Wednesday, August 30, 2006

movie news : Faris lands on sorority row in comedy

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Scary Movie" heroine Anna Faris will star in a fish-out-of-water comedy she originated.

The as-yet-untitled project revolves around a naive centerfold model who loses her job and takes the only one she can find, that of a "house mother" at UCLA's lamest, dorkiest sorority.

Faris brought the idea for the character to screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith, who developed it into a feature. The trio took the project to Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Prods., which set it up at Paramount Pictures.



Faris will serve as an executive producer, along with Lutz and Smith. The scribes' credits include "10 Things I Hate About You," "Legally Blonde" and "She's the Man."

Faris starred in all four "Scary Movie" films, which collectively grossed more than $680 million worldwide. Her other recent credits include "Brokeback Mountain," "Just Friends" and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend." She recently wrapped a starring turn in the indie feature "Smiley Face" as well as an appearance in "Mama's Boy" opposite Jon Heder and Diane Keaton.

By Borys Kit

movie news : Another Gay Movie

The gay gross-out comedy Adam & Steve was a tame family outing compared to this teen sex farce, which basically puts a homosexual spin on American Pie, gag for gag. Meaning you've got your uncomfortable sex-ed talk with a well-meaning but awkward father; your embarrassing webcam sex escapade accidentally broadcast to the entire school; and, of course, pastry humping. AGM tries so hard to be extreme that it misses the key ingredient of the American Pie films—an underlying sweetness. We laughed at the Pie crew, but ultimately came to care for them. This is not the case with AGM's four high-school seniors, who vow to lose their "Big A" virginity before heading off to college. Nor do we care for the semifamous gay celebs in supporting roles, including comic Graham Norton as an S&M–loving teacher and Survivor winner/tax evader Richard Hatch. (Yes, he's naked in every scene, only without the box blurring out his naughty bits. You've been warned.) Making the best impression is Ashlie Atkinson's Muffler, the lesbian analogue to Seann William Scott's obnoxious jock Stifler, who manages to deflower the entire cheerleading squad in one night. FRANK PAIVA
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By Frank Paiva

movie news : Charlie Sheen Making 9/11 Conspiracy Movie?

Alright, so Oliver Stone's World Trade Center came and went without offending anyone or pissing on the victims of 9/11. We dodged a bullet there folks. Care to try it again?

Get ready, we might have to. Our friends over at Filmstalker have dug up a story from the NY Post which says yet another World Trade Center movie may be on the way.

This movie is about another last men out of the WTC, William Rodriguez. Rodriguez's story starts out heroically. A janitor at the Trade Center, on the day of the attack he was the only man with a master key to all the doors in the building. So, in a bit of bravery he led Firefighters up the stairs of the North Tower unlocking doors for them as he went. He made it to floor 39 before he evacuated, and in the process saved hundreds of lives. He made it out of the buildling just before it collapsed, but was buried under rubble for an hour before being rescued.

That's the good part. The bad part is that after it was all over he launched a lawsuit against the government accusing President Bush of planning the attacks himself.

So, who do you go to when you're a 9/11 hero full of conspiracy theories against the government? Charlie Sheen of course. Rodriguez is reportedly talking to Sheen and Esai Morales about funding a project to bring his story to theaters. He says that Charlie's on board, and told him he'd "be honored" to turn his story into a movie. Writer David Marconi is reportedly already part of the project.

Marconi insists that the movie will focus on Rodirguez's 9/11 heroism, but I find that a little hard to believe. Sheen has gained some notoriety as a 9/11 conspiracy theorist in the past, and if you're not going to explore his story from that angle, then why bother to go to him over some other Hollywood actor?

If you thought audiences weren't ready to see faithful re-enactments of the events of the day, just wait until they have to react to a 9/11 film filled with accusatory conspiracy theories. Wait, we already had that didn't we? It was called Fahrenheit 9/11 and it outgrossed United 93 and World Trade Center combined. If he does it, Charlie Sheen just might end up getting very very rich.
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By Josh Tyler

Thursday, August 24, 2006

movie news : Crossover (2006)

Synopsis: movie news
Noah Cruise, a naturally talented basketball player, is determined to become a doctor using his basketball scholarship to attend UCLA pre-med, rather than succumbing to the lure of a former sports agent Vaughn, and his push for Noah to go for the NBA. Noah's best friend, Tech, the buddy that covered for him and did time for an assault charge, is also an outstanding basketball player, but has less lofty ambitions--he wants to get his GED and win an underground street ball game against an arrogant rival, Jewelz. Noah and Tech's lives drastically change when they both fall in love with two local girls, Vanessa Lilly and Eboni Jackson, and take a fateful trip out to L.A. together

Director Credit
Preston Whitmore
Anthony Mackie
Shelli Boone
Wayne Brady
Alecia Jai Fears
Michael Kimbrew
Eva Pigford
Wesley Jonathan
Kristen Wilson
James Lewis
Philip Champion

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movie news : Snakes on a Plane (2006)

Synopsis: movie news
When a young man witnesses a brutal mob murder, it falls to FBI agent Neville Flynn to escort his charge safely from Hawaii to Los Angeles to testify. But in an act of self-preservation, the crime boss facing prison smuggles hundreds of poisonous snakes onto the commercial aircraft in a crate timed to release its deadly cargo halfway over the Pacific. Flynn, along with a frightened flight crew and passengers, must then band together in a desperate attempt to survive.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release 8/18/2006
Studio Credit New Line Cinema Studio
Director Credit

David Richard Ellis Director
Cast Credit
Samuel L. Jackson Neville Flynn
Nathan Phillips Sean Jones
Rachel Blanchard Mercedes
Julianna Margulies Claire Miller
Flex Alexander Three G's
Sunny Mabrey Tiffany
Bobby Cannavale Hank Harris
Todd Louiso Dr. Steven Price
Kenan Thompson Troy
Lin Shaye Grace
David Koechner Rick
Elsa Pataky Maria

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

movie news :

HOLLYWOOD - Veteran actor James Woods has dumped his 20-year-old girlfriend, Ashley Madison, after the stress from the May-December relationship sent him to the emergency room.
The 59-year-old star was distraught after his brother Michael died unexpectedly of a heart attack last month and was shocked by Madison's insensitivity during his funeral.

Woods' friend Scott Sandler tells the New York Daily News that Madison showed up for the service dressed inappropriately "in a 3-inch miniskirt and chain-smoking."

He explains, "At the funeral she was concerned about the amount of magazines she was in. Jimmy was on his knees with tears staining his shirt, and she was showing pictures of herself.

"Jimmy was so overcome by grief his blood pressure went through the roof early last week, and he had to go to the hospital. When he came out, it was like he had seen the light."

The actor has known Madison, the pal of a golfing buddy, since she was five-years-old.

Adds Sandler, "She's the anti-Christ. She truly has the soul of a moth and the brain of a dead trout."

Shark, which stars Woods as a celebrity attorney-turned-prosecutor, began shooting Monday. Production has been suspended at least until the end of next week. The series is slated for a September 21 premiere, in the Thursday 10 p.m. slot, after the seventh-season launch of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Michael Woods, 49, had acting roles in several of his brother's movies, including Race to Space, Another Day in Paradise, Killer: A Journal of Murder and USA Network's Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story.

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movie news : The Grudge 2

Movie NewsSuspense/Horror and Sequel

October 13th, 2006 (wide)

Starring:
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amber Tamblyn, Arielle Kebbel, Teresa Palmer, Jennifer Beals
Directed By:
Takashi Shimizu

Synopsis:
In Tokyo, a young woman (Amber Tamblyn) is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister (Sarah Michelle Gellar). The super-natural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Logline: When a cast and crew of a TV show start filming in the apparently haunted house, strange things begin to happen to each of them.

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Sequel

Release Date: October 13th, 2006 (wide)

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Production Co.: Ghost House Pictures, Mandate Pictures

Studios: Columbia Pictures

Filming Locations: Tokyo, Japan

Produced in: United States

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

movie news : Talladega Nights

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Comedy and Sports

August 4th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13
for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence

Starring:
Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Michael Clarke Duncan, Amy Adams, David Koechner, Gary Cole, Leslie Bibb

Directed By: Adam McKay

Synopsis:
Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is a NASCAR racing sensation whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend, Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo, thrilling their fans by finishing most races in the top spots - with Ricky Bobby always leading the pack. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), challenges him, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight for his place as racing's top driver.

Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) is a NASCAR racing sensation whose "win at all costs" approach has made him a national hero. He and his loyal racing partner and childhood friend, Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), are a fearless duo, thrilling their fans by finishing most races in the top spots - with Ricky Bobby always leading the pack. When a flamboyant French Formula One driver, Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), challenges him for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky Bobby must face his own demons and fight for his place as racing's top driver.

Also Known As: High, Wide and Handsome
Talladega Nights
Untitled (Will Ferrell Nascar Project)

Production Status: Released

Logline: Set in the world of professional stock car racing.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Sports

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: August 4th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, drug references and brief comic violence.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Production Co.: High Wide and Handsome Inc, Apatow Productions, Mosaic Media Group

Studios: Columbia Pictures

Financiers: Relativity Media

U.S. Box Office: $47,042,215

Filming Locations: North Carolina, USA

Produced in: United States

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movie news : The Departed (2006)

'The Departed' is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello (Jack Nicholson). While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by his double life, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations he has penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the gangsters and the police that there's a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy -- and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save himself.

Also Known As: Infernal Affairs

Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime/Gangster and Remake

Release Date: October 6th, 2006 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, some strong sexual content and drug material.

Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution

Production Co.: Hollywood Gang Productions, Cappa Productions, Plan B, Vertigo Entertainment

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.

Filming Locations: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York USA
Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Produced in: United States
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Wednesday, August 02, 2006

movie news : Miami Vice

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Ricardo Tubbs is urbane and dead smart. He lives with Bronx-born intel analyst Trudy, as they work undercover transporting drug loads into South Florida to identify a group responsible for three murders. Sonny Crockett is charismatic and flirtatious until-while undercover working with the supplier of the South Florida group-he gets romantically entangled with Isabella, the Chinese-Cuban wife of an arms and drugs trafficker. The intensity of this case pushes Crockett and Tubbs out onto the edge where identity and fabrication become blurred, where cop and player become one-especially for Crockett in his romance with Isabella and for Tubbs in the provocation of an assault on those he loves.
Theatrical Release
7/28/2006
Studio Universal Pictures Studio
Director Michael Mann Director
Cast
Jamie Foxx Detective Ricardo Tubbs
Colin Farrell Det. James "Sonny" Crockett
Gong Li Isabella
Naomie Harris Trudy Joplin
CiarĂ¡n Hinds FBI Agent Fujima
John Ortiz Jose Yero
Jon Jacobs Nicholas Ugo
Elizabeth Rodriguez Gina Calabrese
Barry Shabaka Henley Lt. Castillo
Luis Tosar Montoya
Domenick Lombardozzi Det. Stan Switek
Justin Theroux Det. Larry Zito

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movie news : Monster House (2006)

Twelve-year-old DJ Walters, who is caught in that awkward moment between childhood and the onset of puberty, has too much time on his hands and has taken it into his head that there's something weird about old man Nebbercracker's house across the street. Things keep disappearing into the dilapidated structure: basketballs, tricycles, toys and pets. Come to think of it, whatever happened to Mrs. Nebbercracker? It's the day before Halloween and DJ and his candy-friendly pal Chowder have a run-in with Mr. Nebbercracker after their basketball wanders onto his lawn and is mysteriously swept into the house. When the house tries to swallow their new friend Jenny and no one believes the frightened trio's claims that the house is up to no good, it's up to them to investigate. They turn for his advice to the only person on the planet who might even remotely understand what's going on, the wise one they call Skull, a 20-something slacker pizza chef and master of the arcade machine who once played a video game for four days straight on one singly quarter, a gallon of chocolate milk and an adult diaper. "I have heard tell of man-made structures becoming possessed by a human soul," Skull tells them. You mean the house is alive? Yikes! Skull tells them the only way to stop the house from gulping down everything in sight is by striking at its heart, which the kids figure out must be the perpetually-fueled furnace in the basement. They come up with what seems to be a foolproof plan--a vacuum cleaner disguised as a human dummy filled with cold medicine. The kids offer up their bait to the house, figuring that once it's asleep, they can sneak in and put out the furnace with their squirt guns. Their little plan goes awry, though, and when the house starts chasing them down the street--that's right, chasing them down the street!--they must join forces to once again make the neighborhood safe for trick or treaters.
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