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Taylor Lautner Keeps His New Moon Role

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Adaptation, Drama, Romance, Sequels, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases,

Taylor Lautner

is a perfect example of how beneficial fitness regimes can be.

Although the 16-year-old’s status in New Moon remained questionable just a few weeks ago, word finally came today that Lautner will indeed be in the Twilight sequel. Apparently the extra time he spent at the gym really paid off.

The long-awaited announcement from director Chris Weitz was posted on Stephenie Meyer’s web site.

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In Theaters This Weekend: January 9, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, IFC Films, Sony, Warner Bros, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Period, Political, Romance, Comedy, Lists, New Releases,

The Unborn

Here are some possible suggestions for your upcoming weekend:

Star Trek: Going into the Future…a Little Too Boldly?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Casting, Scripts, Upcoming Releases,

Star Trek I’m not old enough to have watched the original when it first appeared on TV…but I was around for at least some of the first episodes of the Next Generation. In fact, I’ve seen all those episodes. I’ve watched every re-run of every Trek ever created. I’ve seen the movies (one of them in theaters). I’ve played the games. I might have looked through some of the literature. And maybe I once looked up a few words in the online Klingon dictionary.

Okay, fine. So I’m a Trekkie. And that’s the biggest reason why I think I may not like the new take on Trek. Is going to be the one who shoves me out of the scifi genre for good…or will he simply open the door for all the Trekkies of the future?

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Box Office Breakdown: Marley & Me Ends 2008 on Top

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, MGM, Miramax, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Foreign, Foreign Language, Period, Religious, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,

Marley & Me

Aside from a few changes at the bottom of this week’s Top Ten, every single movie remained planted in their positions from last Monday. Since Friday’s new entries (Good, Defiance) were only offered in limited release, there really wasn’t much of a battle.

Over the last three days, tacked on another $24 million and officially crossed the $100 million mark. The Fox adaptation became the 25th film from 2008 to accomplish that. Meanwhile, the only new charter was #10’s . Although it was only shown in 612 theaters (that’s down two from last week), the Fox Searchlight feature helped push The Spirit down to #13. The probable Oscar contender also earned a better per screen average than all the films ahead of it.

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Inglourious Basterds Gets 2009 Date

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Drama, Period, Upcoming Releases,

Inglorious Bastard's Brad PittStill getting used to the spelling of ‘s new film? (It was once spelled Inglorious Bastards.) Well, you’ll now have until this fall to get the title mastered.

The WWII drama about Jewish-American soldiers on a mission to kill to Nazis has just been scheduled for an August 21 release. The film, which will be be distributed by the Weinstein Company in the States (by Universal internationally), marks Tarantino’s attempt at a period film. Production began in Germany back in October.

stars Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, BJ Novak, Eli Roth and Diane Kruger.

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National Society of Film Critics Picks Waltz with Bashir

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Animation, Documentary, Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, Period, Political, Comedy, Awards, Lists,

Waltz with Bashir

One year after honoring There Will Be Blood, the National Society of Film Critics has named its favorite film of 2008. Although it’s primarily been considered in the Best Animated or Best Foreign Language categories, Ari Folman’s was selected as this group’s top film of 2009.

The animated Israeli film - Folman’s memoir of his country’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon - is currently up for a Golden Globe.

Here are the remaining 43rd Annual National Society of Film Critics Awards winners:

  • Best Film: Waltz With Bashir
  • Best Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
  • Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
  • Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky

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Getting Into Character: Meryl Streep as Julia Child

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Adaptation, Upcoming Releases,

Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

is back at it again.

In the upcoming Julie & Julia, the Oscar winner cooks up another distinctive voice to play famed chef Julia Child. The movie, an adaptation of Julie Powell’s Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, tells the story of a temp worker () who attempts all the recipes in Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. The film also recounts Julia’s life with her husband (Stanley Tucci) in Paris during the ‘40s and ‘50s.

The Nora Ephron film will be served up on August 7, 2009.

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In Theaters This Weekend: January 2, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Period, Political, Religious, Lists, New Releases,

Defiance

Here are some few new suggestions for the first weekend of 2009:

  • Defiance* (R): starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schrieber, Jamie Bell (directed by Ed Zwick)
  • Good* (NR): starring Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker (directed by Vicente Amorim)

*limited and/or gradual release


Not Another American Pie!

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Universal, Sequels, Comedy, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,

American Pie

Through what could end up being a colossally bad idea, the American Pie franchise is going to get a little bigger. That’s right - Hollywood gossip says this dead horse is coming back to the theaters for yet another sequel.

What, you aren’t ready for a seventh helping?

Yes, it’s true. If you didn’t know (and you probably didn’t), there are six Pie movies total (1 and 2, Wedding, Band Camp, The Naked Mile and Beta House). Oh, and the new one - supposing it actually ends up happening.

According to rumor, the film is to be dubbed American Pie 4 (a sequel to American Wedding) and will be released in theaters. That is, provided there’s a script, a cast and a crew. So far, none of the franchise stars are contracted to the project.

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First Look: Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck in State of Play

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Drama, Political, Thrillers, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,


In State of Play, Russell Crowe stars as an investigative reporter (Cal McCaffrey) who is tasked with covering the murder of a congressman’s mistress. Ben Affleck plays Stephen Collins, the U.S. Congressman who also has old ties to McCaffrey. The movie which once had Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the two lead roles was directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).

Matthew Michael Carnahan (Lions for Lambs), Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), Billy Ray (Breach) and Paul Abbott (the writer of the original BBC series) all share writing credits on the big-screen adaptation.

- also starring Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Jason Bateman - opens April 17, 2009.

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