Rebecca's Hollywood Movies Blog March 2005 Archive

The Farrelly Bros. had to scramble to change the ending of their new romantic comedy, "Fever Pitch," when the Boston Red Sox did the impossible - they broke the Curse ... Read More

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez says that all three "Sin City" directors (Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and special guest director Quentin Tarantino) wanted to work with Brittany Murphy. And as 'Shellie', Murphy gets ... Read More

Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez was looking for an actor who had a presence and a vitality to him to bring Dwight to life in "Sin City," and remembered Clive Owen from, ... Read More

In Frank Miller’s “Sin City” graphic novel, Nancy, the character Jessica Alba plays in the movie, was topless. At a press conference promoting “Sin City,” Alba was asked about the ... Read More

Oscar nominee Queen Latifah ("Chicago") stars in the female version of the "Barbershop" series - "Beauty Shop." Latifah's character, which was introduced in the "Barbershop" film franchise, moves to Atlanta, ... Read More

Sandra Bullock and the rest of the cast of the sequel hit the red carpet in Hollywood for the U. S. premiere of "Miss Congeniality 2." And according to all ... Read More

The cast of the action comedy "DEBS" - Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good, Jill Ritchie, Devon Aoki, Sara Foster - strutted their stuff at red carpet premiere in Hollywood. Check out ... Read More

I've been looking forward to "Sin City" ever since it was announced Robert Rodriguez was going to co-direct the film alongside "Sin City" creator, Frank Miller. And when you've got ... Read More

Right before Ashton Kutcher reported for publicity tour duties for "Guess Who," the New York Post published an article claiming Kutcher was going to be a father soon. The ... Read More

Sandra Bullock returns as FBI Agent Gracie Hart in "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous," the 2005 sequel to the hugely popular "Miss Congeniality" comedy released back in 2000. Minus ... Read More

"The Ring Two" had cash registers ringing up sales, opening with $35 million and more than doubling the opening weekend numbers of its predecessor, "The Ring." The CGI animated family ... Read More

Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis ("My Left Foot") collaborates with his wife, writer/director Rebecca Miller, on the dramatic indie film, "The Ballad of Jack and Rose." In this interview, Daniel ... Read More

After sitting through the first half of "The Ring Two," I was this close to being convinced it was a spoof of the first American “The Ring” movie and its ... Read More

Bernie Mac was a little under the weather however the rest of the stars of "Guess Who" seemed to have a great time at the March 13th Hollywood Premiere of ... Read More

Michelle Trachtenberg plays a math whiz who figures out how to use physics to help her become a champion figure skater. Trevor Blumas stars as the cute boy who drives ... Read More

Penelope Cruz stars opposite actor/director Sergio Castellitto in the dramatic film, "Don’t Move," based on a novel by Castellitto’s wife, Margaret Mazzantini. In this interview, Cruz talks about working with ... Read More

Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry and Robin Williams were among the "Robots" premiere attendees who were greeted by jugglers, stilt walkers, and women in skimpy outfits displaying their hula hoop skills, ... Read More

Evan Rachel Wood ("Thirteen") and Erika Christensen ("The Perfect Score") play sisters in writer/director Mike Binder's "The Upside of Anger," based very loosely on Binder's childhood. Binder's experience of being ... Read More

Danny Boyle, the director of such films as "Shallow Grave," "Trainspotting," "The Beach," and "28 Days Later" and one of my personal favorite directors, shows off a kinder, gentler side ... Read More

Joan Allen's character is at the center of "The Upside of Anger" and in fact writer/director/actor Mike Binder wrote the role with Allen in mind. The two met while filming ... Read More

After speaking to Gerard Butler about his role in "Dear Frankie," I’ve settled on the opinion there ought to be a law requiring Scottish actors to always use their ... Read More

Radha Mitchell has the starring role in Woody Allen's latest comedy, "Melinda and Melinda." Mitchell plays Melinda - and Melinda - taking on dual roles for the master filmmaker. Known ... Read More

It’s been 10 years since “Get Shorty” entertained moviegoers, and 10 years is a long time to wait for a sequel. I assumed that since it took a decade to ... Read More

"Pulp Fiction" stars John Travolta and Uma Thurman reunite for the sequel to "Get Shorty," "Be Cool." Travolta slips back into the role of Chili Palmer, while Thurman plays the ... Read More

Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody ("The Pianist") gives another terrific performance in "The Jacket," a movie that doesn't restrict itself to any one genre. Part romance, part thriller, part psychological mind ... Read More

Lauren Graham was last seen on the big screen opposite Billy Bob Thornton in "Bad Santa" where she played a bartender who was sexually attracted to men in Santa suits. ... Read More

Kevin Costner and baseball movies seem to go together like, well, baseball and apple pie. In the dramatic movie, "The Upside of Anger," Costner once again takes on the role of ... Read More

The CGI animated family film, "Robots," captured first place over the weekend, taking in $36 million and knocking last week's box office champ, "The Pacifier," into second. Meanwhile "Hostage" starring ... Read More

Academy Award-winning actor Adrien Brody ("The Pianist") takes on the challenge of playing opposite a 25' tall ape in the Peter Jackson movie, "King Kong." Brody plays Jack Driscoll, Ann ... Read More