Spy Photos: The Fast and the Furious 4
March 22, 2008
A cast member from the upcoming The Fast and The Furious 4 movie took part in filming over the weekend and, at great personal risk, snapped some awesome stealth pictures. They seem to be filming a nightclub scene, and these were some of the cars lined up in the parking lot.
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker, the stars from The Fast and the Furious, but who both opted not to be in 2 Fast 2 Furious and Fast and Furious 3: Tokyo Drift, are both returning for the fourth installment of the series. The Fast and the Furious made Diesel and Walker stars. Chris Morgan penned the screenplay and Justin Lin is directing.
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Movie Review: “Shutter”
March 22, 2008
“Shutter” brings audiences yet another black-haired, pale-faced, wraithlike ghost girl comes crawling back to terrorize the living. The first English-language feature for Japanese horror specialist Masayuki Ochiai (”Infection”) is a blandly cast and crafted remake of the same-titled 2004 Thai picture that itself emulated J-horror norms, which seemed a lot fresher back then. Low on real scares, atmosphere and character (both human and directorial), this mediocre film looks to do commensurately pedestrian business.
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Movie Review: “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns”
March 22, 2008
Even during scenes in which her co-stars are overplaying to the cheap seats in the back rows, Angela Bassett brings a welcome counterbalance of emotional truth and artful precision to her performance as Brenda, a resilient single mother living in a Chicago housing project in “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns”.
Brenda’s already in dire financial straits when a factory closing leaves her unemployed. Mostly for lack of anything better to do, she responds to an out-of-the-blue summons to attend the funeral of the father she never knew in a small Georgia town.
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Bunny Money For The Box Office
March 20, 2008
Which film will score the most box office dollars for this weekend? It is a holiday weekend (Easter) and family flicks are plentiful this weekend in theaters.
Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” will vie for the top spot in a close race at the weekend box office with holdover “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who,” which could hold well since most kiddies are out of school for Easter.
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Movie Review: “Drillbit Taylor”
March 20, 2008
A junior-league “Superbad” with an aftertaste of “The Pacifier,” “Drillbit Taylor” is a just passable pubescent comedy with a modest laugh count by Apatow factory standards. Tale of three dorky high school freshmen who hire a would-be pro bodyguard to protect them from campus bullies brandishes enough rude and pranky adolescent humor to connect with the target audience, Read more
Joshua Jackson Talks About “Shutter”
March 19, 2008
Joshua Jackson is an honest man. Whose career would he like? “George Clooney or Tom Hanks,” the actor said. “So basically I am setting myself up for disappointment.” How good a poker player is he? “As a prideful man,” he said, recalling his brief scene stealing turn in ‘Ocean’s 11,” I would say I have gotten a little better than dealing to the right.” Does he believe in the central concept of his new horror film, “Shutter,” that there are ghosts among us? “No, it’s tough for me to believe in that,” he insisted.
Jackson pulls no punches. See what he has to say about “Shutter,” the horror genre, and even what he calls Steven Spielberg below.
Here is an interview that Jackson gave for MTV:
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Movie Review: “Doomsday”
March 19, 2008
If mankind ever indeed does go to hell in the future, it’s less likely to be because of alien invasions, natural catastrophes or killer viruses than an overdose of postapocalyptic sci-fi thrillers, the latest example of which is this cheesy entry from director-screenwriter Neil Marshall. Squandering the estimable cinematic credibility the filmmaker garnered with his last effort, the spooky horror film “The Descent,” “Doomsday” comes all too close to approximating its title.
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Vince Vaughn Fires Manager
March 19, 2008
Less than one day after parting company with UTA and manager Eric Gold, Vince Vaughn has signed with CAA. He’ll be repped by the percentery’s topper Richard Lovett.
The change was attributable to the actor’s dissatisfaction with his most recent release, “Fred Claus.” The film landed Vaughn his first $20 million paycheck, but the holiday flop displeased the star.
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88 Minutes Trailer
March 18, 2008
88 Minutes
Release Date: April 18, 2008
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Actors/Actresses: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Neal McDonough, Benjamin McKenzie
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Oscar-Winning Director Anthony Minghella Dies
March 18, 2008
British filmmaker Anthony Minghella, who won a Best Director Oscar in 1996 for The English Patient, has died, his London-based agent confirmed to the Associated Press. He was 54.
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