SheKnows’ Senior Entertainment Editor Joel D. Amos and movie reporter Jenna Busch were on the enormous red carpet outside of the iconic Mann’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood to take in all the sights and sounds of one of the summer’s biggest movies, Kung Fu Panda 2. We got the exclusive word on the film from the stars themselves: Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Lucy Liu among others.
EXCLUSIVE: there has been much speculation over whether Jennifer Lopez will return for another season as judge on American Idol. Adding to the intrigue: she is in talks to star in not one, but two feature films. I’m told that Lopez is in discussions to play the female lead opposite Jason Statham in Parker, the Taylor Hackford-directed action film adaptation of the Donald Westlake mystery novel series. Deadline revealed yesterday that the picture was acquired for U.S. distribution by FilmDistrict CEO Peter Schlessel. Statham will play Parker, a thief who follows a strict moral code, but a hard guy who’s willing to kill if crossed. that character was previously played by Mel Gibson in Payback and Lee Marvin in Point Blank. the hope is to hatch an action franchise. John J. McLaughlin wrote the script and Steve Chasman is producing with Kimmel, Hackford, Les Alexander and Jonathan Mitchell. Lopez plays the female lead, a character named Leslie, who gets involved with Parker as he executes a heist.
This guest article was written by Bob Mair, CEO, Owner and Founder of Black Toast Music, an independent music publisher/production music library based in Chatsworth, CA.
It’s a boy for Oscar winner Natalie Portman.
The beautiful actress and her fiancé, dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, whom she met on the “Black Swan” set, have welcomed their long-awaited arrival, People was first to report.
VIEW THE PHOTOS: Vegan & gorgeous! Sexy Shots of Green Star Natalie Portman
Moving to close a possible loophole in the laws against the pirating of movies, TV shows and other intellectual property, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved making illegal streaming of video over the Internet a felony in most cases. The proposed law will now go to the full Senate for consideration.
Film: “X-Men: first Class”; Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence; Director: Matthew Vaughn; Rating: ***1/2
“Robopocalypse (Doubleday), by Daniel H. Wilson: You’re not sure you need another artificial intelligence/robot uprising story in your life. there have been so many. But the curiously emotionless molded face staring back from the book cover of “Robopocalypse” is enchanting. Sterile, but menacing. Placid, but full of the potential for violence. Those red eyes both playful and devious.
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A still from “X-Men: First Class”
I don’t necessarily want to be the guy who tries to hang a discount-store T.S. Eliot essay about the Death of Culture on yet another mediocre Hollywood sequel, but there’s something a little depressing about all the hype and excitement surrounding “X-Men: First Class,” the new Marvel-Fox product that’s expected to be among the summer’s biggest hits. are zillions of people genuinely psyched about an Anakin Skywalker-style back story prequel to a comics-based movie franchise that almost everyone agrees had run out of juice after four installments? (Just from inspecting cast lists and plot synopses, I can’t even tell you for sure whether I’ve seen all of them.) And if so, why?
Press Release Source: BET Networks on Tuesday may 24, 2011, 8:00 am EDT
NEW YORK, may 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — BET Networks unveiled a new report that challenges the Hollywood mindset that African Americans only support black movies and outlines the $6.3 Billion buying power of this demographic. According to REEL FACTS: A Movie Goer Consumption Study on average, 81% of the movies seen by African Americans do not prominently feature an African American cast, storyline or lead black star. the study provides an in-depth understanding of African American movie goers and their consumption patterns versus general market movie goers. the report also states that while traditionally, African Americans do support films in which their own images/likenesses are featured, this group is also just as engaged with mass appeal general market films since the leading criteria for movie selection is based on genre.
By ROBERT W. BUTLERThe Kansas City Star
Michael and Linda Braude are devoted moviegoers who often go to the theater twice a week.
Kansas City, they say, is a sort of paradise. serious movie fans can see smaller titles that don’t get commercial play in even bigger cities. And they can watch them in independent theaters that offer a quiet, comfortable and welcoming environment.
