Category Archives: Movies
Rick Johnston, Corinth, Miss. The Queens, N.Y., native, who plays Dr. Joan Watson to Jonny Lee Miller’s Sherlock Holmes on the CBS drama, has never been married, although the former big-screen Charlie’s Angel was engaged at one time to playwright … Continue reading
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Tagged Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu
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Nathaniel Summers, Plainfield, N.J. Sparkle, in which Houston played the mother of an aspiring Detroit singer in the 1960s, was released in August after the pop singer’s unexpected death last February at age 48, three months after filming ended on … Continue reading
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Tagged Whitney Houston
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Editor’s Note: After published, multiple sources confirmed that Nicholas Hoult and Jennifer Lawrence have recently split. Keith Urban remembers the critiques he got on Australian singing-competition shows of his youth as a new judge on Fox’s American Idol. “I know … Continue reading
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Tagged Jennifer Lawrence, Keith Urban, Nicholas Hoult
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Herb Stark, Massapequa, N.Y. The Australian actress, 44, is still around, although not much on the small screen, where she found most of her success. Griffiths, who had her first role co-starring with fellow Aussie Toni Collette in the 1994 … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothers & Sisters, Rachel Griffiths, Six Feet Under, Tom Hanks
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Neil Blumenfield, Brooklyn, N.Y. A film of the Broadway hit, tracing the origins of the ’60s pop group Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, was to begin production in New York this month with Jon Favreau (Iron Man) in the … Continue reading
Antony Starr, 37, who happens to be New Zealand’s Sexiest Man Alive, plays the ex-con sheriff of a Pennsylvania town on Cinemax’s Banshee. It’s the newcomer’s first action role. “I do most of my stunts, whether I want to or … Continue reading
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Tagged Antony Starr, Arrow, Banshee, Bryce Dallas Howard, Seth Gabel
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Because the cult sci-fi Fox series Fringe ends on Friday, John Noble finds himself coming to grips with finishing his stint playing eccentric scientist Walter Bishop, a man who is at his best “when his neurons are going a million … Continue reading
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Tagged fringe, Jaimie Alexander, john noble
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Bruce Woods, Mesa, Ariz. One of the most notable practitioners of “Method acting” is Daniel Day-Lewis, who is famous for immersing himself in roles. He used a wheelchair throughout the filming of My Left Foot, in which he played a … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel day-lewis, lincoln
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Bob Noble, Royal Oak, Mich. Before playing operations manager Hetty Lange on the NCIS spinoff, Hunt, 67, was on many other series and in movies since the mid-1970s, including The Unit, Without a Trace and an extended stint as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Linda Hunt, NCIS: Los Angeles
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Jo Luongo, Pembroke, Mass. You need to watch more superhero movies! Evans made a big splash in 2011 as the star-spangled Avenger in Captain America: The First Avenger and reprised the role this past summer in The Avengers. (Evans plays … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain America, Chris Evans, The Avengers
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Kathy Bird, Beecher, Ill. First off, that gruff American accent he uses to play the young and conflicted president of the SAMCRO gang? It isn’t his own. Hunnam, 32, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and started his career … Continue reading
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Tagged charlie hunnam, sons of anarchy
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Joyce Diedrich Kaukauna, Wis. He has been in movies since he was 2 years old — of course he has more of them coming! Recently, Bridges, 63, has been busy as a national spokesman for the initiative No Kid Hungry … Continue reading
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Tagged Jeff Bridges, ryan reynolds
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Albert Brooks, 65, spent decades making comedies for adults but found a new — and very young — fan base in 2003 by voicing a coddling clownfish dad in the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo (out on 3-D Blu-ray Tuesday). … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Finding Nemo, Mark Hamill, Star Wars
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Nancy Stanford, Wayne, Mich. Yes, there has been talk of taking Sutherland’s super-spy Jack Bauer to the big screen ever since 24 ended its final countdown two years ago. And things are looking good for more thrills and action: Last … Continue reading
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Tagged 24, Annie Wersching, Kiefer Sutherland, touch
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Sasha Fariborzian, Flushing, N.Y. Actually, a couple of upcoming films feature Marvel Comics’ superpowered mutants. X-Men: Days of Future Past is in development as a sequel to the recent X-Men: First Class, which took Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael … Continue reading
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Tagged Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, X-Men
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Ann Gullick, Magalia, Calif. You must not have recognized him in that bushy beard playing Devil Anse Hatfield in Hatfields & McCoys this past summer — a role that garnered him an Emmy. Fear not, though — you’ll see lots … Continue reading
Bonnie Trenga, Mesa, Ariz. “They did a very good job reimagining the story for 2010,” says Macchio, 51. “It’s a great story, and they followed the story, but it’s a very different movie. I worried it would taint the legacy … Continue reading
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Tagged Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio
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Tom Pelham, Tallahasssee The 11-year-old boy who saw dead people in The Sixth Sense is now a 24-year-old man who has been mainly doing video games and short films. (The former child actor also made his Broadway debut in 2008 … Continue reading
“Give yourself a break” is what Jami Gertz, 46, star of ABC’s new comedy The Neighbors, advises women who are trying to balance motherhood with careers. The mom of three sons — ages 20, 18 and 15 — doesn’t believe … Continue reading
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Tagged Jami Gertz, Kevin Pollak
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