On Location: Occupy L.A. upstages film production at City Hall

Many in Hollywood are sympathetic to the goals of Occupy L.A. But the protesters are upstaging one of the industry's most popular shoot locations.

With its distinctive concrete tower and Greco-inspired architecture, City Hall has long been a favorite of location managers as an iconic symbol of Los Angeles and a stand-in for everything from Congress to courtrooms of New York in numerous movies, television shows and commercials.

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Director Payne continues to tell regional stories in 'Descendants'

Few filmmakers with a global reputation have stayed as rooted in regionalism as Alexander Payne. The native of Omaha, Neb., used his hometown as the location for his first three studio features — the comedies "Citizen Ruth," "Election" and "About Schmidt" — even though the latter movies were based on novels that were set elsewhere. And the Cornhusker State will be the location for his upcoming road-trip comedy called simply "Nebraska."

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Harrison Ford Talks About Next Indiana Jones Flick!

HARRISON Ford has hinted that there will soon be another Indiana Jones movie!

The actor, 69, was asked by US TV show Extra if there will be another installment in the hugely successful film franchise.

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Shakespeare Was a Drunken Fraud; Timberlake Steals Time: Movies

William Shakespeare was a drunken, whore-mongering, semiliterate murderer who took credit for plays written by someone of much higher standing. And he was a pretty poor actor, too.

Were Shakespeare alive today, he’d surely file a defamation suit against “Anonymous,” the new film from director Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day”) and screenwriter John Orloff. Their revisionist history is ridiculous and baffling.

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Emma Watson leaves Hermione behind to star as retro beauty in My Week with Marilyn (VIDEO & 6 PHOTOS)

Fifties femme: Emma Watson is transformed from Hermione into an
English rose for her new film 

Fans are used to seeing her play bookish Hermione Granger after appearing in no less than eight films of the juggernaut Harry Potter film franchise, where she found fame.

But now the Emma Watson is determined to show off her versatility and her ability to turn into a retro beauty in her latest film My Week With Marilyn.

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You can't beat a werewolf: Robert Pattinson tried to get Taylor Lautner's abs for Twilight sex scenes... but came up short (3 PHOTOS)

Buff: Taylor Lautner famously gained 30 pounds of muscle for the second Twilight
installment as he transformed from a young Jacob into a werewolf

Taylor Lautner famously bulked up for the second Twilight movie as he transformed from a young Jacob into a tough werewolf.

And now, his co-star and on-screen love rival Robert Pattinson has revealed he had a taste of what the 19-year-old went through for the fourth installment, Breaking Dawn: Part 1.

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