Diane Keaton may have been wearing some extra padding, but that didn’t stop the actress from getting a little roughed up on the set of her new movie, Morning Glory.
Keaton, 63, injured her head while filming Monday in New York.
A statement released by Paramount Studios reads,
“Diane Keaton is in good health and spirits following a fall on set of Morning Glory where she bumped her head.
The actress was taken to a hospital for precautionary tests and has been cleared by doctors to return to work tomorrow.”
Keaton sported a sumo wrestling costume for the scene in the comedy, which costars Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford.
source: Diane Keaton In ‘Good Spirits’ After Sumo Smackdown [people]
The Runaways movie filming is getting underway with all of the actors and actresses chosen for their parts and studying their mentors lives.
For Dakota Fanning, it may just prove tougher than she thought.
Rumor has it that there’s going to be a steamy lesbian sex scene between Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. Stewart is set to play Joan Jett, while Fanning is playing lead singer Cherie Currie.
According to sources, in one scene, the girls share an intense kiss and their clothes end up scattered all over their hotel room floor.
Stewart says, “Dakota’s very controlled and poised. She’s going to have to lose herself in this, because it’s really pretty heavy.”
Jett is executive producing the flick, which reportedly has some lesbian scenes lined up.
Her character is shown making out with a girl, and there there’s also another scene with some sexual tension between her and another girl after they shared a kiss.
But you’ll just have to wait to see the movie! I know guys will line up to see Dakota kiss another girl, am I right guys?
Kate Winslet starred as Hanna in the movie, “The Reader”, which was a period drama set in 1950’s Berlin.
Back then, women didn’t exactly get Brazilian waxes or anything, thus the need for Winslet to wear a merkin.
Winslet has just revealed that she had to wear the merkin, or a pubic wig, for her role in the movie. Of the nude clip, she says, “It was anything but glamorous.”
She adds, “The film is set in the 50s, I couldn’t have just had a landing strip! I had to grow the hair down there. But because of years of waxing, as all of us girls know, it doesn’t come back quite the way it used to. They even made me a merkin - a wig - because they were so concerned that I might not be able to grow enough.”
You can see a somewhat blurry photo of the merkin after the jump! (NSFW)
While filming Quentin Tarantino’s movie about World War II, Inglourious Basterds, superdad Brad Pitt offered up some unconventional hygiene tips for his sometimes smelly costars.
Pitt’s costar and pal Eli Roth stated at Saturday’s Spike TV Guys Choice 2009 in Los Angeles,
“He shared that when you’re sweating and don’t have time to take a shower, you just take a baby wipe and rub it under your armpits.
After a scene, Brad had to get next to me for a close-up shot, and he said, ‘Damn, you’re ripe. I said, ‘I didn’t have time to shower.’ He said, ‘Baby wipes, man, baby wipes.’ “
When it came to Pitt’s pits, Roth said the leading man explained,
“I got six kids. All you’ve got to do is just take them, a couple quick wipes under the pits. Man, I’m getting [peed] on all day. I don’t have time to take a shower.”
Clearly, I couldn’t make this story up — it’s just too believable.
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards may have resembled the Teen Choice Awards, but that doesn’t mean the show was any less entertaining.
Host Andy Samberg presided over a fast-paced evening filled with plenty of songs, surprises and salty language.
Let’s get to the highlights…
Twilighttastic: To the surprise of, well, no one, Twilight dominated the show with a whopping five Golden Popcorns, and Rob Pattinson popped up onstage throughout the festivities. Kristen Stewart was also a scene stealer—the actress took home the prize for Best Actress and proceeded to drop the trophy onstage, saying, “So I was just about as awkward as you thought I would be.”
Old Folks Steal the Show: Much of the night looked like a scene from one of the show’s most nominated flicks, High School Musical 3, but even the old folks had something to offer…
Jim Carrey popped up out of the crowd (vaguely resembling a trenchcoat flasher) and egged Samberg on, taunting him to show off those insanely successful Saturday Night Live Digital Shorts, which led into Forest Whitaker, Chris Isaak and LeAnn Rimes performing a rousing medley of “Jizz in My Pants,” “I’m on a Boat” and the classic “D–k in a Box.”
Ben Stiller was honored with the MTV Generation Award, but he was overshadowed by the presentation itself. A good sport and clearly in on the joke, Stiller sat back while Zac Efron, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Kiefer Sutherland “praised” the actor’s work.
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source: Twilight, Teens Dominate MTV Movie Awards [e online]
None of these tasteless, unfunny flicks even come close to holding a candle to 1980’s Airplane, the prime example of a spoof done right. And at least the Airplane folks had the good sense to make only one terrible sequel.
THE MUMMY
We dug the Brendan Fraser-Rachel Weisz action film the first time around, but when it comes to the third film — which hit theatres eight long years after the second installment — we think this mummy should have stayed in its tomb.
AMERICAN PIE
The dirty high school comedy rightly cooked up legions of teenage fans, thanks to its illicit appeal and, of course, the always-reliable Eugene Levy. But after two sequels, and a string of terrible straight-to-DVD flicks starring the ever-annoying Stifler family, we suddenly had a second reason to dread band camp.
BRING IT ON
I said, Brr! It’s cold in here! Must be our reaction to the never-ending Bring It On films! The three installments following the original 2000 film were so terrible, not even a squad of spirit fingers could save the franchise. AUSTIN POWERS
Somewhere between Mr. Bigglesworth and Alotta Fagina, we fell in love with Mike Myers’ James Bond spoof. But the comedian’s shtick became all too predictable with its two sequels. Even before Goldmember, the International Man of Mystery was starting to make us bored, baby.
STARSHIP TROOPERS
For the love of Casper Van Dien, did TriStar really need to add two films to the ”bug”-filled B-movie cult classic? We only wish we could swat the sequels away.
INDIANA JONES
Sure, the first three Indy flicks were solid enough to be considered classics, but we’d rather stand in a pit of snakes than watch the humdrum Kingdom of the Crystal Skull again. Too bad George Lucas didn’t take note — he’s said he hopes to release a fifth film. But if Indy’s dad, played by Sean Connery, isn’t going to make any more appearances, we’ll just stick to Celebrity Jeopardy.
CRUEL INTENTIONS
Although the 1999 catty teen drama was an undeniable hit, the franchise’s two sequels were as ill-advised as Joshua Jackson’s blond ‘do.
THE LAND BEFORE TIME
Baby dinosaur Littlefoot found the leaf and found his mother. All was well. Now, if only the animated kidflick series went extinct so we wouldn’t have to endure its 12 sequels.
NATIONAL LAMPOON
If your franchise is using Paris Hilton as a last resort, you know its time to put it to bed (and, no, not Hilton’s bed). Though National Lampoon started out on a good foot (hello, National Lampoon’s Vacation and Animal House!), once Girls of National Lampoon’s Strip Poker was released, we realized the franchise was ready to fold.
LEPRECHAUN
We know he’s supposed to be scary, but after six installments (culminating in Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood), the vertically challenged title character is about as frightening as General Mills’ Lucky Charms mascot.
POISON IVY
Letting a Lolita-like bad girl into your home is a bad idea. But an even worse idea is greenlighting three sequels, none of which hold a candle to the not-all-that-great-to-begin-with original.
SAW
Once Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes) began cutting his own foot off with a rusty saw, we were done. And yet, the Saw factory keeps sending installments into multiplexes.
FRIDAY THE 13TH
Okay, so 2009’s Friday the 13th is a remake and not necessarily part of the slasher franchise. Still, that doesn’t excuse the slew of Jason films — 11 in total! — that somehow found their way onto the big screen. We were happy to visit Camp Crystal Lake just the once, thankyouverymuch.
source: Running on Empty: 14 Movie Franchises We Think Should Stop [entertainment weekly]
The claws are out on the set of Iron Man 2 with stars Scarlett Johansson and Gwyneth Paltrow going head to head.
Gwyneth reckons her on-set rival is hogging the limelight and now sparks are flying between the movie’s two female leads. One Hollywood source revealed yesterday:
“Gwyneth has become very frustrated with Scarlett. They come from different worlds and have completely different styles.
Gwyneth has found Scarlett very demanding of the attention of the crew. It’s not a happy set.”
Sounds to me like a clash of the Iron Ladies.
Gwyneth has been left exhausted by the politics and a series of strenuous scenes and and is now taking a two-week break from filming. Hubby Chris Martin has lavished her with love and supported her at a dinner with friends in LA.
The couple have now left for the US east coast for COLDPLAY’s latest US dates.
All the original actors are on board and filming should start this year!
Aykroyd said Sigourney Weaver is on board now, as are the original squad of ectoplasmic specialists — Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson.
Murray’s presence was the pivot point in making a third film happen. He holds a one-fifth controlling interest in the property rights and has been seen as the most reluctant to return to the paranormal comedy. Aykroyd said that is true but that it’s more nuanced than the public portrayal of the situation.
“I don’t put not making the third movie on Billy. We can’t do that. I’ve been very busy. Harold’s been busy, Ivan’s been busy. And a third script really didn’t coalesce properly. And Billy, you can’t blame an artist for not wanting to do the same thing again. He did two of them, for God’s sake.
Although I’m the biggest cheerleader as the originator of the concept but I’ve never begrudged Billy not doing a third movie. I never said he held it up or that he refused. Hey, listen, he’s an artist. You can’t force somebody into it. I’m sorry he never read my third draft because I thought it was pretty good but, look, now we’re at a point that there’s a story that he can accept and that’s going to work, and I think we’re going to be in production fairly soon. We could be in production by winter.”
Aykroyd says he believes the movie will move forward but that he has also learned that “at any second everything could blow up.” The details of story are still in play, but Aykroyd said he’s hoping for a five-member “new generation” team with several female members.
“I’d like it to be a passing-of-the-torch movie. Let’s revisit the old characters briefly and happily and have them there as family but let’s pass it on to a new generation.”
Who does Aykroyd think would be good in the jumpsuits? Aykroyd mentioned two names, Alyssa Milano (who is a voice in the upcoming “Ghostbusters” video game) and Eliza Dushku. “I think they’re amazing,” he said. “And I’m excited about the whole idea of getting this done.”
It was 25 years ago that the small-town, teen-angst film ‘Footloose‘ hoofed it through an abandoned warehouse and made Kevin Bacon a superstar, grossed more than $80 mil at the U.S. box office and spawned a hit Broadway musical.
Not bad for a little movie that received mixed reviews when it came out, eh? With a remake currently in the works (officially star-less since Zac Efron dropped out), we wanted to find out what happened to all those folks from the tiny burg where dancing was outlawed.
Kevin Bacon Played: Ren McCormack
Then: After a bit part in ‘Animal House’ and catching critics’ attention as the surly Timothy Fenwick in ‘Diner,’ Bacon hit the big time as Ren McCormack in ‘Footloose.’ The hardnosed Chicago teen (Bacon was actually 24 at the time) just wants to dance. Is that so wrong? You gotta give it to the boy … just give the boy a chance.
Now: While his career has ebbed and flowed, the inspiration for the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game has averaged at least a film per year since ‘Footloose.’ He’s been married to actress Kyra Sedgwick for 20-plus years; they have two children, Travis and Sosie. Most recently he played an aide to Tricky Dick in the acclaimed ‘Frost/Nixon,’ spoofed prank shows with the FunnyorDie.com video ‘Bacon’d,’ directed episodes of Sedgwick’s hit cable series ‘The Closer’ … and on the downside, lost an undisclosed amount in Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
Lori Singer Played: Ariel Moore
Then: A Juilliard-trained musician, Singer appeared in the TV version of ‘Fame’ before reportedly beating out Madonna for the role of Ariel Moore. She may be the preacher’s daughter, but this adrenaline junkie is no choirgirl. After she and her meathead boyfriend give Ren a hard time, she falls hard for his immoral hip shakes.
Now: After roles in a string of ’80s films and Robert Altman’s ‘Short Cuts,’ Singer has focused on her music. In the short film ‘Sarabande,’ she plays alongside master cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Most recently she performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in January 2008.
John Lithgow Played: Rev. Shaw Moore
Then: Reverend Moore — the anti-dance, anti-rock, slaphappy holy roller — made it his mission to raise the small town to heaven. The early ’80s were hot times for the stage and screen veteran. In addition to his role in this box office smash, Lithgow was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1983 and 1984 for ‘The World According to Garp’ and ‘Terms of Endearment,’ respectively.
Now: He’s continued to work on stage and screen with recent roles in ‘Dreamgirls’ and ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic.’ However, this TV generation probably knows him best as the excitable alien father in ‘3rd Rock From the Sun,’ and he’s connecting with a whole new generation as a children’s book author. He recently popped in for a cameo on ‘30 Rock’ and is rumored to be in the upcoming ‘Smurfs’ movie.
Dianne Wiest Played: Vi Moore
Then: As Vi, the Reverend’s devoted yet realistic wife, Wiest became the only parent in town speaking any sense. After the role, the gentle-voiced actress caught the attention of Woody Allen and became inducted to his crew of regulars. Her roles in ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ and ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ both won her Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
Now: For 2007’s ‘Dan in Real Life,’ she played the mother of Steve Carell and Dane Cook. Then she became Gabriel Byrne’s therapist on the experimental HBO series ‘In Treatment,’ which garnered her a second Emmy. She also reteamed with John Lithgow for the controversial Broadway revival of ‘All My Sons’ with Patrick Wilson and Katie Holmes.
Chris Penn Played: Willard Hewitt
Then: The younger brother of Sean Penn, Chris appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s avant-garde drama ‘Rumble Fish’ and as the best friend of Tom Cruise in ‘All the Right Moves’ before landing the role of Ren’s drawling best friend Willard Hewitt. Legend has it that in real life Penn had two left feet, which led to the scenes of him learning to dance being added to the film.
Now: Penn graduated from playing awkward friend roles to chubby crime roles in films like ‘True Romance,’ ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘Mobsters’ and ‘Corky Romano.’ On January 24, 2006, police discovered his body in his condominium. Tragically, Penn died of heart complications at the age of 40.
Sarah Jessica Parker Played: Rusty
Then: After cutting her teeth on the short-lived teen sitcom ‘Square Pegs,’ SJP played the high-pitched, sarcastic best friend Rusty, who just can’t help dancing with a fat cowboy and sending her boyfriend Willard into a rage. Sarah followed ‘Footloose’ by co-starring in another dance flick, ‘Girls Just Want to Have Fun,’ opposite Helen Hunt.
Hefner says, “Downey and I have talked about it and it is a very real possibility. He’s a marvelous actor and I would be honored if he decided to do it.”
Downey already does the playboy role nicely, especially as Tony Stark in the Iron Man movie(s). Do you think it will convert nicely to the big screen when he has three blondes on his arm?
The movie, tentatively titled, “Playboy”, is said to be about the colorful past of the magazine founder and icon of the sexual revolution. “Playboy” will be directed by Brett Ratner and has been in the works for almost a year now.
Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger took to the red carpet for the premiere of Senator Entertainment’s ‘The Informers,’ which was held at the Arclight Theaters in Hollywood.
They look like mutated versions of their former selves.
Could you just picture them reenacting their scenes from 9 1/2 Weeks?
In the movie, Kim Basinger snuggles up to a tub of honey and other assorted condiments resulting in a carnal scene that dreams are made of.
However, this scene caused severe disillusionment among horny teenagers who realized that the manipulation of food, didn’t necessarily guarantee a good time.
What others said:
Dlisted says, “If I was at The Informers premiere in L.A. last night, I would’ve thought that I accidentally stumbled into a Tupperware party. This much plastic is not fantastic. Seriously, if a He-Man and a Barbie doll were both thrown into a pot of boiling water, this is what it would look like.”
L.A. Times’ “Hero Complex” got the confirmation but mentions that Warner Bros. have been considering changing the name of the property to avoid the inevitably negative comparisons to Warner Bros.’ flop Speed Racer, another live action movie based on a popular cartoon.
There’s no word on who might be directing although previous rumors have pegged the team of Andy Fickman and Dwayne Johnson possibly reuniting for the third time after the recent Race to Witch Mountain.
This week, Fox News columnist Roger Friedman provided lecture fodder for journalistic ethics professors everywhere. When news of a pirated copy of 20th-Century Fox’s forthcoming ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ recently surfaced (the movie’s set to hit the big screen May 1st), comic fans and interested moviegoers began scouring the Web for an early viewing.
Mr. Friedman not only found and watched the advance copy, he decided it would be a good idea to review it, saying, “It took really less than seconds to start playing it all right onto my computer.’” He was pretty brazen about it, saying also that he found all of the “current top 10 [movies in theaters], plus TV shows, commercials, videos, everything, all streaming away.” He went on to say, “I could have downloaded all of it but really, who has the time or the room?”
Rupert Murdoch, the Charles Xavier of Fox (or Magneto depending upon your view) and Chairman and CEO of News Corporation, which is part of the Fox conglomerate, vehemently condemned Friedman’s tactics, citing a “zero-tolerance” policy for pirated movies. According to the DeadlineDailyHollywood blog, the News Corporation asked Fox News to take down the “reprehensible” column, which it did, and then, after advising Fox News on how to properly handle the situation, promptly dismissed Friedman.
Perhaps in the future, Friedman will review illegally released movies through a blog, rather than on a Web site owned by the company releasing the film. But then again, maybe he thought it would be alright. We are talking about Rupert Murdoch, after all, who doesn’t exactly let accuracy and integrity get in the way of a good story.
Before he was Horton, ever donned a “Mask“, and way before he was “Bruce Almighty“, Jim Carrey was belting out tunes in a movie called “Copper Mountain“.
The film was his first foray into the field of comedy and only ran sixty minutes long. It wasn’t described as a feature film, largely due to the musical performances of Rita Coolidge and Ronnie Hawkins.
Check out Jim singing for the movie:
Awful!
The movie centers around two friends who go to a ski resort. One of which, Jim’s character, has trouble picking up girls, and the other, played by Alan Thicke, is intent on hitting the slopes. Wikipedia describes the movie as half country music singing and half Club Med informercial.
As you can see (and thankfully), Jim really honed his comedic talent. He went on to star in “The Mask“, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective“, “Yes Man“, and more.
This scene is from one of my favorite movies, “Liar, Liar“, where Jim’s character, a lawyer, was challenged not to lie for an entire day:
“The pen is blue!”
Jim is currently working on “A Christmas Carol” and “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!“, both of which are in post-production.
Apple said Thursday it will begin offering HD films for purchase and rental on iTunes.
Starting immediately, customers of the service will be able to buy the films for $19.99. HD rentals will be priced at $4.99.
Preorders will be available for “Twilight” (set for a March 21 release) and “Quantum of Solace” (March 24) beginning Thursday. Among the titles available immediately are “Transporter 3″ and “Punisher: War Zone.”
