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Monday, February 22, 2010 - Posts

Four actors join "Convincer" film
Michelle Arthur, Bob Balaban, David Harbour and Lea Thompson have joined the cast of "The Convincer," a crime drama now shooting in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 10:24 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Crazy Heart’ nod spotlights Ryan Bingham
At a recent reception to celebrate the Oscar-nominated film "Crazy Heart," Jeff Bridges turned to the crowd, leaned into the mic and said, "Here's the guy who saved the movie." Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:17 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Actor un-Lockes secrets of ‘Lost’ character
Actor Terry O’Quinn shares his thoughts in a Q&A with Entertainment Weekly about playing the Man in Black and the Smoke Monster on ABC’s “Lost.” Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:02 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Judge won’t block ‘Jersey Shore’ DVD release
A New Jersey man who says he was beaten during an episode of MTV’s reality show “Jersey Shore” has lost his bid to stop the release of a video depicting it. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 8:52 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Reader" producer to adapt Eva Braun bio
Eva Braun is getting a big-screen makeover, courtesy of a producer who worked on the Nazi drama "The Reader." Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 8:22 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Review: `A Prophet' displays visionary talent
Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet" traces the evolution of an illiterate French-Arab inmate who uses his time well in prison, learning to read and write, studying economics, picking up a new language. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 8:12 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Tidbits: Lohan blames dad for her drug problem
“When my father was going public, that's when I hit rock bottom,” the actress explained in an interview. “I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances.” Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 8:07 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scoop: Jessica Simpson readies her O(prah) face
Jessica Simpson is headed to “The Oprah Winfrey Show” soon and there’s talk that she might be discussing some of the phenomenally inappropriate comments John Mayer directed toward her in his recent Playboy interview. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 8:07 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Placido Domingo to undergo surgery
Placido Domingo is expected to undergo surgery later this week after the internationally acclaimed tenor suffered abdominal pain during a recent performance in Tokyo. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 7:51 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Kate Winslet keeps her Oscar in the bathroom
Last year's Best Actress winner for “The Reader” keeps her golden statuette in the bathroom so guests "can sneakily have a little (hold) and put it back down again," she said. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 7:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Child Services pays a visit to the Sheens’ home
The source claimed the visit to check on twins Bob and Max was triggered by an anonymous tip to the agency from someone who thought the actor was doing drugs.  Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 7:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Ian McShane set for "Pirates" sequel
British actor Ian McShane, who gained notice Stateside for his villainous role in HBO's "Deadwood," is in talks to play Blackbeard in the fourth installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 7:16 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Salonga and Takei to Sing in NYC Reading of Musical 'Allegiance', With Wilfert, Montalban, Trimm and More (Playbill)
Playbill - Tony Award-winning actress Lea Salonga and television and film actor George Takei head the cast of a Feb. 22 private developmental staged reading of Allegiance, a new musical about Japanese-Americans who were put in camps during World War II Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"St. Jimmy" Box Office Opens for 'American Idiot' (Playbill)
Playbill - The St. James Theatre box office will open at 10 AM Feb. 22 for walkup sales for tickets to the new Broadway musical American Idiot. The first preview of the Green Day musical is March 24, toward an April 20 opening. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Soprano Kathryn Grayson, Star of Movie Musicals, Dies at 88 (Playbill)
Playbill - Kathryn Grayson, who won a lasting place in the annals of the Hollywood movie musical through her performances in the M-G-M films "Kiss Me, Kate," "Show Boat" and "Anchors Aweigh," died Feb. 17 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 88. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Exports and Imports (Playbill)
Playbill - All good things must come to an end. And though the producers of the hit revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge tried to find a way to keep their show going, it could not be done, what with the film commitments of star Scarlett Johansson. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Harper Is Tallulah, Darling, in Broadway's 'Looped' (Playbill)
Playbill - A late-career Tallulah Bankhead - the hard-drinking, blowsy American stage and film actress - sweeps back onto Broadway, embodied by Valerie Harper, in Looped, a new comedy by Matthew Lombardo. Previews begin Feb. 19, leading to the March 14 Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Kevin James to co-star in Ron Howard film
Former "King of Queens" star Kevin James will play Vince Vaughn's best friend in a marital infidelity comedy to be directed by Ron Howard. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Avatar" passes $200 million mark at Imax
James Cameron's "Avatar" has passed the $200 million box office mark on Imax screens worldwide, the Toronto-based giant-screen firm said Monday. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 6:46 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Dept. of Child, Family Services visits the Sheens
The source claimed the visit to check on twins Bob and Max was triggered by an anonymous tip to the agency from someone who thought the actor was doing drugs.  Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 5:25 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Underprepared cinemas face 3-D ‘Clash’
Movies in 3-D are becoming such big moneymakers that Hollywood studios are cramming them into the nation's theaters, even though there aren't enough screens available to give each film its fullest possible run. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 5:10 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Heroes’ actor charged with DUI
Court records show actor Adrian Pasdar has been charged with drunken driving, and his arraignment is scheduled for later this week. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 4:45 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

'Shutter Island' storms North American box office (AFP)
AFP - Director Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio scored their best ever box office debut this weekend as tense thriller "Shutter Island" wowed North American movie-goers, final figures showed Monday. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 4:15 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

`Shutter Island' opens on top with $41.1 million
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's thriller "Shutter Island" has managed the best weekend debut ever for both the director and star, opening with $41.1 million. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 4:15 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

White House Easter Egg Roll to be ‘Glee’-ful
First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of “Glee” to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 5 — and, barring any last-minute glitches, they’re gonna do it. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 3:44 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Cantor to launch futures exchange for film buffs
Traders will soon be able to place possibly the surest bet around: the next James Cameron film. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 3:09 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

2 pros won’t be ‘Dancing’ again this season
A handful of professional dancers have confirmed they are heading back for season 10, but  a couple of veterans have announced that they would not be returning to the hit program. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 2:58 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Obama, Shakira meet at White House
President Barack Obama and pop superstar Shakira are talking about U.S. policy toward children at the White House. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 1:33 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Oscar show goes for youth appeal with 4 stars
Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and "Twilight" co-stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner are four of Hollywood's biggest rising stars. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 1:18 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Superman’s debut comic sells for $1 million
A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million, smashing a record set just last year. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 1:13 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

NYT: Streep remains a cinematic chameleon
Like Julia Child, whom she portrays in "Julie & Julia," Streep's main genius is to demystify her art, to convince the average moviegoer that she is simply one of us. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 1:13 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Cyrus, Efron, Stewart, Lautner join Oscar show
Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron and "Twilight" co-stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner have joined the lineup at the Academy Awards. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 1:02 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Michael Jackson's 'Captain EO' returns to Disney
"Captain EO" and Michael Jackson are returning to Disneyland. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 12:27 PM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

EMI says it wants to keep Abbey Road studios
Music company EMI wants to retain ownership of the Abbey Road recording studios, though it is talking to other parties about revitalizing the site, EMI said on Sunday. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

The Oscar moments we’d like to forget
The Academy Awards aren't always a golden night. Sometimes the show produces embarrassing moments that viewers, and the Academy, would just as soon forget. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Top Chef’ host welcomes baby daughter
Padma Lakshmi, 39, gave birth to a baby girl named Krishna Thea Lakshmi on Saturday after years of battling endometriosis. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 10:01 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Hurt Locker,’ ‘Up in the Air,’ win WGA honors
The war story "The Hurt Locker" and the recession tale "Up in the Air" have won top honors at the Writers Guild of America Awards. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

EMI reverses, wants to hold on to Abbey Road
Music company EMI wants to retain ownership of the Abbey Road recording studios, though it is talking to other parties about revitalizing the site, EMI said on Sunday. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Colbert wraps up his Olympics ... well, sort of
Now faux talk-show host will return to New York to deliver results to his viewers. At least the Canadian "syrup suckers" and "Saskatchewhiners" got the joke, he says. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Growing Pains’ actor missing from Vancouver
Former “Growing Pains” star Andrew Koenig, who played Boner on the ‘80s TV show, has been reported missing. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Situation: ‘Jersey Shore 2’ is best series ever
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is confident that “Jersey Shore’s” second season won’t disappoint fans of the hit MTV reality show. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Connick performs for students at White House
Harry Connick Jr. told students Sunday that music can get people through the darkest times — even a disaster like Hurricane Katrina, which devastated his hometown, New Orleans, in 2005. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Shutter Island’ scares way to top of box office
The  creepy Leonardo DiCaprio crime thriller set at a remote insane asylum opened with $40.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Best bets: Willis, Morgan star in ‘Cop Out’
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's latest film, a cop buddy comedy. Also this week: The rejects from "The Bachelor" gang up to yell at him; "The September Issue" hits DVD. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish break up
"Abbie ended the relationship with Ryan and she moved out of their home," a rep tells PEOPLE. The split follows months of tabloid speculation that Phillippe has been unfaithful to Cornish. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Stripper helps ‘Housewives’ expose feelings
Robin, the stripper from Karl's gentlemen's club, is now living with Susan and Mike, and she's managed to shake things up in a major way on Wisteria Lane. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

For many readers, Olympics make for great TV
Cheer on the athletes or stick with old favorites? With the Olympics now in play in TV programming, msnbc.com readers are finding ways to enjoy the games while still catching their regular programs. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Next step for Olympians — reality TV!
Don't the stars of Vancouver deserve better than four more years of dreary training and "didn't you used to be ..." comments at the shopping mall? Of course they do! Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

‘Hurt Locker’ triumphs over ‘Avatar’ at BAFTAs
Britain's love of the underdog triumphed Sunday as intimate war drama "The Hurt Locker" beat 3D spectacular "Avatar" to take six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Scoop: Jolie reportedly reunites with dad
Actress and her father, Jon Voight, may have gotten together in Italy thanks to the urging of Jolie's partner, Brad Pitt, who wants their children to know their grandfather. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Shutter Island" storms North American box office (AFP)
AFP - Director Martin Scorsese and his protege Leonardo DiCaprio beat out the weekend competition in the United States and Canada in the fright flick "Shutter Island," estimated figures showed Sunday. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Hong Kong rejoices over Berlin film prize
Hong Kong celebrated a rare foreign prize for one of its films Monday — a low-budget family drama set in the 1960s — a triumph viewed as a huge moral boost for a struggling industry overshadowed by the booming Chinese market. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Motion picture academy honors nerds of filmmaking
Forty-five men you've probably never heard of were honored with an Academy Awards ceremony of their own that recognized scientific and technical achievements in moviemaking. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

`Shutter Island' makes waves with $40.2M debut
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's voyage to "Shutter Island" has landed them at No. 1 at the weekend box office. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

40-year-old Virgin star brightens pre-Oscar gala
Elizabeth Banks, who captured movie-goers' attention with scene-stealing turns in "The 40-year-old Virgin," may seem an unlikely choice to hand out Hollywood's premiere awards for the science of movie-making. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Moviegoers go mad for "Shutter Island"
Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio whipped up hysteria at the weekend box office in North America with "Shutter Island," their second chart-topping collaboration. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

'Hurt Locker' wins best picture at UK awards
Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" has won six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"The Hurt Locker" sweeps "Avatar" aside at BAFTAs
Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" swept 3-D blockbuster "Avatar" aside at the BAFTA British film awards on Sunday, picking up best film and best director among its six prizes and laying down a marker for the Oscars. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Merchant, Smoove join Farrelly brothers comedy
"The Office" co-creator Stephen Merchant and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" sidekick J.B. Smoove are joining the Farrelly brothers comedy "Hall Pass." Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

"Avatar" top film overseas for 10th weekend
Showing minimal box office fatigue at the foreign box office, "Avatar" logged a 10th consecutive weekend at No. 1 after a $51 million round. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

Actor Andrew Koenig missing in Vancouver
Police are asking for the public's help in locating actor Andrew Koenig, who had a recurring role on the 1980s sitcom "Growing Pains." Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments

`Crazy Heart' nod shines spotlight on Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham couldn't have asked for a better introduction. Read More

posted Monday, February 22, 2010 9:21 AM by MovieBlogz with 0 Comments