A film produced by Timur “Day Watch” Bekmambetov and starring Emile Hirsch should be a movie slam-dunk, right? We’re gonna find out with a review of the now available Blu-ray of "The Darkest Hour" from Summit Home Entertainment. The electric whip review snaps below!

Title: "The Darkest Hour"

Grade: 2

Cast: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella

Director: Chris Gorak

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 89 minutes

Release Company: Summit Home Entertainment

Website: www.summit-ent.com

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The tense apocalyptic thriller "The Darkest Hour" centers on the fight for survival waged by five young men and women who find themselves stranded in Moscow during an alien invasion.

As the invisible extraterrestrials absorb all of Earth's energy and life forms, finding a means of escaping the unstoppable attackers becomes a seemingly impossible task. The suspense never lets up as the invaders assault Earth, targeting the planet’s power supply.

Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, and Max Minghella star. Director Chris Gorak teams with producer Timur Bekmambetov to create incredible special effe...

Less than a week after being ordered back to court and reprimanded for having a rooftop party, Lindsay Lohan is free and-- partying?

Lindsay celebrated the end of her house arrest at the Lexington Supper Club in Hollywood on Wednesday night, and we hear she even stumbled out of the private party afterward, which will surely start some rumors that she's drinking again. We don't think she's hit the bottle just yet though as she looks to be in good, ahem, spirits, following her 35-day house-arrest.

Earlier in the day Lindsay had her alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet removed, and it seems she...

Sean Penn's Oscar-winning movie Milk has been voted the best gay film of the last decade.

Penn won an Academy Award in 2008 for his role as gay activist and politician Harvey Milk in the biopic, which topped the poll of the most important movies depicting gay people in the last 10 years.

Officials at U.K. charity Stonewall, who conducted the survey, commended director Gus Van Sant's drama for its realistic portrayal of the homosexual community.

Milk's gay activist friend Cleve Jones, portrayed in the movie by Emile Hirsch, says, "This is a fantastic achievement for Milk. As someone wh...

2010 was an incredible year in the world of showbiz, with the usual headline-grabbing antics, scandal, sleaze, celebrity births, star weddings, and bitter break-ups.

Here, WENN takes a look back at 2010...

January

Matthew McConaughey became the first new celebrity dad of 2010 when he and Camila Alves welcomed baby Vida into the world, but they weren't the only couple celebrating births. Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell experienced the joys of fatherhood all over again, while supermodel Claudia Schiffer and actress Monica Bellucci were bursting with excitement after announcing their pregnan...

The stars climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for the world's water crisis have triumphed - the group has overcome harsh blizzard conditions to reach the 19,340-foot-high African peak.

Philanthropic singer Kenna led a team of celebrities, including actors Emile Hirsch and Jessica Biel, rapper Lupe Fiasco and Santigold star Santi White, among others, up to the Tanzanian peak for the Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro campaign.

On Thursday, the group began their journey to raise awareness of Africa's chronic water shortage. The stars used the latest social net...

Yesterday it was announced that Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi have left the production of Spider-Man 4, opening the door for a younger actor to put on the blue and red spandex. But who can continue the success of the $2.5 billion franchise?

First let's discuss the new direction of the fourth movie. While it may seem odd that a "prequel" can be written, when Peter Parker is bitten by the radioactive spider in the first Spider-Man movie, there is a loophole.

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The stars, doctors and activists who spent the weekend tackling Africa's highest peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro, are all set for their last march to the top after a night of heavy rain.

Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, Lupe Fiasco and Santigold star Santi White are among the group hoping to raise cash and awareness about the world's chronic water shortage by signing up for the charity climb to the 19,340-foot peak.

The Summit on the Summit posse set off on Thursday and have been using the latest social networking technology to update fans and followers along the way.

In a recent 'tweet', climber...

Kristen Stewart has actor Emile Hirsch to thank for her role in vampire hit Twilight - he convinced director Catherine Hardwicke the actress could tackle any role.

Hirsch was wowed by the 19 year old's talent after working with her in Sean Penn's 2007 adventure movie Into The Wild, and couldn't help but recommend her to his Lords of Dogtown collaborator Hardwicke while she made plans to bring Twilight to the big screen.

Hirsch tells OKMagazine.com, "I was gushing about her. I think she's so talented and so perfect. She's a great conversationalist, very inquisitive. She's got a littl...

What would the Woodstock Music & Art Fair have been like without the music? Most likely: Three days of 500 thousand wet, drug induced concert goers rolling around in the mud. Well, at least the final act of Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock" gets that part right. The festival is very much in full force but, strangely, the actual music is no where to be found. Really, were the music rights really that expensive? What "Taking Woodstock" does do is show a microcosm of the entire late 1960's counter-culture movement through the eyes of sleepy upstate New York town of Bethel over a month long period, ...

Emile Hirsch found himself at the center of a security breach at a recent New York event - after a man pretending to be the star sneaked past organizers before the actor arrived.

An unidentified man posing as the Milk star showed up with an entourage of eight and was ushered into a party at Manhattan's Webster Hall on Thursday night.

According to the New York Post, organizers went into a fury when Hirsch arrived - realizing there had been a lapse in security.

A source says, "A publicist asked him (the impostor) if he wanted to walk the red carpet, but he said no and just went in...

The spirit of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair of 1969 resonates 40 summers later, as if it were just yesterday. In 1969, five acts recorded albums for the Columbia, Epic, and RCA labels (divisions of Sony Music Entertainment) and brought their music to Max Yasgur's farm that summer. For the first time, "The Woodstock Experience" couples those albums with music from the festival, providing a pocket portrait of what each artist and band was experiencing during 1969. Available at all physical and digital retail outlets starting June 30th - in newly-designed eco-friendly 2CD packages (see deta...

The 2009 Film Independent's Spirit Awards ceremony, hosted by award winning actor/comedian Steve Coogan, will air uncut, uncensored, and commercial free on IFC (Independent Film Channel) Saturday, February 21 LIVE at 5 pm ET/2 pm PT. IFC.com will deliver up-to-the-minute news and video on the event, including a live streaming webcast during the red carpet arrivals and from the press room, an updated announcement of the winners, and photo galleries of both the red carpet at the event and at the IFC Indie Film Celebration after party. Last year's Spirit Awards telecast was honored with a 200...

The 5 nominations for 2009 Oscar Best Picture are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire. Click through the slideshow of photos from the nominees and let us know who you think should win by leaving a comment below!

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"I didn't want to overgay it. I didn't want to come across as a caricature. I went to the gay and lesbian section of Borders and got a s---load of books." Emile Hirsch on the research he undertook to play gay activist Cleve Jones in Harvey Milk biopic Milk.

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This year's Oscar race isn't very deep with talent, and at this point there are probably only eight films with a legitimate shot at getting a nod for Best Picture. But those that have a chance at a nomination also have a great chance of winning.

One such film, "The Dark Knight", has already hit screens, but the rest of this group will premiere in the coming weeks as studios scramble to get their prestige pictures on the big screen before the year-end deadline.

Every year, film fans are tormented by the true snobs who catch all these possible nominees before the big awards show att...

Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Josh Brolin hope they'll entertain audiences of forthcoming film Milk beyond the big screen by prompting more support for same-sex marriage in California.

The trio appear on screen together in the Harvey Milk biopic, which follows the life of the first openly gay man voted into public office in America. And the castmates admit they hope to influence voters against California’s Proposition 8, which is attempting to outlaw same-sex marriage statewide.

Actor James Franco tells "Access Hollywood" at the film's U.S. premiere: "This is a really big night f...

Drew Barrymore has sparked new romance rumors after she was spotted smooching with Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick at a recent Kings Of Leon concert in New York. Reports suggest the pair hooked up for a "full-on make-out session" at the band's Webster Hall show on Tuesday night, before heading off to a nearby bar together.

An eyewitness tells UsWeekly.com, "Drew was hanging all over Ed. There was definite chemistry."

Sources claim it's the second time newly-single Barrymore, 33, has enjoyed the company of the 21-year-old Brit.

The pair also spent Saturday night together, at anot...

Start your engines and fasten your seatbelts for the high-octane adventure Speed Racer, combining heartfelt family humor and groundbreaking visual effects. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a natural behind the wheel of his thunderous Mach 5.

With support from Pops and Mom Racer (John Goodman and Susan Sarandon), girlfriend Trixie (Christina Ricci), younger brother Spritle (Paulie Litt) and the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox), Speed takes on fierce competitors to save his familys business and protect the sport he loves. When Speed steps onto the track, its not just a race.

Its an a...

A crew member on Emile Hirsch's movie Speed Racer is convinced the actor is gay, after walking in on an awkward moment between him and co-star Kick Gurry. The pair was taking a break between scenes in a trailer onset in Berlin, Germany, when an assistant burst in, while Hirsch was half naked and out of breath.

Hirsch explains, "Me and Kick were in the trailer hanging out. Kick was sitting back with his hands behind his head and I was doing push ups. It was hot so I peeled my driver's suit down a bit, and then Eric, the wonderfully gay production assistant, walked in. I jumped up really...

There are no doubts that Emile Hirsch is more than a good-looking heartthrob. He shows diversity and variety in choosing his roles, never sticking to the same old routine. It's this very detail that proves he's a smart actor. In every part he plays, his talent and ambition clearly shine through.

Born in Topanga, California, Emile Hirsch started acting at the mere age of eight making appearances on television shows and TV movies like, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, NYPD Blue, and "Kindred: the Embrace." It wasn't until 2002 when Emile made his big-screen debut in the film "The Dangerous Liv...

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He may be viewed as a fresh face, but Christian Oliver is more than qualified to become Hollywood's next "It" boy. The German native has quite an impressive resume to back the title and continues to race his way up the Hollywood ladder. He's appeared in "The Good German" alongside Cate Blanchett and George Clooney and currently runs his own production company. Starpulse had a chance to speak with the charming and humble actor as he discussed his role on screen in the new movie "Speed Racer" (in theaters May 9) and off screen as a writer and producer.

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Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) - In a departure from his more dramatic roles on TV in "Grey's Anatomy" and a guest stint on Once and Again, Dempsey has focused on romantic comedies in his film career recently. He's been charming audiences alongside Amy Adams in Enchanted...

Sean Penn and James Franco considered living like gay lovers for new biopic Milk, but their schedules wouldn't allow it. The two stars play homosexuals Harvey Milk and Scott Smith in Gus Van Sant's new movie about the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor (Milk), who was assassinated in 1977.

And the two actors thought about getting to know one another by renting a home in the city, according to PlanetGossip.Eonline.com.

Blogger Marc Malkin reports, "I'm told Penn and Franco wanted to live together for a time before filming began in the Bay Area. My sources reported they were ...

And then there were five. Oscar morning has come and gone, featuring the usual mix of surprises, sure things and people getting up way too early. Here's a rundown of who's in, who's out, and what to expect come Oscar night.

Best Picture

"No Country for Old Men"

"There Will Be Blood"

"Juno"

"Michael Clayton"

"Atonement"

Front-Runner: "No Country for Old Men"

Surprise: "Into The Wild" out, "Atonement" in.

Snub: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"

This category came up pretty much according to plan. Every movie nominated had a very good shot at it with about...

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"Iron Man" (May 2)

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The Nice List

1. The...

"I love Salvador Dali so I went to his museum in Paris and I thought it was amazing and I loved the surrealism." Ashlee Simpson insists her new video for Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya) is inspired by the work of the late Spanish art legend.

"Most of the places we were going, you just couldn't drive any of the trucks there. So it was about finding a good tree stump when you weren't shooting." Actor Emile Hirsch didn't spend much time relaxing in his trailer on the set of Sean Penn's recent movie Into The Wild.

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