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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Chris Columbus to Direct Adaptation of HOME FRONT; Abigail Breslin Eyes THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE


It’s a good day to be a fan of Kristin Hannah , as the bestselling author has just inked a pair of deals that will see two of her popular female-experience-centric novels developed for the silver screen. First up, 1492 Films has picked up the rights to H


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City Life: Monthly Guide: The A.V. Club guide to April


Holidays (Day Off Work Category) April 8, Easter Sunday All right, we can never keep this one straight. So Jesus died on the cross, and then rose three days later... as a magic bunny who delivered colored eggs? And now the Catholics are all eating and ge


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Casting Net: Amanda Peet catches a ‘Thief’ role, Mia Wasikowska to become ‘Madame Bovary’

Image Credit: Donna Ward/Getty Images • Identity theft brings the yuks when Amanda Peet joins Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy in a movie currently named (you guessed it!) Identity Thief . [ Variety ] • Mia Wasikowska partakes in some unpardonable Fren


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Abigail Breslin Could Star In Kristin Hannah's The Things We Do For Love


Though its not something Abigail Breslin's agent or publicist would want to hear, I will always see her as the little girl dancing around on stage at the end of Little Miss Sunshine. That said, she has matured quite a bit in the last few years, both as a


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Two Kristin Hannah Works Adapted


1492 Films has picked up the film rights to author Kristin Hannah’s latest novel "Home Front" says Deadline. The story follows a Blackhawk helicopter pilot in a crumbling marriage who is forced to leave her husband and children for a tour of duty in Iraq


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Friday, March 30, 2012

5 book-to-screen adaptations hoping for 'Hunger Games' level of success


The new question in Hollywood: What's the next "Hunger Games" out there? The following books that are already planned as films are candidates that rival studios are banking on to become hits and hopefully franchises. Most will be released in 2013, as wil


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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

DNA doc raises moral issues

Does who you are predetermine how long you'll live? That is just one of the questions asked, and partially answered, in tonight's tantalizing Nova program Cracking Your Genetic Code. Cracking Your Genetic Code is no dry science lecture, thankfully. The p


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The ethics of genetics

Does who you are predetermine how long you'll live? That is just one of the thought-provoking questions asked, and partially answered, in Nova's tantalizing program Cracking Your Genetic Code. Cracking Your Genetic Code is no dry science lecture, thankfu


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Information Please


Will there be a season six of our favourite show, Flipping Out, with Jeff Lewis? There are no plans at present for more episodes of Flipping Out, which aired on HGTV in Canada, but don't despair. Jeff, long-suffering assistant Jenni Pulos and loyal house


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Casting Net: Zooey Deschanel talks ‘About Time,’ Stanley Tucci to play Emma Watson’s shrink

Image Credit: Isabella Vosmikova/Fox • New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and Harry Potter alum Domhnall Gleeson (son of fellow Potter head Brendon ) are in talks to join Love Actually helmer Richard Curtis for About Time , which follows a time traveler who u


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Actresses Who Could Have Played Katniss Everdeen of 'The Hunger Games' [PHOTOS]

With the hype still on high for Suzanne Collins best-selling novel and Gary Ross' directed film adaptation, "The Hunger Games", it's no wonder why Jennifer Lawrence who played Katniss Everdeen is currently Hollywood's "It" girl. Yet, imagine if there was


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Casting Net: Chloe Grace Moretz is ‘Carrie’-d away

Image Credit: Jon Furniss/WireImage.com • After rising to the top of a tight pack, as we reported yesterday, ChloĆ« Grace Moretz has found herself in the spotlight and soon to be covered in pig blood since she was offered the title role in Kimberly Peirce


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Monday, March 26, 2012

Beauty Battle: Isabelle Fuhrman vs. Abigail Breslin


The Hunger Games is finally in theaters, and many of you are probably engaged in fierce debates over whether to join Team Peeta or Team Gale. Well, with all of the red carpet premieres and special screening events going on in celebration of the movie, we


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Casting Net: Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis travel to ‘Jupiter’; Will Ferrell gets ‘Crazy’

Image Credit: John Shearer/Getty Images • Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis are in final-stage negotiations to join helmers Andy and Lana Wachowki on their new super-secret sci-fi project Jupiter Ascending , the sibs’ first foray into the genre since The Mat


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Saturday, March 24, 2012

Jennifer Lawrence is pictured aged 13, in old school pictures with a dodgy perm


She's been an absolute stunner on the red carpet while promoting The Hunger Games, but new images of Jennifer Lawrence prove that even glamorous movie stars go through an awkward period. In recently surfaced images from her Louisville, KY Kammerer Middle


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Jennifer Lawrence is pictured aged 13, in old school pictures with a dodgy perm


She's been an absolute stunner on the red carpet while promoting The Hunger Games, but new images of Jennifer Lawrence prove that even glamorous movie stars go through an awkward period. In recently surfaced images from her Louisville, KY Kammerer Middle


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Friday, March 23, 2012

Abigail Breslin Jumps Into 'The Hive' With Halle Berry


Abigail Breslin might have stolen the show (literally) in "Little Miss Sunshine," but let's not forget that she got her big break in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller, "Signs" —and now, the 16-year-old thesp is going back to her horror roots with "The Hive."


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MTV Spring Break 2012 - Day 2

Abigail Breslin might have stolen the show (literally) in "Little Miss Sunshine," but let's not forget that she got her big break in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller, "Signs" ?and now, the 16-year-old... Rocker Slash has dismissed rumors the original member


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Ender's Game Production Blog

With production underway in New Orleans, Summit Entertainment has rolled out an official production blog from the set of Ender's Game. Producer and writer Roberto Orci is the one giving the blog updates at this official link. Check it out and sound off w


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'Ender's Game' Launches Production Blog


There's still a year to go until "Ender's Game" hits theaters, but considering the fact the film has been 27 years in the making, we don't think it's too early to start getting excited for its release. Fortunately Summit Entertainment and director Gavin


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Casting Net: Abigail Breslin gets ‘The Hives,’ ‘Hitchcock’ behind-the-scenes flick picks up four more stars

Image Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/PR Photos • Abigail Breslin will play the endangered teen to Halle Berry ‘s 911-call-center operator in The Hive . [ Variety ] • Toni Collette , Danny Huston , Michael Wincott , and Boardwalk Empire ‘s Michael Stuhlbarg are


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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Ender's Game Production Blog Launches

Orci appears to be spearheading this first stab at promotion (spotted by the keen-eyed types at Collider), promising appearances from cast and crewmembers. And though the basic Tumblr layout can’t compete with the likes of, say, Peter Jackson’s superlati


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Abigail Breslin joins Halle Berry in Brad Anderson's new thriller The Hive


Brad Anderson now has an Oscar winner and an Oscar nominee set to star in his new thriller, THE HIVE. I know Berry's hit or miss these days, but if the movie sucks, it shouldn't be because of the acting... Variety has it that Abigail Breslin (seen right)


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Casting : Janssen, Biel, Newton, Harden, Breslin, Findlay

“X-Men” star Famke Janssen and Bill Skarsgard will star in Eli Roth’s new series, debuting on Netflix in early 2013. “Hemlock Grove” starts with the body of a young girl, mangled and murdered in the shadow of the former Godfrey steel mill. Some suspect a


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March 24-30: Including Rabbit Hole and Lucky Miles

Ed (Four, 6.30pm). Friends star strikes out in an appalling family comedy about a baseball player and a chimp. Matt LeBlanc plays the human. Why wasn’t the chimp credited? At least he’s funny. (1996) 3 My Sister’s Keeper (TV2, 8.30pm). We’re so used to s


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‘Hunger Games’ producers nibbled at a TV run


Fans of “The Hunger Games” almost got a TV series instead of a movie. At the Cinema Society’s post-premiere party for the picture on Monday night, producer Joe Drake was overheard telling a female pal that the highly anticipated flick was nearly develope


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Liam Hemsworth, Jennifer Lawrence And Her Cleavage At ‘The Hunger Games’ In NYC [PHOTOS]

You let that neckline plunge, Jennifer Lawrence ! The Oscar nominee, who plays Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games , stepped out in the most gorgeous forest green dress at tonight’s screening, hosted by the Cinema Society & Calvin Klein Collection. The


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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Hunger Games movie attracts those hungry to escape or deal with reality


Move over Twilight and Harry Potter for youth are now into The Hunger Games, and its bleak view the world's future as the film opens Friday, March 23. Teens and the movie going youth crowd are all set to make “The Hunger Games” another box-office hit in


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The Hunger Games' star keeps it real

As Jennifer Lawrence wanders into a Beverly Hills hotel suite, she's intercepted by an assistant who - as a preliminary test - asks her what she's wearing. The 21-year-old politely recites her list: navy-blue jacket by Theory, powder-blue blouse by Tory


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Playing Katniss

Mayor Jim Watson defends the latest changes to Ottawa’s LRT plans, including shifting Rideau Station from its originally intended location near Confederation Square to just east of Rideau Centre... When widespread rioting broke out after the Stanley Cup


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Monday, March 19, 2012

Jennifer Lawrence: “Every Time I Pass a ‘Hunger Games’ Poster, [I Get] Goosebumps”

“Mostly, I’m clueless,” says Lawrence, who adds, “Every time, I pass a ‘Hunger Games’ poster, my entire body breaks out into goosebumps.” The 21-year-old native of Kentucky looks tough enough to take it on. “I couldn’t have been more wrong about Hollywoo


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Jennifer Lawrence: I was meant to play Katniss in ‘Hunger Games’


Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) grows up hunting animals and ends up forced to hunt humans in the futuristic “The Hunger Games,” opening Friday. LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Lawrence is always skeptical of the games Hollywood plays. This was especially tr


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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Willow Smith goes green

Willow Smith has had her share of dramatic makeovers, most recently going green, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. The 11-year-old "Whip My Hair" singer and daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith debuted a newly-shaven head in February, w


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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Lawrence knew she was meant to play Katniss in ‘Hunger Games’

Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) grows up hunting animals and ends up forced to hunt humans in the futuristic “The Hunger Games,” opening Friday. LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Lawrence is always skeptical of the games Hollywood plays. This was especially tr


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Friday, March 16, 2012

Movie mini-reviews for March 16, 2012


These are Roger Ebert's mini-reviews (unless otherwise noted) of some of the movies currently playing in the Quad-Cities area: "21 Jump Street" (R, 109 minutes). Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum play Schmidt and Jenko, who were opposites in high school and


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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Best-selling NH author concludes U.S. book tour in home state

Jodi Picoult is a very-busy lady, but that won't keep her from doing what she loves — visiting with her fans while on tour promoting her new book, “Lone Wolf.” The tour kicked off early this month for the New York Times bestselling author, who lives in H


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Film: Movie Reviews: We Bought a Zoo, 21 Jump Street, Cleanskin, The Raven

You can literally see Bourne star Matt Damon enjoying himself at the centre of this heartwarming family movie – and it will make all the difference to your appreciation of it, too. With a powerful romantic ending which reminded me of the traffic lights s


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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mar 14, Abigail Breslins Long Hairstyle | Girls Long Hair

Abigail Breslins long hairstyle is popular with young teen girls. Abigail Breslin is more than just a child actress; this young lady is a star in the making. With her captivating performances and beautiful yet youthful sense of style, she is a Hollywood


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Monday, March 12, 2012

DVD review: 'Janie Jones'


This is a prime example of a well-made independent film that deserves a major release but won't get it because it lacks star names and budgetary extravaganzas. Based on true events that once complicated the life of up-and-coming director David M. Rosenth


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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Girl Scouts: A century of inspiration

Watch a video of Daisy troop 51912 during a recent meeting, read about readers memories of Girl Scouts and find out more about the Girl Scouts of the USAs new leadership development campaign. Find a timeline of major events in the Girl Scouts history on


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Thursday, March 8, 2012

‘Ender’s Game’: Who else is ridiculously excited?

A few years ago, when I was visiting home, I found a copy of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game lying outside of my room. “Mom, what is this book?” I hollered downstairs. “Oh, I bought it for you,” she yelled back up to me. Somehow, she must ha


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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Ten Songs for Super Tuesday

Today is Super Tuesday, the action-packed day for GOP presidential hopefuls as 10 states undergo primary elections. To bring us further into the spirit of Super Tuesday,the blog team at Sojourners has compiled 10 songs for a “Super Tuesday Mixtape.” (In


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Monday, March 5, 2012

Jab We Kidnap


STARRING Mr & Mrs Riteish Deshmukh, Tinnu Anand, Om Puri, Smita Jayakar Senti Meter Think of this as attending a fancy wedding. Don’t forget to give the ticket money in an envelope. Stills from the movie Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya The Plot Viren (Deshmukh) i


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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Author Jodi Picoult puts Green Bay on the map

When Leah Liebergen made a career change about a decade ago, she didn't think it would change her...- 12:34 am Crowds lined up on Saturday at Triangle Winter Sports Area at Baird Creek Parkway in Green Bay to...- 12:37 am Green Bay is continuing to pay t


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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Today In Theatre History: MARCH 3

1930 Bert Lahr is a Flying High mechanic who breaks an aeronautical record because he doesn't know how to land the plane. The writing team of DeSylva,Brown and Henderson provide the lyrics and the score. Kate Smith plays Lahr's love interest. 1947 John G


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