Rebecca's Hollywood Movies Blog June 2004 Archive

Kevin Kline stars as composer Cole Porter in director's Irwin Winkler's romantic musical, "De-Lovely." Featuring 30+ Porter songs, "De-Lovely" looks back over the span of Cole Porter's life, focusing on ... Read More

After months of publicity building up to the release of "Spider-Man 2," is there any way the movie itself can live up to all the hype? Does Sam Raimi surpass ... Read More

Production has begun on the fourth film in the "Harry Potter" series, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." The majority of the familiar faces are returning, with "Mona Lisa ... Read More

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and writer/director Richard Linklater reunite for "Before Sunset," the 2004 follow-up to the 1995 critically acclaimed indie film, "Before Sunrise." How tough is it to get ... Read More

It was only fitting one of the most anticipated movies of the year would prepare to sling its way into theaters by way of the biggest premiere of 2004 (to ... Read More

"Fahrenheit 9/11" did much better than anticipated bringing in an amazing $23.9, making it the first documentary film to finish in 1st place at the box office over a weekend ... Read More

If you're looking for something besides a goofy comedy, a controversial political movie, or an action-filled drama, "The Notebook" might just be the ticket. A romantic drama with a sense ... Read More

Ashley Judd stars as Linda Porter, Cole Porter's wife of almost 40 years, in director Irwin Winkler's musical romance, "De-Lovely." In this interview, Judd discusses the relationship between Cole and ... Read More

Want to know what makes Ryan Gosling fidget? Ask him questions about his growing status as a film hunk. Gosling and his "The Notebook" co-stars showed up in Westwood, CA ... Read More

Avi Arad's got so many projects in various stages of production, it's tough to know which one to ask the most questions about. But since this interview took place at ... Read More

Jerry Bruckheimer Films is searching the streets of Los Angeles for young African American male basketball players to be cast in their upcoming feature film "Glory Road" which begins shooting ... Read More

Despite protests and attempts to get the MPAA to rethink its decision, Michael Moore's controversial politically-charged documentary, "Fahrenheit 9/11," opens with an 'R' rating. "Fahrenheit 9/11" R Rating Battle Hilary Duff Leaves ... Read More

Rachel McAdams goes from being a wicked cheerleader in "Mean Girls" to playing a Southern belle in "The Notebook," a sweet romantic story based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. ... Read More

It might not be a huge surprise that "Dodgeball" creamed the competition, but what was a fairly large surprise is that the Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg collaboration, "The Terminal," only managed ... Read More

"The Terminal" isn't a bad movie, in fact, it's pretty decent. My problem with the film had to do with its unlikely love story and that plotline, being so central ... Read More

According to director Rawson Marshall Thurber, Ben Stiller has a lot of velocity on his throws but not much in the way of accuracy. Stiller's wife - and "Dodgeball" co-star ... Read More

If you've seen any commercials for "Dodgeball," then you've probably seen poor Justin Long get pummeled by dodgeballs. Director Rawson Thurber claims Long and Stephen Root took to the sport ... Read More

Kimberly Brown ("Bringing Down the House") talks about her time on the set of the "Get Shorty" sequel, "Be Cool," starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Cedric the Entertainer. In ... Read More

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Akzaban" remains in 1st, but the 60%+ drop in sales was larger than anticipated. Meanwhile, it was no surprise exit polls showed men were ... Read More

As the filmmakers have pointed out, this 2004 version does not follow the same path as the 1975 thriller, "The Stepford Wives." Rather than a creepy sci-fi drama, "The Stepford ... Read More

Take one fat animated feline, add in two attractive human actors, pour on a silly plot full of recycled material, and you've got this live-action/CGI version of the comic strip, ... Read More

Actor Larenz Tate was one of the many guests at the World Premiere of "The Chronicles of Riddick," presented by Universal Studios and benefiting the Department of Film and Electronic ... Read More

The fans lined up hours in advance for a chance to scream at 'Riddick' (aka Vin Diesel) at the World Premiere of "The Chronicles of Riddick." Alternating between waving at ... Read More

The best "Harry Potter" movie thus far also proved to be the best "Harry Potter" movie at the box office, as far as opening weekend goes. With "Shrek 2" and ... Read More

The stars of "The Chronicles of Riddick" - Vin Diesel, Thandie Newton, Alexa Davalos, Linus Roache, Colm Feore, Yorick van Wageningen, and Christina Cox - showed up in Hollywood on ... Read More

Colin Farrell goes blonde and drops his Irish accent for "Alexander," another epic film from Warner Bros. Pictures ("Troy"). The trailer doesn't give away much of the story, but ... Read More

With a new director behind the wheel, the third film of the series, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," takes a darker, more foreboding tone right from the start ... Read More

Michael Moore's Palme D’Or winning film, "Fahrenheit 9/11," will hit theaters across the U.S. on June 25, 2004. Thanks to a distribution deal between the Weinsteins, Lions Gate Films, and ... Read More

Director Peter Segal provides a few details on working with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore on the romantic comedy, "50 First Dates," and what's in store for the upcoming DVD ... Read More