From its first few seconds, Rango, the computer-animated film starring the voice of Johnny Depp, asks the perennial question: what’s worse than a lonely lizard? The answer: a lonely lizard with an affinity for role-play and a severe personality disorder
(l to r) Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin and Woody Harrelson star in Columbia Pictures' ZOMBIELAND. In 2008, the state of Georgia upped tax credits for movie and TV production companies to 30 percent. That is a huge give away, but supporters
Ludacris will play a New York City policeman who is working with Hilary Swank’s character to set up the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. Director Garry Marshall is helming the ensemble romantic comedy, which will also feature Abigail Breslin,
Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2 | Wimpy Greg and his mischievous older brother try to survive their parents' attempts to have them form a stronger bond. PG. Starring: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick and Rachael Harris.
Sucker Punch | A traumatized young girl escape
Katherine Heig l met up with a friend for dinner and a few good laughs last night at Little Dom’s in L.A. Katherine was spotted puffing at a black cigarette, but no worries, it’s only an electronic one. Katherine has been spotted sucking away on this for
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In the hands of anyone else but Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and “Paul” might’ve been a disaster on any intergalactic planet. As it is, the alien comedy written by the stars of the incredibly funny zombie rom-com “Shaun of the Dead,” has just enou
If you loved Garry Marshall’s Valentine’s Day then just wait until you see his New Year’s Eve film! We’ve seen pictures on set but now HollywoodLife.com has read the script and we can give you a few highlights from the storylines for this highly anticipa
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Ratings as appeared in Beacon Journal film critic and wire-service reviews:♥=Weak ♥♥=Mediocre ♥♥♥=Worth Seeing ♥♥♥♥=Shouldn't Be Missed Opening Friday DIARY OF A WIMPY KID 2: RODRICK RULES Not rated (PG some mild rude humor, mischief) Zachary Gordon re
SUCKER PUNCH, (NR), rated PG-13. A young woman has been locked away against her will, but her will to survive has not been diminished. Determined to fight for her freedom, she encourages four other girls to band together and escape their captors. Unrestr
20th Century Fox has gone, well, ape, over 'Rise of the Apes': Studio execs were so pleased with the footage they've seen so far that they've moved up the release date from Thanksgiving to Aug. 5, taking advantage of the last month of the summer season.
The actor and rapper will play a supporting role in the Garry Marshall directed ensemble film. Much like "Valentine's Day," "New Year's Eve" is centered on a group of couples and would-be lovers over the course of the holiday.Â
Though best known for hi
Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges has boarded the cast of New Year's Eve.
The rapper-actor will join Halle Berry, Jessica Biel and Sofia Vergara in the follow up to Valentine's Day, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Ludacris will play a New York City policeman
Rapper-actor Ludacris has joined the cast of New Line's ensemble comedy "New Year's Eve."
Production started last month for "Eve," with Garry Marshall directing. Other cast includes Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhame
Now that he's given us a taste of his softer, RomCom side with No Strings Attached, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges is signing on for another schmaltzy role. He's adding his name to the staggeringly ginormous list of Hollywood names attached to New Years Eve, w
Rapper/ actor Chris "Ludacris" Bridges has been added to the cast of Garry Marshall's romantic comedy 'New Year's Eve.'
Hitting theaters on December 9, the huge cast includes Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Abigail Breslin, Ice Cube, Robert De Niro, Josh Duh
1. "Limitless:" Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro star in 'Limitless,' a paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect ver
The Winter's Bone star beat out fellow 2011 Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld and Abigail Breslin to land the lead role in Gary Ross' new drama - based on Suzanne Collins' hit book.
The casting was made official on Friday (18Mar11) when Ross confirmed he h
Actress Jennifer Lawrence has broken her silence after landing the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the much-anticipated movie adaptation of bestselling novel "The Hunger Games".
The "Winter's Bone" star beat out fellow 2011 Oscar nominee Hailee Ste
Actress Jennifer Lawrence has broken her silence after landing the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the much-anticipated movie adaptation of bestselling novel The Hunger Games.
The Winter's Bone star beat out fellow 2011 Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld
No one stays Hollywood's next big thing for long. And hype is no substitute for a hit.
Which is likely troubling news for Alex Pettyfer, star of I Am Number Four and Beastly. Hailed as the new Robert Pattinson mere weeks ago, the 20-year-old is now in th
Jennifer Lawrence landed the coveted leading role in “The Hunger Games” as Katniss Everdeen. The movie is an adaption from the series of science fiction novels by author Suzanne Collins. The trilogy of futuristic books feature a male and female child ran
This Week's Ketchup includes casting news for The Hunger Games and Superman: Man of Steel, biopics about the Somali pirate hostage crisis and filmmaker Russ Meyer, the comic book adaptations Daredevil, Preacher and The Wolverine and half a dozen other sc
Who: Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro; directed by Neil Burger
What: A writer discovers a top-secret drug which gives him enhanced brain power — but also dangerous side effects.
Who: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William
When in doubt, do what's worked before.
Of course, that doesn't always work.
Still, this week it was announced that Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy have signed on to yet another sequel to the raunchy "American Pie" series, one that's e
The Oscar-nominee will play Katniss Everdeen, a girl who joins a survival contest in order to save her community. The story takes place in the future, where teenagers are chosen at random to participate on the TV show Hunger Games, which forces them to c
At this time last year, you had probably never heard of Jennifer Lawrence. After her Oscar-nominated performance in Winter's Bone, you still might not know exactly who she is. But now that Lawrence has landed the lead role in the Hunger Games movie, she'
Relax Demi, it's just make believe.
Nonetheless, the sparks looked like they were flying between prankster Ashton Kutcher and Glee's Lea Michele as they filmed a passionate, lip-locked embrace on the Times Square set of their ensemble film New Year's Eve
Lea Michele was seen kissing Ashton Kutcher...on set. The 24-year-old 'Glee' actress was kissing her costar on the set of 'New Year's Eve' movie, while filming in New York City's Times Square Wednesday.
"It's freezing but I don't even care cause we're ha
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It's official! "Winter's Bone" star Jennifer Lawrence has landed the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the upcoming film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" trilogy, according to MTV . As Marquee previously reported , the Oscar nominee wa
Practically unknown before last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Jennifer Lawrence is quickly making a rise in the ranks of stardom. Starring in Winter’s Bone , the top pick of 2010 Sundance, Lawrence plays a young girl fighting against touch terrain to ke
Jennifer Lawrence has solidified her status as Hollywood's new "It" girl.
Earlier this week, the 20-year-old Oscar nominee landed the coveted lead role in The Hunger Games franchise (based on the best-selling book series many have compared to the Twiligh
Academy-award nominee Jennifer Lawrence has been cast as Katniss Everdeen, the lead role in the screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ best-selling dystopia trilogy “The Hunger Games” according to The Wrap.
The “Winter’s Bone” actress has landed the covet
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Jennifer Lawrence has won the lead role in 'The Hunger Games'.
The 'Winter's Bone' actress has beaten off stiff competition from the likes of Abigail Breslin, Emma Roberts and Chloe Moretz to take the part of Katniss, a girl who jo
I hadn't heard anything about this movie until a week ago, and now I can't seem to stop writing about it.
I last wrote about the current competition for the male lead in THE HUNGER GAMES, a contest between Alex Pettyfer and Josh Hutcherson, but before th
House band THE ROOTS played a quick interpretation of KING DIAMOND's "Abigail" while actress Abigail Breslin walked out for her appearance on the March 3, 2011 episode of NBC-TV's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon". You can now watch a short clip of the perf
Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children you
The tenth annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced its lineup in the Spotlight and Cinemania sections, as well as Special Screenings and the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival lineup. Check out the full details for the festival, which runs from April 20
· The Assault (L'assaut), directed by Julien Leclerq, written by Simon Moutairou and Julien Leclerq. (France) - International Premiere, Narrative. Christmas Eve, 1994. In war-torn Algiers, four men uniformed as border guards hijack Air France Flight 8969
By Steve Dollar The Tribeca Film Festival on Monday announced the 44 films selected for its Spotlight and Cinemania sections, led by the directorial debut of Oscar nominee Vera Farmiga, as well as documentaries about Ozzy Osbourne, Carol Channing and the
The Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t start until April 20, but the organizers have released the full roster of movies, so you can start planning which ones seem worth your time.
To help you out, amNewYork has selected some can’t-miss flicks
‘Beats, Rhymes &
Most smokers use them as a means to finally giving up cigarettes.
But nine months after switching from the real deal to electronic ones, Katherine Heigl is still puffing away on hers.
The actress was spotted out for dinner in Los Angeles with her husband
Earlier this month we heard about quite a lengthy list of young actresses in contention to take the strong lead female role of Katniss Everdeen in the forthcoming adaptation of The Hunger Games from director Gary Ross. Among them were big names like Abig
... brought to you by a picture from Terrence Mallick's mysterious Tree Of Life . From (I think) a Russian site called Kinopoisk , where you can see a ton of pics from the movie. Don't sue Mel Gibson. He'll sue you right back "Mel Gibson will sue Oksana
The hunt for a leading lady to star in "The Hunger Games" may soon be over: According to Deadline , "Winter's Bone" star Jennifer Lawrence is the favorite for the big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' teen-fiction trilogy. As fans of the best-selling
Dramatic Forces; Mike Piscatelli; Robert Benavides Scenes from the films “Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,” “God Bless Ozzy Osbourne” and “Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest,” Carol Channing , Ozzy Osbourne and A Tribe Called Ques
World preems of Jason Sudeikis starrer "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" and new Alex Gibney doc "Catching Hell" are among the pics to be added to the sked of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival.
Also bowing are Orlando Bloom pyscho-thriller "The Good Doctor," Kath
The big-screen adaptation of "The Hunger Games" is getting close to finding its Katniss.
"Winter's Bone" star Jennifer Lawrence is on the verge of being offered the lead role in the movie, based on Suzanne Collins' hugely successful YA novel. He name has
Posted on Saturday, March 12th, 2011 by Angie Han With just a year left until its projected release date of March 23, 2012 , the casting race for Gary Ross ‘ The Hunger Games adaptation is heating up. Last we heard, True Grit actress Hailee Steinfeld ,
Odyssey Pictures Corp., a media and entertainment company, announced a financing, co-production agreement with ReelWorks Studios and GlueWorks Creative Management.
GlueWorks is the animation arm of ReelWorks, a production studio based in Charlotte, North
“Rango” is more than your typical animated film. To sum up, you might say it’s the story of a lizard and Hollywood’s American West mythology. The film is peppered with references, obvious and subtle, to westerns that have come before it.
As with many ani
Jennifer Lawrence will be offered the lead role in Gary Ross' adaptation of The Hunger Games, according to a report by Variety.
Last week, news landed that virtually every young actress in Hollywood was being considered to play Katniss Everdeen, includin
Quality: 3½ stars (out of four)
Director: Gore Verbinski
Stars: Voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Bill Nighy
Rating: PG for rude humor, language, action, smoking
Running time: 1 hour, 47 minutes
“Rango,”
Kim Kardashian has explained her recent decision to release a single, and claims that boyfriend Kris Humphries is her biggest fan.
The Kourtney And Kim Take New York star premiered her debut single 'Jam (Turn It Up)' earlier this week, and said that her
Adele has claimed that she would probably have become a teenage mother if she hadn't attended The Brit School.
The singer, who is currently number one on both sides of the Atlantic with her second album 21, admitted that she wouldn't be as ambitious if s
The great American western rode off into the sunset decades ago but Hollywood is saddling up with cowboy mythology again in unexpected ways with aliens, zombies, video games and, this weekend, a spirited, scrawny lizard named Rango.
“There’s something we
Sean Anders and John Morris are believed to have entered into talks to direct a new comedy starring Adam Sandler.
According to Variety, the comedy writers are negotiating a deal with Columbia Pictures to helm I Hate You Dad, a new comedy from scriptwrite
Adele has confessed that her musical achievements never really sink in.
The singer, whose second studio album 21 is number one on both sides of the Atlantic, admitted that she avoids thinking about her success so that it doesn't go to her head.
"In Ameri
Arctic Monkeys have unveiled a new track online.
The song, called 'Brick by Brick', was uploaded to the band's official website and is thought to be from their forthcoming album.
They are currently recording their new album in Los Angeles with Simian Mob
Kristen Stewart is believed to be in final talks to take on the lead role in Universal Pictures' upcoming fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman.
Gossip Cop claims that a deal is 'imminent', although there has not yet been any official confirmation on
Rango is a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in? When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt — a
MANILA, Philippines - From the director of The Pirates of the Caribbean comes Rango, featuring Johnny Depp in an original animated comedy-adventure that takes moviegoers for a hilarious and heartfelt walk in the Wild West. It opens March 9 in Metro Manil
Southland star Ben McKenzie has revealed details of the upcoming third season finale.
The actor told Entertainment Weekly that the final episode "really completes the journey" of his character, former rookie cop Ben Sherman.
"He's grown up [and] become a
Chuck co-creator Chris Fedak has revealed that an upcoming episode will feature a murder mystery.
He told Entertainment Weekly that the nineteenth episode of the show's current season will be titled 'Chuck versus the 'Muuuder'.
"We've always wanted to do
Tricia Helfer has joined the cast of NBC's forthcoming sci-fi pilot 17th Precinct, according to TV Line.
Helfer is the third former Battlestar Galactica cast member to sign up for a role in the project, from writer and producer Ron Moore.
She will join J
Paris Hilton has announced that Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller will appear on her new reality series The World According To Paris.
The show, which will air on the Oxygen network beginning this spring, will reportedly see Mueller's custody battle
Lady GaGa's creative director has spoken about the star's next music video.
GaGa's second single has been confirmed to be titled 'Judas'.
"We're already getting ready to go into rehearsal [for the video]. She's like, 'I'm all ready to start 'Judas'!' She
Three young actresses, all Oscar nominated before they're old enough to legally drink, are now front runners for the hotly-sought after role of Katniss Everdeen in Lionsgate's Hunger Games. According to Variety, it's down to Jennifer Lawrence, Hailee Ste
On a slightly different note, our next film recommendation for this week is big screen adaptation of Shakepeare’s The Tempest.
In Julie Taymor’s version of ‘The Tempest,’ the main character is now a woman named Prospera. Going back to the 16th or 17th ce
Beyoncé Knowles has revealed that she was never as ambitious as she is now and could never have imagined her success.
The 'Single Ladies' singer admitted that she originally planned to retire at an early age.
"This is really funny but when I was younger
"The Hunger Games" , jennifer lawrence , Suzanne Collins " The Hunger Games ," which is being hailed as the next "Twilight," is looking for a leading lady, and she needs to be pretty white, regardless of how she's describe in the book. Jennifer Lawrence
Our little Jimmy has grown up so fast! Believe it or not, it's already been two years since "Saturday Night Live" alum Jimmy Fallon took over the reins of "Late Night." Since then, Conan, Jay and Dave may grab the headlines, but Fallon and his staff have
The season premiere of America's Next Top Model saw the hopefuls tackling an awkward runway while encased in a plastic bubble, and posing for behind-the-scenes pictures with Russell James. This week, they're given some very unusual co-stars for their pho
Travis Barker has admitted that completing work on his upcoming solo LP Give The Drummer Some was a struggle.
In 2008, the Blink 182 musician was severely injured in a plane crash that killed four others.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Bark
"Animation isn't a genre" like Westerns, film noir, romance or horror, Gore Verbinski was saying. "It's just a technique for telling a story." So when the man behind the hugely popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" series decided to make his first animated
Reba McEntire is to be inducted into the Country Music Association's Hall Of Fame, it has been announced.
The 'Turn On The Radio' singer, who released her first LP more than 30 years ago, is to be honoured in the organisation's 'Modern Era Artist' catego
Electric Prunes bassist Mark Tulin has died at the age of 62.
The musician was a founding member of the influential '60s psychedelic band. In 2009, he worked with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and briefly replaced touring bassist Ginger Pooley
ATLANTA, GA, March 01, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsboro Hotel announces a new package including 4 free tickets to the movie Rango, which opens March 4, 2011. Travelers who book and stay a weekend at this Hotel in Scottsboro
LOS ANGELES -- The breakup of that old Pirates of the Caribbean gang might have been expected to mark the end of a beautiful friendship.
After all, of the major players, only Johnny Depp decided to stay on for a fourth instalment, Pirates of the Caribbea
Jake T. Austin ("The Wizards of Waverly Place") has joined the cast of Garry Marshall's romantic comedy "New Year's Eve."
Production on the New Line pic started two weeks ago. Gotham-set movie will follow intertwining stories of characters trying to nav
(PG, 107 mins) Animation/Western/Comedy. Featuring the voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Ned Beatty, Ray Winstone, Bill Nighy, Timothy Olyphant, Alfred Molina. Director: Gore Verbinski.
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Paramount Pictures has revealed a three-minute clip from Rango which you can watch by using the player below. Opening March 4th, the Gore Verbinski-directed film features the voices of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Bill Nighy, Stephen Root,
