Check Out 'Beautiful Creatures' On DVD, Blu-ray & More May 21

May 19th, 2013 6:15am EDT
Beautiful Creatures
In this tale of star-crossed lovers, Ethan, a young man longing to escape his small town, falls under the spell of Lena, a mysterious new girl. Together they uncover dark secrets about their respective families, their history and their town.

Ethan is a bookish teen and dreamer who longs for adventure outside his tiny Southern town of Gatlin, South Carolina. According to Ethan, Gatlin is the kind of place with quaint sayings that start with: "There are only two kinds of people in Gatlin..." So it comes as no surprise that the closed-minded people there fear what they don’t understand.

"Bea...
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Christoph Waltz 'Fine' After Gun Scare At Cannes Film Festival

May 18th, 2013 11:20am EDT
Christoph Waltz
After being caught up in a gun scare at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, Christoph Waltz has spoken out about the incident and assured fans he is "fine."

A 42-year-old man allegedly fired a weapon and claimed to have a fake grenade while the "Django Unchained" star was being interviewd by French show "Le Grand Journal."
 
Security immediately rushed Watz offstage when they heard the sound of gunfire.

The actor has opened up about the incident, telling Britain's Daily Mail, Waltz says, "I was on a panel at the Studio Canal platform off the beach when a man produced a gun. I think it was...
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Scarlett Johansson To Make Directorial Debut With Truman Capote Adaptation

May 18th, 2013 10:08am EDT
Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson is moving forward with her directorial debut by turning a Truman Capote novel into a big-screen film.

Two years ago the actress signed on to direct "Summer Crossing," and she began working on adapting the novel. Now that the script is complete, the project is currently being sold at the Cannes Film Market.
 
Johansson explained, "Several years ago I began working alongside the Capote estate and writer Tristine Skylar to adapt Summer Crossing, an inspired early work of Truman's which has long captured my heart. Being able to bring this story to the screen as my full-lengt...
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Top 10 'Star Trek' Villains

May 18th, 2013 10:02am EDT
Star Trek Into Darkness
"Star Trek" has seen its share of bad-ass villains since it originally hit the airwaves almost 50 years ago in 1966. The franchise has seen multitudes of devious Klingons, the reptilian Gorn, Borg, The God like Q, and many other devious villains.

Hitting theatres this weekend, J.J. Abrams brings us his second take on the beloved franchise with "Star Trek Into Darkness," where the films bad guy John Harrison (Benedict Cumberbatch) has receiving high villain points. Harrison plays a former Starfleet agent that turns into a traitor and galactic terrorist; who later revealed to be none other t...
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Check Out Schwarzenegger In 'The Last Stand,' On DVD, Blu-ray & More May 21

May 18th, 2013 7:09am EDT
The Last Stand
After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction.

But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.

With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell, Cortez begins racing towards the U...
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Cannes Film Festival: High Fashion, Films, A Jewelry Heist & Gun Scare?

May 17th, 2013 4:41pm EDT
Cannes Film Festival
Police arrested a man for reportedly firing a gun and brandishing a fake grenade near a waterfront TV studio at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday.

Police quickly subdued the assailant, and no one was injured. According to the AFP, the suspect was identified only as a 42-year-old man.

Even though the suspect's firearm was filled with blanks, the incident alarmed festival goers, particularly those gathered to watch hosts from French channel Canal + present special coverage.

Presenter Michel Denisot detailed the safety threat to viewers, explaining, "He said to a woman next to hi...
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Emma Watson Researched 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' For 'Bling Ring' Role

May 17th, 2013 2:00pm EDT
Emma Watson
To prepare for her role as a socialite in "The Bling Ring," Emma Watson watched several hours of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians."

She explained, "I tried to understand the psychology of this kind of girl as much as possible. I didn't want her to be just a parody."

She added, "The accent was hard as it was a particular kind of dialect. I also thought a lot about what her parents must have been like."

The film, directed by Sofia Coppola, is based on a group of "Bling Ring" thieves who stole more than than $3 million worth of goods from the Hollywood homes of celebrities including Paris H...
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Thieves Steal $1 Million In Jewels At Cannes Film Festival

May 17th, 2013 1:43pm EDT
Julianne Moore
It sounds like a heist in a Hollywood film. A $1 million jewelry collection meant to be worn by celebrities was stolen during the Cannes Film Festival in France on Friday.

Local police reported that Chopard gems were taken from an employee's room at a Novotel hotel around 2:30 a.m., just hours after the premiere of the ironically timed "The Bling Ring," a film about teenagers who break into Hollywood homes and steal their valuables.

Cmdr. Bernard Mascarelli, a judicial police spokesman in the nearby city of Nice, explained: "Apparently this [hotel guest] was someone who was targeted becau...
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Interview: Jess Weixler On Her Caustic Comedic Tour-De-Force Work In 'Free Samples'

May 17th, 2013 11:15am EDT
Free Samples
For anyone who says that classic beauty cannot co-exist alongside superior acting chops hasn’t seen the work of Jess Weixler.  A trained Juilliard graduate, Weixler has made a serious splash with her ample ability to create layered performances that linger.  Her early role in the controversial film "Teeth" won her a Sundance Special Jury Prize, while her film "Peter and Vandy" showed the emotional range usually reserved for season vets of the craft – and that was just the beginning.  Her latest film titled "Free Samples" (On Demand May 21 and in theatres May 31 from Film Harvest) is by far ...
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Check Out 'The Ultimate Gangster Collections' From Warner Bros. On Blu-ray May 21

May 17th, 2013 6:27am EDT
Ultimate Gangster Collection
Warner Bros. is in the midst of celebrating its 90th anniversary and is releasing two great gangster collections just in time for Father's Day.

Eight of the studio's greatest gangster films, including one of Paramount's best, will be released in "Ultimate Gangster Collection: Classic" and "Ultimate Gangster Collection: Contemporary."

The four films in the Classic Collection have been remastered for their Blu-ray debuts. They include:

-"The Public Enemy" starring James Cagney
-"White Heat" starring James Cagney
-"Little Caesar" with Edward G. Robinson as hoodlum Rico Bandello
-"The Pet...
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