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Nicole Kidman has always been a very strange, yet still beautiful looking woman. Those days are sadly, dead and gone.
At the NYC premiere of “Australia” last night, she looked completely beat down. Is she squinting her eyes?
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Nicole Kidman joined husband Keith Urban, along with Hugh Jackman and Lauren Bacall on the red carpet.
As far as the film… one reviewer had this to say about Kidman’s performance:
“Kidman is exquisitely accomplished at being awful. Did anyone see Cold Mountain? The sweeping American epic (note: another epic) foundered on the rocks of her gormless mirror-gaze.
She can’t act. Instead, she drifts around films like a lost porcelain doll, looking frozen, brittle and vapid, staring at the camera with her oh-golly-look-how-I’m-looking-interesting blue eyes.”
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Speaking of frozen blue eyes, Life magazine always seem to capture that look the best. You can’t see the blue eyes when she squints like that.
Australian model Megan Gale has been cast as Wonder Woman in the upcoming Justice League movie, beating out Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, and even Erica Campbell, all of whom were reportedly considered for the role. (Actually, I think Campbell was just photographed with her boobs about to explode out of a Wonder Woman costume.)
Reactions to the news are mixed. All agree the smokin’ hot Aussie has the looks for the part but some wonder about her acting chops.
Linda Cann of Australian News:
Gale’s height and her dark, sultry looks are perfect for the role and strongly evoke the DC comic book representation of Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman attire includes a gold-plated bustier and tiara, knee-high boots and exciting accessories _ a golden lasso that forces people to tell the truth, bullet-deflecting bracelets and an invisible plane.
Popoholic agrees:
I’m a little surprised they would go with a relatively unknown model for the role instead of a fan-favorite like Jessica Biel or Sophia Bush. Having said all that that, she sure looks like a Wonder Woman.
Filmdrunk is even more enthusiastic about Gale but not so much the flick:
I’d never heard [of Megan Gale] before today, but am now a fan, since a simple Google Image Search for her name turns up numerous topless photos. Bottom line, she’s hot and slutty and I’d probably drink her bathwater, but I still wouldn’t see JLA if you paid me… in Megan Gale bathwater.
In that spirit, here’s a pic of Megan taking a bath:
Ain’t It Cool: “She definitely looks like a Goddess… let’s hope the acting talent matches the beauty.”
The staff at (9MSN) aren’t too worried, though:
Gale will follow in the footsteps of fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman, who exploded onto the US scene by playing Wolverine in the X-Men movies. Jackman won universal praise — and the worship of a legion of comic book geeks — with his portrayal of the claw-wielding mutant.
While Gale’s acting experience is as lean as a supermodel’s smorgasbord, her Amazonian figure and exotic looks appear certain to establish her in the US market if the role goes ahead.
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Sources: “Megan Gale in Hollywood Wonder Woman role” (Australian News), “Megan Gale tipped to play Wonder Woman” (9MSN), “Wonder Woman is 100% going to be…” Ain’t It Cool“WONDER WOMAN NAKED, BATMAN A COMMIE” (Megite Gossip), “WONDER WOMAN NAKED, BATMAN A COMMIE” (Filmdrunk), “Megan Gale Is Wonder Woman!?” (Popoholic)
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 While filming “Australia”, Nicole Kidman saved Hugh Jackman from a poisonous scorpion.
The two were shooting a scene in sleeping bags when a scorpion began crawling dangerously close to the actor.
According to a source, Kidman asked Jackman to stay calm and caught the scorpion with her hat.
“Nicole gasped when Hugh opened the cover invitingly to reveal a poisonous scorpion creeping up his bag,” Contactmusic quoted the source, as saying. “She calmly told him not to move, squatted down and scooped the creepy crawly into her hat,” the source added.
Nice job, Nicole.
Source: Style Ikon; Photo: blogdecine
Star magazine ranks the best and worst celebrity beach bods:
Best Tattooed: Pink
Dainty bows tattooed under each butt cheek? Why not! When you look this good in a bikini from behind it’s a gift! Hard-bodied Pink shows off her super-toned physique on a beach outside Sydney
Best Booty-Shakin: Rihanna
This Barbados-born hip-hop princess grew up frolicking on the beach – and she still rules the sands! Rihanna, 19, is hot in a bedazzled black bikini- and even pulls off that dowdy cap! – while hanging in her native island country
Best Oscar: Charlize Theron
No fair! Charlize, 31, is blessed with killer beauty and great gams – and he has an Oscar at home (for 2003’s Monster) to boot! The statuesque former model lights up the beach in Malibu while sporting a teeny-weeny print bikini.
Best Bikini: Cameron Diaz
Wow, that’s one lucky ogre! The star of the new hit film Shrek the Third hits the beach and shows off her supremely toned and ultra leggy 34-year-old bod in an adorable sherbet-striped bikini.
Best Better-Half: Kelly Preston
Her tubby hubby, John Travolta, ranks among the worst bods, but Kelly proves that opposites attract during a Hawaiian getaway. John’s a lucky, lucky guy!
Best All Around: Jessica Biel
It’s easy to see what attracted Justin Timberlake to his new love! The bootylicious ex-7th Heaven star, 23 – who was recently spotted visiting her new sweetie in London, where he’s launching his world tour – Is a vision in white while romping ton the beach in Hawaii!
Best Plus-Size: Queen Latifah
All hat the Queen! Her best accessory? Confidence! In a flattering black one piece, Latifah, 37, proves that (a bit) bigger can be a whole lot better while vacationing in Hawaii.
Best Curvy: Penelope Cruz
How do you say hubba-hubba-haubba in Spanish? The Madrid-born stunner, 33, is muy caliente in a dark one-piece suit while frolicking in the surf on the celeb-fave Caribbean isle of St. Bart’s.
Best Back from Bony: Kate Bosworth
Now that’s much better, Kate! After shocking fans with her skeletal fram last fall, the Superman Returns star, 24, is positively pinupworthy – and absolutely gorgeous! – in a flower-print bikini and trendy white shades while in Maui.
Best Hot House-Wife: Nicollette Sheridan
You think she’s desperate? Fat chance! Nicollette is the TV housewife with the ridiculously hot figure! The 43-year-old (that’s not a typo!) rocks a colorful striped bikini while strolling in Malibu.
Now for the Hunky Hollywood Men – The Best Bods Go to …
Best Action Hero: Hugh Jackman
Wolverine is looking kinda fierce! The X-Men star, 38, flaunts major muscles along with his swoon-inducing, screen-idol good looks on the beach in his native Australia.
Best Hidden: Jude Law
Hey, Jude! We thought you were scrawny! Who knew that the dreamy and blue-eyed actor, 34, had such a rockin’, well-sculpted bod? Jude reveals just enough to prove he’s got the right stuff while on vacation at the beach on Britain’s Isles of Scilly.
Best Soccer: David Beckham
The English soccer legend and admitted metrosexual, 32, proves that he’s the rare guy who can actually pull off a teeny Speedo-style swimsuit (unless of course, those are his undies!) Question: Did wife Posh have the privilege of oiling him up so nicely?
Best Bachelor: Andy Baldwin
The star of the Bachelor’s tenth season is a ripped-and-ready megahunk – no wonder so many women made fools of themselves on national TV! The 30-year-old licensed doctor and US Navy lieutenant is clearly a catch – in or out of uniform!
Best Morning Show: Matt Lauer
Eat your heart out, Al Roker! The Today show chatter, 49, and his surprisingly ripped abs are the talk of the town in the Hamptons. Plus, Matt gets extra points for having his adorable daughter, Romy, 3, in tow.
For Our Fave Couples … These Heavenly Bodies Attract!
Best Back-On Duo: Tommy Lee & Pamela Anderson
Their romance is on-again, then off-again, then – what do you know! – back on! Although it’s tough to keep track of the couple’s status, the buff tattooed rocker, 44, and his blonde bombshell baby moma, 39, always look awesome when they strip down to hit the beach together, as they did recently in Maui it’s tradition – they even wore bathing suits to their 1995 wedding!
Best: Side-By-Side Sexy: Rande Gerber & Cindy Crawford
He’s a former model. And she’s, well, a former supermodel! But this hot couple looks like they could still rock the runway. The pair shows off their fit bods in the Bahamas.
Best Reality TV: Heidi Montag & Spencer Pratt
Somebody’s proud of her new bod! And why not? The Hills beauty, 20, paid good money for it! Along with her equally fit manage/beau, Spencer Pratt, the recently augmented looker hit the beach in Malibu.
Best MTV-Ready: Nick Lachey & Vanessa Minnillo
He’s an MTV-fave heartthrob; she’s a gorgeous former VJ. Together, the brand-new live-in couple sun, sip and show off their fantastic swimsuit shapes while boating in Cincinnati.
Best Old Married Couple: Harry Hamlin & Lisa Rinna
After more than 10 years of marriage and two children – and it’s rumored, a few cosmetic procedures a piece – Harry, 55, and Lisa, 43, are still one of the hottest couples on the beach in Malibu! We should all be sol lucky!
Finally Star reveals the Worst Beach Bods of 2007: Everyone out of the water! Scary sea creatures have washed up on shore!
Worst Saggy: Uma Thurman
Talk about letting it all hang out, well, down. We know the mom of two, 37, can afford a bikini top that offers a lot more support – and a lot less droop!
Worst Burnout: Courtney Love
Let this be a lesson: Years of not caring for your body make you look scary in a bikini! Also, if you get gastric-band surgery – as Love, 42, reportedly did – splurge for the additional procedure of tighten saggy skin!
Worst Secret Sagginess: Kate Hudson
Kate, 28, looks so perfect when she’s wearing clothing! But the actress and single mom’s plunging blue bikini revealed a surprisingly saggy tummy during a Hawaiian vacation.
Worst Man-Boob: John Travolta
Where have you gone, Tony Manero? The one-time Saturday Night Fever heartthrob, now 53, looks like he ate him! Even worse than that flabby tummy? Unsightly man boobs that look like they could use a bikini top!
Worst Bikini: Hulk Hogan
The former hard-bodied wrestling stud turned Hogan Knows Best patriarch, 53, has gone wrong in so many ways – not the least of which is squeezing himself into a neon-green slingshot suit that makes it touch to avoid noticing Hulk’s uh, hogans.
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PEOPLE surveyed several Hollywood celebrities and got their picks for the year’s best books, movies, music and TV shows. Here’s what they found:
TV SHOWS
Ashlee Simpson: Desperate Housewives – “It’s one of those shows like Sex and the City – every girl likes it.”
Monique Coleman: Grey’s Anatomy – “Even though there’s huge issues, at the end of the day we’re still concerned about the characters – that’s good TV.”
Macy Gray: Nip/Tuck – “It’s over-the-top-
drama. It’s crazy. I don’t know who thinks of that stuff.”
John Stamos: South Park – “The show is so timely. If something happens, in like two weeks it’s parodied on there.”
Nicky Hilton: The Girls
Next Door – “I just think they’re so funny.”
MOVIES
Josh Groban: The Prestige – “Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman are awesome. And I’ve loved magic since I was a kid. That it’s a murder mystery with twists based on magic makes it amazing.”
Jaime Pressly: The Departed – “It was amazing. It’s a brilliant film. Everyone in it was great.”
Anjelica Huston: Borat – “I don’t know if it’s the best movie, but it’s the funniest. I have never laughed so
hard in a movie. I’ve never laughed so
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Mike Myers: The Fountain – “It’s beautiful. I’ve never seen anything like it. All the performances were great. It was transformative.”
Clay Aiken: The Queen – “Helen Mirren looks just like Queen Elizabeth. Acted like her! I thought it was very good.”
MUSIC
Anne Hathaway: Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins, Rabbit Fur Coat – “You can just listen to it start to finish and it tells a story. It’s beautiful, funny and very subversive. I really love it.”
Chris Cornell: Bob Dylan, Modern Times – “I think it’s fantastic. There’s a lightness to it that doesn’t normally come from him. When I say lightness, like a happiness.”
Zach Braff: Joshua Radin, We Were Here – “It’s just the greatest music. He’s a really talented guy. He’s like the new Paul Simon.”
Katharine McPhee: Christina Aguilera, Back to Basics – “I really like her record. I think she brought some cool old-school
stuff to it, and amazing vocals.”
BOOKS
Terrence Howard: Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho –”It teaches you to enjoy each moment.”
Ben Affleck: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond – “I’m reading a lot
of nonfiction. . . .This is really good right now.”
Jennifer Connelly: In the Land of Magic Soldiers by Daniel Bergner – “That was the last one I read – it was actually about Sierra Leone, where Blood Diamond takes place. It was really fantastic.”
Queen Latifah: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith – “I love it. It’s a whole series.”
Patricia Heaton: The Tiny One by Eliza Minot – “It’s about a girl who loses her mother, and she chronicles the whole day before she finds out her mother died. She’s exactly the age I was when my mother died. I’d read a few pages and then start sobbing.”
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were married a couple hours ago in Australia, where both grew up.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have gotten married, reps for the couple have confirmed to PEOPLE. The all-candlelight ceremony took place just after sundown Sunday night at Sydney, Australia’s Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel on St. Patrick’s Estate at Manly.
 Guests at the black-tie event included Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and Rupert Murdoch. Kidman’s wedding party consisted of her sister Antonia, who was her maid of honor, and daughter Isabella, 13, who was her bridesmaid. Antonia’s daughter, Lucia, was a flower girl. On the groom’s side were Urban’s brother Shane, who served as best man, and longtime buddy Marlon Holden, who produced Urban’s first solo album in 1991.
Kidman wore a dress by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga. Her father, Antony, walked her down the aisle under the dramatic glow of a spotlight. She kept her veil on throughout the ceremony, only lifting it when it came time to say the (very traditional) vows.
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“Nicole cried all the way to the church in the car and then she cried all during the ceremony and had to wipe her eyes under the veil,” a guest tells PEOPLE. “It was the most emotional and beautiful ceremony. Nicole looked ethereal with her veil floating, like a vision in white. … Keith cried when he looked at her. “It was so intense,” the guest says. “When her veil was lifted, he moved right in and he grabbed her and kissed her. It was a long, passionate kiss. (Then) everything went from being quiet and elegant and intense to really loud, like we were suddenly at a soccer game. There was screaming and hollering and such excitement. “But when Nicole and Keith looked at each other it was like they were the only two people in the room. They are so deeply in love. It was the most incredible wedding.”
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Both Jackman and Crowded House’s Neil Finn performed at the reception, which had a “passion” theme and red color scheme – including red carnations hanging from huge chandeliers and red roses on the tables.
The nuptials followed nearly a week of high-profile preparation. On Monday, the couple issued a statement saying they had returned to their native Australia to get married. “We are very happy to be back in Australia. We have come home to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends.”
 Over the next several days, wedding guests including Jackman, Watts, Isabella and Connor and Urban’s parents and brother arrived Down Under for the celebration. “I’m very excited for my friend,” Watts told reporters upon her arrival. Jackman, who arrived later that day, joked, “Wedding? What wedding?”
Kidman and Urban’s openness about their nuptials was unusual for the normally fiercely private stars. But the couple have taken the spotlight in stride, even sending cold beer on Tuesday to the paparazzi camped outside Kidman’s home. On the case of 24 bottles of Victoria Bitter beer was a note: “Enjoy! Nicole & Keith.”
They managed to carry this off with class and like grown-ups who understand that they have chosen a life in the public eye. Good for them. And my best wishes to both.
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The reviews are rolling in for “X-Men 3: The Last Stand.” It sounds very much as if fans of the first two movies will want to go see it and others will want to stay home.
Egotastic’s Phil reports,
The action was great, but there was still a lot of the character development, and pacing that made the first two movies what they were. Story-wise, this movie takes a lot of chances, and they pay off, big time. Sure, there were a few cheesey lines, but they were few and far between, and the best characters are still the best characters.
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine was as good as ever, Ian McKellen once again kicks ass as Magneto, and no one can replace Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier. Even Halle Berry as Storm finally got her moment to shine, though the lameness of the character was hard to overcome, so it’s not really her fault, though, she could have tried to bring a little more life to it. New characters like Kitty Pryde played by Ellen Page, Juggernaut played by Vinnie Jones, and, of course, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Hank McCoy (aka Beast) were great additions that added new life to the series. There were also a ton of secondary mutant characters that were pretty cool too.
I’m not going to spoil any plot points for you, but I will say this: Stay till the end. Stay past the end. After the credits there’s an extra scene that you don’t want to miss. Trust me.
Gary Farber has an impressive collection of the early reviews from the trades.
CPG has a collection of premier party photos featuring the cleavage of Halle Berry and Rebecca Romijn. Here’s a more tame shot with Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellar . . . and Halle Berry’s cleavage.
And here’s a version of the movie poster.
The long-awaited “Wolverine” movie appears about to happen.
Hugh Jackman, who reprises his role as Logan/Wolverine in the upcoming sequel X-Men: The Last Stand, told SCI FI Wire that a second draft of the propsed Wolverine prequel movie has already been completed. Jackman would star in and co-produce the film, which would likely receive a quick green light from 20th Century Fox if The Last Stand proves successful.
“It’s probably going to be a prequel to the movies that exist, and I’ve just seen—not just, but about three months ago I saw—the second draft that David Benioff [Troy] has done,” Jackman said in an interview. “You probably know David. He’s a huge fan of the franchise and probably one of the hottest writers in town, and so the lucky thing that I have is him as a partner on this and, for me playing Wolverine, that [they're the] A lists of the A lists, and there are a number of them that are passionate and want to work on it.”
Jackman added: “So I think and they think that there is enough in this character to substantiate not just an appendage to the movie that exists, but an entity on its own. I don’t want to make Wolverine be a kind of disguise for X-Men 4. I want to make it stylistically and character-wise as different as we can and show some new stuff. I play him, and I would [be expected to] say this, but I think that he is one of the most interesting characters in terms of action heroes and comic-book heroes around.” X-Men: The Last Stand opens May 26. A Wolverine movie would likely begin production sometime in 2007.
There’s virtually zero chance X-men 3 won’t do well. Comic book movies have been a gold mine of late and the X-Men films have actually been quite good.
This summer at the movies should be quite a change from 2005’s lackluster showing, according to an extensive AP preview.
This year’s summer lead-ins: “Mission: Impossible III,” pitting Tom Cruise against supervillain Philip Seymour Hoffman; “Poseidon,” a remake of “The Poseidon Adventure” directed by Hollywood’s king of the sea, Wolfgang Petersen (”The Perfect Storm,” “Das Boot”); the animated “Over the Hedge,” an animals-against-humans comedy from the makers of “Shrek”; and “The Da Vinci Code,” reuniting Tom Hanks with director Ron Howard.
In addition to the usual sequels and remakes, there are all sorts of genre films to suit every taste. Most of them are sequels and remakes, too.
Tom Cruise’s first two “Mission: Impossible” capers were heavy on action and style. “Mission: Impossible III” director J.J. Abrams, creator of TV’s “Lost” and “Alias,” said he aimed to balance action with character interplay in the spirit of the television show on which the movies are based. “The thing I loved about the show is watching these incredibly accomplished operatives seamlessly working together to pull off a very specific goal,” Abrams said. “I honestly felt that as entertained as I was by the first two ‘Mission’ films, they didn’t embrace that aspect, which to me was the fundamental thing of the series.”
Wolfgang Petersen is back on the water with “Poseidon,” starring Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss and Josh Lucas in a remake of the 1970s disaster flick about a luxury liner overturned by a tidal wave. “It was a chance to do a film reflecting our phobias today, our fear of terrorism or disaster, like 9/11 or whatever nature can do to us,” Petersen said. “A natural disaster like this is sort of a metaphor for the impossible and most disastrous thing you can imagine, and what would we do when it hits?”
Also returning to the water: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and director Gore Verbinski with “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest,” the follow-up to their 2003 blockbuster. “Dead Man’s Chest” has Depp’s woozy pirate Jack Sparrow trying to weasel out of an old debt — his soul, which he owes to the sea devil Davy Jones.
Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell star in “Miami Vice,” written and directed by Michael Mann, creator of the 1980s cop show and Foxx’s director on “Collateral” and “Ali.” Farrell and Foxx take on the roles originated by Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, playing undercover cops who infiltrate a South Florida drug ring. The TV show was known for glitzy fashion and hip music, but Mann’s new take is a grittier glimpse of cops on the street, Foxx said.
I didn’t care for “Pirates” so will likely skip the sequel. And I’m certainly not nostalgic for “Miami Vice,” which I thought was lame in the 1980s. And that’s lame.
Brandon Routh is the new Man of Steel in “Superman Returns.” Fighters for truth, justice and the rights of Mutant-Americans are back, led by “X-Men: The Last Stand,” the third installment in the franchise about the gang of super freaks, and “Superman Returns,” with the Man of Steel suiting up for his first big-screen adventure in almost 20 years.
Bryan Singer, who made the first two “X-Men” movies, directed “Superman Returns,” which introduces Brandon Routh as Krypton’s favorite flyboy. Co-starring Kevin Spacey as villain Lex Luthor and Kate Bosworth as Lois Lane, the movie has Superman back on Earth after a prolonged absence. Though not a sequel to the Christopher Reeve “Superman” flicks, the film borrows from the look and mythology created in that series. Routh said he fashioned his performance to match, injecting his own personality into the character while trying to stay true to Reeve’s Superman. “Chris did such an amazing job. You can change things, but if you do it could be horrible,” Routh said. “When somebody does something so great, there’s certain things you can tweak, but to change it just to change it sometimes is dangerous.”
The “X-Men” sequel, directed by Brett Ratner (the “Rush Hour” movies), reunites all key cast members, including Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Rebecca Romijn and Famke Janssen. Driving the action this time is the discovery of a “cure” for mutancy. Jackman said the movie will wrap up the “X-Men” trilogy, though another film is in the works centered on his Wolverine character — the bushy-haired mystery man with metal claws and rapid healing powers. “He’s that reluctant hero, and he’s a fairly classic version of it,” Jackman said. “He reminds me of characters I always liked, Mad Max, Dirty Harry, Han Solo, where there’s more going on than what they’re letting on.”
Summer also offers superhero comedies. Ivan Reitman’s “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” stars Uma Thurman as the ultimate woman scorned, a superhero who uses her powers to exact revenge on the boyfriend (Luke Wilson) who dumped her.
“Zoom” stars Tim Allen and Courteney Cox in an “Incredibles”-like tale of a former hero gone soft. “Tim plays a retired superhero, and I play a kind of comic-book-obsessed, nerdy scientist. We’re trying to find people to train kids to become the next round of superheroes,” Cox said of her first big-screen leading role since she and her “Friends” gang called it quits.
The “X-Men” movies have been excellent, so I’ll certainly see the next installment. Frankly, the television versions of the Superman mythos, both “Lois and Clark” and the current “Smallville,” have been better than the Christopher Reeves movie version. As to the others, I’ll likely wait for the DVD.
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early five years after September 11 comes the first major wave of big-screen films dealing with the terrorist attacks.
“United 93″ mostly features a cast of unknowns in a gut-wrenching docudrama about the passengers who fought back and lost their lives during one of the September 11 hijackings.
Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center” stars Nicolas Cage in the story of two policemen trapped in the rubble of the collapsed towers.
On a smaller scale, “The Great New Wonderful” features Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tony Shalhoub and Olympia Dukakis in a sketch of five New Yorkers a year after the September 11 attacks.
I just have no interest in exploiting 9/11 for entertainment purposes quite yet. Granted, we had WWII and Vietnam movies while those wars were still ongoing but this just seems different somehow. Wars are massive societal undertakings whereas terrorists attacks are personalized.
There are also plenty of comedies, cartoons, and family flicks. I’ll likely see some of those but never find it necessary to see them on the big screen, which I reserve for big budget, special effects movies.
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