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Shiloh Fernandez Talks Red Riding Hood, Skateland and Dissing Kristen Stewart

Posted on March 14, 2011 by | Leave a comment

The most striking observation made during a recent chat with Shiloh Fernandez is that the 26-year-old is a gentle and thoughtful soul in person — sincere, open, and regretful of comments he made recently about his run-in with Kristen Stewart years ago when reading for the role of Edward Cullen in Catherine Hardwicke’s Twilight . Fernandez may not have been meant to play the famous sparkling vampire, but he got another shot at working with Hardwicke when she cast him as the village bad boy in Red Riding Hood , the first romantic lead role in his young career to date. (Plus, he’s an avid Movieline reader. So, you know — bonus points!)

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8 Milestones in the Evolution of Jennifer Aniston

Posted on February 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

In Just Go With It , Jennifer Aniston plays the foil in Adam Sandler’s latest crazy scheme to meet the woman of his dreams (or to take money out of your wallet, depending if we’re talking about the film or real life). How did Aniston become America’s box-office semi-sweetheart after her 10-year run on Friends ? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of important roles (but not always the best roles) to illustrate what led to an actor’s current success, and with Aniston, that line doesn’t deviate too far from her core strength in romantic comedies — but it did on occasion and it’s sorely missed today. Let’s look at eight performances — including one of her earliest — that trace the evolution of one Jennifer Joanna Aniston.

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Actress T.V. Carpio on Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, Julie Taymor, and Risk Management

Posted on February 8, 2011 by | Leave a comment

From where she’s sitting — literally, high above the rafters — T.V. Carpio must finally feel like she’s found her calling. The multitalented actress has taken a circuitous and almost accidental route to stardom, turning in stints as a would-be Olympian, a Law & Order guest star, and a professional dancer along the way, but currently she’s poised to make her name in the biggest, riskiest manner imaginable: As the female lead in Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark .

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Get to Girl Crushing on No Strings Attached Scribe Elizabeth Meriwether

Posted on January 25, 2011 by | Leave a comment

First-time screenwriter Elizabeth Meriwether had already earned fans among the New York art-kid scene with plays like Heddatron (Hedda Gabler meets – what else? – robots), but it was a television pilot entitled Sluts that got her on the fast track to a Hollywood screenwriting career. Sluts didn’t get picked up, but it did bring her to the attention of filmmaker Ivan Reitman, who threw out an idea for her to expand into a script. The resulting F*ckbuddies hit the Black List and turned into last weekend’s box office topper No Strings Attached – not a bad way to make your Hollywood screenwriting debut.

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The Verge: Jay Chou on The Green Hornet and Why He’s Not Replacing Bruce Lee

Posted on January 10, 2011 by | Leave a comment

It’s one thing to have to learn the essence of a character when preparing for a role, but it’s quite another to have to try and learn an entire language . That’s the task Jay Chou faced when he took over as the ever-present sidekick Kato to Seth Rogen’s titular superhero in Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet . Well, that and the fact that Chou — already an internationally famous recording artist in eastern Asia — is making his American debut in a role that also introduced the States to Bruce Lee.

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Quentin Tarantino vs. Stephen King: Who Has a More Baffling Year-End Movie List?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by | Leave a comment

As mentioned in Broadsheet , Quentin Tarantino released his of 20 favorite films from 2010 over the weekend, and Toy Story 3 grabbed the top honor. It was followed by The Social Network , Animal Kingdom , I Am Love and Tangled . So, eclectic. But how does QT’ s list compare to famed author Stephen King’s top-ten ? Let’s investigate.

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Claire Foy on Season of the Witch, Dream Roles and Why Nicolas Cage Isn’t Crazy

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Will 2011 be the year of Claire Foy? She’s getting an early-enough start: The 26-year-old British actress makes her big-screen debut this week in Season of the Witch , starring as a nameless, possibly accursed young woman whom a pair of 14th-century knights (Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman) must transport to an abbey in the hopes of curbing the Black Plague. If only it were that easy: One misfortune and suspicion after another befalls the knights’ quest, threatening them, their cargo, and maybe the entirety of human civilization. All in a day’s work, right?

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Armie Hammer on Social Network, Obeying David Fincher and His ‘Cheesy Christian Movie’

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Of all the conversations encircling The Social Network on its way to awards-season glory, few have had the surprising resonance accompanying Armie Hammer’s performance at Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss — identical twins who go to war against their Harvard peer Mark Zuckerberg for the rights to Facebook. A marvel of both technical acting and digital wizardry, Hammer’s dual performance is all the more revelatory for the relatively unheralded 24-year-old actor who pulled it off. And to think we indirectly owe it all to Home Alone .

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Who Scored Big in Week Seven of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by | Comments Off on Who Scored Big in Week Seven of SNL’s Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time-Player Relevancy Poll?

We have a first-timer at the top of the SNL Relevancy Poll this week! And, considering how great this weekend’s episode was, it’s actually pretty remarkable to note that it wasn’t driven by the usual suspects. So, at least for two weeks, say hello to your new SNL Thanksgiving King, Bobby Moynihan.

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The Verge: No Ordinary Family’s Jimmy Bennett

Posted on November 22, 2010 by | Comments Off on The Verge: No Ordinary Family’s Jimmy Bennett

The first time you probably saw 14-year-old actor Jimmy Bennett was when he was jumping out of a plummeting car in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek as “Young James T. Kirk.” The funny thing about Bennett though is that he’s been an active member of Hollywood since his sixth birthday, appearing opposite such heavy hitters as Harrison Ford, Steve Carell, Bruce Willis, Ryan Reynolds and Eddie Murphy. How did you spend your childhood?

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