The wedding will be featured in a two-hour TLC special titled Mario Courtney#39;s Wedding Fiesta, slated to air Dec. 8. It#39;s the first marriage for Mazza and the second trip down the aisle for Lopez, whose 2004 marriage to model and actress Ali Landry was annulled. The couple, who met in 2008 when Lopez starred in A Chorus Line on Broadway, exchanged vows just before sunset at the seaside estate of Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis. Extra was first to report the news of the couple#39;s
Jackman joins original ‘X-Men’ players Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen for Singer’s return to the franchise. But will he steal the show? By Josh Wigler Hugh Jackman in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” Photo: Fox
Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez are BFFs . And now they have something unfortunate in common. Gomez faced numerous death threats when her relationship with Justin Bieber first went public – and now Swift is undergoing the same disturbing treatment. Taylor was spotted getting cozy with Harry Styles backstage at The X Factor on Thursday. Are they an item? It’s possible. Is hand-holding a valid excuse for threatening the life of a stranger? We don’t believe so, but a few One Direction fans have taken to Twitter and posted such unsettling messages as: “I’ll murder Taylor Swift. She will not date my Harry.” “If u dating my harry, I kill u.” We’re guessing/hoping these are empty threats, but come on people. Access to a keyboard does not give you an excuse to sound like a psychopath.
Man. Who knew Robert Pattinson despised The Twilight Saga with such passion? We kid… mostly. But in a funny new mased-up video, we watch as the actor discusses this franchise in detail, mocking Edward Cullen as an “axe murderer;” referring to author Stephenie Meyer as “mad;” and making fun of his fictional family for the way it uses Google. Pattinson’s sense of humor is what we all love so much about him, but it’s hard not to sense a pattern here. Watch now… Robert Pattinson Hates The Twilight Saga
Lindsay Lohan does not read reviews of her performances, according to TMZ , which is a smart move when it comes to her much-publicized turn as Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime movie, Liz & Dick . The picture, which chronicles Taylor’s tempestuous love affair with Richard Burton , doesn’t air until Nov. 25, and already critics are carving into Lohan like she’s a Thanksgiving turkey. The reviews aren’t uniformly poisonous, and Grant Bowler, who plays Burton, is actually drawing good notices, but Lohan has not been so fortunate. Even the most charitable critics tend to damn her with faint praise, such as Variety’s Brian Lowry, who calls her performance “adequate.” But that review sounds downright positive when you compare it to the Napalming Lohan got courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter. Below are distillations of five reviews from most to least positive. That’s right. I saved the worst for last, and followed it with a trailer from the biopic. 5. Lohan certainly is adequate, barring a few awkward moments, thanks largely to the fabulous frocks and makeup (courtesy of Salvador Perez and Eryn Krueger Mekash, respectively) she gets to model.” — Brian Lowry, Variety 4. “Lohan, in character as Taylor, is often so believable you might think you’re seeing the real thing, but then every once in a while she’ll backslide and deliver lines that sound DOA.” — Linda Stasi, New York Post 3. “Elizabeth Taylor loved diamonds. This new movie about her life feels more like rhinestones….It’s tempting to say the movie’s big problem is that Lohan is no Liz Taylor. And she isn’t — though that’s not entirely her fault. There aren’t all that many actresses, or women, who can stop a room simply by walking into it. Liz Taylor in her prime could do that. She could make men melt. Lindsay Lohan’s Taylor does not.”— David Hinckley, New York Daily News 2. “Suffice it to say, Lohan’s no Taylor (not that anyone is or ever could be). But poor Linds doesn’t stand a chance. As seen here, her skills are rudimentary — made rustier by a long absence and a lot of other extracurricular activities. She delivers lines dutifully, competently, and at times woodenly, but she also looks like someone who has to think about what she has to say before she says it.” That’s usually called “sleepwalking through a role” instead of actually “occupying” one. Lohan is somewhere in-between most of the time, though closer to sleepwalking.” — Verne Gay, Newsday 1. “It should come as no great surprise that Lifetime’s Liz & Dick movie starring Lindsay Lohan is spectacularly bad…. Lohan is woeful as Taylor from start to finish. But, whatever you do, don’t miss Liz & Dick . It’s an instant classic of unintentional hilarity. Drinking games were made for movies like this. And the best part is that it gets worse as it goes on, so in the right company with the right beverages, Liz & Dick could be unbearably hilarious toward the tail end of the 90-minute running time. By the time Lohan is playing mid-’80s Taylor and it looks like a lost Saturday Night Live skit, your body may be cramped by convulsions.”— Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter [ TMZ , Variety , New York Post , New York Daily News , Newsday , The Hollywood Reporter ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
With The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part II finally in theaters, it’s time to get to spoiler-talkin’ — did Bill Condon & Co. blow minds with the Big Crazy Twist in their big-screen adaptation? How much sexy time do newborn vampires have? Is imprinting totally not creepy when the power of Taylor Lautner ’s abs is compelling you? Spoilers, obviously! Five films and a few billion dollars into Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight franchise, the Breaking Dawn crew have put together arguably the best film in the series. Whether you’re a Twi-hard or staunchly unconverted to the sparkly cause, sound off below on all the over-the-top vampire theatrics of the franchise finale, starting with these nine key moments, scenes, and changes from the book: The Battle Sequence Let’s shove the elephant in the room out of the way first: How about that battle scene? The X-Men -style mutant power stand-off that closes Meyer’s novel series was always going to be the film’s biggest technical challenge, with invisible vampire powers surging across the battlefield left and right. Harder still, in the books the battle was anti-climactic, a non-starter that never actually takes place on the page. I repeat: Nobody dies. No heads roll. Literally nothing happens. Enter screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and Meyer’s big cinematic fix. We now see what Alice sees, the future possibility of a Cullen-Volturi massacre that ends with Aro’s death, not to mention the certain doom of many beloved Twilight characters. The fake-out ending allows for the best action of the franchise, not to mention a key element seldom seen throughout the faithful films to date — surprise. Bella’s Fierceness Critics, feminists, and non-fans of the books have long complained about Bella’s passivity, with good reason; for the majority of the series she’s fragile, self-doubting, and almost always in need of protection by the men in her life. Where Breaking Dawn is most satisfying, then, is in Bella’s emotional and physical transformation. She’s strong. She can arm-wrestle and eat mountain lions. She has a temper. She has an appetite for blood, and for sex. After four years of watching Bella mope around Forks, she finally grows a pair — and while that is a reversal of the average-girl fantasy that made Twilight popular to begin with, and despite the fact that her superpower is a maternal and protective “shielding” talent instead of something more, y’know, awesome, it’s so much better to see Bella Swan strong than not. Jacob’s Abs They’re real, and they’re fabulous. They’re also, hilariously enough, integral to the scene at hand: Jacob strips down in front of Charlie to morph into wolfy form in order to keep the Cullens from leaving town. The exchange between Taylor Lautner and Billy Burke also injects a much-needed dose of levity to the franchise, which brings me to… The Humor Finally, the Twilight franchise has a sense of humor. That sidelong glance between Edward and Jacob before Bella learns her bestie has eyes for her new baby; the way newborn Bella hungrily grabs her man, ready to do it for forever now that she no longer has to worry about getting pregnant and being crushed to death/being eaten in the heat of the moment. And while we’re on the subject…
ESPN has issued an apology after airing a graphic Monday entitled “Ben Roethlisberger ‘Drink and Drunk’” … instead of dink and dunk, football parlance for short passes. “We have to tell you this for sure, earlier in the show we had a graphic error in the rundown,” Monday Night Countdown anchor Chris Berman said. “We apologize for the mistake.” “Not sure how it happened. It won’t happen again, we’ll be back.” So … given that it’s Ben Roethlisberger, and we’re talking about two typos in a three-word sentence, is there any real possibility this was a mere “error”? Berman’s apology caught him some flak, for this reason, as well as his lack of specifically mentioning the offending words or the player they referenced. The Steelers QB was twice accused of sexual assault in recent years, though he wasn’t charged criminally in either case; alcohol is believed to have played a role. Unless you’re a Ben Roethlisberger accuser , you have to admit, that “error” is pretty funny. Wouldn’t it be great if ESPN actually acknowleged it as such? “We’re very sorry for this incident, which was clearly a joke perpetrated by production folks who are totally getting fired … but come on, it’s Big Ben, and you laughed.”
ESPN has issued an apology after airing a graphic Monday entitled “Ben Roethlisberger ‘Drink and Drunk’” … instead of dink and dunk, football parlance for short passes. “We have to tell you this for sure, earlier in the show we had a graphic error in the rundown,” Monday Night Countdown anchor Chris Berman said. “We apologize for the mistake.” “Not sure how it happened. It won’t happen again, we’ll be back.” So … given that it’s Ben Roethlisberger, and we’re talking about two typos in a three-word sentence, is there any real possibility this was a mere “error”? Berman’s apology caught him some flak, for this reason, as well as his lack of specifically mentioning the offending words or the player they referenced. The Steelers QB was twice accused of sexual assault in recent years, though he wasn’t charged criminally in either case; alcohol is believed to have played a role. Unless you’re a Ben Roethlisberger accuser , you have to admit, that “error” is pretty funny. Wouldn’t it be great if ESPN actually acknowleged it as such? “We’re very sorry for this incident, which was clearly a joke perpetrated by production folks who are totally getting fired … but come on, it’s Big Ben, and you laughed.”
Maligned NFL bench player Tim Tebow has apparently been called “terrible” by a team member who says “no one” on the Jets wants him starting at GQ. He’s heard that sentiment a lot over the years, but usually from bloggers, not teammates. The New York Daily News reports that various members of the Jets are frustrated with Tebow’s failure to improve as a QB and have no desire to see him start. The story seems to reveal a far more divisive atmosphere than earlier stories indicate. “He’s terrible,” a defensive starter said, adding that he has no faith in a zone-read offense tailored to Tebow’s strengths helping New York reverse its fortunes. Other sources blamed starter Mark Sanchez’s woes on the receiving corps, with its lack of stars, but no one suggested Tebow replace him under center. If the Jets were to run the offense the Broncos ran with Tebow, one player said, “we can’t win running that Wildcat [stuff],” using an expletive to make his point. Another Tebow critic on the team said “nobody” wants him to be the starter. Guess no one thinks it’s Tebow Time anymore, even in his own locker room. Except for maybe Camilla Belle , she’d probably love to be his tight end.
Maligned NFL bench player Tim Tebow has apparently been called “terrible” by a team member who says “no one” on the Jets wants him starting at GQ. He’s heard that sentiment a lot over the years, but usually from bloggers, not teammates. The New York Daily News reports that various members of the Jets are frustrated with Tebow’s failure to improve as a QB and have no desire to see him start. The story seems to reveal a far more divisive atmosphere than earlier stories indicate. “He’s terrible,” a defensive starter said, adding that he has no faith in a zone-read offense tailored to Tebow’s strengths helping New York reverse its fortunes. Other sources blamed starter Mark Sanchez’s woes on the receiving corps, with its lack of stars, but no one suggested Tebow replace him under center. If the Jets were to run the offense the Broncos ran with Tebow, one player said, “we can’t win running that Wildcat [stuff],” using an expletive to make his point. Another Tebow critic on the team said “nobody” wants him to be the starter. Guess no one thinks it’s Tebow Time anymore, even in his own locker room. Except for maybe Camilla Belle , she’d probably love to be his tight end.
