio fire
Tyler Perry attends "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection"premiere on June 25, 2012, in New York.
/ Getty(CBS/AP) The fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry's Atlanta studios was caused by careless smoking, investigators have determined.
According to a statement from Capt. Marian McDaniel of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Tuesday, no criminal charges are pending.
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New trailer released for "The Master"
Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in "The Master."
/ The Weinstein Company(CBS News) A new trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master" has arrived online.
Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as a man who creates his own religion following the end of World War II, and Joaquin Phoenix as a soldier who becomes his right-hand man as the faith gains a following.
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Venice Film Festival to showcase young Hollywood
A general view of atmosphere ahead of the 69th Venice International Film Festival on Aug. 28, 2012, in Venice.
/ Getty(CBS News) The Venice Film festival kicks off Wednesday and the star-studded film showcase will be packed this year with some of Hollywood's younger talents.
The festival will feature films featuring Zac Efron, Shia LaBeouf and even Disney Channel actress Selena Gomez.
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Ron Howard to direct film about Jay-Z's festival
Jay-Z, Ron Howard
/ CBS/Getty(CBS News) Jay-Z's first-ever music festival will have a second life in a film directed by Ron Howard.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard is behind a movie about this weekend's two-day event in Philadelphia dubbed "Made in America," which will feature performances by Jay-Z, Run-DMC, Drake, Skrillex, Odd Future and Janelle Monae, among others.
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Director Tony Scott cremated; scholarship created
Tony Scott attends the premiere for "Unstoppable" on Oct. 26, 2010, in Westwood, Calif.
/ GettyHis family announced the scholarship news Monday, following Friday's private funeral.
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First look: Chloe Moretz gets bloody in "Carrie"
Chloe Moretz as Carrie White in a scene from "Carrie."
/ MGM/Screen Gems(CBS News) Two new images have been released from the upcoming remake of "Carrie," starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.
One of the stills revisits an iconic scene from the 1976 Brian De Palma horror film - Moretz, as Carrie White, standing in her prom dress and covered in blood.
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Jessica Alba goes blonde for "Sin City 2"
Actress Jessica Alba shows off new hair color for "Sin City 2."
/ Personal Photo/Twitter(CBS News) Jessica Alba's hair is ready for "Sin City 2."
The actress, who is reprising her role as stripper Nancy Callahan, tweeted pictures of her new blonde 'do for the role.
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Shia LaBeouf discusses his nudity in music video
Shia LaBeouf arrives at the premiere of "Lawless" on Aug. 22, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif.
/ Getty(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - Just because Shia LaBeouf appeared completely nude in a recent music video and has said he's willing to perform real sex acts in Lars Von Trier's upcoming film "The Nymphomaniac," doesn't mean he's going through an exhibitionist phase.
The 26-year-old actor says he's "not choosing to be naked all the time" and that he "didn't get into (acting) to be a porn guy."
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Ben Affleck denies "Justice League" rumors
Ben Affleck appears onstage during the 2012 Do Something Awards on Aug. 19, 2012, in Santa Monica, Calif.
/ Getty(CBS News) Ben Affleck has shot down rumors that he was being considered to direct and possibly star in Warner Bros.' "Justice League" film.
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Tony Scott laid to rest at private funeral
Tony Scott arriving at premiere of "Unstoppable," in Los Angeles on Oct. 26, 2010.
/ File,AP Photo/Gus Ruelas(CBS News) A private funeral was held for Tony Scott in Los Angeles on Friday, five days after the "Top Gun" director jumped off of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in an apparent suicide.
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