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Rebecca Hall chats about being Vicky in 'Barcelona'
Posted:
August
25th
, 2008, 3:04pm GMT
In Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, British actress Rebecca Hall is seemingly the only one who doesn't kiss Scarlett Johansson. ...
'Tropic' thunders to top of box office again
Posted:
August
25th
, 2008, 1:06pm GMT
Tropic Thunder held off a slew of newcomers including an unexpectedly strong Playboy bunny to take the top spot at theaters ...
Rebecca Hall chats about being Vicky in 'Barcelona'
Posted:
August
25th
, 2008, 8:34am GMT
In Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona, British actress Rebecca Hall is seemingly the only one who doesn't kiss Scarlett Johansson. ...
'House Bunny' pins its limited charms on Faris
Posted:
August
23rd
, 2008, 8:17am GMT
No movie called The House Bunny would be complete without the appearance of Hef himself.
New on DVD: HBO's 'Recount' tallies critical acclaim
Posted:
August
22nd
, 2008, 2:15pm GMT
A multi-Emmy-nominated drama about the 2000 Florida election fiasco and a Muhammad Ali documentary are among this week's top ...
'The Rocker': Drum it out of town
Posted:
August
22nd
, 2008, 2:16am GMT
It's never too late to rock. That's why audiences would be better served staying home and playing Rock Band than wasting their ...
To see or not to see? That's the 'Hamlet 2' question
Posted:
August
21st
, 2008, 11:54pm GMT
The Bard might be squirming in his grave, but not actually turning, with Hamlet 2, given that it doesn't quite live up to its ...
'The Longshots' crafts a winning story
Posted:
August
21st
, 2008, 11:53pm GMT
Not all inspirational stories should be told on screen, though the tale of the first female Pop Warner football player does have ...
Summer's many documentaries walk fine line, hoping for sleeper hit
Posted:
August
21st
, 2008, 2:26am GMT
As audiences flock to tales of dark knights and bungling in the jungle, summer has also emerged as a hot time for docs. Though ...
Owner of car in accident with LaBeouf cited
Posted:
August
20th
, 2008, 9:26pm GMT
A citation has been issued to the owner of a car that crashed into a pickup driven by Shia LaBeouf.
'Tropic Thunder' storms past 'Dark Knight' at box office
Posted:
August
20th
, 2008, 12:12pm GMT
The Dark Knight has finally fallen. After more than a month atop the box office, the Batman sequel dropped to No. 2 this weekend, ...
'The Rocker' shows off Rainn Wilson's Dwight stuff
Posted:
August
20th
, 2008, 12:12pm GMT
Rainn Wilson is not America's sweetheart. Think of him instead as America's spleen-venter releasing mistrust and anger through ...
Clooney, Pitt, Coens join Toronto festival lineup
Posted:
August
19th
, 2008, 7:48pm GMT
Movies featuring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Kate Beckinsale, Edward Norton and Colin Farrell and a documentary about Paris Hilton ...
'The Rocker' shows off Rainn Wilson's Dwight stuff
Posted:
August
19th
, 2008, 1:10pm GMT
Rainn Wilson is not America's sweetheart. Think of him instead as America's spleen-venter releasing mistrust and anger through ...
'The Rocker' shows off Rainn Wilson's Dwight stuff
Posted:
August
18th
, 2008, 2:21am GMT
Rainn Wilson is not America's sweetheart. Think of him instead as America's spleen-venter releasing mistrust and anger through ...
'Tropic Thunder' storms past 'Dark Knight' at box office
Posted:
August
17th
, 2008, 10:13pm GMT
The Dark Knight has finally fallen. After more than a month atop the box office, the Batman sequel dropped to No. 2 this weekend, ...
'The Clone Wars': Cartoonish, in a bad way
Posted:
August
17th
, 2008, 8:58pm GMT
Don't expect the seventh Star Wars film here. Star Wars: The Clone Wars is more like a long Saturday morning cartoon.
'Barcelona': A destination for passion
Posted:
August
17th
, 2008, 8:58pm GMT
Vicky Cristina Barcelona is as exhilarating, captivating and enjoyable as a summer romance in an exotic city. Woody Allen's latest ...
Riddle me this, Batman: Who will be your next big foe?
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 5:56pm GMT
With The Dark Knight's mega-blockbuster success, Batman had better be hunting for some mighty foes.
Apatow's raunchy 'Pineapple Express' is a good high
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 5:55pm GMT
If the guys from Superbad smoked too much weed in college, never got their diplomas and continued to find themselves in absurd ...
'Tropic Thunder' rolls with laughter
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 5:54pm GMT
Tom Cruise seems to have regained his cool in Tropic Thunder (*** out of four).
New on DVD: James Brown doc and more
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 2:39am GMT
This week's top picks: the Godfather of Soul in I Got the Feelin', a single dad in Smart People and art-gallery daddy-Os of The ...
Hope, real or an apparition, is central to 'Henry Poole'
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 2:30am GMT
Told as a fable, Henry Poole Is Here tries to offer moviegoers a pool of hope in a barren landscape.
Is 'Clone Wars' just kids' stuff?
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 2:26am GMT
The animated The Clone Wars, with its brightly colored computer animation, characters designed to look like wooden Thunderbirds-style ...
Danny McBride is in the 'Express' lane to fame
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 1:52am GMT
Danny McBride, who made his leading man film debut in a little-seen 2006 tae-kwon-do flick, is packing a powerful punch in theaters ...
'Fly Me to the Moon' should be scrubbed
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 12:47am GMT
A tribute to a giant leap for mankind feels like a clumsy shuffle backward for animation.
Poof! Next 'Harry Potter' flick moves to summer
Posted:
August
15th
, 2008, 12:07am GMT
Warner Bros. says it's bumping Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from its planned November release into next summer.
Laughter, sadness over Bernie Mac's lion in 'Madagascar'
Posted:
August
14th
, 2008, 9:27pm GMT
It was a bittersweet morning Wednesday at DreamWorks Animation, as the makers of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa showed off the first ...
An awkward love triangle: Kate, Leo and Sam Mendes
Posted:
August
14th
, 2008, 8:35pm GMT
It was more than a little awkward for Kate Winslet to film sex scenes with Leonardo DiCaprio in front of husband Sam Mendes, ...
Cruise's partner Paula Wagner quits
Posted:
August
14th
, 2008, 1:46am GMT
Tom Cruise's producing partner Paula Wagner said Wednesday she will leave her job as chief executive of United Artists to produce ...
'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor to appear in court
Posted:
August
13th
, 2008, 2:52pm GMT
Shelley Malil had a busy career as a comic actor, appearing in a huge hit movie, several TV shows and a commercial that aired ...
'Tropic Thunder' rolls with laughter
Posted:
August
13th
, 2008, 12:52am GMT
Tom Cruise seems to have regained his cool in Tropic Thunder (*** out of four).
Disability groups vs. 'Tropic Thunder'
Posted:
August
13th
, 2008, 12:38am GMT
A comedy full of racial jokes, gay jokes, drug jokes, Vietnam veteran jokes, adults fistfighting with children, and gags loaded ...
'Indy' heads to home video with Oct. 14 release
Posted:
August
12th
, 2008, 7:13pm GMT
Indiana Jones entered the atomic age in his latest movie. Now he's joining the Blu-ray era.
'40-Year-Old Virgin' actor arrested near San Diego
Posted:
August
12th
, 2008, 5:14pm GMT
An actor who appeared in The 40-Year-Old Virgin has been arrested in connection with an attack on his former girlfriend, authorities ...
'Indy' heads to home video with Oct. 14 release
Posted:
August
12th
, 2008, 3:49pm GMT
Indiana Jones entered the atomic age in his latest movie. Now he's joining the Blu-ray era.
For 'Soul Men' director, deaths of Mac, Hayes were doubly devastating
Posted:
August
12th
, 2008, 2:37pm GMT
When Malcolm Lee got the call over the weekend that Bernie Mac had died, the director says he was overcome by grief. When he ...
Disability groups vs. 'Tropic Thunder'
Posted:
August
12th
, 2008, 1:36pm GMT
A comedy full of racial jokes, gay jokes, drug jokes, Vietnam veteran jokes, adults fistfighting with children, and gags loaded ...
'Dark Knight' derails 'Pineapple Express,' turns into juggernaut
Posted:
August
11th
, 2008, 11:35pm GMT
This is getting ridiculous. In its fourth weekend in theaters, The Dark Knight remained atop the box office, knocking off another ...
Penelope Cruz is poised for breakout with two new films
Posted:
August
11th
, 2008, 11:27pm GMT
Hot on the heels of her first best-actress Oscar nomination, Spain's Penelope Cruz is basking in some very sweet reviews for ...
'Dark Knight' derails 'Pineapple Express,' turns into juggernaut
Posted:
August
11th
, 2008, 2:05am GMT
This is getting ridiculous. In its fourth weekend in theaters, The Dark Knight remained atop the box office, knocking off another ...
Hollywood power broker Bernie Brillstein dead
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 7:25pm GMT
Bernie Brillstein, a Hollywood talent agent, manager, producer and studio head who over half a century guided the careers of ...
Think you know 'The Dark Knight?'
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 6:24pm GMT
Get serious about your Dark Knight trivia. Take our quiz and see how well you remember this summer's hottest movie:
Hollywood power women shed light on summer movies
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 6:13pm GMT
Two much-touted releases that focus on women's relationships and personal desires didn't merely succeed at a time when multiplexes ...
Weed out these famous stoner lines
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 6:13pm GMT
Pineapple Express' two lovable stoners join a long list of moviedom's memorable potheads. The comedy's quips alone strike a high ...
Ex-Bush aide files lawsuit over 'Swing Vote' movie
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 3:46pm GMT
A former aide to President Bush filed a copyright lawsuit over the Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer movie Swing Vote on Thursday, ...
'Elegy': A lament for the still-living
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 12:58pm GMT
True to its title, Elegy is a spare, meditative and melancholy film. It is a deeply affecting and profoundly observed saga about ...
Weed out these famous stoner lines
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 12:53pm GMT
Pineapple Express' two lovable stoners join a long list of moviedom's memorable potheads. The comedy's quips alone strike a high ...
Hollywood's power women shed light on movies this summer
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 12:25pm GMT
Two much-touted releases that focus on women's relationships and personal desires didn't merely succeed at a time when multiplexes ...
Sneak peek: 'The Road' is fiction, but the bleak scenery is real
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 12:02pm GMT
Imagining the end of the world is not easy, especially if you're not going to create one with a computer. But director John Hillcoat ...
Fashioning a future for women in Hollywood
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 11:59am GMT
Hollywood has had its share of female troubles. USA TODAY spoke to women directors, writers and producers about improving their ...
Ex-Bush aide files lawsuit over 'Swing Vote' movie
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 2:27am GMT
A former aide to President Bush filed a copyright lawsuit over the Kevin Costner and Kelsey Grammer movie Swing Vote on Thursday, ...
New on DVD: 'Counterfeiters' puts twist on prison-camp story
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 1:53am GMT
The performance that made Tommy Lee Jones a star and a profile of singer/activist Pete Seeger highlight this week's top DVD releases.
Think you know 'The Dark Knight'?
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 1:44am GMT
Get serious about your Dark Knight trivia. Take our quiz and see how well you remember this summer's hottest movie:
These ladies got the moves at the movies
Posted:
August
8th
, 2008, 1:03am GMT
The demure strides taken by such hot-weather predecessors as 2001's The Princess Diaries, 2003's Freaky Friday and 2006's The ...
Lucas says 'Indiana Jones' needs Ford to continue
Posted:
August
7th
, 2008, 7:05pm GMT
George Lucas says he's already identified the one person who can keep the Indiana Jones franchise going: Harrison Ford.
Sneak peek: 'The Road' is fiction, but the bleak scenery is real
Posted:
August
7th
, 2008, 12:12pm GMT
Imagining the end of the world is not easy, especially if you're not going to create one with a computer. But director John Hillcoat ...
'Traveling Pants' is just as comfy as ever
Posted:
August
7th
, 2008, 11:57am GMT
The saga of the well-worn jeans on the move continues to be a warm and pleasantly diverting tale. With the quartet of girls now ...
Apatow's raunchy 'Pineapple Express' is a good high
Posted:
August
7th
, 2008, 2:18am GMT
If the guys from Superbad smoked too much weed in college, never got their diplomas and continued to find themselves in absurd ...
Feds drop Ledger drug inquiry
Posted:
August
7th
, 2008, 1:51am GMT
Federal prosecutors have decided not to pursue a criminal case into how Heath Ledger obtained the powerful painkillers that contributed ...
Toby Keith says movie set was all business
Posted:
August
6th
, 2008, 7:11pm GMT
One could only imagine the pickin' party they could have thrown on the back lot of Toby Keith's new movie, Beer for My Horses.
SAG faction unveils candidates slate
Posted:
August
6th
, 2008, 1:21pm GMT
The group of Hollywood actors in control of the Screen Actors Guild unveiled a slate of 33 board candidates Tuesday, two weeks ...
'Gossip Girl' Blake Lively tries to ignore rumors
Posted:
August
6th
, 2008, 12:30pm GMT
Don't mess with Penny.
Actors thunder onto Marine base for movie screening
Posted:
August
6th
, 2008, 12:29pm GMT
The only thing missing was Ride of the Valkyries blasting from the three helicopters as they swooped in to land at the military ...
'Bottle Shock' uncorks a good story of California wine
Posted:
August
6th
, 2008, 1:08am GMT
Bottle Shock (* * * out of four) goes down easy. It's the kind of feel-good movie whose resolution is evident from the start, ...
Smith wins appeal for R rating on 'Porno'
Posted:
August
6th
, 2008, 12:08am GMT
Filmmaker Kevin Smith has won an appeal to lower the rating for his comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno from an adults-only NC-17 ...
High school or the movies? One dad makes a deal
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 11:15pm GMT
David Gilmour's 15-year-old son did not just hate school. Gilmour feared he might lose him forever if he forced him to stay in ...
'Dark Knight' breaks $400M mark in record time
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 7:23pm GMT
Add another entry for The Dark Knight in Hollywood's record books: The Batman sequel has climbed past $400 million at the box ...
Stars don't feel frisky at 'Vicky Cristina' premiere
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 6:22pm GMT
Woody Allen's new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, may be a sexy romp about a menage-a-trois, but none of its stars Javier Bardem, ...
Many tweens watching 'R' films despite restriction
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 4:39pm GMT
Researchers know what your tween saw last summer: savage beatings, severed heads, murder, rape and torture.
Stars don't feel frisky at 'Vicky Cristina' premiere
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 1:20pm GMT
Woody Allen's new film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, may be a sexy romp about a menage-a-trois, but none of its stars Javier Bardem, ...
Late-summer comedies 'Pineapple,' 'Thunder' expose blood and guts
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 12:29pm GMT
Sure, there have been a few jokers out there this summer besides the one in The Dark Knight. But Steve Carell, Mike Myers, Eddie ...
'Pineapple' star Franco digs deep, plays stoner and serious
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 11:46am GMT
James Franco is flying high. In June, he graduated from UCLA with an English degree. On Wednesday, he's starring in comedy king ...
Actors thunder onto Marine base for movie screening
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 11:40am GMT
The only thing missing was Ride of the Valkyries blasting from the three helicopters as they swooped in to land at the military ...
'Gossip Girl' Blake Lively tries to ignore rumors
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 11:39am GMT
Don't mess with Penny.
Morgan Freeman injured in car accident in Miss.
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 11:38am GMT
Morgan Freeman had surgery Monday evening to repair injuries suffered in a car accident late Sunday near his Mississippi home. ...
Apatow's raunchy 'Pineapple Express' is a good high
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 11:37am GMT
If the guys from Superbad smoked too much weed in college, never got their diplomas and continued to find themselves in absurd ...
Actors thunder onto Marine base for movie screening
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 2:58am GMT
The only thing missing was Ride of the Valkyries blasting from the three helicopters as they swooped in to land at the military ...
Morgan Freeman injured in car accident in Miss.
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 2:34am GMT
Morgan Freeman had surgery Monday evening to repair injuries suffered in a car accident late Sunday near his Mississippi home. ...
Many tweens watching 'R' films despite restriction
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 2:25am GMT
Researchers know what your tween saw last summer: savage beatings, severed heads, murder, rape and torture.
'Pineapple' star Franco digs deep, plays stoner and serious
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 2:25am GMT
James Franco is flying high. In June, he graduated from UCLA with an English degree. On Wednesday, he's starring in comedy king ...
Apatow's raunchy 'Pineapple Express' is a good high
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 1:36am GMT
If the guys from Superbad smoked too much weed in college, never got their diplomas and continued to find themselves in absurd ...
Catch up with the other 'Sisterhood' stars
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 1:19am GMT
Blake Lively has certainly captured her share of the spotlight lately, but the other stars of Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ...
'Gossip Girl' Blake Lively tries to ignore rumors
Posted:
August
5th
, 2008, 1:14am GMT
Don't mess with Penny.
'Dark Knight' edges 'Mummy' for third consecutive box-office win
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 5:08pm GMT
With $43.8 million this weekend, The Dark Knight becomes the year's first movie to claim the box office throne for three straight ...
Late-summer comedies 'Pineapple,' 'Thunder' expose blood and guts
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 1:37pm GMT
Sure, there have been a few jokers out there this summer besides the one in The Dark Knight. But Steve Carell, Mike Myers, Eddie ...
'Pineapple' star Franco digs deep, plays stoner and serious
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 11:58am GMT
James Franco is flying high. In June, he graduated from UCLA with an English degree. On Wednesday, he's starring in comedy king ...
'Dark Knight' edges 'Mummy' for third consecutive box-office win
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 11:54am GMT
With $43.8 million this weekend, The Dark Knight becomes the year's first movie to claim the box office throne for three straight ...
Strong stars keep 'Frozen River' firm
Posted:
August
4th
, 2008, 3:00am GMT
A Sundance hit that is both absorbing and bleak, Frozen River is anchored by powerful performances, believable scenarios and ...
'Transformers' may be adapted for LaBeouf's injury
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 9:33pm GMT
The Transformers sequel may need to be reworked to explain Shia LaBeouf's injured hand, says the film's director Michael Bay.
Hollywood gets lost in translation
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 8:36pm GMT
Titles are often tweaked to sound better or provide a hint of the plot to audiences who might be skeptical of what is, to them, ...
Golden Globe group disburses $750,000 to charity
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 7:43pm GMT
Despite the lack of a glitzy televised ceremony earlier this year because of the writers strike, the organization that sponsors ...
'Swing Vote' veers from cute to edgy, falls short
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 6:24pm GMT
Swing Vote can't decide whether it wants to be an edgy political satire or a heartwarming family drama. Consequently, it bounces ...
Forgettable 'Mummy' sequel crashes on takeoff
Posted:
August
1st
, 2008, 6:23pm GMT
Mummy mia, this is a lousy movie! You half expect that, along with the kitchen sink, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, would ...