Meg Ryan (born November 19, 1961), is an American actress and producer. She began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982. Subsequently, Meg began to appear in supporting roles in big screen films during the mid-1980s, achieving recognition in several independent films such as Promised Land (1987), before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed cult comedy When Harry Met Sally… (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination.

She starred in a string of popular romantic dramas and comedy films in 1990s, including Sleepless in Seattle (1993), French Kiss (1995), Addicted to Love (1997), City of Angels (1998), and You’ve Got Mail (1998), whose total gross was over $870 million worldwide. At that time, TIME critic Richard Corliss called her “the current soul of romantic comedy.” In addition to these romantic comedy roles, she garnered critical acclaim for her work in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), in which she played an alcoholic, and in Courage Under Fire (1996), portraying a captain in the Gulf War.

Her first full-blown hit in a leading role was the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally… (1989), which paired her with comedic leading man Billy Crystal. Her portrayal of Sally Albright, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, is memorable for her depiction of a theatrically faked orgasm in Katz’s Delicatessen in Manhattan. She then starred in The Doors and in Prelude to a Kiss. Both films were moderately successful.

Meg starred alongside Kristen Bell, and Justin Long in the independent comedy film Serious Moonlight in 2009. Directed by actress Cheryl Hines and based on a screenplay by late writer Adrienne Shelly, who was murdered a year prior to filming, in the film, she portrayed a high-powered female attorney who learns that her husband, played by Timothy Hutton, is about to leave their troubled marriage, and decides to hold him captive by duct-taping him to a toilet. Picked up by Magnolia Pictures, the production received a limited release throughout North America only, and grossed less than US$150,000 worldwide. Critical reaction to the project was generally mixed-to-negative, although Ryan was praised for her “terrific” performance.

Get a Souvenir: Exit Through the Gift Shop is worth the the ride

Exit Through the Gift Shop joins fellow documentaries Catfish and I’m Still Here in their infamous debates of legitimacy. Despite claims of falsehood, this documentary brilliantly features the burning questions about the true value of art, and the inner talents of those who illustrate it.

This documentary centers around am enthusiastic Frenchmen named Thierry Guetta who has a habit of videotaping all of his actions throughout his life. He seeks to find his passion in life besides aimlessly filming his day-to-day routines (we find out later in the film his true motive behind this-it’s surprisingly understandable). Guetta is drawn into the world of street art and begins to document famous street artists as they work. He films hours upon hours of footage and meets some of the world’s most famous street artist…but there is one man he can’t on film. Guetta is in pursuit of the infamous Banksy, the globally-known artist.

Guetta finally locates Banksy, and his life changes forever. This clever documentary truly is one of the most entertaining, engaging, and enthralling films of 2010. Guetta’s journey from simpleton with a video-camera to documenter of famous artists is one of fascinating results. Rhys Ifan’s great narration is a wonderful addition. While some may question the legitimacy of the film, it is undeniable that this is a captivating documentary that features a fantastic story, and makes the viewer think about modern art and its impact on modern society.

I do see myself further looking into the story (because I, for one, would love to know what exactly was going on), but on the other hand, the mystery adds an extra element of fun. In what is sure to be 2010’s best, overlooked film, ExitThrough the Gift Shop xitexamines the world of modern art through the eyes of those who make it, and an individual who may go against the whole purpose of it. This is a thinker, and above that, an entertainer. Overall, one of 2010’s best (another documentary that accomplishes this!) also is a wonderfully mysterious tale.

Written by Cory Woodroof

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All of the Lights: TRON: Legacy is a dazzler!

TRON: Legacy was a huge relief for me. Being a huge fan of the original film, I have been waiting patiently for a sequel to come along. Finally, Disney has delivered (through the mind of up-and-coming director Joseph Kosinski) a worthy successor to the 80s sci-fi classic.

This new film follows Sam Flynn (Kevin’s kid, played by solid lead Garrett Hedlund) as he, after 20 years, finally re-connects with his father in The Grid, the cyber utopia his father helped create. There, Sam encounters not only his father, but CLU, a rouge program created by Kevin that now reigns over The Grid with an iron fist, and has a price over Kevin’s head. The plot, while at times a bit confusing, adds up like the first one did. Escape The Grid and destroy the evil program running it. This new outing into the Tron world is just as satisfying and fun as the first installment. Jeff Bridges stepping back into the shoes of Kevin Flynn and into the new shoes of villainous CLU just felt oh so right. Bridges’ maniacal performance as CLU was downright great. Hedlund did a decent enough job as Sam, as did Olivia Wilde (”House”), who played Quorra, Kevin Flynn’s protoge in The Grid. Michael Sheen, while being in a minor role, brings a fun, electrified performance as Castor, a hyped club owner. Even Bruce Boxleitner (TRON/Alan Bradley from the original) returns and does a great job. Kosinski’s direction was masterful, whether it be the jaw-dropping Game scenes or the final, epic sky battle, Kosinski truly has directed a passionate love letter to the original film. The film’s visuals are the year’s best, if not the past 10 year’s best. Daft Punk’s infectious score pounds its way through the film, and adds a level of intensity that further makes this film worth while.

I will admit that, at times, the script got a tad bit weak with the dialogue, but honestly, I followed the plot pretty easily. Despite the lukewarm reception by critics, I highly recommend a viewing of this film. It’s fun, exciting, and at times, stunning. I find this installment on par with the original, and if things are like they should be, a sequel could be down the road. Also, there’s a great cameo at the beginning that further pushes the need for a sequel. Overall, Tron Legacy is a big, loud piece of entertainment, and I loved every second of it.

Written by Cory Woodroof

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127 Hours

James Franco portrays Aron Ralston in this true story film, who finds he needs to resort to drastic measures in order to survive being trapped by a boulder in the Moab Utah desert. The film displays superb work by lighting specialists who worked to film in the desert and also create realistic lighting in such an intense environment while also making it as realistic as possible. James Franco’s acting is flawless in his role and is quite possible a contender for many upcoming award shows.

Aron Ralston is adventuring through the Moab Utah desert, during his hike he however he becomes trapped when a large bolder pins his arm against a valley wall. Unable to move the heavy rock that is now wedged against the stone walls he needs to find a way of saving himself, having told no one where he was going. After five days of being trapped with no luck of escaping and running low on water and food he has only one option which will test his willpower to survive the ordeal.

The most intense scene involves Aron Ralstons escape from the boulders clutches. The editing and sounds used in the short five minuets of footage is the most dramatic and gut wrenching moment of the films entirety. It is no wonder that they had issues in theaters of people passing out watching this particular scene. Those of you who have seen the film know of which moment I am talking about. When he got to a certain point it almost seemed as though he would be unable to continue but he persevered and in doing so it even my head ache and stomach roll. The film makers defiantly came across the right way of portraying how to make it the most realistic process it could be for someone standing on the other side of the glass.

The lighting was another aspect I found well done. I am not sure if they did it with lights or actually filmed the process when the light was at the right moment of the day but either way it was executed perfectly. Every day at eight o’clock Aron was able to get fifteen minutes of sunlight between the crack of earth which he was locked into. They either lit this area where he was trapped amazingly and made it seem as though the sun was rising to a point where it crept into the crevice or they actually found the perfect area to film. I guess I will have to wait until the DVD to find out in the special features.

This film while beautifully made and an excellent portrayal of Aron Ralston’s story of survival is also intense and some may have difficulty watching it. The scene where he finally finds the courage to free himself from the clutches of the boulder threatening to kill him is a very graphic and intense scene which is not appropriate for all audiences and there may be some that wont be able to handle this scene, my advice is to those who think they can, watch the film its a great story and James Franco’s acting is superb. Those who cant either close your eyes or steer clear. But if you like a true survival story see it for sure.

Written by Nathan Couture

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Kristen Stewart is an “incredible” cook

The 20-year-old American actress stars with Garrett Hedlund in the movie adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s 1957 novel ‘On The Road’ and the actor admits his culinary skills will never be a match for his co-star.

Garrett told MTV News: “You got to try the tortilla soup! It’s incredible. She’s honed it.

“I’m pretty much a klutz in the kitchen. I go through waves. Sometimes I just depend on pots and pans and cook up out of convenience, and sometimes I can’t even find a fork.”

Kristen has previously revealed she loved to cook for the cast of the film – which also includes Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen and Sam Riley – saying the tortilla soup was her signature dish.

She said: “I didn’t bake; I cooked a lot, though. I think I can do a really, really good, terrific tortilla soup. That was my ‘On the Road’ dish.”

However Kristen didn’t just cook for her ‘On the Road’ castmates, the actress – who plays Bella Swan in the ‘Twilight Saga’ series, also loves to throw big parties for those involved with the vampire franchise, including her boyfriend Robert Pattinson.

She said: “I get really embarrassed when people ask me what I cook, for some reason. I shouldn’t say that I cook anymore. There was like a big BBQ situation and, like, a bunch of steaks and veggies, and I made chicken piccata. I’m so embarrassed right now. But I made homemade marinara sauce starting at, like, two in the afternoon. It wasn’t done until eight. It was incredible. The ‘Twilight’ cast showed up.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

Black Swan

Addiction has always been a common theme in Darren Aronofsky’s films. Black Swan is no different. Obsessed with perfection, Nina (Natalie Portman), a ballet dancer, struggles immensely when she is given the diverse role of the Swan Queen for the ever famous ballet, Swan Lake.

While she seems ideal for the part, her only fault is in portraying the role of the evil Black Swan. Her strive for perfection creates a whirlwind of frustration, tension, and paranoia that will either make her or break her in this dazzling film. Unlike most of Aronofsky’s films, it is not just a story about obsession and tragedy. He turns the Black Swan into a dark, Gothic horror film that is unlike any other movie this year. Don’t be misguided by it’s feminine appeal; Black Swan is a provocative movie that you won’t be able to get out of your head for days. This film gets two enthusiastic wings up!

Written by Kimberly Gehrt

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Penelope Cruz constantly struggled not to laugh when filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ with Johnny Depp

The Spanish actress plays pirate’s daughter Angelica in the latest instalment of the swashbuckling movie franchise and she admits serious scenes were tough because her co-star is so convincing as hapless Captain Jack Sparrow.

She said: “Johnny is such a funny person, he has created this amazing character. “The main problem is that he’s so funny it was hard to film the dramatic scenes, because I could not stop laughing. You never know what will happen next.”

Penelope previously starred with Johnny in 2001 movie ‘Blow’ and says they always have a good time together. She added to Empire magazine: “Both times have been amazing. The funny thing is, we were saying to each other, we get along so well but we play characters who always fight.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

Movie Review of ‘Cemetery Junction’ (2010)

The “big dreams, small town, no chance” premise is a recognisable refrain in literature and motion pictures. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, 2010’s Cemetery Junction is yet another feature to examine this particular quandary. If Gervais and Merchant sound familiar, it’s because they are the dynamic duo responsible for the original British version of the TV show The Office as well as Extras. However, Cemetery Junction is not exactly classic Gervais and Merchant in a strict sense. While the film exhibits wit and provides a number of hearty laughs, at its core it’s a serious drama about life, hope, family, friendship, taking chances and following dreams. Sure, the film never strays far from formula and its conclusion is highly predictable from the outset, but there’s an assurance to the storytelling in addition to several likable characters, strong production values, and a solid blend of humour and heart. Due to these factors, it stands as one of the better pictures of its kind.

Cemetery Junction is set in 1970s England - specifically in Reading, Berkshire where the titular town is located. Freddie Taylor (Cooke) grew up in Cemetery Junction and ends up working at a local factory with his father (Gervais). However, Freddie has larger ambitions – he quits his factory job and begins working for the Vigilant Life Assurance Agency, which is run by former Cemetery Junction resident and local success story Mr. Kendrick (Fiennes). Leaving behind his ’70s attire in favour of slipping on a business suit, Freddie sets out to make a name for himself and kick-start a more affluent future. Not only is this against the wishes of his father, but it also bewilders his two best friends: the reckless Bruce (Hughes) and the absentminded Snork (Doolan). Complications ensue (as they always do) when Freddie reconnects with long-lost crush Julie Kendrick (Jones), who is not only Mr. Kendrick’s daughter but is also engaged to Kendrick’s right-hand man (Goode).

Gervais and Merchant were behind The Office and Extras, but, surprisingly their collaborative film debut is not in the “comedy of awkwardness” vein – rather, Cemetery Junction is a low-key, period coming-of-age tale. It has its amusing moments, sure, but the mood has a tendency to bounce from light-hearted to serious. Unfortunately, Cemetery Junction sticks slavishly to familiar story conventions: Freddie is embarrassed by his friends, misunderstood by his family, and pines for his childhood crush who is engaged to a self-centred dickhead. What’s impressive, though, is how elegantly Gervais and Merchant were able to turn such clichéd plot points and characters into something involving and fresh-feeling. Unsurprisingly, character interaction is one of the strongest aspects of Cemetery Junction; it’s witty and it flows naturally. However – and this is a rather large flaw – the film does not quite connect on any emotional level. It’s difficult to genuinely care about the characters and their situations, though the characters are admittedly likable.

The script was competently translated to the screen through Gervais and Merchant’s fluid, engrossing direction, complemented by absolutely superb production values. The sense of time and place in Cemetery Junction is immaculate. The soundtrack is filled with retro ’70s tunes, demonstrating that the pair of directors have as strong an ear for music as their eyes are for visual composition. This is an unusually beautiful looking British film, as Gervais and Merchant gave the film a lush, warm colour scheme. Remi Adefarasin’s cinematography is so skilful that Cemetery Junction actually looks like a nice place to live in despite Mr. Kendrick’s constant proclamations to the contrary. This is a gentle, sentimentalised 1970s without the menace or depression evoked in, say, the British version of the television series Life on Mars.

Cemetery Junction additionally benefits from several strong performances, particularly courtesy of Christian Cooke and Tom Hughes. Both Cooke and Hughes have limited acting experience, yet each of them wonderfully acquitted themselves with their roles. Cooke is boundlessly charming as Freddie, while Hughes is a scene-stealer as the rebellious yet internally conflicted Bruce. And as Snork, Jack Doolan is the film’s comic relief and was saddled with more conventional Gervais/Merchant material. Doolan’s performance admittedly lacks the depth of Hughes and Cooke’s work, but the actor nonetheless provides a number of inspired moments. Meanwhile, Ralph Fiennes and Matthew Goode clearly had great fun as pig-headed misogynists, with the former nailing insensitivity and with the latter turning up the sleaze dial to 11. Also in the cast is Emily Watson, who’s heartbreakingly touching as Fiennes’ long-suffering wife. And finally, Gervais is as hilarious as ever as Freddie’s father – his banter with Anne Reid is side-splitting.

Thematically and narratively, Cemetery Junction is not all that much different from other coming-of-age stories. Nevertheless, the film possesses genuine warmth and was skilfully executed. It demonstrates that Gervais and Merchant are more than capable of handling a 90-minute comedy-drama despite their cinematic inexperience.

Written by Cal

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The Town (2010)

Synopsis:

The film sets in present day Charlestown, the town with the highest crime rate and bank robbaries in the United States. The film is based around a gang of men who speacialize in bank and armored truck robbaries. The movie begins with a bank robbary which ends in the taking of a female bank clerk played by Rebecca Hall. The main character (Ben Affleck) has a romance with the clerk after the robbary (mainly because she does not know that he was involved with her taking) While Ben Affleck has to deal with his gang and his new female interest, he also has to watch out for police, especially an FBI agent (played by Jon Hamm) who just happens to be right on the gangs tail!

Review:

I watched this movie with the knowledge that Ben Affleck directs and wrote this film and to be honest I didn’t know what to expect. I never saw “Good Will Hunting” in which Ben Affleck co. wrote, so I didn’t have any expectations. I honestly have to say that this movie was very entertaining and very well thought-out! All of the acting is great from the main character, all the way down to the extras! The film did have more of a drama feel to it, rather than an action movie but the story itself makes up for it. With that said, the film also had very great and well directed action sequences! one thing I have to say about the action in this film is that it is very realistic and doesn’t fall into the pattern that the characters are “unbeatable” and can dodge ten-thousand bullets! All-in-all I thought this was a very well put together film and I will definitly watch it again and again!

Written by Richswitch52

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Christopher Nolan must have felt pressure to ensure his next film topped the level of success that The Dark Knight achieved. With Inception, Nolan delivers.

Directed, written and co-produced by Nolan, Inception stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Inception is a science fiction film that tells the story of Dom Cobb (DiCaprio), a man known known as an “extractor.”

Cobbs job is to steal secrets from peoples dreams as they sleep. Asian businessman Saito (Ken Wantanabe) hires Cobb to plant an idea into his business rivals mind. Saito hopes that this will force his rival Robert Fischer JR (Murphy), to break up his business empire.

Cobb is a man who blames himself for the death of his wife, played by Marion Cotillard. It is while he is on this job that he must face his deepest fears, or face spending eternity trapped in a dream like state.

Compared with Nolans previous films, Inception is a complex film. At times confusing, audience interest is kept alive by strong performances from the cast.

Cillian Murphy puts on a notable performance. His potrayal of troubled business heir Robert Fischer JR is believable. Towards the end of the movie, you cannot help but feel sympathy for the character. Although only on screen for a short period, Murphy adds emotional depth to the film.

Ellen Page also brings a lot to the film as dream architect Ariadne. Inception is a more spohisticated and mature role for Page, as opposed to her role in Juno.

And of course, there is the performance by Dicaprio. He plays Dom Cobb as a serious, yet haunted individual. His best bit is when he witnesses the death of his wife.

Look out for small performances from Michael Caine and Pete Postelwaite as well.

Apart from the acting, the films biggest strength is its soundtrack.

Having worked with Christopher Nolan before, Hans Zimmer illustrates the world of Inception with synthesizers, deep trombones and the occasional piano solo.

Zimmer lives up to expectations. His motifs and themes add dimension to the world of Inception. Inception is Zimmers best work yet.

The action scenes are well filmed. The climactic action sequence is entertaining, albeit a little confusing.

Nolan uses the idea of a time delay to enhance dramatic effect. This is where an event that lasts only a few seconds in normal waking time equates to several hours in dream time.

This is most effectively used in a scene where a white van, with the main characters inside, falls over a bridge is used to heighten tension as the characters struggle to complete their mission while asleep.

Special effects are used sparingly in the movie. The effects are used to enhance the story rather than deter from it.

They are used at their best when Cobb first shows Ariadene the dream world they have entered.

Entire streets fold up, buildings crumble and objects explode as they navigate their surroundings. Much of the effects where used in the trailers to promote the film.

The most disappointing aspect of Inception is the complex plot. However, with the DVD release, this problem can be resolved with multiple viewings and the ability to rewatch scenes to make more sense of them.

The current DVD release of Inception contains extra material including a short documentary staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in which he explores the world of dreams and the subconcious.

Also included is the usual TV/Trailer spots and a selection of soundtrack scores from the movie. The DVD contains no director/actor commentary.

Overall, Inception is a better film than The Dark Knight. It is by far Nolans best work yet. Inception may always be overshadowed by The Dark Knight, however it is a more serious and ambitious movie. The strong performance from the cast compensates for the confusing plot. Zimmers score is his best work so far. I am going out on a limb here, but Inception is perhaps one of the most defining movies of the decade.

Written by ANTHONY FINNEGAN

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Kristen Stewart and the ‘Twilight Saga’ were the big winners at last night’s (05.01.11) People’s Choice Awards

The 20-year-old actress beat the likes of Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie to win Favourite Movie Actress, while ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’, the latest instalment in the vampire film franchise – in which Kristen plays Bella Swan – picked up three awards, including Favourite Movie.

Surpassing ‘The Social Network’ and ‘Inception’ for the gong, ‘Eclipse’ also won Favourite Drama Movie and Favourite On-Screen Team – for Kristen, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner – at the event, which was held at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre.

Kristen said: “Thank you so much, I’ve never been to the People’s Choice Awards before.”

However, Kristen’s boyfriend and co-star Robert – who plays Edward Cullen in the vampire franchise – wasn’t able to match her success, and was beaten to Favourite Movie Actor by Johnny Depp, who was awarded the coveted accolade for his role as the Mad Hatter in ‘Alice In Wonderland’.

Meanwhile, Zac Efron, 23, also beat the 24-year-old hunk to the title of Favourite Movie Star Under 25.

Elsewhere, Rihanna and Eminem also proved to be big winners on the night, taking home dual gongs for Favourite Song and Favourite Music Video for their summer hit ‘Love The Way You Lie’, while Rihanna took home Favourite Pop Artist.

The rapper further cemented his comeback to the music industry by winning Favourite Male Artist and Favourite Hip-Hop Artist.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 FULL LIST OF WINNERS:

Favourite Movie: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

Favourite Movie Actor: Johnny Depp

Favourite Movie Actress: Kristen Stewart

Favourite Action Movie: ‘Iron Man 2′

Favourite Action Star: Jackie Chan

Favourite Drama Movie: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’

Favourite Family Movie: ‘Toy Story 3′

Favourite Comedy Movie: ‘Grown Ups’

Favourite Comedic Star: Adam Sandler

Favourite On Screen Team: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ (Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner)

Favourite Movie Star Under 25: Zac Efron

Favourite Horror Movie: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’

Favourite TV Drama: ‘House’

Favourite TV Drama Actor: Hugh Laurie

Favourite TV Drama Actress: Lisa Edelstein

Favourite TV Comedy: ‘Glee’

Favourite TV Comedy Actor: Neil Patrick Harris

Favourite TV Comedy Actress: Jane Lynch

Favourite Competition Show: ‘American Idol’

Favourite TV Crime Drama: ‘Lie to Me’

Favourite TV Crime Fighter: Tim Roth

Favourite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: ‘Fringe’

Favourite Talk Show Host: Conan O’Brien

Favourite TV Obsession: ‘Dexter’

Favourite TV Guilty Pleasure: ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’

Favourite TV Guest Star: Demi Lovato (‘Grey’s Anatomy’)

Favourite TV Doctor: Gregory House (Hugh Laurie)

Favourite TV Family: The Simpsons (‘The Simpsons’)

Favourite Family TV Movie: ‘Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam’

Favourite TV Chef: Rachael Ray

Favourite New TV Drama: ‘Hawaii Five-O’

Favourite New TV Comedy: ‘$#*! My Dad Says’

Favourite Male Artist: Eminem

Favourite Female Artist: Katy Perry

Favourite Song: ‘Love The Way You Lie’ (Eminem featuring Rihanna)

Favourite Rock Band: Paramore

Favourite Breakout Artist: Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favourite Pop Artist: Rihanna

Favourite Country Artist: Taylor Swift

Favourite R&B Artist: Usher

Favourite Hip-Hop Artist: Eminem

Favourite Music Video: ‘Love The Way You Lie’ (Eminem featuring Rihanna)

Favourite Online Sensation: Katy Perry

Favourite Viral Video Star: Tarp Surfing

Source: BANG Showbiz

Lindsay Lohan — I’ll Move If It Makes Sam Happy

Lindsay Lohan is telling friends she had “no idea” her new badass beach house was right next door to ex-girlfriend Sam Ronson …but she’s ready to move out in order to “keep the peace.”

Sources close to Lindsay tell us … Lohan was aware Sam lived somewhere in Venice, Ca — but she didn’t know how close her new pad was to Ronson’s home until family members saw the DJ pull in to the garage next door on Monday.

Now — after Lindsay’s father went through all the trouble of moving her in — we’re told Lohan is considering moving out of the place after learning Sam was “pissed” at the situation.

We’re told Lindsay doesn’t want to break the lease — which would cost her big bucks — but she also doesn’t want to “ruffle any feathers.”

Still, with literally millions of dwellings in L.A., we gotta ask …

News Source: TMZ

Little Fockers-Review

So, finally the third sequel is out and now it’s not about meeting the parents, it’s all about the children. Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) received a promotion at the hospital in a leading position and Pam (Teri Polo) is at home taking care of the children. With their lives in constant motion, Pam and Greg rearly have time for each other. Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) just found out the tragic news that his favorite son-in-law, Dr. Bob (Tom McCarthy II) had relations outside of the marriage with his daughter. Dr. Bob and his wife didn’t spend must time together either, so when Jack and Dina (Blythe Danner) come over to visit, he opens up his eagle eyes again on Greg. Meanwhile, Greg meets a pharmacuetical rep, Andi Garcia (Jessica Alba), who is young and full of life. She wants him the speaker for a new drug (fixes male erectile dysfunction without raises the heart rate) her company is selling. Jack is snopping around and only hears what he think is infadelity and becomes more supicious. The last thing Jack wants is to see another daughter emotionally hurt, especially with Greg and Pam’s twins birthday party around the corner. So his next best plan is to get Pam’s ex, Kevin Rawley (Owen Wilson) and her back together. Will Greg be able to explain everything? Will Jack confront Greg? Will Pam open her eyes and be with Kevin?

Review:

I loved this movie. I have been hearing a lot of bad reviews and I 180 degrees disagree. This movie is as funny as the other two. I love how Greg has matured into the lead man when Jack tells him that Greg will take over the family when he dies. Off the subject, Ben Stiller is getting hotter. Why is it that when men get older, they become more attractive? Back to the movie, Jessica Alba’s character was a little too much. I mean, in the real world, a sales rep would not use slang when trying to talk to a nurse or doctor about a new product. I guess she can get away with it because she is beautiful, oh well. I liked that Jack and Greg finally did a good ole fashion fist fight. It was long overdue. Way to man up, Greg. My favorite scene was when Greg is looking for Jack in the ball pit and balls begin moving by in a random motion like ‘Jaws.’ Then Greg, screams to the children to get out of the pit, as if their lives are in danger. All in all, I will buy this film when it comes to dvd and blu ray.

Written by Nicole Hamilton

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Twilight (2008)

I’m going to open this review by saying something clear about my thoughts regarding Twilight. It is not as bad as a lot of people say it is. That’s not to say that it is anywhere close to being great, but it isn’t terrible. Not by a long shot. A lot of people seem to hate it despite never seeing it, or for reasons that don’t make a whole lot of sense, and I’m here to say that it isn’t that bad.

Of course, I’m sure this will draw the ire of people who do hate it with a passion, and I’m okay with that. If people are that certain that Twilight is absolutely awful, then I won’t change their mind anyway. People dead-set in their opinion on something aren’t going to change regardless of the information they are presented with. Fine, whatever, this review isn’t target at them anyway.

If you aren’t aware, the Twilight series is easily one of the biggest franchises in recent memory. Targeted at teenage girls, mostly, Stephanie Meyer’s series has become a worldwide phenomenon. It has also drawn the attention of many people not in its target audience, who dismiss it as just about what it is: a shallow book with shallow characters not doing anything all that important. That’s fine as well, because these people aren’t in the series’ target audience.

In order to understand the appeal of Twilight, you do need to be in the age group that Meyer is targeting, or at least be able to understand that group. I’m not going to claim that I can do this well, but I can sort of see where Twilight’s fans are coming from. The story and characters aren’t particularly interesting to me, but others, I’ve been told, find it fascinating.

The story of Twilight, (the film, and presumably the book as well), centers on Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), who has just moved to the town of Forks, Washington to live with her father. Bella, seemingly the palest girl to live in Arizona, is giving her mother and stepfather a chance to travel. Her relationship with her father hasn’t been great, with Bella not seeing him for a couple of years. He’s happy to have her though, even buying her a used truck as a “homecoming present”.

Bella still has to go to school, and after exchanging glances with Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), she becomes fixated on him. He also seems love-struck, but there is something different about him. He’s dark and mysterious, and apparently “no girl is good enough for him”. Apparently Bella is.

But Edward stays away from Bella, at first anyway. He tells her it would be best if they weren’t friends, but Bella doesn’t buy that. Shortly after, Bella is almost hit by a car, saved at the last second by Edward, who jumped in front of the potential impact zone, stopping the car with one hand. “I had an adrenaline rush. It’s very common. You can Google it.” Right, Edward. Like Bella’s going to believe that.

She doesn’t of course, and after doing research, she concludes something that the audience already knows: Edward is a vampire. So that’s why he didn’t want to be close to her! Edward’s family is different though, only hunting animals for the blood they need to live. He apparently really wants Bella’s blood though, describing it as his own “personal heroin”.

“Where does the tension come from?” is a question you might ask at this point. Well, there are “bad” vampires as well, who are shown early on killing humans at intermittent points in the plot. They eventually find out that Edward and Bella are friends, and decide it would be good fun to hunt Bella. This happens for the last half-hour or so of the film, and is the only time when there is an actual threat in the story.

For the first hour and a half, all we get is the film setting up the setting and characters. Some of the scenes are completely unnecessary, and it would have been nice for them to be cut. The film does feel boring in some places, especially when nothing much is going on. The relationship between Bella and her father is kind of interesting, but it doesn’t get developed much. We mostly just get Bella and Edward talking, stalking or sulking.

No, Twilight doesn’t pride itself on having an amazing plot, filled with twists. Its strength, if you can call it that, is the way that its characters do develop throughout the story. Bella starts off as a shut-in character, one that is fearful of the scary world around her. (Despite the fact that Forks only has about 3,000 people). Edward begins the film as a gloomy person as well, but does open up once he gets the chance to interact openly with Bella.

One of the main criticisms I’ve heard about Twilight is the fact that the vampires within it sparkle in the sunlight, instead of the traditional “burning up”. While this does seem odd at first, I must question why this is a real criticism. Vampires don’t exist, we made them up. Why is there one set of rules that all vampires must adhere to? If Meyer wants to change up what the word “vampire” means, why shouldn’t she be able to do this? The series sticks to its own rules, and in its universe, vampires sparkle. If some vampires burned, while others sparkled, then I’d have a problem with it. Luckily, this isn’t the case.

The best criticism that you can have about the film is in its acting. Stewart and Pattison don’t have any chemistry together, and each actor gives an emotionally flat performance. The supporting cast isn’t quite as bad, but they don’t get enough screen time to develop their personalities. I’ve heard one character in particular, Jacob (Taylor Lautner), ends up becoming part of the principal cast in the remaining installments. Maybe it would have been a good idea to use him more often in this one.

Look, Twilight, the first film anyway, isn’t worth hating. Yes, the acting was bad, and the story wasn’t all that entertaining, but the film as a whole wasn’t terrible. The characters develop, and the final act was actually exciting. It’ll definitely please fans of the novel, and in the end, that is all it needs to do. Sometimes a film has a specific target audience, and that’s all it is trying to please. Twilight is one of those movies, and does its job admirably.

Written by Matthew Parkinson

News Source: MovieFilmReview

‘Twilight’ leads nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards.

The vampire movie franchise’s third instalment ‘Eclipse‘ dominated the award’s movie categories when they were announced yesterday (09.12.20) with eight nods including Favourite Movie, Favourite Movie Actor for stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner and Favourite Movie Actress for Kristen Stewart, among others.

The awards also honour Music and Television stars, and the nominations saw Eminem and Usher included in the Favourite Male Artist category, while Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift are all in the running for Favourite Female Artist.

Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are both nominated for Favourite Breakout Artist, alongside B.o.B.,

Kesha and Selena Gomez and the Scene.

Upon hearing of her nomination, Selena tweeted: “Oh my gosh!!!! I am so excited you guys nominated me and The Scene for this year’s People’s Choice Award! (sic)”

TV show ‘Glee’ picks up a nomination in the Favourite TV Comedy category alongside ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’.

Winners of the People’s Choice Awards 2011 will be revealed during a live broadcast from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on January 5 next year.

All award categories are voted for by the public, to register your vote visit http://www.peopleschoice.com

Partial list of nominations for the People’s Choice Awards 2011:

Favourite Movie

Alice In Wonderland

Inception

Iron Man 2

Toy Story 3

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Movie Actor

Johnny Depp

Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Pattinson

Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Actress

Angelina Jolie

Jennifer Aniston

Julia Roberts

Katherine Heigl

Kristen Stewart

Favourite Action Movie

Iron Man 2

Kick-Ass

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Robin Hood

Salt

Favourite Drama Movie

Alice in Wonderland

Dear John

Inception

The Social Network

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Favourite Comedy Movie

Date Night

Easy A

Grown Ups

Sex and the City 2

Valentine’s Day

Favourite On Screen Team

‘Date Night’ – Tina Fey & Steve Carell

‘Inception’ – Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao

‘Iron Man 2′ – Robert Downey Jr. & Don Cheadle

‘The Karate Kid’ – Jaden Smith & Jackie Chan

‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ -Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner

Favourite Movie Star Under 25

Emma Watson

Kristen Stewart

Robert Pattinson

Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron

Favourite Tv Drama

The Good Wife

Gossip Girl

Grey’s Anatomy

House

The Vampire Diaries

Favourite Tv Comedy

The Big Bang Theory

Glee

How I Met Your Mother

Modern Family

Two and a Half Men

Favourite Tv Competition Show

America’s Got Talent

American Idol

Dancing With The Stars

Hell’s Kitchen

So You Think You Can Dance

Favourite Male Artist

Eminem

Enrique Iglesias

Michael Buble

Tim McGraw

Usher

Favourite Female Artist

Carrie Underwood

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Favourite Song

‘Airplanes’ by B.O.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore

‘California Gurls’ by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘OMG’ by Usher featuring Will.i.Am

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

Favourite Breakout Artist

B.o.B.

Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber

Ke$ha

Selena Gomez & the Scene

Favourite Pop Artist

Beyonce

Katy Perry

Lady Gaga

P!nk

Rihanna

Favourite Music Video

‘Baby’ by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris

‘Love The Way You Lie’ by Eminem featuring Rihanna

‘Teenage Dream’ by Katy Perry

‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce

‘Waka Waka’ by Shakira featuring Frshlyground

Source: BANG Showbiz

Miley Cyrus and Ashley Greene get soaked from the water as they filmed a scene for their new film LOL:Laughing Out Loud in Paris. They were shooting a scene at the fountains at the Trocadero.

It seems that the girls are having a fantastic time working. According to the Daily Mail the girls were also spotted ‘tucking in to dinner together at the Palais de Tokyo.

LOL: Laughing Out Loud is an upcoming 2011 remake to the 2008 French comedy film of the same name. Starring Miley Cyrus, Ashley Greene, Demi Moore, Adam G. Sevani and Jean-Luc Bilodeau.

Co-star Ashley Hinson said “Ashley is really, really fantastic, you know she really kind of down to earth. “

She added, “You know everybody knows who Ashley Greene is, off screen but you meet her and you would think she’s anybody else.”

Robert Pattinson was almost squashed by an elephant on the set of his new movie.

The ‘Twilight Saga’ hunk – who stars alongside Reese Witherspoon in the forthcoming film ‘Water for Elephants’ – narrowly escaped being rolled on by a huge grey animal called Rosie, whilst trying to give her a bath.

A source said: “The script called for the elephant to step forward while swinging her trunk from side to side, but Rosie got her signals mixed up. Instead, she sat down on her big butt, lifted her front legs – then rolled over. Before anyone could react, Robert slid right down the elephant’s back. It could have been a disaster if she’d rolled over on him – but he got lucky, landing face first in a pile of dirt and mud. He was filthy, but unharmed.”

Although he narrowly escaped serious injury, Robert quickly got up to the amusement of his co-stars and crew members.

The source added to National Enquirer magazine: “Everyone on the set cracked up – especially Reese, who was laughing so hard she couldn’t catch her breath.”

He told the group: “I’m just glad she didn’t roll on top of me!”

Source: BANG Showbiz

The 35-year-old beauty admits her turn as CIA officer Evelyn Salt is one of the most unglamorous roles she has ever taken on.

She said: “Females in those films rely on being female but we wanted to ignore that – she’s just Salt.

“She doesn’t use her sexuality to get anything. In fact, in many ways it’s the roughest I’ve looked because when you fight it gets ugly and if someone breaks your nose it’s not pretty.”

The part of Evelyn Salt came about as a result of a script change – the role was originally meant to be played by a man – and Angelina admits it was tough to adapt the screenplay to have a woman as the lead character.

She told Total Film magazine: “It was much harder than we thought to switch it from a male to a female because the challenges and surprises or how a man would react to a certain situation are not necessarily the same when it’s a woman.

“For example, the original character was married and he had a child and part of the discovery at the end was that he would find love. But for a woman the discovery of love is not a deep surprise.”

Source: BANG Showbiz

Kellan Lutz knocked out one of his ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ co-stars on set.

The stacked actor, who plays vampire Emmet Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ films, has revealed he accidently punched his fellow actor Jackson Rathbone – who plays his adopted vampire brother Jasper Hale – leaving him unconscious while shooting a fight scene for the third movie in the franchise.

Speaking at the official ‘Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ press conference in London yesterday (01.07.10), Kellan said: “We had fun times with the fights scenes. We had an oopsy daisy moment when I hit Jackson and knocked him out a little bit during one of our scenes.”

Director David Slade quickly corrected the 25-year-old model-turned-actor, saying: “You knocked him completely out!”

Kellan replied: “He was a trooper he got up and started gurgling his words and mumbling – it was cute. He has become a mischievous little Jackson lately, who thinks he can take the world. But it was really great times after that.”

Last night, thousands of fans turned out for the premiere of ‘Eclipse’ in London’s Leicester Square.

A host of cast members dazzled on the red carpet, including Kellan, Ashley Greene, Nikki Reed and ‘Eclipse’ newcomer BooBoo Stewart.

However, main stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner did not make an appearance on the red carpet leaving many ‘Twilight’ fans disappointed.

Source: BANG Showbiz

Robert Pattinson thinks that the love scenes in the fourth installment of the Twilight Saga ‘will be interesting’.

When asked about the ‘juicy stuff‘ in Breaking Dawn, the 24-year-old star said in an interview with France’s Premiere magazine, “: I know! I’m wondering how they will be able to translate this on screen. We’ll end up with a R rated movie .. Can you imagine if we decided to go all in and turn Twilight into a raw saga for adults with sex scenes and everything?”

Robert Pattinson had some steamy scenes with Uma Thurman in the movie ‘Bel Ami‘. Earlier he said: “The sex scenes with Uma are kind of disturbing. Her character Madeleine kind of uses sex as a sort of weapon and my character thinks like an animal. There are a lot of sex scenes in this film, so I’m asking quite a lot of myself, and with lots of different people as well.”

On April 28, 2010, Summit announced that Bill Condon, who directed Dreamgirls, would direct Breaking Dawn. Though the film has not officially been split into two parts, a November 18, 2011 release date has been set.

In ‘Breaking Dawn’  Bella and Edward are married, but their honeymoon is cut short when Bella discovers that she is pregnant. Her pregnancy progresses rapidly, weakening her. She nearly dies giving birth to her and Edward’s half-vampire-half-human daughter, Renesmee. Edward injects Bella with his venom to save her life and she turns into a vampire.

Rob reveals that the third installment of The Twilight Saga film series is ‘really different, like, it’s kind of serious’.

In an interview with MTV News, the 24-year-year old actor said, “All the kinds of fight scenes that are in ‘New Moon,’ they’re, like, real fights now in ‘Eclipse‘. They’re not, like, fantasy things. It’s like a horror film!”

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is scheduled for release on June 30, 2010.

In New Moon, Edward left Bella, and now he has returned to try to stay a part of her life. Bella who finds herself surrounded by danger and targeted by the vengeful vampire Victoria. In the meantime, she must choose between her love for vampire Edward Cullen and her friendship with werewolf Jacob Black.

Eclipse has won Most Anticipated Movie of the Summer at the National Movie Awards. Peter Facinelli who plays Carlisle Cullen accepted the award.

The “New Moon” beauty ‘Bella Swan’(Kristin Stewart) has been honoured at the MTV Movie Awards 2010, with  Best Kiss(with Robert Pattinson) and Best Female Performance Awards.

Best Female Performance:-

Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Zoe Saldana in “Avatar”

Amanda Seyfried in “Dear John”

Emma Watson in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Best Kiss:-

Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in “The Proposal”

Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in “Avatar”

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning in “The Runaways”

Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner in “Valentine’s Day”

Last year at the MTV Movie Awards, beside winning Breakthrough Male Performance and Best Fight awards, Robert Pattinson also won another Golden Popcorn statuette for Best Kiss. He shared the Best Kiss award with Kristen Stewart for their liplock in Twilight.

The great Vampire KISSER Won this year at MTV Movie Awards 2010, in three catagories, Best Kiss(with Kristin Stewart), Global Superstar and Best Male Performance. ‘I just have to keep working to not explode,’ he tells MTV News. “I should have done a more coherent speech for the Global thing,”

Best Kiss:-

Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in “The Proposal”

Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in “Avatar”

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning in “The Runaways”

Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner in “Valentine’s Day”

Best Scared-As-S**t Performance:-

Global Superstar:-

Robert Pattinson - Winner

Johnny Depp

Taylor Lautner

Daniel Radcliffe

Kristen Stewart

Best Male Performance:-

Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Zac Efron in “17 Again”

Taylor Lautner in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Channing Tatum in “Dear John”

2010 MTV MOVIE AWARDS Winners:

Best Movie:-

“The Twilight Saga: New Moon” – Winner

“Alice in Wonderland”

“Avatar”

“The Hangover”

“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Best Comedic Performance:-

Zach Galifianakis in “The Hangover” -Winner

Sandra Bullock in “The Proposal”

Bradley Cooper in “The Hangover”

Ryan Reynolds in “The Proposal”

Ben Stiller in “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”

Global Superstar:-

Robert Pattinson - Winner

Johnny Depp

Taylor Lautner

Daniel Radcliffe

Kristen Stewart

Best Male Performance:-

Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Zac Efron in “17 Again”

Taylor Lautner in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”

Daniel Radcliffe in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Channing Tatum in “Dear John”

Biggest Badass Star:-

Rain – Winner

Angelina Jolie

Chris Pine

Channing Tatum

Sam Worthington

Best Villain:-

Tom Felton in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Winner

Helena Bonham Carter in “Alice in Wonderland”

Ken Jeong in “The Hangover”

Stephen Lang in “Avatar”

Christoph Waltz in “Inglourious Basterds”

Best WTF Moment:-

Ken Jeong in The Hangover – Winner

Bill Murray in “Zombieland”

Betty White in “The Proposal”

Isabel Lucas in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen”

Megan Fox in “Jennifer’s Body”

MTV Generation Award:-

Sandra Bullock – Winner

Best Kiss:-

Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in “The Proposal”

Zoe Saldana and Sam Worthington in “Avatar”

Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning in “The Runaways”

Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner in “Valentine’s Day”

Best Scared-As-S**t Performance:-

Amanda Seyfried in Jennifer’s Body – Winner

Sharlto Copley in “District 9″

Jesse Eisenberg in “Zombieland”

Katie Featherston in “Paranormal Activity”

Alison Lohman in “Drag Me to Hell”

Best Breakout Star:-

Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air – Winner

Quinton Aaron in “The Blind Side”

Zach Galifianakis in “The Hangover”

Logan Lerman in “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Chris Pine in “Star Trek”

Gabourey Sidibe in “Precious”

Best Female Performance:-

Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Winner

Sandra Bullock in “The Blind Side”

Zoe Saldana in “Avatar”

Amanda Seyfried in “Dear John”

Emma Watson in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”

Best Fight:-

Beyoncé Knowles  vs. Ali Larter in Obsessed – Winner

Robert Downey Jr. vs. Mark Strong in “Sherlock Holmes”

Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber vs. Ryan Reynolds in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”

Logan Lerman vs. Jake Abel in “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief”

Sam Worthington vs. Stephen Lang in “Avatar”