Chloe Grace Moretz is just 15, but she already has an impressive amount of film roles under her belt. Her latest role finds her playing Michelle Pfeiffer’s teenage daughter in the film adaptation of the 1960s TV series, Dark Shadows. And at the CinemaCon in Vegas to pick up an award as Female Star of Tomorrow, she talked about tackling the project, working with director Tim Burton, and the relationship she has with her older brother who’s also her acting coach.
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Directed By: Alex Kurtzman
Release Date: June 29, 2012
Genres: Comedy, drama
Running Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language, some drug use and brief sexuality
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Official Synopsis: From DreamWorks Pictures comes People Like Us, a drama/comedy about family, inspired by true events, starring Chris Pine as Sam, a twenty-something, fast-talking salesman, whose latest deal collapses on the day he learns that his father has suddenly died. Against his wishes, Sam is called home, where he must put his father’s estate in order and reconnect with his estranged family. In the course of fulfilling his father’s last wishes, Sam uncovers a startling secret that turns his entire world upside down: He has a 30-year-old sister Frankie whom he never knew about (Elizabeth Banks). As their relationship develops, Sam is forced to rethink everything he thought he knew about his family—and re-examine his own life choices in the process.
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Elizabeth Banks – ‘Frankie’
Olivia Wilde – ‘Hannah’
Michael Hall D’Addario – ‘Josh’
Philip Baker Hall – ‘Ike Rafferty’
Mark Duplass – ‘Ted’
Michelle Pfeiffer – ‘Lillian’
Sara Mornell – ‘Dr Amanda’
Dean Chekvala – ‘Jerry’
Barbara Eve Harris – ‘Mrs Haney’
David Burrus – ‘Derek’
Devin Brochu – ‘Simon’
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Universal Pictures says tickets for Snow White and the Huntsman will go on sale via Fandango.com and MovieTickets.com beginning Monday, May 14th at 12am ET. This dark adventure tale will hit theaters on June 1st, with Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth in starring roles. Rupert Sanders makes his directorial debut with this second Snow White film to be released in 2012.
The Plot:
Kristen Stewart plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil Queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman who has escaped her clutches and now threatens her reign has been training in the art of war with a Huntsman named Eric (Chris Hemsworth) who was dispatched to capture her.
Source: Universal Pictures
The Choice premieres on Fox on Thursday, June 7th with celebrities including Joe Jonas, Carmen Electra, and Rob Gronkowski looking for a little love. So You Think You Can Dance‘s Cat Deeley will be taking on hosting duties on this celebrity dating show which has the celebrities choosing a date without getting a chance to see who they’re picking (a la The Voice).
The Celebrities Participating:
MEN:
TYSON BECKFORD – The original male supermodel, Beckford was named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in 1995.
JEREMY BLOOM – This skiing legend won three World Championships and 11 World Cup Gold medals. He went on to play in the NFL and started the charity Wish of a Lifetime. He is currently an internet entrepreneur and a sports broadcaster.
DEAN CAIN – After being cast as Superman in the hit TV series Lois and Clark, this standout athlete and Princeton grad has gone on to star in more than 90 films and television shows.
MIKE CATHERWOOD – Considered one of the most outrageous personalities on radio, Catherwood co-hosts the nationally syndicated show Loveline with Dr. Drew and recently appeared as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars.
JASON COOK – This Emmy-nominated actor won fans and melted hearts in his years on Days of Our Lives. For the past four years, he has heated up daytime TV as the rebellious “Dr. Matt Hunter” on General Hospital.
DJ PAULY D – Millions of viewers watch him every week on Jersey Shore. Last summer, he toured with Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj and now he’s the star of his own cable reality show and has a record deal with rapper 50 Cent.
ROCCO DISPIRITO – World-renowned chef and restaurateur, DiSpirito is also a best-selling author. His latest venture is the wildly popular “Now Eat This” food truck.
ROB GRONKOWSKI – NFL superstar Gronkowski has shattered records in touchdowns, receptions and receiving yards, helping carry the New England Patriots to the Super Bowl.
TAYLOR HICKS – Season Five winner of American Idol, this Alabama native has gone on to become a platinum-selling recording artist and was featured as one of People Magazine’s Hottest Bachelors in 2006.
JOE JONAS – He’s an international recording mega-star who – with his brothers – has sold 20 million units, starred in two hit TV shows, and sold out concerts worldwide. He recently released his debut solo album, Fastlife.
ROB KARDASHIAN – The son of reality television’s famous family has become a breakout star on Keeping up with the Kardashians and Khloe and Lamar.
STEVEN LOPEZ – A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist who is now training for a third; he is the only man ever to win five World Championships in Taekwondo. Lopez was named one of People Magazine’s Hottest Bachelors in 2004.
FINESSE MITCHELL – A stand-up comedian and former cast member on Saturday Night Live, he has appeared in dozens of TV shows and films and performed his live comedy act all over the world. Currently, he stars in the cable series A.N.T. Farm.
DR. ROBERT NETTLES – A renowned doctor who has pioneered a non-surgical rhinoplasty method that has transformed the medical world.
ROMEO – After signing a record deal at the age of five, this music prodigy’s first two albums went multi-platinum. He’s appeared in dozens of films, starred in his own TV show and now fronts the band RESQ3.
WARREN SAPP – This seven-time NFL All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year played pro football for 13 years, and is now an NFL analyst.
MIKE “THE SITUATION” SORRENTINO – As one of the most outrageous cast members on Jersey Shore, Sorrentino has transformed himself into an advertising pitchman, workout guru and all-around reality show icon.
NDAMUKONG SUH – He is one of the most-decorated players in college football history and was the 2010 NFL Rookie of the Year.
SETH WESCOTT – A two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner, Wescott medaled nine times in the X Games. When he’s not snowboarding the world’s best slopes, he spends time working with his charity, Level Field Fund, and hanging out at his own brewpub.
PARKER YOUNG – After graduation, this high school football star headed to Hollywood and was soon modeling for Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. He now stars as “Ryan Shay” on the primetime series Suburgatory.
WOMEN:
HOPE DWORACZYK – A model who walked the runway for Versace before landing Playboy’s first-ever 3-D centerfold. She also starred in The Girls Next Door and was 2010’s Playmate of the Year.
CARMEN ELECTRA – Having first made waves on Baywatch, Electra turned heads as a Pussycat Doll and has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows. She stars in her own line of “Aerobic Striptease” DVDs, and wrote the book, “How to be Sexy.”
RIMA FAKIH – Crowned Miss USA 2010, Fakih is now battling it out to become a pro wrestler on WWE Tough Enough.
SOPHIE MONK – This London-born performer got her break singing in the Australian pop band, Bardot. A successful modeling career led her to Hollywood and roles in Date Movie and Click with Adam Sandler.
How The Choice Works [Courtesy of Fox]:
Filmed in front of a live audience, each episode begins with four of the world’s most eligible bachelors sitting in rotating chairs, turning their backs on love and unable to see the attractive singles looking for a date with fame. In this initial “Blind Round,” each celebrity can only use his suitors’ voices – as they share information about their life, passions, turn-ons, and turn-offs – to help himself make THE CHOICE.
When the celebrity bachelor likes what he hears, he pulls his “love handle,” spinning his chair around to bring him face-to-face for the first time with his potential mate. If more than one celebrity pulls the handle, they must battle it out for her affection until the attractive single gets THE CHOICE to pick whose dating pool she wants to swim in.
Once each bachelor has his three hotties, the teams enter the “Speed Choice” round, where each woman has only seconds to convince her leading man to sweep her off her feet to the final round.
In the final round, love is on the line when host Cat Deeley poses a challenge question to each of the team’s final two. The celebrities must then make THE CHOICE between each of their two remaining eligible ladies, whisking one away on a dream date and leaving one in no man’s land.
Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman star in HBO Films’ Hemingway & Gellhorn, debuting on Monday, May 28th at 9pm ET/PT. Directed by Oscar nominee Philip Kaufman from a script by Jerry Stahl and Barbara Turner, Hemingway & Gellhorn tells the story of the passionate love affair and tumultuous marriage of Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.
The cast also includes David Strathairn, Rodrigo Santoro, Molly Parker, Parker Posey, Santiago Cabrera, Lars Ulrich, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Joan Chen and Tony Shalhoub.
The Plot:
1936: Ernest Hemingway [Clive Owen] falls under the spell of the beautiful novelist and assured magazine writer Martha Gellhorn [Nicole Kidman] when he first meets her in Sloppy Joe’s, a bar in Key West, Fla. They meet again in Spain, when she persuades a friend at Collier’s Weekly to give her credentials as a special correspondent, covering the Spanish Civil War and the attempt by Franco and the Fascists, with the aid of Hitler and Mussolini, to overthrow the democratically elected government. Hemingway has left behind his wife, Pauline [Molly Parker], and their two sons in Key West and has come to Spain to help his friends Joris Ivens [Lars Ulrich], John Dos Passos [David Strathairn] and Robert Capa [Santiago Cabrera] shoot the documentary “The Spanish Earth,” about the struggle to defeat Fascism. Gellhorn joins them.
Hemingway watches over and tutors Gellhorn, as the fledgling reporter discovers her voice and learns from him the essence of the Hemingway code of behavior: honor, courage, bravery and endurance in a life of stress, misfortune and pain. In short, grace under pressure. To Hemingway, having these qualities makes a man become a man and proves his worth. Gellhorn comes to embody these principles, perhaps even outdoing Hemingway. In a crucial situation where Gellhorn evidences her heroism, Hemingway is prompted to say, “She is the bravest woman I ever saw.”
Back from the war, Hemingway and Gellhorn settle in Cuba, where she finds the run-down villa Finca Vigia. There they begin a new life together.
Hemingway writes For Whom the Bell Tolls, which he dedicates to Gellhorn. When Collier’s offers her a job to cover the Russian invasion of Finland, Hemingway wants her to stay, but Gellhorn feels she must go and bear witness to the world’s upheaval. She later wrote, “I followed the war wherever I could reach it.”
Gellhorn longs to return to Hemingway and in their passionate correspondences the two of them vow that they will never leave each other again. She arrives home to find her beloved Finca Vigia in total disarray, strewn with Hemingway’s hangers-on. But a surprise awaits her as Hemingway proudly displays signed divorce papers from Pauline. Gellhorn, who never asked to be married, consents to becoming his third wife.
As the Japanese invade China, Gellhorn is offered an assignment to do an interview with the most powerful political couple in the world: Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek [Larry Tse] and the “Empress of China,” Madame Chiang [Joan Chen]. After some cajoling by Gellhorn to look at it as a paid honeymoon, Hemingway reluctantly agrees to accompany her. While there, Hemingway and Gellhorn are taken blindfolded by boat to a secret meeting with Communist leader Chou En-lai [Anthony Brandon Wong], whom they find impressive and believe to be the wave of the future.
They report their findings to Gellhorn’s old friends, President Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and the State Department swiftly brands Hemingway and Gellhorn “fellow travelers.” Hemingway is deeply stung by the charge of being unpatriotic and becomes increasingly agitated. Back in Cuba, Hemingway arms his boat, the Pilar, to patrol the Caribbean for Nazi U-boats, while carousing with his cronies. Gellhorn is restless, feeling isolated from the world-shaking events she longs to be a part of. They quarrel frequently. Hemingway wants a stay-at-home wife to share his bed, while she realizes that the greatest enemy of marriage is boredom. Gellhorn wants to cover the impending Allied invasion in Europe, but Hemingway selfishly compromises her assignment from Collier’s. Their marriage falls apart.
With no official press credential, the ever-resourceful Gellhorn manages to talk her way onto a hospital ship bound for Omaha Beach, becomes a stowaway and, disguised as a nurse, is among the first reporters on shore during the historic D-Day landing.
Meanwhile, in a London pub, Hemingwaymeets a woman named Mary Welsh [Parker Posey]. A drunken car accident lands him in the hospital and Gellhorn is called back from the front in France. She arrives to find a bandaged Hemingway entertaining his friends, with Welsh cozied up to him on his hospital bed. Hemingway asks Gellhorn sarcastically, “What are you doing here?” She responds, “I guess I just stopped by for a divorce.”
I want to be myself and alone and free to breathe, live, look upon the world and find it however it is…I want my own name back, most violently, as if getting it back would give me some of myself…And do not worry and do not feel badly. We are, basically, two tough people and we were born to survive.” – Martha Gellhorn
“If two people love each other, there can be no happy end to it.” – Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway’s life rapidly accelerated into paranoia and depression. Prior to his suicide in 1961, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Following Hemingway’s death, history seemed to forget Gellhorn. She was relegated to being “the third Mrs. Hemingway,” a mere footnote in the great writer’s life. Undeterred, Gellhorn continued to cover all the major world conflicts, from the Dachau concentration camp, to the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War in the Middle East, the civil wars in Central America and, finally, at age 81, the U.S. invasion of Panama. She did not listen to “official drivel” and told the truth as she saw it. She was a pioneer. As the London Daily Telegraph wrote, Gellhorn was “one of the great war correspondents of the century; brave, fierce and wholly committed to the truth of the situation.”
Source: HBO
Starring: Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg [full cast list under the ‘Cast’ tab]
Directed By: Sean Anders
Release Date: June 15, 2012
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 114 minutes
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive sexual content, brief graphic nudity, language and some drug use
Official Synopsis: While still in his teens, Donny (Adam Sandler) fathered a son, Todd (Andy Samberg), and raised him as a single parent up until Todd’s 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up. Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.
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Adam Sandler – ‘Donny’
Andy Samberg – ‘Todd’
Leighton Meester – ‘Jamie’
James Caan – ‘Father McNally’
Vanilla Ice – ‘As Himself’
Milo Ventimiglia – ‘Chad’
Blake Clark – ‘Gerald’
Meagen Fay – ‘Helen’
Tony Orlando – ‘Steve Spirou’
Will Forte – ‘Phil’
Rachel Dratch – ‘Phil’s Wife’
Nick Swardson – ‘Kenny’
Eva Amurri Martino – ‘Mary McGarricle’
Susan Sarandon – ‘Mary McGarricle’
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Three of the stars of CBS’s NCIS are taking part in the National Marrow Donor Program’s “Be The Match” awareness campaign, participating in 30-second spots encouraging the public to become “heroes” by joining the bone marrow registry or by donating toward the cost of “genetic testing required to add each new person to the registry.”
The TV spots include a statement from NCIS‘ Michael Weatherly:
“Every 10 minutes, someone dies from a blood cancer,” says Weatherly.
Weatherly’s NCIS co-stars Rocky Carroll and Cote de Pablo also take part in the TV spots and help to explain how joining the Be The Match Registry takes only a quick swab of your cheek.
The focus of the TV spots is to show the need for more donors from the African American, Hispanic, and Asian communities to become involved. According to the NMDP, there are not enough “young registry members of diverse racial and ethnic heritage to help all patients in need of a marrow transplant.”
“Encouraging more people of color to help save a life has been a key focus for us for many years,” said Jeffrey W. Chell, M.D., chief executive officer of the National Marrow Donor Program. “Our campaign on local CBS television stations takes a new direction, highlighting the importance of DNA matching by featuring actors best known to Americans as forensic investigators.”
“Pinch my fat a**, ’cause I must be dreaming! A thousand thank you’s wouldn’t cover the gratitude I’m feeling right now. And as you might imagine, everyone at SModcast Pictures is in love with everyone at AMC today! Rest assured, Walt, Bry, Mike, Ming and I are suited up and ready to hit the ice for our second season with Team AMC,” stated Smith in the renewal announcement.
“AMC set out to build shows around authentic characters and original worlds, and Comic Book Men really delivers on both of these. Charlie Corwin and Kevin have created a truly unique show that is funny and informative – whether you like comic books or not; and the guys from The Stash are the kind of real life experts we always wanted to build the show around,” said Joel Stillerman, AMC’s EVP of original programming, production and digital content. “Talking Dead is just great synergy and it gives our audience a destination to continue the conversation about The Walking Dead. We are thrilled that Chris is back to lead the discussion. He is genuinely knowledgeable about the genre, and truly entertaining.”
Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick added, “Talking Dead has been an amazing experience and I cannot pile enough hugs and thanks onto AMC for renewing it. I CAN’T WAIT for Season 3 of Walking Dead, so that we can finally talk about Rick meeting [SPOILER] and [SPOILER]-ing him with a heavy-duty [SPOILER] at the [SPOILER]. And let’s not forget all the rest of the [SPOILER]s getting in on the action! [EXPLETIVE] me! It’s going to be great…”
Source: AMC
MTV has debuted a new clip from the action film, Snow White and the Huntsmen, starring Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Chris Hemsworth (currently seen in the record-breaking The Avengers), Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen, and Sam Claflin as the prince. The clip is a fight scene with Snow White and the Huntsman doing battle with the Queen.
Snow White and the Huntsmen hits theaters on June 1, 2012.
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Lionsgate and producer Simon Fuller (American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance) are collaborating on a new musical/dramatic series about “the lives and loves of a young California rock ‘n’ roll band.” A nationwide search is already underway for four young actors/musicians to play the band members.
“Simon Fuller has created some of the most successful and enduring franchises in entertainment today,” stated Lionsgate Television Group President Kevin Beggs and Lionsgate Television COO Sandra Stern in the official announcement. “We believe that this musical drama about a young rock ‘n’ roll band will have global resonance with the same young audiences that have fueled the success of other Lionsgate franchises. From American Idol to Spice Girls, Simon has consistently demonstrated the ability to generate brands and formats with enormous worldwide appeal.”
“I am full of positive anticipation for this new collaboration and delighted to partner with Jon Feltheimer, Kevin Beggs and the rest of the team at Lionsgate, one of the most dynamic and innovative companies in the entertainment industry,” said Fuller. “From Mad Men and Weeds to The Hunger Games, Lionsgate has demonstrated the global perspective, creative instincts and marketing prowess to build successful franchises for the future. Our combined powers and vision promise to make for an exciting new entertainment property.”
Source: Lionsgate
