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Anna Kendrick Lands a Nod at 2010 SAG Awards

17 December 2009 5:46 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Anna Kendrick has really struck the gold with her Natalie Keener role in "Up in the Air". Having won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress and been nominated at the 67th Annual Golden Globes, the actress who plays Jessica Stanley in the "Twilight Saga" series is nominated for another prestigious awards, the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.

On Thursday morning, December 17, the 24-year-old has been named among the nominees for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. For the title, she will be competing against fellow "Up in the Air" star Vera Farmiga as well as other

nominees, Penelope Cruz of "Nine", Mo'Nique of "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and Diane Kruger of "Inglourious Basterds".

Beside Anna Kendrick, the Screen Actors Guild also put her co-star and leading

man of the drama movie George Clooney for the Best Actor category. »

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Gold Derby nuggets: Backstage at SAG noms | Oscar champ Jennifer Jones dies at 90 | TV academy tie vote

17 December 2009 2:53 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Amy Kaufman chats with the thespians who read off the names of nominees for the 16th annual SAG Awards at Thursday's 5 a.m. press conference. As Amy writes, "Inside the theater, SAG President Ken Howard welcomed the audience before introducing presenters Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell. Despite the early hour, Monaghan looked red-carpet ready, dressed in a light pink one-shouldered dress. O'Donnell, meanwhile, appeared trim in a dark suit. Both actors stuck to the script, reading off a teleprompter and opting not to riff on the nominees, as Justin Timberlake did at the Golden Globes nominations Tuesday morning." The Circuit • Allison Waldman weighs in with her thoughts on the TV side of the »

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Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations Announced

17 December 2009 9:03 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »

Up In The Air, Precious and Inglourious Basterds and have all received three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs).

Up In The Air star George Clooney is up for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor In A Leading Role for his portrayal of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, while the film's female stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will both battle it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role prize.

Inglourious Basterds sees its stars up for the Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Supporting Role for Christoph Waltz and Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role for Diane Kruger.

Precious will compete with .Inglourious Basterds' for Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture accolade, while Gabourey Sidibe competes with Diane for the Outstanding Performance by »

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30 Rock Lands Triple TV Nominations For 2010 SAG Awards

17 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hit U.S. comedy 30 Rock is leading the charge for the primetime TV categories at the 2010 Screen Actor's Guild Awards with three top nominations.

Tina Fey and her co-star Alec Baldwin are both up for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series honours in their respective categories, while the entire 30 Rock cast has been nominated for the ensemble comedy prize.

Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding. Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and Jeremy Irons (Georgia O'Keeffe) will battle it out for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, against Kevin Kline (Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac) and Tom Wilkinson (A Number).

Drew Barrymore's TV movie Grey Gardens has scored a double mention - the Hollywood star and her colleague Jessica Lange are both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. They will compete against Sigourney Weaver (Prayers For Bobby), Ruby Dee (America) and Joan Allen (Georgie O'Keeffe).

Other primetime TV nominees Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) in the outstanding actress comedy category, Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Hugh Laurie (House) for outstanding actor in a drama series, and Glenn Close (Damages) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) for outstanding actress in a drama series.

The nominations were announced on Thursday morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on 23 January.

The full list of primetime TV nominations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards is as follows:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance

Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe

Kevin Kline - Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac

Tom Wilkinson - A Number

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe

Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens

Ruby Dee - America

Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens

Sigourney Weaver - Prayers For Bobby

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm- Mad Men

Hugh Laurie - House

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

Patricia Arquette - Medium

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Steve Carell - The Office

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Toni Collette - United States Of Tara

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

The Closer

Dexter

The Good Wife

Mad Men

True Blood

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Glee

Modern Family

The Office. »

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Clooney's Up In The Air Leads Best Movie Actor Nods At SAG Awards

17 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

George Clooney's new movie Up In The Air will compete for the top acting honours at the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards after landing three nominations for its leading stars.

Clooney, who plays a lonely travelling businessman, is nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, while his female co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will go up against each other for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role prize.

Up In The Air ties with director Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds and Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire with a total of three nominations.

Clooney will fight it out for the lead actor accolade with Morgan Freeman (Invictus), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart), Colin Firth (A Single Man) and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), while Farmiga and Kendrick are nominated alongside Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Penelope Cruz (Nine) and Mo'Nique (Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire).

However, Up In The Air was snubbed in the overall cast prize - instead, the stars of Nine, Inglourious Basterds and Precious: Based On The Novel Push by Sapphire will be among the contenders for the ensemble award.

Other nominees include Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side) and Meryl Streep (Julie & Julia) in the best actress category, while Matt Damon (Invictus) and Woody Harrelson (The Messenger) are up for the best supporting actor honour.

The nominations were announced on Thursday morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on 23 January.

The full list of movie nominations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards is as follows:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:

Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

George Clooney - Up In The Air

Colin Firth - A Single Man

Morgan Freeman - Invictus

Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:

Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Helen Mirren - The Last Station

Carey Mulligan - An Education

Gabourey Sidibe - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire

Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:

Matt Damon - Invictus

Woody Harrelson - The Messenger

Christopher Plummer - The Last Station

Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones

Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:

Penélope Cruz - Nine

Vera Farmiga - Up In The Air

Anna Kendrick - Up In The Air

Diane Kruger - Inglourious Basterds

Mo'nique - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:

An Education

The Hurt Locker

Inglourious Basterds

Nine

Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire. »

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30 Rock Lands Triple TV Nominations For 2010 SAG Awards

17 December 2009 7:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Hit U.S. comedy 30 Rock is leading the charge for the primetime TV categories at the 2010 Screen Actor's Guild Awards with three top nominations.

Tina Fey and her co-star Alec Baldwin are both up for Outstanding Performance in a Comedy Series honours in their respective categories, while the entire 30 Rock cast has been nominated for the ensemble comedy prize.

Kevin Bacon (Taking Chance), Cuba Gooding. Jr. (Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story) and Jeremy Irons (Georgia O'Keeffe) will battle it out for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries, against Kevin Kline (Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac) and Tom Wilkinson (A Number).

Drew Barrymore's TV movie Grey Gardens has scored a double mention - the Hollywood star and her colleague Jessica Lange are both nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. They will compete against Sigourney Weaver (Prayers For Bobby), Ruby Dee (America) and Joan Allen (Georgie O'Keeffe).

Other primetime TV nominees Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?) and Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie) in the outstanding actress comedy category, Jon Hamm (Mad Men) and Hugh Laurie (House) for outstanding actor in a drama series, and Glenn Close (Damages) and Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) for outstanding actress in a drama series.

The nominations were announced on Thursday morning by Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell and the prizegiving ceremony will take place on 23 January.

The full list of primetime TV nominations for the 16th Annual SAG Awards is as follows:

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Kevin Bacon - Taking Chance

Cuba Gooding, Jr. - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Jeremy Irons - Georgia O'Keeffe

Kevin Kline - Great Performances: Cyrano De Bergerac

Tom Wilkinson - A Number

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:

Joan Allen - Georgia O'Keeffe

Drew Barrymore - Grey Gardens

Ruby Dee - America

Jessica Lange - Grey Gardens

Sigourney Weaver - Prayers For Bobby

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series:

Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad

Michael C. Hall - Dexter

Jon Hamm- Mad Men

Hugh Laurie - House

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series:

Patricia Arquette - Medium

Glenn Close - Damages

Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Holly Hunter - Saving Grace

Julianna Margulies - The Good Wife

Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series:

Alec Baldwin - 30 Rock

Steve Carell - The Office

Larry David - Curb Your Enthusiasm

Tony Shalhoub - Monk

Charlie Sheen - Two And A Half Men

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series:

Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?

Toni Collette - United States Of Tara

Edie Falco - Nurse Jackie

Tina Fey - 30 Rock

Julia Louis-Dreyfus - The New Adventures Of Old Christine

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:

The Closer

Dexter

The Good Wife

Mad Men

True Blood

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:

30 Rock

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Glee

Modern Family

The Office. »

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16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

17 December 2009 7:11 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »

Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) for both film and television categories were announced this morning. Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell announced the nominees at the Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.

The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, 7 p.m. Ct, and 6 p.m. Mt from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.Com live pre-show webcasts.

If you want to predict the acting categories for the Oscars, look no further than the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted by actors' peers, the SAG award has closely resembled the winners of the Oscars in the past few years.

For example, the SAG »

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'30 Rock,' 'Up in the Air' and 'Inglorious Bastards' top SAG nominees

17 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Satires "30 Rock" on television and the George Clooney vehicle "Up in the Air," Quentin Tarantino's Nazi revenge fantasy "Inglourious Basterds" and the little drama that could "Precious" led the way for the Screen Actors Guild nominations Thursday morning with three nods apiece.

"Eagle Eye" actress Michelle Monaghan and "NCIS: Los Angeles" star Chris O'Donnell took to the stage after SAG president Ken Howard kicked off the nominations for the awards, which will be simulcast on TNT and TBS on Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. Et.

The nominees are as follows:

Male actor in a drama series

Simon Baker, "The Mentalist"

Brian Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"

Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"

Hugh Laurie, "House"

Female actor in a drama series (A tie, so six nominees)

Patricia Arquette, "Medium"

Glenn Close, "Damages"

Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: Svu"

Holly Hunter, "Saving Grace"

Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"

Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer »

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George Clooney 'Up in the Air' over for SAG award nomination (IrishCentral)

17 December 2009 1:31 AM, PST | IrishCentral | See recent IrishCentral news »

'Up in the Air', 'Precious...' and 'Inglourious Basterds' have all received three nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs). 'Up in the Air' star George Clooney is up for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, while the film's female stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick will both battle it out for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role prize. 'Inglourious Basterds' sees its' stars up for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Christoph Waltz and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for Diane Kruger. 'Precious...' - full title 'Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire' - will compete with 'Inglourious Basterds' for Outstanding Performance »

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Two

16 December 2009 3:18 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

Case 39

Opens: January 1st 2010

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Kerry O'Malley

Director: Christian Alvart

Summary: A family services social worker thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case - a troubled 10-year old girl whose parents try to kill her. The social worker decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along.

Analysis: Despite the presence of promising German director Christian Alvart ("Pandorum"), 'Case' has sat on a shelf since late 2006 and is finally being quietly shuffled out this year for one very good reason - it stinks. Having opened in Australia a few months back, reviewers utterly savaged the film as both incredibly dumb and utterly ludicrous. Lead star Renee Zellweger also scored personal criticism to a level rarely seen in film reviews outside of comments about Nicole Kidman's 'more alien than the »

- Garth Franklin

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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Two

16 December 2009 3:18 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »

Case 39

Opens: January 1st 2010

Cast: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Bradley Cooper, Kerry O'Malley

Director: Christian Alvart

Summary: A family services social worker thinks she has seen it all until she meets her newest, most mysterious case - a troubled 10-year old girl whose parents try to kill her. The social worker decides to take her in herself until the right foster family comes along.

Analysis: Despite the presence of promising German director Christian Alvart ("Pandorum"), 'Case' has sat on a shelf since late 2006 and is finally being quietly shuffled out this year for one very good reason - it stinks. Having opened in Australia a few months back, reviewers utterly savaged the film as both incredibly dumb and utterly ludicrous. Lead star Renee Zellweger also scored personal criticism to a level rarely seen in film reviews outside of comments about Nicole Kidman's 'more alien than the »

- Garth Franklin

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'The Bachelor': Blondes vs Brunettes football. In formal wear.

15 December 2009 9:16 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Check out this video of the first-night football game on "The Bachelor" -- it's Blondes vs Brunettes. Who ya got?

These bachelorettes are strapping on pads and helmets to win their man. They're rushing the Quarterback of Love. They're looking to be in Jake Pavelka's huddle

The football game in formal wear is bad enough, but when the women start to chase bachelor Jake Pavelka at the end? Didn't Chris O'Donnell do a scary scene about that very thing in the rom-com "The Bachelor?" Yikes.

Yeah, that game looked totally spontaneous. We also love Jake's "the seatbelt sign is on" line. What does that even mean? Is he contractually obligated to say things that like all season? We better design a drinking game around it before the recapping starts.

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Gold Derby nuggets: 'Precious' tops with African American critics | Tony No. 6 for Angela Lansbury? | 'The Climb' could top UK chart

14 December 2009 4:23 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

• Scott Gaita reports that "Precious" was named best film of the year by the African-American Film Critics Assn. The film also won best director for Lee Daniels, supporting actress for Mo’Nique and screenplay for Geoffrey Fletcher (tying with Ron Clements, Rob Edwards and John Musker for "The Princess and the Frog.") However, Nicole Beharie was named best actress for "American Violet" over "Precious" star Gabby Sidibe. Morgan Freeman was selected best actor for "Invictus." The Circuit

• For Richard Rushfield, "Another slew of awards and nominations came in this weekend and the result is that this year's stagnant deathmarch of an Oscar race got a tiny bit shaken up, or at least it got a bit more confusing." As Richard writes, "for most of the season a troika of damaged contenders have been assumed to have a lock on nominations, with the assumption that one of them would take the top prize, »

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'Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore' - Trailer for the sequel.

14 December 2009 3:54 PM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »

See the first trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures' "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore," featuring the voice talents of Chris O'Donnell, Geoff Redknapp, Jack McBrayer and Kiernan Shipka. "Cats and Dogs" continue to battle for control of Earth in the film directed by . Catch it in theatres July 30th next year. The first film opened back in 2001, earning over $93 million from a $60 million budget. Overseas, it managed to pull in an additional $107 million. This one, shouldn't come close to that total. »

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'Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore' trailer: Damn you, Jack McBrayer

11 December 2009 1:56 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

I'll be honest: I never saw 2001's Cats & Dogs even though I have a stuffed Mr. Tinkles from the film in my office. (I made that the nickname for my former cube mate, so now I'm stuck with it for sentimental reasons.) That said, I'm kinda into the sequel, which, in addition to cats and dogs working together to stop the evil (and naturally hairless) Kitty Galore, features 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer (!), former Grey's Anatomy veterinarian Chris O'Donnell, and SNL's Fred Armisen in the flesh. Suck it, G-Force.* Who else hates to admit they'd totally watch this? * Though I kinda wanted to see that, »

- Mandi Bierly

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Cats & Dogs 2 Trailer Online

10 December 2009 8:26 AM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

In the words of the venerable Dr Peter Venkman, "dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!" Well, maybe not - but the idea of canines and felines having to briefly put aside their ages-old conflict and work together is the crux of the sequel to 2001's Cats & Dogs, which has released its first full trailer.Yes, it really has been eight years (and it'll be nine once the movie arrives next summer) since Warners released the first film and, unusually, the studio has not chosen to shove the sequel straight to DVD. We credit the incredible drawing power of human star Chris O'Donnell.Fans of the original should be right at home with this new outing, promising more easy gags about dog and cat behaviour and a new villain - Kitty Galore - who unites the species when she sets about troubling them both.There's no solid listing of the »

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The 2010 Warner Bros. Preview Brings 'Sex,' 'Titans,' 'Potter' and Much More

3 December 2009 7:43 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Warner Bros. has debuted their 2010 picture preview giving us our first look at select films out of the 23 features they have set for the new year. I have added new images from the likes of The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington, Edge of Darkness with Mel Gibson, our first look at Sex and the City 2, Kevin Smith's currently untitled new comedy with Tracey Morgan and Bruce Willis, Jonah Hex, Ben Affleck's The Town, and, of course, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

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.

The Book Of Eli January 15 Photo: Warner Bros. »

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An Eye for Talent

3 December 2009 4:04 AM, PST | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »

As the founder and CEO of McCorkle Casting, Patricia McCorkle has worked on hundreds of projects for stage and screen since 1979. She cast a pool of undiscovered young actors in Stanley Jaffe's film "School Ties"—including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brendan Fraser, and Chris O'Donnell—and has tagged a long list of actors early in their careers, from Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson to Kelsey Grammer and Calista Flockhart. Her film and TV credits include "Ghost Town," "Funny Money," the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Die Hard: With a Vengeance," "Splash," "All the Right Moves," "Californication," "The L Word," "Strangers With Candy," and "Hack." Her Broadway credits include Martin McDonagh's "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," two revivals of "The Glass Menagerie" (one starring Jessica Lange and one starring Julie Harris), Arthur Miller's "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," "Blood Brothers," Aaron Sorkin's "A Few Good Men, »

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TV Review: A&E's 'Steven Seagal: Lawman'

2 December 2009 12:02 PM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »

Life is tough for washed up action movie stars.   If you're a "serious actor," a Chris O'Donnell or a Thomas Jane or a Joseph Fiennes, after a few failed movies, you can always come back to TV. Casting directors will always assume that just because you had no presence on the big screen, you might become a star in the "minor leagues." That's a retrograde kind of thinking, since it turns out that Joseph Fiennes is no better an actor on "FlashForward" than he was in the many motion picture duds he's done since "Shakespeare in Love." In fact, he »

- Daniel Fienberg

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Zac Efron: it's crunch time for the poster boy

27 November 2009 1:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

What is going on behind the flawless visage of Zac Efron, the High School Musical superguy? Catherine Shoard takes him beyond his comfort zone

Zac Efron grins big. But worry dims the dazzle. He's reassessing our interview before it's quite over. It went, he reckons, "to an incredibly weird place". Fear flickers in those luminous blue eyes. It needn't – it didn't, not really. But perhaps in Zac-land even the mundane can seem weird.

Look at what's normal to him: since 2006, and the first High School Musical TV movie, it's been security at every step, paps at every door, screams to guide the path. A million smiling dolls moulded in his image, a hundred Day-Glo websites detailing the names of his dogs (Dreamer, Puppy) and his secret talent ("I can blow bubbles with my spit"). Fans so devoted they smoke him out even when he's shooting on the Isle of Man. »

- Catherine Shoard

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