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Director Chris Weitz Not Surprised Reviews Trashed ‘New Moon’

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” opened the other weekend in most territories and, unsurprisingly, it proved to be a hit in terms of sales, becoming the third biggest opener ever. Critically speaking, though, the story was entirely different, with many critics not even bothering to see it in its entirety bef...

27 November 2009
11:01 GMT

‘Shrek Forever After’ Sees Ogre Hit Midlife Crisis

The adventure began in 2001, when audiences were first introduced to the stinky, shameless, obnoxious yet entirely lovable in the end, ogre Shrek in the film with the same name. Come May 2010, the fairytale ends with “Shrek Forever After,” which sees the anti-hero hit midlife crisis, as USA Today informs....

26 November 2009
10:49 GMT

Taylor Lautner in Rolling Stone on ‘New Moon’ Wolf

“New Moon,” the second film in the “Twilight” saga, opened this weekend in most theaters around the world and even managed to top expectations, becoming the third biggest opener ever in the history of film. The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine brings Taylor Lautner on the cover, together...

26 November 2009
05:10 GMT

‘New Moon’ Stars Cash In Multi-Million Dollar Paychecks

Over the weekend, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the second film in the highly successful franchise from Summit Entertainment, set a new record in terms of box-office grossing and became the third biggest opener in movie history. Speaking specific numbers, “New Moon” made $140 million in the o...

25 November 2009
09:49 GMT

Zac Efron Wants James Bond Role

“High School Musical” star and the idol of an entire generation of screaming female fans, Zac Efron, has had it with the goody two-shoes image he’s had onscreen so far, and is consequently setting his sights higher and, at the same time, in a different direction. For instance, his next role, if he h...

25 November 2009
02:37 GMT

Fox Says ‘Avatar’ Will Make Money, Laughs Off $500M Budget

Earlier this month, as the promo campaign for “Avatar,” one of the most anticipated releases of this winter, was kicking into high gear, reports started to emerge as to how the film stood little chances of actually making a profit at the box-office, especially since it became possible because of an estima...

24 November 2009
12:12 GMT

‘New Moon’ Breaks Record for Box Office Sales

Movie studios may have it harder in recession, but at least Summit Entertainment has not a single thing to worry about as far as movie grossing is concerned. “New Moon,” the second installment in “The Twilight Saga” opened to impressive numbers over the weekend at the North American box office...

23 November 2009
09:19 GMT

Dustin Hoffman Pulls Out of ‘Little Fockers’

The third film with the ridiculously hilarious Focker clan is currently in the making but, according to the reports now coming in, it could very well be that not all is great in Focker-land. Meant to reunite the original cast, presumably with the addition of Jessica Alba, “Little Fockers” was seen as the ...

21 November 2009
04:34 GMT

Oscars Snub Michael Moore’s Latest Documentary

Michael Moore is, by now, a director that has probably become well accustomed to the idea that whatever project he comes out with, and especially if it’s a documentary, will be regarded as “uncomfortable” (to say the least) by many. However, even he hoped that the same would not apply for the Academ...

21 November 2009
02:33 GMT

Robert Downey Jr. Thinking of Retiring from Acting

Robert Downey Jr. has certainly seen his ups and downs, as all his fans and especially those who stuck with him when few industry people wanted to work with him as well, and he’s well aware of that. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, whose cover he also graces in character as Sherlock Holmes, the ...

20 November 2009
10:46 GMT

Early Reviews Say ‘Twilight: New Moon’ Is Horrible

The D day has come and the second installment in “The Twilight Saga,” “New Moon,” also based on one of Stephenie Meyer’s novels, is about to open nationwide in most territories. As fans are eagerly booking their seats and purchasing their tickets, ready to turn this film too into a succe...

20 November 2009
08:52 GMT

Modern Warfare Could Become a Movie Title

After what Modern Warfare managed to do in just five days, generate $550 million, that is, it's no wonder that Activision gathered all its people, put them in a room and told them to think of absolutely anything and then add “Modern Warfare” to its name. It seems like one of the things to expand the ...

20 November 2009
07:24 GMT

Capcom's Dark Void Game Will Have a Movie Adaptation

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li is one of the latest movie adaptions based on a Capcom title, and, even if the film barely escaped a near-death experience at the box office, the company isn't ready to give up on live-action movies just yet. The developer has announced that it will work with the movie-produ...

20 November 2009
04:44 GMT

Vatican Says ‘New Moon’ Is ‘Deviant Moral Vacuum’

Millions of fans around the world are just now almost dying with anticipation at the thought they will soon get to see the sequel to the 2008 hit “Twilight,” “New Moon.” The Vatican, though for one, is none too happy about the blockbuster film that details the romance between a vampire and a m...

20 November 2009
03:17 GMT

Rose McGowan Surgically Altered Face Is Costing Her Movie Roles

Actress Rose McGowan has made no secret of her fondness for plastic surgery, especially after being involved in a car accident that left her with scars under the eye, where her broken sunglasses cut deep into the skin. However, she may have gone a bit overboard with plastic surgery, a report in the New York Daily New...

19 November 2009
11:25 GMT

Adam Lambert Campaigns for ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Remake

Although Adam Lambert is the first to admit he still has a long way to go before proving himself on the music scene and showing that he truly has the staying power of a rock ‘n’ roll god, as fans believe of him, the American Idol runner-up is also planning ahead. More specifically, Adam is also eyeing a c...

19 November 2009
10:26 GMT

Anne Hathaway in Talks for Black Cat in ‘Spider-Man 4’

Following a rather rocky start, where no one seemed to know for certain whether the “Spider-Man” franchise would move past the third film to the fourth, reports are pouring in saying that Black Cat will be the villainess our hero will face on his next adventure. Even more, word in the blogosphere also cla...

19 November 2009
05:44 GMT

‘Friends’ Film Will Not Happen, Lisa Kudrow Reveals

Following years of intense speculation and entreaties from fans around the world, in September this year, the first seemingly more accurate report regarding a “Friends” feature film emerged. It seemed to come on good authority, as it was James Michael Tyler, Gunther on the television show, who backed it u...

18 November 2009
11:36 GMT

Miley Cyrus Hates the ‘New Moon’ Hype

As almost the entire world is swept away by the “Twilight” mania, with just days to go until the release of the second film in the franchise, the much-hyped “New Moon,” Miley Cyrus is one teenager who will not hear about vampires and werewolves. In fact, the Disney darling hates everything tha...

18 November 2009
10:54 GMT

Cameron Diaz’s ‘The Box’ Is a ‘Stinker’

Gorgeous actress Cameron Diaz has often rebelled against critics saying that she was typecast for comedy roles. It’s not known whether this had anything to do with her decision of doing the thriller “The Box” but what is certain is that, in a strange turn of events, her ambitious role, along with th...

18 November 2009
09:56 GMT

‘The Exorcist’ to Be Made into TV Mini-Series

Ever since it first hit the screen in 1973, “The Exorcist” has constantly been described as officially the scariest movie of all times by movie critics. Even those who disagree that it’s the scariest agree that it ranks up there with the most terrifying instances of modern cinema. For all these crit...

18 November 2009
09:13 GMT

Johnny Depp Gets $38 Million for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4’

Disney has long confirmed the making of the fourth film in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, “On Stranger Tides,” despite not having a star attached to it yet. Contrary to earlier reports that said that Johnny Depp, as of now the only star of the successful franchise, was having second...

18 November 2009
02:18 GMT

Jennifer Lopez Is Ruining My Life, Former Husband Reveals

A judge sided with Jennifer Lopez issued a temporary injunction against former husband of less than a year Ojani Noa, who was planning the release of a tell-all movie in the guise of a parody. Although a confidentiality agreement is in place between the two for many years, Noa seemed to think he could bypass it to ge...

12 November 2009
11:12 GMT

Adam Lambert Already Eyeing Career in Movies

He has proven he can be an American Idol without actually winning the show with the same name. He has also proven he can sing and that he has what it takes to make a rock star. Now, Adam Lambert, whose debut album, “For Your Entertainment,” drops on November 23, is saying he’d also like to have the ...

11 November 2009
03:14 GMT

James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Cost $500M, May Flop

This December, James Cameron and fantasy-film fans will be treated to what is deemed one of the most ambitious and potentially successful projects of almost two decades: Cameron’s “Avatar.” However, boasting an estimated budget of about $500 million and almost no star power, while neither a story wi...

9 November 2009
11:39 GMT

‘2012’ Sequel Is Straight-to-TV Drama

The world is coming to a (more or less visually enthralling) end in director Roland Emmerich’s latest film, the much-hyped “2012,” which will see a wide release on November 13. Yet all is not lost, at least not for producers and the movie studio, as they still have a way to make a sequel to it, by t...

8 November 2009
03:05 GMT

Jennifer Lopez Sues Ex to Block Tell-All Movie

Jennifer Lopez may finally have the perfect marriage and perfect family with now-husband Marc Antony and the twins they have together, but there is one man in her past that will simply not go away. Ojani Noa, the singer’s first husband, is looking to release a tell-all movie and intimate home videos shot while ...

8 November 2009
02:18 GMT

Joss Whedon Offers to Buy ‘Terminator’ Franchise for $10,000

Word in the industry has it that the “Terminator” franchise is up for sale. According to several reports surfaced just recently, owners of “Terminator” want to rid themselves of it since they can’t possibly see any way in which they could make money off it in the future. “Buffy&rdq...

7 November 2009
04:15 GMT

Angelina Jolie Is One Dangerous Spy in ‘Salt’ Teaser Trailer

Columbia Pictures is already preparing for the release of what it hopes will be next summer’s big action blockbuster, the spy movie “Salt,” starring Angelina Jolie. In doing so, the movie studio has released the first teaser trailer for it, first with Russian dubbing and then for English-speaking ma...

5 November 2009
04:23 GMT

Kristen Stewart Doesn’t Want to Be Like Angelina Jolie

Although they say there is not a woman (or only very few) who wouldn’t want to be Angelina Jolie at least for a single day, Kristen Stewart says she’s not in the game for fame and recognition. In a new interview, cited by Us Magazine, the “Twilight” saga star explains how she wants to be an ac...

4 November 2009
07:13 GMT

‘Michael Jackson’s ‘This Is It’ Rules the Box-Office

Sony Pictures’ docu-film made under the direction of Kenny Ortega as he handled rehearsals at Los Angeles’ Staples Center for Michael Jackson’s London series of shows took the number one at the North American box-office over the weekend, moving past faux-documentary horror “Paranormal Activity...

2 November 2009
10:56 GMT

Milla Jovovich on Violence on Film: Parents Need to Be Responsible

Milla Jovovich has long stopped being just another pretty face, becoming the reigning queen of action / zombie movies with the release of the first “Resident Evil” film, as MTV once said of her. With all that, she would probably not let her daughter Ever see her work anytime soon, being of the opinion tha...

31 October 2009
07:21 GMT

‘Jon & Kate’ Show to Be Made into Film

It’s clear that the public has grown immensely tired by TLC’s “Jon & Kate Plus 8” reality show, for which reason it is now breathing its last breaths and, implicitly, episodes. Still, that’s not to say this will be the last the world sees of the couple, as reports are beginning to pour i...

30 October 2009
11:54 GMT

‘Paranormal Activity’ Stars Say Fame Is a Strange Thing

“Paranormal Activity” is definitely the one movie that the entire industry is buzzing about right now and that’s not solely because it has officially managed to become this year’s strongest contender for the title of best (underdog) horror film. The fact that it was made with a budget of just ...

30 October 2009
11:22 GMT

Hugh Jackman Set to Star as Nathan Drake

The Uncharted movie is pretty much on track it seems, and the developers are already thinking about the right leading man to portray Nathan Drake, the lovable yet slightly immoral main character of the two videogames released until now.And it appears that the producers have their sight set on Hugh Jackman, the in dem...

30 October 2009
04:49 GMT

Paranormal Activity – Movie Review

“Paranormal Activity: Evidence of a Haunting,” as it was initially named, starts off just like a video either one of us could make and then upload on YouTube. However, as it becomes clear just minutes within the film, there is nothing that could make our own videos even closely similar to this faux-docume...

27 October 2009
13:27 GMT

Kate Gosselin Wants Career in Showbiz, Eyes Movie Debut

Jon Gosselin is not alone in dreaming of a career in television once “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” the reality show that made him and his soon to be ex-wife stars, ends. Kate too wants to remain in the spotlight and a career on the small screen is the obvious choice for that to happen. Of course, she’s also ...

27 October 2009
11:30 GMT

Robert Pattinson Is Favorite Movie Vampire of All Times

Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” films, the second of which drops just weeks from today, on November 20, is the best and most popular vampire in moviedom, a survey by ad agency Pearl & Dean has revealed, as ReelLoop can confirm. In his race to the top spot, Edward Cullen blasted past co...

27 October 2009
06:28 GMT

Director George Miller Shows Off ‘Mad Max 4’ Cars

Much has been said about a fourth “Mad Max” movie but, until just now, nothing of that was ever confirmed. Fans knew one was being made with the original director George Miller at the helm but they were never offered more than tidbits of info. In a recent interview with ABC News, Miller not only proves hi...

26 October 2009
12:10 GMT

Stewart Got Pattinson the Edward Part in ‘Twilight’

Few fans could imagine someone else playing the part of the vampire Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” films than British actor Robert Pattinson. As a matter of fact, Robert himself has repeatedly said that he’s come to exist for many solely as Edward, not that he minds it that much or anything. To thi...

26 October 2009
07:31 GMT

‘Paranormal Activity’ Wins Top Spot at the Box-Office

Paramount has a certified, albeit surprising, winner on its hands with the low-budget, faux-documentary “Paranormal Activity.” Now on its fifth weekend, the horror expanded to more theaters and has managed to take the top spot at the box-office in the US in the process, the Los Angeles Times informs. As e...

26 October 2009
05:19 GMT

Up Close and Personal with Robert Pattinson

Vampires have always exerted this kind of weird and irresistible attraction on us, especially when put on film. With their ridiculous good looks, their impenetrable calm that bespeaks unimaginable cruelty and perhaps something more as well (a soul?), unmatchable physical abilities and unpredictability, it’s no ...

24 October 2009
04:28 GMT

Saw VI (2009) – Movie Review

“Once you see death up close, then you know what the value of life is.” Jigsaw says, clearly one of the most prolific killers in the history of cinema, even after death, in the trailer for the sixth “Saw” movie that premiered just hours ago. 2009 marks, as fans know, the sixth year when the an...

24 October 2009
04:16 GMT

MTV Confirms Robert Pattinson Appearance on Oct. 30

British actor Robert Pattinson is what one might call a “sight for sore eyes,” especially given his known adversity for all things media. Because of this, the few interviews that he gives or appearances that he puts up, even for promotional purposes, are like manna for true fans. On this note, these fans ...

23 October 2009
10:53 GMT

Bronson Pinchot Explains ‘Homophobe’ Comment on Tom Cruise

Bronson Pinchot, who fans mostly remember for his part of adorable Balki in “Perfect Strangers,” resurfaced in the media the other day with a series of not-at-all-flattering comments about some of his ex co-stars. These included Tom Cruise, whom Pinchot labeled a homophobe, Denzel Washington, who was vile...

23 October 2009
05:57 GMT

‘Saw VI’ Taken Down by Low-Budget ‘Paranormal Activity’

2009 marks the sixth year that audiences are invited to the scarefest that is the imagining of the undertakings of the Jigsaw killer, “Saw.” As a rule, the film opens strong each year around Halloween time and then slowly slips down the box-office chart to become a cult classic, kept alive by a very stron...

23 October 2009
05:38 GMT

Bronson Pinchot: Tom Cruise Is a Homophobe, Denzel Washington Is Vile

Those who remember Balki on the sitcom “Perfect Strangers” will be happy to hear that the actor playing him, Bronson Pinchot, is again in the spotlight. This time, though, it has nothing to do with his funny side, as The Huffington Post can confirm, since Pinchot is out to draw some blood and has set his ...

22 October 2009
10:45 GMT

‘American Psycho’ Character Based on Tom Cruise

As the latest edition of Blackbook magazine says, onscreen murder changed for ever when Christian Bale took on the iconic sociopath Patrick Bateman in the 2000 classic “American Psycho.” It’s a known fact that Bale, an actor who rose to prominence after doing this disturbing role, also contributed t...

22 October 2009
10:12 GMT

Megan Fox Is Empire’s Hottest Movie Star

Megan Fox has already been named the “woman of 2009,” the second most beautiful woman in showbiz after “House M.D.” star Olivia Wilde and America’s hottest bad girl, which would make it easy for one to believe that she couldn’t possibly be given yet another distinction. This is whe...

22 October 2009
06:31 GMT

New Trailer for ‘New Moon’ Goes Online

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” arrives in theaters on November 20, a year after the first film based on Stephenie Meyer’s books made it out. So far, fans have had the pleasure of seeing a few teasers and trailers, including some behind-the-scene footage, so, clearly, Summit Entertainment’s deci...

22 October 2009
04:33 GMT


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