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The phrase "TV in the bathtub" makes me nervous immediately, but apparently, there's a safe version of this. — GeekSugar One of the actors in Changeling learned that spontaneously improvising a kiss with Angelina Jolie in a scene can be exciting, but dangerous. — MTV Movies Blog Did HBO chicken out by dropping its adaptation of Preacher? — TV Squad Traveling over Labor Day weekend? Check Read more
Machine Gun Preacher is one part biopic, one part agenda film, but it's not satisfying in either respect. Gerard Butler stars as Sam Childers, an ex-convict who finds his calling in the form of helping orphans in Sudan, victims of the violent acts of the Lord's Resistance Army. Michelle Monaghan costars as Lynn, his frustrated wife trying to turn her life around. The film follows Sam back and Read more
Gerard Butler never seems to stray far from the tough-guy persona he solidified in his breakout role in 300; however, in the trailer for Machine Gun Preacher, he adds a softer side. In this real-life story, Butler plays Sam Childers, a biker and drug dealer who's up to his ears in trouble until he decides to reform his life. He takes off for Africa, leaving his lifestyle and family behind Read more
Gerard Butler stars in this week's new release Machine Gun Preacher as Sam Childers, a man who left a life of crime and drug addiction to devote himself to his children who'd been affected by the violent attacks of the Lord's Resistance Army in the Sudan. Butler, who also serves as executive producer, and his costar Michelle Monaghan, who plays Sam's wife Lynn, chatted with us during a recent Read more
"I recognized the psalmist gift in her performance. Yet she sang out, 'I kissed a girl, and I liked it,' while thousands joined her. One part of my heart soared . . . the other part broke for the thousands of hungry souls being fed something that didn't nourish their spirit, but fed their flesh." — Katy Perry's mother, preacher Mary Perry Hudson, writes a lamentation of her daughter's modern Read more
There's lots of testosterone at the movie theater this weekend: Brad Pitt takes on the business of baseball in Moneyball, Gerard Butler wields a weapon to try to make a difference in Machine Gun Preacher, and Taylor Lautner tries to figure out if his is the face on the milk carton in Abduction. If you think you might head out to see one of the films, get a taste of each of them first in this Read more
In addition to the following releases, Jack and Jill is also now available on DVD. Footloose In this remake of the 1984 Kevin Bacon classic, young city boy Ren (Kenny Wormald) moves to a small town in the South where unchaperoned dancing is forbidden. It's not long before he's romancing the preacher's daughter (Julianne Hough) and causing trouble in the community. While it shouldn't shock you Read more
Michelle Monaghan, clad in a lace-print Prada dress, joined Gerard Butler at Saturday night's Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative Awards dinner, where she was honored by the nonprofit. The actors both headed north for the Toronto Film Festival as they readied for yesterday's debut of their film Machine Gun Preacher. The movie stars Gerard in the role of Sam Childers, a real-life reformed drug Read more
Here's your first look at a dressed-down Charlize Theron in Young Adult — Movieline Nick Cannon is set to join the cast of Up All Night — Aol TV Are you ready for another season of awkwardness on MTV? — Zap2It With Bradley Cooper dropping out of The Crow, find out who may replace him — /Film Get the scoop on Brad Pitt's newest gig — The Hollywood Reporter Gerard Butler looks tough in Read more
If you're ready to move beyond the basic biceps curl, try this multitasking move on an exercise ball: the preacher curl. Watch the video to learn the move, then grab a dumbbell and get pumping. Read more
