07:49 AM EDT 05/09/2008
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First Look Inside Controversial George W. Bush Biopic
Originally posted 05/08/2008 10:45AM
Oliver Stone is coming out shooting.
In less than two weeks, the controversial J.F.K. and Nixon filmmaker will begin production on his new feature about the current occupant of the White House – a film to be called, simply, W – for a proposed release this fall, possibly even in time for the November presidential election.
With a first look at the two principals playing George W. and Laura Bush, Josh Brolin and The 40-Year-Old Virgin's Elizabeth Banks, in full makeup, and a behind-the-scenes story on how the project came together, the new issue of Entertainment Weekly reports on both the speculation about the movie and the facts – especially as filmmaker Stone sees them.
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George Clooney Reveals Roseanne Barr's Pickup Line
Originally posted 05/08/2008 03:00PM
Hand it to George Clooney: He's sexy, he's funny, and he's not afraid to share embarrassing stories about how Roseanne Bar hit on him.
The actor, who sat down with Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers Wednesday night at the Picture House Theater in Pelham, N.Y., following a screening of his latest movie Leatherheads, revealed secrets about his early days working for Barr on her sitcom Roseanne – as well as his thoughts on Paris Hilton and bombing at the box office (which, he readily acknowledges, Leatherheads did). Choice quotes below:
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Ashton Kutcher Envisions Punk'd: The Movie
Originally posted 05/07/2008 01:35PM
Hollywood, beware: Ashton Kutcher isn't done punking.
"I might take it to another level," warns the power behind MTV's Punk'd (for eight years) and E!'s Pop Fiction (since March), talking to Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show Wednesday.
Now that "punk'd" has not only entered the vernacular but made the dictionary, Kutcher, 30, says he was walking down the street the other day when he got an idea for something new to do with it: Punk'd: The Movie.
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Anne Hathaway Goes Wild ... for a Movie
Originally posted 05/07/2008 01:15PM
Spotted: Anne Hathaway swinging from a rail, dancing and
taking shots at over-the-top Chinese eatery Kowloon outside of Boston.
But this wasn't the case of a starlet-gone-wild. Hathaway was working, filming scenes for her comedy
Bride Wars, which costars Kate Hudson.
According to Stanley Wong, whose family owns Kowloon, "The scene was very
funny. Basically [Hathaway's character]'s on spring break. She's
getting drunk and basically making a home video."
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Jen & Owen Chase Down Their Dog at the Ballpark
Originally posted 05/05/2008 11:55AM
Baseball not your thing? Well, there's always Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. The stars provided some additional entertainment at this weekend's Florida Marlins-San Diego Padres baseball game, shooting a scene for their film Marley & Me in the stands. The best part: The on-air announcers attempting to figure out what's going on – while openly wondering why they weren't asked to be in the movie.
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New Dark Knight Trailer Debuts
Originally posted 05/05/2008 09:00AM
A new look at the highly anticipated Dark Knight was released this weekend, giving Batman fans another taste of the upcoming battle over Gotham.
The focus has consistently been on Heath Ledger's Joker – from costar Christian Bale calling him "a joy" to work with and director Chris Nolan saying he was "bursting with creativity." This new trailer, however, reveals more about Aaron Eckhart's Harvey Dent (a.k.a. Two-Face) and Batman's internal struggle.
The Dark Knight hits theaters July 18.
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Brad Pitt's Look: Computer Geek Chic
Originally posted 05/02/2008 01:45PM
The movie won't hit theaters until September – but here's a peek at Brad Pitt, in character, as a hapless gym employee who intercepts a CD with CIA secrets from the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading.
The film, which is set to open at the Venice Film Festival in August, revolves around a fired CIA agent (played by John Malkovich) whose memoir – containing government secrets – gets intercepted by his wife (Tilda Swinton) who wants to use it in her divorce proceedings. But, oops, the information winds up with Pitt and Francis McDormand's characters.
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Javier Bardem Exits Role Due to Exhaustion
Originally posted 05/01/2008 12:05PM
Javier Bardem has withdrawn from the movie musical Nine, based on the Broadway hit, because of exhaustion from a busy work year and award season, reports Variety.
This is the second recent project that the Oscar winner (No Country for Old Men) has left. The Spanish actor, 39, was originally cast in Francis Ford Coppola's drama Tetro – but was replaced by actress Carmen Maura after the director decided the role would be better filled by a female.
Subsequent reports suggested that Bardem was simply unavailable.
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Sex and the City: The Movie Leaves Town
Originally posted 04/29/2008 09:30AM
Sarah Jessica Parker, please come home.
The eagerly awaited summer release of Sex and the City: The Movie will not open in Manhattan, or even Brooklyn – but across the Atlantic, in London, on May 12, reports New York's Daily News.
New York will not get a look at the picture until two weeks later.
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Cameron Diaz: Humor Eases the Sadness
Originally posted 04/26/2008 06:40PM
As Cameron Diaz continues to observe the mourning period following the April 15 death of her father Emilio, Ashton Kutcher and others associated with her new movie, What Happens in Vegas, met with the press in Los Angeles on Saturday – and delivered a written message from Diaz herself.
In her own hand on her personalized stationery, Diaz wrote in copies that were provided to journalists: "First of all I want to thank all of you for your support over the years."
She also said, "I was really looking forward to thus weekend getting to talk to my friends about a film I am so proud of," but, citing "the loss of my Father, I have chosen to be with my family this weekend."
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