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"They're all going to laugh at you."
This seems to be the year for remakes of beloved horror movies, with Evil Dead opening this weekend, while this October will see the arrival of Carrie, the remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 classic adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel of the same name.
Set in modern day, Carrie sees Chloe Grace Moretz (Dark Shadows, Kick-Ass) take on the titular role of an outcast teenage girl who lives with an overbearing mother (Julianne Moore) and, as seen in the remake's theatrical trailer, realizes that she has telekinetic powers.
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A gracious and entertaining speech from Life Achievement Award winner Dick Van Dyke, a decidedly uncontroversial and joke-free acceptance speech from Jennifer Lawrence, and a surprised Downton Abbey cast were just some of the highlights of the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
It was a big night for Bryan Craston who took home two awards, one for his work on Breaking Bad and the other as part of the Argo ensemble. Lincoln also scored two statuettes, one for Tommy Lee Jones the other for Daniel Day-Lewis.
Actresses who do impressions of Sarah Palin had a very good night as well. Julianne Moore picked up an actor statuette for Game Change; it was her first win and tenth nomination. SNL's Palin, Tina Fey, also won, and she wasn't too proud to plug 30 Rock's upcoming finale.
Get more SAG Awards coverage tonight after the movies on Hollywood Dailies.
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After helping put a remake of his own 1981 classic The Evil Dead into production for release next year, Spider-Man trilogy director Sam Raimi will produce a remake of Poltergeist as well.
THR reports that Raimi has joined MGM's remake of the 1982 horror movie directed by Tobe Hooper and co-written and produced by Steven Spielberg, and will oversee the search for a director. The remake was written by playwright and screenwriter David Lindsay-Abaire, who wrote Raimi's upcoming Oz: The Great and Powerful. The story so far doesn't sound too far off from the original, with a family moving into a house that they don't realize was built on sacred land and soon are visited by supernatural forces that take their daughter.
Poltergeist isn't the only iconic horror movie to be remade by MGM. The studio is teaming with Sony Screen Gems for a remake of Brian De Palma's Carrie as well. In January, Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce was hired to helm the remake, which will star Chloe Moretz (Dark Shadows, Kick-Ass) in the title role. Moretz recently spoke to ComingSoon about the project and admitted how excited she was to work with Pierce.
moretz updates carrie >> Posted 04.30.12 by Ryan -
TV viewers have the chance to see two very different views of the former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential Candidate this weekend — a double feature of sorts that has The LA Times saying the "battle of the Sarah Palins on cable TV could be flippin' awesome."
The Undefeated makes its network television premiere on ReelzChannel Sunday — one day after HBO airs Game Change, starring Julianne Moore as Palin, Ed Harris as John McCain, and Woody Harrelson as strategist Steve Schmidt. Stan Hubbard, ReelzChannel CEO, told the AP that the decision to air The Undefeated on the same weekend as Game Change was strictly for business reasons, not political ones.
more on this weekend's Palin Battle >> Posted 03.08.12 by reelz -
The first trailer for Robert De Niro's new movie, Being Flynn, is now online. It's based on poet and playwright Nick Flynn's 2004 memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, in which he chronicles his unexpected reunion with his estranged alcoholic father at a homeless shelter in Boston.
Being Flynn marks a return to more dramatic material for writer-director Paul Weitz, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his 2002 dramedy adaptation About a Boy, but then subsequently strayed into parody (American Dreamz), fantasy (Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant), and comedy (Little Fockers, also with De Niro). The movie does not yet have a release date, but it is aimed at a Spring 2012 opening.
read the synopsis and watch the trailer >> Posted 11.15.11 by BrentJS -
Is there any hope of a sequel? Which of the movie's many quotable lines are the cast's favorites? Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Julianne Moore answered those questions and more for us at the recent Lebowski Reunion.
Yes, the F-Bomb makes an appearance (not surprising given the increased odds). What we didn't see coming, though, was Moore's quote, which looks to Bunny (Tara Reid's character). Warning: We advise headphones if you're viewing this at work.
watch the NSFW clip >> Posted 08.18.11 by reelz -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
There have been Casey Anthony sightings in Ohio, and she was snapped on Sunday in an OSU baseball cap, glasses, and a tight polo while shopping for dresses at Old Navy. Her attorney, Cheney Mason, has told the court in Orlando that the request for her return to serve one year probation for check fraud would "put her in great peril."
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Any Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fan can tell you that Russell Armstrong is a complete tool, but who knew he was such a violent tool, too? He has had separate restraining orders filed against him by his ex-wife and his ex-girlfriend, and pled guilty to battery in 1997. Armstrong and wife Taylor Armstrong are divorcing.
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The Hills reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have hit rock bottom now that the couple is broke and have been forced to move into Pratt's parents' house.
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The 10th-annual Lebowski Fest — August 15-16 in NYC — will be the best yet as cast members Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and Julianne Moore will be in attendance.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge don't act anything like royals as they took a commercial flight on a budget airline and sat in coach on the way home from a friend's wedding in Edinburgh.
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The planking fad was post-peak long ago, but someone forgot to tell Hugh Hefner as he planked on the dining room table of his famous Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.
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Maybe it's the shortage of rom-coms this summer, maybe it's the Love, Actually–like ensemble cast, but Crazy, Stupid, Love seems to be exceeding expectations.
"...the perfect combination of sexy, cute, wise, hilarious, and true."
— Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly"Between the writing, acting, directing and the rest, it works. Not crazy, not stupid, and filled with love. Period."
— Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times"...there's a fresh, insightful feel to this multigenerational love story..."
— Peter Debruge, Variety"...remarkably sane and reasonably smart."
— A. O. Scott, New York Times"What makes Crazy Stupid Love a cut above is actors who let pain seep into the laughs. Here’s a comedy you really can take to heart."
— Peter Travers, Rolling Stone" ...tamer and less inventive than the directors' demented and exciting debut, I Love You Phillip Morris..."
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The upcoming HBO movie Game Change follows the 2008 Presidential bid by Senator John McCain and then-Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. With Austin Powers trilogy director Jay Roach at the helm, it would seem that Game Change might have a comedic slant, but the additions of Academy Award-nominated actors Ed Harris (Apollo 13) and Julianne Moore (The End of the Affair) respectively cast as McCain and Palin indicates that the movie will be a dramatic adaptation of the 2010 novel written by journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin that covered the entire 2008 presidential election.
Moore debuted her eerie resemblance to Palin last month, and EW has the first look photo of Harris, who again looks a whole lot like the Arizona senator.
Shooting on Game Change began in April, from a script by Danny Strong, who previously teamed with Roach for the 2008 HBO movie Recount, which covered the 2000 presidential election.
There is currently no release date for Game Change. Woody Harrelson co-stars as Republican campaign strategist Steve Schmidt and Ron Livingston as senior McCain-Palin campaign advisor Mark Wallace.
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ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
Tina Fey has met her match in the Sarah Palin lookalike competition as Julianne Moore debuted her version of the former vice presidential candidate for HBO's Game Change. Meanwhile, yesterday the real-life Sarah Palin mocked her nemesis/departing CBS news anchor Katie Couric for leaving newsreading to focus on "multi-dimentional storytelling," saying, "Yeah, and I hear that she wants to now engage in more 'multi-dimensional story telling' versus I guess just the 'straight on, read into the, that teleprompter screen story telling." Previously Palin read local sports news from a teleprompter for KTUU in Anchorage, Alaska.
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As has been previously reported, Prince William will not wear a wedding band once he's married to Kate Middleton, and in keeping with their modern approach to marriage — or perhaps in exchange — Middleton will not vow to "obey" the prince, but instead promise to "love, comfort, honor and keep" him. The official wedding program has been released with pictures and all the vow details.
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Jessica Alba turns 30 today and in celebration you can choose either Pop Sugar's Jessica Alba Bikini Gallery or Radar Online's Jessica Alba Bikini Gallery. Last near Alba became nearly as famous for her bad acting as for her bikini body, winning four "Worst Supporting Actress" Razzies for her roles in The Killer Inside Me, Little Fockers, Machete, and Valentine's Day.
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After winning over the crowd in Houston on Tuesday, Charlie Sheen stunk up the American Airlines Center in Dallas last night with fans leaving "by the dozens," but not before heckling him. Many tickets were given away for free. Sheen only has four performances left before "The Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour is put out of its misery.
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The real-life mother of boxer Mickey Ward, portrayed in The Fighter by Melissa Leo, died yesterday after being pulled from life support. Alice Ward, 79, had suffered a massive heart attack in January. Leo, of course, won a Best Supporting Actress award for her performance as the family matriarch.
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Bon Jovi #2 Richie Sambora has checked into rehab for alcohol abuse. By our count this is the third rehab trip for the guitarist after visits in 2007 and 2009.
Posted 04.28.11 by reelz