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Boos! & Whoop-doos!: A Decade of Glossy Schlock!
1 hour ago | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Drive-In? Whoop-doo!Boos! & Whoop-doos!: A Decade of Glossy Schlock! The Aughts ushered in a new era of glossy schlock that rose quietly from the ashes of the once burgeoning Drive-In scene. The Drive-In Theater has always stood as a temple for exploitive, low-grade cinema. But by 1999, even the most popular of these late night playgrounds had crumbled to dust. They rose to prominence in the late forties and early fifties, and then experienced a quaint resurgence in the late 70s and early 80s. By the time this decade kicked off to shouts of "Y2K", they had all been wiped clean off the face of the Cineplex landscape. But their aura and mystic still lingered around many a DVD shelf like a ploom of stink bomb smoke. If there's one lasting remnant the Drive-In era gave us, it's the Z-grade flick. The second run feature whose only purpose »
Mad Mel Will Be Involved with Mad Max 4 After All. Huh?
5 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
A “Mad Max” movie without Mel Gibson just doesn’t sound right, but last we heard George Miller, creator of the franchise, had already cast Brit Tom Hardy to replace the Melster as the hardest rags-wearin’ post-apocalyptic fighter there ever lived. So what’s the deal with this Moviehole report that Mel is not done with the franchise after all? According to the site, who always has their ears plugged in to the Aussie film scene, being Aussies themselves, Mel isn’t quite done with the franchise yet, and in fact his Icon production company will be co-producing the fourth entry. They speculate that this could open the doors for Gibson to either re-appear in the film (in a cameo, perhaps?), or narrate it. Of course, it’s all speculation, but I wouldn’t put it pass Gibson. He’s just nutty enough to do something like that, even while »
- Nix
Mel Gibson Now Co-Producing 'Mad Max 4'
5 hours ago | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
The last we heard about Mad Max 4: Fury Road, British actor Tom Hardy was the most likely replacement for Mel Gibson. Of course, details about the project are hard to pin down, and Hardy himself said recently he doesn't know if he's been cast or even what role he's up for, which leads to even more speculation about the latest chapter in this story.
Now Moviehole reports that Gibson will be involved in the film at some level, his Icon Entertainment announcing it will co-produce Mad Max 4. That doesn't expressly mean anything other than Mel Gibson is a pretty shrewd businessman, which we already knew, and he recognizes the worldwide interest this project might attract. »
- Colin Boyd
WENN 2009 Movie Quiz
7 hours ago | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Well, that was some year - but were you paying attention?
We've trawled through the happenings and the hits, the flops and the fuss to bring you the last 12 months in quiz form.
So, as we ring in 2010, here's your chance to test the old grey matter with 30 posers about the closing year.
Best of luck...
1. Name Kate Hudson's former baseball beau.
a. Alex Rodriguez
b. Derek Jeter
c. Manny Ramirez
2. Who won the 2009 Oscar for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role?
a. Sean Penn
b. Brad Pitt
3. And who won Oscar gold in the Actress in a Supporting Role category?
a. Amy Adams
c. Viola Davis
4. Name the actress who won damages from U.K. tabloid the Daily Mail after the publication called her "the most irritating actress".
a. Kate Winslet
c. Kate Hudson
5. Name the Russian who gave birth to Mel Gibson's baby in October.
b. Oksana Grigorieva
6. How many kids does Mel Gibson now have?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
7. Which actress fasted for 12 days to highlight the plight of refugees in Darfur?
c. Mia Farrow
8. Which great Brit recovered from a late 2008 coma to start work on his 74th film role this past summer?
9. Which top TV actress said, "I was named after my great-grandmother. If you look it up it's Greek, but my grandmother was apparently named after an Irish Catholic saint, who had an indiscretion with the Greek god Zeus and was kicked out."
10. Which movie star quit acting to become a batty rapper?
a. Hugh Grant
11. Which Irish actor became a dad for the second time this year?
b. Colin Firth
12. She played TV chef Julia Child and Fantastic Mr. Fox's wife in two 2009 films. Name the Oscar winner.
c. Meryl Streep
13. The castmembers of which famous TV sitcom reunited for an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm?
a. Friends
b. Cheers
c. Seinfeld
14. Which sexy star inhabited Jennifer's Body?
a. Megan Fox
b. Eva Mendes
15. Which Charlie's Angels star died on the same day as Michael Jackson?
a. Cheryl Ladd
b. Jaclyn Smith
16. Which 2009 movie did George Clooney not appear in?
17. Which funnyman had heart surgery in 2009 to replace a heart valve?
c. Alec Baldwin
18. Which box office smash hit featured balloons, an old man and a boy scout?
a. Bolt
b. Up
c. Monsters Vs. Aliens
19. Jaime Pressly, Claire Danes, Marla Sokoloff and Anna Faris all had what in common in 2009?
a. They got married this year
b. They had a baby this year
c. They spent time in rehab
20. Which actress was unceremoniously ditched from the Twilight franchise?
21. And which filmmaker's daughter will replace her in Eclipse next year?
c. Eva Amurri
22. Which Beatle does Aaron Johnson portray in Sam Taylor-Wood's directorial debut Nowhere Boy?
b. Ringo Starr
c. John Lennon
23. Which British actress was left "mortified" when Esquire magazine named her the year's Sexiest Woman?
a. Kate Winslet
b. Katie Price
24. Name the director of Inglourious Basterds.
b. Ron Howard
25. Which British actor played the roles of Scotty in Star Trek and an adventurous mammal in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs?
a. Hugh Laurie
b. Simon Pegg
c. Colin Firth
26. And which original Star Trek castmember was 'beamed up' for the summer sci-fi epic?
c. George Takei
27. Name the apt title of tragic movie star Patrick Swayze's memoirs.
a. The Time of My Life
b. No More Dirty Dancing
c. Next of Kin
28. Who will co-host the Oscars in March?
a. Brad Pitt and George Clooney
b. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman
c. Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
29. Which former heavyweight boxing champion played himself in hit comedy The Hangover?
a. Muhammad Ali
b. Mike Tyson
c. Lennox Lewis
30. And, here's a real toughie to finish on... Name Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's surrogate, who carried and gave birth to the couple's twins.
a. Kim Cattrall
c. Michelle Ross
Answers:
1. a
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. c
8. b
9. c
10. b
11. a
12. c
13. c
14. a
15. c
16. c
17. a
18. b
19. a
20. c
21. a
22. c
23. c
24. c
25. b
26. a
27. a
28. c
29. b
30. c. »
“Edge of Darkness” TV Spot
7 hours ago | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Check out a TV spot for the upcoming thriller, “Edge of Darkness,” directed by Martin Campbell (Golden Eye, Casino Royale, The Legend of Zorro) from a story by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell.
The movie also stars Ray Winstone (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, 30 Days of Night), Shawn Roberts (I Love You, Beth Cooper), Bojana Novakovic (Drag Me to Hell), Frank Grillo (Pride and Glory), Denis O’Hare and Gbenga Akinnagbe among others.
In “Edge of Darkness” Mel Gibson plays Thomas Craven a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, 24-year-old Emma, is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her killing. »
- Fiona
Mel Gibson Co-Producing Mad Max 4, But Will He Star?
8 hours ago | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
According to Moviehole, actor/director Mel Gibson's production company has announced that it will be producing Mad Max 4. Whether or not that means Gibson will be reprising his iconic role in what is rumored to be a prequel is unsure, but news that he's committed to the flick can only be a good sign.
Mad Max director George Miller says he wants Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in the fourth movie. Hardy was previously reported as having won the lead as young Max, but now says that he is yet to get an official offer and that his audition had nothing to do with the lead character.
It's still too early to tell how all of this will shake out, but we can't imagine a Mad Max movie without Mel — even if he's only there to provide flashbacks.
Next Showing:
Link | Posted 12/31/2009 by Jim
- Jim Littler
Gibson May Appear In Mad Max After All
8 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Now this is deep speculation based on the tiniest bit of information dropped by Clint over at MovieHole, but Mel Gibson may still show up in Mad Max: Fury Road despite recent announcements that he wouldn.t. The latest news from the Ozploitation remake is that Gibson.s production company, Icon Entertainment, has decided they.d like to co-produce the film. What does this mean for Mad Max? Probably nothing beyond getting a bit more money and representation, but it puts Gibson close to the set in time for shooting. Could we see a cameo from Gibson? Will he be the bad guy? Or, like Clint suggests, will he narrate? Nothing like that has been confirmed, I.m just stretching my rumor muscles. Either way, Mad Max is trucking towards production with Bronson star Tom Hardy in the leading role, and based on his performance there, we.re going »
Kaleidoscope 2009: Important Celebrity Events (Part 4/4)
12 hours ago | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Completing its first three rounds of kaleidoscope, AceShowbiz presents the final cut. The list provided will help bringing back readers' memory of the major and significant occurrences in the lives of celebrities, be it in music, movie, TV or their personal lives over the course of October to December.
Bad news kept haunting Hollywood celebs during the last trimester of 2009. In the course of October through December, there were deaths and break-ups. Nevertheless, that didn't keep some other public figures from celebrating their lives for good things that approached them, like engagement, marriage, and the birth of their babies.
October
Stephen Gately was found dead on October 10 on a sofa at his apartment located in Majorca, Spain by his same-sex partner Andrew Cowles. At that time, the pair was enjoying a holiday in the island. His sudden death sent shock to his Boyzone bandmates as they were working on a new studio album. »
- AceShowbiz.com
Gibson's new movie sparks controversy
13 hours ago | Hindustan Times - Celebrity | See recent Hindustan Times - Celebrity news »
Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson's new movie has run into trouble after relatives of inmates at a Mexican jail rejected plans to move prisoners to make way for the film shoot.The 53-year-old star has set his sights on filming at the Ignacio Allende prison in the eastern coastal city of Veracruz.The state's governor, Fidel Herrera Beltran, announced earlier this month that prisoners would be moved out of the jail to allow the film crew to work there, Contactmusic reported.Authorities previously planned to transfer inmates to a new prison in the town, but families fear their loved ones »
Mel sorta on Mad Max
23 hours ago | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
We've known Mad Max: Fury Road is officially coming, and while director George Miller has stated it would be an Australian production, he hasn't said who was actually behind it. And the series' star Mel Gibson has been cagey when it comes to his own involvement. Turns out they're tied together -- according to Moviehole, Gibson's company Icon Entertainment is co-producing the movie. Icon has a bit of clout, since they made a few bucks with The Passion Of The Christ. That doesn't necessarily »
- Dave Davis
Mel Gibson Movie Incites Riot At A Mexico Prison
23 hours ago | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Did Mel Gibson really think he.d get a warm welcoming for displacing inmates at the Ignacio Allende prison in Veracruz? Earlier this month we told you about Gibson.s plan to travel to Mexico.s Gulf coast state to shoot a movie at the facility in January. Veracruz Gov. Fidel Herrera was thrilled to vacate a portion of the prison .because a grand production will be filmed there with our friend, the actor and producer Mel Gibson.. Prisoner relatives did not share his sentiment. As reported by the AP, 300 family members protested the filming holding signs that read .No transfers to make a movie. in fear of their loved ones being transferred making visitation far more difficult. The prison director claims the riot is unfounded. Gerardo Duran explains the upheaval was caused by mere rumors and that no plan to relocate anyone was made. Hopefully someone passes that message »
2009 Celebrity Baby Names Roundup!
30 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST | People - CelebrityBabies | See recent People - CelebrityBabies news »
2009 Celebrity Baby Name Roundup
This was a year that saw fewer attention-seeking antics and more real creativity in celebrity parents’ choice of names. Celebrity parents are growing up and becoming more sophisticated in their taste in baby names, just as they did in their taste for fashion. Oscar gowns used to be gaudy, tasteless get-ups designed for maximum exposure of all kinds; now they’re evidence of real individual style. So too with celebrity baby names, many of which are starting to show genuine refined taste and discernment and seem designed to enhance the child’s life.
Some of the »
- Sarah
Mel Gibson In New Controversy
30 December 2009 12:14 PM, PST | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
Mel Gibson has found himself the focus of yet another controversy as hundreds of relatives of prisoners being held at the Allende prison in the state of Veracruz began protest over plans to transfer some or all the prisoners to a new location to allow Gibson to use the prison as a location site for his film How I Spent My Summer Vacation. David Estevez, who is related to one of the prisoners, told the French news service Agence France-Presse that moving the inmates "would create serious financial problems for a lot of the families" who visit them. »
Gibson Mexico movie sparks protests
30 December 2009 8:32 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Mel Gibson's upcoming film How I Spent My Summer Vacation has been met with protests in Mexico over plans to transfer prisoners to make way for the shoot. The Hollywood star will make the action-drama at the Ignacio Allende prison in the Gulf coast city of Veracruz, with inmates being relocated next month before production starts, says the BBC. Families objected to the transfer and staged overnight protests outside the facility, claiming that it makes visiting relatives difficult and expensive. "We have been here all night, supporting our relatives. (more) »
- By Simon Reynolds
Hollywood Ink: James McAvoy Works on His Ian Fleming Impression
30 December 2009 6:40 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· James McAvoy is reportedly attached to star in a biopic of Ian Fleming, the one-time British intelligence officer and WWII veteran who also happened to create James Bond. Currently in development under the rather on-the-nose title Ian Fleming, the film would cover Fleming's playboy lifestyle leading up to the war, his life-changing combat experience and, with any luck, his fondness for spanking. That's entertainment. [Pajiba]
Mel Gibson makes enemies in Mexico, Palm Springs prepares for some luminaries, and more Hollywood Ink after the jump. »
Protests Over Gibson's Mexican Movie
30 December 2009 4:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Mel Gibson's new movie is already causing controversy in Mexico - relatives of inmates at a Veracruz jail have blasted plans to move prisoners to make way for the film shoot.
The Hollywood actor-turned-director has set his sights on filming at the Ignacio Allende prison in the eastern coastal city.
Veracruz state governor, Fidel Herrera Beltran, announced earlier this month that prisoners would be moved out of the jail to allow the film crew to work there.
Authorities previously planned to transfer inmates to a new prison in the town next year - but families fear their loved ones will be sent to facilities across the country if the jail is not built in time.
Hundreds of family members launched demonstrations outside the prison on Monday in a bid to stop the transfers until the new unit is ready. The 24-hour protest reportedly came to an end on Tuesday after the prison's director announced he had received no orders to transfer inmates and vowed families would be informed if any prisoners are to be moved.
Gibson previously filmed his 2006 epic Apocalypto in Veracruz and subsequently handed local authorities a $1 million (£690,000) donation to help build new homes for victims of 2005's Hurricane Stan. »
Could this year's Black List of unmade scripts be the picture of Hollywood to come? | Ben Walters
30 December 2009 4:01 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The annual list that picks the best unproduced screenplays making the rounds has in the past turned up scripts that became Juno, The Road and The Invention of Lying
The past year has been a good one for phantom films, those unfinished or never-quite-started projects that form a tantalising shadow history of cinema – witness Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon, the capacious research for which has finally reached daylight in the form of a magisterial Taschen tome, or Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno, the subject of a recent documentary. BBC4's Christmas Welles season, with its focus on the decade or two after Citizen Kane, couldn't help but seem a catalogue of what-ifs and near-misses.
But shadow cinema is not restricted to the archives. Every December, Franklin Leonard of the William Morris agency in Los Angeles releases his Black List, a rundown of the best unproduced screenplays currently doing the rounds in Hollywood. »
- Ben Walters
New Photos from 2010 Movies - Part 1
30 December 2009 3:13 AM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
It's a slow week for casting news and there are no new films opening in wide release this Friday, but that doesn't mean there's nothing worth reporting on. With 2010 just days away (seriously, where did 2009 go?), studios are starting to release details on their upcoming movies and it's looking like 2010 could be a pretty incredible year at the box office. I'll have the breakdown on 2010's big comedy and action films soon, but in the meantime here's a batch of new photos from some of the movies hitting theaters in the next 12 months:
Cemetery Junction Photos - Ralph Fiennes/Ricky Gervais
Clash of the Titans Photos - Sam Worthington/Gemma Arterton
Cop Out First Photo - Bruce Willis/Tracy Morgan
Daybreakers Photos - Ethan Hawke/Willem Dafoe
Dear John Photos - Channing Tatum/Amanda Seyfried
Edge of Darkness Photos - Mel Gibson/Shawn Roberts
Extraordinary Measures Photos - Brendan Fraser »
Anger at move to shift jailbirds for Mel`s Mexican flick
30 December 2009 12:05 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Relatives of inmates at a Mexican prison where Mel Gibson is reportedly set to make a movie are up in arms. About 300 people protested against the moving of inmates at the Veracruz jail to make way for the production. They said it would be too difficult to visit their loved ones or bring them food if they were transferred out of the prison. A sign carried by one protester read: 'No transfers to make a movie.' Gibson was reported to be making a movie in the Mexico Gulf city by governor Fidel Herrera, who said part of the prison would be emptied because a 'grand production will be filmed there with our friend, the actor and producer »
- Philippa Bourke
Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
29 December 2009 4:43 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei »
- Movie Geeks
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