PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Sandra Bullock shared the painful results of Googling herself, Meryl Streep shadowboxed on-stage and Tom Hanks braced for awards season’s “celebrity mule train” at the year’s first glitzy Hollywood gala. Matthew McConaughey, Julia Roberts, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper were among the stars who cracked jokes and praised one another […]
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‘Frozen’ storms past ‘Paranormal Activity’ spin-off to top box office
By Todd CunninghamTheWrap On a weekend in which much of the nation was shivering through bitter winter weather, it seems somehow right that “Frozen” was the No. 1 movie at the box office. The animated musical blasted past snowstorms and the new horror film “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” to take in $20.7 million and […]
Director of Gravity movie sees Barnes youngsters’ film debut
Director of Gravity movie sees Barnes youngsters’ film debut 5:00am Monday 9th December 2013 in News By Clare Buchanan, Chief Reporter Barnes film academy at Olympic cinema in Barnes. Picture: Jamie Lucas The director of new film Gravity was among viewers who watched the debut screening of a film made entirely by children at the […]
A.O. Scott Tweet Quoted in Full Page ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ Ad
By Brent LangTheWrap A.O. Scott’s musings are a familiar, oft-excerpted presence in television and print spots for various movies. But an unorthodox advertisement for “Inside Llewyn Davis” in Saturday’s New York Times seemed to catch the paper’s chief film critic off guard. Not because it referenced Scott’s rave review of the picture, but because it quoted a […]
‘Paranormal Activity’ Opens at No. 1, but ‘Frozen’ Poised to Win Chilled Weekend Box Office
By Todd CunninghamTheWrap The horror movie “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” opened at No. 1 Friday, taking in $8.7 million despite winter storms and extreme cold throughout much of the Midwest and East. Photos: The ‘Paranormal Activity’ franchise That puts paramount’s low-budget chiller, the only wide opener, on course for a first weekend in the […]
‘Absolutely Fabulous’ Movie is Happening, Jennifer Saunders Says
By Brent LangTheWrap Get ready for your close-ups, sweetie, darlings, because “Absolutely Fabulous” is headed for the big screen. The British sitcom, known affectionately as “Ab Fab,” chronicled the evenings out and mornings after of drug abusing, booze swilling Patsy and Edina. It became a cult sensation in the U.S. when Comedy Central began airing […]
Village stars in Christmas film
Village stars in Christmas film 2:00pm Saturday 21st December 2013 in News STAGE TO SCREEN: Singing sensation Susan Boyl makes her movie debut in A Christmas Candle. BROADWAY is set to burst on to the big screen in a new film starring singing sensation Susan Boyle. As we exclusively revealed, the former Britain’s Got Talent […]
Producers Guild nominates ‘Gravity,’ ‘American Hustle,’ ’12 Years a Slave’
By Steve PondTheWrap “Gravity,” “American Hustle” and “12 Years a Slave” are among the films nominated for the top feature-film award by the Producers Guild of America. The other nominees: “Blue Jasmine,” “Captain Phillips,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Her,” “Nebraska,” “Saving Mr. Banks,” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Although the nominations included most of the […]
Shia LaBeouf’s peers are turning against him
There is no way this can be spun as a publicity stunt. The small boy has been plagarizing for years. Can’t get over the fact he ripped off that article in his email to Alec B. Oh god, then there was the sad video he made for Marylin M.. His entire existence is plagued with […]
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ breaks F-word record
Entertainment Tonight “The Wolf of Wall Street” has broken a record. Martin Scorsese‘s latest film now sets the “all-time record” for the use of the F-word, Variety reports. According to the film’s Wikipedia page, “The Wolf of Wall Street” uses the word 506 times in 180 minutes. Spike Lee’s 1999 “Summer of Sam” previously held […]