For all those gossipy types saying that actress Kate Hudson is pregnant — think again. Pictures of Kate Hudson in a skimpy bikini have been making the rounds… and there’s no baby bump in sight!
Now on to the next rumor — are Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson back together again? This one may just be true — Kate Hudson’s bikini pictures were taken in Miami, where Owen Wilson is currently working on a film.
A Bob Marley biography is expected to hit the big screen in late 2009.
The Weinstein Co. has optioned rights to Bob Marley’s widow’s (Rita Marley) 2004 autobiography, “No Woman No Cry: My Life With Bob Marley.” Rita Marley will serve as executive producer on the film. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday, the buzz was that actress Winona Ryder had gotten engaged to Rilo Kiley guitarist Blake Sennett.
Turns out there’s no truth to the engagement rumor. According to Winona Ryder’s rep: “It’s not true. She is not engaged.”
Winona Ryder is set to grace the big screen again this year and next year, and will begin shooting “The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,” co-starring Keanu Reeves and Maggie Gyllenhaal, soon.
Of the movies that opened in wide-release over the weekend, Semi-Pro topped the charts. The Other Boleyn Girl only made it into 4th place. Penelope, which was in limited-release, made it to 8th place. (While I watched Boleyn Girl this weekend and really liked it, it’s AA rating really weakened it. As Richard Roper said, an NC-17 rating would have been better. Me, I think an R-rating would have gotten more adults out to see it.)
Vantage Point is still doing well at #2. Despite being panned by critics for all the “plot coincidences”, this is a really exciting, thrilling movie. It did lack a little something something, but it was a hell of a lot better than Jumper (a big fat disappointment, but still had moments of thrill - just not as much as it should.)
No Country for Old Men managed to nudge its way back into the top 10, very likely due to its sweep in the Academy Awards a couple of weekends ago.
Of the movies that opened in wide-release the past weekend, only Charlie Bartlett and Witless Protection didn’t make it into the top 10. Now I haven’t seen Charlie Bartlett but it seems like one of those that could be a sleeper hit. Except that Richard Roper (of Ebert & Roper) panned it, saying it’s like Ferris Bueller had a son “with all of his smarts but none of his charm.”
Vantage Point was my pick for #1, which it achieved. I saw it on Sunday and felt that it was almost worth the $10, if you don’t mind all the plot coincidences. It was thrilling though. (Review to come shortly over at PopSofa. Richard Roper and his guest both panned it though.) Last week’s top five simply shifted down one position, and Jack Black’s Be Kind, Rewind came in at #7.
There Will Be Blood nudged its way back into the top 10. I have a feeling this one will be in the theatres for a while - as will No Country For Old Men.
Of the movies that opened last weekend, it’s a bit of a surprise that Jumper topped the box office. I really thought Definitely, Maybe would be at the top (because of Valentines Day), followed by Jumper and The Spiderwick Chronicles. Instead Step Up 2 The Streets did better than Definitely, Maybe, which only took fifth place. [On Ebert & Roper, Jumper was described as "good-looking crap" and Definitely, Maybe had a much more positive review.]
The Hannah Montana concert film dropped six points, with 27 Dresses falling four points. Juno and The Bucket List are still holding on, but The Eye and Rambo have dropped out of the top ten.
Isla Fisher (Sacha Baron “Borat” Cohen’s wife and baby momma) was looking absolutely radiant on Regis + Kelly this morning. She looked like a manifestation of the painting “Venus on the Half Shell”. She stars with Ryan Reynolds, Elizabeth Banks, Kevin Kline, and Rachel Weisz in Definitely, Maybe, which opens today.
Also opening today is Jumper with Hayden Christensen and Samuel L. Jackson. Christensen appeared on Regis + Kelly just before Isla Fisher and was looking pale and worn out. But the movie looks very exciting.
Another big box office possibility this weekend is The Spiderwick Chronicles, opening today and brought to you by the same people that made The Chronicles of Narnia. (The Narnia sequel, Prince Caspian, opens May 16).
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Not surprisingly, Fool’s Gold took top spot in this weekend’s box office - its opening weekend. As I mentioned, the two have great chemistry - left over from their previous project, How to Lose a Guy In 10 Days. And Martin Lawrence appears to still have pull, with Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins taking second spot.
The Hannah Montana 3-D concert movie, which many panicked parents thought was only running for seven days, is still around and hanging in third. The Eye with Jessica Alba slipped to fourth. Meet the Spartans and Rambo keep dropping, but There Will Be Blood is hanging in tenth.
Paris Hilton’s latest, The Hottie and the Nottie, essentially bombed at the box office. Big surprise. Though I doubt this will wipe that smugness off her face.
If you’re a TV watcher, you’ve sorely been missing your fave shows like I have. (Especially since broadcasters have their brains shut off and run crap instead of good classic shows.) But finally, the WGA strike is just about over (not completely over like Michael Eisner declared, but almost). The full deal is still being drafted and will be reviewed this weekend by WGA members. The irony is that, according to Michael Eisner, many writers will not get the same juicy contracts due to studio “write-downs” because of losses during the strike.
Let’s hope that things work out and that WGA members are satisfied. It’ll still be up to a month before shows go back into production, and longer before new episodes air. So let’s also hope that broadcasters flip the “intelligence” switch back on and air quality reruns instead of the crud reality shows that keep on coming.
For top box office this weekend, my money is on Fool’s Gold (PG-13) with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. I saw the trailer for this when watching The Bucket List last weekend, and the chemistry between cute Kate and handsome Matt is unmistakable. Aside from that, it seems a bit formulaic.
At the bottom of the box office: Paris Hilton and The Hottie and the Nottie. The trailers make this look like a wretched, shallow movie - an ideal vehicle for a shallow ex-heiress.
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