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"New in Town" Trailer embedded. Also known as "Chilled in Miami"

25 November 2008 9:53 AM, PST | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

We have the first trailer now embedded from Lionsgate and Gold Circle Films' "New in Town" starring Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., Nathan Fillion, Siobhan Fallon, Frances Conroy, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Robert Small, Hilary Carroll and Stewart J. Zully. The film sees release on January 30th next year is helmed by Jonas Elmer form the writing by Ken Rance and C. Jay Cox. Elmer directed the Danish film "Nynne" which was a Danish version of "Bridget Jones's Diary," the film Renee Zellweger frontlined. The story follows Lucy Hill (Renée Zellweger), an ambitious, up and coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, she loves her cars and she loves climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment - in the middle of nowhere - to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand.

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Interview: Bruce Campbell, 'My Name is Bruce'

3 November 2008 5:07 PM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

If you read my recent Cinematical Seven about my favorite Bruce Campbell moments, you know already how much I enjoy watching the actor/filmmaker onscreen. I was one of the people who refreshed her browser window continually in order to be able to score tickets to the Austin screening of My Name is Bruce, Campbell's latest film, which he directed and starred in. The first screening sold out in Austin in record time. (They added two more screenings as a result, which also sold out quickly.)

So you can well imagine my reaction when given the opportunity to interview Campbell while he was in Austin for the screening. I had fleeting nightmare visions of the interview sounding like Bridget Jones interviewing Colin Firth in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, or like one of those interviews Chris Farley used to do on Saturday Night Live ("You know that scene in

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Jette Kernion

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Poster for 'The Boat That Rocked' online

3 November 2008 6:05 AM, PST | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

From Impawards comes the first poster for Richard Curtis' next comedy "The Boat That Rocked," about a band of rogue DJs that captivated Britain, playing the music that defined a generation and standing up to a government that, incomprehensibly, preferred jazz.

On board are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Branagh and Nick Frost. Curtis, who co-wrote "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Four Weddings and a Funeral," among others, last directed the wonderful "Love Actually." 

Franck Tabouring

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant Exceed Their Rom-Com Quotas

31 October 2008 5:00 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant will star in a new romantic comedy for Marc Lawrence, the director of Music and Lyrics and Two Weeks Notice a the writer of the Miss Congeniality movies.

Yes, that might be the scariest thing you see all day.

Variety reports that the untitled film, formerly known as Buffalo Faith, will feature the first ballot Rom-Com Hall of Fame inductees as "a high-powered New York couple who witness a murder and are placed in a witness protection program in a small Wyoming town."

Sure, because that basic concept worked so well in My Blue Heaven.

I think I'd rather drink gasoline than see this movie.

What in the hell happened to Hugh Grant? He's not even trying anymore. Or does he actually like all these romantic comedies? About a Boy is a keeper,

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Colin Boyd

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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels voted top London film

24 October 2008 5:04 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

He might be taking a kicking in the press over his very public separation from wife Madonna, but we’ve got something to bring a smile to the face of Brit director Guy Ritchie – his debut film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels has been named the best movie set in London. The crime caper starring Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones clocks in with London locales such as Bethnall Green, Southwark and Hackney securing it the top spot in a poll conducted to coincide with The Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival which kicked off on 15th October. So, which other capital classics ranked in the survey? Read on.

Coming in second was Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s “zom-rom-com” Shaun of the Dead while the bronze medal was awarded to another zombie yarn, this time the full-out terror of Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later starring Cillian Murphy. In the latter,

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Ritchie Movie Tops Best London Film Set List

24 October 2008 12:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Guy Ritchie's film Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels has topped a poll to find the best movie set in London.

The 1998 gangster film saw off competition from Simon Pegg's zombie comedy Shaun Of The Dead which came in second place in the poll.

In third was horror movie 28 Days Later, followed by Hugh Grant romantic-comedy Love Actually.

Rounding out the top five was Withnail + I, in the survey which was timed to coincide with the London Film Festival, currently happening in the British capital.

Bridget Jones's Diary, An American Werewolf In London, Notting Hill, Snatch and The Long Good Friday made up the rest of the top ten.

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Trailer - Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams Are 'Incendiary'

14 October 2008 1:47 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Though this bit of casting didn't work earlier this year for Deception, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams are back on for Incendiary, a film that debuted here in the states at Sundance.

Incendiary features the tag line, "The Truth Can Blow You Apart," which is fitting since Williams plays a woman whose husband and son are among the many victims of a bombing at a soccer match. Why wasn't she killed, too? Because she was busy sleeping with another guy.

Can you say guilt-ridden?

It's only after the explosion that she finds herself in a love triangle with McGregor and Matthew MacFadyen. So, we may have trouble rooting for her in this.

Here's a peculiar side note: This flick was directed by Sharon Maguire, her first film since Bridget Jones' Diary. Seems like an odd choice.

Trailer courtesy of Trailer Addict

Incendiary opens in the UK on October 24th.

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Colin Boyd

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Trailer for 'Easy Virtue' starring Jessica Biel

25 September 2008 6:21 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news

Here we have a brand new trailer for the new Jessica Biel movie EASY VIRTUE. Colin Firth and Ben Barnes also star in the period piece.

The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker, a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita, a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However when the couple returns to the family home, his mother Mrs Whittaker has an instant allergic reaction to her new daughter-in-law. Larita tries her best to fit in but fails to tiptoe through the minefield laid by her mother-in-law. Larita quickly realizes Mrs Whittaker.s game and sees that she must fight back if she.s not going to lose John. A battle of wits ensues and sparks soon fly. Mrs Whittaker manipulates every situation to undermine her, while Larita remains frustratingly calm and engineers sassy counter attacks. Before long, Mrs Whittaker

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Rant: Renee Zellweger Ruins History

19 September 2008 12:36 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

First, let's give Renee Zellweger credit where it is due. She's turned in some great comedic performances in the Bridget Jones movies-- even when the movies were no good--and actually made us believe it when Tom Cruise told her that she completed him in Jerry Maguire. But her roles this decade have mostly been set in the past, and whether the movie took place in the Old West or the screwball 1930s, Zellweger has been the worst part of it. Filmmakers, take note: Renee Zellweger will ruin your period piece, and only you can prevent this from happening. Ed Harris is the latest to fall victim to her curse, completely miscasting her as a seductress of the Wild West in Appaloosa. But George Clooney made the exact same mistake six months ago, casting Zellweger in Leatherheads as a sassy 30s spitfire, like Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday? George ...

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Ten Things You Never Knew About Colin Firth

8 July 2008 10:00 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Colin Firth made women go weak at the knees when he emerged dripping from a lake in the BBC's Pride And Prejudice. Despite trying his hand at all manner of other roles (including ten in the last two years alone), he remains etched in the national consciousness as the dashing Mr. Darcy and his modern-day Bridget Jones equivalent. But the brooding hero is nowhere in sight in latest outing Mamma Mia!, which sees him camping it up to Abba in sequined spandex. As the musical extravaganza opens in cinemas across the UK, it's time to learn more about the thinking woman's leading man. 1. Colin's parents were college lecturers who raised their young family in Nigeria for four years before returning to Hampshire. They later moved across the pond to St Louis for a few months when Colin was 12. 2. Colin was never destined to follow his parents into (more)

By Beth Hilton

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Adele confesses to Colin Firth crush

27 June 2008 4:52 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Soul singer Adele has confessed that she has a crush on 47-year-old actor Colin Firth. The popstar, 19, also revealed that she is a fan of Justin Timberlake. "Colin Firth's my ideal man," Adele told People. "I think it's because he's Darcy in Bridget Jones. He's charming and very British. "I want a British husband but I would go with Justin [Timberlake] (more)

By Alex Fletcher

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Zellweger's Diy Obsession

31 March 2008 5:05 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actress Renee Zellweger is obsessed with house renovations - after she was taught home improvement skills as a child.

Zellweger, 39, owes her handiwork talents to her engineer father Emil who made sure she was never too scared to get involved with his various projects as she was growing up.

And the Bridget Jones' Diary star insists she is proficient in car maintenance as well as home improvements, and always finds an opportunity to make use of her talents.

She says, "He (my father) always made sure my brother and I knew how to change tyres, the oil and the brake shoes. We built a house together, all of us, when I was about nine or 10.

"We wired it, laid the foundation and tiled the floors. It's easier than you think. Believe me, when I'm not working, I'm not afraid to pick up a paintbrush. I'm always redoing my places.

"During (the filming of 1996 film) Jerry Maguire, I lived in this little apartment I referred to as the 'crack apartment'. I got in there with a shovel and redid the whole place while we were making the movie.

"When I told Tom Cruise about it, he went out and bought me a stereo."

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Zellweger 'Happy' To Be Homeless

26 March 2008 12:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Renee Zellweger is happy without a fixed abode - insisting she doesn't need a home to feel settled.

The Bridget Jones star recently sold her house in California and put all of her possessions into storage, because she felt her life as a movie star meant she didn't spend enough time there to justify the hefty mortgage.

But the 38-year-old is much happier living in hotels as it gives her a sense of freedom.

She says, "I'm never bored. The whole world is home. It's my playground. I can go and play anywhere and I love it. I like to move along.

"I had a really nice house in Bel Air and I was paying this huge mortgage for my cat.

"I have my storage in New York. Home is where my mum and dad and niece and nephew are."

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Zellweger Won't Go Naked On Screen

24 March 2008 5:28 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Renee Zellweger hates performing nude scenes for movies - and would turn down a perfect film role if it required her to show off her intimate areas.

The Bridget Jones star - who has been nominated for three Academy Awards - ignores scripts if they contain a naked scene, stating she is not a fan of "booby" shots.

And the 38-year-old beauty claims being one of Hollywood's highest paid actresses doesn't mean she gets the pick of the best roles.

She says, "I wouldn't say I can choose absolutely any movie role I wanted - so many variables play into it.

"But you can always choose what you don't want to do - like if I see a script that says, 'Close up on booby first shot,' I'll probably say pass to that."

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Zellweger Shocked By Hair

21 March 2008 9:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Renee Zellweger is shocked she still has a full head of hair - because she has dyed it so many times for movie roles.

The Bridget Jones's Diary star has sported both blonde and brunette locks over the years, and insists she's had some interesting hair colours as a result.

She tells InStyle magazine, "(It's amazing) it's still attached to my head, by the grace of God."

"What I didn't know is the temporary stuff stains the inside of the shaft, so you can't get it out. Ronald McDonald red. Then it faded to pumpkin. Then it was pink, then mango. Mango hair - now that's a look."

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Zellweger 'Living The Dream' With Clooney

21 March 2008 12:43 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Renee Zellweger was so desperate to work with her pal George Clooney, she would have done anything to be a part of his new movie Leatherheads - even joining the catering crew.

Clooney directs and stars in the new romantic comedy alongside Zellweger, which is centred on a 1920s American football team.

And the Bridget Jones's Diary star admits she would have accepted any job on the film just to "live the dream".

She tells American magazine InStyle, "I heard George was making a movie and I said, 'When?' If he had asked me to make peanut-butter sandwiches for the catering, I would have said, 'Crunchy or smooth?'

"It's never less than great with him. And poor me, I had to watch guys throw a football all day ... Talk about living the dream."

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Zellweger's Ideas For Bridget Jones 3

13 March 2008 12:03 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Renee Zellweger has a great idea for a third Bridget Jones's Diary movie, and will play the singleton on the big screen again - as long as she doesn't have to pile on the weight.

The actress has padded out to play Helen Fielding's literary heroine in two movies to date, winning over cinema audiences and critics alike with her portrayal of the unlucky-in-love Brit.

It has been four years since the last film Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - but Zellweger hasn't ruled out a return.

She says, "If it works into my life and it's worthwhile and interesting. It depends on there being another book, of course. I would love to read how she's been. Actually, I would love her to go to L.A. and have a baby."

But she says of the weight issue: "I had a panic attack with all the specialists talking about how bad this is for you long-term, putting on that much weight in short periods of time. The health professionals were warning me about not continuing the project any further.

"(It was) absolutely horrible (losing the weight). The first lap around the track, I felt like I had a small toddler attached to my back."

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