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The Notable Films of 2011: Part Three
22 December 2010 9:59 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2011
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll
Director: Aaron Harvey
Summary: The story focuses on three women being thrust into an extraordinary situation involving a psychopathic hitman, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook.
Analysis: Oddly little is known about this indie crime comedy aside from the three lead female roles have gone through more than a couple of rounds of casting musical chairs. The likes of Maggie Grace, Kate Mara, Laura Ramsey, Sarah Roemer, Lizzy Caplan and Lauren German were all attached at one point or another before the final trio of Malin Akerman ("Watchmen"), Nikki Reed ("Twilight") and Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood") were settled on.
Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker, Michael Rosenbaum and Brad Dourif also star with Willis as a crime boss behind everything that happens and Whitaker as a dangerously unstable assassin. Aaron Harvey, who last directed »
- Garth Franklin
The Notable Films of 2011: Part Three
22 December 2010 9:59 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2011
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Malin Akerman, Nikki Reed, Deborah Ann Woll
Director: Aaron Harvey
Summary: The story focuses on three women being thrust into an extraordinary situation involving a psychopathic hitman, a grizzled trucker and a delusional line cook.
Analysis: Oddly little is known about this indie crime comedy aside from the three lead female roles have gone through more than a couple of rounds of casting musical chairs. The likes of Maggie Grace, Kate Mara, Laura Ramsey, Sarah Roemer, Lizzy Caplan and Lauren German were all attached at one point or another before the final trio of Malin Akerman ("Watchmen"), Nikki Reed ("Twilight") and Deborah Ann Woll ("True Blood") were settled on.
Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker, Michael Rosenbaum and Brad Dourif also star with Willis as a crime boss behind everything that happens and Whitaker as a dangerously unstable assassin. Aaron Harvey, who last directed »
- Garth Franklin
Tron frozen out, Burlesque can't tickle a fancy and Fred clams up
21 December 2010 5:16 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Pre-Christmas snow put the brakes on Tron: Legacy, but at least it did better than disappointing Burlesque and Fred: The Movie
Snow 1, Tron 0When you release a film in spring or early summer, you always run the risk that a freak sunny weekend will play havoc with your box office. In winter, however bad the weather, it's rare for conditions to be so severe that it deters potential cinemagoers from leaving their homes. So whatever you think of Disney's decision to reactivate its long-dormant Tron property – gutsy move or standard Hollywood creative atrophy – it's hard not to feel some sympathy for the unlucky timing of the UK release.
The last weekend before Christmas, with schools across the country breaking up for the festive holiday, should be the right time to release a film with family appeal. Tron: Legacy debuted with a lacklustre £1.97m, below the opening of the previous week's Chronicles of Narnia instalment, »
- Charles Gant
50 Christmas Movie Spoilers in 3 Minutes!
20 December 2010 8:09 AM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
As Christmas fast approaches and most of us are still trying to finish up our last minute Christmas shopping, the Fine Brothers have released their latest spoiler-filled video called 50 Christmas Movie Spoilers in 3 Minutes, in one take. The Fine Bros. have also brought us videos such as, 50 Disney Spoilers in 3 minutes and 100 Horror Movie Spoilers in 5 Minutes. Hope you enjoy the video below!
Movies Spoiled:
A Christmas Carol, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951), A Christmas Carol (2009), The Muppet Christmas Carol, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Bad Santa, Christmas with the Cranks, Deck the Halls, A Christmas Story, Ernest Saves Christmas, Four Christmases, Fred Claus, The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, It's a Wonderful Life, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Jingle All the Way, Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Miracle on 34th Street (1994), Mixed Nuts, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2, The Polar Express, Prancer, Scrooged, How The Gring Stole Christmas, »
- Venkman
Christmas Spoiled in 3 Minutes, Santa Cancels Worldwide Tour
20 December 2010 7:50 AM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
The Fine Brothers, an internet comedy duo that speaks fast and spoils movies, is back to spit in your eggnog this holiday season with “50 Christmas Spoilers in 3 Minutes.”
Faster than you can go a-wasailling, Benny and Rafi Fine spoil every Christmas movie you’ve ever heard of — and some that you haven’t. As with all Fine Brothers YouTube videos, there are two types of viewers.
The first love the spitfire, spoiler-soaked, saccharin snark and wish the yucksters plenty of presents under the Christmas tree. Or menorah. The other, perhaps the Grinches of the group, want to stuff the boys’ faces with figgy pudding to dam the endless patter of plot-ruining banter.
Where do you fall on the Fines? While you chew that over, here’s a list of all 50 Christmas films:
A Christmas Carol, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951), A Christmas Carol (2009), The Muppet Christmas Carol, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, »
- Chris Plante
Votd: 50 Christmas Movie Spoilers in 3 Minutes
20 December 2010 6:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
[1] In honor of the upcoming Christmas holiday, our friends the Fine Brothers have filed the latest episode of their popular "Spoiler" series -- 50 Christmas Movie Spoilers in 3 Minutes, in one take. You might remember that we've featured their videos 100 Movie Spoilers in 4 minutes [2], Spoiling Every Best Picture Winner in Oscar History [3], 50 spoilers of 2009 in 4 minutes [4], 100 Horror Movie Spoilers in 5 Minutes [5], and 50 Disney Spoilers in 3 Minutes [6]. Hit the jump to watch their latest. And if it isn't completely obvious already, please be warned that the following video contains spoilers. Movies Spoiled: A Christmas Carol, Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (1951), A Christmas Carol (2009), The Muppet Christmas Carol, Mickey's Christmas Carol, Bad Santa, Christmas with the Cranks, Deck the Halls, A Christmas Story, Ernest Saves Christmas, Four Christmases, Fred Claus, The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3, It's a Wonderful Life, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Jingle All the Way, Miracle on 34th Street »
- Peter Sciretta
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
16 December 2010 3:50 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Quickcard Review
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Directed by: Jalmari Helander
Cast: Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi
Running Time: 1 hr 24 min
Rating: R
Release Date: December 3, 2010 (limited)
Plot: In the Korvatunturi Mountains in Finland, an excavation unearths the resting place of the original Santa Claus, so they decide to dig the fat boy up! Except, he’s not nearly as friendly as the children’s stories would have you believe…
Who’S It For? Fans of wacky foreign films and I don’t mean “wacky” as in “goofy, light-hearted fun.” I mean bizarre and incredibly original, in a very dark sort of way.
Overall
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale looks absolutely phenomenal. The direction is outstanding and the cinematography will blow you away as it sweeps you across the deep snow fields of Finnish mountains. Plus, you’ve never seen an action/horror movie where Santa is the antagonist before, »
- Morrow McLaughlin
Lionsgate Announces The Miracle Maker and VeggieTales Easter Blu-ray Titles
15 December 2010 12:32 PM, PST | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Lionsgate has announced a pair of animated biblical Blu-ray and DVD combo pack releases priced at $19.99 each are coming March 8 in celebration of Easter.
First is Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, the first feature-length film starring the goofy and amusing VeggieTales gang lead by Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber. As the name implies, the film will retell the story of Jonah and the Whale with a comedic twist as only VeggieTales can deliver.
On a more serious note is The Miracle Maker, the popular clay animation starring the voices of Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk), Miranda Richardson (Fred Claus) and Alfred Molina (The Sorcerer's Apprentice). The Miracle Maker tells the story of Christ and will feature over three-and-a-half hours of bonus features.
I'll pass along cover art and Amazon pre-order links for each title as they become available. »
TV ratings – 10-12 December: Weekend shows battle The X Factor juggernaut
13 December 2010 9:59 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
As ITV talent show's audience hits a record high, Channel 4 makes impact with movie repeat of Elf
Sunday 12 December
Pulling the short straw: shows up against The X Factor final
We've covered The X Factor final ratings in detail elsewhere today – suffice to say it hit a new high for the show, with a 17.2 million average audience and a 55% share across two hours from 7.30pm.
So how did the competition fare?
BBC1: Antiques Roadshow (7.30pm: 5.796 million/18.8%) and Inspector George Gently (8.30pm: 4.147 million/13.8%)
BBC2: Live Snooker: UK Championship (8pm: 1.812 million/7.7%)
Channel 4: Any Human Heart (9pm: 969,000/3.5%, C4+1 70,000/0.4%)
Channel 5: The One (film rpt) (7.50pm: 681,000/2.2%)
Channel 4 pulls another movie repeat Christmas cracker
Channel 4 ran another festive film repeat at Sunday teatime – and reaped even bigger rewards than for last weekend's Fred Claus outing.
Elf, the 2003 movie starring Will Ferrell, averaged 3.476 million viewers and a 14.1% share from 5.40pm, »
- Jason Deans
What to TiVo: Saturday
10 December 2010 11:59 PM, PST | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
8:00 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 8:00 Frosty the Snowman 8:30 Frosty Returns 9:00 The Flight Before Christmas 10:00 48 Hours Mystery (new) 8:00 Cops (new) 8:30 Cops (repeat) 9:00 America's Most Wanted (new) 8:00 It's a Wonderful Life 11:29 Saturday Night Live (new, with guests Paul Rudd and Paul McCartney) More TV to watch when you read more. 9:00 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 8:00 White Christmas 8:00 The Whole Nine Yards 8:00 Hustle & Flow 8:00 Fred Claus 8:08 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade »
- BuzzSugar
Holiday Movies: What's on Today? (12/10/10)
10 December 2010 4:00 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
When Angels Come to Town (Wacky Wonderland)
Hallmark, 4 Pm Et
The third time’s the charm for angel Max (Peter Falk), who bungles his heavenly mission, not to mention shows up in drag.
A Christmas Carol (1938) (Comfort & Joy)
TCM, 8 Pm Et
Dickens' London miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Reginald Owen) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and yet to come.
Fred Claus (Laughing All the Way)
TBS, 8 Pm Et
The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti), who bails out his ne'er-do-well brother Fred (Vince Vaughn) and puts him to work in his factory.
What else is showing this season? See our The 12 Flavors of Christmas - 2010 Holiday TV Movie Guide.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 12/10/2010 by reelz
Paul Giamatti | Peter Falk | Reginald Owen | Vince Vaughn | Fred Claus | When Angels Come to Town | A Christmas Carol »
- reelz reelz
TV ratings - 5 December: Strictly Come Dancing: Ann Widdecombe's exit draws 11.7m
6 December 2010 8:23 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
BBC dance show attracts best audience for a Sunday night results show this series, as The X Factor semi-final pulls in 15m
Widdy waltzes out of Strictly
The Strictly Come Dancing judges got their wish last night, with Ann Widdecombe departing the rejuvenated BBC1 entertainment show.
Widdy's last hurrah attracted an average of 11.697 million viewers and a 40.1% audience share on BBC1 from 7.30pm. This was the best audience for a Sunday night Strictly results show this series, but share was a whisker below last weekend's 40.5%.
Strictly comfortably won its slot against BBC2's Dad's Army movie repeat (1.656 million/6.2%), ITV1's All Star Family Fortunes (5.1 million/17.9%), Channel 4 News (900,000/3.1%, C4 +1 50,000/02.%) and Channel 5's movie repeat Firefox (1.069 million/4.3%).
The X Factor rumbles on
The X Factor topped 15 million viewers as Mary was evicted. The ITV1 show averaged 15.081 million (48.6%), of which 932,000 (3%) were watching on ITV1 HD, from 8pm.
ITV2 is also doing excellent »
- Jason Deans
HitFix Q&A: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James take a new tack in 'The Dilemma'
23 November 2010 8:15 AM, PST | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Kevin James and Vince Vaughn seem perfectly ripe for their roles in “The Dilemma,” Ron Howard’s forthcoming comedy with a twist of mystery. The former has recently stuck with kid and slapstick comedies, like “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” “Grown Ups” and forthcoming “Zookeeper”; he said in his interview with HitFix and others on the Chicago-based set that he was drawn to the more “serious” subject matter of “Dilemma.” The latter has churned through holiday and romantic comedies in the last few years, including “Couples Retreat,” “Four Christmases” and “Fred Claus” -- but endeavored to take up this new role with »
- Katie Hasty
5 Things We Enjoyed Seeing on the Set of 'The Dilemma'
22 November 2010 12:00 PM, PST | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Filed under: Features, Movie News
When I was invited this past August to visit the set of 'The Dilemma' -- the upcoming Ron Howard comedy starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder -- it was shockingly easy to say yes. And not only because I live mere minutes from the Chicago set.
Still, while I've been a big fan of Vince Vaughn's for years (my first date with my wife was to see 'Wedding Crashers,' and I even saw his little-seen documentary about his traveling comedy tour), I haven't been digging what he's has been doing lately. 'Fred Claus' and 'Four Christmases' were such cynical, joyless flicks that they nearly ruined my holiday spirit. When I read the awful reviews for "Couples Retreat," I didn't even bother Netflixing it.
But 'The Dilemma,' about a man (Vaughn) who discovers »
- Piet Levy
Make-a-wish Wizard
19 November 2010 9:29 AM, PST | kidspickflicks | See recent kidspickflicks news »
New production company Soular Entertainment found a way to make four wishes come true with its film Wish Wizard, a story about two kids who wish their parents would listen to their dreams and then finds their lives dramatically change. The primary stars include Bobb'e J. Thompson (Fred Claus, "30 Rock," pictured), David Koechner (Get Smart, "Hannah Montana") and Josh Sussman ("Glee," "Wizards of Waverly Place"), some of the co-stars are Kimberly, Kabrina and Daria -- three children with life-threatening illnesses whose Make-a-Wishes were to be actresses. Another Make-a-Wish came true for Matthew who wanted to be a director. He co-directed a day with the film's offical helmer Andre Gordon while receiving guidance from Garry Marshall (Valentine's Day).
Source: Variety »
- tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
Steven Soderbergh May Direct The Man From Uncle
17 November 2010 4:00 AM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent About.com Hollywood Movies news »
Steven Soderbergh has been approached by Warner Bros Pictures to direct a big screen adaptation of the 1960s TV series The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. The classic TV show followed the exploits of double agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, and ran from 1964-1968, winning a Golden Globe in 1966 for Best TV Show.
Warners has also asked The Informant! screenwriter Scott Z Burns to work on the script, reports The Hollywood Reporter. If Soderbergh accepts, he'll be taking over the job from David Dobkin (Fred Claus, Wedding Crashers) - the latest in a string of directors who've been attached to the project. There's no word yet on the tone the film will take with Soderbergh at the helm. Dobkin, who'll now be involved on a producer level, was looking to make The Man From U.N.C.L.E. an action comedy says THR. »
Will Steven Soderbergh Direct "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.?"
16 November 2010 9:56 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Steven Soderbergh is in early talks to direct "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." from Warner Bros. according to The Hollywood Reporter. Scott Z. Burns, who collaborated with Soderbergh in "The Informant" and the upcoming "Contagion," is negotiating to write the script.
This has been a long, gestating project which first saw David Dobkin ("Wedding Crashers," "Fred Claus") as director and Max Borenstein as scriptwriter.
Based on an NBC show which ran from September 22, 1964 to January 15, 1968, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E. follows the adventures of two secret agents, originally played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum. They work for a secret international law-enforcement agency called U.N.C.L.E. (the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement). "James Bond" creator, Ian Fleming, contributed to the creation of the show.
Who should star as the American Napoleon Solo and Russian Illya Kuryakin? Check out the show's trailer for inspiration:
»
- Manny
Elf Ultimate Collector’s Edition – Blu-ray
13 November 2010 2:07 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Blu-ray Review
Elf Ultimate Collector’s Edition
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel
Running Time:
Rating: PG
Due Out: October 26, 2010
Own it On Blu-ray!
Plot: Buddy (Ferrell) has literally out-grown his elf community. He leaves Santa (Asner) and the North Pole to find his real father in New York City.
Who’S It For? Anyone who needs the holiday spirit.
Movie:
At first it seemed Elf was going to be all for laughs as Buddy was talking to whales and what not at the North Pole. But gosh darn it, there’s a story here that could even melt Scrooge’s heart, or in this case James Caan’s character Walter.
It’s a great fish out of water story and it’s high time I start including this performance as one of Ferrell’s best. I always say Old Schoold and Anchorman but Buddy, »
- Jeff Bayer
Steve Carell to star in Dan Fogelman's 'Imagine'
8 November 2010 9:58 PM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Dan Fogelman, screenwriter of "Cars," "Fred Claus" and "Bolt," will make his directorial debut with "Imagine," a comedy Steve Carell will star in. Fogelman also wrote the film Warner Bros. is developing.
Deadline says the story follows a musician who attempts to change his lifestyle after he reads an old letter John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote him. He heads out to reconnect with the son (Carell) he's never met.
Definitely sounds liks a charming story. Let's hope it's a comedy/drama along the lines of "Dan in Real Life." Fogelman, by the way, also penned Disney's "Tangled" and the upcoming "Crazy, Stupid, Love." »
- Franck Tabouring
Fogelman Brings Carell In To 'Imagine'
8 November 2010 5:22 PM, PST | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Dan Fogelman, best known for his written work in "Fred Claus," "Bolt" and the upcoming Disney princess movie "Tangled," will be making his directorial debut in "Imagine." Along with that, the Warner Bros production has Steve Carell on board to star. Carell will be producing off his Carousel Productions banner with Vance DeGeneres and Denise Di Novi. "Imagine," penned by Fogelman, revolves around a rocker who works on fixing up his life when he finds a letter written to him by John Lennon. He then goes on a journey trying to find his biological son (Carell) that he's never met. No word on who will play the father, but since it has a big name like Carell attached surely they can find another actor of that stature to fill the role fast enough. Carell and Fogelman recently teamed up on the comedy "Crazy, Stupid, Love" that's set to be released in theaters on April 22nd, »
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