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Reviews: Rush Hour 3 2007-08-08 15:07:00 Things aren't looking too good for Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan. Reviews of their 3rd movie in the Rush Hour
series are coming, and most of them are saying that the movie sucks. I like Jackie Chan movies so I'm hoping the critics are being overly critical about the movie.25% Rotten at RottenTomatoes.comYahoo.com: Third 'Rush Hour' Is Lazy, FlatVariety.com's Review of Rush Hour 3
Connelly, Long In Talks for New Barrymore Ensemble Comedy 2007-08-08 13:37:00 Jennifer Connolly and Justin Long, plus a couple of other actors, are in talks to star in Drew Barrymore
's 2009 ensemble comedy He's Just Not That Into You. The New Line Cinema movie is based on the best-selling book of the same title written by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tucillo.Connelly
, Long "Just" right for Barrymore comedy Read more:Ensemble
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Hollywood Star for Michelle Pfeiffer 2007-08-07 14:36:00 Michelle Pfeiffer
who stars as a villain in the new musical comedy Hairspray gets her own Hollywood
Star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Pfeiffer thanked her mother and father for giving her support when she decided to become an actress.Pfeiffer Honored With Hollywood Star Read more:Michelle
Matt Damon is Top 'Moneymaker' 2007-08-07 14:02:00 Forbes magazine's new chart says that film star Matt Damon
brought in $29 of gross income for every $1 that he was paid for his latest films, making him the "best valued" Hollywood star. Other stars who made the list include Jennifer Aniston, the highest-placing female on the list at #5, and celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, both making the list at #2 and #6 respectively.Here's the rest of the list and their value according to Forbes magazine.1 Matt Damon ($29 / dollar)2 Brad Pitt ($24 / dollar)3 Vince Vaughn ($21 / dollar)3 Johnny Depp ($21 / dollar)5 Jennifer Aniston ($17 / dollar)6 Angelina Jolie ($15 / dollar)7 Renee Zellwegger8 Reese Witherspoon9 Ben Stiller10 Sandra BullockHollywood star Damon 'best value'Forbes: `Bourne' Star Is a Moneymaker
The Bourne Ultimatum Conquers Box Office, Breaks Records 2007-08-06 14:15:00 The Matt Damon-Paul Greengrass spy thriller The Bourne
Ultimatum proved a winner as it conquers the North American box office this weekend with a whopping $70 million, the biggest August opening yet. Last week's winner The Simpsons Movie slips to number 2, while Disney movie Underdog enters the charts at number 3 with $12 million.Third Bourne movie tops US chart'The Bourne Ultimatum' Earns $70 Million'Bourne' breaks box office records Read more:Records
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Eddie Murphy Admits Paternity of Scary Spice's Child 2007-08-03 23:37:00 A day after Spice
Girls member Melanie Brown filed court papers in the US to legally establish the Dreamgirls actor as the father of her child, EddieMurphy
has publicly announced that he is indeed the father. Mel B. and Eddie Murphy
dated a few months in 2006. Murphy filed for divorce from Nicole Mitchell Murphy in 2005.Eddie Murphy confirms paternityMurphy says he fathered Brown's daughter Read more:Paternity
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In Theaters This Weekend (August 3-5, 2007) 2007-08-02 23:01:00 Here are movies opening this weekend, via IMDB, and ranked according to personal familiarity with the movie and/or actors in the movie.The Bourne Ultimatum - Matt Damon, Edgar Ramirez, Joan Allen, etc. Directed by Paul Greengrass.The Ten - Paul Rudd, Jessica Alba, Winona Ryder. Directed by David Wain.El Cantante - Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez. Directed by Leon Ichaso.Becoming Jane - Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy, Julie Walters, etc. Directed by Julian Jarrold.Underdog - Peter Dinklage, Jason Lee, Amy Adams, etc. Directed by Frederik Du Chau. Read more:Theaters
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Rush Hour 3 Banned in China 2007-08-02 16:13:00 In an article I posted a couple of days ago, it said that Chinese people were angered with the third Rush Hour
movie, but the Film Bureau denied banning the movie. Now, they have confirmed that Rush Hour 3 is indeed banned in China
for "commercial reasons."China's censors ban 'Rush Hour 3' Read more:Banned
Shrek 4 in Theaters May 21, 2010 2007-08-01 19:26:00 The fourth movie in the highly successful Shrek
movies will be released on May 21, 2010, according to DreamWorks Animation and Paramount.Fourth 'Shrek' eyes 2010 Read more:Theaters
Rush Hour 3: Anti-Chinese? 2007-07-31 13:31:00 That's what Chinese
authorities are saying about Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's Rush Hour
3. China's Film Bureau however denied banning the movie.Jackie Chan film 'angers Chinese'
The Reynolds-Bullock Nuptial 2007-07-31 12:15:00 Ryan Reynolds
is marrying Sandra Bullock
! But only in the movies. Reynolds is in final negotiations to star with Bullock in Disney's romantic comedy The Proposal.Ryan Reynolds wed to Bullock in "Proposal"
The Simpsons Victory at the Box Office 2007-07-30 15:37:00 The Simpsons
Movie beat out other films during the weekend in America as it raked in $72 million. Other new entries No Reservations and I Know Who Killed Me debuted at numbers 5 and 9 respectively.'The Simpsons Movie' earns big Doh!Simpsons claim box office victory Read more:Victory
In Theaters This Weekend (July 27-29, 2007) 2007-07-27 13:56:00 Here are movies opening this weekend, via IMDB, and ranked according to personal familiarity with the movie and/or actors in the movie.The Simpsons Movie - Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, etc. Directed by David SilvermanNo Reservations - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin. Directed by Scott HicksI Know Who Killed Me - Lindsay Lohan, Julia Ormond, Neal McDonough. Directed by Chris Sivertson Read more:Theaters
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The Simpsons Movie Opens in the US This Weekend 2007-07-27 11:42:00 The beloved TV family from Springfield is now in the big screen, as The Simpsons
Movie debuts across America this weekend. So far, its IMDB rating is a 9.0 and is ranked at #93. It's surprisingly pretty high than I expected.I'm a fan of the Simpsons in the 90's, but haven't seen an episode of the cartoon series in years. I might just wait for the DVD to come out before I see it, but don't let me stop you from watching it!'Simpsons' make bigscreen bow Read more:Weekend
Star Trek's Original Spock is Back, Young Spock Casted 2007-07-27 00:02:00 Alias and LOST creator J. J. Abrams is slated to direct the next Star Trek
movie since 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis, and he'll be directing 2 Spock
s in the movie: the older one, played by Leonard Nimoy reprising his role from the movies, and the young version, to be played by Heroes actor Zachary Quinto. However, the script is heavily guarded (Abrams loves secrets, doesn't he?) so we don't know much about what the movie will be all about. Oh, we do know it will open on Christmas Day, 2008.Dual Spocks for Abrams' Star Trek Read more:Original
Vaughn and Witherspoon Will Star in 'Four Christmases' 2007-07-26 18:35:00 Vince Vaughn
and Reese Witherspoon
is set to star in New Line Cinema's holiday comedy Four Christmases, which is scheduled to start filming sometime in late Fall. Witherspoon stars in the movie Rendition, in theaters this October, while Vaughn stars in Into the Wild (September 2007) and Fred Claus (November 2007).Vaughn, Witherspoon set for comedy
Disney Bans Smoking From Its Movies 2007-07-25 19:22:00 This is one of those "weird news" (just my opinion) that you hear once a week. Disney
has announced that "it was banning smoking from all its family-oriented films and cutting back on the practice in its adult-themed divisions, Touchstone and Miramax."I am a non-smoker myself, and I do agree that smoking is bad for your health and that it's comparable to using drugs, but this move seems a bit ... silly? I don't think it's the word I'm looking for. Hopefully, this decision by Disney will have some benefits in the future.Disney Kicking the Habit Read more:Smoking
Michael Bay Interview 2007-07-24 15:38:00 Here's an interview with Michael
Bay, the director of the blockbuster hit Transformers. He talks about death threats from Transformers fans, working with Steven Spielberg, and other stuff.BBC Interview with Michael Bay
Adam Sandler movie top at US box office 2007-07-23 09:03:00 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, the latest comedy film by Adam Sandler
, topped the American box office
during the July 20-22 weekend, pushing last week's number 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix down to number 2. New musical comedy Hairspray debuts at number 3.‘Chuck & Larry’ Bests Harry Potter at Box OfficeSandler comedy takes US top spot Read more:movie
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Cruise's Valkyrie Starts Filming 2007-07-20 13:18:00 Tom Cruise
's 2008 movie Valkyrie has already started filming in Berlin, Germany amidst controversy. Germany considers Cruise's religion Scientology as a cult, and some Germans are worried that his religion will somehow make its way into the film.Cruise: Good Nazi, Better Welcome Wagon
1-18-08 2007-07-18 13:48:00 So have you heard of this latest movie by J. J. Abrams (of LOST and Alias fame)? The Internet is buzzing with speculations and theories as to what the movie is all about. All we have right now is a short trailer of the movie. We don't even get the title!If you ask me, I am excited to find out more about this flick. It looks like another exciting monster-attacks-New York flick.Only Gumshoes Can See This Movie
Rotten Tomatoes' Mid-year Report for 2007 2007-07-18 13:30:00 So which movies were worth watching this year so far? Which movies need to be forgotten? Check the list for yourself at RottenTomatoes
' website and see if you agree with their list.The Best and Worst of the Year So Far…
M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening 2007-07-18 13:18:00 I remember a few weeks ago looking in IMDB for upcoming projects by The Sixth Sense director M. NightShyamalan
, and was disappointed that I didn't find any new movies listed. Well today I was surfing around for movie news and I found this old article about the director's new movie called The Happening
. I checked back at IMDB and to my surprise, it's now listed.The plot reminds me of "War of the Worlds": "a paranoid thriller about a family on the run from a natural crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity"The movie is set to be released on June 13, 2008.Fox lands Shyamalan movie
Google Bourne 2007-07-17 12:24:00 This sounds pretty exciting. Universal Pictures and Google
created a new online game called "The Ultimate Search for Bourne
with Google" to promote the upcoming Matt Damon movie The Bourne Ultimatum.I will check the link later when I have the time. The Google game is here.Universal, Google are game for "Bourne" deal
New X-Files Movie! 2007-07-16 11:38:00 I'm a huge X-Files fan so I'm excited to find out that they're going to release a second movie based on the classic TV series. Can't wait to see Mulder and Scully back in action!Although to be honest, I don't know how the TV series ended.New X-Files movie 'coming soon'Second "X-Files" pic moving toward production
Sex and the Movies 2007-08-10 13:12:00 The movie version of the popular HBO series Sex and the City is slowly coming into fruition as Chris Noth signs up for the project. He'll be reprising his role as Mr. Big, the love interest of the main character Carrie Bradshaw, played by Sarah Jessica Parker. Her 3 friends are also on board for the 2008 movie.More "Sex" puts Mr. Big on big screen
Voltron Movie Coming Soon! 2007-08-09 22:08:00 With the recent success of Transformers, it seems that the new "fad" in Hollywood right now is to make a movie of old cartoon shows. New Regency and 20th Century Fox have teamed up to produce Voltron, a movie about 5 pilots who run robotic lions that can form together into one big gigantic ... robot.I guess movies with epic battles ala Lord of the Rings are now out.I'm not sure yet if I'm looking forward to this movie. I am a Voltron fan, but not a huge fan; I didn't have Voltron toys when I was a kid (then again they were expensive).'Voltron' gets bigscreen go Read more:Coming Soon
Top Stars to Appear in Pink Panther Sequel 2007-08-09 13:53:00 I honestly haven't seen the first Pink Panther
movie (which starred Steve Martin; there's an older/original version of the movie I believe, which didn't have Martin in the lead role) but I thought this news is interesting enough for me to share it with you.Several Hollywood stars and a former Miss World have joined the comedy cast of the next Pink Panther
movie. Andy Garcia, John Cleese, Alfred Molina, and beauty queen turned Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai signed up for Pink Panther 2 to be detectives in the movie who will help Inspector Clouseau catch himself another high-profile thief.'Pink Panther' sequel coming to life
In Theaters This Weekend (August 10-12, 2007) 2007-08-09 13:30:00 Here are movies opening this weekend, via IMDB, and ranked according to personal familiarity with the movie and/or actors in the movie.Rush Hour 3 - Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker. Directed by Brett Ratner.Stardust - Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, etc. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.Rocket Science - Reece Thompson, Anna Kendrick, etc. Directed by Jeffrey Blitz.Skinwalkers - Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra. Directed by James Isaac. Read more:Theaters
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The DVD Wars 2007-08-13 15:23:00 Video formats are in another war. It's like the VHS-Betamax battle of the past, but this time, it's Blu-ray vs HD DVD. It's a catch-22 situation: manufacturers want the consumers to decide once and for all which format will win by letting them buy which DVD format they want. Consumers, however, don't want to shell out money on something that they're not even sure will be supported after a few years. There are players that support both type of DVDs, but they're expensive. Right now you can say it's a fairly even battle. HD DVD players are generally cheaper so many people buy them, but many film companies have decided to sell only Blu-ray DVDs.Personally, I'm sticking with my old DVD and wait until a winner emerges.
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