Directed By: Wes Anderson
Release Date: May 25, 2012
Running Time: 94 minutes
Genres: Comedy, drama, romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and smoking
Review: Read the full review
Official Synopsis: Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in every which way.
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Bruce Willis – ‘Captain Sharp’
Edward Norton – ‘Scout Master Ward’
Bill Murray – ‘Mr. Bishop’
Frances McDormand – ‘Mrs. Bishop’
Tilda Swinton – ‘Social Services’
Jared Gilman – ‘Sam’
Kara Hayward – ‘Suzy’
Jason Schwartzman – ‘Cousin Ben’
Bob Balaban – ‘The Narrator’
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Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias Announce 2012 Tour Dates
Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias are teaming up for a 2012 concert tour this summer. 16 dates have been released, but it’s likely more will be announced soon.
Tickets go on sale on May 5, 2012.
2012 Concert Dates:
July 14: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
July 17: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
July 20: Newark, NJ (Prudential Center)
July 25: Boston, MA (TD Garden)
July 28: Washington DC (Verizon Center)
July 29: Atlantic City, NJ (Boardwalk Hall)
August 3: Chicago, IL (United Center)
August 8: San Jose, CA (HP Pavilion at San Jose)
August 11: Anaheim, CA (Honda Center)
August 16: Los Angeles, CA (STAPLES Center)
August 18: Las Vegas, NV (Mandalay Bay Resort)
August 23: San Antonio, TX (AT&T Center)
August 25: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
August 26: Houston, TX (Toyota Center)
August 29: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
August 31: Miami, FL (AmericanAirlines Arena)
Love in the Wild Singles Revealed
NBC has announced the 14 singles who will be featured on Love in the Wild, the adventure dating series premiering on Thursday, June 7 (8-10 p.m. ET). The show takes place in the Dominican Republic, with seven men and seven women searching for “the one”.
Jenny McCarthy will host the series which throws in a twist by adding seven additional men to the two-hour season premiere to stir things up.
Original Guys:
TIM PARRISH (Age: 32) – hometown – Green Bay, Wis.; Resides in Chicago — Do not be fooled by his good looks and charm; Parrish likes to play the field. He feels like there are a lot of great ladies out there, but there is only one of him to go around. He’s not too worried though as he feels that this is the Year of The Tim. Parrish loves the ladies, but he loves winning even more.
@timboparrish
JASON HOLMES (Age: 29) – hometown: Paso Robles, Calif.; Resides in North Hollywood, Calif. — Holmes comes from a loving family; his parents have been together since high school. This personal trainer really wants to find a romance similar to his parents and hopes to find true love on the show.
@jrobholmes
BENJAMIN CLARK (Age: 27) – hometown: Chesterfield, England; Resides in Monroe, N.C. –Born and raised in England, girls like Clark for the wrong reasons including just hearing his sexy British accent. However, his sheer charm is sure to win the hearts of the ladies and keep the men on their toes. The former pro soccer player says that people either love him or hate him. Regardless, he’s hoping to find true love on the show.
@clarkythetitan
AARON CHASE (Age: 28) – hometown: San Diego; Resides in Newport Beach, Calif. — U.S. Marine Corps veteran Chase hopes that his training will allow him to dominate the adventures. He was once in a long-term serious relationship and had his heart broken before heading off to war in Iraq but has been living the single life for the past three years. He admits he’s been holding out for someone worth dating, someone with a big heart.
@AaronMChase
JESSE WILSON (Age: 33) – hometown: Oakdale, Calif.; Resides in Manhattan Beach, Calif. — Wilson grew up in Oakdale, Calif., which happens to be affectionately known as “Cowboy Capital of the World.” This small-town boy is looking for the perfect girl and already had the names picked out for his children.
@swoop22
KENNETH BARRINGTON (Age: 33) – hometown: Peoria, Ill.; Resides in Miami Beach — This sexy bachelor is ready to give up the Miami dating scene and share his life with someone special. The Cornell graduate and successful real estate developer also has a soft side and is a foster parent for his local animal shelter.
@kabarrington
CHRISTIAN SEKLECKI (Age: 34) – hometown: August, Ga.; Resides in Atlanta, Ga. — As a child, Seklecki’s favorite game was Capture the Flag — and now he hopes to capture a woman’s heart in the wild. After a few failed online dating experiences, he is ready to find a genuine woman with whom he can spend the rest of his life. Seklecki has his hands full juggling all his interests but insists that he is not too busy for a relationship
@roominelephant
Original Girls:
ALI LEITZA (Age: 33) – hometown: Little Rock, Ark.; Resides in North Little Rock, Ark. — Leitza is a sexy, Southern belle who is not afraid to pull some pranks to find her Prince Charming. Many of her past dates lacked the capability to handle this strong-willed woman. Her dating requirements now include a man with a backbone, who can embrace her passions.
@alileitza
SUMMER MACK (Age: 32) – hometown: Satellite Beach, Fla.; Resides in Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. — According to the all- American girl Mack, she’s looking for a man that won’t just buy her an alligator purse but will kill one, skin it and make a purse for her. An Olympic Trials finalist on the United States National Swimming Team, she developed her competitive nature early and will do just about anything to win. Her biggest regret is not marrying her first love.
@summer_mack
SHAUNA DILLARD (Age: 28) – hometown: Kingsburg, Calif.; Resides in Hollywood, Calif. —
After recently getting out of a six-year relationship, Dillard is dedicated to finding true love and will not settle for anything less. Growing up on a farm prepared Dillard for getting down and dirty, which is exactly what she’s willing to do to find the right guy. When this makeup artist and headband designer is not working, she’s keeping busy with her favorite past time — yoga.
@shaunadillard
YANINA BECCARIA (Age: 33) – hometown: Rosario, Argentina; Resides in Chicago — Former “Ice Girl” for the Chicago Blackhawks, Beccaria is sassy and competitive and she’s not afraid to show it. Beccaria knows she’s attractive and loves to flirt, but she’s also willing to get rough-and-tumble. She used to play football until she tore her ACL. Even though she enjoys being single and having fun, she’s feeling pressure to get married and start a family.
@yaninabeccaria
TARA LOCKE (Age: 26) – hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill.; Resides in Miami Beach, Fla.– Locke is a self-professed glamour girl and yachting, shopping, and clubbing activities are just a typical day in her life. Locke is looking for a great man to call her own and her strategy for this experience is to literally be “her amazing self.” She admits that she is a professional flirt and will do whatever it takes to get what she wants.
@Tara_Locke
CINA LUKS (Age: 22) – hometown: San Lorenzo, Calif.; Resides in San Lorenzo — Luks is adventurous and is looking for a man who can share her enthusiasm for life. While she likes to dress up, she’s not afraid to get dirty. A man will need to travel fast to keep up with her as she has her private pilot aviation certificate and a motorcycle permit.
@cinaluks
JENNY BLATT (Age: 27) – hometown: Philadelphia; Resides in Philadelphia –After walking in on her boyfriend of five years with another woman, Blatt knows how it feels to be burned by love. Though it took some time, she has bounced back and is ready to meet her Mr. Right. While Blatt is highly competitive due to her years in professional gymnastics, she does not like bugs or getting dirty which might create difficulties in the wild.
@jennyblatt
Surprise Guys:
JASON EWELL (Age: 25) – hometown: Dublin, Calif.; Resides in Dublin, Calif. — Though Ewell cherishes his small town roots, he seeks out big adventures and larger thrills. Ewell loves to be in a relationship, and is not afraid to get in touch with his more sensitive side, even if it means shedding a few tears. He’s looking for a partner in crime to join him skydiving, clay shooting and traveling the country.
@jasonewell22
LEO BORRIELLO (Age: 27) – hometown: Windsor, Conn.; Resides in Philadelphia — Borriello loves the ladies — and they love his six-pack and contagious smile. He takes pride in his chiseled body, but there is more to this Italian financial analyst than just his good looks. He’s looking for a woman that can keep up with him and is excited about a trip around the world and the possibility of finding a new love along the journey.
@Ninjacowboy7
FRANKY ARRIOLA (Age: 31) – hometown: Miami; Resides in Miami — The youngest of his Cuban American family, Arriola considers himself very assertive, ambitious and blessed to have such great looks. His select dating criteria include women who are caring, supportive, sweet, good-looking, athletic, and fun. Germaphobes and inked women need not apply.
@frankyarriola
MIKE SWEET (Age: 30) – hometown: San Dimas, Calif.; Resides in Los Angeles — As a lifeguard, surf instructor and water polo player, Sweet hopes to swim laps around his competitors and dive into the hearts of the single women in the wild. An active outdoorsman, Sweet’s goal of becoming a professional beach volleyball player keeps him active and always at the beach.
@TheMikeSweet
RYAN SMITH (Age: 27) – hometown: Boise, Idaho; Resides in San Francisco — Growing up with a basketball coach as a father, Smith had no choice but to be competitive. However, as much as Smith would like to win, he is more focused on finding his future wife. His other interests include wakeboarding, snowboarding, golf, tennis and people-watching.
@Ryan_Prescott_
DARWIN ZOOK (Age: 32) – hometown: Boston; Resides in Boston — Zook is an all-American stud and former basketball player who knows how to strategize — and he plans to stop at nothing in order to crush the competition and find love. All he needs on a first date is a fun, relaxed atmosphere, music and free-flowing drinks. Zook is looking for the right woman and he will not settle.
@darwinzook
QUAISON “Q” DODD (Age: 31) – hometown: New Haven, Conn.; Resides in Los Angeles –As a former football jock and college football champion, Quaison “Q” Dodd is not familiar with losing. Although physical fitness is as a top priority in his life as a personal trainer, finding the right woman is even more important. Dodd is looking to settle down and start a family and is counting on his winning streak to help him find a woman with whom he has true synergy.
Dodd attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
@QuaisonDodd
Details on Love in the Wild:
Love in the Wild puts relationships to the ultimate test with exhilarating and wild adventures that push participants to the limit, both physically and emotionally. Single men and single women, all looking for love, will experience a romantic quest unlike anything they could have ever imagined. These singles have tried it all — speed-dating, blind-dating, internet dating — and now, they will journey to a tropical paradise to see if they can find that special someone for whom they’ve been looking.
During elimination, all of the couples will come together to reveal whether a connection has been formed with their current partner — or if they would like to switch and get to know someone else. At the end of every episode, heartbroken singles are sent home. The series culminates with just one couple left standing. That couple will have completed the adventure of a lifetime and found the one thing they’ve been searching for — “Love in the Wild.”
Source: NBC
David Cronenberg to Guest Star on Rewind
Jack Bender (Lost, Alphas) will direct the pilot from a script by Justin Marks.
Production is currently underway in Toronto.
The Plot and Cast Details [Courtesy of Syfy]:
Rewind revolves around a team of military field operatives and civilian scientists who must use untested technology to travel back in time to alter past events in order to change the future and avoid a devastating terrorist attack.
Castle-Hughes will portray Priya, the team’s atypical historian, a behavioral anthropologist who provides analytical context to the project and the missions, and whose knowledge of history extends beyond the boundaries of facts.
Bryce, a brilliant scientist who graduated from MIT when she was 18; the smartest person in the room who is obsessive, driven and doesn’t really care what people think of her, will be played by Jennifer Ferrin.
Jones plays Danny, Henry Knox’s (Shane McRae) friend and the man Knox trusts most to help him get the job done as they embark on their perilous mission into the past. As Charlie, Mohajeri portrays a mathematician who has patented an innovative piece of technology that can reduce history to mathematics, in order to measure the team’s action in the past.
Guest star David Cronenberg will play a brilliant pillar of science and Nobel Prize winner who has become unhinged since the death of his wife years ago. He prepares a dangerous plot that will alter the course of history.
Guest star Jeff Fahey plays Ellis, a former NASA aerospace engineer and now part of Bryce’s time travel team. He is the spiritual backbone of the team; strong with a Zen-like wisdom and intensely loyal to Bryce.
The previously announced Shane McRae will portray Sean Knox, ex-Special Forces who ranks as a field operative in a special division of the Department of Homeland Security. A self-aware, wry, clever and razor-sharp strategic mind, Knox likes to be underestimated. Now, Knox has been recruited for a nearly impossible top-secret mission: to travel back in time to prevent a devastating terrorist attack.
Source: Syfy
‘The Watch’ Red Band Trailer Arrives
20th Century Fox’s red band trailer arrives for the R-rated comedy movie, The Watch (formerly known as Neighborhood Watch). The alien invasion comedy stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade and was directed by Akiva Schaffer.
Jared Stern, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Justin Theroux wrote the script.
The Watch hits theaters on July 27, 2012.
In releasing the red band trailer, Fox also released a statement on the film’s new title: “As the subject matter of this alien invasion comedy bears no relation whatsoever to the recent tragic events in Florida, the studio altered the title to avoid any accidental or unintended misimpression that it might.”
Bree Williamson Joins the Cast of Haven
Bree Williamson (Gossip Girl) has signed on to the cast of Haven for season #3. Williamson will play a psychiatrist named Dr. Claire Callahan.
Per Syfy: “In her new role, Dr. Callahan becomes a close friend and confidant to Audrey Parker (Emily Rose). She also uses her skills to help ‘profile’ potential perpetrators and, as a psychiatrist, to help the troubled citizens of Haven deal with their afflictions.
Season three of Haven picks up immediately following the events of the gripping season two finale with Audrey having been brutally kidnapped; Nathan (Lucas Bryan) warned against pursuing a romantic relationship with Audrey; and Duke (Eric Balfour) seemingly engaged in a fight to the death with Nathan after he discovers his family lineage is to kill Haven citizens with troubles.”
Source: Syfy
American Idol – The Final 4 Revealed
We’ve moved one step closer to crowning the winner of the 11th season of American Idol. Following the May 2nd show – of the best in American Idol history – it was anyone’s guess who wouldn’t survive the cut from five finalists to four. Each of the final five contestants impressed the judges, and with a season-high of 60 million votes cast they also apparently impressed the TV audience. But one had to leave and once all the votes were tabulated, it was Country singer Skylar Laine who wound up eliminated this week.
The final four finalists – Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez – will next try to win over voters on Wednesday, May 9th, during a “California Dreamin'”-themed show. The top three, who will be revealed on Thursday, May 10th, will then get to head back to their hometowns to visit with family, friends, and fans.
Also on May 10th, American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez will be performing “Dance Again” on the show and AI season seven winner David Cook will take the stage to perform “The Last Song I’ll Write for You.”
The Top Four Finalists:
Hollie Cavanagh
Hometown: McKinney, TX
Age: 18
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Joshua Ledet
Hometown: Westlake, LA
Age: 20
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Phillip Phillips
Hometown: Leesburg, GA
Age: 21
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Jessica Sanchez
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Age: 16
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Source: Fox
Film Review: The Avengers
Reviewed by Kevin Finnerty
“I thought I didn’t qualify. Apparently I’m…what was it? Volatile, self-obsessed, and don’t play well with others,” says Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) to Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) who’s at Stark Tower to convince Iron Man to join other superheroes in a fight to protect Earth from an invasion in the highly anticipated film, The Avengers.
Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Director of S.H.I.E.L.D (a secret government peacekeeping agency), has sent Agent Coulson along with super spy/assassin Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) out to find and bring back both Mr. Stark and Dr. Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) who turns into the huge, mighty, raging, green Hulk when he becomes angry; to team up with Steve Rogers – Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow, super assassin Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and, hopefully, the mighty demigod Thor (Chris Hemsworth) to form The Avengers. The reason behind the need to assemble a super fighting team: Thor’s adopted brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), has stolen a power cube called the Tesseract and intends to use it to open a portal to allow a fierce alien army to wage war on Earth and enslave all humans to obey Loki. But before the new team of superheroes can have any real chance of finding a way to stop Loki, they MUST put their egos and personality clashes aside and find a way to work together if Earth is going to have any hope of surviving.
Thrilling and fun, The Avengers is a fast-paced, action-packed event movie which will have the audience cheering and applauding in their seats. It has a strong cast with some stand-out performances led by Robert Downey Jr., reprising his role as Tony Stark, whose very presence on screen elevates the film to a whole new level and energizes the rest of the cast. Mark Ruffalo is hands-down the best to portray Bruce Banner since Bill Bixby played the role on the small screen in the 1970s. Both Downey Jr. and Ruffalo have solid chemistry in the scenes where Stark and Banner begin to become friends and Tony encourages Bruce not to fear his alter green ego but embrace him instead.
Scarlett Johansson is perfect as Black Widow, the cold, tough master spy who’s not all ice around the edges but actually cares deeply for her teammates – and at times even shows a little chink in her armor. The scene where she tries to persuade Banner to come in from the cold is both tense, humorous and surprising.
The film also has breathtaking action sequences, great CGI, and the best superhero fight in a downtown city since Superman (Christopher Reeve) fought General Zod (Terence Stamp) and his comrades in the film Superman 2.
The only problem with the film is a few scenes that drag on a little too long and really do slam on the brakes of what is one of the best action films to come along in years.
Exhilarating and surprising, The Avengers is a star-powered, full-throttle action blockbuster that’s sure to surpass moviegoers’ expectations.
GRADE: B+
The Avengers hits theaters on May 4, 2012 and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference.
Dark Shadows – Photos, Trailer, Clips and Cast
Directed By: Tim Burton
Release Date: May 11, 2012
Running Time: 113 minutes
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking
Interview: Michelle Pfeiffer on Tim Burton and the TV series
Review: Read the full review
Official Synopsis: In the year 1750, Joshua and Naomi Collins, with young son Barnabas, set sail from England to start a new life in America, where they build a fishing empire in the coastal Maine town that comes to carry their name: Collinsport. Two decades pass and Barnabas (Johnny Depp) has the world at his feet. The master of Collinwood Manor, Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy…until he makes the grave mistake of falling in love with a beauty named Josette DuPres (Bella Heathcote) and breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard (Eva Green). A witch in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death—turning him into a vampire, and then burying him…alive.
Nearly two centuries later, Barnabas is inadvertently freed from his tomb and emerges into the very changed world of 1972, a stranger in an even stranger time. Returning to Collinwood Manor, he finds that his once-grand estate has fallen into ruin, and the dysfunctional remnants of the Collins family have fared little better, each harboring their own dark secrets.
Family matriarch Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the one person Barnabas entrusts with the truth of his identity. But his rather odd and anachronistic behavior immediately raises the suspicions of the live-in psychiatrist, Dr. Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter), who has no idea what kind of problems she’s really digging up.
As Barnabas sets out to restore his family name to its former glory, one thing stands in his way: Collinsport’s leading denizen, who goes by the name Angie…and who bears a striking resemblance to a very old acquaintance of Barnabas Collins.
Also residing in Collinwood Manor are Elizabeth’s ne’er-do-well brother, Roger Collins, (Jonny Lee Miller); her rebellious teenage daughter Carolyn Stoddard (Chloë Grace Moretz); and Roger’s precocious 10-year-old son, David Collins (Gully McGrath). The longsuffering caretaker of Collinwood is Willie Loomis (Jackie Earle Haley), and new to the Collins’ employ is David’s nanny, Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote), who is, mysteriously, the mirror image of Barnabas’ one true love, Josette.
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Johnny Depp – ‘Barnabas Collins’
Eva Green – ‘Angelique Bouchard’
Helena Bonham Carter – ‘Dr Julia Hoffman’
Chloe Grace Moretz – ‘Carolyn Stoddard’
Jackie Earle Haley – ‘Willie Loomis’
Bella Heathcote – ‘Victoria Winters’
Gulliver McGrath – ‘David Collins’
Michelle Pfeiffer – ‘Elizabeth Collins Stoddard’
Jonny Lee Miller – ‘Roger Collins’
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New ‘The Loved Ones’ Trailer and Ticket Details
Prom can be a real hellish experience…
Insurge Pictures has just unleashed a new trailer for the horror film, The Loved Ones, and it’s just crazy. Written and directed by Sean Byrne, The Loved Ones stars Robin McLeavy, Xavier Samuel, and Victoria Thaine.
The Plot:
Lola Stone asked Brent Mitchell to the prom, but Brent said no, and now he’s screwed. What happens when Lola doesn’t get what she wants? She enlists Daddy’s help to throw a prom of her own where she is queen and Brent is king, whether he likes it or not. The Loved Ones is what happens when puppy love goes horribly, violently wrong. Brent should have said yes.
Genre fans were able to sign up to have The Loved Ones screened in their city, and Paramount’s Insurge Pictures has announced the first six cities that will be screening the film beginning on June 1st – San Francisco, Austin, Chicago, New York, Houston, and Los Angeles.
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