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2 Faint at Sundance Film Festival!

January 20, 2009 By Xine Leave a Comment

I don’t know how scary it is to see a baby drink blood, but according to Shock Till You Drop one of the opening films at the Sundance Film Festival was just so darn scary, that two people fainted!!

“Around 1:30am in the morning, I received this e-mail from Adam Green: “Two faints. One outside and one in the lobby. Egyptian [theater] owner confirmed that in 10 years it’s the first time it’s happened. Amazing screening”"

The movie in question? “Grace“–which tells the tale of a baby who is apparently stillborn, but is revived–with an appetite for her mother’s blood. Scary!!! Now I will give you that the poster for the film is beyond creepy, as is the trailer (you can see the blood on the mother’s shirt in this scene). But I don’t think it would make me faint.

As stated above, it’s the first time fainting has happened at the festival, and over the years, very few movies have had such an effect on its crowd. “Saw 3” had a few fainters, but the most notorious, of course, is “The Exorcist“, back in 1978. I personally thought movie-goers now-a-days were so desensitized, this just didn’t happen anymore. Of course it wasn’t stated who fainted, it could be granny, considering the title of the movie…

The Sundance Film Festival is running currently until this coming Sunday, January 15, 2009, with two more scheduled screenings of the film on Thursday and Friday night. Who knows? Maybe the bodies will start piling up in front of the theatres! Now I would pay to see that!

Filed Under: Movies, Videos, WTF?!? Tagged With: Adam Green, Egyptian Theatre, fainting, Grace, Movies, Saw 3, Sundance Film Festival, The Exorcist, trailer

Twilight Star Jackson Rathbone Teams Up With M. Night Shayamalan

January 15, 2009 By Cara Harrington 4 Comments

Jackson Rathbone set tween hearts ablaze last fall as vampire vegetarian “Jasper” in “Twilight“. The actor/musician (he IS the band “100 Monkeys”) is now set to take on the role of “Sokka” in M. Night Shayamalan’s big screen version of Nickelodeon’s “The Last Airbender“. Shayamalan is best known for suspenseful thrillers with twist endings like The Sixth Sense, but his most recent release, “The Happening” starring Mark Wahlburg, received not-so-nice reviews from critics and left many fans of the movie maker disappointed.

Other actors who are set to take on roles in the film include “Deck the Halls” actress Nicola Peltz, who will play Rathbone’s sister Katara and newcomer Noah Ringer. Ringer is slated to tackle the lead role of Aang. It is rumored that other tween sensation Jesse McCartney is also on board. Some critics are concerned about the young, somewhat inexperienced cast. My major concern is how will Tiger Beat manage all the centerfold layouts this cast will generate.

Rathbone tells MTV:

“For me, it’s a great chance to show my range a little bit more,” comparing Sokka to his “Twilight” character. “It’s a chance to do something a little funnier; something less serious than Jasper.”

Twi-hards need not to worry. Rathbone is set to reprise his role of Jasper in New Moon which begins filming in March. Shayamalan is already receiving flack for not casting Asian actors in the film.

When asked his opinion on the matter, Rathbone shrugged it off stating:

“I think it’s one of those things where I pull my hair up, shave the sides, and I definitely need a tan,” he said of the transformation he’ll go through to look more like Sokka. “It’s one of those things where, hopefully, the audience will suspend disbelief a little bit.”

Ummm…OK. I guess if you think that makes you appear more Asian, then bring on the Bic and start shaving. ‘The Last Airbender’ is scheduled to hit theaters in the summer of 2010.

Written by: Crista Webster

Filed Under: "Twilight Saga News", Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Quotes, Movies Tagged With: Jackson Rathbone, Movies, Photos, The Last Airbender, Twilight

2009 Movies to be more of the same—Sequels, Prequels and Remakes

January 13, 2009 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Get out your datebook—the headlining movies for 2009 have been posted, and it looks like sequels, prequels and remakes are at the top of the list. It’s not surprising since these franchises are almost guaranteed money makers.

Via Yahoo:

“Despite the recession, blockbuster franchise flicks have rung up killer box-office returns. Studios hope that continues this year with such familiar names as “Harry Potter,” “Hannah Montana,” “Star Trek,” “Transformers,” “X-Men,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Ice Age,” “The Terminator” and “Sherlock Holmes.”"

After looking through the list, I can tell you that “Transformers 2″, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince“, “X-Men” and “New Moon” are at the top of my list. But the surprise? “Fame”, which stars relatively unknowns like Naturi Naughton and Key Panabaker. Although it does have a reconnection of Kelsey Grammar and Bebe Neuwirth from their Cheers! days. Further, 2009 is going to have the comeback of James Cameron with his movie “Avatar”.

All in all, I say 2009 looks exciting and will commence the year with seeing “Confessions of a Shopaholic“, which comes out February 13.

Written by Xine

Filed Under: Movies Tagged With: "Harry Potter", Movies, New Moon, Wolverine, X-Men

Kate Hudson Makes Jokes About Anne Hathaway’s Ex

January 6, 2009 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

Someone hit reheat on the bitch box. Kate Hudson made a few backhanded jokes about her costar’s ex boyfriend.

Anne Hathaway suffered a very public breakup with Raffaelo Follieri after he was incarcerated for money laundering and posing as Pope Benedict XVI’s representative. He is currently sitting in jail for a term of 4 years.

Letterman asked her about Follieri and she let the barbs fly. (Look for it around the 6 minute mark.)

“When the host brought up the subject of Hathaway’s 2008 split from Follieri, who is currently serving a four-and-a-half year prison sentence, Hudson laughed and replied, “Surprises in life are awesome.” And when Letterman asked if Hudson had met Hathaway before the movie, she joked, “We met the Pope.”

Hudson and Anne Hathaway were rumored to be enemies on and off set. As the story goes… Kate was a huge diva, but Anne wasn’t having any of her mighty-mighty attitude BS and from there the rift grew.

Sounds like someone is a wee bit bitter. Or drunk. Was it just me or did she seem a tiny bit tipsy there at the beginning? She was stuttering, demanding “kiss kiss” and talking about how she wants to bang her son’s ski instructor and Peyton Manning. Bah, I am sure it was a cocktail for nerves or something. But I still think she might have been one or two drinks away from a tickle fight with David.

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Images Via: Splash News

Filed Under: Anne Hathaway, Celebrity Couples, Celebrity Crime, Celebrity Feuds, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Quotes, Kate Hudson, Television, Videos Tagged With: Anne Hathaway, Boyfriends, Bride Wars, Diva, Drunk, Feud, Hate, Kate Hudson, Mean, Movies, Slut

Robert Pattinson Girlfriends – Camilla Belle, Nikki Reed, Kristen Stewart

December 22, 2008 By Cara Harrington 19 Comments

Robert Pattinson is a straight up slut! I suddenly find him more my type.

Anyway, Robert has been entertaining the current girlfriend of Jonas Brother, Joe Jonas, along with his “Twilight” costars. Pattinson was most recently seen box shopping with Nikki Reed. He also confessed he has a crush on Kristen Stewart and now rumors that he is after Camilla Belle again have surfaced.

Us Weekly reports:

“Robert was in Europe promoting Twilight and he called her to tell her he was thinking of her.” The source reported “Camilla was thrilled! Robert is trying to keep her interested. And it’s definitely working.”

Then Life and Style claims:

“Nikki and Robert are just friends presently, but there is definitely a past — and possibly a future,” reveals the pal. “The problem is that Robert seems obsessed with Kristen.”

So who is the object of Robert Pattinson’s affection? Hard to tell. I am going to put my money on Camilla. Reed and Stewart have been photographed getting friend with each other and even holding hands. But Kristen has a long term boyfriend.

So, to sum it up kids….it is one big circle jerk on the “Twilight” set.

Images Via: Wenn, Bauer Griffin, Splash

Sean Penn Wants to have Sex with James Franco

December 1, 2008 By Cara Harrington 4 Comments

The new Harvey Milk biopic, entitled “Milk,” features the semi-hotness of James Franco and the true princess of the divas, Sean Penn. The plot is based around the gay relationship between Milk and his lover, Scott Smith. After Franco scored the role of Scott, a kissing scene mysteriously turned into a full on sex scene.

Gus Van Sant approached him with a script that called for male to male kissing. It is starting to be old hat now that Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger set the standard for homosexual love scenes. Later the script was changed from a simple kiss at the request of his co-star.

“A month after Gus asked me to do it, they sent me another script, and on Page 5 there was a full-on love scene. And I was like, ‘Gus, what the heck?’ He says, ‘Well, it was Sean’s idea’.”

Sean’s idea. Are you really surprised? His profile on Match.com reads bitchy bicurious male and his fake name is Vida Von Sausagehausen.

Filed Under: Celebrity Gossip, James Franco, Movies, Videos, WTF?!? Tagged With: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Kissing, Milk, Movies, Sean Penn, Sex

Miley Cyrus Thanksgiving Parade Performance

November 27, 2008 By Cara Harrington 2 Comments

Now that your belly is glistening with 7 lbs. of turkey, park it in front of the tv or other favorite entertainment device. Here is Miley Cyrus performing at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Miley lipsynchis her litter heart out to promote her cartoon movie “Bolt.”

Ooooooo. Ahhhhh.

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Kim Cattrall Confirms Sex and the City Sequel

November 6, 2008 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Huzzah! My hero, Samantha Jones, has confirmed a second “Sex and the City” film is in the works. During an interview on the “The Paul O’Grady Show” Kim Cattrall told guest host, Spice Girl Mel B, that there will be more sex in the big city.

Asked on the Channel 4 program: “Will there be a sequel?”, Kim replied: “Yes there will. We will do the sequel next summer. It has been difficult getting everybody who’s so incredibly busy all together at the same time.”

The rumor of another film has been swirling since the success of the long await return to the lives of Carrie, Charlotte, Samantha and Miranda. Sarah Jessica Parker gave hints to a looming return to the big screen version of her bread and butter. She and the writer for the film, Michael Patrick King, have had several conversations about it.

Yay! Bust out your “I’m a Carrie” t-shirts!

[The Sun]