Today's News: Cuts to Bruno, more on the bigger Best Picture field, an IMAX record for Transformers 2, Jason Lee joins Kevin Smith's latest, and more

In the news:

-Do we have some MJ related cuts to the upcoming Bruno?

-Check out Variety's take on the expansion of the Best Picture field to 10.

-Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen sets an IMAX record.

-Speaking of Transformers (and be on the lookout for my review soon), The Hollywood Reporter has a story on the divide on the film between audiences and critics.

-Add Jason Lee to the promising cast of A Couple of Dicks, the new film from Kevin Smith.

-The results of the L.A. Film Festival come out.

-A remake of An American Werewolf in London?

-Add Amy Adams to the cast of the potential Oscar vehicle The Fighter.

Michael Jackson, Our very Own Charles Foster Kane?

"No Trespassing"

Has there ever been a cultural icon as enigmatic as Michael Jackson? His life was largely shaped by the media and public, yet no one really knew anything about him. For a person known around the world as the "King of Pop", he was a mystery, and his death only adds to that lore . . . I overheard someone describing his death, and they mentioned that he died alone. How can a person with so much fortune and fame die alone?

Importantly, despite his iconic status, he became entangled with scandals, and lost much of the mystique that surrounded him for decades. His followers abandoned him, and he was left in an expensive oddly named mansion, collecting things until his untimely death. Sounds familiar right? Michael Jackson's life and tragic death are eerily familiar to Charles Foster Kane's. They both dominated a particular avenue of culture (music/media). They were both larger than life figures, who at the height of their celebrity, fell to scandals. Moreover, they both tried to seclude themselves into fantasy mansions. They collected a ton of items around the world, and eventually died alone.

All of the fame and the fortune did nothing to keep their demons away. For two guys who had it all, it seemed like they had nothing. Both realized that their childhood memories provided the most comfort (Michael before he was a celebrity at 10 ). Just like Rosebud is the greatest mystery in cinema history, Michael Jackson will forever be remembered for his music, but a mystery to most of us.

Michael Jackson Dies!

TMZ Reports!
http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/25/michael-jackson-dies-death-dead-cardiac-arrest/

R.I.P.