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Reese Witherspoon Pregnant?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Actress reportedly several months along with her first child with husband Jim Toth. By Jocelyn Vena Reese Witherspoon in Los Angeles on Wednesday Photo: KVS/Bruja/PacificCoastNews.com Reese Witherspoon is reportedly pregnant with her third child. The Oscar winner and her agent husband, Jim Toth, are expecting their first child together, according to reports. Sources tell Us Weekly that “Reese is right around 12 weeks.” Another source added that the couple have been “trying to get pregnant.” Reese already has a son, 8-year-old Deacon, and daughter, 12-year-old Ava, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe. While Witherspoon’s rep has yet to comment, a new shot of the star sporting what appears to be a baby bump by her hotel pool in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, earlier this month is adding credence to the reports. Sources said the twosome don’t plan to announce the news, however, “the timing is right. She’s so happy!” While appearing on “Daybreak” in the U.K. in February, the actress made reference to her love of babies, saying, “I hug all my girlfriends’ babies. They’re all so stinking cute.” She added that she was having a hard time with her kids getting older. “There’s a little sadness as they’re growing up and walking away from you, but it kind of changes the whole dynamic,” she said. “We have really funny dinner conversations now, and they know more about certain topics than I ever, ever knew.” When she spoke to MTV News around the same time, she opened up about the possibility of her kids going into show biz. “I don’t encourage [watching my movies]. If a movie comes on, we’ll watch it and they kind of find it entertaining. They’re kind of fascinated by a movie I did when I was 14. They really want to see ‘Man in the Moon,’ ” she said. “It just doesn’t enter the picture. I don’t know. I encourage their artistic abilities. But they haven’t said it’s anything they want to do.” Toth and Witherspoon married in March 2011 at the actress’ California ranch. The wedding was attended by celebrity pals like Scarlett Johansson and Sean Penn. Share your well-wishes for Reese in the comments below! Related Photos The Evolution Of: Reese Witherspoon

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Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe Talk ‘Big Easy Express’ Documentary

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Film captures bands’ 2011 Railroad Revival Tour of the Southwest. By James Montgomery, with reporting by Chris Kim Marcus Mumford Photo: Gus Stewart/ Getty Images Last year, Mumford & Sons , Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show joined forces for the Railroad Revival Tour, a trek that took them through the American Southwest on a journey that was nearly as long as the names of the band names involved. Director Emmett Malloy rode along with them, capturing each show and every magical moment aboard the rails … and now, he’s brought it all together in a brand-new documentary, “Big Easy Express,” which premiered during the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. And at the premiere, MTV News caught up with three of the stars — Mumford’s Ben Lovett, Edward Sharpe’s Alex Ebert and Old Crow’s Gill Landry — to talk about making the film, which, from the sound of things, wasn’t really much work at all. “We weren’t trying to make some ‘great film’ or anything. It didn’t feel like that, we were just enjoying this experience that was laid out, and doing gigs and traveling in a bizarre way between the two,” Landry said. “And the great thing about Emmett, and this documentary, was that it didn’t invade any of that, it didn’t feel forced or staged. So, no, we weren’t scrubbing up on our documentary history beforehand.” “It was like the biggest party you’ve ever been to,” Landry laughed. “It lasted for a week, and you just couldn’t afford to throw another one afterwards.” Though you get the feeling everyone involved would’ve liked to try, because just hearing the three reminisce on the tour, you can tell that it was one they’ll remember for a long time. Not just for the musical moments, but for everything that happened between the shows too. “It was about the joy of music, the joy of camaraderie,” Landry said. “We’re each, individually, quite different bands, we don’t play the same music, we come from different places — England, Los Angeles, Nashville — but we all came together and just played … played our hearts out. It was really amazing.” “It came at quite an interesting time. We’ve all gone on to making records pretty soon after the tour,” Ebert said. “So, I think it’s impossible to deny the influence both of the spirit and the music that we had on that trip … something happened.” And to that end, even though there’s still no theatrical premiere for “Big Easy Express” (a publicist told MTV News it’ll hit theaters nationally later this year), all three bands are beginning to make plans for a sequel … to the tour, at least. “I think twinkling in the back of everyone’s mind is maybe doing something again,” Sharpe said. “We’ve talked about weird ways to top that or have a different experience … a zeppelin or a riverboat … I think a zeppelin’s more realistic.” Related Artists Mumford & Sons

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SXSW 2012: Why Austin’s Film Fest Tops All Others

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

South by Southwest was created for ‘real movie fans,’ documentarian Morgan Spurlock tells MTV News. By Kara Warner Morgan Spurlock speaks at 2011 SXSW Photo: WireImage There’s something inherently cool about Austin’s annual South by Southwest film festival. For starters, it has a fun acronym and a decidedly casual vibe, but what sets SXSW apart from the other big film fests is that it caters to actual film fans. And there’s something for everyone, from a few mainstream studio-made crowd pleasers to the genre-tastic Midnighters series to eclectic documentaries and shorts. “What I love about the film festival is it’s real movie fans,” documentarian Morgan Spurlock, a frequent attendee of SXSW (and the man behind “Super Size Me”), recently told MTV News.”It’s not filled with people from Los Angeles, not people from business side of things, it’s real local people who love movies. You get a real gauge how an audience will respond to your film at SXSW, which I really like.” “Big Easy Express” director Emmett Malloy revealed that the festival’s unique and fan-friendly vibe is a big part of the reason they wanted to premiere the film in Austin, along with the fact that they are being treated as equals with all the other big films instead of being pushed to the side in a “Music Doc” category. “When we were looking at places to premiere, there were a lot of film festivals brought up, but SXSW felt perfect,” Malloy said. “If we went to another fest, Music Docs are treated more as a niche.” “Big Easy” features folk music-friendly bands Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show as they traveled from Oakland, California, to New Orleans on an eight-day railroad tour/ musical adventure in the summer of 2011. “At SXSW, it was a place where the layers of our film work perfectly for it and the bands were excited to come. It stacked the deck because we knew they would be excited to have us as well.” Spurlock will be on hand for the screening of his “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold” and as part of the panel “Changing the Channel: The New Golden Age of TV,” where he will discuss the upcoming second season of his Hulu series “A Day in the Life.” Spurlock explained SXSW is the perfect launching pad for his show’s second season, which features an actual day in the life of people like MMA fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Joel McHale and Questlove, due to the fest’s marriage of interactive and entertainment elements, coupled with the fact that online commerce continues to be a hot topic of conversation these days. “SXSW is one of those places where great things come to fruition. It’s special,” Spurlock said. “The biggest thing: I want people to know the lay of the land. I want people to know what goes into production of the show, and I want people to know what opportunities exist in this online world, to know there are places to go to produce original content.” “I’m just excited for anyone to see the film right now,” Malloy said of what he’s looking forward to most while in Austin. “It’s about a fun trip, and I wanted people to experience it in a genuine fashion,” he continued, adding that the spirit of “Big Easy” is similar to that of SXSW itself. “It’s simple. Great music and great energy.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Photos 2011 SXSW Music Festival

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