MGM has tapped the 'Valkyrie' actor to star in the reboot of John Sturges' 1960 movie, which centers on a group of American gunmen hired to protect a Mexican town from bandits.
‘Anchorman 2’ Unleashes Two Hilarious Official Teasers
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While Ron Burgundy, Brian Fantana and Champion 'Champ' Kind promote their comeback in convincing ways, Brick Tamland makes things awkward with his clumsy look.
Paul Thomas Anderson's religious drama finally saw the light of day Monday as The Weinstein Company unveiled footage from the director’s mysterious film, "The Master," in addition to Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" and David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," at a special presentation in Cannes.
“The Master,” which stars Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix, centers on a 1950's cult leader whose faith-based organization begins to catch on in America.
Reportedly cut by Anderson himself, the drama's first teaser (see below) focuses solely on drifter Freddie Sutton (Phoenix), a Naval officer whose sinister ways come into question by a superior officer. Phoenix's character eventually becomes the right-hand man of ‘The Master’ Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman) in the film.
Judging from the trailer, "The Master" represents another dark, psychological turn for Anderson, whose "There Will Be Blood" earned five Oscar nominations in 2007, including a Best Actor win for star Daniel Day Lewis.
"The Master" also reunites Anderson with "There Will Be Blood" composer Johnny Greenwood, of Radiohead.
Amy Adams and Laura Dern co-star in the pic, which Anderson has largely kept under wraps for three years. (Right: PTA recently provided a small, 65mm image of Hoffman preaching in a scene from 'The Master' to blog Cigarettes and Red Vines)
Hoffman’s character is rumored to be loosely based on Scientology founder Ron L. Hubbard.
“The Master,” produced by Anderson, JoAnne Sellar, John Lesher, Bill Pohlad and Megan Ellison, arrives Oct. 12.
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Making its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival a few days ago, MOONRISE KINGDOM is a delightful coming-of-age story set in a 1960’s New England town where a young boy and girl attempt to run away together and spark a community-wide mobilization to track them down. Co-written (with ROMAN COPPOLA) and directed by WES ANDERSON, the all-star ensemble cast includes EDWARD NORTON, BRUCE WILLIS, BILL MURRAY, TILDA SWINTON, HARVEY KEITEL, FRANCES McDORMAND, JASON SCHWARTZMAN and BOB BALABAN as well as newcomers JARED GILMAN and KARA HAYWARD.New James Bond: ‘Skyfall’ teaser trailer
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Currently in theaters and doing well internationally, BATTLESHIP is an apocalyptic tale of space aliens trying to destroy the Earth. Somehow inspired by the Milton-Bradley board game from the ’30s, the film exists primarily to blow stuff up on an epic scale.Anchorman teaser trailer(s)
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Opening in theaters next month, MADAGASCAR 3: EUROPE’S MOST WANTED is the third installment of the popular animated franchise focusing on a rag-tag group of Manhattan zoo animals stranded away from home. This time around, they connive their way into a traveling European circus in the hope that it will provide transport back to the Big Apple. Directed by ERIC DARNELL, CONRAD VERNON and TOM McGRATH from a script by NOAH BAUMBACH, the familiar voice cast includes BEN STILLER, CHRIS ROCK, DAVID SCHWIMMER and JADA PINKETT SMITH.Shia LeBeouf Joins A Community Of Outlaws In ‘Lawless’
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Not due to hit theaters until the end of summer, LAWLESS got an early push last weekend at the Cannes Film Festival with advance screenings and a star studded press conference. A period piece set in Depression-era rural Virginia, the film focuses on three brothers trying to steer clear of the law while working to make a success of the family bootlegging business. Directed by JOHN HILLCOAT from a script by NICK CAVE, the cast includes TOM HARDY, JESSICA CHASTAIN, SHIA LeBEOUF and GARY OLDMAN.Who Won Celebrity Apprentice 2012 – Arsenio Hall
By · CommentsLast night, Donald Trump crowned Arsenio Hall as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice 2012. The Celebrity Apprentice finale pitted Arsenio versus American Idol runner-up, Clay Aiken. All totaled, some $2 million dollars were raised over all for a variety of charities. Arsenio was playing for the Magic Johnson Foundation, an emotional effort following the recent death of one of Hall′s relatives to AIDS.
Donald Trump picks Arsenio Hall over Clay Aiken in Celebrity Apprentice. Image Credit: Mr. Blue / Wenn.com.
Normally, I have been covering the series closely, especially with all of the drama that took place this season. But the last couple of weeks have been difficult due to other programs I follow, such as Mad Men, Sherlock on Masterpiece Mystery and last week′s Survivor finale. Add to that my frank disappointment in the final selection of Arsenio and Clay as the two finalists. I would have preferred seeing a finale between Aubrey O′Day and Lisa Lampanelli. Even Aubrey versus Clay would have been better!
So this season reminds me of the infamous ′fixed-season′ when Joan Rivers was awarded the title over poker star Annie Duke. In that one, Trump favored Rivers since she is tight with Trump′s sister, who works for the same charity which Rivers was playing for. I think The Donald likes to give worn-out has-beens a second shot at the spotlight. Arsenio did not impress me at all during the course of the this year′s season, which leads me to suspect that there is something else at work here.
The bottom line is that I did not watch the last two episodes of the Celebrity Apprentice finale. Donald Trump naming Arsenio Hall the winner of Celebrity Apprentice 2012 shows once again how subjective he is. A better match up would have been Clay Aiken versus Aubrey O′Day, or Aubrey versus Lisa Lampanelli. So another crummy season ends to a series which has jumped the shark long ago.
