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Paul Feig is a long way from his days playing small roles in TV shows like "Dirty Dancing" and "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch." The "Bridesmaids" director and creator of "Freaks and Geeks" is now a singular force in Hollywood, serving up majorly funny (and majorly successful) comedies that are slowly convincing studios to give female audiences a break.

Feig's latest movie, "The Heat," stars Sandra Bullock as an FBI agent and Melissa McCarthy as her street detective foil. Though it's the filmmaker's first foray into action, there's still plenty of room for hilarity between Sarah Ashburn (Bullock) and Shannon Mullins (McCarthy).

We caught up with Feig the day of the movie's New York premiere, where he graciously spoke about his love of female comedies and why Hollywood has been stubborn about making more. He also dished about his upcoming female James Bond flick, "Susan Cooper."

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They're tipped to be rivals for the next Best Actress oscar, but Elizabeth Olsen and Glenn Close will shortly be joining forces in a new version of Therese Raquin.Emile Zola's naturalist 1867 novel involves the eponymous orphan heroine being railroaded into an unhappy marriage by her overbearing aunt, Madame Raquin. Chained to the feeble Camille, Therese begins an aggressive affair with the dashing Laurent, but its future is not a happy one, and there's murder afoot...Therese is a meaty role for Olsen, following her breakout performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene. Likewise Madame Raquin is a strong part for Close, who'll want to capitalise on her big "comeback" in Albert Nobbs (although Therese Raquin will involve her being paralysed for a large portion of the run-time if it remains faithful to the novel).The adaptor is Charlie Stratton, an actor (he was in the Dirty Dancing TV series) turned writer and producer,...

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Question: I think you’re awesome. You know what would make you even more awesome? Some Glee scoop. Asap, or I’ll die. It will be on your conscience. — Pablo

Ausiello: Curiously, I think I’m awesome too. But I’m also cripplingly insecure—hey, don’t laugh; I am!—so I appreciate the positive reinforcement. Now for that awesomeness-increasing scoop: The show’s season 2 stud-muffin, Chord Overstreet, tells us that...