Batfleck, Bombs, Booted Execs: 15 Biggest Film Stories of 2013

Among the many highlights in film in 2013 were the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman, the casting (and recasting) of the leading man for Fifty Shades of Grey and the plethora of new films that were announced based on old franchises, ranging from Jurassic Park 4 to the new Harry Potter spinoff films.

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10 Surprising Links Between Hollywood and Neuroscience

Natalie Portman is a neuroscientist! Colin Firth has co-authored a brain imaging paper! There was a real-life case like Drew Barrymore’s character in 50 First Dates!

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Led by 'Hobbit 2,' Christmas Rings Out Record Year

Thanks to a strong Christmas season, Hollywood is safe to begin celebrating a record year at the North American box office. With two days left to go, revenue will match 2012's record $10.8 billion sometime on Sunday, putting the final tally for the year in the $10.9 billion range.

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Screenwriters Choice Awards Nominees Include 'Blue Jasmine,' 'Her,' '12 Years a Slave'

Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, Spike Jonze’s Her and John Ridley’s 12 Years a Slave are among the nominees for the second annual Screenwriters Choice Awards. The awards are sponsored by Final Draft, which makes screenwriting software, and the winners will be announced at the Final Draft Awards, to be held Jan. 7 on the Paramount Studios lot.

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Jenji Kohan: Netflix 'Cryptic' About Show's Popularity

Netflix famously doesn't release ratings information, even for what it claims is its most watched original series: Orange Is the New Black.

And that secrecy extends to show creator Jenji Kohan, who tells The New York Times that the streaming service provides "very cryptic" assessments of the show's popularity.

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Oscars: Nine Films Competing for Best Foreign Language Film

The films, listed in alphabetical order by country, are:

• Belgium, The Broken Circle Breakdown, Felix van Groeningen, director
• Bosnia and Herzegovina, An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, Danis Tanovic, director
• Cambodia, The Missing Picture, Rithy Panh, director
• Denmark, The Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg, director
• Germany, Two Lives, Georg Maas, director
• Hong Kong, The Grandmaster, Wong Kar-wai, director
• Hungary, The Notebook, Janos Szasz, director
• Italy, The Great Beauty, Paolo Sorrentino, director
• Palestine, Omar, Hany Abu-Assad, director

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'12 Years a Slave' Leads Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award Nominations

The 14th edition of the Canadian kudosfest will see McQueen's no-holds-barred drama vie in the best film, director and screenplay categories.

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