stars box pics: September 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

taylor lautner-breakthrough and The Twilight Series

2008–09: Breakthrough and The Twilight Series
In 2007, filmmakers began a search for actors to portray Jacob Black, a Native American friend of lead character Bella Swan in Twilight, the first film in the The Twilight Saga film series. In January 2008, an open casting call was held in Portland, Oregon. Lautner had not heard of the Twilight series before, but was urged by his agent to audition. At his audition, he read lines with Kristen Stewart, who had already been cast as Bella, and they acted out scenes from The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.The film was a commercial success, earning $69 million its opening weekend, and has grossed $392 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, having a "Rotten" rating with a weighted average of 5.5/10. In describing the critical consensus, it stated: "Having lost much of its bite transitioning to the big screen, Twilight will please its devoted fans, but do little for the uninitiated." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 reviews from film critics, it has an average score of 56 from the 37 reviews. At the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Lautner was nominated for Male Breakthrough Performance, which was won by co-star Robert Pattinson.
Lautner with Twilight costars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards
Initially, director Chris Weitz wanted to recast the role of Jacob Black for Twilight's sequel, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, due to the major physical changes that occur in Black between the two novels, and have an actor that would accurately portray "the new, larger Jacob Black.Black's role in the novel also increases significantly, with him falling in love with Bella and becoming a werewolf, putting the actor in a starring role. Representatives for Weitz had stated that they were make a full effort to recast the "high-profile gig," and MTV News confirmed that Weitz was looking at Michael Copon to take on the role; however, Summit Entertainment said a decision had not been made. In an attempt to keep the role, Lautner weight-trained extensively and gained approximately 30 pounds of muscle. In January 2009, Weitz and Summit Entertainment announced that Lautner would continue to play the role of Jacob in the sequel. In an interview, fellow cast member Kristen Stewart talked about Lautner's transformation saying, "He's an entirely different person physically." Stewart later said, "He gets a lot of attention because he's buff, but I think as soon as the movie comes out, people are going to realize that's not why he got the job." Co-star Robert Pattinson said after seeing Lautner's body, "I saw him and thought 'Jesus, I'm going to get fired." In an interview with The Wrap, Weitz said Lautner deserved a lot of credit for the movie's box office, stating, "If you look at the movie, it should have been the weakest in the franchise, because Robert Pattinson doesn't play as big a role." Weitz said Lautner had to "pick up that slack, and if his character hadn't been emotionally, not just physically, appealing, the movie wouldn't have been as big a hit." The commercial performance of the film outpaced the first film, setting several box office records including the biggest midnight opening in the United States and Canada and the biggest single-day opening. The opening weekend of New Moon is the third highest opening weekend in domestic history with $142,839,137. The Twilight Saga: New Moon also has the sixth highest worldwide opening weekend with $274.9 million total. Critical reception was less favorable, with the movie getting a 4.6/10 average from Rotten Tomatoes, and a 44 on Metacritic. Lautner won Favorite Breakout Movie Actor at the 35th People's Choice Awards.

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Friday, September 16, 2011

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roger ebert film critic and screenwriter

Roger Joseph Ebert play /ˈiːbərt/; born June 18, 1942 is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
Ebert is known for his film review column (appearing in the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and later online) and for the television programs Sneak Previews, At the Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, and Siskel and Ebert and The Movies, all of which he co-hosted for a combined 23 years with Gene Siskel. After Siskel's death in 1999, Ebert teamed with Richard Roeper for the television series Ebert & Roeper & the Movies, which began airing in 2000. Although his name remained in the title, Ebert did not appear on the show after mid-2006, when he suffered post-surgical complications related to thyroid cancer which left him unable to speak. Ebert ended his association with the show in July 2008, but in February 2009 he stated that he and Roeper would continue their work on a new show. Ebert's current show, Ebert Presents: At the Movies, premiered on January 21, 2011, with Ebert contributing a review voiced by someone else in a brief segment called "Roger's Office".
Ebert's movie reviews are syndicated to more than 200 newspapers in the United States and worldwide by Universal Press Syndicate. He has written more than 15 books, including his annual movie yearbook which is predominantly a collection of his reviews of that year. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize.His television programs have been widely syndicated and have been nominated for Emmy awards. In February 1995, a section of Chicago's Erie Street near the CBS Studios was renamed Siskel & Ebert Way. In June 2005, Ebert was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the first professional film critic to receive such an award. He has honorary degrees from the University of Colorado, the AFI Conservatory, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Forbes has described him as "the most powerful pundit in America".
Since 1996, he has written a Great Movies series of individual reviews of what he deems to be the most important films of all time. This list and his associated reviews have now expanded to include over 300 movies. Since 1999, he has hosted the annual Roger Ebert's Film Festival in Champaign, Illinois.
Contents
* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Career
o 2.1 Style of critique and personal tastes
o 2.2 Views on the film industry
o 2.3 Film and TV appearances
* 3 Personal life
o 3.1 Battle with thyroid cancer
o 3.2 On the road to recovery
o 3.3 Current health
* 4 See also
* 5 Bibliography
* 6 References
* 7 External links

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Monday, September 12, 2011

rnold Schwarzenegger lines up another movie role Read more a

Arnold Schwarzenegger is in talks to star in the independent action movie Captive, to play an American real estate mogul who is kidnapped and held for ransom.

The 64-year-old former California governor is in early talks to star in the film in which his character, living in Brazil, is held in an armoured truck hidden in a Sao Paolo landfill from which he tries to escape, reported Deadline.

No other casting announcements have been made yet, including who will play the detective specialising in kidnap who works to find the missing man.

Nicolai Filgsig, who wrote the story, had planned to direct the film but has now stepped out to serve as executive producer alongside Eva Maria Daniels.

Once a director has been found for the movie, Emmett, Furls Films, who are financing the project, hope to start filming Captive next year.

Schwarzenegger's link to the film comes days after it was revealed he will play a "substantial" part in Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 2 after making a brief appearance in the first film.

Schwarzenegger is also on board to star in The Last Stand which will mark Kim Jee-Woon's English-language debut.

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justin Bieber aims to be 'young dad'

Kids say the darndest things. At the tender age of 17, good christen boy Justin Bieber has revealed to saucy magazine Women's Wear Daily that he plans to settle down by his mid-20s.
"Well, by 25 or 26, I want to see myself, like, married or start looking for a family," the "Baby" singer told the magazine.
Sitting in a green room stalked with Swedish Fish, the young crooner continued, "I want to be a young dad. I want to be able to have done what I wanted to do — to be successful, to do a movie or whatever. But if the time is right, I definitely want to be married by 25."
Currently dating his PDA machine, er, Selena Gomez, Biebs was quick to add that his familial ambitions are still a long time away—keep in mind the 9-year gap is more than half his young life.
"One thing — I’m not looking to get married now," he pointed out to the magazine, assumedly while stuffing his face full of red fish-shaped candy.

So hold onto those dreams, Beliebers; there’s still time yet.

Read more: http://www.dose.ca/Justin+Bieber+aims+young/5389189/story.html#ixzz1XlXN85Bj

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