Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Looks – and Dresses – Just Like Her Old Man



Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is definitely daddy's little girl – and the 4-year-old might even be taking style cues from Brad Pitt himself.

Walking through the Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, her short do and big blue eyes harkened back to a younger Brad, circa A River Runs Through It and The Devil's Own.

Shiloh's tomboy taste has become her signature look, and she's often spotted sporting boyish attire, from fedoras to ties.


So what does mother Angelina Jolie think of her daughter emulating her partner's image? She says she respects Shiloh's right to express herself.

"I think she is fascinating, the choices she is making," the actress, 35, told Reuters earlier this month. "And I would never be the kind of parent to force somebody to be something they are not. I think that is just bad parenting."

Monday, July 26, 2010

'Inception' Hallway Scene: How Filmakers Pulled It Off



On the red carpet for "Inception" last week, star Joseph Gordon-Levitt talked at length about one of the film's most eye-popping visuals: a zero-gravity fight scene in a dream-created hallway that spins in all directions. It's an astounding bit of moviemaking magic that has you wondering just how director Christopher Nolan and his team were able to do that.

We put that question to Nolan's right-hand man and longtime director of photography Wally Pfister, who revealed the inside scoop about the hallway scene, describing it as the movie's most technically challenging sequence.

"There are always scenes in a Chris Nolan script where I'm wondering how we're going to pull it off, going all the way back to Guy Pearce shooting Joe Pantoliano in the head in 'Memento,' " Pfister told MTV News. "When I was reading those rotating hallway scenes, I was blown away and also scratching my head," Pfister recalled.

To create the environment, the scene was shot using not CG effects, but rather massive, rotating sets that twisted and turned and forced Gordon-Levitt to maneuver with utmost caution. Five-hundred crewmembers were involved in the scene, which took a full three weeks to complete. In a World War I-era airship hangar just outside London (also home to sets for "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight"), Nolan's crew built a series of different hallway settings: a horizontal one that rotated 360 degrees, a vertical one that allowed actors to wear wires and another on which the actors were strapped to steel trolleys, which were eventually erased using visual effects.

Gordon-Levitt trained for two weeks with the stunt department to learn how to negotiate the rotations. When it came time to shoot, the whole crew would rehearse first with no rotation, and then graduate to a slower rehearsal with a little rotation, until it was finally time to roll the cameras.

"We run the fight scene for as long as the actors can pull it off," Pfister explained. "We begin with a camera that's not fixed to the set and shows a bit of the rotation, and then you quickly jump to where you're rotating with the set. It creates this bizarre, strange movement. It's an exhausting process for the actors. Having rotated on that set myself, it's really quite challenging and a very strange thing to get used to. If you jump at the wrong time, you could be falling 12 feet through the air.

"We kept coming back to it," he added. "We'd shoot out a part of a sequence and then the riggers would have to adjust something. We'd duck out and shoot something else and come back a few hours later and shoot more. The whole thing was spread out over about three weeks. You've never seen anything like this before."

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Zac Efron in NYC for his new movie "Charlie St. Cloud"










Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks Inception with Jimmy Fallon

With Inception at the top of the box office, Inception co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt recently dropped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to talk cinematic dreams. In the new Christopher Nolan directed film , Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays an integral member of an elite dream team headed by actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

During his stop on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt gave fans the lowdown on Inception, his childhood, and working alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. Check out the chat between Jimmy Fallon and Inception co-star Joseph Gordon-Levitt:





Wednesday, July 14, 2010

New 'Thor' Image, Plus 'Thor' and 'Captain America' to Go 3D



We pretty much expected this, but now it's official: Ahead of their big panels at Comic Con next week, Hero Complex reports that both Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger will go 3D. Both films will be converting to 3D, even though director Joe Johnston tested shooting Captain America with a 3D rig (he called it a "nightmare" that restricted him too much). In addition to the 3D announcement, HC also revealed a brand new image from Thor featuring Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Chris Hemsworth as Thor (complete with the first shot of his trusty hammer) and Tom Hiddleston as the villain Loki.

As for the image itself ... well, this could go either way, right? Are people going to make cracks about the golden eye-patch wearing Hopkins? Probably. But check out the slimy-looking Loki off to the right. It's only one image, and he's off in the background (sort of), but you can immediately tell that Hiddleston is going to make a great villain -- he just has "that look"; the kind where you want to punch him even though you haven't seen him utter a word. Yeah, that look.

Whether or not both Johnston and Branagh are excited about the 3D process we don't really know. Branagh gave better quotes ("We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience"), while Johnston began by attacking 3D ("I think it tends to be overused and can be a little bit gimmicky") and then finished with a middle-of-the-road "It's a new challenge and it's exciting" quote.

Now the pressure is on to not only solidify that Avengers cast (HC mentions Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, Nathan Fillion and David Tennant as being mentioned for the role of Bruce Banner/Hulk), but also deliver 3D conversions that'll be worth the money. Can they do all that and still keep fans happy?

Source: cinematical

Leonardo and girlfriend out biking!


The Hollywood actor was joined by his Israeli model girlfriend, Bar Refaeli, and dressed down the beautiful couple almost managed to mix into the throngs of Parisian tourists - but not quite!

Try as he might DiCaprio just wasn't able to fully escape from his work though, as the two stopped for a breather they were confronted with a giant poster for DiCaprio's new film, Inception.




Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Angelina Jolie is Tough



She’s one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood, and Angelina Jolie can certainly hang with the best of 'em.

In an interview with MTV News, the “Wanted” actress revealed that she loves doing her own movie stunts.

Of her “Salt” stunts, she told, "They actually are more [rewarding]. Maybe it's because I spend so much time at home with the kids that I really like to get out and jump on something and not be Mom for a bit."

Furthermore, Ms Jolie spoke about bringing her children on set with her. "My kids are watching and rooting for me, so I want to impress them and be cool," she said.

A confident Angelina added, "There's a bada-- in all of us. I've certainly got mine."



Credit: Celebrity Gossip

Friday, July 9, 2010

New Deathly Hallows footage from ABC - "on the run!"



The second part of ABC's Deathly Hallows preview aired tonight. It featured new clips of the trio "on the run" as well as interviews with cast and crew. More preview clips will be shown throughout the Harry Potter weekend.

'Harold & Kumar 3' Plot Details..



For some time now, we've known that Harold and Kumar's next adventure wouldn't take them to White Castle, Guantanemo Bay or even the fabled Amsterdam — instead, they would be celebrating the Christmas holiday with all of the gross-out hilarity we've come to expect from these mismatched amigos.

Now, we know a whole lot more, thanks to a press release from Mandate Pictures and New Line Cinema. The third installment in the continuing "Harold & Kumar" saga — once called "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas," though there's no mention of that title in the press release — takes place several years after the events of "Guantanemo Bay," presenting moviegoers with an older but perhaps not-so-wiser version of these misfortunate heroes.

Six years have elapsed since "Guantanemo Bay," leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.

The previously revealed Neil Patrick Harris is rejoining the cast, and the fact that six years have passed between the last film and the latest "Harold & Kumar" outing lends some credibility to the fact that NPH is still alive. But he's not the only notable contributor coming aboard, as "Reno 911" comedian Tom Lennon, Patton Oswalt and "Machete" himself, Danny Trejo, are also bringing their considerable presences to bear down on John Cho and Kal Penn.

With principal photography already underway, it sounds as if another fun "Harold & Kumar" adventure is well on its way towards movie theaters. But it is worth wondering — if "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" isn't the title anymore, what's the third movie going to be called? Give us your best suggestions in the comments and on Twitter!

Credit: moviesblog

Absolute Radio talks to the Inception cast at the World Premiere


Talks about what it was like working with the cast and Nolan as a director



Talks about the magnitude of the film and how amazing the cast is



Talks about understanding the script (bonus Leo in the background)



Talks about Leo attracting the crowd, the cast, and Batman 3



Talks about film comparisons and Nolan as a director



Talks about confusion over the script and Nolan & Dicaprio



Talks about the world cup and is adorable while doing so, the originality of the script and the hardest action sequence

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Sebastian Stan Is Bucky Barnes In 'Captain America'!!



While Chris Evans nabbed the title role for Captain America, Sebastian Stan has been announced as the heroes sidekick Bucky Barnes.

Okay, can someone fill me in here? Do people really want to watch a red, white and blue super hero and a character named Bucky Barnes? It's really hard for me to take this seriously as a bad ass action movie but I don't know the comic. Someone probably thought that same thing about the tights-wearing Batman and "Holy Superlative" Robin.

This is what Rueters said about Bucky Barnes: In comic book lore, Barnes, a teenage orphan, was too young to join the army but became one camp's mascot. When he discovered Captain America's identity, he joined the hero as a partner in his Nazi-fighting escapades. Okay, that's pretty cool. I would love to see the Gossip Girl star kick Michelle McGee and Jesse James' ass.

Leighton Meester's man has been chugging his film career along with a recent role in Hot Tub Time Machine a The Apparition which he is currently filming with Ashley Greene. Here are the two cuddling on cue for the cameras.

SOURCE: socialitelife

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Karate Kid Trailer #2



12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying - and the feeling is mutual - but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts "the karate kid" on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.