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What to Rent: New DVD Tuesday
If a trip to the movie theater isn't in the cards for you this week, how about a new DVD release to fulfill your entertainment quota? I've got the short list of what to check out.
Zombieland
In Zombieland, Jesse Eisenberg plays a rule-abiding college guy just trying to stay alive in a post-apocalypse overrun by zombies.
Will You See or Skip These November Movies?
November sees the release of comedies, romances, thrillers, dramas and the first of the Christmas films on our big screens. As well as this range of films, there's also one eagerly anticipated movie due out! Discover what's coming to a cinema near you and vote to let me know if you'll see or skip each film.
Box Office: Paranormal Activity Spooks Its Way to No. 1
Talk about a shocker! The low-budget underdog Paranormal Activity has been riding its growing popularity all the way to the top — even upsetting the reigning king of horror, the Saw franchise. Paranormal took in $22 million in its first weekend with a wide release, which has execs talking about a possible sequel.
Buzz In: What Biopics Have You Enjoyed?
The reviews for Amelia have been kind of dismal, including my own, quieting the Oscar buzz that had surrounded it before it was released. It's not a strange situation for a biopic to be in — many movies about people's lives are so ambitious that sometimes they end up boring and overlong.
The award-baiting flicks can also be very entertaining — Walk the Line and Amadeus number among my favorites because they're enjoyable and compelling.
Video of Charlize, Rachel, & Kristen Bell Out For Charity & Our Weekend Movie Reviews!
Charlize Theron and Jeremy Piven tell us about working with Matt Damon, Rachel Bilson dishes on How I Met Your Mother while out in LA with Kristen Bell, and find out if Amelia, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, and Motherhood are worth seeing in theaters this weekend.
Link Time! Soupy Sales Passes Away
- Comedian Soupy Sales dies at 83 — Movieline
- Fargo Rock City, Chuck Klosterman's novel, is being turned into a movie — The A.V. Club
- Sylvester Stallone is working on Rocky 7 — Worst Previews
- Here's a schedule for upcoming Halloween episodes and specials — TV.com
- Melrose Place's Colin Egglesfield reveals how he feels about losing his role on the show — Watch With Kristin
- Justin Theroux is producing a comedy called Air Guitar — Coming Soon
- Tracey Morgan has some really sweet words about Lorne Michaels (but don't worry, there's still swearing) — Vulture
- Amelia director Mira Nair says Amelia Earhart was modern and would be considered an iconoclast now — TrèsSugar
- HBO series In Treatment is getting a third season — HitFix
- Joss Whedon talks about Dollhouse's absence from November sweeps — MTV Movies Blog
Amelia: Never Really Takes Flight
I love the way a biopic makes me feel — like I'm treated to a back-in-time look at an amazing life. They're epic, and that's why I'm willing to sit through the slow moments (and often for more than two hours) for the payoff. This is the experience I hoped for from Amelia, directed by Mira Nair and starring Hilary Swank as the pioneering aviator who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Say What? Director Mira Nair on Amelia Earhart
"[S]o much about Amelia is so undeniably modern. If she were to walk into a room today in her jodhpurs and her aviation jackets, [with] her ideas about marriage or men and women, she would still be considered an iconoclast."
— Director Mira Nair on the subject of her upcoming biopic Amelia starring Hilary Swank, about the pioneering aviator's life.
Ewan's Polanski Film Faces Delays But Not His Flight
Ewan McGregor arrived at LAX yesterday with his wife Eve, following some time in New York for the Amelia premiere. He has a few movies coming up, and one of them is the unfinished The Ghost, directed by Roman Polanski. Ewan has praised his directing skills, naming him "one of the very few completely brilliant directors" that he's worked with, but hasn't been following the news coverage of Polanski's arrest, saying this:
"No, I try not to.
Hollywood Halloween: 10 Costumes Inspired by This Year's Movies
Still hunting for that perfect Halloween costume? Never fear, for I am willing to share some of my ideas with you, culled from this year's flicks. Everyone loves a good pop culture reference, and the best part is that these are super easy to put together last minute.
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