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12 Action Movies Set During Christmas Season
24 December 2009 11:08 PM, PST
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Christmas is supposed to be a time of giving, peace and good will towards men. But in Hollywood, its also a time for death, destruction and nearly every form of mayhem. Throughout the 80's 90's and (soon to be history) 00's more and more action films seem to take place during “the most wonderful time of the year”. Whether it be a heist, monster invasion or assault by pirates, so much onscreen action occurs on this jolly day that it's a miracle ole Saint Nick isn't killed in the crossfire. Here are just a few action films where Christmas is actually the last thing on the minds of characters fighting for their lives.Batman Returns (1992) Set during the Christmas season where a tree lighting ceremony in Gotham City serves as a battleground for the struggle between Batman (Michael Keaton), The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer). The film opens
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Official “Creation” Trailer
21 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST
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Today we have the trailer for “Creation” a biopic movie telling the life of Charles Darwin.
From director Jon Amiel (The Singing Detective, Entrapment) and writer John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) comes “Creation”. A psychological, heart-wrenching love story starring Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) as Charles Darwin, the film is based on “Annie’s Box,” a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. We take a unique and inside look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife, played by Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream), as, torn between faith and science, Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book “On the Origin of Species,” which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
The film co-stars Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon,
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“Creation” Movie Poster and Trailer
3 November 2009 10:37 AM, PST
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Check out the poster for “Creation,” a biopic movie telling the life of Charles Darwin.
A psychological, heart-wrenching love story starring Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World) as Charles Darwin, the film is based on “Annie’s Box,” a biography penned by Darwin’s great-great-grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. We take a unique and inside look at Darwin, his family and his love for his deeply religious wife, played by Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind, Requiem for a Dream), as, torn between faith and science, Darwin struggles to finish his legendary book “On the Origin of Species,” which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.
The film is directed by Jon Amiel (The Singing Detective, Entrapment) and writed by John Collee (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World).
Co-stars Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon,
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- Allan Ford
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1999: A Year In Review (Part One)
7 October 2009 9:07 AM, PDT
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Many films come out every year with critics and fans alike, compiling lists of their bests and worsts. There are also many films that fall between the cracks, only to be discovered years later. Many critics believe that one of the best years in cinema was 1939, when Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were released alongside many other classic gems.
Personally, I’ve always felt that 1999 was an epic year for movies, providing us with so many interesting films. In fact, 1999 was such a good year for movies that even some of the bad ones are still worth watching!
So, please sit back and put your memory caps on as Screen Rant takes on a retrospective of 1999 in the world of film.
In 1999, the world was a very different place. We were on the cusp of a new millennium and 9/11 was something that nobody - not even
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"Forget it, Jake. It's Cougartown."
5 October 2009 8:44 AM, PDT
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The movies' male/female age divide is nothing new -- from Marlon Brando buttering up a less-than-half-his-age Maria Schneider in "Last Tango in Paris" to Catherine Zeta-Jones pursuing a grandfatherly Sean Connery in "Entrapment," on-screen relationships between older men and younger women rarely even merit a comment.
This week on the IFC News podcast, we thought we'd look at the flip side of the phenomenon and examine how films treat pairings of older women with younger men, picking out some of the recurring themes, and wondering why the deflowering of a teenage boy by an older female is allowed to be played off as funny, when the reverse is, well, Roman Polanski.
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Newmarket Films Picks Up Creation
23 September 2009 6:45 PM, PDT
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Newmarket Films announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to director Jon Amiel's Creation, a film which focuses on Charles Darwin and his family as he struggles to finish his legendary book "On The Origin of Species," which went on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology. The screenplay was written by John Collee, based on the biography "Annie's Box" which was penned by Darwin's great-great grandson Randal Keynes using personal letters and diaries of the Darwin family. The film was produced by Jeremy Thomas at Recorded Picture Company (The Last Emperor, Sexy Beast), with BBC Films and Ocean Pictures.
Creation stars real-life couple Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World) and Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly (Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind) as Darwin and wife. Newmarket plans to release the film in December.
In Creation, Amiel (The Singing Detective,
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'Psych' does the laser scene from 'Entrapment': Always funny?
8 August 2009 10:58 AM, PDT
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On Friday's season premiere of USA's Psych, which found Shawn (James Roday) and Gus (the underrated Dulé Hill) tailing an elusive art thief (guest star Cary Elwes) in British Columbia, Gus was forced (by Shawn) to work his way through a laser maze in a gallery à la Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment. It is my position that, 10 years after that film's release, such scenes are still funny -- and, in fact, will always be funny. Watch below, then weigh in with our poll after the jump.
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- Mandi Bierly
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3.2 Patch Notes for 'World of WarCraft' Revealed
4 August 2009 7:53 AM, PDT
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Wondering what sort of updates are in store for you in the next patch of "World of WarCraft"? Good news, they're up on the test servers right now.
I've gone ahead and pasted the bulk of them after the break, or you can just head on over to the official site and check 'em out. They're very long and detailed. Yay!
General
* Construction of the Crusaders' Coliseum is complete. New raid normal and Heroic modes for the Crusaders' Coliseum can be toggled using the Dungeon Difficulty setting. This applies to 10 and 25-player versions. 10-player (normal), 25-player (normal), 10-player (Heroic) and 25-player (Heroic) all share separate raid lockout timers.
o Trial of the Champion
+ 5-player (normal and Heroic mode) dungeon.
+ Daily quest added to the Heroic daily dungeon quest giver.
o Trial of the Crusader
+ 10 and 25-player (normal mode) raid dungeon.
o Trial of the Grand Crusader
+ 10 and 25-player (Heroic mode) raid dungeon.
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Creation Trailer Starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly
30 June 2009 8:08 AM, PDT
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While a biopic about Charles Darwin is probably not destined to be the most riveting thing ever committed to celluloid, it seems inevitable that it will spark at least a little bit of controversy. The man's research forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory, and is still contested by many religious groups (although not so much by scientists). That said, it's a bit strange how bland and unassuming the trailer for Creation actually is.
Starring Paul Bettany as Darwin and Jennifer Connelly as Darwin's wife Emma, the movie supposedly explores the Darwin's struggle over his own theories and the fact that they conflict with his wife's religious views. It almost seems like the movie will try to explain how both points of view can co-exist (further supported by the accompanying logo for Mel Gibson's distribution company Icon Films). Not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but I think there
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Jon Amiel to direct 'Old Timers'
23 June 2009 1:55 PM, PDT
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Jon Amiel will direct a comedy with the working title "Old Timers" for Sidney Kimmel Entertainment. Amiel's directing credits include "The Man Who Knew Too Little", "Entrapment" and "The Core." The project written by playwright Noah Haidle centers on two retired hit men who enjoy a night living it up before one of them faces a deadly decision. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sidney Kimmel is producing, with Jim Tauber and Bingham Ray executive producing. Shooting is expected to begin later in the year.
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Paul Bettany-Starring 'Creation' Gets Promo Trailer
13 June 2009 12:27 AM, PDT
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A look into "Creation" has been shared through the film's newly-released promo trailer. Less than two minutes long, the trailer is debuted by The Telegraph and explores Charles Darwin's struggle between faith and reason. It gives out the first look at Paul Bettany as Charles, Jennifer Connelly as his wife, Emma, and Toby Jones as Thomas Huxley among others.
Based on Randal Keynes' book "Annie's Box: Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution", the movie follows Darwin as a young, vibrant father, husband and friend whose mental and physical health gradually buckles under the weight of guilt and grief for a lost child. Torn between his love for his deeply religious wife and his own growing belief in a world where God has no place, he created the book that changed the world.
From the director of 1999's "Entrapment", Jon Amiel, comes this part ghost story, part psychological thriller and part heart-wrenching love story,
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Trailer for the Charles Darwin Biopic, 'Creation', Arrives
12 June 2009 9:20 PM, PDT
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The trailer for the upcoming Charles Darwin biopic Creation, starring Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Toby Jones, has arrived online. Click on the player below to check it out.
In the film, English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with his religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work.
The film is based on Randal Keynes' biography, "Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution."
Creation is directed by Jon Amiel (The Core, Entrapment) and is scheduled to arrive in theaters in the UK on September 25. The film doesn't currently have a U.S. distributor, although expectations are that it will be picked up soon.
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Paul Bettany's Creation Trailer
12 June 2009 6:30 PM, PDT
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The trailer for the upcoming Charles Darwin biopic "Creation," starring Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly and Toby Jones, has appeared online. Click on the link below to check it out. Plot: English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work. "Creation" is directed by Jon Amiel (The Core, Entrapment) and is scheduled to hit UK theaters on September 25th.
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Paul Bettany Kills God in First ‘Creation’ Trailer
12 June 2009 11:38 AM, PDT
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Creation, from director Jon Amiel (Entrapment), tells the story of the life of Charles Darwin, the father of the theory of evolution. And in this first trailer, which debuted over at Telegraph.co.uk, we see Paul Bettany as the famed naturalist and Jennifer Connelly as his wife Emma. Toby Jones also stars as Thomas Huxley, Darwin's close friend. Have a look at the trailer below.
Looks a little BBC movie of the week to me, but you just never know. I've always been a fan of Bettany and the rest of this fills in quite well. Of course, this entire movie is blasphemy as you all know, so I won't be seeing it. But the trailer looks great.
Creation hits theaters on September 25, 2009.
What do you think of the first trailer for Creation?
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Trailer for Paul Bettany's Charles Darwin Biopic 'Creation'
12 June 2009 2:39 AM, PDT
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Part ghost story, part psychological thriller, part heart-wrenching love story, Creation is the story of Charles Darwin and the single most explosive idea in history. This is a brand new trailer that I'm very excited to share with you today, as I didn't even realize this had even started shooting and yet it looks incredible. Paul Bettany stars as naturalist Charles Darwin and Jennifer Connelly as his wife Emma Darwin along with Toby Jones. Besides being a fascinating and controversial story, this looks like it has some stunning visuals and great performances. Thanks to the Telegraph for debuting this. Check it out!
Watch the first UK trailer for Jon Amiel's Creation:
For more information on the film, visit the official webiste: creationthemovie.com
Creation is directed by British filmmaker Jon Amiel, of Queen of Hearts, Sommersby, The Man Who Knew Too Little, Entrapment, and The Core previously. The
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Catherine Zeta Jones Paid ,700 To Star In Shampoo Commercial
31 May 2009 11:21 PM, PDT
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Catherine Zeta-Jones was paid a staggering ,700 a second to star in a shampoo commercial. The Oscar-winning actress earned .5 million for the seven-minute TV advertisement for haircare product Lux, which will only be broadcast in China and Japan.
An executive at Unilever, the firm behind the commercial, told Britain's The Sunday Times newspaper: "We wanted Catherine as we remember her in 'Entrapment, all slinky and mysterious."
"That's why the advert was written as a mini spy movie. Pity you won't see it on British television. She looks pretty good in it, but that's the deal."
In the advert 39-year-old Catherine steals a youth-enhancing elixir from a high-security laboratory, which turns out to be Lux shampoo and is later seen shimmering down the red carpet with fabulous looking hair.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones' shampoo money
31 May 2009 9:00 PM, PDT
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Catherine Zeta-Jones was paid a staggering £3,700 a second to star in a shampoo commercial. The Oscar-winning actress earned £1.55 million for the seven-minute TV advertisement for haircare product Lux, which will only be broadcast in China and Japan. An executive at Unilever, the firm behind the commercial, told Britain's The Sunday Times newspaper: "We wanted Catherine as we remember her in 'Entrapment', all slinky and mysterious "That's why the advert was written as a mini spy movie. Pity you won't see it on British television. She looks pretty good in it, but that's the deal." In the advert 39-year-old Catherine steals a youth-enhancing elixir from a high-security laboratory, which turns out to be Lux shampoo and is later seen
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Catherine Zeta-Jones' shampoo money
31 May 2009 4:30 AM, PDT
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Catherine Zeta-Jones was paid a staggering £3,700 a second to star in a shampoo commercial. The Oscar-winning actress earned £1.55 million for the seven-minute TV advertisement for haircare product Lux, which will only be broadcast in China and Japan. An executive at Unilever, the firm behind the commercial, told Britain's The Sunday Times newspaper: "We wanted Catherine as we remember her in 'Entrapment', all slinky and mysterious "That's why the advert was written as a mini spy movie. Pity you won't see it on British television. She looks pretty good in it, but that's the deal." In the advert 39-year-old Catherine steals a youth-enhancing elixir from a high-security laboratory, which turns out to be Lux shampoo and is later
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Zeta-Jones Treated For Sinus Problems
3 May 2009 6:25 PM, PDT
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Welsh beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones has been nursing her husband Michael Douglas back to health - while making daily trips to the hospital for her own ailments.
Douglas recently underwent knee replacement surgery, and Zeta-Jones has been taking care of him while he recovers at their Bermuda home.
And the Entrapment star has nothing but praise for the staff at their local hospital on the tropical island, who have been helping her with sinus problems for the last four weeks.
She says, "I have been at the hospital for so many days with my sinus problems and I must say they have done a good job. I'm telling you, I have been there every day for the last four weeks, but now I feel fine."
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Douglas Ended Flings For Zeta-Jones
2 May 2009 6:55 AM, PDT
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Michael Douglas put an end to his womanising ways when he started dating Catherine Zeta-Jones - because the actress told him she would not tolerate infidelity.
The 64-year-old actor married Zeta-Jones, 39, in 2000 and they now have two children together.
And Douglas, who was previously wed to Diandra Luker, admits when he first began dating the Entrapment star she made him promise to become a one-woman man.
He tells America's Parade magazine, "The night I really fell for Catherine she told me, 'I know you're a single guy and you're entitled to do what you want. But if we're going to continue this, then I just want to start with a clean deck. It's got to be just me.'"
And Douglas was so impressed with his girlfriend's honesty he immediately ended all of his other romances.
He adds, "I had to go upstairs and make a few phone calls to clear the decks and start fresh. But I'm not 'fessing up to how many calls I made."
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