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Can Carell leave Michael Scott at 'The Office'?
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:08:28 GMT
The shadow of bumbling Michael Scott from "The Office" falls over almost all of Steve Carell's roles, but that's not really a bad thing. His hapless charm works well on the big screen.
'Avengers' film cast announced at ComicCon
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:03:25 GMT
Recent Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner will play Clint Barton, aka the bow-welding Hawkeye, and Mark Ruffalo has been cast as Bruce Banner, better known for his monstrous alter-ego The Incredible Hulk.
Is Jolie's 'Salt' the next Wonder Woman?
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:05:20 GMT
Female action heroes have evolved since the days of Lynda Carter as the superheroine and Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in the "Alien" films. Oscar-winning Jolie adds prestige to the genre.
del Toro to write new Haunted Mansion film
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:23:53 GMT
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro will write and produce the film based on the landmark Disney ride that features a plantation-style mansion with ghosts, creepy creatures, secret passages and all the related sounds.
Comic-Con closes after 4 days of pop culture
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:37:30 GMT
A new take on "Tron," the latest "Harry Potter" film, HBO's "True Blood" and Marvel's "The Avengers" were among the highlights of the 41st annual festival.
Jolie dazzles Comic-Con, talks guns and fights
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:43:34 GMT
The actress was all smiles talking up Phillip Noyce's spy thriller "Salt" — even if doing her own stunts in the reality-based action flick left her with more than a few bumps and bruises.
Can 'Ramona' please all generations?
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:25:55 GMT
Publisher and filmmakers hope that Beverly Cleary's classic characters will translate into a movie that can appeal to old fans plus bring in a new audience.
Will Ferrell launches Comic-Con with laughs
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:14:01 GMT
The funnyman stepped onto the convention stage Thursday decked out as his villainous animated character from the upcoming Dreamworks superhero tale "Megamind."
'Saw' films to get Guinness World Record
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:34:19 GMT
The horror movie franchise is getting a place in the Guinness World Records as the "Most Successful Horror Movie Series," one of the film's producers, Mark Burg, said on Thursday.
Bearded and irascible, Duvall stars in 'Get Low'
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:58:22 GMT
He plays a backwoods hermit who convinces the town undertaker to throw him a funeral before he dies. For Robert Duvall, it's a fitting role, a cantankerous loner living by his own modest code.
'Tron' wows Comic-Con with 3-D footage
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:47:40 GMT
The cast and creators of "Tron: Legacy" discussed the new film and shared about eight minutes of 3-D footage with some 6,000 fans at the annual pop-culture convention.
'Dinner for Schmucks' doesn't have much bite
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:42:44 GMT
Steve Carell infuses his hapless character with humor and humanity, but this remake seems more interested in easy, broad slapstick.
Once goofy Zac Efron gets serious about movies
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:02:45 GMT
Efron takes on his most dramatic role to date by playing a young man tortured by his kid brother's death in "Charlie St. Cloud," which opens in U.S. movie theaters on Friday.
Will Ferrell's top 5 'Saturday Night Live' skits
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:38:10 GMT
Star of "The Other Guys" first won fans on "SNL," where he played everyone from presidents to game-show hosts. But his best role ever was that of a fictional cowbell player in a real rock band.
'Inception' trumps 'Salt' at box office
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:46:01 GMT
Leonardo DiCaprio's "Inception" has won a battle of superstar action thrillers over Angelina Jolie's "Salt." "Inception" remained the No. 1 movie for the second-straight weekend with $43.5 million.
Jolie spurs Russian patriotism in Moscow
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:28:58 GMT
Clad in a floor-length Versace gown she described as "Russian Red," Angelina Jolie whipped up Soviet-era nostalgia and patriotism for Mother Russia at the Moscow premiere of her spy thriller "Salt".
Ferrell dials down comedy as one of the 'Guys'
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:12:43 GMT
He may be the master of playing the onscreen buffoon, but when it comes to knowing his audience, Will Ferrell is no Ron Burgundy.
Taylor Lautner comes to town
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:28:45 GMT
Girls at Hampton High School gathered around their lockers, debating whether it could be true: Was heartthrob Taylor Lautner actually coming to their school to shoot a movie?
America Ferrera moves from TV to movies
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:53:00 GMT
After four years playing an exuberant young office worker on TV comedy "Ugly Betty," actress America Ferrera is all grown up and taking a decidedly more serious turn in a movie she worked tirelessly to make.
