This is not a reliable review of “Going the Distance.” When it comes to contemporary American romantic comedy, my brain, heart and standards have been seriously compromised by “The Ugly Truth,” “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”, “The Bounty Hunter” and “The Back-up Plan” and many others. Too many others. ... read more >>
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Film directors told to cut out smoking scene
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
A smoking control group suggested China’s movie makers and actors to butt out on the silver screen as they lure young people into smoking. Chinese Association of Tobacco Control released statistics of cigarette images in 40 Chinese movies and 30 TV series in 2009. The Founding of a Republic, a film commemorating the People’s Republic’s 60th anniversary, contained the most smoking images as the founding fathers of new China puffed their way through 11.76 percent of the movie. ... read more >>
A smoking control group suggested China’s movie makers and actors to butt out on the silver screen as they lure young people into smoking. Chinese Association of Tobacco Control released statistics of cigarette images in 40 Chinese movies and 30 TV series in 2009. The Founding of a Republic, a film commemorating the People’s Republic’s 60th anniversary, contained the most smoking images as the founding fathers of new China puffed their way through 11.76 percent of the movie. ... read more >>
‘Step Forward’ in Limiting Smoking Scenes in Films
Friday, August 20th, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday showing that scenes of smoking in high-grossing films fell to 1,935 “incidents” last year, down 49 percent from a recent peak of 3,967 in 2005. The study defined an incident as the use or implied use of a tobacco product by an actor, with a new incident occurring each time a tobacco product went off-screen then came back, or a different actor was shown with tobacco. ... read more >>
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on Thursday showing that scenes of smoking in high-grossing films fell to 1,935 “incidents” last year, down 49 percent from a recent peak of 3,967 in 2005. The study defined an incident as the use or implied use of a tobacco product by an actor, with a new incident occurring each time a tobacco product went off-screen then came back, or a different actor was shown with tobacco. ... read more >>
Michael Douglas Has Throat Tumor: What are His Chances?
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
During the long, warm weeks of spring in new York, Michael Douglas suddenly began to look his age. Going to court with his troubled son Cameron, who was on trial for drug dealing, it was obvious that the actor had lost weight. He appeared greyfaced and fatigued. And as summer advanced, Douglas looked frailer and more tired while his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, showed signs of being under terrific strain, too. ... read more >>
During the long, warm weeks of spring in new York, Michael Douglas suddenly began to look his age. Going to court with his troubled son Cameron, who was on trial for drug dealing, it was obvious that the actor had lost weight. He appeared greyfaced and fatigued. And as summer advanced, Douglas looked frailer and more tired while his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones, showed signs of being under terrific strain, too. ... read more >>
Angelina Jolie Premieres ‘Salt’ In London
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Angelina Jolie took to the red carpet tonight and received a rapturous welcome from the crowds at the London premiere of her highly anticipated action film Salt. A black and white carpet was laid for the arrival of Hollywood’s biggest female star and nobody shone brighter than the 35 year old in a nude-coloured Amanda Wakely sequinned dress. ... read more >>
Angelina Jolie took to the red carpet tonight and received a rapturous welcome from the crowds at the London premiere of her highly anticipated action film Salt. A black and white carpet was laid for the arrival of Hollywood’s biggest female star and nobody shone brighter than the 35 year old in a nude-coloured Amanda Wakely sequinned dress. ... read more >>
Photos From ‘Deathly Hallows’ Upcoming Trailer Surface
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Some of the pictures show Harry Potter facing off Lord Voldemort, a pale and blind dragon in Gringotts Bank, and Harry riding motorcycle with Hagrid. The first full trailer for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is yet to hit the web until June 28 at 4 P.M. PST but some shots from the video have been available for sneak peek. USA Today has got its hand on several photos from the upcoming trailer and they reveal that the video will give preview to some of the crucial moments. ... read more >>
Some of the pictures show Harry Potter facing off Lord Voldemort, a pale and blind dragon in Gringotts Bank, and Harry riding motorcycle with Hagrid. The first full trailer for “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” is yet to hit the web until June 28 at 4 P.M. PST but some shots from the video have been available for sneak peek. USA Today has got its hand on several photos from the upcoming trailer and they reveal that the video will give preview to some of the crucial moments. ... read more >>
Movie Review: ‘The Killer Inside Me’
Friday, June 25th, 2010
Michael Winterbottom’s “The Killer Inside Me,” starring Casey Affleck as a small-town deputy sheriff with a big-time psychosis, is little more than torture porn tricked out in art-house finery. That is the bigger crime here. Killers, particularly of the sociopathic strain of Affleck’s Lou Ford, can make for seductive characters. Whether it’s Tommy Lee Jones turn as the seriously bent Gary Gilmore of “The Executioner’s Song” or the sarcastic shot aimed at a media culture in love with violence that Oliver Stone took with his “Natural Born Killers,” we want to understand all that separates us from them. ... read more >>
Michael Winterbottom’s “The Killer Inside Me,” starring Casey Affleck as a small-town deputy sheriff with a big-time psychosis, is little more than torture porn tricked out in art-house finery. That is the bigger crime here. Killers, particularly of the sociopathic strain of Affleck’s Lou Ford, can make for seductive characters. Whether it’s Tommy Lee Jones turn as the seriously bent Gary Gilmore of “The Executioner’s Song” or the sarcastic shot aimed at a media culture in love with violence that Oliver Stone took with his “Natural Born Killers,” we want to understand all that separates us from them. ... read more >>
Green Hornet: Seth Rogen Superhero Movie (trailer)
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
The trailer for the Seth Rogen update of the “Green Hornet” is out, and it looks… fun! Rogen stars as Britt Reid, the hard-partying scion of a media mogul who dies suddenly, leaving his vast empire in the hands of his hitherto unworthy son. Enlisting the help of his father’s lethal butler Kato, Reid assumes the identity of The Green Hornet and fights crime. ... read more >>
The trailer for the Seth Rogen update of the “Green Hornet” is out, and it looks… fun! Rogen stars as Britt Reid, the hard-partying scion of a media mogul who dies suddenly, leaving his vast empire in the hands of his hitherto unworthy son. Enlisting the help of his father’s lethal butler Kato, Reid assumes the identity of The Green Hornet and fights crime. ... read more >>
Script of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ Abandoned in London Cafe
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
The storyline of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ fourth installment was nearly made known after movie workers accidentally left a copy of the screenplay in a London cafe. The plot of the fourth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise nearly became public knowledge this week after a copy of the film’s script was found in a London cafe. Johnny Depp began shooting “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, his latest big-screen outing as Captain Jack Sparrow, in Hawaii in early June. ... read more >>
The storyline of the ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ fourth installment was nearly made known after movie workers accidentally left a copy of the screenplay in a London cafe. The plot of the fourth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise nearly became public knowledge this week after a copy of the film’s script was found in a London cafe. Johnny Depp began shooting “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”, his latest big-screen outing as Captain Jack Sparrow, in Hawaii in early June. ... read more >>
Natascha Kampusch film director eyes Kate Winslet as lead
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Kate Winslet today finds herself targeted by a German film-maker with a dark tale to tell. Director Bernd Eichinger is all set to make a film about the Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch – and he wants Winslet to star. According to the Daily Express newspaper, the Oscar-winning actor is Eichinger’s first choice to take the role of Kampusch, who was 10 years old when she was abducted on her way to school. For the optimistic Eichinger, age is clearly just a number, and nationality but a label: English-born Winslet turned 34 last birthday. ... read more >>
Kate Winslet today finds herself targeted by a German film-maker with a dark tale to tell. Director Bernd Eichinger is all set to make a film about the Austrian kidnap victim Natascha Kampusch – and he wants Winslet to star. According to the Daily Express newspaper, the Oscar-winning actor is Eichinger’s first choice to take the role of Kampusch, who was 10 years old when she was abducted on her way to school. For the optimistic Eichinger, age is clearly just a number, and nationality but a label: English-born Winslet turned 34 last birthday. ... read more >>
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