Director Alejandro Gonzales Iñaritu crossed over to international fame with his gritty action thriller Amores Perros starring Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. In his new film BIUTIFUL, the Mexican filmmaker returns to that formula with a Spanish language film set in the underbelly of a society with an Oscar worthy performance from Javier Bardem.
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Ryan Gosling (The Notebook) and Michelle Willliams (Brokeback Mountain) star in the heart-wrenching drama BLUE VALENTINE. In a clip from BLUE VALENTINE, the couple are very much in love and lust.
In a clip from Nicolas Cage's new movie SEASON OF THE WITCH, wolves are after Nicolas Cage's merry men of crusaders and the witch they are forcefully taking to a monastery.
Gwyneth Paltrow and TRON: Legacy's Garrett Hedlund sing their hearts out in COUNTRY STRONG. Watch the two actors belt out country tunes in this clip from their new movie.
Matt Damon's Texas Ranger challenges Jeff Bridges to a gun fight in TRUE GRIT and newcomer 14-year-old steals the show.
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We have all grown to love the Focker-Byrnes clan with the patriarch Jack Byrnes scaring the the bejeezus out of us. But what happens when that dynamic changes? In Little Fockers Jack Byrnes, Robert de Niro, is disgusted that his favored son-in-law Dr. Bob, Thomas McCarthy, has been caught cheating on his daughter. While he has been watching his other son-in-law Greg, Ben Stiller, his chosen one, Dr. Bob, has let him down. Now Greg looks like the prize son-in-law and everything Jack knows is being tested and challenged. Jack is feeling vulnerable these days, age is catching up with him and his heart is giving him problems. He needs someone strong and reliable to head the family when he dies and now that Dr. Bob is out, that role falls to male nurse Gaylord Focker.
With the coming 5-year-old birthday party of the Focker twins, Jack sees this as an opportunity to mentor his new favorite son. At first Greg is surprised and flattered by the attention but then he becomes suspicious. In trying to please his father-in-law Greg overextends himself financially and takes on a second position as a spokesperson for a new erectile dysfunction drug. The drug rep, Jessica Alba, is all flattery and praise and she even tries to seduce him. When Jack sees Greg in a compromising position he becomes irate at being fooled again. This leads to a confrontation and a comic meltdown which is the best part of the film.
Comically this movie felt like it had one bad spark plug. It would be chugging along firing on all cylinders and then bam, there would be a mis-fire. In the attempt to get all of the Focker-Byrnes in one film, some characters felt under-used and some felt out of place entirely. The Focker parents, Barbra Streisand and Dustin Hoffman were practically cameos and the best part of the under-appreciated Blythe Danner was seeing her in pearls trying to bring sexy back.
To crowd the cast even more, Laura Dern plays the director of an exclusive humanistic pre-school, and Harvey Keitel plays a strange ear-ring wearing contractor who tangles with Jack. Owen Wilson is brought back to test the Focker marriage and poor Teri Polo is pretty much relegated into the background and given little to do.
This film feels like it is trying too hard to please every one and therefore it becomes too much and overblown. The parts that really work are the scenes between Jack and Greg. It’s tough for an old lion to pass on the mantle to someone younger. Especially when you have never really appreciated him before. And for Greg, it’s terrifying when you wake up and realize that suddenly “you’re the man”. Our Greg is growing up and Jack is getting old. It’s funny, but sad too. Luckily we still have the original film to cherish. Like a photograph it’s good to remember our glory days.
Chloe Moretz (Kick Ass, Let Me In) isn't the only tween breaking out in Hollywood in 2010. Fourteen year-old newcomer Hailee Steinfeld's stellar performance in TRUE GRIT, the Coen Brothers' adaptation of the classic American novel, is earning the young actress rave reviews and recognition during award season. Academy Award winning filmmakers Ethan and Joel Coen searched high and low for a young actress to lead the cast of TRUE GRIT but little did they know she was in their backyard the whole time.
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Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller are back for more family strife in LITTLE FOCKERS. Jessica Alba joins the cast along with Laura Dern and the return of Owen Wilson as Pam's hippie-ex boyfriend.
In these two clips, Jessica Alba gets touchy-feely with Greg (Ben Stiller) when Pam walks in on them and Jack (Robert De Niro) worries that Greg's twins have a double dose of Focker traits.
Most female-warrior-type characters in comic book and movies find themselves in slinky, tight leather suits playing vixens but actress Olivia Wilde pushed for her TRON: Legacy character to be less sexy and more child-like. Olivia Wilde considers herself lucky to have worked with the colloborative team behind TRON: Legacy. The writers were still formulating the Quorra character when she took on the role so the character was "up for grabs" to shape.
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Jack Black stars as Gulliver in GULLIVER'S TRAVEL with Emily Blunt and Jason Segal. The jolly giant has everyone fooled on the island of Lilliput and he's using Star Wars' Yoda and the Millenium Falcon to further his big lies. Watch the clip.
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James Franco re-enacts the pain climber Aron Ralson experienced while amputating his own arm in Danny Boyle's 127 HOURS but how do you create that kind of pain on cue? 127 HOURS director Danny Boyle referenced Aron Ralson's book for the description of the agony but the Oscar-winning director also drew from the experience of childbirth.
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The King's Speech, The Fighter, and The Social Network received the most nominations for the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards which were announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills by Josh Duhamel, Katie Holmes, and Blair Underwood. Other films in the running for Best Motion Picture and in the Acting categories include Black Swan, Inception, and The Kids Are Alright. The aforementioned films are not a surprise with most nominations anticipated but there were some surprising choices by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
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The Transformers are back and they are recreating history. The TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON preview sets up the backstory for the third installment of the Michael Bay-directed action movie with a flashback to 1969.
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Marvel has released a teaser trailer for THOR starring Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek 2009), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), and Anthony Hopkins.
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The children of Narnia returns for another adventure -- this time on the Narnian ship, The Dawn Treader. In the clip, a mouse creates havoc on board.
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Justin Timberlake's new film role is more cuddly and cute than sexy back as the voice of Yogi Bear's sidekick Boo Boo in the big screen adaptation of everyone's favorite picnic stealing bear. In an interview with the singer turned actor in Beverly Hills, CA promoting YOGI BEAR, JT describes his behind the scenes preparation for the voice of the little bear and he's revealing details that might ruin his social life and label him "uncool."
Add a commentJohnny Depp stars as an American tourist whose playful dalliance with a stranger leads to a web of intrigue, romance and danger in The Tourist. During an impromptu trip to Europe to mend a broken heart, Frank (Depp) unexpectedly finds himself in a flirtatious encounter with Elise (Angelina Jolie), an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Paris and Venice, their whirlwind romance quickly evolves as they find themselves unwittingly thrust into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
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Rating: This film is not yet rated by the MPAA. For future ratings information refer to http://www.filmratings.com.
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton, Steven Berkoff, Rufus Sewell
Directed By: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
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