Posts Tagged ‘julia roberts’
Multi-story films: New Years Eve vs Love Actually
Having recently been underwhelmed and baffled by Garry Marshall's latest flick, New Year's Eve, a film that was full to the brim with A-Listers doing nothing for two hours, it got me thinking. The Brit-flick Love Actually, happens to be one of my favourite films. The two are very similar in style and both are set within the same festive season....
Depp is UK’s most wanted Christmas guest
Who would you most like to have for Christmas dinner? For most of the UK it's the man behind Captain Jack Sparrow we would want wishing us a Yo-h0-happy Christmas. Johnny Depp, George Clooney and Tom Hanks, have been voted the top three Hollywood stars who the nation would most happily invite over for Christmas, according to a poll...
Julia Roberts to star in and produce Second Act
A Second Act, a second chance, for Julia Roberts to win back some of the audience that she may have lost through recent box office flop Larry Crowne. Second Act is still in the very early stages of its life, with a writer and director not yet having been recruited, but it is said to feature Roberts, star of Pretty Woman and Notting Hill, as...
Trailer revealed for Mirror Mirror starring Julia Roberts
The first trailer for Tarsem Singh's Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts, has been released - and it's getting something of a mixed reaction online... Based on the traditional Brothers Grimm story of Snow White, Mirror Mirror stars Julia Roberts as Queen Clementianna, whose competition in winning the heart of the handsome prince is...
Top ten big-screen bridesmaids
With the release of the female-led comedy Bridesmaids this week, we started thinking about other film bridesmaids. After a little research I can reveal there have been a hell of a lot. Not all focus so much on the trials and tribulations of the job as much as Bridesmaids, but there have still been some classics throughout movie history. Here's our...
Rising Brit star Douglas Booth wins Romeo role
Romeo, Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo? Well, it looks like we've found him in the form of Brit actor Douglas Booth. Booth, who you might recognise from the Burberry ads or playing Boy George in the TV movie Worried About The Boy, will play Romeo to True Grit star Hailee Steinfeld's Juliet. Director Carlo Carlei reportedly chose him from...
Tom Hanks working on 3D film about astronaut action figure
It was as if he had disappeared, but now all of a sudden Tom Hanks is everywhere again. The latest news from the Hanks camp is that his production company is working on a 3D film based on the action figure toy Major Matt Mason. Hanks has written the script himself and may also take the lead. It is rumoured that Back to the Future director...
Hailee Steinfeld cast as Sleeping Beauty
True Grit actress Hailee Steinfeld is attached to another cinematic reworking, this time of the classic fairytale, Sleeping Beauty. Following her big screen début playing Mattie Ross in the Coen Brothers' film, True Grit, the fourteen-year-old was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award, amongst numerous others awards. Now it seems...
Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne trailer
It's been a while since we've seen Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts together on screen. Four years a go in fact when the pair starred in the Oscar nominated Charlie Wilson's War. But they have reunited once again, and this time for a romcom called Larry Crowne, written and directed by Hanks himself. The film tells the story of Larry...
Kristen Stewart to play Snow White?
Kristen Stewart has apparently entered formal negotiations with Universal to play the heroine in Snow White and the Huntsman. Both parties are thought to be very keen for it to happen. Universal have been pestering her for a while, knowing her fans will flock to see it just because it's Bella. It will be her first role after finishing...
Schwimmer loses battle over Trust rating
David Schwimmer has lost his appeal against the 'R' rating given to his latest film, Trust, so under 17s will have to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Earlier this month it was announced that the most recent film to be directed by the ex-Friends star has been awarded an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)....
80s Brat Pack teen movies quiz
The eighties were pretty cool, weren't they? There was Madonna, perms, leggings and of course some amazing movies. The best of these were the teen movies. Even if you weren't alive then a lot of them have had a lasting legacy. Put a scrunchy in your hair (or quiff it up) and take our 80s teen movie quiz for a spin. [QUIZZIN...
Julia Robert shows she’s all white at the Eat Pray Love premiere
Julia Roberts reached London last night for the UK premiere of her latest movie Eat Pray Love. However, unlike on her other European stops, she chose to cover up and arrived wearing a demure, white Stella McCartney tuxedo style suit. Although we didn’t get to see her famous pins, she still flashed plenty of her mega-watt smile, which was...
Emma Roberts will not go topless in a film!
Everybody seems to be talking about Emma Roberts at the moment, ahead of the release of her latest film 4.3.2.1 today. The film is the latest offering from Noel Clarke,of Adulthood fame. The film is about four girls, Roberts, Egerton, Warren-Markland, Lovibond, who all lead very separate lives until a chance encounter with some diamond...
