HOLLYWOOD News, Feb 12, 2012

'Act of Valor' must balance publicity, secrecy with Navy SEALs Los Angeles Times The movie stars real, active-duty Navy SEALs, a normally clandestine group. Making and marketing it has been a mission not everyone approves of. A Navy SEAL is engaged in a personnel recovery mission in the movie "Act of Valor. See all stories on this topic »

Scottish actor Adam Sinclair: I feared delays would mean I was too old to star ... Scottish Daily Record HE MAY be part of one of Hollywood's greatest acting dynasties but Tinseltown's next leading man feared he would end up too old for his first headline movie role - after six years of delays. East Kilbride's Adam Sinclairstars in Ecstasy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Bogart and Cagney: A tale of two legends The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Yet it's what made them different as men that ended up making them different as movie stars — and those differences (thrown into new relief by six new Warner Archive Collection DVDs) are what makes them even more fascinating today. See all stories on this topic » The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

TURNER: OK...the scoop on Channy & Rachel Farmington Daily Times By Troy Turner The Daily Times Are they as handsome and pretty in real life as they are in the movies? And let me tell you, our own Kim and Krickitt Carpenter are quite the stars, themselves. They took Hollywood by storm. No kidding. See all stories on this topic »

Meryl Streep is the greatest actress ever ... maybe Sacramento Bee 26 Academy Awards, the greatest Hollywood actress of all time? Ask any gathering of film fans, and a round of "absolutelys" will be followed by qualifications: "living," "of the modern era," and then objections, that Streep is no Bette Davis, ... See all stories on this topic »

Who are Hollywood's top stuntmen? It's the Armstrong family from Buckinghamshire Daily Mail 'The advances of CGI (computer generated imagery) were supposed to be the end of the Hollywood stuntman,' says Andy. 'But many movies in the past few years began to feel like videogames, and audiences were cynical about stunts that didn't involve any ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

TV Talk this week: Are TV shows getting so arty viewers can't tell what's ... OregonLive.com It's the same technique used in the movie "Paranormal Activity," whose makers are also behind "The River." But as Mike Hale wrote in The New York Times, "When the show wants to scare us, it deploys the shock tactics of those filmsand their ilk: grainy ... See all stories on this topic » OregonLive.com

'The Vow': What Happened to 'Felicity' Hunk Scott Speedman? Daily Beast “I can't read at my house.” He's looking for that elusive, meaty part all struggling actors dream of one day finding. But Speedman's story is different, because in the late '90s, he was at the doorstep of movie stardom. Speedman was an integral member ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Beast

Interviews: Singer Rex Smith, Adult Film Star Seka Remember the 1980s HollywoodChicago.com The song originated in a TV movie called “Sooner or Later,” in which Smith also starred. His follow-up 1981 hit was a duet – “Everlasting Love” with Rachel Sweet – that included a popular video in the early MTV era. The versatile performer was also the ... See all stories on this topic »

Syndicate announces Brian Cox and Rosario Dawson in voice cast Gaming Examiner As for the other actor recently announced to be in the game, Brian Cox will also play a major role in the title. Brian has voiced roles in many, many video games and has been in such recentmovies as; The Bourne Identity, X2 and Troy. See all stories on this topic » Gaming Examiner

Mark Neveldine's wild “Ghost Rider” ride WatertownDailyTimes.com He said he did more than 25 stage shows in New York and acted in a fewmovies. He said as much as he enjoyed acting, “it's not as important as directing is to me.” The New York Times reported that Mr. Taylor first worked with Mr. Neveldine when Mr. See all stories on this topic »

Radcliffe, Zac Efron Are Doing Something Different Manila Bulletin Appearing in his first movie after “Harry Potter,” Daniel chose to do a scarymovie, “The Woman in Black,” to be his first feature film after years of doing wizard work. We asked him what made him choose this role. The 22-year-old British actor replied ... See all stories on this topic »

Review: Safe House Castanet.net The rules are simple; take the 3 lead actors from the aforementioned films and connect them to Chuck Norris in 6movies or less. Denzel Washington from Safe House was in Much Ado About Nothing (1993) with Keanu Reeves, who was in The Matrix (1999) with ... See all stories on this topic » Castanet.net

Mark Kermode's DVD round-up The Guardian One word of advice; if you like him in this, then try to track down Nolte's most overlooked and underrated performance in Blue Chips, another sports movie with arthouse aspirations that went straight to video in the 90s, and remains shockingly ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Hollywood stars out for BAFTAs Ninemsn The awards, officially known as the Orange British Academy Film Awards, is the biggest movie bash of the year in the UK and is seen as an accurate pointer for Oscar success. Huge ordeal VIDEO: Puppy rescued after excavators brought in. See all stories on this topic »

Reservations due Monday for 'Night at the Oscars' Peninsula Daily It also will feature Gardiner resident Lynda Day George, a former star of the “Mission Impossible” television series and numerous other TV shows andmovies; and Craig and Gabe Rygaard of Port Angeles, who are stars of the History Channel's “Ax Men” ... See all stories on this topic »

The Jocks of Rock ESPN All incoming field goal kickers committed to Boise State must provide VIDEO PROOF of connecting on at least one field goal of over 20 yards in high school. by Page 2 After dialing in his DJ skills at house parties, Miami Dolphins running back Reggie ... See all stories on this topic » ESPN

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 (Special Edition) – The Blu Review We Are Movie Geeks As much as I love the story, and for the most part I enjoyed the movie (on a superficial, girly, I can't believe I fall for this crap level), it was horrible at parts. Is it just me, or was the acting even worse than the other three films… especially ... See all stories on this topic »

Whitney Houston through the years Albany Times Union (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 22: Actor Samuel L. Jackson (L) presents singer Whitney Houston the Winner of International - Favorite Artist Award onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre LA Live ... See all stories on this topic »

Clooney, Pitt, Streep due at British film awards News On 6 More>> By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Will the spies or the silent stars triumph? Espionage thriller "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and mute movie "The Artist" lead the race for Sunday's British Academy FilmAwards, Britain's equivalent of ... See all stories on this topic »

Los Angeles-Italia Film Fashion and Art Fest to ... - Hollywood Reporter A special tribute to Italian horror film maestro Dario Argento will be the centerpiece at ... the director's daughter Asia Argento, and German actorThomas Kretschmann. ... Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn Movie Reunion in the Works? ... Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston, Showcases Natural-Born Talent (Video) ... www.hollywoodreporter.com/.../los-angeles-italia-film-fashion...

SAG Awards 2012: 'The Help' takes film cast prize - latimes.com Screen Actors Guild Awards 2012: 'The Help' takes ensemble film prize at SAG Awards. ... handed out at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles and broadcast on TNT and TBS. .... The week in film: 'The 'Vow and 'Star Wars' in 3-D [ video] | February 10, 2012, 6:55 pm » ... ENTERTAINMENT -Hollywood news and buzz ... latimesblogs.latimes.com/.../screen-actors-guild-awards-film-ca...

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