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Movies May 13, 2013

Fruitvale Station Trailer: A Violent True Story Comes to the Big Screen

Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, indie drama Fruitvale Station has been generating a lot of positive buzz, and we've finally got a trailer to go along with the rave reviews.

by Maggie Pehanick

Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, indie drama Fruitvale Station has been generating a lot of positive buzz, and we've finally got a trailer to go along with the rave reviews. Michael B. Jordan stars in the true story of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old San Francisco Bay Area resident who was fatally shot by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police in the early morning hours of New Year's Day 2009. Even from this small clip, the tension in the film is palpable as a fight breaks out on the train headed from Oakland toward San Francisco. Octavia Spencer also stars as Oscar's mother.

In real life, Grant's tragic death was highly publicized, having been captured on multiple cell phone cameras — a detail included in the trailer. I've watched Jordan in both Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, and he's one of my favorite up-and-coming actors, so I'm excited to see his turn on the big screen, as heart-wrenching as his role may be. Fruitvale Station opens in limited release on July 12, but definitely watch the gripping trailer after the jump.

Movies May 10, 2013

August: Osage County Trailer: Meryl and Julia Lead a Dysfunctional Family

I already have my tissues ready just watching the trailer for August: Osage County, which stars Meryl Streep as the matriarch of a family who gathers for the funeral of her husband (Sam Shepard).

by Shannon Vestal

I already have my tissues ready just watching the trailer for August: Osage County, which stars Meryl Streep as the matriarch of a family who gathers for the funeral of her husband (Sam Shepard). The kids all come home to Oklahoma, most notably Julia Roberts as eldest daughter Barbara, and unkind words, snark, and tears are unleashed. August: Osage County is full of familiar faces, and the rest of the extended family includes Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, and Margo Martindale. Whew!

Obviously, if Streep is involved you know you're in for a dramatic treat, and she's bringing it in the preview, but it also looks like Roberts and the supporting cast are at the top of their game, too. This adaptation of a stage play looks so powerful already, and I can't wait to see it when it comes into theaters Nov. 8 — right in time for award season. Watch the trailer after the jump.

Movies May 08, 2013

The Butler Trailer: See Famous Actors Play Our Most Famous Presidents

It's only May, but the trailer for Lee Daniels's The Butler already has me thinking about award season.

by Maggie Pehanick

It's only May, but the trailer for Lee Daniels's The Butler already has me thinking about award season. The drama stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, a butler who serves eight US presidents over the course of his three decades at the White House. Working through particularly volatile moments in the country's history, he gains a unique perspective on the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, and more. Oprah Winfrey plays Cecil's wife, marking the first time she's been on screen playing a character other than herself since 1998's Beloved.

Whitaker and Winfrey aren't the only big names in the movie. The laundry list of stars playing presidents is fascinating: Robin Williams is Dwight Eisenhower, James Marsden is John F. Kennedy (with Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy!), Liev Schreiber is Lyndon Johnson, John Cusack is Richard Nixon, and Alan Rickman is Ronald Reagan. Not all the actors resemble their presidential counterparts, so I'm curious to see how this pans out. The film opens Oct. 18, and you can see the trailer after the jump.

house tour Apr 23, 2013

High Society: A House as Storied as Gatsby's

One of Chicago's most important homes is on the market.

by Miranda Jones

One of Chicago's most important homes is on the market. Mayflower Place, as it's known, is a 24,500-square-foot house situated on the shores of Lake Michigan. A true mansion, the house has been the site of society balls, European royal visits, and a lot of heartbreak.

Read on to see the house and learn more about its wild past.

Source: The Weinstein Company, TopTenRealEstateDeals

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Wedding Apr 14, 2013

Bachelorette Party Dos and Don'ts in GIFs

Even if you aren't a fan of weddings, there is one event of wedding season that we all love: bachelorette parties!

by Tara Block

Even if you aren't a fan of weddings, there is one event of wedding season that we all love: bachelorette parties! The bachelorette party is the final shebang of singlehood for the bride-to-be, and the girls' night out is traditionally filled with alcohol, phallic-shaped accessories, and shirtless men. But whether the event is a mild wine tasting or involves stripper poles, there are some etiquette rules to keep in mind as a bridesmaid or bridal partygoer. To get our point across, we're illustrating these bachelorette party dos and don'ts with GIFs from movies like Magic Mike, Bridesmaids, and Bachelorette, along with TV shows like SNL and The Bachelor. So before you wake up on your girlfriend's couch with an empty bottle of vodka in your hand and a glitter smeared in questionable areas on your body, let's go over the rules of a successful bachelorette party.

Don't Throw the Party the Night Before the Wedding

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TV Apr 14, 2013

See the Game of Thrones Cast as You've Never Seen Them Before

At this point, the actors on Game of Thrones have become inextricable from their onscreen personas — blame their distinctive Winterfell costumes and hairstyles.

by Shannon Vestal

At this point, the actors on Game of Thrones have become inextricable from their onscreen personas — blame their distinctive Winterfell costumes and hairstyles. It's jarring seeing them out of costume, and it's even more jarring to see them in different roles. And when these actors aren't on Game of Thrones, their other jobs are pretty diverse — do you know who the Harry Potter alums are, the Downton Abbey dwellers, or the ones who've been spotted in superhero blockbusters? Click through to see the Game of Thrones cast as you've never seen them before.

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Movies Apr 12, 2013

Movie Sneak Peek: 42, To the Wonder, Disconnect, and Scary Movie 5

Whether you're a sports fanatic or an indie movie lover or you just want to see True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard shirtless on the big screen, there's a movie for you hitting theaters this weekend.

by Maggie Pehanick

Whether you're a sports fanatic or an indie movie lover or you just want to see True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard shirtless on the big screen, there's a movie for you hitting theaters this weekend. Check out pictures of the Jackie Robinson story, 42; Terrence Malick's latest, To the Wonder; tech thriller Disconnect; and last, but (maybe) not least, Scary Movie 5. Which will you be seeing?

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Movies Apr 07, 2013

Movie BFFs: Actor Duos Who Keep Playing Friends

The movies bring us a lot of repeat collaborations, and we've already pointed out the actors who keep playing couples and the frequent director/star combos.

by Shannon Vestal

The movies bring us a lot of repeat collaborations, and we've already pointed out the actors who keep playing couples and the frequent director/star combos. But there's another partnership that's fun too: when the same actors keep playing friends. Sometimes it's coincidence, and sometimes it's because the stars are friends in real life, but we love seeing this kind of platonic chemistry, too. See who keeps wanting to pal around on screen!

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Sex Apr 02, 2013

25 Ways Michael Fassbender Puts the Sex in Sexy

Michael Fassbender turns 36 today, and the fassinating actor is one to watch.

by Tara Block

Michael Fassbender turns 36 today, and the fassinating actor is one to watch. The sexy Irishman first came onto the scene by baring it all as a sex addict in the award-buzzy flick Shame, then he spanked Keira Knightley as psychiatrist Carl Jung in A Dangerous Method, and he's done more than one striptease in magazine photo shoots the last few years. Did we mention he speaks fluent German and is set to star alongside Brad Pitt in not one, but two movies out this year? (Plus an unnamed Terrence Malick project with Ryan Gosling!) Besides his devilish grin and proclivity toward playing naughty bad boys, here are a few of the many reasons Michael Fassbender is on our sexy radar.

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Movies Apr 02, 2013

Happy Birthday, Michael Fassbender: See His Hottest Onscreen Pictures

Michael Fassbender turns 36 this week, so what better time to revisit some of the good-looking actor's most memorable roles?

by Becky Kirsch

Michael Fassbender turns 36 this week, so what better time to revisit some of the good-looking actor's most memorable roles? His breakout role in Inglourious Basterds made him one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood, but Fassbender has been crush-worthy for quite some time. Take a look back at some of his hottest onscreen pictures.

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