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HOLLYWOOD News, May 13, 2012


John Cena to Appear in Nickelodeon Film; Top 3 Movie Cameos by Wrestlers
Yahoo! Sports
Other than Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, most wrestlers have failed miserably in Hollywood. Movies like Ready to Rumble and Mr. Nanny often showcase the big brawny wrestlers as weak and inadequate actors. However, through the years, a few of my favorite ...
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Tim Burton Revives 60s Vampire Soap Opera 'Dark Shadows'
Voice of America
May 12, 2012 Tim Burton Revives 60s Vampire Soap Opera 'Dark Shadows' Alan Silverman | Hollywood A Soap Opera from the 1960s gets a makeover in director Tim Burton's new horror-comedy Dark Shadows features his favorite lead actor, Johnny Depp.
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Kevin Spacey does red carpet in Johannesburg
GlobalPost (blog)
American actor/director sponsors international competition for films and stars in short South African and Chinese movies. Kevin Spacey attended a red carpet movie premiere in Johannesburg for the short film "Spirit of a Denture" in which he stars.
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Jon Hamm, the Movie Star?: 'Mad Man' Actor Cast in Sports Drama
IndiaGlitz
Though The Million Dollar Arm sounds like it's in the same vein as lighter, family-friendly sports movies like The Rookie or Miracle, which would be a change of pace for Hamm who has appeared in R-rated fare, the actor's fan base certainly skews a...
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IndiaGlitz
Lawrence Kasdan resurfaces with 'Darling Companion'
Boston Globe
Lawrence Kasdan says this alone says everything about the current state of mainstream movies, unlike television. “In aHollywood movie, characters over 60 are almost always a caricature. They're infirm, or losing their minds, or comic relief.
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Boston Globe
Movie stars and mavericks set course for Cannes
The Daily Star
By Emma Charlton PARIS: Arthouse directors and Hollywood royalty will converge on the French Riviera for two weeks from Wednesday as the Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for the giants and mavericks of the movie galaxy.
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Actor Matthew Modine has worked with the greats
Reading Eagle
Modine grew up in Utah, where his father managed drive-in movie theaters. Understandably, his son's inspiration to become an actor came from a film, though not perhaps one that inspired many other Hollywood careers. "It might sound crazy," Modine said ...
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12 winning movie baseball coaches that endure
Boston Globe
But dozens of baseball movies have given us memorable managers who chew the scenery like a wad of tobacco and occasionally steal the film as easily as Jacoby Ellsbury dashing from second to third. 1. Cap, “Alibi Ike” (1935): This engaging screwball ...
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Boston Globe
Voice-over veterans facing competition from celebrities
Washington Post
“Even if it is a terrific spot — which it isn't — people don't have a clue who that is,” grumbled Kane, a professional voice actor who's done animation,movie trailers and commercials for two decades. As brand-name advertisers fight for attention in ...
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Action movie films aboard Erie's Victorian Princess
GoErie.com
Veteran actor Patrick Kilpatrick, who has been in more than 120 films and television shows, is making his directorial debut. He's also starring in themovie, playing an undercover police officer who loves to hunt and fish. "This segment of the film is ...
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How do you make Johnny Depp blush?
Philippine Star
Dark Shadows, Johnny Depp's latest movie with his favorite collaborator, the celebrated filmmaker Tim Burton, held at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles. The handsome actor attended the press day along with the cast of themovie including four of his ...
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Johnny Depp wants to be a banjara
Hindustan Times
US actor Johnny Depp waves at a photo session prior to a news conference to promote his movie Public Enemies in Tokyo. Known for his eccentric, nomadic style, Hollywood actor Johnny Depp wants to live with Indian Banjaras. “I'm very curious to know ...
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Hindustan Times
Filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait takes a shot at pop culture's assault on civility ...
The Patriot Ledger
“The definition of a comedy now is that it has to be joke driven,” he said ruefully of Hollywood movies. “It's all jokes, jokes, jokes. And they do that to appeal to the widest audience. The best satire is on television, be it “Louis CK,” or Ricky ...
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John Edwards' mistress led a tabloid-grade life
Seattle Post Intelligencer
JEFFREY COLLINS, AP, MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press FILE - In this file image made from video and provided by Chuck Olsen on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, Rielle Hunter, right, films John Edwards after a rally in New Hampshire.
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Michigan film industry refocuses on big picture
AnnArbor.com
The previously uncapped program is now limited to a total of $25 million for all state film, movie and video incentives, though that amount could change in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. The drop in interest started to appear as changes to the ...
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What to expect when youre
New York Post
Make sure you get the label in!' ” The film follows five couples preparing for parenthood. The ensemble cast also includes Anna Kendrick, Chace Crawford and Chris Rock. The stars, though, are nearly overtaken by the logos, says the insider.
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Success of 'Avengers' proves superhero genre is not dead
Kansas.com
A few superhero duds in the past years (I'm talkin' to you, “Green Hornet”) seemed to signal the coming demise of the superhero era at the movies. But not now. Look for Hollywood to be greenlighting more superhero movies faster than Iron Man zings out ...
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Kansas.com
Avengers Assembles $1 Billion, Overshadows Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows
E! Online
The Marvel team-up movie will gross $103.2 million from Friday to Sunday, its studio estimated this morning, becoming the firstfilm to break nine digits in its second weekend domestically, and pushing it past the $1 billion mark worldwide.
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E! Online
Movie stars, mavericks set course for Cannes
Business Recorder (blog)
PARIS: Arthouse directors and Hollywood royalty will converge on the French Riviera for two weeks from Wednesday as the Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpet for the giants and mavericks of the movie galaxy. David Cronenberg, Ken Loach and ...
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John Travolta's got no scandal fever
Hindustan Times
Hollywood actor and Breitling Brand Ambassador John Travolta during the launch of Breitling Navitimer Caliber 01 Limited Edition watch in Mumbai. Hollywood actor John Travolta may be the subject of a $2 million assault and sexual battery lawsuit, ...
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Hindustan Times
Rom-com: Cameron Diaz plays a pregnant Jules in the film What to Expect when ...
Daily Mail
Suddenly the stress of making a movie slipped away and my only concern was Cameron's figure. Entering a small air-con-ditioned tent, I found her waiting in a silk dressing gown. 'Uh huh,' I replied in a voice more suited to Scooby Doo.
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Daily Mail
Presque Isle native Rock Anthony snags lead in first feature film
MENAFN.COM
I did tiny one-liners in movies and didn't get anywhere. It's been less than a year since all this has started, and I've done a national commercial for Best Buy, eight episodes on 'Glee' and starred in a movie in less than a year.
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Marilyn Forever: Chopard Celebrates the Legendary Movie Star
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Fifty years ago, Marilyn Monroe left the film industry bereft of her talent and her legendary beauty. On the occasion of the 65 th Cannes Film Festival, of which Marilyn is the figurehead, Chopard is unveiling an ...
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Movie Review: Dark Shadows
California Literary Review
This weekend's Dark Shadows is the actor's eighth collaboration with Burton, and the two are old hat together now. Depp, who manages to stay mostly out of the Hollywood scene by inhabiting his own private island and remaining in a close-knit,...
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California Literary Review
What to watch when you're watching
Boston.com
It's not as if unfilmable books haven't been filmed before. John Huston made “The Bible,” in 1966. “Moneyball” — cinematic sabermetrics! — came out last year. But “What to Expect When You're Expecting”? Yes, there's now amovie version of everyone's ...
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Hollywood actor opens care home
Ledbury Reporter
MOVIE star Alfred Molina traded the Hollywood Hills for the Malverns to open a new dementia care home. The actor, who has appeared in filmsincluding Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Da Vinci Code and Spiderman 2, toured the Friends of the Elderly's new ...
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'Avengers' rings up $103 million in record weekend
DAWN.com
(L to R) Actors Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo are shown in a scene from “The Avengers”. LOS ANGELES: Blockbuster action movie “The Avengers,” about a team of Marvel superheroes, ...
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DAWN.com
Kerns: Cruise portraying long haired rock star cannot lessen actor's reputation
LubbockOnline.com
I recently asked Facebook friends to mention any movie actor whose work they purposely avoid. A number of answers surprised me. But excuse my jaw for dropping when the name Tom Cruise arose. Mind you, Cruise does strikes me as an underrated veteran at ...
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Reinvention 101: 5 Lessons From Robert Downey, Jr.
Entrepreneur
... is further evidence of an amazing fact: Robert Downey, Jr. not only rules Hollywood, but he's staged an even more impressive turnaround than General Motors. Consider this: Since 2008, ninemovies featuring the 47-year-old actor have grossed more ...
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Entrepreneur
Actress Sally Kellerman can carry a fine tune, too
The Desert Sun
But she also had begun landing roles in some deliciously bad B movies, including 1957's “Reform School Girl.” Acting eventually won out, and it would be years before she returned to music. On Wednesday, Kellerman will be at Vicky's of Santa Fe for what ...
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This 'Dark Shadows' Bites (And Not in a Good Way)
Examiner.com
He's been making movies now for almost 30 years and yet he still rarely displays a good grasp of storytelling or consistent tone. Yes, he's visually imaginative. His work is always filled with superb set direction and costume design.
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High on testosterone
Oman Tribune
“There is no point denying what has already been said about the film. A lot of very successful movies in the history of cinema started with the press throwing darts at [them].” Battleship, which opens on May 18, has been an easy target.
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Beverly Hills Hotel celebrates a century as a swanky second home for...
Daily Mail
Making its famous guests feel at home, and giving them privacy, have always been part of the hotel's mission, beginning with silent film-era stars such as Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who shot movies at the hotel. The 1920s Hollywood power couple Mary ...
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Daily Mail
100 years of swank
In-Forum
That acre of land now is probably worth Making its famous guests feel at home, and giving them privacy, have always been part of the hotel's mission, beginning with silent film-era stars such as Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who shot movies at the hotel.
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Sherlock makes its case on this side of the pond
Winnipeg Free Press
LOS ANGELES -- If the title character of television's Sherlock ever went looking for Hollywood's Holmes, it would be the quickest case in the history of scenery-chewing sleuths. That's because Benedict Cumberbatch -- who plays a modern-day version of ...
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Gossip Girl star on board the Titanic
Philippine Star
It looks big, looks beautiful and looks like a $100M movie and I think that was our goal. That's why I'm so proud of it and that's why I think people will like it,” said the Canadian actor, who is best known for his lead roles in the Air Budfilm ...
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How Arnie and Sly muscled their way into the action
Irish Independent
Bodybuilders began turning up in Hollywood films in the 1950s. Steve Reeves played Hercules in a series of historical action dramas, and so did Leeds-born weightlifter Reg Park. Butmovies like Hercules and the Captive Women were hacked together ...
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Irish Independent
'Glee' stars now close enough to perform a neighborly duet
Reading Eagle
She will voice the part of Dorothy in the animated film "Dorothy of Oz," due out this year. McHale, who plays paraplegic Artie Abrams, bought a house in the Hollywood Hills for $1025000. The Midcentury home features a tall entry leading to a combined ...
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John Edwards' mistress called herself a truth-seeker, only to end up a party ...
Greenfield Daily Reporter
(AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File) FILE - In this file image made from videoand provided by Chuck Olsen on Friday, Dec. 29, 2006, Rielle Hunter, right,films John Edwards after a rally in New Hampshire. Hunter billed herself a truth seeker.
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Rampart [Blu-ray]
Cinema Blend
Cop movies are always interesting to me. The power, how you use it, and what it does to you as a person are deep subjects. Still, it seems more interesting films are made about the other side of crime, the criminal. Cops get relegated to the role of ...
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*VIDEO* CNN Mexico talks about Robert Pattinson and Mission: Blacklist
Thinking of Rob
The Hollywood Reporter informs that Robert Pattinson will be one of the stars of a movie that will tell about a definite chapter in the USA intervention in Iraq, one of Pattinson's most recent films: Cosmopolis, directed by David Cornenberg will be in ...
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Amazing story of jailed swindler turned Hollywood sensation
Scottish Daily Record
Now, three years down the line, he is one of Hollywood's rising stars, with two stage plays being turned into major films and A-list actors desperate to work with him. He had entered his play The Archbishop And The Antichrist in the prison arts charity ...
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From Prometheus to Spider-Man: our summer blockbuster preview
The Guardian
The talent Garfield plays opposite real-life girlfriend Emma Stone, a universally adored young actor who's expert at the kind of arch, sassy dialogue that should serve the film very well.Hollywood stalwart Sally Field appears as Spidey's mother figure ...
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The Guardian
Minimize me
New York Post
The movie was wildly popular, got nominated for an Academy Award and, more importantly, forced millions of Americans to examine their eating habits. The film has been shown in schools to warn kids off a diet filled with Big Macs and chicken nuggets.
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New York Post
Michael Mann looks back on 'The Last of the Mohicans' 20 years later
HitFix (blog)
In honor of the film's 20th anniversary, the American Cinemateque premiered the DCP of that cut at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood Friday night. Mann was on hand for a Q&A session following the screening and he reflected on how his evolution as a ...
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HitFix (blog)
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