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Ethan Hawke Discusses Daybreakers
12 hours ago
Like your vampire films with real bite? Daybreakers is a vampire movie in which the fanged ones actually drink human blood, aren't all romanticized, and don't glitter in the sunlight. Written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig - the filmmaking team behind 2003's Undead - Daybreakers is an R-rated violent vampire film starring Ethan Hawke as a vampire hematologist working on a substitute for human blood. Humans have become scarce now that vampires rule the planet, and Hawke needs to find a new source of blood before his kind completely run out of food.
Hawke's hoping Daybreakers finds an audience thirsty for a vampire film not meant for teens. Lionsgate picked up the script back in 2004, and filming took place on Daybreakers in 2007 - before vampires became the new in thing. Read On...
Ethan Hawke on Daybreakers, Vampire Films, and Brooklyn's Finest More on Daybreakers:
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Leap Year Movie Review
16 hours ago
Let's think positively about this. We've gotten the first disappointing romantic comedy of the year out of the way, and we're only one week into 2010. That's a good thing, right? Because, unfortunately, as charismatic and talented as Amy Adams and Matthew Goode are - and as good as their chemistry is onscreen in Leap Year - the two are unable to breathe much life into this tired story. Leap Year doesn't last for 366 days, but it sure feels longer than its 101 minute running time. Read On... Movie Review: Leap Year More on Leap Year:
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Trailer and Clips from Leap Year (Photo © Universal Pictures)
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Leap Year Movie Review originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at 08:00:54.
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Taylor Lautner to Star in Northern Lights
7 January 2010 3:32 PM, PST
Taylor Lautner is not only one of the most popular teen actors working in Hollywood today, he's also just become the best paid teen actor around. Lautner's just signed on to star in Northern Lights for Irish director John Moore (The Omen remake, Max Payne), and he'll be earning an incredible $7+ million (according to Nikki Finke) for tackling the role of a pilot in the action film.
Tom Cruise was at one point attached to the film which follows four young pilots who compete in extreme flying contests, but is no longer involved in the project. Lautner's three young co-stars haven't been disclosed yet, however we should be hearing casting news soon as production is scheduled to begin in April. Read On...
More on Taylor Lautner:
Taylor Lautner New Moon Interview
Biography of Taylor Lautner
Exclusive Taylor Lautner Photos from the New Moon Premiere (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images »
Directors Guild Announces Nominees
7 January 2010 8:49 AM, PST
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced its nominations today, and all of their choices are likely to go on to earn Best Director Oscar nominations. Unless, and this would be a huge upset, Clint Eastwood (for Invictus) makes his way onto the Academy's list, kicking out one of the DGA's choices. Or the Coen Brothers do so for their work on A Serious Man, which wouldn't be as much of an upset as Eastwood's inclusion. Read On...
2010 DGA Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film More on the Nominees:
Exclusive Interview with Up in the Air's Jason Reitman
Quentin Tarantino Talks Inglourious Basterds
James Cameron Interview on the New Technology of Avatar (Photo © 20th Century Fox)
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Directors Guild Announces Nominees originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 16:49:14.
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Sandra Bullock, Twilight Win Big at People's Choice Awards
7 January 2010 6:06 AM, PST
Vampires sank their teeth into the 2010 People's Choice Awards, with Twilight, True Blood, and Vampire Diaries all winning big at the annual awards show. The People's Choice Awards are voted on by fans, so it's absolutely no surprise Twilight with its ginormous fan base snagged awards for Favorite Movie, Favorite Franchise, and Favorite On-Screen Team. Taylor Lautner ('Jacob') also won for Breakout Movie Actor. And Sandra Bullock proved to be a fan favorite once again, collecting trophies for Favorite Movie Actress (her fifth win in this category) and Favorite Comedy Movie (The Proposal) with Ryan Reynolds.
Browse through these photos from the People's Choice Awards 2010 show featuring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Johnny Depp (Favorite Movie Actor of the Decade), Hugh Jackman (Favorite Action Star), Ashton Kutcher (Favorite Web Celeb), Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Bj Novak, Jessica Alba, Nicole Kidman, Taraji P Henson, Kellan Lutz, Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift, Jackie Chan, »
Matthew Goode Discusses Leap Year
7 January 2010 3:45 AM, PST
Matthew Goode plays Colin Firth's partner who passes away after a tragic accident in 2009's A Single Man, a heavy film and one that Goode's particularly good in. But with his first film outing of 2010, the romantic comedy Leap Year, Goode goes for much lighter fare. Goode stars as Declan, an Irish bar owner/part-time cab driver who agrees to help out a pretty American (Amy Adams) trying to meet up with her boyfriend who's in Ireland on business. At first it's strictly a business arrangement, but slowly Declan falls for this feisty, high-maintenance traveler. Read On...
Matthew Goode on Leap Year, A Single Man, and Cemetery Junction More on Leap Year:
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Trailer and Clips from Leap Year (Photo © Universal Pictures)
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Matthew Goode Discusses Leap Year originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 11: »
Pierre Morel to Direct Dune
7 January 2010 3:25 AM, PST
Dune may just be moving forward once again. The Hollywood Reporter says Pierre Morel, director of the action films District 13, Taken (with Liam Neeson) and From Paris with Love (with John Travolta), has signed up to helm the sci-fi film for Paramount Pictures.
Morel takes over after Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Hancock) departed the project. Berg opted to go to work on Universal Pictures' Battleship instead. Read On...
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Pierre Morel to Direct Dune originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Thursday, January 7th, 2010 at 11:25:35.
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2010 Comedy Movie Preview
6 January 2010 5:45 AM, PST
Comedies remain big sellers at the box office and studios have picked up on the fact that if they want to bring in audiences, they need to put out a batch of quality funny films. They don't have to star major names (see The Hangover), but they can't just be throw-aways. Here's hoping that among the 2010 crop of comedy films, there are more diamonds than plain old lumps of coal.
Check out this list of comedy movies hitting theaters throughout 2010, listed in order of release, to see if there's something that may tickle your funny bone: 2010 Comedy Movie Preview
Looking Back:
The Best Comedies of 2009
Top 10 Movies of 2009
The Decade in Movies - 2000 thru 2009 Film Trends (Photo © Warner Bros Pictures)
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2010 Comedy Movie Preview originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 13:45:09.
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Eclipse Script Leaked Online
6 January 2010 4:26 AM, PST
Twilight fans were all a-twitter on January 5th as a script for the third Twilight film, Eclipse, found its way onto the Internet. Apparently Jackson Rathbone, who plays Jasper Hale (the vampire with the power to influence moods), was a little careless with his copy of what's reported to be an early draft and not the actual shooting script for Eclipse. Read On...
Eclipse Script Hits the Internet More on The Twilight Saga:
Kristen Stewart Reveals Eclipse Details
Exclusive New Moon Premiere Photos
Twilight Saga Resources: Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn (Exclusive Photo © Richard Chavez)
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Eclipse Script Leaked Online originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 12:26:23.
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Hitting Theaters This Week
6 January 2010 12:00 AM, PST
After the studios took the first weekend of 2010 off, they're now back in new movie mode with three very different films heading into theaters this Friday. Universal Pictures serves up the first romantic comedy of the year and Lionsgate's hoping moviegoers will sink their teeth into their R-rated vampire film. Plus, Michael Cera stars in a twisted coming-of-age comedy he hopes audiences won't find revolting:
Daybreakers starring Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe
Leap Year with Amy Adams and Matthew Goode
Youth in Revolt starring Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday A Handful of New Trailers and Video Clips
The Book of Eli Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
Cop Out Trailer
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Videos
Sex and the City 2 Trailer
Toy Story 3 New Video Clip (Photo © Universal Pictures)
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Hitting Theaters This Week originally appeared on About.com Hollywood Movies on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at »
Anna Kendrick Joins Cancer Film
5 January 2010 6:04 PM, PST
Good for Anna Kendrick. The 24 year old actress burst onto the scene in 2007's Rocket Science, followed that up with a supporting role as one of the human classmates of Bella (Kristen Stewart) in Twilight and New Moon, and could possibly be earning an Oscar nomination for her performance in Jason Reitman's Up in the Air. She'll next be seen in Scott Pilgrim vs the World hitting theaters later this year. Yes, her career has really taken off. And now word comes, via The Hollywood Reporter, that she's signed on to star in Mandate Pictures' cancer comedy/drama (which may or may not be called I'm with Cancer) alongside Seth Rogen and James McAvoy. Read On...
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Anna Kendrick Dishes on New Moon's Record-Breaking Opening Night (Photo © Richard Chavez)
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Sam Mendes to Direct Bond 23
5 January 2010 10:31 AM, PST
Sam Mendes is ready to have a crack at directing a Bond movie, so says The Hollywood Reporter. THR broke the news Mendes is negotiations to helm Bond 23 (hope they don't keep us waiting long for the real title). Mendes' last film, Away We Go, came and went without much notice, yet overall he has a pretty good track record. American Beauty, Road to Perdition, and Jarhead did well, he hit a bump in the road with Revolutionary Road, and Away We Go never really caught on. And of those, only Jarhead had any real action in it. But Marc Forster, director of Quantum of Solace, didn't have a filmography loaded with big-budget action films either before directing the action-packed 22nd film of the series. Read On...
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Producers Guild Announces Movie Award Nominees
5 January 2010 4:47 AM, PST
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the landscape by upping the number of nominees in the Best Picture race from five to 10, and the Producers Guild of America followed suit, changing the number of nominees for their annual Producer of the Year Award also to 10. Normally, the PGA winner goes on to net the Oscar for the year's best film. Last year's winner, Slumdog Millionaire, walked off with the Academy Award for Best Picture, as did 12 other PGA winners over the past 20 years. But with the expanded field this year, all bets are off.
This year's batch of PGA nominees include many of the usual suspects, but their top 10 list also has a couple of surprises. Which films made the cut? Check out the complete list of nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures: Producers Guild of America Award »
Michael Cera is a Youth in Revolt
5 January 2010 1:00 AM, PST
21 year old Michael Cera is so good at playing teens struggling to deal with life that it'll be a shame when the baby-faced actor grows out of such roles. His latest entry in the coming-of-age genre, Youth in Revolt - based on C. D. Payne's bestselling book Youth in Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp - finds the Canadian actor taking on two parts. First, he's Nick, an intelligent 16 year old virgin whose tastes in art and literature do not match those of his peers. Falling for the beautiful Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday), Nick knows he has to change things up in order to win her over and make her cut loose her obnoxious boyfriend. So, what does he do? Nick comes up with an alter ego: Francois Dillinger. Cera's second character, Francois, is everything Nick's not. He's bold, unpredictable, rebellious and much more confidant than Nick. Using this alter ego, »
New Photos from 2010 Films - Part 2
5 January 2010 12:00 AM, PST
Whether you choose to call it twenty ten or two thousand and ten, it's here. 2010 has arrived, and with it a new batch of photos from movies heading to theaters in the coming months:
The A-Team Photo - Bradley Cooper/Sharlto Copley
Alice in Wonderland Photos - Johnny Depp/Mia Wasikowska
The Book of Eli Photos - Denzel Washington/Mila Kunis
Cats & Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore Photo
Death at a Funeral Photos - Zoe Saldana/Chris Rock
Due Date Photo - Robert Downey Jr/Zach Galifianakis
From Paris with Love Photos - John Travolta/Jonathan Rhys Meyers
The Ghost Writer Photo - Pierce Brosnan/Ewan McGregor
Going the Distance Photo - Drew Barrymore/Justin Long
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 Photos - Daniel Radcliffe/Emma Watson
Iron Man 2 Photos - Robert Downey Jr/Scarlett Johansson
The Karate Kid Photos - Jackie Can/Jaden Smith
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Matthew McConaughey, Camila Alves Welcome Baby Girl
4 January 2010 4:42 AM, PST
Matthew McConaughey and Brazilian model Camila Alves started off 2010 with a real bang, becoming parents for the second time with the birth of their daughter, Vida, on January 3rd. McConaughey posted news of the new addition to his family on his official website:
"On Sunday, Jan. 3rd at 12:13am, Camila gave birth to a healthy 7 lb 7 oz baby girl named 'Vida Alves McConaughey'...Vida is Portuguese for life and that's what God gave us this morning...Camila's recovering wonderfully and we are both truly honored to welcome this little lady into our family...thanks for all of your well wishes and prayers along the way. another blessed day. we give thanks. just keep livin, Matthew and Camila" McConaughey and Alves' first child, Levi Alves McConaughey, was born on July 7, 2008.
Best wishes - and congratulations - to the McConaughey/Alves family.
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Amy Adams Talks About Leap Year
4 January 2010 3:55 AM, PST
Amy Adams' career is red hot, coming off of an Oscar-nominated turn in Doubt and starring roles in 2009 hits Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Julie & Julia. And now she's starting off 2010 with a bang, playing opposite Matthew Goode (Watchmen, A Single Man) in the romantic comedy Leap Year.
Adams stars as Anna, a bright young woman who decides to take matters into her own hands when her long-time boyfriend (played by Adam Scott) fails to pop the question in a timely manner. Following him to Dublin, Anna is determined to ask him to marry her. There's apparently an old Irish tradition that states women are allowed to propose to men on leap day, and that's what Anna is ready to do. Unfortunately, her travel plans get totally screwed up and she's forced into asking a bar owner/cab driver (Goode) who's hard up for money »
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