Thursday, February 4, 2010

Capsule reviews: 'From Paris With Love' and others (AP)

Capsule reviews: 'From Paris With Love' and others (AP)


Capsule reviews: 'From Paris With Love' and others (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 07:57 PM PST

AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:


Brittany Murphy's death caused by pneumonia

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 07:42 PM PST

Coroner rules pneumonia killed actress Brittany Murphy, but anemia and prescription drugs also played a role. (Feb. 4)


An Advocacy Ad Elevates Interest in All the Ads - New York Times

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:45 PM PST


New York Times (blog)

An Advocacy Ad Elevates Interest in All the Ads
New York Times
VIEWERS look forward to the commercials shown during a Super Bowl because they know the spots will almost always be different from — and better than — the everyday ads they typically deride or ignore. For Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, ...
Planned Parenthood ad counters Tebow Super Bowl adMyFoxOrlando.com
Planned Parenthood, Athletes Respond to Tebow Super Bowl AdFOXNews
Super Bowl ads: Not just beer anymoreHouma Courier
Salt Lake Tribune -Houston Chronicle -Mediapost.com
all 555 news articles »


Review: Travolta plays action hero in `Paris' - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:15 PM PST


Brisbane Times

Review: Travolta plays action hero in `Paris'
San Francisco Chronicle
In the space of just a few weeks, we have movies starring Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and John Travolta. It is like the early '90s all over again. Nostalgia is on Travolta's mind, too. In "From Paris with Love," he ...
'From Paris With Love'Los Angeles Times
'From Paris With Love': A buddy film gone badUSA Today
From Paris With Love (2010) Americans Spark the Gunfire in the City of LightNew York Times
New York Daily News -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -ScreenCrave.com
all 201 news articles »


Claire Danes does her homework for HBO's "Temple Grandin" - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:28 PM PST


Los Angeles Times

Claire Danes does her homework for HBO's "Temple Grandin"
Los Angeles Times
To play the acclaimed animal scientist who has autism, the actress studied her subject's voice and mannerisms obsessively -- and earned Grandin's seal of approval. Actress Claire Danes, 30, made her breakthrough in "My So-Called Life" on TV and then ...
Claire Danes grand in HBO's 'Temple Grandin' biopicUSA Today
Temple Grandin -- TV ReviewHollywood Reporter
Peering Into a Mind That's 'Different, but Not Less'New York Times
TIME -Back Stage -Wall Street Journal
all 125 news articles »


Kelly Clarkson Defends 'American Idol' Following Comments From Taylor Swift's Record Boss

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:36 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Kelly Clarkson isn't happy the head of Taylor Swift's record label seemed to take a shot at "American Idol" while defending the country cutie's Grammys duet with Stevie Nicks, which many said found Swift singing out of tune.


Smallville's Erica Durance: Lois Will Get to Play the Hero

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:19 PM PST

After more than eight seasons, Lois Lane (Erica Durance) and Clark Kent (Tom Welling) have finally become a couple on Smallville. TVGuide.com spoke with Durance about the blossoming relationship between these iconic characters and Lois getting to play her own hero...


A photog grapples with recording the events of war

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:00 PM PST

AP - Can you be a dispassionate, uninvolved observer of horrific events, recording them for posterity, and still keep a sense of right and wrong, not to mention your sanity?


Brett Ratner: The ultimate cheerleader for Sundance doc ‘Catfish’

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:54 PM PST

With such a glut of documentaries in the marketplace, it's a rarity when one sparks a bidding war among buyers. But such was the case with Catfish, an incredibly contemporary film that follows Nev Schulman, a 24-year-old photographer who begins an online correspondence with an 8-year-old girl and her family after she contacts him asking


Review: Nneka delivers passionate CD on society (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:54 PM PST

In this CD cover image released by Epic Records, 'Concrete Jungle,' by Nneka, is shown. (AP Photo/Epic)AP - Nneka, "Concrete Jungle" (Decon/Epic)



Review: Travolta plays action hero in `Paris' (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:57 PM PST

In this film publicity image released by Lionsgate Pictures, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, right, and John Travolta are shown in a scene from 'From Paris With Love.' (AP Photo/Lionsgate Pictures, Rico Torres)AP - In the space of just a few weeks, we have movies starring Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and John Travolta. It is like the early '90s all over again.



Review: Get out your hankies for `Dear John' (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:53 PM PST

In this film publicity image released by Sony Screen Gems films, Channing Tatum, left, and Amanda Seyfried are shown in a scene from 'Dear John.' (AP Photo/Sony Screen Gems, Scott Garfield)AP - The movie is called "Dear John," and, yes, there's a character named John and, yes, he's a soldier who, sure enough, receives dozens of letters from his sweetheart back home, including one emotionally wrought missive that begins "Dear John" and ends with his vowing to permanently switch to e-mail.



Jessica On 'Valentine's Day': Kissing Ashton Was 'Weird'

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:00 PM PST

Jessica Alba talks with Access' Maria Menounos about how strange it was having an on-screen romance with Ashton Kutcher because they were already friends. Plus, what do Jessica and her husband, Cash Warren, have planned for Valentine's Day?


Shaunie O'Neal On Her Life As One Of The 'Basketball Wives'

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:00 PM PST

In professional basketball, its' well known that there's a lot of temptation to cheat. Shaunie split from her superstar husband, Shaquille O'Neal, last year, and now, she's sharing the secrets of the "Basketball Wives."


Demi ditches the Jonas Brothers

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:59 PM PST

Demi Lovato talks about 'Remember December,' the latest single from her second album 'Here we Go Again,' plus why she's trying her own thing away from the Jonas Brothers. (Feb. 4)


Rosie O'Donnell looks at different forms of family

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:27 PM PST

AP - HBO was not looking for a political film when it asked Rosie O'Donnell to make a documentary about families, but realized in progress that it had one.


So You Think You Can Dance Returns to Summer

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:27 PM PST

After a fall run with lower season-ending ratings, So You Think You Can Dance is returning to summer, premiering May 27 at 8/7c.

Mia Michaels returning to So You Think You Can Dance

The fall finale of the Fox series, hosted by Cat Deeley, drew 7.1 million viewers, down from Season 5's summer finale that saw...


Jackson's doctor negotiating surrender

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:25 PM PST

The attorney for Michael Jackson's doctor says he is negotiating his client's surrender to Los Angeles County authorities. (Feb. 4)


Anne Hathaway On How To Kiss - And Which Actresses Do It Better

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:13 PM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Anne Hathaway's on-screen love interests have included Adrien Grenier, Jake Gyllenhaal and James McAvoy - so it's no wonder the actress could teach a class about movie kissing.

"You have to leave your mouth open a little bit," she explained to British GQ's March issue, demonstrating on her palm.


Trachtenberg Returns to Gossip Girl, Which in Turn Is Sending Someone to Mercy

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:12 PM PST

Michelle Trachtenberg will once again be pulling double duty, as she returns for the season finale of Gossip Girl, TVGuide.com has confirmed. And a Gossip Girl cast member is making his way to Trachtenberg's Mercy...


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