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[TV] Ice Road Truckers: Season 3

4 hours ago | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Let me say this right now: I grew up in New Jersey. This said, you should be aware that schools are closed for even a few inches of snow. People from New Jersey simply can’t drive in the snow. I don’t know if it’s just a mentality, or the fact that you are probably supposed to go below the speed limit or what, but we can’t do it, at least, not well. So I have a lot of respect for people who can, especially if they are driving on the most dangerous road in the United States.

The cast of Ice Road Truckers: Season Three are doing just that as they travel the Dalton Highway in Alaska for Carlile Transportation. Show veterans Hugh “The Polar Bear” Rowland and Alex Debogorski are joined by several newcomers, including the show’s first female driver, resident hottie and tomboy Lisa Kelly. »

- Jessica Guerrasio

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What Did You See Over Christmas?

5 hours ago | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

Spent the weekend with food, friends and a stack of DVDs. At the movie theater I tried to see Avatar a second time but failed (I'm holding out for the IMAX experience but it's eternally sold out... at least for people like me who don't plan things weeks in advance). We went to Sherlock Holmes since you have to see a movie with friends and family on Christmas day. It's tradition. And judging on the box office results (biggest Christmas weekend ever) I assume that's tradition for just about everyone.

Avatar $75 (for a $212 total)

It's already earned over $600 million worldwide so it looks like they won't lose their shirts, even with that unthinkably monstrous budget. The world's most important question [cough] right now is this: Will James Cameron make us wait 12 more years for his 9th film? And will it be a sequel to this one? He does like the number 2s. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Halle Berry, Colin Farrell and Matthew Fox to present awards at Golden Globes

5 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Hollywood pair Halle Berry and Colin Farrell and Lost hunk Matthew Fox have been added to the star-studded line-up of award presenters for the Golden Globes. The trio will join Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke handing out the gongs at the ceremony on January 17. Nominees include George Clooney and Morgan Freeman for Best Actor in a Motion Picture and Sandra Bullock for Best Actress. Box office smash Avatar, Inglourious Basterds and Up in the Air are among the Best Motion Picture nominees. The live show will be hosted by comic Rick Gervais, who has revealed he is planning to tease the A-listers in the audience. He said: »

- Iain Burchell

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Record Breaking Holiday Box Office Is Led By ‘Avatar’

11 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Seems that film studios received plenty of holiday cheer this past holiday weekend. Audiences flocked to a myriad of movies, which resulted in the highest grossing domestic box office on record. When the dust had cleared, a massive $278 Million had been earned at the box office, which bested the previous record ($260.8 Million) set by The Dark Knight opening weekend in July 2008. The top three films alone grossed over $190 Million, an astonishing number.

Avatar has many prognosticators eating crow, as it dropped only a few percentage points from its opening total and made about $75 Million, earning a solid first place finish. Its 10 day total now stands at $212 Million, and worldwide, the film has made over $617 Million! At this point, there is little question it will earn its purported $300-$500 Million budget back.  After months of speculation, Fox studio heads can finally exhale a sigh of relief.

Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes also fared well, »

- Shannon Hood

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Karl Urban Joins Red, McMahon is VP

24 December 2009 12:09 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Mania reports that the busy Karl Urban (currently trying to take a bite out of Paul Bettany as the heavy in another comic book adaptation, “Priest”) has just added to his schedule by joining the cast of Bruce Willis’ comic book movie “Red”. Urban will play a character name Cooper. Meanwhile, Mania confirms that Julian McMahon will indeed be playing the Vice President of the United States. Likely, McMahon’s character is the weasel that begins the cycle of violence when he orders the hit on Bruce Willis’ character, Paul Moses, a former CIA black ops killer who has since retired. Robert Schwentke is directing the film, based on the comic book by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. The cast is quite formidable, including Willis, Urban, McMahon, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, John C. Reilly, Brian Cox, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dreyfuss. Yes, all these people signed up for »

- Nix

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Invictus Review

23 December 2009 9:15 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Short Version: Invictus is a drama of hope that tugs on some cliched emotional strings.

Screen Rant’s Kofi Outlaw reviews Invictus

Invictus is Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial offering, adapted from the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, by John Carlin. The screenplay was written by Anthony Peckham (Sherlock Holmes) and the film stars Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar (the real-life captain of the South African Rugby team during the mid-90s), and Morgan Freeman in a gripping performance as Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black President of the post-apartheid era.

 

The film tells the true story of Mandela’s early days in office, as he fights to bridge the gap of hate and mistrust that has existed for so long between South Africa’s white and black citizens. While Mandela is waging that uphill battle on every front of state and government, »

- Kofi Outlaw

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2010 Oscar Predictions: For Best Picture Nominees

23 December 2009 8:50 AM, PST | Gossipvita | See recent Gossipvita news »

The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony may be one of the longest with 10 best picture nominees. It is more tough now to guess the contenders for Best Picture Nominations. The predictions will really be interesting this time ! We have sorted out ten movies as the contenders for Best Picture Nominees of 82nd Academy Awards. Our Predictions for 2010 Oscar Best Picture Nominees are:

Avatar

Avatar is centered around the themes of imperialism and biodiversity. The movie had been in development since 1994 by Cameron, who wrote a 114-page scriptment for the film. Cameron explained that the delay in producing the film since the 1990s had been to wait until the technology necessary to create his project was advanced enough. The film received generally positive reviews from film critics.

Nine The screenplay of this musical-romantic film is based on Arthur Kopit's book for the 1982 Tony Award-winning musical of the same name. The star-studded cast includes Daniel Day-Lewis, »

- Alice

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News Shorts: December 23rd 2009

23 December 2009 5:48 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

Two new photos from Prince of Persia, the first shot of Marmaduke, the first photos from Peter Weir's The Way Back,

Posters including a Hit-Girl one-sheet from Kick Ass, Shrek Forever After, Knight and Day, Valentine's Day, Solomon Kane, Edge of Darkness, Inception, The Crazies.

""Avatar" pulled in a very impressive $16.4 million gross on Monday, bringing its total to $94 million in four days. Around $40 million of the film's $77 million opening weekend total came from 3D screenings..." (full details)

"Paramount Pictures is seeking a 12-16 year old girl to play the lead in the Coen Brother's upcoming Western remake "True Grit". Details can be found at www.truegritcasting.com..." (full details)

"Disney has confirmed that the 17-minute 3D short film "Captain Eo" starring Michael Jackson will return to Disneyland for a limited engagement starting in February 2010..." (full details)

"IFC Films has acquired North American rights to John Bryant's road »

- Garth Franklin

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Karl Urban to Join Red

23 December 2009 1:12 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

The impressive cast of Red is growing. Mania reports that Karl Urban is the latest actor to join the cast, in the mysterious role of "Cooper." All other details of the character are unknown.

Urban joins the likes of Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly, and Mary-Louise Parker in a story about a retired CIA agent (Willis) targeted by a mysterious assassin. The story also confirms an earlier report that Julian McMahon will play the Vice-President of the United States and that Richard Dreyfuss and Ernest Borgnine are officially in the cast.

The adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's comic book starts shooting in January, with direction from Robert Schwentke using a script by Erich and Jon Hoeber (Whiteout). The recently revised release date has Red scheduled to open on October 22, 2010.

Next Showing:

Link | Posted 12/23/2009 by Ryan

Ernest Borgnine | Richard Dreyfuss | Robert Schwentke | Julian McMahon »

- Ryan Gowland

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Browse Summit Entertainment's 2010 Movie Preview

22 December 2009 4:22 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Summit Entertainment is the latest studio to unveil their picture preview for 2010 with six upcoming titles for the new year including a Robert Pattinson double-feature which includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse and Remember Me, the second of which also stars Pierce Brosnan who also gets a double-billing at Summit with Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer hitting theaters in the fall. There's also the family comedy Furry Vengeance starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields as well as the celebrity loaded end of year feature Red.

All the cast, director and synopsis information is listed over the course of the next few pages as well as all the release dates for 23 upcoming films. Gallery links have been added for all films and remember, the links open in a new browser window so just close the new window to return to this article and continue the preview.

Remember Me March 12 Photo: Summit Entertainment »

- Brad Brevet

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Summit 2010 Preview: Synopses and Images from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Furry Vengeance, Remember Me, The Ghostwriter, and More

22 December 2009 3:48 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Summit Entertainment has released synopses and some first look images from their 2010 films and it’s all after the jump.  They’re 2010 preview includes The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, directed by David Slade (Hard Candy) and starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, and Bryce Dallas Howard; Furry Vengeance, directed by Roger Kumble (College Road Trip) and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields; Letters to Juliet, directed by Gary Winick (Bride Wars) and starring Amanda Seyfried, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Vanessa Redgrave; Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter (Hollywoodland) and starring Robert Pattinson, Emile de Ravin, Chris Cooper, and Pierce Brosnan; and The Ghostwriter, directed by Roman Polanski (Chinatown) and starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Tom Wilkinson, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, and Eli Wallach.

Also, while they didn’t release any images, they did provide the first synopsis for Red, which is directed by Robert Schwentke (Flightplan) and stars Bruce Willis, »

- Matt Goldberg

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Summit Entertainment 2010 Sneak Preview

22 December 2009 3:11 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Summit Entertainment has just released an advanced preview of their upcoming 2010 movie release slate which includes Remember Me, Furry Vengeance, Letters to Juliet, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Ghost Writer, and Red.Remember Me - March 12th In the romantic drama Remember Me, Robert Pattinson plays Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City who has a strained relationship with his father (Pierce Brosnan) ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn't think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally (Emilie de Ravin) through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. »

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'Star Trek' Actor Karl Urban To Join 'Red'?

22 December 2009 7:01 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »

Director Robert Schwentke’s adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s “Red” already boasts an impressive lineup of stars including Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker. However, a report has surfaced naming Karl Urban as the latest addition to the cast.

According to Mania.com, Urban will portray a character named “Cooper.” The report also states that Julian McMahon will play the Vice President of the United States and that Ernest Borgnine and Richard Dreyfuss have officially signed on to the film — reiterating an earlier report of their involvement.

Urban is well known among genre fans for his roles in “The Chronicles of Riddick”, “The Lord of the Rings” series and his turn as Doctor McCoy in last summer’s “Star Trek.” If the report is confirmed, then “Red” will be Urban’s second comic book related film of 2010 following the release of “Priest. »

- Blair Marnell

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Cis Vancouver Works With Invictus

22 December 2009 3:52 AM, PST | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »

The Cis Visual Effects Group, including facilities Cis Vancouver and Cis Hollywood, completed 600 shots on director Clint Eastwood's current Warner Bros. release Invictus. Cis created upwards of 30,000 cheering fans in digitally recreated stadiums for a historical rugby match held in 1995. "..."Invictus' tells the inspiring true story of how 'Nelson Mandela' (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa.s rugby team, 'Francois Pienaar' (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa.s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match..." "After working with Cis Vancouver on Changeling, we were happy to be working with them again on Invictus," said Michael Owens, the film.s overall visual effects supervisor. »

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The Long Road to Invictus

21 December 2009 5:45 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

Morgan Freeman was born to play Nelson Mandela. And his long-time producing partner Lori McCreary was determined to find the movie that would let him play the South African icon. “It was my dream to see him portray Mandela,” she says. But that was easier said than done. After 17 years of false starts and detours, Freeman finally portrays the leader in Invictus with his old pal Clint Eastwood at the helm. McCreary’s passion for South Africa was born back in 1985 when she was still in college, where she produced the anti-apartheid play Bopha!, when the racist policy was still at its height. “I thought … »

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Movie News Wrap Up: December 21, 2009

21 December 2009 3:47 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This week:

Avatar might be blue,but it sees green; Wild Hogs 2 runs out of gas; Bruce Willis sees Red in October; Steven Spielberg saddles up a War Horse and Segal joins a Neighborhood Watch.

 

Box Office

We all knew that it was going to happen – James Cameron’s Avatar snagged the top spot at the box office and banked a heavy $73 million. The gross is impressive considering that the weather in North America was terrible over the weekend. Factoring in foreign grosses the film has now scored over $232 million – if the legs are good, this could be Cameron’s second billion dollar grosser.

The Princess and the Frog had to settle for the runner-up spot. The film dipped just under 50% for a $12.5 million total. The total gross for the Disney film is now $44 million, with $100 million still an option.

America’s Sweetheart Sandra Bullock was in the third spot with The Blind Side. »

- Niall Browne

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Summit Entertainment bumps up the Bruce Willis spy thriller ‘Red’

21 December 2009 12:39 PM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »

Summit Entertainment has revealed that its upcoming big-screen adaptation of Red, based on the graphic novel by Warren Ellis, will arrive in theaters in October of 2010.

Starring Bruce Willis, Red centers on a retired black ops agent whose former employer sends a team of highly-trained and technologically advanced assassins after him.

The film was originally slated for November. Red will now face off against Saw VII and Prisoners.

Red also stars Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly, Mary-Louise Parker and James Remar.

Parker plays the love interest, a federal pension worker who becomes embroiled in the Willis character’s struggle to stay alive.

DC’s Gregory Noveck exec produces with Jake Myers. Jon and Erich Hoeber adapted the script.

Related posts:New posters for Bruce Willis’ ‘Surrogates’ are out and the models are looking too skinny Bruce Willis to join ‘The Expendables’ – Joins Arnold Schwarzenegger in cameo-land One word describes the Bruce Willis, »

- Reel Loop News Staff

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What are the best and worst movie accents of the decade?

21 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Yesterday, NPR printed an article about the best and worst movie accents of the decade, asking readers to submit their votes on what actor should nab the award in both categories. As the EW writer who a few years ago helmed our Worst Movie Accents gallery, I decided to look at their choices. (And, unfortunately, since film's all-time worst movie accent -- Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves -- was brought to screens in 1991, it is not eligible for this award.) As far as the best accents go, NPR offers up four: Morgan Freeman in Invictus, Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean, »

- Kate Ward

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The movies set for Oscar glory in 2010

21 December 2009 2:55 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Hollywood's red carpet gets wider next year, with twice as many best picture nominees. From Harlem to Iraq, Disney fantasy to star-studded musical, we look at the main contenders and anticipate a year of true diversity

When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the best picture category at the 2010 Oscars would be widened from five to 10 nominees, a leading American producer, here for the recent London film festival, told me bullishly: "You'd have to really screw up to not get nominated this time."

He shall remain nameless, mainly because, as awards season got under way last week with the announcement of the Golden Globe nominees, his film appears to be one of the most overlooked. Somewhere along the line, he just might have screwed up. But has the return to the pre-1944 era (when 10 or 12 films were often included) really sparked a race for films not »

- Jason Solomons

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Release Date for Red Moved Up

20 December 2009 3:13 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

"Super" star Bruce Willis' new comic book-inspired movie, Red (set to begin principal photography in January), has just had its release date moved up from November 19 to October 22. Summit Entertainment has not issued an explanation for the move. Typically, a release date change is made to avoid competition with other movies, but the new date has Red opening against Lionsgate's Saw VII and Warner's Prisoners.

Based on the three-issue, limited comic book series created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Cully Hamner, Red tells the story of a retired CIA Agent (Willis) targeted for assassination by the very agency he used to work for. When the agent realizes his life is forfeit, he goes "red" and decides to strike back.

Robert Schwentke (The Time Traveler's Wife) will direct from a script adapted by Erich and Jon Hoeber (Whiteout). The Red cast also boasts Academy Award-winning actors Morgan Freeman, »

- BrentJS Sprecher

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