Before Little Miss Sunshine the movie (with Abigail Breslin, the big yellow bus and the Sufjan Stevens soundtrack) there was Little Miss Sunshine the children’s book by British author Roger Hargreaves? From Little Miss Naughty to Little Miss Scatterbrain
Once upon a time, a fairy tale adaptation was a tired concept for a movie. Then theaters were flooded with movies adapted from comic books (“The Avengers”), movies adapted from action figures (“Transformers”), movies adapted from board games (“Battleship
After spending all year trying to get 18-year-olds to care about Anglo-Saxon poetic devices, 12th-grade English teachers secretly, in the depths of their hearts of darkness, look forward to the Senior Prank. Senior Pranks reminds us that what we teach ou
"I was kind of curious for a second. So I called my agent," Pattinson told USA Today when asked about the casting rumor. "My agent was like, 'No. ... No one's going to offer you that part.'" While the "Twilight" star might feign disappointment over not b
First launched earlier this year, the production blog for Gavin Hood's upcoming Ender's Game has now been soliciting fan questions with answers provided by producer Roberto Orci. One thing I can tell you is that Gavin Hood is a gigantic Stanley Kubrick f
You’re driving down the street, and it’s suddenly blocked off. You notice these weird yellow signs with nonsensical letters or numbers. There’s unusual glow lighting up a neighborhood you can’t usually see from your house. What you might have here is a f
Getty Images . Welcome back to another edition of “This Week in Casting,” the column that gives you the rundown of who’s attached to the hottest upcoming projects in Hollywood. From big time players to fresh-faced rookies, we’ve got the week in review fo
When a young man believes his lover to be dead, he heads to a "forbidden land" to summon a demon that can wake her. In order to bring the woman back to life, however, he needs to slay 16 colossi. They're massive, "skyscraper-sized giants" that rise from
Imagine if The Monkees started with just two members in the band-as children-became TV stars, and then grew up a little and got into alternative rock...and, they were really, really awesome. That's about the story of Nat and Alex Wolff. Famous as 'The Na
Aside from The Dark Knight Rises and Prometheus, it's hard to think of a genre movie that's more anticipated than the big screen adaptation of Ender's Game, originally written by Orson Scott Card. And as it turns out, one of the screenwriters on Team Abr
Robert Pattinson as heartthrob and fan favorite Finnick Odair in "Hunger Games" sequel "Catching Fire" ? Probably not even a little, but that's the rumor making the rounds on Wednesday. The report comes courtesy of the blog Think McFly Think, which claim
I didn't initially take to Lynne Ramsay's impressionistic directorial style with her 1999 debut, "Ratcatcher," but 2002's "Morvern Callar" grew on me a bit (due mostly to Samantha Morton's haunting, haunted performance), while last year's "We Need to Tal
Abigail Breslin may have come up as a precocious little girl in Little Miss Sunshine, and have honed that act in movies like No Reservations and Definitely, Maybe where she’s up against more experienced adult stars. But it’s exciting to hear that she’s m
Halle Berry has been the face of Revlon’s ColorStay line since 1996—which is difficult to believe, given that she doesn’t look a day over 30! In NYC to discuss the collection’s latest addition, ColorStay Whipped Crème Makeup (available next month), Berry
With "Chopper" and "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," writer-director Andrew Dominik managed to both celebrate and de-mythologize two real criminals; with "Killing Them Softly," based on a novel by hard-boiled prose titan Georg
She's come a long way since playing Ryan Reynolds' curious little girl in Definitely Maybe, hasn't she?? Now Abigail Breslin will play the Final Girl in a dark and twisted initiation ceremony hosted by group of feral teenage boys. The film will be direct
Abigail Breslin will play the lead in Final Girl, a thriller from Nasser Entertainment and Prospect Park about a pack of feral teenage boys who choose the wrong girl to be the victim of their final “initiation.” The film will be directed by Tyler Shields
Little Miss Sunshine herself, Abigail Breslin, has faced zombies (Zombieland), now she's going to take on a pack of "feral" boys in Final Girl, says Deadline. Prospect Park and Studio City Pictures are shepherding this project which concerns a young woma
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Image Credit: Mark Sullivan/WireImage.com • Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy are joining forces for an untitled comedy about an F.B.I. agent (Bullock) and Boston cop (McCarthy), with Bridesmaids director Paul Feig . Parks and Recreation scribe Katie D
"She was much better than I expected," the actress lets us know. "You never know with someone as famous as she is, who has such a following. But she showed up on set on time, she knew her lines and she was very professional. She came in ready to shoot an
Charlize Theron along with costars Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Stewart sat down for one of Moviefone’s Unscripted Interview segments in promotion of their new film Snow White and the Huntsman (perhaps you’ve heard of it?) The questions themselves are not
Harrison Ford reportedly called Ender’s Game , “one of the most emotional science fiction movies he has ever seen.” If you’re a fan of Orson Scott Card’s award-winning novel, this article should let you breathe a little easier about the upcoming Gavin Ho
If you're a fan of classic science-fiction, chances are you're eagerly anticipating the upcoming movie adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel ENDER'S GAME - even if only to find out how well director Gavin Hood (X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE) managed to tackl
AFTER earning a place on the 2002 Mercury Music Prize shortlist for debut album Night On My Side (she lost to Ms Dynamite), Irish songstress Gemma Hayes went on to carve out a nice musical niche for herself. Her songs have appeared in stacks of TV shows
No one ever claimed going to the cinema was good for you, but a teenage girl has discovered that paying attention while watching a DVD can save your life, after she diagnosed herself with cancer during a viewing of the Cameron Diaz movie My Sister's Keep
It was kind of weird watching a movie with such a specific timeframe on a spring Sunday afternoon, given how much it fetishizes the magic of the titular holiday. The earlier Valentine’s Day had more universal appeal, since that holiday is more anticipate
This was not a fun book to read for me. Have you ever read “My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult, which was later made into a movie starring Abigail Breslin and Cameron Diaz? It’s the one where Cameron Diaz has a daughter who is dying and needs new organs
Celebrity names are creeping onto many parents' baby name lists. Check out predictions for the top 10 girls and boys names in 2012, courtesy of Nameberry.com. (Shutterstock) 10. Girls' name: Mia. Kate Winslet named her little girl Mia. (File) 10. Boys' n
Last year, 19,393 baby boys were named Mason, an increase of nearly 4,600—by far the biggest jump for any name. And now, the famous family is casting their influence on what to name your children—and apparently you're all drinking the Kardashian Kool-Aid
Every summer Hollywood delivers a little bit of the unexpected. It's not necessarily that surprise hit movie or TV show, but a performance you didn't see coming. Last year it was "Bridesmaids'" Melissa McCarthy. On the TV side you had Jason Gann from "Wi
Admittedly, the image isn’t much to look at, with Breslin glaring at a bronze key in her role as a ghost by the name of Lisa who passed away under mysterious circumstances in her house in 1986. Trapped along with the spirits of her other family members,
Wild Bunch hits Cannes next week with a colossal 14 films in official selection and one each in Critics’ Week and Directors’ Fortnight. Co-founder and sales chief Vincent Maraval tells me that’s a record for the company that last year unveiled The Artist
Here's your first look at Vincenzo Natali's spooky HAUNTER, which began production almost a month ago, as we told you HERE. Obviously, Abigail Breslin, who plays a ghost in the film (that's not a spoiler), has found a key to something important... to wha
NORTH OAKVILLE TODAY – That’s a wrap! A North Oakville boy has recently finished filming a movie where he acts opposite Hollywood starlet Abigail Breslin. David Knoll, 12, was cast in Vincenzo Natali’s Haunter, as Edgar, the childhood version of the film
MUMBAI: Reliance Home Video & Games has released the Blu-rays and DVDs of New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts with intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on t
Director Garry Marshall returns to his successful formulaic calendar-based romantic comedies, with this ensemble cast tale set in New York City at Midnight. Well, a lot, actually. (Bear with me, folks, there's a lot of people to cover, here!) Ingrid (Mic
Liam Hemsworth is "sad" to see Gary Ross leave Panem. "I'm really sad to see that Gary's not going to be part of the second one," he said. "He did such an amazing job on the first." Ross officially left the project last month. "As a writer and a director
In similarly undramatic news, famously bad driver of yesteryear Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted for allegedly committing a hit-and-run in March, not even for the sake of nostalgia. I always thought Lindz made the best bad driver, but things change a
My first impulse in writing about Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers for Crushable readers — some of whom may know the Marvel superheroes only by name but never have read their comics — was to joke that it’s the New Year’s Eve of superhero movies. But this satir
Mira Sorvino's family has expanded yet again. The Oscar winner gave birth to daughter Lucia yesterday in Los Angeles. The 44-year-old welcomed her fourth child with husband Christopher Backus, 30, on Thursday. Back in the saddle: The 44-year-old is now f
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday: The lowdown: Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum star in this romantic drama about a wife who loses her memory after a horrific car accident and does not remember her husband. The young husband
The Avengers is getting a lot of mileage out of uniting the stars of several different films for one big, knock-down-drag-out superfilm in which there are so many people floating in from hither and yon that you would be forgiven for expecting a cameo fro
Willow Smith has released the music video for her newest song, "Do It Like Me (Rockstar)." In the video, Smith is shown dancing on streets, subways and rooftops in major cities like Paris, New York, London and Tokyo. Her older brother Jaden is also featu
I just saw the trailer for Hick, where Chloë Moretz packs a gun and looks like jailbait. Why must adolescent actresses take hyper-sexualized roles to prove they're ready for grown up parts? —G. Best, via the inbox So is seeing Moretz, now 15, packing a p
MMA star Gina Carano tries her hand at acting in Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire." Opens Jan. 20, 2012. advertisement A period romance directed by Madonna, an all-star holiday romcom, and old-school thriller starring a real-life MMA fighter, and a doc about
