July marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Forrest Gump. The Tom Hanks film that’s come to be regarded as a modern classic was one of the biggest box office smashes of the 1990s and went on to win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Catchphrases such as, “Stupid is as stupid does,” and, “Life is like a box of chocolates,” are among the most oft-quoted lines in the history of cinema. While A-listers such as Tom Hanks and Sally Field remain very much in the public eye, we figured this milestone anniversary of the beloved film would be a good time to check in on what all of the principal players have been up to in the two decades since Forrest Gump first hit theaters: Forrest Gump Cast Photos 1. Tom Hanks Hanks has gone on to maintain his title as one of the most beloved and bankable stars in Hollywood. He’s now racked up an astonishing 5 Oscar nominations with 2 wins. Some of the film’s marquee names have gone on to reign supreme amongst critics and audiences alike (both Hanks and Fields have Oscars in the years since), while others quickly faded into obscurity (Remember Haley Joel Osment ?) But whatever turns their careers took in the years that followed, we’re sure all the cast crew of Gump regard the film as the most pleasant unexpected surprise of their careers. A cherry cordial amidst almond nougats, if you will.
Michael Ealy believes that attitudes about sex and love have changed so much over the years that people now openly accept marital infidelity. In Think Like…
Wherever he goes, Ben Affleck seems to immediately gravitate to the nearest blackjack table, and his wife (understandably) just doesn’t get it. The A-list couple was scrutinized last month after Affleck was banned from the blackjack tables of a Vegas casino after allegedly counting cards. Ben Affleck: Addicted to Gambling! Their marriage ended up under the microscope again this month after Ben was kicked out of another casino , reportedly prompting Jen to decide they should spend the summer apart. Now a source tells People that Jen has stopped trying understand Ben’s compulsive gambling. She just wants it stop before it ruins their reputations and relationship: “She has never understood his gambling obsession and she doesn’t want him to be in the news [for it],” says the insider. “[But] she’s the most patient wife ever and is very much in love with Ben.” Affleck is currently in Michigan filming Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice . He’s reportedly been making trips to the casinos of nearby Windsor, Ontario whenever he gets the chance. Garner had initially planned to bring the couple’s kids to spend the summer with Ben in Michigan, but has reportedly had a change of heart as a result of his gambling. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Photos: Through the Years 1. Bennifer Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. Such a sweet couple.
Check out nine of our favorite lines from J. Cole’s The Warm Up before “RapFix Presents: J. Cole’s The Warm Up – 5 Years Later” airs on on MTV Jams at 7:30 p.m. ET June 15.
Every four years, the world comes together in the spirit of harmony and competition for the World Cup. For the first time ever this year, Mr. Skin has put together a little bracket of his own for your pleasure! Hit the jump for more info…
Every four years, the world comes together in the spirit of harmony and competition for the World Cup. For the first time ever this year, Mr. Skin has put together a little bracket of his own for your pleasure! Hit the jump for more info…
Here’s Arianny Celeste at the Maxim Hot 100 Celebration looking as smoking hot as ever and reminding me why she’s still my undisputed all-time favorite ring girl. There’s been a lot of promising challengers for the title over the years, but I’m sorry, nobody’s touching Arianny and those glorious funbags of hers. No, really, I even asked nicely and explained what a big fan I was and everything. Oh well. » view all 14 photos Photos: WENN.com
Is this guy serious? White Mandela Writer Blames 12 Years A Slave For Stealing Acclaim Steve McQueen’s film “12 Years a Slave” not only received incredible praise from moviegoers and film gurus, it also snagged an Academy Award for Best Picture. But not everyone was happy about the film’s success. Via HuffPo reports: William Nicholson, screenwriter for “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom,” spoke out against the movie complaining that McQueen’s film stole his thunder. Talk about being a sore loser. Nicholson discussed the flick this weekend at the Hay Festival in Wales attempting to explain why the movie chronicling the story of Solomon Northup is the reason his biopic “didn’t get the kind of acclaim that I wanted.” “I’m incredibly proud of this film. Unfortunately it didn’t get the kind of acclaim that I wanted,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “It didn’t get Oscars. ’12 Years a Slave’ came out in America and that sucked up all the guilt about black people that was available.” Nicholson continued to stick his foot in his mouth, ultimately ignoring the fact that although the black American struggle with slavery and the South African fight against apartheid are similar, they are two completely different things — although apparently in his opinion, people are incapable of having too much sympathy for both at the same time. “They [the audience] were so exhausted feeling guilty about slavery that I don’t think there was much left over to be nice about our film. So our film didn’t do as well as we’d hoped, which was a bit heart-breaking,” he said. “I really thought it was going to win lots of awards, partly because it’s a good story but also because I thought I’d done a really good job and the director had done a really good job. So it has been very tough for me. Some things work and some things don’t. You just have to soldier on.” He also said he felt Mandela’s death had a negative affect on the film’s success. “Mandela died as I was in the royal premiere with Will and Kate. Suddenly the word came through that he died. We were deluged with Mandela stuff and after a week we all thought, please, take it away, we’ve heard enough about Mandela,” he said. And let’s not forget the fact that he thought the anti-apartheid icon was boring. “All but one of the speeches were made up by me because his own speeches are so boring. I know it sounds outrageous to say a thing like that, but when he came out of prison he made a speech and, God, you fell asleep,” he said. Nicholson’s film was one among a jam-packed class of award contenders including “Gravity,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Wolf of Wall Street,” “American Hustle,” and “August: Osage County,” not to mention a slew of talented actors and actresses including Leonardo DiCaprio, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jared Leto, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep. Although it broke box office records in South Africa, the film only raked in $100,306 during its debut weekend in the U.S. Maybe, just maybe, his film didn’t get any awards because it sucked. And maybe, just maybe, it sucked because he was absolutely the worst person in the world to write the film. This azzhole is mad because he thinks ’12 Years A Slave’ took all HIS awards… GTFOH!!!!!!
