Archive for 'Movies'
‘Sherlock Holmes’ New Sponsor For ‘Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show’
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Sherlock Holmes has stepped up to sponsor next Sunday’s Family Guy special.
The upcoming Warner Bros. film will be the sole sponsor of Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show. Last week, Microsoft abruptly backed out as sponsor of the half-hour comedy-variety program, amid complaints of offensive themes and language. A sneak preview from the December release, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, will air during the broadcast.
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Katie Holmes Replaces Liv Tyler For Lead Role In ‘The Romantics’
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Katie Holmes has been tapped to replace actress Liv Tyler in the independently financed comedy The Romantics.
The film, to be directed by Galt Niederhoffer, also stars Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel, Malin Akerman, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody and Jeremy Strong, Variety has learned.
The Romantics revolves around eight friends from college who reunite for a wedding, where Holmes plays Laura, the maid of honor to Paquin’s Lila, the bride. Laura and Lila are best friends who both have a past with the groom played by Duhamel.
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Ashton Kutcher Producing Romantic Comedy Starring Wife Demi Moore & Her Ex-Hubby Bruce Willis
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by CSS.
Hollywood studio bosses aren’t letting the failure of Ashton Kutcher’s ill-fated CW drama, The Beautiful Life, hamper talks to pick up the Twitter King’s dynamic new film project, starring real-life exes Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
Ashton is creating a healthy buzz for the ripped-from-real-life romantic comedy, that will see his cougar wife and her former husband chronicling the “zany adventures of a divorced couple after she marries a sexy stud 16 years her junior,” National Enquirer informant Mike Walker reports.
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Adam Sandler Will Dress In Drag For New Film, “Jack And Jill”
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Funnyman Adam Sandler is preparing to step into drag for a gender-bending new comedy scheduled for release in 2011.
The actor has signed up to play the male and female tittle character in Jack and Jill, a romantic comedy about twins, Variety reported Thursday.
The movie is set to begin filming early next year.
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New Extended Trailer, “Alice In Wonderland”
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Alice in Wonderland – Extended Trailer
A new trailer for Tim Burton’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel Alice in Wonderland – featuring scenes from the original teaser trailer released last July and a few seconds of new clips — has appeared online.
Alice in Wonderland — starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, and Helena Bonham Carter — opens in theaters March 5.
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Jessica Biel Is “F***ing Engaged.”
Posted on 29. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Justin Timberlake may not be ring shopping, but Jessica Biel is definitely planning a trip to the altar. The actress has signed on to star in and produce a new sex-charged comedy, entitled F***ing Engaged, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project, written by Julia Brownell, focuses on a couple who decides to have sex every day leading up to their wedding to keep them from becoming like their sex-deprived parents.
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‘This Is It’ Michael Jackson Tribute Film Premiere
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Los Angeles came to a standstill on Tuesday night as Hollywood A-listers joined the Jackson brothers for the premiere of the King of Pop’s concert rehearsal movie This Is It.
The film – featuring Michael Jackson’s final stage performances before his death in June – has been cut from 80 hours of videotape filming the star’s last few days of rehearsals for the concerts planned for London’s O2 arena in July.
Last night’s Los Angeles launch coincided with the worldwide release of the film, which premiered across 15 cities including London, Seoul, South Korea; Johannesburg, South Africa; Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and Berlin, Germany.
The tragic superstar’s brothers Jermaine, Tito, Jackie and Marlon walked the red carpet alongside Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and Paris Hilton.
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‘Footloose’ Director Kenny Ortega Steps Down
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
Kenny Ortega has dropped out as director of Paramount’s Footloose remake, starring Gossip Girl’s Crawford and country starlet Julianne Hough, according to Variety.
The High School Musical lensman reportedly left the project after clashing with the studio about budget and tone.
Kenny, who directed the soon-to-be-released Michael Jackson concert film This Is It, allegedly wanted to stage complex musical numbers — which would have cost the studio $30 million. Paramount production chief Adam Goodman, on the other hand, insisted he remake be more dramatic than musical.
The 1984 original starred Kevin Bacon as a city slicker who moves to a rural town where dance has been outlawed by a overzealous local minister. In the process of trying to change the town’s laws, the teen falls in love with the preacher’s daughter.
A new Footloose director is expected to step in promptly to keep the film on track for its June 18 theatrical release
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‘Paranormal Activity’ Continues To Be A Box Office Smash
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by CSS.
The low-budget chiller Paranormal Activity won a weekend battle of slashers flicks, overtaking part six of the Saw franchise and scooping up $22 million at the weekend box office.
Fueled by rave word-of-mouth reviews on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, Paranormal Activity has taken the box office by storm to become the year’s most unlikely number one hit. Following in the footsteps of 1999’s cult horror thriller The Blair Witch Project, director Oren Peli’s 2006 film was made for a microscopic $11,000 and has already earned $62 million in North America.
That means a $14.8 million debut for Saw VI, a franchise that has been an annual Halloween fixture at theaters since 2004. It was the worst opening ever for Lionsgate’s Saw series, whose previous low was $18.3 million for the original movie.
