35th People’s Choice Awards - ‘Dark Knight’ Takes Home 5 Awards

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

The last 11 People's Choice awards for the night have been presented. Let's see the results! Favorite Female TV Star - Christina Applegate Favorite Movie Star - Will Smith Favorite TV Drama - House Favorite New TV Drama - The Mentalist Favorite New TV Comedy - Gary Unmarried Favorite TV Comedy - Two and a Half Men Favorite Movie - The Dark Knight Favorite Action Movie - The Dark Knight Favorite Cast - The Dark Knight Favorite On-Screen Match Up - Christian Bale & Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight) Favorite Superhero - Christian ... Read More

35th People’s Choice Awards - Kate Hudson Wins Favorite Leading Lady

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

The 35th People's Choice Awards show is now halfway through the second half. Let's take a look at the award winners from the beginning of this second hour of the show. Favorite Game Show - Deal or No Deal Favorite Family Movie - WALL-E Favorite Independent Film - The Secret Life of Bees Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star - Robin Williams on Law & Order: SVU Favorite Male Singer - Chris Brown Favorite Group - Rascal Flatts Favorite Male Action Star - Will Smith Favorite Female Action Star - Angelina ... Read More

How Many People’s Choice Awards Will ‘The Dark Knight’ Win?

Categories: Action, Current News
by Jean Brunet

The Dark Knight has been nominated for 5 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Cast, Favorite On-Screen Matchup (Christian Bale & Heath Ledger), and Favorite Superhero (Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/ Batman). How many will it take home? Which ones will it win? We'll have to wait and see! Below are the next batch of awards that have been given out: Favorite Male TV Star - Hugh Laurie Favorite Female Movie Star - Reese Witherspoon Favorite Rock Song - "All Summer Long" by ... Read More

35th People’s Choice Awards - Yes, We Can!

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

The first awards show of the year and, according to tonight's host, Queen Latifah, "the best awards show of the year" is now being televised on CBS. That's right! The 35th People's Choice Awards show, where it's the people who vote for their favorite movie, television and music stars! Ellen DeGeneres, filling in for Kate Hudson, presents the first award of the night, the Favorite Funny Male Star award. And the nominees are...Jim Carey (Yes, Man), Adam Sandler (Bedtime Stories) and Steve Carell ... Read More

Taylor Lautner Is Confirmed For ‘Twilight’ Sequel

Categories: Current News, Upcoming Movies
by Jean Brunet

Earlier today, Stephenie Meyer and director Chris Weitz confirmed that Taylor Lautner will return in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, as Jacob Black. Meyer posted the following on her blog, StephenieMeyer.com: January 7, 2009 Good news about New Moon from director Chris Weitz: I'm very happy to announce that Taylor Lautner will be playing Jacob Black in New Moon and that he's doing so with the enthusiastic support of Summit Entertainment, the producers, and Stephenie Meyer. The characters in Stephenie's books go through extraordinary changes of ... Read More

OPEN CASTING CALL FOR YOUNG MEN FOR UPCOMING UNIVERSAL PICTURES COMEDY STARRING MERYL STREEP, ALEC BALDWIN AND STEVE MARTIN

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- . WHAT: Seeking young men ages 15 - 17 to audition for film role in Universal comedy WHO: Casting the role of Edward, an awkward, funny, precocious 17-year-old high school senior. Must be available for work in NYC and L.A. from Feb '09 until mid-June '09. No prior experience or preparation is necessary. WHERE: Ripley Grier Studios 520 8th Ave 16th Floor Studio 17B Between 36th & 37th Streets New York, NY 10018 WHEN: Sign-in from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 10, 2009 If you ... Read More

Richard Gere to Receive Joel Siegel Award Presented by Diane Lane at VH1’s 14th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards Ceremony

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

Show To Be Broadcast Live On VH1 Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT) Best Actress Nominee Kate Beckinsale, Best Supporting Actor and Actress Nominees Josh Brolin and Marisa Tomei and Academy Award(R) Winning Actor Dustin Hoffman are Among the Many Presenters for This Star-Studded Show NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) announced today that internationally renowned actor Richard Gere will be presented with the second annual Joel Siegel Award on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at ... Read More

‘Twilight’ & ‘The Dark Knight’ Fight For SizzlingPopcorn.com Movie Awards

Categories: Features
by Jean Brunet

After a month and a half and over 1,600 ballots cast by readers around the globe to vote for over 15 categories, the results for the 2009 SizzlingPopcorn.com Movie Awards are now in! The battle for first place overall was a tough one, however neither The Dark Knight nor Twilight were able to win the most awards, ending in a 4-4 draw. Some of the individual awards were close calls. The Best Foreign Flick award was given to the British comedy, Happy-Go-Lucky, ... Read More

New Golden Globe® Statuettes Unveiled

Categories: Current News
by Jean Brunet

BEVERLY HILLS, CA--(Marketwire - January 6, 2009) - Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Jorge Camara unveiled the new Golden Globe® Award statuettes this morning at a press conference at The Beverly Hilton. Also present was David W. Moritz, CEO of Society Awards, the New York-based company that excels in sculptural production, and designs and manufactures high end custom awards. Society Awards began the lengthy process to make the Golden Globe sturdier and more visually appealing in January 2007. "The Hollywood Foreign Press ... Read More

2008 Year In Review

Categories: Features
by Jean Brunet

2008 is over and done with. It's time to take a look ahead at 2009, but before we get too caught up into '09, let us take a look at what Hollywood and the film industry has brought us over the past year. 2008 was a great year for the industry as it busted its previous year's record by almost 2%, taking in an unprecedented $9.78 billion domestically in estimated gross ticket sales. The year will be remembered for some of its ... Read More