By Joe Morgenstern In the course of a preface that's set in the mythic past—seven years ago, when Facebook was only a gleam in Mark Zuckerberg's eye—a young woman tells Jesse Eisenberg's Mark that dating him is exhausting: "It's like dating a
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Last Thursday night, four very special women were honored for their work and philanthropy, both in their support of the community and of Helen Keller Services for the Blind (HKSB).
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Greetings and welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly guide to the weekend's new movies. Tune in every Tuesday for the latest look at the upcoming weekend, and then check back on Thursday night for final projections based on actual theatre
A source close to the "Spider-Man" reboot says that "Alice in Wonderland" star Mia Wasikowska and "Easy A" star Emma Stone have been reading for the roles of Gwen Stacey and Mary Jane Watson, respectively. We approve. [EW]
Steve Carell may be lining up
She can act. She can sing. What’s next? A line of handbags? Little Miss Sunshine star Abigail Breslin took to the stage last week at the Toronto Film Festival to debut a song from her indie flick Janie Jones.”Not that I think I’m a great singer or
A source close to the "Spider-Man" reboot says that "Alice in Wonderland" star Mia Wasikowska and "Easy A" star Emma Stone have been reading for the roles of Gwen Stacey and Mary Jane Watson, respectively. We approve. [EW]
Steve Carell may be lining up
Let's face it; part of the fun of movies is getting to experience things that would be forbidden or just impossible in reality. While many women my age might be wishing they could make out with the actor of their dreams, have superpowers like their
While in Toronto for last week's film festival, Abigail Breslin got up in front of the audience at the Horshoe Tavern. But the 14-year-old actress wasn't recreating her adorable performance of "Super Freak" from her breakout role in Little Miss Sunshine.
You may recall Kyra Siegel, the young Eugene actress—she’s , what, 10 years old?—who got her shot at Broadway glory last spring when she was cast as an understudy to Abigail Breslin for the role of Helen Keller in a revival of “The Miracle
Talk about a hot read: Yesterday, Variety reported that Mandalay Pictures had snagged the much-coveted rights to Sophie Jordan’s young adult novel Firelight , a book that has been picking up sizzle ever since its release…on Sept. 7. Yes, as in Sept. 7, 2
The Bell “lounge” at Roy Thomson Hall. It’s basically a shipping crate that blasts Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” before a gala starts. Dancers then emerge from the crate (complete with smoke effects) and do a half-assed number to get
When a film is called 'Janie Jones,' you're going to expect a certain frenetic energy and verve, even if the feature focuses on a father who learns he has a teenage daughter. Jones was an English singer back in the '60s and '70s known more for her sex
Abigail Breslin arrives at Roy Thomson Hall for the gala screening of Janie Jones (Image: Karon Liu)
The second-last red carpet event at this year’s TIFF was for Janie Jones. The screening brought out child star Abigail Breslin, who preformed at the
Abigail Breslin adds her own flair to black leather as she attends the Janie Jones premiere during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival held at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on Friday night (September 17).
The 14-year-old actress told USA Today
Toronto Film Fest guests knew she could dance, thanks to "Little Miss Sunshine." But at the town's venerable roots rock venue the Horseshoe Tavern on Sept. 14, Abigail Breslin showed a packed house, including an attentive Harvey Weinstein, her
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'Little Miss Sunshine' kid Abigail Breslin sang in front of an audience for the first time, belting some tunes she recorded for 'Janie Jones' (here's a clip of that performance). People are on their way out of Toronto, including Natalie
Writer/director David M. Rosenthal has a very personal connection with his material in the film Janie Jones: much like his main character, Ethan, he had no contact with his daughter for the first decade of her life. The real-life circumstances are far
Little Miss Sunshine wasn't quite as sunny, but she was still plucky and determined in Janie Jones.
Abigail Breslin, now 14, plays a budding singer-songwriter in Janie Jones, the sweetly comic tale of a 13-year-old girl who meets the rocker father she
Abigail Breslin shows off her singing talent as she performs at the Janie Jones after party held at The Horseshoe Tavern during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday night (September 14).
The 14-year-old actress sang several songs for
A sort of cross between "Crazy Heart" and "Paper Moon," David M. Rosenthal's third feature centers on a fading, self-destructive midcareer musician abruptly saddled with a young girl who claims to be his daughter. With stars Alessandro Nivola and
T HE GALAS Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan, J.K. Simmons, Wendy Crewson – a killer cast hits the red carpet for a new Canadian movie, A Beginner’s Guide to Endings . Jonathan Sobol’s feature debut has its gala at Roy Thomson Hall Friday (6:30 p.m.), followed
For the annual Tuesday-night soiree thrown in Toronto by InStyle magazine and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, fashionably late meant arriving almost exactly a half hour after the specified invitation time of 10 p.m.
Of course, someone has to be
A bigail Breslin, the 14-year-old star of the TIFF film Janie Jones , got a little education in the less-than-glamorous life of a club singer when she took the stage at Toronto's legendary Horseshoe Tavern Tuesday night. First, her co-star Alessandro
Ryan Phillippe , Ryan Reynolds and Malin Akerman were just a few of the bright and beautiful famous faces last night at a very swinging soiree! The two Ryans and Malin smiled it up on the red carpet for the In Style and Hollywood Foreign Press
The second year of AFI Dallas was a big hit with locals, with ticket sales way over expectations. Big kudos have to go to fest director Michael Caine* and his stellar team for working out the kinks from last year's fest and making everything flow
I'm in Dallas for the second AFI Dallas Film Festival, and having a great time so far. The fest has worked through some of those first-year kinks and things seem to be sailing along smoothly, though I know there's probably lots of finagling going on
What did big shot movie producers do before the iPad made it possible to flip through runway photos of the fashion company you invest in at the Horseshoe?
Who knows but there was Harvey Weinstein last night at the Queen Street concert club screening
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Tuesday’s king of the Toronto International Film Festival may have actually been a Boss instead, but the day wasn’t all about Bruce Springsteen.
Indie icon John Sayles, after all, premiered his new movie “Amigo” at the Isabel Bader Theatre at the same
Little Miss Sunshine herself, Abigail Breslin, turns Miss Fix-It as she helps the father she's just met put his life back together in David M. Rosenthal's "Janie Jones.'' Her drug-addicted mom (Elisabeth Shue) dumps the hitherto-unknown progeny on her
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Breslin onstage at the Horseshoe (Image: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)
It was Little Miss Sunshine: After Dark on Tuesday
Maybe it’s just wishful thinking on the part of the party people who keep the TIFF scene ticking but there’s usually a feeling that, come Monday, the festival’s social schedule scales down.
As if. Invites arrived yesterday for tonight’s Janie Jones
Becoming the next Julia Roberts isn't on Emma Stone's to-do list. Hollywood needs a fresh, new face to charm audiences into theaters, however, and it appears that the 21-year-old Stone is the chosen one.
Her teen comedy "Easy A," which is scheduled to
Reuben Fleischer is excited for the 3-D effect in the sequel to horror-comedy hit Zombieland. "I think it's cool to see stuff fly at your face. The idea of zombies splattering into the lens is exciting for me."
Fleischer directed the original, which
The Stand Up 2 Cancer telecast will air tonight at 8 p.m. to raise money for cancer research. Tune in to see participants including David Archuleta, Abigail Breslin, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, Brenda Song, Ken Jeong, Mandy Moore, Kelly Osbourne, Glee'
In June, a ton of major celebs appeared in an awesome PSA for the Stand Up To Cancer organization, promoting the non-profit's September 10 telethon. From that group, JSYK faves Vanessa Hudgens, Naya Rivera are set to appear at the star-studded
Beaks wrote a great piece on his visit back in June and I urge you to read that. Not only is it a good read, but it aids in my laziness so I don’t have to set up the story for you. Heh.
The Rango offices were actually located directly across from Amblin’
TALK SHOWS 7 a.m., WCMH-TV (Channel 4): Today - mothers as friends; chef Mario Batali;
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Oscar nominated child star Abigail Breslin promotes cancer awareness by participating in the Stand Up to Cancer Telethon with teenage friend and cancer survivor.
A San Francisco suburb went up in flames when a broken natural gas line fueled a massive
(CBS) Abigail Breslin, a 14-year-old Oscar nominated actress, famous for her role in "Little Miss Sunshine," is bringing some of her own sunshine to the lives of those battling cancer and those who have survived the disease.
The talented actress not
Erica Hill spoke with Kris Kerr about his encounter with a shark and the photo he snapped moments before the shark attacked.
Harry Smith spoke with Entertainment Weekly's Dalton Ross about hot films for fall like Harry Potter and the Wall Street sequel.
Harry Smith talks to Patrick McEnroe about Quickstart Tennis, a youth tennis program designed to smaller scale to improve technique and form for players 10 and under.
Erica Hill talks to designer Diane Von Furstenberg about Fashion's Night Out, the fall
Actor Keanu Reeves arrives at the film screening for ''The Private Lives of Pippa Lee'' during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival, September 15, 2009. The festival runs from September 10-19.
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Get ready for a high-
3 -D invades TIFF It seems that 3-D is here to stay, and you may even like it. But if your eyes are weary of Hollywood fodder, TIFF comes to the rescue. There’s the highly anticipated Cave of Forgotten Dreams , in which director Werner Herzog uses 3-D
The 9-year-old proves she has musical talent
Willow Smith, daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, is proving talent runs in the family, and it starts young.
The 9-year-old girl leaked recordings of her first single on Tuesday, reports MTV.com.
The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) television event is set to stream live online at Citytv.com, CTV.ca, and GlobalTV.com, as it airs live and commercial-free on Citytv, CTV and Global Television.
The September 10, 2010, broadcast will be dedicated to all
When MTV News caught up with Reuben Fleischer last week, he was hanging out in a dusty junkyard outside downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was hardly a glamorous day on the set of a studio picture, but that was where Fleischer had chosen to make "30
by Larson Hill
After Twilight Saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg revealed that the Breaking Dawn birth scene will be as intense as the pages of the Breaking Dawn book, new Twilight questions turned to the actress that will play the daughter of Bella
Elle Fanning looked lovely in Venice on Friday at a photocall for her new movie, 'Somewhere.'
In the movie, directed by Sofia Coppola, Elle's character pays an unexpected visit to her actor father (Stephen Dorff). Scroll down for the trailer.
Elle
With the end of both Harry Potter and The Twilight Saga in the not-too-distant future, Lionsgate is already looking to hit audiences with the next big franchise based off a series of young adult books. An adaptation of the Suzanne Collins' young adult
Movie night is a lot more fun when mom’s feminist sensibilities aren’t enraged. Dump the pretty ornaments, catty mean girls, passive princesses and all their ilk for heroines who are resourceful, clever, and at the center of the action. I have shown
Dad of the Year (you) hands his daughter his on-line gaming headset and allows her to do a little bit of playful trash-talking. Yikes and also headphones UP:
I know that this is a sensitive thing to say to someone, and some people might think it’s not
Additional participants include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tatyana Ali, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, David Boreanaz, Abigail Breslin, Cindy Crawford, Fran Drescher, Elizabeth Edwards, Donald Faison, Sally Field, Michael C. Hall, Alyson Hannigan, Marg
The extraordinary lineup of actors, musicians, athletes and journalists participating in the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) prime-time roadblock television fund-raising event (September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT) continues to grow. The following
George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Renee Zellweger and More Join Landmark One-Hour Event Simultaneously Broadcast on ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and a Host of Cable Channels
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