Athletes may own the podium, but arts groups are hoping culture will also share a spot at centre stage when Finance Minister Jim Flaherty presents his budget on Thursday.

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The Cinema Source reported on February 20 that Logan Lerman has indeed scored the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Marc Webb’s Untitled Spider-Man Film , which will relaunch the franchise, and that story is now spreading across the tabloids like a forest fire… but is it true?

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Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Paul Dano), a homeless young man who has already given up on life. In the hopes of keeping his legacy alive, Jacques deems Lucas is a fitting heir and takes him under his wing, schooling him in the male—centric laws of his alcoholic clubhouse: no new customers, no fraternizing with customers and, absolutely no women. Lucas is a quick study, but their friendship is put to the test when the distraught and beautiful April (Isild Le Besco) shows up at the bar seeking shelter, and Lucas insists they help her out.

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Selena Gomez (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) has been cast in one of three lead roles in Tom Bezucha’s comedy Monte Carlo , while a possible deal is in the works for “Gossip Girl’s” Leighton Meester as well.

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Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to star opposite Owen Wilson and Marion Cotillard in Woody Allen’s untitled movie scheduled to shoot in the summer, says The Hollywood Reporter .

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Latino Review is reporting that the new version of The Shadow is no longer at Sony Pictures. According to the site, 20th Century Fox has picked up the property with Sam Raimi still attached to produce.

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Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire director Lee Daniels revealed, in a USA Today article on the Oscar-nominee’s events this week, that Hugh Jackman will star in his Civil Rights movie Selma , which he hopes to start shooting in May.

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