By Kara Warner Leonardo DiCaprio attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Inception” on Tuesday Photo: Steve Granitz/Getty Images HOLLYWOOD — “Inception” is shaping up to be the moviegoing event of the summer. The sci-fi thriller written and directed by “The Dark Knight” maestro Christopher Nolan has dazzled critics and whipped expectant audiences into a frenzy [...]
By Eric Ditzian Tom Cruise Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage Paramount and Tom Cruise chose to accept another “Mission: Impossible” in February, and despite a slew of questions surrounding the project, both the studio and its leading man remain committed to one another.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Kara Warner Cillian Murphy Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images “Inception” is one of those movies that’s impossible to talk about with people who haven’t seen it and desperately want to avoid spoilers. To discuss any given scene in this thriller about the world of dreams — no matter where it [...]
By Kara Warner Mark Ruffalo Photo: Mike Coppola/ FilmMagic Hot on the heels of Marvel’s big announcement Monday that Edward Norton would not be reprising the role of Bruce Banner in “The Avengers” comes a report that studio head Kevin Feige and company have tapped Mark Ruffalo to take over the role.
By Kara Warner Joaquin Phoenix Photo: Jacob Andrzejczak/ Getty Images While fans of Joaquin Phoenix remain divided about whether to take the actor’s rap music aspirations seriously — some saying his bizarre public appearances qualify him for “kooky actor” status, à la Gary Busey — he may get the last laugh. The documentary “I’m Still [...]
By Kara Warner Leonardo DiCaprio at the “Inception” premiere on Tuesday Photo: Robyn Beck/ Getty Images HOLLYWOOD — The anticipation for “Inception” hit a fever pitch Tuesday night, when the film’s stars descended upon the U.S. premiere at Grauman’s Chinese Theater. Tourists and fans alike crammed together, trying to catch a glimpse of the star-studded [...]
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Leonardo DiCaprio in “Inception” Photo: Warner Bros. The demented memory flipbook that is “Memento,” the noir-ish freakery of Gotham City in “The Dark Knight,” the intricately woven, epically scaled “Inception” — all this can be traced back to a formative experience director Christopher Nolan had at the [...]
By Eric Ditzian Ryan Reynolds on the July 16 cover of <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> Photo: Entertainment Weekly For Ryan Reynolds, the most professionally satisfying moment of 2009 was the first time he saw the Green Lantern costume he’d be rocking for the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the classic DC Comics superhero.
By Mawuse Ziegbe Taylor Lautner Photo: Jim Spellman/ WireImage Taylor Lautner already plays one of the most recognizable onscreen characters as werewolf Jacob Black in the teen hysteria-inducing “Twilight” flicks. But another star thinks Lautner should put his ripped physique to good use in another role. “Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman says Lautner could convincingly don [...]
By Eric Ditzian Leonardo Dicaprio in “Inception” Photo: Warner Bros. “Inception” is defined as a beginning — the act of commencement — but in Hollywood these days, “Inception” might just be shorthand for what happens when you make two immensely profitable movies and a studio backs up a truckload of cash onto your front lawn [...]
By Kurt Loder Joseph Gordon-Levitt in “Inception” Photo: Warner Bros. Are they handing out joints at the box office for “Inception”? That would make the movie considerably more fun. Christopher Nolan’s latest is a terrific-looking picture that bounds around the globe from Paris to Tangiers to Tokyo (among places that actually exist) in the wake [...]
By Mawuse Ziegbe John Edwards Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik/ Getty Images The saga of disgraced North Carolina politician John Edwards is on its way to the big screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriter and “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin has acquired the rights to the tell-all “The Politician: An Insider’s Account of John Edwards’s [...]
By Eric Ditzian Joseph Gordon-Levitt in “Inception” Photo: Warner Bros. It happened last winter with “Avatar” and it’s happening again with “Inception”: a hugely hyped, big-budget thrill-ride hits theaters, pretty much everyone loves it, yet there remain a few critics on the sideline defiantly shouting, “But it’s really not that good, people!”
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Leonardo DiCaprio in “Inception” Photo: Warner Bros. There’s a moment early in “Inception” (beware mild spoilers) when Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page meet within a Parisian dream world of Page’s creation. Leo is a former architect turned professional dream thief, and he’s trying to convince Page to [...]
Nicolas Cage in an action-packed fantasy epic that’s not just for kids. Nicolas Cage in “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” Photo: Disney Kid flicks have ruled this summer, with movies like “Toy Story 3,” “The Karate Kid” and “Despicable Me” racking up box-office grosses far beyond industry predictions. Now comes “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” which looks likely to [...]
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