Monte Carlo

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) returns for another adventure at sea in the fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. This time around, Jack is dragged aboard Blackbeard's ship by his former flame, Angelica (Penelope Cruz), and forced to set out with the crew on a quest for the fountain of youth. Despite the onscreen chemistry between Depp and Cruz, the movie drags on with too many action scenes. DVD extras include a blooper reel and audio commentary by director Rob Marshall.

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Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz heads to the classroom as Elizabeth, a foul-mouthed middle school teacher whose main concern is saving up enough money to get a boob job, so that she can lure a new sugar daddy. She eventually sets her eyes on fellow teacher Scott (Justin Timberlake), overlooking the advances of a gym teacher played by Jason Segel. While it's refreshing to see Diaz take on a bad-girl role, the movie's plot is weak and the film is ultimately forgettable. The extras on the DVD include two featurettes and an interactive yearbook.

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As expected, Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the Fourth of July Weekend, taking in a whopping $97.4 million to secure first place (the film has grossed over $162 million since opening last Wednesday). It didn't just win the crown though; the movie also set a new record for the biggest Fourth of July weekend opening ever, and the biggest opening of 2011.

Last week's champ, Cars 2, settled for a distant second with $25.1 million, while Bad Teacher dipped to third place, taking in $14.1 million. Tom Hanks's romantic comedy Larry Crowne made its debut in fourth with $13 million, followed by new teen flick Monte Carlo, which rounded out the top five with $7.6 million.

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Ready for some movie-inspired vacation envy? The trailer for Monte Carlo, with its views of Paris and the titular destination, might induce it. Selena Gomez plays Grace, a high school girl who just wants to get away to France with her BFFs Meg and Emma (Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy). The trip isn't all they dreamed, until they run into rich girl Cordelia, who happens to be the spitting image of Grace. In the grand tradition of dual roles and movie switcheroos, Grace and Cordelia trade places so that the girls can have the glam vacation they wanted and Cordelia can let her hair down as a regular girl. The usual hijinks ensue, which of course includes some cute boys (e.g., Cory Monteith and his single line). Watch the cute if cheesy preview when you read more

The girls of Monte Carlo broke out their swimsuits today to continue filming in Monaco. Selena Gomez was in a blue bikini, while Katie Cassidy lounged in a printed number. Leighton Meester was the sole actress to venture out in a one-piece, still showing more skin than during her recent possibly romantic stroll in Paris. The trio headed to the sea after time in the French capital working on the movie with Glee's Cory Monteith. The girls are staying busy with their Summer project, but their hours in front of the camera still look like a suspiciously good time.

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Cory Monteith and Katie Cassidy are kind of on opposite sides of the TV success spectrum right now — Monteith has the super-anticipated Spring premiere of Glee coming up next week, while Cassidy's Melrose Place is teetering on the brink of cancellation. But the movie world is another story: both actors are set to star alongside Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester in the upcoming film Monte Carlo.

The movie centers on Gomez as she flies to Monte Carlo for a charity auction after being mistaken for a socialite and gets into a pickle when a million-dollar necklace is stolen. Cassidy plays her friend, and Monteith plays Cassidy's boyfriend. The film doesn't exactly sound like a future Oscar winner, but I'm still happy to see both actors — whom I love in their respective shows — picking up new parts. Here's hoping they won't be totally typecast.

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