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'Arrested Development' Cast: Where Are They Now?

March 7th, 2009 11:35am EST
Arrested Development
The family that chicken dances together, stays together. With the February 24 announcement that Michael Cera - the lone holdout - had finally signed on for the long-rumored Arrested Development movie, message boards went bonkers for Bluth bananas.

Cera is easily the most successful and visible post-Bluth. With SuperBad, Juno, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist and Sundance darling Paper Heart, this kid has perfected the tentatively awkward comedic timing that made you root for the love story of George Michael and his cousin Maeby.

Where have the Bluths been since we last laughed a...
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Superhero Film 'Hancock' With No Superhero Ancestry Proves Bold But Deadly Decision

July 2nd, 2008 9:48am EDT
Hancock
(Hollywoodchicago) – With superhero films as hot in 2008 as psychedelics were in the 1960s, the new blockbuster superhero film “Hancock” fits in with the label but without any of the ancestry.

While 2008 superhero films such as “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “The Dark Knight,” “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” and “Punisher: War Zone” (along with “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” coming in 2009) are all based on previous stories with a previously ravenous fan base, “Hancock” with an alcoholic and listless Will Smith and Charlize Theron – who hides a surprise bombshell – literally comes from n...
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Supporting Superhero: A Look At The Stand-Out Film Roles Of Jason Bateman

July 1st, 2008 10:11am EDT
Jason Bateman
In the early part of his career, Jason Bateman was known as the cute sandy haired boy from the wholesome TV family. Beginning with Little House on the Prairie and taking it through "Silver Spoons" (where as the best friend he became part of the extended family) and "Valerie," he wore that role like it was his own skin. Only as he aged (like with 2001's "Some Of My Best Friends" and later with the critically acclaimed "Arrested Development") did he start to include sarcasm into his portrayals, opening up a world of possibilities for him to steal scenes in a number of feature films.

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Movie Season Is Just Heating Up: 10 More Flicks To Watch This Summer

May 27th, 2008 9:58am EDT
Wanted
Iron Man has already grossed over $400 million worlwide. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull became the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever. With both of these films already in the books, what are the top 10 remaining summer movies to see? This list picks 10 films out of all the remaining movies from now until the end of August. Judging by this list, July looks like it could be one of the biggest months in years.

10. The Incredible Hulk

Release Date: June 13th

Director: Louis Leterrier (Transporter 1 & 2)

It is never a good sign when a franchise n...
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The 'That Guy' Encyclopedia, Letters A Through K

May 7th, 2008 8:30am EDT
Chris Cooper
Hey, isn’t that...? You know, that guy. The guy that always plays someone in the military. He was in, uh, Syriana, The Kingdom... Oh yeah! He was the father of the emo kid in American Beauty!

Throughout cinematic history, there has been a plethora of actors that, for some reason or another, never become a household name. So here is a cheat sheet of sorts, a brief encyclopedia on "That Guy."

After reading this you can impress your friends! Win the movie game (the one where you name an actor, someone names a film he or she was in, next player names another actor in that film, etc....
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Notable Quotables

January 3rd, 2008 7:30pm EST
Tom Hanks
"Yes, I went into this career specifically so I'd end up naked in a Jacuzzi with a bunch of naked strippers." Tom Hanks on the perks of his latest role as Texas congressman Charlie Wilson in Charlie Wilson's War.

"The thing about stars is that we're all chillingly unsexy in bed." Openly gay actor Rupert Everett dismisses celebrity sex appeal.

"That part was easy, there's not a lot of different ways you can play 'I'm about to get my head chopped off.' You just have to look scared." Jason Bateman admits his role as Special Agent Adam Leavitt in The Kingdom was no major challenge.

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Top 10 Movie Fight Scenes of 2007

December 31st, 2007 10:23am EST
300
From the epic shootout in Heat to the Terminator battling the T-1000, everyone loves fight sequences. The two previously mentioned are some of the best of all time. The good fight scenes stand out and the bad ones are forgotten. But it’s the great ones that are seared into our memory. The following is a list consisting of the very best fight scenes that 2007 had to offer.

# 10. Transformers – Optimus Prime vs. Bonecrusher

While this was a guilty pleasure of mine this year, for many fan-boys, it was a dream come true. Their childhood toys and favorite cartoons came to life like...
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'The Kingdom' Is A Big Hit In The Middle East

December 26th, 2007 5:00pm EST
The Kingdom
Jamie Foxx film The Kingdom has become the year's biggest movie in the Middle East, where the action thriller is set.

Director Peter Berg took a huge risk and filmed much of the espionage movie in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first western filmmaker to shoot extensively in the area.

And his decision has paid off - much of the film's success has come from the Middle East market.

Berg says, "It's the number one film in every country in the Middle East except Kuwait, who banned the movie. I don't know who banned it, who their Minister of Cultural Affairs is or wheth...
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New Movies On DVD, Dec. 26

December 26th, 2007 8:00am EST
Rush Hour 3
In Rush Hour 3, the third installment of the popular action comedy franchise, LAPD Detective James Carter and Chinese Chief Inspector Lee discover that Chinese Triads have extended their criminal influence to the City of Lights. They book a flight for Europe and prepare to clean up the Paris streets. Also on DVD: Eastern Promises, The Kingdom, Brothers Solomon, and The Heartbreak Kid.
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Justin Timberlake To Perform In The Middle East

October 29th, 2007 8:25am EDT
Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake will be jetting off to Abu Dhabi for his first Middle Eastern concert in December. The singer's show at the Emirates Palace Hotel on December 6 will be his first in the United Arab Emirates and the final concert on his FutureSex/LoveSounds tour.

Sheeraz Hasan, the founder of www.Dubai.TV, says, "The concert will take lace in the grounds of the hotel in front of a predicted crowd of 10,000. He'll be accompanied by a gang of dancers and an 11-piece band."

Tickets for the once-in-a-lifetime concert will go on sale on Thursday.

Abu Dhabi is fast becoming the ...
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Jennifer Garner Battles Influenza In New Campaign

October 18th, 2007 2:26pm EDT
Jennifer Garner
Ben Affleck's wife Jennifer Garner is leading the charge against influenza after signing up to front a new flu-shot campaign. The Kingdom star has become the face of FacesOfInfluenza.org, a new American Lung Association website aimed at advising people on how to avoid the flu.

In the new ad, Garner says, "Women play an important role in a family. It's our job to take care of those we love, that's why I make sure my family is protected against influenza. Look around, and you'll see someone in your life who should receive an influenza vaccination. There's the couple with young children...
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'The Kingdom' Banned In Kuwait/Bahrain

October 11th, 2007 9:08am EDT
The Kingdom
Jamie Foxx's new movie The Kingdom has been banned in Bahrain and Kuwait. The film, which was the first Hollywood movie to shoot in Abu Dhabi, follows the exploits of an elite FBI team that travels to Saudi Arabia to investigate a terror attack on a U.S. compound.

The movie will debut in other Middle Eastern territories later this week.

Reports suggest sensitive censors were upset with the portrayal of Islamic fundamentalists in the film.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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'The Game Plan' Tops Box-Office Chart For Second Week

October 8th, 2007 8:45am EDT
The Game Plan
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson continues to wrestle control of the box-office - his latest movie The Game Plan is the country's number one movie for a second successive week.

The wrestler-turned-actor plays an American football star whose bachelor lifestyle is threatened by the arrival of a daughter he didn't know he had in the family film, which took $16.3 million over the weekend.

Ben Stiller comedy The Heartbreak Kid is a new entry at two with $14 million, while The Kingdom drops a place to three with $9.3 million.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Netw...
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Jamie Foxx Offends Fans With 'Thumbs Up' Action

October 5th, 2007 1:25pm EDT
Jamie Foxx
Actor Jamie Foxx landed in hot water in the Middle East - when he greeted fans with an 'offensive' thumb gesture. The Hollywood action hero arrived in the United Arab Emirates to film his latest movie The Kingdom making thumbs-up signs to adoring fans.

But the 39-year-old Miami Vice star was misinterpreted by locals - who took the popular Americanized hand action as a sign of disrespect. It's similar to 'giving the finger' in the West.

He says, "You've got to be careful with things out there - if you stick your thumbs up that means something completely different. So when I first ...
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Jamie Foxx Would Struggle With Dating A Celebrity

October 5th, 2007 1:20pm EDT
Jamie Foxx
Actor Jamie Foxx would turn down a date with Halle Berry, because he couldn't handle having a more successful partner. The Kingdom actor admits he needs a lot of love and attention in a relationship - and he wouldn't get that with another celebrity.

He says, "We're all like little kids: we all need a lot of attention and we all need to talk about ourselves. And that could be real conflict! Imagine if your movie's not hot and hers is. That would make going out with Halle Berry a nightmare."

-Jamie Foxx Pictures

-Halle Berry Pictures

(This news article provided by World Enter...
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Masseuse Thought Ben Affleck Was Hitting Jennifer Garner

September 28th, 2007 11:56am EDT
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner has defended her husband Ben Affleck after a masseuse suspected he was beating her up. The actress was left black and blue after filming several fight scenes for her new movie The Kingdom - injuries that aroused the suspicions of a concerned therapist.

She says, "The masseuse thought I had been beaten by my husband. The lady gave me a lecture about where to go to get help. I tried to tell her that the bruises came from working on a show but she wouldn't listen. She must have thought it was an elaborate variation on the 'I walked into a door' excuse."

-Jennifer Ga...
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Notable Quotables

September 27th, 2007 6:00pm EDT
Victoria Beckham
"I'm quite obsessed with sunglasses. I collect vintage Guccis and Carreras - they can make virtually any outfit look cool. And they also happen to hide the fact that I've been up all night with my three children and didn't have time to put on any eye make-up." Victoria Beckham talks about her favorite sunglasses.

"When I wrote 'My Humps,' I said, 'That's the stupidest thing ever,' but in a good way." The Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am recalls first hearing the band's hit.

"Recently a friend of mine started teaching a pole-dancing class, so I've been pole-dancing." Heather Graham ...
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Jamie Foxx Lied When Promoting 'Stealth'

September 26th, 2007 9:12am EDT
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx hated promoting film flop Stealth because he knew it was awful. The fighter pilot film, which also starred Jessica Biel and Josh Lucas, was ripped apart critically when it hit cinemas in 2005, and became one of the year's biggest flops.

And even Foxx struggled to find good things to say about the film when he was promoting it.

He says, "Sometimes you do a movie and you have to go promote it, so on 'Stealth' I was like, 'Yeah, this is the greatest.' And people would see me after seeing the movie and say, 'I can't believe you lied to me like that.'"

But the star a...
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Opening September 28: The Kingdom

September 25th, 2007 10:30am EDT
The Kingdom
In the aftermath of a deadly attack on American forces in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, diplomats are slow to act, but meanwhile, FBI special agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) assembles a secret team of U.S. counter-terrorism investigators to enter the city and find the criminal behind what has quickly become an international incident. The crew, however, finds their attempt to capture the perpetrators stalled by bureaucracy... Continue Summary

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Notable Quotables

September 20th, 2007 7:00pm EDT
Jessica Alba
"They poo a lot. It's not the best-smelling job." Jessica Alba couldn't imagine becoming a penguin wrangler. She plays one in her new movie Good Luck Chuck.

"She looked incredible. I had to watch her from a distance and be respectful." Jamie Foxx approved of his Collateral co-star Jada Pinkett Smith's hot pink vintage Yves St. Laurent look on the red carpet at the premiere of his latest film The Kingdom.

"Baby I'm with you, I'll do a record with you." Actor and R&B star Jamie Foxx offers to help Britney Spears get her pop career back on track after watching her awful performance a...
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Jennifer Garner's Breast Worries

September 4th, 2007 9:59am EDT
Jennifer Garner
Actress Jennifer Garner was so worried about injuring her breasts during fight scenes for new movie The Kingdom, she banned the cast from hitting her in the chest.

The Elektra star plays U.S. Special Agent Janet Mayes alongside Jamie Foxx and Jason Bateman in the Middle East action thriller, and underwent grueling training in preparation for the role to ensure her fight scenes looked as convincing as possible. And Garner, 35, admits she was very protective of her bosoms, because she was still breastfeeding her now 18-month-old daughter Violet at the time.

She says, "It was so do...
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Jamie Foxx Found The United Arab Emirates 'Incredible'

August 31st, 2007 9:27am EDT
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx has fallen in love with the Middle East after getting the royal treatment on the set of his new movie The Kingdom. The actor/singer didn't know what to expect when he signed on to shoot the film in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - and he had no idea he'd be treated like a king.

He coos, "It was beautiful. There is so much money over there. The palace I stayed in was 850,000 square kilometres. You could play an arena league football game in my room. It was great.

"My room was like a mile away from my sister's room. They picked us up in Phantoms (Rolls Royce) and BMWs ...
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Jennifer Garner Suffered Double Heatstroke On Movie Set

August 28th, 2007 9:05am EDT
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner passed out twice on the set of new action movie The Kingdom when she tried to balance new motherhood with Arizona's sweltering heat.

The star was still breastfeeding her eight-month-old baby Violet when she took off to the Arizona desert to film the movie in 140-degree heat. And Ben Affleck's wife admits she was foolish when it came to trying to do too much all at once.

She says, "I succumbed to the heat a couple times. I was still breast feeding my baby at the time and so... all the electrolytes goes to the baby, and so my system was all screwed up and I had hea...
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Jamie Foxx And Jennifer Garner Star In 'The Kingdom,' In Theaters Sept. 28

August 14th, 2007 9:30pm EDT
The Kingdom
Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx leads an all-star ensemble in a timely thriller that tracks a powder-keg criminal investigation shared by two cultures chasing a deadly enemy ready to strike again in The Kingdom.

When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team (Oscar® winner Chris Cooper and Golden Globe winners Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman) and negotiates a secret five-day...
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Celebrity Baby Questions Irritate Jeremy Piven

August 29th, 2006 1:47pm EDT
Jermey Piven
Entourage star Jeremy Piven lashed out at TV host Billy Bush on the red carpet of the Emmys on Sunday, telling the presenter, "You have potential as a human being." Piven has just finished filming The Kingdom with Jennifer Garner, where he came into contact with the actress' baby Violet.

After asking Piven about young Violet, Bush - cousin of President George W. Bush - then began barraging the actor with questions about celebrity babies during the interview for "Access Hollywood."

When Bush asked if he had seen Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby Shiloh Nouvel in his Malibu, Cal...
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Crew Member Dies on Set of Jennifer Garner's Film 'The Kingdom'

August 14th, 2006 12:30pm EDT
Jennifer Garner
Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner's latest movie The Kingdom has been marred by tragedy after a young man was killed in a carting accident on set. Assistant propmaster Nick Papac, 25, was driving a motorized cart on a closed section of the Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway in Mesa, Arizona, on Saturday when he crashed into a sports utility vehicle, which was carrying director Peter Berg.

Papac was thrown from the vehicle and suffered "very, very serious" head injuries, but died upon arrival at the hospital, a statement from the Arizona Department of Public Safety confirmed. Filming was suspe...
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