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CCA to screen free outdoor movie Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:41AMCHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance will present 'Raising Arizona,' the third film in its free Summer Cinema Series, tomorrow at dusk (around 8:30 p.m.) in the downtown waterfront Robert Reed Park.
The 21 Best NFL Player Movie Cameos in Cinema History Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:38AMWith the NFL lockout set to end any day now, why not have a little fun recounting some of the NFL's best contributions to Hollywood? Keep in mind that the term "best" is used very loosely. While some of the cameos on this list are actually examples of decent acting, others were so bad that you can't help but watch them over and over laughing your head off. Hut one! Hut two! Action! Begin Slideshow
Vote! Ajay Devgn's Best Action Movie Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:55AMCheck out his action movies, and vote for your favourite.
Emma wants 'quirky' role Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:45AMEmma Watson wants to star in a "quirky" comedy. Emma would like to appear in a movie similar to Notting Hill which starred Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
Best Things To Do In NYC Tonight: July 19, 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:56PMGo stargazing in the middle of the city, watch a movie on the roof of one of the city’s most famous hotels, or go nuts at a new monthly comedy show.
Delano area calendar Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:49PMDelano Farmers Market THROUGH OCTOBER - The Delano Farmers Market will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays at Flippin Bill's, 8045 County Line Road. The Farmers Market runs from May through October, weather permitting.
'The Darkness' looks to move into the film light Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:42PMThe graphic novels the film is based on center on a mobster named Jackie Estacado who has the ability to summon murderous creatures from another realm. The graphic novels the film is based on center on a mobster named Jackie Estacado who has the ability to summon murderous creatures from another realm.
Maya Rudolph Welcomes Baby No. 3 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:11PMTHR Staff The actress quietly gave birth to son Jack earlier this month. read more
Because They're Young Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:24PMHighly Recommended The Product: He's been called "America's Oldest Teenager." Many only remember him from his stints as part of December 31st New Year's Rockin' Eve or via reruns of the classic $10,000 / $20,000 / $50,000 / $100,000 Pyramid game shows. However, Dick Clark will be forever known as the host of one of television's most beloved (and influential) adolescent dance party, American ...
Wednesday wind-back: Party of Five Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:11PMIn a way, Party of Five is one of those shows that just came and went during the late 1990s, marketed to a specific demographic and with few notable achievements to its name - aside from winning the Best Drama gong at the 1996 Emmy awards, the show rated low and was in danger of cancellation after its first season.
Justin Timberlake: The 'Benefits' of musicians acting Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:07PM"Friends With Benefits," opening Friday, completes Justin Timberlake's transition to full-on movie star. For the first time, the musical icon is the top-billed actor in a flick, starring with Mila Kunis in this romantic comedy about the challenges of a sex-only relationship.
Ferguson taps his inner Tigger Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:44PMAlthough the comedian voices Owl in Disney’s new Winnie the Pooh, he says much closer to the ‘bouncy, needy maniac’
What's Wrong With Chicago's Giant New Marilyn Monroe Sculpture? Pretty Much Everything Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:03AMFeel that itch? That's another public art controversy brewing. Friday saw the debut of a new public art icon, of a sort, for Chicago: J. Seward Johnson 's "Forever Marilyn" in Pioneer Court on Michigan Avenue. The 26-foot-tall, 34,000-pound sculpture, manufactured in New Jersey of painted stainless steel and aluminum, is a super-sized sculptural tribute to Marilyn Monroe 's iconic scene from ...
Good morning, Buffalo Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:03AMThe National Weather Service called it a cold front, but it's not budging the temperatures. What it will do, however, is give us some temporary relief from the humidity -- about a day's worth. So today should be mostly sunny, with light breezes and highs in the mid- to upper 80s.
Meryl Streep movie wins borough OK Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:44AMFilming of "Great Hope Springs" set to begin Sept. 26 in the borough.
Tom Green takes outrageous standup route on serious topics Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:36AMGreen is a big fan of Twitter, but not Facebook. "I think Twitter is a lot different from Facebook. It's about dealing with words and responding to people's words in text form," he says. "I enjoy the writing aspect of that and playing with that. Facebook is more invasive. Everybody you know knows everybody you know. I can't stand that. It's incestuous."
Beyond the perfect score Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:09AMIn the world of comedy, his performance is beyond the perfect score of 10. He is an 11. Not only because he really is a superb performer, but also because he is known as "Onse" (11 in Spanish).
Harry Potter at the Oscars? Does 'Deathly Hallows' have a shot at best picture? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:03AMMy thought, on watching "Deathly Hallows:" Part 2," was that surely there must be a career Oscar in there for one of the actors -- something to acknowledge this series, what it's meant to the business of the movies and the employment of great English and Irish character actors.
Potter at the Oscars? The speculation begins… Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:29AMIt begins with a whisper, and the funereal, foreboding tone of its early scenes grab you and tell you that this Potter picture has a high-mindedness that maybe some of the earlier installments did not. Within minutes, I was thinking “Have they got themselves an Oscar contender here?” But as the film unwound and expectations (for [...]
Chris Evans: "I Can Relate to Being Wimpy" Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:11AMWe’re in Beverly Hills talking with studly dude of the moment Chris Evans who looks really hot and “manly-man” in a green plaid “lumberjack” shirt and jeans. Chris has played a superhero before (Johnny Storm/Huma
Trailer trash Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:56AMJamie Thraves and Aidan Gillen return to the big screen, while the Life of Brian controversy is explored by BBC4 and Martin Scorsese shows his favourites movies at Port Eliot Thraves thrives After a decade out of British cinemas, director Jamie Thraves's Treacle Jr (see Philip French's review this week) sees the return of a film-maker much admired for his debut, The Low Down , in 2000. I'm ...
Hobo with a Shotgun – review Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:55AMClips from non-existent films have been a regular cinematic feature for years, but I'm not sure when the first fake trailer appeared. There were several in John Landis's sketch comedy The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), including a beauty for the enticing "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble", and a couple the following year in the interval of the spoof 1930s double bill that constitutes Stanley ...
Explosive Harry Potter finale shatters box office records Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:47AMEarnings from the final Harry Potter film are set to pass £1bn. Meanwhile Woody Allen is surpassing himself, literally According to a recent report in the movie blog Deadline Hollywood , the Harry Potter franchise has earned Warner Bros in the region of $21bn ($6.4bn from movie ticket sales and $7bn from merchandise, among other streams such as TV and home entertainment). They can add on at ...
Celebrity Matchmaker Jasmine Diaz Prospects ‘Crazy, Stupid Love’ and More. Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:49AM*As love continues to dominate the media, books and television, celebrity matchmaker Jasmine Diaz has professed to have mastered the crazy little game called love and carved it into a business. Jasmine is the founder and owner of the Shawn Mackenzi agency, a premium matchmaking service that started twelve years ago. The happily married Mrs. Diaz [...]
Actor Ryan Gosling remembers trying to impress his 1st crush by entering air band contest Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:16AMNEW YORK - In his new romantic comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love.," Ryan Gosling plays Jacob, the ultimate ladies' man, who can get women into bed faster than it takes him to flash that winning smile and sparkling baby blues.
All good, no evil in 'Sound of Music' role Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:46PMVariety is too weak a word for Lisa Howard's recent roles. The actor best known for originating the role of Rona Lisa Peretti in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" on Broadway will play Mother Abbess in "The Sound of Music" at the Pittsburgh CLO Tuesday through July 31. She last played Paulette in "Legally Blonde" at the Muny in St. Louis.
Who's hot and not in Hollywood Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:32PMMidway through the summer, let's see whose movies (and career) are performing as expected. When you're hot, you're hot. When you're not, the studios don't want to know your name.
Goings on About Town: Movies Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:14PMPageBreak -- OPENINGS ANOTHER EARTH A science-fiction drama, directed by Mike Cahill, about a physicist (Brit Marling) and a composer (William Mapother) whose paths cross when a duplicate Earth is discovered. Opening July 22. (In limited release.) AUTOEROTIC Adam Wingard and Joe Swanberg directed . . .
'Horrible Bosses' is surprising summer comedy magic Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:13PMOne of the most fun things to do on a hot, boring day is to go to the movies. Especially now that we’re at this point in the summer — all of the quintessentially funny, hyped-up, long-awaited movies are finally hitting the silver screen after months of teasers and trailers. read more
Los Angeles' silent film role Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:44PMIn the movies of Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, the city could be a prominent background. John Bengston likes to root out these locations. In the movies of Harold Lloyd, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, the city could be a prominent background. John Bengston likes to root out these locations.
'Entourage': From the beginning Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:20PM'Entourage" was the answer to a lot of peo ple's prayers. For HBO, it was the companion show to "Sex and the City" -- a boys' version of Carrie & Co. -- it had been looking for for years. For fans of a certain age, it was a short, weekly...
More than just a girl in the crowd Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:00AMDURING the cultural cringe years of the 1950s, the local theatre scene received a rare boost of morale when Googie Withers moved to Australia.
A Reflection of Fear Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:39AMRecommended The final final twist ending is a wowzer...but it makes absolutely no sense. Still...this is one creepy little shocker. Sony's own M.O.D. (manufactured on demand) line of Columbia Pictures vault titles has released A Reflection of Fear , the 1973 horror drama starring Robert Shaw, Sally Kellerman, Mary Ure, Sondra Locke, Mitchell Ryan, and Signe Hasso. Directed by celebrated ...
Weekly Datelines Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:38AMYour guide to what's on in Surrey, White Rock and North Delta. Email event listings to edit@thenownewspaper.com or fax 604-572-6489.
Timberlake thanks 'SNL' for comedy roles Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:22AMMove over Jessica Biel, if indeed you're still in the picture. Justin Timberlake is in love with an older woman.
Timeless film takes Pooh back to roots Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:17AMWinnie the Pooh made his debut nearly 86 years ago and has had a gently bumbling journey ever since that remains classic. Any ideas about jazzing up Pooh & Co., with new characters, modern problems or flashy new technology were dismissed from the outset in creating the new movie.
MAINE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Movies' lasting power Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:57PMWATERVILLE -- Actor Malcolm McDowell was quick to point out that the Mid-Life Achievement Award given to him Saturday during the 14th annual Maine International Film Festival was not a "mid-life crisis award."
A role with 'Benefits' Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:36PM'Friends With Benefits" star Justin Timberlake calls the movie "not a sex comedy, just a comedy." As Dylan in...
Kramer makes football dad proud Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:32PMAs a CFL all-star and former offensive tackle for teams such as the Ottawa Rough Riders, Montreal Alouettes and Calgary Stampeders during in the 1960s, Roger Kramer wasn't sure what to do when his strapping chip-off-the-old-block son, Eric, asked his permission to quit sports and start drama classes.
THE DVD SHELF: Jeanne Eagels, Helen Hayes, Fred Astaire, George Burns, the Gershwins and Jean Cocteau Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:30PMScreening early films with stage stars Jeanne Eagels ("The Letter") and Helen Hayes ("The Sin of Madelon Claudet"), plus Fred Astaire in "A Damsel in Distress" and Jean Cocteau's "Beauty and the Beast."
Blind movie critic invited to Jimmy Kimmel show Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:16PMWhen film critic Jay Forry gives a movie a thumbs up, he jokes that "it's so good blind people will like it."
'Clockwork' star honored at Maine film festival Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:16PMMalcolm McDowell earns the Mid-Life Achievement Award at the 14th annual event at Colby College.
Reel good Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:50PMSOURCE CODE 2011 Movies on Demand uThis intricate thriller stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a pilot whose last memory was flying a mission in Iraq but who wakes up in the body of another man on a commuter train headed for disaster. He’s actually part of a mission in which...
'Breaking Bad' Star Bryan Cranston on Walter White: 'He's Well on His Way to Badass' (Q&A) Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:39PMMerle Ginsberg In an interview with THR, the actor talks about shooting six movies during hiatus, his "Contagion" and "Rock of Ages" roles and going back to writing and directing. read more
The cold shoulder, Made up in yellow, Disputed family values Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:50PMTelevision presenter Kanchai "Noom" Kamnerdploi has rebuffed his half-sister after she questioned his family loyalty in a dispute over their Ice Monster shaved confectionery business.
Actress Googie Withers dies, aged 94 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:45AMThe veteran actress, Googie Withers, has died at the age of 94.
Raffaello Matarazzo's Runaway Melodramas - Eclipse Series 27 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:38AMRecommended THE MOVIES: When Criterion was releasing their most recent Eclipse set, Raffaelo Matarazzo's Runaway Melodramas , a fellow Portland-based film critic, Shawn Levy , was wondering aloud about this relatively obscure filmmaker. Shawn tweeted, "Matarazzo gets one sentence each in Shipman's 'Story of Cinema' and Bondanella's 'Italian Cinema,' and four paragraphs in Liehm's 'Passion and ...
It pays to be nice Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:35AMHe's cinema's affable everyman, and a superstar to boot. Tom Hanks talks about optimism, contradiction and how to be real.
TV for entertainment's sake - shouldn't that be enough? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:59AMTV for entertainment's sake - shouldn't that be enough?
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony end seven year marriage Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:33AMIt was claimed earlier this week that mother-of-two Lopez will be baring almost all in upcoming comedy What To Expect When You're Expecting.