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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 - Posts

Graphic novel "Night Mary" nabbed for big screen
Animal Logic, a digital design and production company, has picked up film rights to the graphic novel "Night Mary," a mystery/horror comic created by Rick Remender and Kieron Dwyer. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:43 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Ashley Tisdale sheds Disney image in new "Aliens"
Her platinum white hair is long gone, replaced by silky smooth, dark brown locks. Yet that doesn't stop young girls from recognizing "High School Musical" star Ashley Tisdale at restaurants and asking for autographs. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Ben Affleck vs. Jon Hamm: Time to Choose Sides
Ben Affleck and Jon Hamm are ready to go to Town on each other. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Watchmen" dominates video charts
Blu-ray Discs are showing some real clout. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Russell Crowe eyes remake of French thriller
Russell Crowe is in final negotiations to star in "Crash" writer-director Paul Haggis' next film, "The Next Three Days." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Lefevre `stunned' Howard has her role in `Eclipse'
Bryce Dallas Howard is taking over as the villainous vampire Victoria in the third "Twilight" movie, and the actress who's played the part in the first two films says she was "stunned" and "hurt deeply" by the switch. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Matt Damon gets political in documentary
How does Matt Damon make reciting the Declaration of Independence exciting? Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Ang Lee to head Venice Film Festival's main jury
Director Ang Lee, who has twice won the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion, will preside over the fest's main competition jury, organizers said Wednesday. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Jeremy Renner is talk of "Town"
Jeremy Renner, who has earned raves for his performance in "The Hurt Locker," is in negotiations to join "The Town," a romantic crime thriller from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures that Ben Affleck is directing. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 2-8: Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Mystery Science" meets "Plan 9" in live event
The stars of the cult TV show "Mystery Science Theater 3000" are reuniting for a one-night, nationwide in-theater event, "RiffTrax Live: Plan 9 From Outer Space," on August 20. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Foxx, Latifah hook up with "Valentine's Day"
Jamie Foxx, Queen Latifah and Carter Jenkins have joined the all-star cast of the romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," being directed by Garry Marshall. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Trio in the trenches for "Battle: Los Angeles"
Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Pena and Bridget Moynahan have been recruited to join Columbia's "Battle: Los Angeles." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:36 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Taylor Momsen: ‘I would eat a boy my age alive’
The "Gossip Girl" actress isn’t just ahead of her contemporaries in the dating department. She’s finished high school two years early and is already onto college. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Funny People’ is a passion project for Apatow
The entire film is imbued with Apatow’s life — he has called it “a culmination of my journey in comedy.” Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Coroner delays release of Jackson autopsy results
Coroner's officials had said they were going to release the results this week but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Wednesday the announcement will probably not come until next week. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Official: Jackson doctor could face foreclosure
A title company official says Michael Jackson's personal physician could face foreclosure on the luxury Las Vegas home that authorities searched in a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Lefevre ‘stunned’ by losing ‘Eclipse’ role
On Tuesday, Summit announced that Bryce Dallas Howard would be taking on the role in “Eclipse,” due in May 2010. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Jude Law to be a father for the fourth time
“Jude Law can confirm that, following a relationship last year, he has been advised that he is to be the father of a child due in the fall of this year,” says the actor’s rep. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scoop: Michael Jackson’s veins weren’t IV friendly
Jackson’s personal nurse and nutritionist Cherilyn Lee, said, "When I met him and did his blood work he said, ‘Don’t feel bad because I have tiny squiggly veins.' " Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Tidbits: Jennifer Love Hewitt begs for a ‘Twilight’ role
The “Ghost Whisperer” star told MTVnews.com, "I will be the vampire who carries Robert Pattinson’s luggage in the airport." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Bob Barker asks Cherokee chief to end bear pits
Former game-show host and longtime animal-rights activist Bob Barker hopes to persuade the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina to close bear pits used as tourist attractions. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘CSI’ scoop: Sara’s back! Is Grissom next?
Now that the initial burst of excitement surrounding Jorja Fox's “CSI” comeback has died down, it's time to get down to business. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Quiz: Where is Justin Timberlake’s golf course?
Test your red-carpet savvy with our weekly quiz Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Test Pattern: Ready to abandon ‘Entourage’
Sometimes when a TV show starts to go bad, I just can’t look away. It’s a mystery that demands to be solved. What went wrong? “Entourage,” I’m talking to you. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Bachelorette’ host dishes on final choice
Host Chris Harrison says he doesn't doubt that Jillian loves Ed, but believes she was tempted by Reid's return. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Bachelorette’ blog: Jillian is ‘extremely happy’
Jillian Harris says she found her best friend on "The Bachelorette," but it didn't come without consequences. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Brad Pitt admits his ‘partying ends at 6’
He's on top of the world as the most envied man in stardom, but Brad Pitt wants the public to understand that it can be a tougher life than they imagine. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Demi Lovato maintains her balancing act
Demi Lovato is on a concert tour, has just released a new album, and is the star of her own Disney TV series, "Sonny With a Chance." But she still has time to check out any cute boys. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Jackson chef recalls doctor’s role, final days
On the day Michael Jackson died, his personal chef says her first hint of something amiss was when his doctor didn't come downstairs to get the juices and granola he routinely brought the singer each morning. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Bryce Dallas Howard joins third `Twilight' film
Bryce Dallas Howard is sinking her teeth into a role in the "Twilight" series. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:49 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Fox host: Obama is 'a racist'
Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck said he believes President Barack Obama is "a racist." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 6:42 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

David Alan Grier joins cast of Broadway's `Race'
David Alan Grier is joining the cast of David Mamet's (MAM'-eht) Broadway-bound play "Race." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:03 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Pieces of Hollywood history on auction block
Pieces of Hollywood history are on the auction block at a Los Angeles prop shop. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:51 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Resident Evil" duo buys rights to fantasy novel
Filmmaker Paul W.S. Anderson and longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt, the duo behind the moneymaking "Resident Evil" franchise, have picked up film rights to Peter V. Brett's debut fantasy novel, "The Warded Man." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:40 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Zhang's "Blood Simple" remake lands U.S. partner
Sony Pictures Classics has boarded Zhang Yimou's Chinese-language remake of the Coen Brothers' "Blood Simple," signing on to produce the film and acquiring distribution rights in North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:40 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Apatow stretches with flawed but funny "People"
The prerelease narrative behind "Funny People" is that funnyman Judd Apatow has gone serious in his third outing as a writer-director and made a drama, albeit one set in the world of stand-up comics. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:40 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

A life in comedy leads Apatow to `Funny People'
Judd Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" spawned one of the most vibrant and successful runs in American comedy — a frantic, four-year era capped by and summed up in the writer/director/producer's latest film, "Funny People." Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4:10 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Philippine ex-president, 72, shoots comeback movie
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, once an action movie star, is returning to the big screen with his first film since he was toppled on corruption charges. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:29 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Obama appears on George Lopez’s talk show
In a clip shown during a Tuesday meeting of the Television Critics Association, the comedian jokingly begs for a cabinet spot from the president. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:22 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Jon Gosselin gets back to his kids
After a week in the fast lane, Jon Gosselin returned to suburban life with his kids Tuesday. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:22 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Agents finish search of Jackson doctor’s home
Los Angeles police and federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents carried away five or six plastic storage containers and several thick manilla envelopes. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:22 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scoop: K-Fed angling for weight-loss reality show?
“He’s not hurting for money, but he’d like to make this work,” says one friend who says that Federline is hoping to cash in on his weight gain. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:22 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Door" pays stylish homage to suspense masters
"The Forbidden Door" would make Hitchcock and Almodovar proud. Its protagonist, a sculptor who is both inspired and haunted by female reproduction, becomes hooked on a warped reality show that unlocks childhood secrets behind the "forbidden door" in his Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

China complains to Australia about Uighur's visit
China has repeatedly complained to the Australian government about the planned visit to a Melbourne film festival of a Uighur activist whom Beijing accuses of inciting ethnic riots in its far west, an official said Wednesday. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Howard to replace Lefevre in 3rd "Twilight" film
"Eclipse" is pulling a switcheroo. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

'Infernal Affairs' director hopes for hit in China
"Infernal Affairs" co-director Alan Mak hopes his new thriller will break new ground for Hong Kong filmmakers still learning the tastes of mainland Chinese viewers. Read More

posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 1:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments