A theatrical thriller about a young cop with a dark secret, starring Al Pacino and Katie Holmes, prompted frustrated film reviewers to walk out of its screening at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week, reports claims. Spywitnesses in attendance tell The Hollywood Reporter that there was an “exodus” of critics walking out of [...]
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Al Pacino Katie Holmes Thriller “Son Of No One†Panned At Sundance Film Festival
January 27th, 2011 |
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“Blue Valentine†Slapped With Dreaded NC-17 Rating
October 18th, 2010 |
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Oscar hopes may be dashed for Blue Valentine — a critically-acclaimed drama which stars Academy Award nominees Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling as a married couple slowly drifting apart — after The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) slapped the film with the dreaded NC-17 rating. In 1990, The MPAA devised the NC-17 as a [...]
Disappointing YouTube’s Video-Rental Program still moves on
February 22nd, 2010 |
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YouTube began experimenting with the video rentals on the site although the foremost results have been disappointing. Still, this video site is carrying on the plan and has launched second phase of the program that introduces numerous videos for rental from different niche content providers or distributors.
Hundreds of videos are available for the rent now [...]
Drinking with Pitt can lead to â€alcohol poisoning†says â€Inglourious Basterds’ co-star
January 30th, 2010 |
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Drinking with Brad Pitt can lead to “alcohol poisoning,” believes his ‘Inglourious Basterds’ co-star Samm Levine.
The actor said it was fun to hit the bottle with the director of the film Quentin Tarantino and the ‘Troy’ star.
“Oh, he”’’s a fine drinking buddy. Between Brad and Quentin, I would die of alcohol poisoning on day two [...]
Kristen Stewart kiss wasn’t a ‘big deal’, says Dakota Fanning
January 28th, 2010 |
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Dakota Fanning has claimed that kissing co-star Kristen Stewart in new movie ”The Runaways” was not such ””a big deal””.
The American star plays Cherie Currie in the film about the highly influential 1970s all-girl rock band.
And Fanning has now said that her onscreen smooch with co-star Kristen was anything but awkward.
“It [...]
Kristen Stewart Turned Away From Utah Bar
January 27th, 2010 |
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Kristen Stewart — perhaps best known Twilight heroine Bella– was denied entry into a Utah bar last weekend after security staff discovered the starlet was underage. The 19-year-old actress was harshly rebuffed by bouncers after she attempted to get into Ed Hardy Shoes Happy Hour at Park City hotspot Tao — an event exclusively for [...]
Tilda Swinton As Conan O’Brien?
January 26th, 2010 |
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Now here’s something we’d pay to see: Tilda Swinton says she would be thrilled to play Conan O’Brien in a TV movie about the comic’s messy departure from NBC. During Conan’s final appearance as host on The Tonight Show last Friday, the funnyman made a joke saying that if HBO were to make a movie [...]
Billy Murray Injured In Skiing Accident
January 26th, 2010 |
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Bill Murray will spend the next several weeks hopping around on a crutch after injuring himself in a skiing accident on the slopes of Park City, Utah on Sunday.
The Lost In Translation star hurt his leg just one day before the Sundance Film Festival world premiere of his new film, Get Low. Bill was in [...]
The second epistle of St Bill
January 26th, 2010 |
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Bill Gates worries about falling aid and poor teaching
“HELLO world,” tweeted Bill Gates on January 19th, announcing his entry to the world of Twitter. He has also just launched a blog, called the Gates Notes, and has been at the Sundance film festival, talking about his appearance in the latest film by the director of Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.” Called “Waiting for Superman”, this tackles a topic close to Mr Gates’s heart, education reform in America—but, mercifully, it is not believed to feature the Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist wearing a cape and red underpants.
Mr Gates will also be making various appearances this week, among the global great and good at the World Economic Forum in Davos. And for any of his fans still thirsting for more of the wisdom of St Bill, on January 25th he published the second of what he says will be annual letters on philanthropy. …
Jessica Alba, Fans Walk Out Of Sundance Premiere Of “The Killer Inside Meâ€
January 25th, 2010 |
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Jessica Alba is spending the week in Park City, Utah — as she joins much of the rest of Hollywood in celebrating the 2010 Sundance Film Festival — but the screen stunner raised a few eyebrows when she walked out halfway through the world premiere of her grisly and graphic new crime drama The Killer [...]
Producer Aamir Khan’s ‘Peepli Live’ to be screened at Berlinale
January 22nd, 2010 |
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Anusha Rizvi’s directorial debut “Peepli Live”, which is produced by Bollywood star Aamir Khan, will be screened at the 60th Berlinale film festival Feb 11-21.
The film, which will be among 22 to be shown in Berlinale Special section, is a satire on rural life in India. It features Raghuvir Yadav along with the debutant actors [...]
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals: New Album/Sundance Gig
January 13th, 2010 |
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GRACE POTTER AND THE NOCTURNALS MAKE SUNDANCE DEBUT 1/28-29
NEW, SELF-TITLED ALBUM DUE THIS SPRING
 Grace Potter and The Nocturnals |
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals will make their debut appearance at the Sundance Film Festival on January 28 and 29, performing at the Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe. The band will preview select songs from their self-titled album due this spring.
The Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe is the center point for music for those attending the Festival. It provides a setting where filmmakers can interact with composers and songwriters, encouraging the collaboration between the two. The Cafe will be open to credential holders from January 22-29, 2010. The Cafe is located at the Stanfield Gallery and performances will start each day at 2:00 p.m.
This will be the Nocturnals’ third album for Hollywood Records, and reveals a prodigiously skilled young band in the act of fulfilling its immense promise. The album is so clearly definitive that it simply had to bear the title Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
“This record is the first time it’s really been us — the first time we’ve all found each other and ourselves,” says Potter with unmistakable pride. “The whole thing was fluid and effortless. In my mind, an album shouldn’t be self-titled unless it feels that way.”
Produced by Mark Batson (Dr. Dre, Dave Matthews Band, Eminem, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z), Grace Potter and the Nocturnals introduces the Vermont-based band’s new five-piece configuration, in which singer and keyboard specialist Potter, lead guitarist Scott Tournet and drummer Matt Burr are joined by bassist Catherine Popper (Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Hem) and rhythm guitarist Benny Yurco, who also plays with Tournet and Burr in the GPN side project Blues and Lasers.
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals tour dates available here
Brittany Murphy “Deadline†Cover Removed From Redbox Kiosks
December 23rd, 2009 |
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The morbid cover image for Brittany Murphy’s film psychological thriller Deadline will be removed from DVD distributor Redbox’s kiosks in the wake of the star’s stunning death over the weekend.
(Sidebar: Out of respect for Brittany’s loved ones and at the urging of a few PopCrunchers readers, I’m not going to post the Deadline cover here. [...]
“The Runaways†Trailer
December 17th, 2009 |
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Twilight’s Kristen Stewart stars as Joan Jett and former child star Dakota Fanning stars as Cherie Currie in The Runaways — the eagerly-awaited biopic chronicling the rise of the 1970s all-girl rock band of the same name. The Runaways premieres at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
Evening Crunch Crumbs: Keyshia Cole Pregnant; Schedule Of 2009 Holiday Specials; Jamie Foxx & Lady Gaga Are The Equivalent Of Junk Food
December 3rd, 2009 |
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-The teen bandits accused of ripping off half of the celebrities in Hollywood have plead not guilty….
-Obamas Recycle Ornaments from Christmas Past…..
-Listening to Jamie Foxx and Lady Gaga could be harmful to your health….
-On Wed., Sundance Institute announced the lineup of films selected to screen in the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions [...]
Penelope Andrew: Jacqueline Bisset, Actress with Legendary Film Pedigree, Stars in Death in Love Filmed, Set & Opening in NYC
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The film is set in New York City in the 1990s. Yakin, a native New Yorker, shot the film in 25 days and financed it himself.