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Jul 06, 2009 -
Based on Susanne Bier's 2004 film and directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father), Brothers tells the story of a young man (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) who "comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan." The older brother is played by Tobey Maguire and the wife is played by Natalie Portman, and from the looks of the trailer, the wife ends up getting very close with her brother-in-law, which causes some tension when her husband returns home from war.
For whatever reason, I have a hard time buying Portman as a mother of two but otherwise the movie looks intense and heart-wrenching.
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May 18, 2009 -
With Fox's Fall schedule announcement this morning, the craziness of network Upfront week is officially under way. In just a second, I'll share videos and photos of the six new Fox shows, but quickly, a few thoughts on the schedule:
- Fringe on Thursdays? Seems risky to me — even if, as Fox's entertainment guru Kevin Reilly pointed out this morning, both Grey's Anatomy and CSI are down this season.
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May 18, 2009 -
Fox kicked off network Upfront week in New York this morning by announcing its Fall schedule, and here's a headline right off the bat: So You Think You Can Dance, Fox's summertime dance competition show, is getting a Fall edition as well.
The show will air in an American Idol-like fashion, with a two-hour performance show on Tuesdays and a one-hour results show on Wednesdays. That Wednesday show will lead into Glee, the musical dramedy that has its sneak peek after Idol this week.
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Oct 03, 2007 -
This is a good-looking love triangle.
Natalie Portman has signed on to star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire in a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish-language film Brothers. Writer/Director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, In America) will direct.
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Sep 19, 2007 -
- Pop has the first images from the set of the "Sex and the City" movie!
- Kanye West stomped all over 50 Cent during the first week of the album sales showdown, Billboard reports.
- Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire are in talks to star together in Jim Sheridan's movie Brothers, ComingSoon reports.
- It looks like "Mad Men" will be renewed for a second season, Variety reports.
- Variety has news that Ryan Reynolds is joining the cast of Adventureland, director Greg Mattola's comedic follow-up to Superbad.
- Speaking of Superbad, McLovin' has landed another role! Well, not McLovin, per se, but Christopher Mintz-Plasse has joined Paul Rudd in the David Wain-directed comedy Little Big Men, writes ComingSoon.
- Variety states that the David Eggers novel You Shall Know Our Velocity! will be adapted for the big screen.
- Jennifer Garner is in talks to join the Matthew McConaughey movie Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, writes Hollywood Reporter.
- While on the topic of Matthew McConaughey, it looks like he will take Owen Wilson's part in the Ben Stiller-directed Tropic Thunder, says Zap2It.
- Jerry Bruckheimer is working on a new CBS sci fi drama based on the British show "Eleventh Hour," writes the Hollywood Reporter.
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Oct 02, 2009 -
I like the Coen brothers. I loved No Country For Old Men, I still enjoy quoting Frances McDormand lines from Fargo — I even appreciated their most recent project, Burn After Reading despite lukewarm reviews. So I went into A Serious Man with high expectations.
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Nov 20, 2009 -
It's not that the trailer for The Blind Side isn't compelling; the problem is that it combines Sandra Bullock's twangiest, most-over-the top lines with a heartrending song, which makes it seem schlocky. That's exactly what I expected from the movie, but I have to admit that I was wrong — to my surprise, I found it to be a sentimental gem that's actually quite restrained.
The Blind Side is the true story (based on Michael Lewis's book) of NFL player Michael Oher, who grew up in Memphis's projects with his drug-addicted mother and landed in and out of foster homes.
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Nov 20, 2009 -
Let's be honest: for most of you, it doesn't matter what I — or any critics for that matter — have to say about New Moon, the incredibly anticipated sequel to last year's Twilight. The film started breaking box office records before it was even released, and audiences will flock to the theaters for weeks to come. On the plus side, a ticket to New Moon is a win even if you're not a Twihard — provided that you know what you're getting into.
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Nov 16, 2009 -
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner may be dominating the promotional circuit right now, but they're not the only cast members with something to say about New Moon. I had the opportunity to chat with costars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene, aka Emmett and Alice Cullen, during their recent stopover in SF. They chatted about their characters, the vampire craze, and what it's like to be a "Twilight celebrity."
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