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ANNE HATHAWAY to PLAY JUDY GARLAND in Biopic

anne-hathaway-picture-2According to Variety, Anne Hathaway will play Judy Garland in the Weinstein Co’s film adaptation of Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland. The film will be based on the 2001 book by Gerald Clarke that follows her rise to fame and her battle with the demons that takes their toll on many celebrity’s, drugs and alcohol. Clarke researched Garland’s legacy for ten years and had access to extensive documents, exclusive interviews, and tape recordings by Garland herself. There’s little doubt this will be a juicy role for Hathaway as Garland’s life was turbulent indeed. While these kinds of biopics have Oscar bait written all over them, this should be a good one with all the material to draw from. Garland, after all, was the star of one of the greatest films ever made, The Wizard of Oz. With critical acclaim for her performance in Rachel Getting Married and a handful of box-office hits (The Devil Wears Prada, Get Smart) the actress is positioning herself to be one of Hollywood’s go to A-list talents that the public seems to want to embrace. Hathaway, who showed some serious singing chops during this year’s Oscar telecast will reportedly sing herself for the upcoming production. I believe Hathaway; alongside Rachel McAdams are two of the best young talents working in movies today. I look forward to this film.

March 25, 2009 Posted by | And Beyond - Trailers & News | Leave a Comment

RACHEL McADAMS named Star of the Year by ShoWest

rachelRachel McAdams has been named female star of the year by ShoWest and will accept the honor during the annual film convention that takes place March 30 to April 2 in Las Vegas. The 30 year old Canadian born actress put herself on Hollywood’s radar map with her supporting turn in the 2003 comedy hit “Mean Girls”, and then gained industry respect and a nice sized following with her starring role in the terrific love story “The Notebook” in 2004. She has three films coming out this year. First, she will co-star opposite Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck in Universal’s ‘State of Play’ which hits theaters April 17. Then she will be seen starring opposite Eric Bana in New Line Cinema’s romantic drama ‘The Time Travelers Wife’ which opens on Aug 14, and she’s also co-starring in Guy Ritchie’s “Sherlock Holmes” opposite Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law. That film opens Christmas day.

It’s certainly no secret that I’m a big fan of McAdams as she has the sort of screen charisma and looks to be a dominant force in film in the next ten years. Hopefully McAdams can be rediscovered after her low key demeanor of the last few years. If you recall she starred in the nifty Wes Craven thriller “Red Eye” in 2005 after lighting up the screen as Owen Wilson’s love interest in the summer hit “Wedding Crashers” in 2004. But then this talented actress didn’t work in film throughout 2006-2007. She reportedly turned down the Pepper Potts role (which went to Gwyneth Paltrow) in Iron Man; in my opinion, a big career mistake. Hopefully these are the right roles and soon the sky will be the limit for the highly appealing McAdams. She certainly has everything it takes to write her own ticket in the industry.

March 25, 2009 Posted by | And Beyond - Trailers & News | | 1 Comment

ETB Radio – Duplicity & Knowing Movie Reviews plus top time travel movies

Coop and Curry review Duplicity and Knowing and take a look at top time travel films LISTEN HERE and let us know what you want to hear about. email Chuck
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March 25, 2009 Posted by | Radio Shows | Leave a Comment

   

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