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At the Movies: Reese Witherspoon Seeks Bunny Lake
Per Variety, Reese Witherspoon is likely to star in a remake of Bunny Lake Is Missing, a 1965 Otto Preminger thriller about a woman whose daughter goes missing, yet perhaps never existed. Um, Flightplan? That Julianne Moore thing?... Brittany Snow has landed the lead in Finding Amanda, an indie in which a TV exec (Matthew Broderick) tries to save his niece from her life as a Vegas hooker and stripper.... Spike Lee will direct L.A. Riots, a drama based in the racially charged events of 1992.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, James Franco, Frances Fisher and Jason Patric have joined the cast of Paul Haggis' new film.... Dennis Quaid plays an NFL coach in The Express, a biopic of Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis. All together now: Let's go, Orange!
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Dec 7, 2006 9:57 AM
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Oh Matt!!! WHY, WHY, WHY?!! I haven't seen Flightplan! It's in my Netflix queue, but darnit... dang. ... trying not to swear.... oh well. Will I still enjoy the movie? Being a Jodie Foster fan...
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Dec 7, 2006 12:23 PM
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I spoiled nothing for you, trust me. 
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Dec 7, 2006 12:55 PM
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Ernie Davis? Wow, there's a blast from the past! I saw him play basketball when his and my high school (in upstate New York) played against each other in 1957. He graduated a year before I did. It's amazing that someone has just now gotten around to making a movie about him. He was an outstanding person, as well as athlete who died tragically young in 1963. Here is an excerpt from ESPN.com:
The honors came early and often, from the time he started with organized sports. Ernie Davis succeeded at every venue, a three-sport standout in high school, a two-time All-American halfback at Syracuse.
He led Elmira (N.Y.) Free Academy to a 52-game winning streak in basketball and as a Syracuse sophomore helped the Orangemen gain their only national football championship. As a senior in 1961, he became the first African-American to receive the Heisman Trophy and was the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
And then, stunningly, he was gone. Struck down by leukemia, Davis never realized his dream of playing in the NFL.
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Dec 7, 2006 3:05 PM
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Woot! As a former member of the Syracuse Marching Band and proud alumnus, I salute you! And thank you for the great news. Touching sports movies are the rage, and that's one tragic, yet inspirational story. What an amazing young man.
Thanks, Matt!
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Dec 7, 2006 8:43 PM
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