Jumping into what is mostly the domain of young tweens with preening duck lips, Hollywood hunk Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a new title – king of the selfies. The star of edge-of-your-seat action thriller San Andreas set a new Guinness World Record for the most selfies taken in three minutes, at the world premiere of […]
Another day, another nasty woman messing with young boys ! Via Mail Online reports : A 35-year-old woman has been charged with 20 counts of sex assault and s0d0my after she allegedly had an eight-month sexual relationship with an 11-year-old boy, it emerged today. Sarah Beth Hopkins, from Salem, was arrested on Sunday after the parents of her alleged victim reported her to police. The boy, now 12, confessed to his mother he had been sexually active with Hopkins for the last eight months. When Hopkins was confronted she allegedly admitted the sexual abuse. The family lived at the same apartment complex as Hopkins – who was seen as a trusted family friend – until about two weeks ago, according to KGW. The mother became suspicious of their close friendship and the amount of time they spent together. The abuse is thought to have taken place at her apartment and while they were out on long walks together. Police believe there may be more victims. Marion County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Don Thomson said: ‘The boy confirmed that he, in fact, had been involved in this relationship with this 35-year-old woman. ‘We’re kind of asking anyone with a male child who may have had contact with Mrs Hopkins, befriended by her, lived near her or whatever, we’d like them to sit down with their son and talk. Make sure everything’s okay.’ When questioned by the deputy, Hopkins is believed to have admitted she and the victim had been sexually active but said she hadn’t threatened the victim or given him anything in return for sex. Hopkins’ Facebook page includes many suggestive photos of herself, and some along with young boys, along with links to a few different teen websites. Marion County Circuit Judge Donald Abar read her charges in court yesterday: Three counts of r@pe in the first degree, seven counts of r@pe in the second degree, two counts of s0d0my in the first degree and eight counts of s0d0my in the second degree. Her bail was set at $1million. Just nasty… Facebook Continue reading →
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It’s about to be Red Dawn in America again. On November 21, Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson lead a remake of this 1984 action thriller, as a group of high school kids lead a rebellion against invaders from North Korea. Red Dawn Movie Trailer Sound far-fetched? Or awesome? Or both? Our pals at Movie Fanatic have posted a special, exclusive Red Dawn trailer that gives viewers an inside look at the film’s heroes. Ready to fight for America? They sure are.
It’s about to be Red Dawn in America again. On November 21, Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson lead a remake of this 1984 action thriller, as a group of high school kids lead a rebellion against invaders from North Korea. Red Dawn Movie Trailer Sound far-fetched? Or awesome? Or both? Our pals at Movie Fanatic have posted a special, exclusive Red Dawn trailer that gives viewers an inside look at the film’s heroes. Ready to fight for America? They sure are.
All four studio releases debuted with a whimper at best and tanked at worst. Ben Affleck ‘s Argo topped the box office in a disappointing weekend. It is hard to estimate the impact on the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy had on Sunday on the East Coast as residents scurried to get ready for the storm, but the weekend’s box office took a hit nevertheless. Strong word-of-mouth made Argo one of the lone stars of the weekend. 1. Argo Gross: $12,355,000 (Cume: $60,780,288) Screens: 2,855 (PSA: $4,327) Week: 3 (Change: – 24.9%) Argo finally made it to number one three weeks into its release. But it was mostly by default because its competition from newcomers failed to make the box office grade. Still, Argo showed bravado on its own, with only a small dip in its returns, despite losing 392 locations. Word of mouth is clearly propelling the Ben Affleck-directed political thriller that is a strong contender for awards this season. A $100 million gross is certainly not out of the question. 2. Hotel Transylvania Gross: $9.5 million (Cume: $130,434,000) Screens: 3,276 (PSA: $2,900) Week: 5 (Change: – 26.9%) The animated feature jumped from fourth place last week to second in its fifth round. The $130 million-plus cumulative makes it one of Sony Pictures Animation’s top animated-only pic. It will eventually overtake The Smurfs , which grossed $142.6 million. 3. Cloud Atlas Gross: $9.4 million Screens: 2,008 (PSA: $4,681) Week: 1 Six slightly connected stories told over two hours and forty-four minutes was bound to be a marketing challenge. The pic received a C+ CinemaScore, so it’s going to be a steep trek for this $100 million movie sees any profit. Its recognizable cast should help it as it heads overseas. While it’s the best of the weekend’s newcomers, it clearly didn’t connect with audiences at the level needed. 4. Paranormal Activity 4 Gross: $8,675,000 (Cume: $42,632,365) Screens: 3,412 (PSA: $2,542) Week: 2 (Change: – 70.1%) The pic fell a heavy 70% from its opening weekend when it opened at number one with a $30.2 million open and an $8,851 screen average. The drop was steeper than Paranormal Activity 3 ‘s 66 percent drop. The third installment had grossed about $10 million more than the current pic by this point in its release. 5. Silent Hill: Revelation (3-D) Gross: $8 million Screens: 2,933 ($2,728) Week: 1 A weak opening for the pic, which is off 60 percent from the first movie’s $20.15 million debut. Competition from Paranormal Activity 4 and Sinister likely weighed in in suppressing box office activity for the title. 6. Taken 2 Gross: $8 million (Cume $117,389,000) Screens: 2,995 (PSA: $2,671) Week: 4 (Change: – 39.7%) The title lost 494 theaters compared to its third weekend and essentially tied with newcomer Silent Hill: Revelation (3-D) in the overall box office chart. Taken 2 is holding solid, beating out the first installment by $22 million. 7. Here Comes the Boom Gross: $5.5 million (Cume: $30,610,472) Screens: 2,491 (PSA: $2,208) Week: 3 (Change: – 34.6%) The film remained in seventh place in the b.o. chart, dropping over 34% and losing 523 theaters. Last weekend it averaged $2,820 compared to $3,981 in its debut. 8. Sinister Gross: $5.07 million (Cume: $39,514,955) Screens: 2,347 (2,160) Week: 3 (Change: – 42.5%) The title dropped 195 theaters in its third round and dropped a fairly strong 42 percent plus. But with a production budget of only $3 million, the title is a clear success and its roll-out will continue. Last weekend it averaged $3,552. 9. Alex Cross Gross: $5.05 million (Cume: $19,368,691) Screens: 2,541 (PSA: $1,987) Week: 2 (Change: – 55.7%) The pic dropped nearly 56%, a steep one for the titles second round. It added two locations and its $1,987 average compares to $4,489 in its debut. The crime thriller’s $35 million production budget means it has a tough road given its slow momentum. 10. Fun Size Gross: $4.06 million Screens: 3,014 (PSA: $1,347) Week: 1 Ouch, one of the worst of the weekend’s new offerings, the film clearly tanked with audiences. —– 13. Chasing Mavericks Gross: $2.2 million Screens: 2,002 (PSA: $1,099) Week: 1 The worst of the newcomers, the film failed to make the top ten even though it opened wide. The debut is the ninth worst ever for a film opening in over 2,000 theaters.
Real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren will finally get their own movie with The Conjuring. The controversial ghost hunters, who found ed the New England Society for Psychic Research in 1952 and, most famously, were involved in the Amityville Horror case that led to the 1979 and 2005 movies of the same name, will be played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga. Saw filmmaker James Wan is directing. Wan, Wilson and Ron Livingston — who plays the father of a family the Warrens try to help — were all on hand at this month’s New York Comic-Con to talk up the spooky flick which Warner Bros will release in the summer of 2013. Check out the video below to learn how The Conjuring finally got made, and how Livingston feels about making his first horror movie! Follow Movieline on Twitter . Follow Grace on Twitter .
Also in Monday’s round-up of news briefs, RZA is set to direct two new projects; The Loneliest Planet tops the Specialty Box Office in an otherwise uneventful weekend. And Peter Fonda takes on jury duty. George Clooney Nabs Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin for Monuments Men The WWII drama will be directed by Clooney and will also star John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville and Bob Balaban. The film, co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, centers on the final chapter of Germany’s rule, “which came down to the absolute destruction of everything that makes a culture keep its standing, including the lives that are lost and the sacrifices that are made. All of this is in danger of being lost forever as Hitler and the Nazis try to cover the tracks of a murderous regime.” Production will begin March 1st, Deadline reports . Celebs Tweet Their Hurricane Sandy Moments Lena Dunham: “My dad re: the hurricane: ‘I have tons of cash and a salad'”; Bette Midler: “Batten down the hatches!! I’m baking macaroons for the duration. Hope it’s over before Hulaween!!!! Eeeeeeekkkk!!”; Lindsay Lohan: “WHY is everyone in SUCH a panic about hurricane (i’m calling it Sally)..? Stop projecting negativity! Think positive and pray for peace.” Kirstie Alley: “Here is the WORLDS biggest HUG to all of you on the EAST coast.. and a truckload of prayers for your safety!!!! ALL LOVE, Kirstie”; More at Access Hollywood. RZA to Direct Genghis Khan Biopic and Action Thriller No Man’s Land He is debuting The Man with the Iron Fists Friday and has two more projects waiting in the wings. The Wu-Tang Clan frontman has singed on to direct John Milius’ epic biopic Genghis Khan and also has joined the action thriller No Man’s Land , THR reports . Specialty Box Office: Loneliest Planet Leads Debuts Newcomers and holdovers came in flat in an unmemorable weekend for Specialty Box Office. Loneliest Planet bowed solid with a $10,200 average in two locations. Sundance Selects will take the movie starring Gael García Bernal to the top 15 markets in the next two weeks. More new specialty release numbers at Deadline. Peter Fonda to Head Stockholm Film Festival Jury Peter Fonda will head the jury of the 23rd Stockholm Film Festival, organizers said Monday. The jury includes director Antonio Campo, of New York-based Borderline Films, whose sophomore film Simon Killer will screen in the festival’s American Independent section, THR reports .
Nic Cage re-teams with Con Air director Simon West ( Expendables 2 ) in Stolen , which is the most-est ’90s-est classic Nic Cage genre vehicle we’ve seen in a long time. (Yes, but is it very nouveau shamanic ?) The overly complicated plot involving a burned ex-partner and millions in stolen booty! The estranged daughter with an Anne Parillaud haircut! AND OH DEAR LORD IS THAT REALLY JOSH LUCAS OUT-NIC CAGING NIC CAGE? Sigh. It is . Your Friday Fun Time has arrived. Oh yeah, Malin Akerman is in this (and threatens to turn in the best acting in the cast). Two lingering thoughts: A. Is it just me, or does this voice-over narrator pronounce Nicolas Cage like a total weirdo (“Nicolas Ca-aaage”) at the 1:30 mark? B. JOSH LUCAS WTF!? I can’t even . If anyone needs me this weekend I’ll be watching Sweet Home Alabama on repeat wondering how things could go so wrong over the course of 10 years. Verdict : Folks, we’ve got to buy tickets and make this a hit so that poor Josh Lucas never has to go oily-skinned and straggly-haired again. EVER. Mmkay? Director Simon West and Nicolas Cage re-team for the first time since CON AIR for STOLEN, a fast paced action thriller set during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. WILL MONTGOMERY (Nicolas Cage) is a master thief who after being double-crossed in a heist gone awry is sent to prison for 8 years. Upon his release he’s ready to leave his criminal past behind and try to rebuild a relationship with his estranged daughter ALLISON. The FBI and his old cohorts believe that he hid the loot from the last heist 8 years ago, $10 Million in Bonds. To get his hands on it, his old partner VINCENT kidnaps Allison and demands the entire $ 10 Million as ransom. Keeping her in the soundproofed trunk of a Taxi Cab, he’s able to stay mobile amongst the throngs of taxis out during Mardi Gras day making it nearly impossible to find. Montgomery only has one day to get the $10 Million ransom but much to the disbelief of the FBI on his trail and Vincent, Will doesn’t actually have it. Instead, he must trust his instincts and his old partner in crime, the beautiful, sexy and smart RILEY, to do one more, clever heist to get his daughter back alive before it’s too late. [via Yahoo ] Stolen will hit theaters September 14, 2012. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Steven Soderbergh is retiring. Eventually . Of course, before he does ride off into the sunset the Oscar winning director will release five films: Contagion (recently moved up to early September), Haywire , Magic Mike , The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Liberace . In other words: there’s plenty of Soderbergh left, cinephiles! The second of his final five films to hit theaters is Haywire , and a first image from the action thriller has hit the Internet. Say hello to MMA fighter Gina Carano… and her Uzi.