The U.S. Secret Service faces the daunting task of providing security along the presidential campaign trail and for at least six major national security events in the coming year, its director is expected to testify Wednesday. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan is slated to tell House members that 2012 will be “a very demanding and challenging year” as it continues providing protection for President Obama, Vice President Biden, their families, former presidents, visiting foreign dignitaries and the Republican Party’s eventual presidential nominee. Read full article > >

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DreamWorks previewed its slate of animated films for 2011 in front an auditorium full of journalists recently at the Directors Guild in Los Angeles. Jeffrey Katzenberg emceed the event, which included a screening of the first half or so of Kung Fu Panda 2 and the first 13 minutes of the Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots. Although both films are far from done (spots had temporary art, color, music, etc.), they are both well on their way to their full blockbuster glory. Kung Fu Panda 2, which was introduced by its director Jennifer Yuh, includes all the original voice cast (Angelina Jolie, Seth Rogen, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, etc.) as well as some new featured players, such as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Gary Oldman as Po’s newest rival, the evil white peacock Lord Shen.

The King’s Speech is to be released in the US in a swearing-free version which will open it up to younger audiences, its director Tom Hooper confirms.

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Mel Gibson misses out on a cameo role in the sequel to comedy The Hangover after objections from cast and crew, its director says.

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Made in Dagenham, a film about women battling for equal pay in the sixties, is not “a lament” but a “celebration” of the lives of working-class people in the UK, its director has said.

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Made in Dagenham ‘shows British spirit’