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My Bottom Five Movies of 2008

BuzzSugar — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:30:35 PST

While there are several runners-up to this list (like, say, Speed Racer and Nights in Rodanthe), these are the five movies during which I seriously considered leaving the theater. Big ol' thumbs down, if I may borrow the gesture from Mr. Ebert. To see which five I picked, hit "Start."

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Which Big Movie of 2008 Do You Most Want to See?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:31:40 PST

It seems like we've been hearing about some of these big movies for ages now, and the 2008 release dates always seemed so far away. Well, now it's 2008 and we can finally mark up our new calendars with our plans to see this year's most hyped films. So which one of these big '08 movies are you most excited to see?

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Game Change Trailer: Julianne Moore and Ed Harris Channel Sarah Palin and John McCain

Shannon Vestal — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:06:27 PST

Is it too soon to revisit the 2008 election? I hope not, because the trailer for HBO movie Game Change looks incredible. The film begins at the onset of John McCain's campaign, as political strategist Steve Schmidt (Woody Harrelson) advises presidential hopeful McCain (Ed Harris, who looks frighteningly like the senator) to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin for his ticket.

Like Harris's McCain, Julianne Moore does a dead-on impersonation of Palin as she initially charms people as McCain's folksy running partner. The film looks like it doesn't hold back as it charts Palin's blunders with the media (being able to see Russia from Alaska is in there) and McCain's dissatisfaction with her. As a citizen, it was an entertaining campaign season, so I think the dramatization of it will be even more enthralling. The movie airs on March 10, but you can watch the trailer for Game Change now after the break.

Marion Works With Joaquin, Then Hits the Streets With Guillaume and Marcel

Allie Merriam — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:32:45 PST

Marion Cotillard got to work in NYC on Friday on a new movie with Joaquin Phoenix. The two actors are under the direction of James Gray, who worked with Joaquin and Gwyneth Paltrow on the 2008 film Two Lovers. This picture, which takes place in the 1920s, doesn't yet have a title. Marion stars as an immigrant to the US, who's tricked by Joaquin's character into a life of vaudeville. Jeremy Renner also has a part in the production. This is one of Joaquin's first roles since he took a break from acting following the release of I'm Still Here. He's also starring in Paul Thomas Anderson's pseudo-Scientology movie, The Master.

It seems Marion had yesterday off, though, to spend time out and about with her boyfriend Guillaume Canet and their young son Marcel. The trio bundled up to take a stroll around their temporary home base. The Canet-Cotillard clan was last in Paris, where Marion and Guillaume attended a César event. The Césars, France's most prestigious award show, takes place back in Paris on Feb. 24 with Guillaume serving as host.

Dev Patel and Freida Pinto Are Going Strong at Dinner in LA

Allie Merriam — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:43:37 PST

Hot couple Dev Patel and Freida Pinto were together for dinner at LA's Pica restaurant last night. The duo are still going strong after getting together while promoting their 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire. They're side by side in LA after a stint in Europe for Freida. She spent early December in London and Paris, where she checked out a Chanel show.

Both Dev and Freida have moved on to other exciting big-screen projects. Freida had a huge hit this year with her Rise of the Planet of the Apes, in which she starred opposite James Franco. Dev had a chance to share the screen with James as well on their forthcoming Cherry. Dev's also gearing up for the May release of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and is among the many stars of Aaron Sorkin's HBO film The Newsroom.

What to Rent: New DVDs This Week

Shannon Vestal — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:05:00 PST

Midnight in Paris

Woody Allen directed this magical film about a starry-eyed writer (Owen Wilson) visiting Paris with his fiancée (Rachel McAdams). When he discovers a way to experience the dreamy Paris of the 1920s and its icons, he questions his happiness in the present day. This romantic movie is a delightful confection that will make you fall for Paris, Wilson, and director Allen (and it's been racking up award season nominations). The DVD includes a featurette about a press conference for the film at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Warrior

Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton play estranged brothers, one a former soldier and the other a family man hurting for money, in this drama about mixed martial arts. When the brothers end up in the same MMA tournament competing for a cash prize, they are forced to face each other inside the ring, along with their family problems outside of it. The movie has a satisfying emotional punch and a knockout performance from Nick Nolte as the men's father. The extras on the DVDs include deleted scenes, two commentary tracks, and a few making-of featurettes.

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Box Office: New Year's Eve Has a Faint Sparkle

Becky Kirsch — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PST

It was an incredibly lackluster showing at the movies this weekend, with New Year's Eve taking the crown, but only pulling a meager $13.7 million in the weakest box office weekend since 2008. It did manage to beat Jonah Hill's new comedy, The Sitter, which followed in second with $10 million. Breaking Dawn Part 1 was finally knocked out of the top spot, and settled for third with $7.9 million. The Muppets took fourth place with $7.1 million, and Arthur Christmas rounded out the top five with $6.6 million.

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Anne Hathaway Is Engaged! See Her Ring!

Allie Merriam — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:50:04 PST

Anne Hathaway is engaged! She debuted the new 6-carat rock from fiancé Adam Shulman Sunday while at a NYC park with their dog Esmeralda. Her rep Stephen Huvane confirmed the happy news with us. Stephen said, "The ring is a design collaboration between her fiancé Adam Shulman and Kwiat Heritage Jewels."

She and Adam got together back in 2008. They started dating just months after Anne split from her former boyfriend, convicted real-estate investor Raffaello Follieri. Adam and Anne have been going strong ever since, and he's accompanied her around the world on movie sets and exotic vacations. Most recently, the couple have been sticking close to their Brooklyn home while Anne works on The Dark Knight Rises around the Big Apple. Hopefully both Adam and Anne were able to celebrate the happy news with family over Thanksgiving - congrats to the happy couple!

Sarah Jessica Parker Lets Her Hat Do the Talking Down Under

Allie Merriam — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:44:31 PDT

Sarah Jessica Parker broke out a number from her milliner friend Philip Treacy for the VRC Oaks Club Ladies Luncheon at Melbourne's Crown Palladium this afternoon. Paired with a Chanel dress, it was an appropriate accessory for the meal that preceded tomorrow's Oak Day horse race.

The outsized hat was the latest of Philip's creations that SJP's worn. She also donned a green Philip Treacy fascinator to the London premiere of Sex and the City, the movie, back in 2008, and an enormous black topper for the sequel's UK screening in 2010! For an I Don't Know How She Does It event tonight, SJP put away the headgear and focused on high fashion instead. Sarah Jessica Parker wore Prabal Gurung's sequined purple dress from his Spring 2012 collection, after wearing another of his outfits for the Russian leg of her promotional tour back in August.

Madonna Goes Daring in Purple and Red as W.E. Takes Flight at the Venice Film Festival

Lindsay Miller — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:10:00 PDT

Madonna stepped out in a butterfly-bedecked Vionnet gown and matching sunglasses as she debuted her directorial project W.E. at the Venice Film Festival this evening. The multitalented Madge gave the stars of her film, Abbie Cornish and Andrea Riseborough, a warm welcome on the red carpet, and she also had fans in Valentino and Marisa Tomei, who both turned up at the event. Reviews of W.E. have been mixed, but the period piece is so far faring better with the critics than her first effort behind the camera, 2008's Filth and Wisdom. Earlier today, Madonna gave a press conference to talk about the movie and credited her exes Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie with encouraging her directorial dreams. Madonna has dated several men in Hollywood, but the creative talents of her current flame lie elsewhere; Madonna's new beau, 24-year-old Brahim Zaibat, is a professional breakdancer.