TV and Movie News (page 1549)

Helen Mirren Speaks Against Sexism in Hollywood While Receiving the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award
December 08, 2010 @ 9:01 am PST    The Tempest, Red     Marivic Cabural    

“The Queen” movie star Helen Mirren speaks openly against the sexism practice in Hollywood as she received the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award during the Power 100 Women in Entertainment breakfast event at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

The British actress who recently starred in the movie “Red” said, "I resent in my life the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of some very brilliant female ones.

Reese Witherspoon Admires Robert Pattinson, Compares Twilight Actor to Leonardo DiCaprio
December 07, 2010 @ 9:40 am PST    Water for Elephants, Re-Inventing Bonaduce, Master Spy: The Life Of Robert P. Hanssen, Twilight     Marivic Cabural    

“He is extraordinarily attractive, I’m not gonna lie” revealed award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon when asked abou her co-star Robert Pattinson in the movie “Water for Elephants.”

In an interview with MTV News Witherspoon said, "The only thing I can compare it to is when Leo (Leonardo DiCaprio) was in Titanic. It was that kind of fervor about a person.

Animal Rights Group Condems Sarah Palin's Alaska After Hunting Episode
December 07, 2010 @ 9:08 am PST    Sarah Palin's Alaska     Marivic Cabural    

The hunting episode of Sarah Palin’s Alaska ignited negative reactions from animal rights group particularly the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

PETA vice president Dan Mathews condemned the show in a statement released Monday. According to Mathews, “Sarah seems to think that resorting to violence and blood and guts may lure people into watching her boring show.

AMC's The Walking Dead Season 1 Finale Ends With Killer Ratings
December 07, 2010 @ 9:02 am PST    The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad     Marivic Cabural    

The season finale of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” set a killer rating with 6 million viewers on Sunday night.

Andrew Lincoln’s (lead character) gruesome zombie series set a record as the biggest show in AMC history beating the ratings of the two shows “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” both Emmy Award winners.

Surprisingly, 8 million viewers watched the 11 pm repeat of The Walking Dead.

Christina Aguilera Admits Fears Dancing with Professional Dancers in Burlesque
December 06, 2010 @ 4:58 pm PST    Burlesque     Marivic Cabural    

“I was scared of being out there with real, professional dancers. It’s harder than it looks,” said Christina Aguilera during a press conference in Tokyo before the premier of her film “Burlesque.”

Christina Aguiera plays the role of Ali a small-town singer who escapes from hardships and tries to follow her dreams and make in Los Angeles. She stumbles upon the majestic lounge of Burlesque, an ailing theater and lands a job as a waitress.

Tangled (Rapunzel) beats Harry Potter during the weekend box office showdown
December 06, 2010 @ 4:49 pm PST    Tangled, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Burlesque, The Next Three Days, Love and Other Drugs, Megamind, Due Date, Faster, The Warrior's Way     Marivic Cabural    

Disney Pictures animated 3D movie “Tangled” featuring a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical golden hair, Rapunzel beat Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 during this weekend’s box office showdown selling $21.5 million in tickets.

The teen-wizard Harry Potter slides on the second spot with $16.7 million ticket sales this past weekend. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part one, had been number one in the box office for the past two weeks with teen-agers flocking the movie theaters to experience magic.

Will 'The Beaver' Put Mel Gibson's Career Back on Track?
December 05, 2010 @ 11:14 pm PST    Movie Movie     Marivic Cabural    

The first trailer and advertisement posters for Mel Gibson’s latest hand-puppet film “The Beaver” was released by Summit Entertainment on Friday, December 3.

In the movie, Gibson plays the role of Walter Black- a man who was once a successful toy executive and family man who became depressed and lost all his hopes in life. He tried different methods of self- therapy to put himself back on track, but he always fails.

Polanski's 'The Ghost Writer' Bags Six Titles at the 2010 European Film Awards
December 05, 2010 @ 12:32 pm PST    The Ghost Writer     Marivic Cabural    

Roman Polanski’s political thriller movie "The Ghost Writer" won six categories including Best Picture at the recently concluded European Film Awards in Tallin, Estonia.

Polanski received his awards via Skype from his home in Paris. The award-winning director cannot travel outside France, Switzerland, or Poland due to his standing warrant of arrest from his 1977 sex charges against a 13-year old in the U.

Khloe Kardashian's First Sexual Experience Ignites Unsolicited Legal Opinions
December 05, 2010 @ 12:21 pm PST    Keeping Up with The Kardashians, The View     Marivic Cabural    

Khloe Kardashian 26, youngest among the sisters confessed to the ladies in the View that she had sex with her 18 year-old secret boyfriend when she was only 14 and she felt that she was persuaded at that time.

Khloe said, “I felt like I was almost conned. Well not conned, but persuaded because he was older and I felt I wouldn’t be accepted or cool or whatever.”

The reality starlet further said.

Angelina Jolie Asked Critics to Hold Judgment against Bosnian War Movie
December 03, 2010 @ 10:46 am PST    The Tourist     Marivic Cabural    

Angelina Jolie asked her critics particularly the leader of the Women Victims of War to hold their judgment against her directorial debut about the Bosnian war movie in the early 90’s.

While promoting her latest movie “The Tourist” in Paris, Jolie told Reuters, “There’s one person who has a gripe.”

The actress is referring to Bakira Hesecic, leader of the Women Victims of War who is outspokenly criticizing Jolie’s Bosnian war movie and sent a complaint letter to the United Nations refugee agency.