January 2009 News Archive (Page 9)

Call up your Netflix queue. You may need to make some changes with four movies being released on DVD this week...

Appaloosa
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Amy Adams
Why you should rent it: Because it's the first solid western in years.

My Best Friend's Girl
Stars: Dane Cook, Jason Biggs, Kate Hudson
Why you should rent it: To laugh at Cook over how far his career has fallen.

Swing Vote
Stars: Kevin Costner
Why you should rent it: To relive the excitement of election season.

Mirrors
Stars: Kiefer Sutherland
Why you should rent it: To see if Jack Bauer deals with evil mirrors the same way he deals with terrorists.

Bad guys make a serious mistake in Taken: they dare to mess with Liam Neeson.

Check out the following trailer for the thriller, which opens on January 30:

Harvey Dent is DEAD. So read the original script for The Dark Knight.

At last night's Golden Globe Awards, however, Aaron Eckhart didn't exactly shoot down the possibility that Two-Face might return in the next Batman movie.

Here's the actor's laughable reaction when asked about that rumor:

If last night's Golden Globe Awards winners were indication as to what the Oscars will bring, then Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet best dust off their acceptance speeches.

Here's a look at the major victors from the world of cinema:

• Best Motion Picture, Drama: Slumdog Millionaire
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama: Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
• Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
• Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Kate Winslet, The Reader
• Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical Or Comedy: Colin Farrell, In Bruges

Heath Ledger was awarded with a Golden Globe for his supporting role in The Dark Knight.

Clint Eastwood finally brought down man's best friend.

Following two straight weeks of ruling at the box office, Marley & Me was finally bumped down by Gran Torino and a pair of other new releases. Here's the complete top five from the weekend:

1. Gran Torino: $29 million
2. Bride Wars: $21.5 million
3. The Unborn: $21 million
4. Marley & Me: $11.3 million
5. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: $9.4 million

It's official: Taylor Lautner is returning to the Twilight franchise for New Moon.

The actor will reprise his role as Jacob in the sequel; here's what he recently had to say about the news:

On retaining the role of Jacob Black: “I’m very excited. Twilight was an incredible experience and I’m just stoked to be back and work with the whole team again — the cast and crew. I’m very excited to work with Chris Weitz, he’s an extremely talented director so it’s going to be great.”

On his preparation for Jacob in New Moon: “I knew I was going to have to [put on weight] for the sequels, because Jacob is requires it. So I started working out the day after Twilight came out.”

On how he’s putting on the weight: “I do everything possible and eat as much as possible and drinking my protein shakes. It’s very important. I’m trying to stay as clean as possible (i.e. no fast food restaurants!).”

Four major movies open this weekend. There ought to be something for everyone among this lot...

Bride Wars
Stars: Anne Hathway, Kate Hudson
Quick synopsis: Lifelong BFFs go to war over dueling wedding plans.
Prediction: Hathaway is on a roll, will lead this lame comedy toward top of the box office.

The Unborn
Stars: Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet
Quick synopsis: A spirit tries to infiltrate someone's body.
Prediction: The year's first horror movie with two rising stars? Should do well.

Gran Torino
Stars: Clint Eastwood
Quick synopsis: A veteran deals with a local gang causing problems in the community.
Prediction: Eastwood's presence will guarantee the top spot at the box office.

The Reader
Stars: Kate Winslet
Quick synopsis: A war crimes trial focuses on one half of a decades-old affair.
Prediction: Not meant to garner a lot of money, but Winslet will earn an Oscar nomination.

Bride Wars is insulting to its viewers and to the entire female gender.

Let's deal with the second part first: we know many women get obsessed about their weddings. This makes for some fun jokes, but are we really meant to believe that lifelong best friends care more about the ideal setting for their nuptials than they do about one another?

As for the actual film, this was clearly a flick made on its premise alone:

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Rhona Mitra takes over the lead role of Sonja in Underworld 3: The Rise of the Lycans.

The film tells a prequel story that traces the origins of the blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

Here's a still shot from the movie:

Might this be confirmation that Chris Nolan is, in fact, on board for a follow-up to The Dark Knight?

Speaking with MTV News on the People’s Choice Awards red carpet, producer Charles Roven delivered the latest scoop on the sequel.

“I know that Chris [Nolan] and [writer] David Goyer are talking and thinking,” Roven said. “We’re hoping, of course, that they find and rest on something that they’ll find is worthy to do, but we don’t know anything more than you do right now.”

There will undoubtedly be a sequel to The Dark Knight. The only question is whether or not Christopher Nolan will direct it.