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Maggie Gyllenhaal Interview, Crazy Heart

6 December 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »

Maggie Gyllenhaal brings out Bad Blake’s (Jeff Bridges) crazy heart in her new movie, Crazy Heart, directed by Scott Cooper. Bad Blake’s life might have gone on just the way it always had – from one minor tour to the next, one soulful bar to the next, one hard drink to the next – if he never met Jean Craddock (Gyllenhaal). But once he does, Bad is destined to try to be better than he ever has before.

Finding the right Jean was so vital to making Bad’s love story feel real, that Jeff Bridges became very involved in the casting sessions, and it was Bridges who ultimately chose Maggie Gyllenhaal. Gyllenhaal has twice been nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as a mentally unstable employee in the Sundance Festival winner Secretary and for her performance as an ex-con trying to start again in Sherrybaby. And she »

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Julia Roberts moves Into the Neighborhood

2 November 2009 1:16 PM, PST | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

A lot of people think that when you've made it as an actor in Hollywood you never need to worry about making money again. That couldn't be farther from the truth.

A-list stars might command $15-20 million dollars per movie that they're in but their shelf life could be fleeting, especially if you're an actress working in show business. Once they've made it the smarter stars set up their own production companies which serve two purposes: they can start developing projects that they can shape and have some control over and it also serves as a back-up revenue generator, potentially creating movie projects that other movie studios might want to partner with.

Take for example Julia Roberts' Red Om Productions. She set up the company about a decade ago and its first movie was Maid in Manhattan. Roberts was nowhere in that film but she starred in Mona Lisa Smile »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Celebrity Biography: Julia Roberts

23 May 2009 10:12 PM, PDT | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »

Julia comes from a family of actors and playwrights. She was the third child of Walter Grady Roberts and Betty Lou Motes. Her two older siblings, Eric and Lisa, are also actors. She has a younger sister, Nancy. She was born after her parents divorced and her mother remarried. Julia is of Irish, Scottish, and Welch decent, on her father’s side, and English-Scottish on her mother’s. Julia developed an interest in the arts since she was little and played the clarinet in her school band. It was after high school graduation that she decided to pursue a career in acting. Her sister Lisa was living in New York and Julia joined her. Soon after she arrived, she signed with a modeling agency and enrolled in acting classes. Her first role in a movie was with her brother Eric in Blood Red. The movie was released almost three years »

- gabbysway@gmail.com (Gabriela Avendano)

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'The Dark Knight' Beauty Maggie Gyllenhaal Weds

3 May 2009 11:38 PM, PDT | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

Maggie Gyllenhaal and her beau of 7 years Peter Sarsgaard finally exchanged vows in a small chapel in Brindisi, Italy on Saturday, May 2. Maggie's younger brother Jake Gyllenhaal and his girlfriend Reese Witherspoon were seen among the guests at the ceremony.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard have been dating since 2002. Both of them were engaged in April 2006. The couple, who currently is living in Brooklyn, New York, has a daughter, Ramona, who was born on October 3, 2006.

Last month, the twosome was reported planning to get hitched in Italy on the second week of May. New York Post claimed that both of them would get married in a "sun-kissed Mediterranean ceremony".

Professionally, Maggie and Peter have starred in several movies. The 31-year-old actress' movie credits include "The Dark Knight", "Sherrybaby", "Mona Lisa Smile", and "Stranger Than Fiction". Meanwhile, Peter has appeared in several films, such as "Shattered Glass", "The Skeleton Key", and »

- celebrity-mania.com

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'Prince of Persia' Helmer Circles Around 'The Lone Ranger'

1 May 2009 12:36 AM, PDT | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

After helming "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time", Mike Newell could tackle yet another Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie, "The Lone Ranger". The possibility was suggested by Production Weekly, which mentioned that the director "is in talks" to direct the big screen adaptation of the popular masked Texas ranger.

Of the report posted on its Twitter page Thursday, April 30, Production Weekly wrote, "Mike Newell is in talks to direct Terry Rossio & Ted Elliott's big screen adaptation of "The Lone Ranger" at Disney." If Newell is indeed joining the production team of the action adventure movie, the "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" director will once again team up with his "Donnie Brasco" star Johnny Depp, who is set to star as Tonto.

Adapted from George W. Trendle's classic old-time radio and early television show of the same name, "The Lone Ranger" resolves around a masked Texas Ranger who »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up - April 30, 2009

30 April 2009 12:07 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Another week means another wrap up.

This week:

We Tell No One about a new remake; Hollywood decides to tell us about The Day They Stole The Mona Lisa; Wolverine’s Danny Huston is beyond the Poseidon adventure; Maria Bello and Craig T. Nelson are Company Men and Amanda Peet Travels with Jack Black.

1. Miramax will produce a remake of hit French thriller Tell No One.

The original film saw a French doctor discover that his dead wife may be alive - don’t get funny -  I know that would mean she’s not really dead but get over it.

The film sounds like a 1990’s Hollywood thriller starring Michael Douglas or Harrison Ford (that’s not a bad thing). Jurassic Park producer and Spielberg protégé Kathleen Kennedy will produce the film.

The original film was based on a novel by Haralan Coben.

Source: Variety

2. Roger Donaldson the man »

- Niall Browne

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Newell Opening A Box Of Delights

7 April 2009 4:25 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Director Mike Newell has had a pretty varied career, with films that include Donnie Brasco, Mona Lisa Smile, and the underappreciated Amazing Grace and Chuck. More recently, Newell got the attention of the young adult lit crowd when he took on the fourth Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the first in the series to garner a PG-13 rating. Working on a popular youth story must have really appealed to Newell, because he's signed on for another one. No, Newell isn't returning to the world of Harry Potter. Instead he's taking on the classic story, The Box of Delights by John Masefield, reports Variety. The 1930s story tells the tale of a boy who receives a magical box that allows him to travel in time. The story has already been adapted into a BBC television series, as well as a radio drama that Newell has fond »

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Mike Newell set to direct 'The Box of Delights'

6 April 2009 5:39 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Mike Newell will direct "The Box of Delights," the big-screen adaptation of John Masefield's 1930s children's novel.

According to Variety, Frank Cottrel Boyce, whose credits include "Millions," "Code 46" and "The Claim," is adapting the book, which follows a boy who recieves a magic box allowing him to travel through time.

Newell's credits include "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Donnie Brasco" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

He's currently working on the post-production for his upcoming action flick "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," based on the popular video game.

Final word: By the way, here are two of Newell's films I saw and didn't like: "Mona Lisa Smile" and "Love in the Time of Cholera." »

- Franck Tabouring

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Teresa Palmer Joins The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

7 January 2009 10:25 PM, PST | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Teresa Palmer, who recently hit the screen opposite Adam Sandler in Bedtime Stories, has landed the female lead in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The actress joins the previously cast Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel. Jon Turteltaub is directing and Jerry Bruckheimer is producing. Mark Rosenthal (Mighty Joe Young), Matt Lopez (Bedtime Stories) and Lawrence Konner (Mona Lisa Smile) penned the screenplay. The live-action feature centers on an apprentice (Baruchel) who is left to tend to a magic workshop when his sorcerer master (Cage) leaves it in his hands. The apprentice gets a broomstick to do his chores for him, but things get out of control when the broom develops a mind of its own. The flick takes its cues from the classic Goethe and Paul Dukas-inpsired Mickey Mouse portion of Fantasia. Palmer is playing Baruchel's love interest. Turteltaub, Bruckheimer and Cage previously collaborated on the two National Treasure films. »

- James Cook

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