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Monday
29Jun2009

Weekend Recap: 'Transformers,' Michael Jackson, Peter Jackson Updates

We've certainly seen a lot of highs a lows over the past few days. The Transformers release is nearly record breaking, while the deaths of celebrities, particularly Michael Jackson, have left a cloud over the usual proceedings.

Beyond all that, we still found a few stories worth discussing, and hopefully you'll think so, too. As always, we rewind the previous weekend with our own stories and some we didn't cover here at The Big Picture.

Transformers goes for $200 million in five days

The Oscars change up the rules for Best Original Song

Ricky Gervais in the new trailer for The Invention of Lying

Some details about the Hitman sequel are revealed

Peter Jackson talks Lovely Bones, Hobbit, and Tintin

Alan Cumming will play the Green Goblin on Broadway

...Meanwhile, Stan Lee - who created the Green Goblin - will play Larry King in Iron Man 2


And from elsewhere


Zak Penn talks to Captain America, Thor teams this week (Filmonic)

John Landis on making the legendary "Thriller" video with Michael Jackson (Fangoria)

Letterman beats Conan for an entire week (Los Angeles Times)

J.D. Salinger breaks silence, talks Terminator (The Onion...which means, unfortunately, this is a fake story)

The greatest movie criticism in years: Michael Bay has finally made an art film (io9)

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