Both Joan Fontaine and her big sister Olivia de Havilland are thriving well into their nineties, and even though they still don’t appear to be speaking to each other, they remain two of Hollywood’s most esteemed thespians ever. (Watch de Havilland’s “Melanie Remembers” interview from 2004’s Gone with the Wind re-release — just lovely!) On the occasion of Ms. Fontaine’s 94th birthday, let’s take a stroll into the Oscar winner’s filmography and find her greatest cinematic moment.
Critics are generally positive, although most point out similarities between latest entry and its predecessors. By Kevin P. Sullivan Paranormal Activity 3 Photo: Paramount This Halloween is the third in a row that the shaky-cam, faux-documentary series “Paranormal Activity” has released an entry into theaters, and critics agree that “Paranormal Activity 3” shares more than just a filming style with its predecessors. While the critical consensus is generally positive, most reviews note how similar the new “Paranormal” is to the two that came before it. This could be seen as a good or bad thing depending on how you feel about the first two films. There are new scares filling out a quiet, homespun frame, but not much else. Check out our roundup of the reviews, and be sure to read MTV News’ five reasons to check out “Paranormal Activity 3.” As a Sequel ” ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ is a prequel, revealing that the characters in ‘PA1’ and ‘PA2’ had already been through the all-night video surveillance ordeal. At least in this film they are undergoing it for the first time, which is less than can be said for us. The formula for the films involves pallid characters, perfunctory dialogue and very long waits for something to happen.” — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times The Director ”Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost have fun with the archetypal image of a white-sheeted costume ghost, but mostly what they’re aces at is timing. They know just how to thread a handheld camera up the stairs, down a hallway, and into the scattered bric-a-brac of a middle-class children’s bedroom, settling at just the right moment upon a talking teddy bear that plays as a joke, even as a part of you momentarily thinks: Is that bear possessed?” — Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly The References ”Having been handed the entirely uninspiring challenge of fattening up the ‘Paranormal’ origin story (pop culture mythology in the making, or not), directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (the doofuses behind the 2010 is-it-or-isn’t-it-a-sham-doc-about-an-Internet-sham, ‘Catfish’) reach into their kit bag of plot elements from, and references to, a whole bunch of older horror movies that most of their target demographic likely hasn’t seen. A bit of ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ here, ‘The Shining’ there, ‘Poltergeist’ there, not to mention some Japanese stuff, and, of course, ‘Blair Witch’ itself, particularly at the end.” — Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies The End ”As usual, the climax, in which the family makes the mistake of retreating to the sweet grandmother’s (Hallie Foote) house, replaces the air of mystery with an all too explicit explication for what’s been going on. But it does effectively fulfill its requirement of setting things up for the inevitable next installment. One doesn’t need a Ouija board to discern that it will probably arrive sometime around next Halloween.” — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter Bottom Line ”Like its predecessors, the movie is more clever than good, and if you feel as if you’re being manipulated by the filmmakers, it’s because you are. That’s the fun of these movies, something you know going in. The point is to manipulate you in the scariest way possible, and ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ does a good job of that.” — Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic Check out everything we’ve got on “Paranormal Activity 3.” For breaking news, celebrity columns, humor and more — updated around the clock — visit MTVMoviesBlog.com . Related Videos ‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Is ‘Beyond Scary’
So you might remember that Angelina Jolie wrote and directed a feature — a real good-time-party-blast called In the Land of Blood and Honey , about the illicit romance between a Muslim woman and a Serbian troop at the peak of the war in Bosnia. Now there’s a trailer.
This weekend, Paul W.S. Anderson brings his own adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s novel The Three Musketeers to movie theaters. This is hardly the first feature film foray for the titular trio of sword-fighting adventurers though. The Three Musketeers , first published in 1844, has been interpreted for the screen over twenty times in the past century and framed as everything from a silent film to a Russian musical to a Charlie Sheen star vehicle. In celebration of this weekend’s latest rendering of the classic, let’s re-examine the Musketeers ‘ long cinematic history.
Kathryn Bigelow ‘s upcoming movie about the team of Navy SEAL s who killed Osama bin Laden was originally set to debut right before election day 2012, prompting U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) to call for an investigation of the extent of the Obama administration’s assistance to the project. Now, that point seems moot; Sony has rejiggered its release schedule so that the Mark Boal-penned picture will debut after the Presidential election, and possibly not until 2013. Then again, with today’s news of Muammar Gaddafi’s death , Obama might not need as much help raising the victory flag, pre-election. [ NYT ]
Rosie Huntington-Whitely, also known as the Megan Fox, who we like better than Megan Fox, because she started out as a model willing to get naked before she became the new Megan Fox, while Megan Fox was just a cunt about getting naked, cuz she knew people thought she was hot and figured people would keep coming back for more, you like a stripper on her first dance, trying to seduce without showing pussy…only to marry some loser from 90210 every fan hated, while Rosie hooked up with some bald action star peopled liked, especially other bald guys, cuz he brings them hope, making her a seriously important person in Hollywood….and here she is with her pants off for Vogue Germany…
Stacy Keibler is really taking a liking to being some George Clooney arm candy. It is like bitch is glowing that dude pulled her out of her cold, dark, scary corner where she’s been hanging out alone the last few years, and pumped knew life into her, probably not the kind of life she was hoping for, cuz this kind of happiness means one thing to me, that she never wants it to end, and like Jessica Alba, she’s probably skipped the pill, told him she’s fixed, kept his load in her mouth and ran to the bathroom to inseminate herself, hoping one sperm sticks, even if he’s told her he’s had a vastectomy, because she can’t ruin this moment she’s been waiting for all her life…being in this hollywood royal couple, even though she’s hardly Royal, unless in a rumble….and she’s hardly Hollywood, because TV is so smutty these days, reality shit doesn’t count….all this to say I just can’t stop looking at her tits…
I think I need to give Kate Winslet more love….she is a pretty committed actress….so committed that she gets naked all the fucking time for various roles, whether movies or TV mini series and I saw that Mildred Pierce shit recently and I loved her Titties get fucked in it ….I would have totally fucked her for her money, then end up with her skinny naked teen daughter too….making me relate to the whole thing on a very personal level…. Here are her titties in a bra for Harpers Bazaar UK….and despite being bigger than I normally like….for some weird reason I like….it
Kevin Smith was tickled when his Red State star Melissa Leo won the Oscar last year, as he tells it in Movieline’s exclusive behind the scenes featurette from this week’s DVD and Blu-ray release of the provocative horror film. In the clip, meet Leo’s Sarah Cooper, the steely and devoted daughter of Red State ‘s fire and brimstone villain Pastor Abin Cooper, as described in Leo’s own words.
We may not have another Harry Potter film to look forward to (at least until the remakes), but there is some original Potter -related footage to anticipate still: A 48-minute documentary about the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2 that goes behind-the-scenes of the franchise’s final leg with Daniel Radcliffe , Emma Watson & Co. Click ahead for a teaser of the documentary, When Harry Left Hogwarts , which features the stars as they prep for their final scenes, dodge a set fire and worriedly speculate about their post-Hogwarts careers .
