Angie Argabrite
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Angie Argabrite
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Filed under: Animation, Comedy, Interviews, Hold the 'Fone, Unscripted
Moviefone is just coming fast and furious with the coolest of celebrity Unscripted interviews now. But we need your help to make them even cooler. In other words: WE WANT YOU! (to submit questions).
You know Jerry Seinfeld is working again (finally!), in the much-hyped 'Bee Movie' (I was gonna say "buzzed-about," but I controlled myself). It's his first big-screen starring role, and he co-wrote and produced it, so there's no wonder it's got everyone ... talking (didn't say "buzzing"; I could've but I chose to take the high road). Remember the hilarious first trailer and the equally silly second trailer, in which it seems like the movie is live action with Seinfeld, Chris Rock and others in ridiculous costumes? Yeah, I can just watch those over and over.
But I digress. We'll have Seinfeld and co-star Renee Zellweger sitting down for our Unscripted cameras. So, get rolling people. Ask away (questions for both stars)! Who knows when you'll have another chance to ask Seinfeld anything? The guy is seriously loaded; it's not like he needs to come out of retirement again or ever take another job.
Just a reminder: Unscripted is Moviefone's star-on-star video Q&A show in which celebrities interview each other with your questions and some of their own. So stop stalking and start asking, and please provide your first name plus the city and state you live in! Submit your questions here, on the blog post, or you can text them to AskCelebs@aol.com.
Filed under: Comedy, Interviews, Unscripted
We at Moviefone have got a doozy of an Unscripted interview for you. And you know what that means: We want your questions.
You probably know Michael Cera as George Michael from 'Arrested Development'; maybe you've even seen his drolly hilarious online show, 'Clark and Michael' -- either way, you know the dude's funny. Now he's been given entree into Judd Apatow's posse. He co-stars with Jonah Hill (an Apatow vet) in the Apatow-produced, Seth Rogen-written raunchfest Superbad. So, congratulate Mr. Cera on getting to play with the big boys now, and while you're at it, send some questions for him and Jonah, who'll be grilling each other for our next installment of Unscripted. (And by "grilling," we mean "interviewing" -- not some gay sex thing or anything, so get your minds out of the gutter.)
Just a reminder: Unscripted is Moviefone's star-on-star video Q&A show in which celebrities interview each other with your questions and some of their own. So stop stalking and start asking, and please provide your first name plus the city and state you live in! Submit your questions here, on the blog post, or you can text them to AskCelebs@aol.com.
Filed under: Thrillers, New Releases, Hold the 'Fone, Images
Have you seen anything on Kevin Costner's new movie, Mr. Brooks? It's due in theaters June 1 and I think it looks rather intriguing. Costner is some successful business guy with a nice home, wife and family (that'd be Mr. Brooks, I'm guessing) who ... dum-dum-dum! ... is a serial killer at night (I think). Demi Moore plays a detective on his trail, and William Hurt is ... some other serial killer who discovers Costner's nocturnal activities (I think). We have two exclusive pics from the thriller (see below). I can't remember Kevin Costner playing such a baddie before -- has he? And I read that he's already considering a sequel for this flick, wanting to "tell the story" of this character. I'm not a huuuge KC fan, but I have to admit that I loved The Upside of Anger, and that was partly because it was such a surprising choice for him (along with the fact that Joan Allen is sublime), so I'm hoping that this one too will exceed my Kev-spectations. And it's ALWAYS a blast to see William Hurt chewing some scenery (a little 'History of Violence,' anyone?).
Filed under: Box Office, Hold the 'Fone
Hope your Monday was a good one (but, really, aren't all Mondays super?). So, um, moviegoers went 'Hog' wild, eh? Or were 'Wild' for 'Hogs'? How many other obvious puns are there to make with that title? Too many to count, I'm sure. Or maybe not, considering that the flick made $38 million this weekend. Shew. It's official: Critics really have no relevance on box office take. I know there have been some preliminary reports to such effect, but I'm hereby making it official. And apologizing to the critics. There is one good thing we can say about Wild Hogs, though, and it's this: William H. Macy co-stars (coincidentally, one of the stars of our staff picks celeb crush gallery). Of course, I haven't seen this movie, and judging by the comments that Erik Davis' review received, I guess it's a crowd-pleaser (Moviefone's own Tommy DiChiara did have fun with the cast in Boston). And at least it made more than Norbit when that broad comedy (heh ... we said "broad") opened a few weeks back -- $33 million if you're keeping track -- so that's something. Here's what Patric ia predicted Friday:
And here's the actual weekend top five:
Filed under: Awards, Oscar Watch, Hold the 'Fone
Sure, you've seen all the photos of the best-dressed ... and the best hair ... and the best makeup ... and the best acceptance speeches. OK, we get it. You love the Oscars (and so do we; if you don't believe us, just look at our massive hub of Oscars coverage). But we wanted to call out the stars who, well, didn't look so hot. Do you agree with our picks? Who'd we miss? Who's on the list who shouldn't be?
Filed under: Box Office, Hold the 'Fone
Happy midday Monday, all. I have to say, little disappointed in this weekend's box office results. 'Norbit' making $33 million? Seriously? Who has nothing better to do on a weekend than spend two-plus hours (what with getting to the cineplex, standing in line for popcorn and then finding a seat in the -- apparently crowded -- theater) on 'Norbit'? And it's not like the trailers or any clips that I've seen make it look like it's going to be good. And OK, I haven't seen it, so I can't swear that it's, um, not worth your two hours on a weekend, but based on the previews I've seen and the reviews I've read and the word of mouth I've heard (from the one person I know who's seen it, she works next to me, but for AOL TV), I'd be willing to bet the farm that this is not Murphy's finest hour and a half.
In short, 'Norbit' made a lot of moolah. Here's what Patricia predicted Friday:
And here's the actual weekend top five:
Get the full box-office report here.
I know Patricia contemplated leaving 'Night at the Museum' in her top 5, but just couldn't believe it would hold onto that spot AGAIN. Whoops. But the box-office-prediction playas rocked it this week: There was a three-way tie for second place and a six-way tie for fourth place. Whoa. Very sweet, guys.
Filed under: Independent, Sundance, Festival Reports, Hold the 'Fone
I know, I know. Today's all about Oscar nominations. But I still want to talk about the amazing day I had at the Moviefone house for Unscripted shootings. First, I get there and Heather Graham and Victor Rasuk have just finished taping an episode (for their movie 'Adrift in Manhattan'), and they came back to the greenroom to get their coats. They were both very cool, really friendly and all. And apparently Heather had asked Victor if he'd slept with some girl he'd mentioned as being a "big influence" on him, and he hadn't answered her, so she was like, "well, obviously the answer to that question is yes."
No sooner had Heather and Victor left, than in come Zooey Deschanel and Chris Klein for their Unscripted shoot, for their movie 'The Good Life.' They roll into the house with their entourage --
Filed under: Awards, Oscar Watch, Hold the 'Fone
I'm totally with you, Leo -- I'd be p***ed too if I were you. No Best Actor nod for 'The Departed'? I'm floored. And what about 'Dreamgirls' not making the list for Best Picture possibles? Or the total absence of 'Borat' -- do you care? Or Brad Pitt's absence from the Supporting Actor list? What was the biggest snub, do you think? Talk about it here
Get the full list.
Filed under: Comedy, Sundance, Festival Reports, Hold the 'Fone, Cinematical Indie
Hi, there -- here's my first celeb sighting at Sundance. (A little background: Moviefone does a star-interviews-star [or sometimes director] video show called Unscripted) The first one I got to watch tape this go-round was for 'Delirious.' One of the stars of that film, Gina Gershon, and director Tom DiCillo sat down and chatted. That's what they mostly did -- they got through maybe two questions each -- and they were cool. They obviously know each other well and get along; great rapport. And, not surprisingly, DiCillo was pretty damned funny ... the movie comments on celebrity, and DiCillo ragged on it as well (e.g., he claimed he'd read in the tabloids that Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston were going to, like, fight to the death, and Brad Pitt was O.K. with that -- he'd just take the winner).
He also said that with his first movie, 'Johnny Suede,' he'd turned down bringing it to Sundance, because back then it was known as the Granola Fest, with crunchy movies about a little girl living on a farm who could see God through her dog. And Gina was gorgeous (actually better looking in real life than she is on screen, if you can believe that), if a little nervous. She needed reading glasses to see the questions on the monitor -- it was adorable. Unfortunately, I haven't seen the movie yet -- ironically, it was screening at about the same time as this taping -- but I've heard great things about it. Don't believe me? Read Scott Weinberg's review.
Filed under: Site Announcements, From the Editor's Desk, Hold the 'Fone
Well hellooo, Cleveland ... I mean, Cinematical! This is Angie Argabrite, senior editor at Moviefone.com, and I just wanted to second Ryan's enthusiasm for our new mutual venture, this merging of our previous blog (which we called Hold the 'Fone) with Cine. You can get a better idea of what we did -- trailer, poster and image premieres, insert-captioning of (usually absurd) movie stills, our weekly box office predictions, etc. -- by going to the Hold the 'Fone category. We're happy to be here and hope you'll like what we do.
Let us know what you think and how we can make your blog surfing more enjoyable. You don't know us yet, but we're good people. And we're looking forward to getting to know the Cinematical audience and introducing you to ours. We can't promise you'll love us or our readers, but we CAN promise we'll give you something to talk about. Or post about. And isn't that what being a member of a blogging community is all about?
Right off the bat, we've got a guest blogger for movie awards fashion -- it's 'Project Runway' winner Jeffrey Sebelia. Expect to see his take on red carpet glam and awards season glitz, starting ... right away, actually. His first blog will be up very soon. I want to quote Bette Davis here -- "Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night" -- but that doesn't seem entirely appropriate, does it? We're hoping this will be a smooth transition. How about this? With the merger of Cinematical and Hold the 'Fone, we're turning movie blogging up to 11. We're going all the way to 11. Enjoy it.
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