Rebecca's Hollywood Movies Blog November 2004 Archive

A more mature - and sexier - Natalie Portman takes on the role of a stripper lost and looking for love in "Closer," directed by Mike Nichols. Based on the ... Read More

"National Treasure" starring Nicolas Cage and Justin Bartha continued its supremacy at the box office, posting fantastic numbers over the extended Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Overall, this 2004 Thanksgiving holiday weekend ... Read More

Will Smith may own the 4th of July, but Tim Allen's become the go-to guy when it comes to Christmas movies. Allen's newest venture into the land of holiday happiness ... Read More

Clocking in at just under three hours, Oliver Stone's "Alexander" is designed to showcase a few of the highlights of Alexander the Great's illustrious life as a ruler of men ... Read More

After attending more premieres than I can remember, it's become very easy to spot an actor who isn't really interested in the fans or the media, despite their outward appearance. ... Read More

Oliver Stone worked with historian Robin Lane Fox to make sure his epic film, "Alexander" - starring Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, and Val Kilmer - was based on correct assumptions ... Read More

It would be near impossible to find a less pretentious veteran actress than Jamie Lee Curtis. Starring in movies since she was 19, Curtis has amassed a respectable resume yet ... Read More

New on DVD This Week: Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 2" starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and Alfred Molina comes to DVD this week loaded with special bonus features; Jim Caviezel hits ... Read More

While some predicted the weekend would prove to be the battle of the animated movies - "SpongeBob" vs."The Incredibles" vs. "The Polar Express" - it turned out "National Treasure" snuck ... Read More

Angelina Jolie takes on the role of Olympias in Oliver Stone's pet project, "Alexander." With Colin Farrell in the role of Alexander the Great, casting Angelina Jolie was a bit ... Read More

Nicolas Cage plays a man on a mission in "National Treasure," an action/comedy/drama from director Jon Turteltaub ("Instinct"). Cage stars as the descendant of a long line of treasure hunters ... Read More

Warner Bros. just released another trailer for the upcoming romantic musical, "Phantom of the Opera," starring Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum. This new trailer seems to provide a much better ... Read More

Radha Mitchell can currently be seen playing Johnny Depp's wife in "Finding Neverland," but next up for the talented actress is a lead role in Woody Allen's newest comedy. Mitchell ... Read More

Pierce Brosnan may have put James Bond behind him, but he's showing no signs of saying good-bye to heist movies. In "After the Sunset," Brosnan plays a master thief who ... Read More

Radha Mitchell's starred opposite some of Hollywood's hottest men - Denzel Washington in "Man on Fire," Colin Farrell in "Phone Booth," and she can currently be seen playing Johnny Depp's ... Read More

Warner Bros. Pictures' big action epic "Alexander" hits theaters on November 24th. In order to get moviegoers pumped up about seeing Colin Farrell as Alexander the Great, Warner Bros. prepared ... Read More

Colin Firth joined "Bridget Jones's Diary" co-stars Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant for the sequel, "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason." But according to Colin Firth, the threesome more than ... Read More

Will Renee Zellweger be taking a year off? We've heard quite a few actors recently making similar comments, but it seems with Renee, the idea of taking a few months ... Read More

The cast and crew of "The Polar Express" joined special celebrity guests and a bunch of kids for the LA Premiere of the holiday film. With a winter wonderland set ... Read More

Natassia Malthe ('Typhoid Mary') and Will Yun Lee ('Kirigi') of the upcoming comic book movie, "Elektra," showed up at the LA Premiere of "The Polar Express," the holiday movie starring ... Read More

Nona Gaye takes on the role of the independent, intelligent child known as Hero Girl in the big screen version of "The Polar Express." Strolling the snow white carpet at ... Read More

Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are back for another crack at "Bridget Jones." We all know how tough it is for a sequel to live up to its ... Read More

"The Incredibles" proved it has incredible box-office appeal by firmly hanging onto the top spot at the box office. Meanwhile "The Polar Express," another family-friendly animated film, came in second ... Read More

Rumors circulated fast and furiously that Pierce Brosnan was under the weather on the day of the Los Angeles Premiere of "After the Sunset." If he was, he didn't show ... Read More

"The Incredibles" did, well, incredible business at the box office. "The Incredibles" now holds the title of the biggest Disney opening on record (beating "Finding Nemo" by just a smidge). ... Read More

One of the first things that strikes you after interviewing celebrities is that everyone is way shorter than you expect them to be. That doesn't hold true with Ryan Reynolds. ... Read More

What happens after the happy ending of "Bridget Jones" is addressed in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," the sequel to the 2001 hit comedy. Hugh Grant reunites with his ... Read More

Your enjoyment level is going to depend on how much you like Jude Law. "Alfie" is all Jude. Sure, there are beautiful women, but the film's success rests solely on ... Read More

"Alfie" cast members - Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon, Omar Epps, Jane Krakowski, and Sienna Miller - answer questions about working on the 2004 version of the classic 1960's ... Read More

Don't miss out on your chance to win a "National Treasure" movie poster autographed by "National Treasure" stars, Nicolas Cage, Sean Bean, and Diane Kruger, director Jon Turtletaub and producer ... Read More