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The United States of Movies Summer Olympic Teams

This Friday will kick off the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, and though our old Revolutionary War adversaries might be our allies now, that doesn't mean the U.S. of frickin' A. isn't ready to bring the thunder.

Using our powers of make-believe and fantasy, we've assembled athletic champions from the entirety of movie history to give us a clear advantage towards the race for Olympic glory in every sport of the XXX Olympiad. Get More »

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After He Ends Global Warming, Leonardo DiCaprio To Find JFK's Killer

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Over the years, many theories have been put forth purporting that there was some sort of conspiracy involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, with supposed participants ranging from the CIA, FBI, KGB, Cuban Exile Groups and a joint Chef Boyardee-Betty Crocker coup d'etat.

Now there's a new historical figure involved… Jack Dawson. Well, Leonardo DiCaprio, anyway. Leo has issued a press release announcing that he will star in and produce a film based on the book "Legacy of Secrecy," written by Lamar Waldron and Thom Hartmann.

The film is being shepherded by Leo's Appian Way in partnership with Warner Brothers, who also made Oliver Stone's controversial 1991 film "JFK," and it is being earmarked for a 2013 release, the 50th anniversary of the assassination. Get More »

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