Rebecca's Hollywood Movies Blog April 2006 Archive

If you've been in a Starbucks store recently, you probably couldn't help but notice the yellow and green cupholders and other promotional items for the family film, Akeelah and the ... Read More

Missy Peregrym has appeared on television shows before however Stick It marks the Canadian beauty's debut in feature films. Peregrym stars as a former gymnast who's forced back into the ... Read More

Paul Greengrass has crafted one of the most difficult films to sit through with his intense and unforgettable drama, United 93, a film which details the tragic events of September ... Read More

Critically acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne stars as Dr Joshua Larabee, the mentor of a young spelling phenomenon named Akeelah (played by Keke Palmer) in the touching family drama, Akeelah and ... Read More

Written and directed by Jessica Bendinger, Stick It is the story of a fiercely independent 17-year-old gymnastics phenomenon (played by newcomer Missy Peregrym) who, instead of being sentenced to a ... Read More

Writer/director/producer Paul Weitz (About a Boy, In Good Company) pokes fun at the Bush administration and the ratings juggernaut that is American Idol in his latest comedy, American Dreamz, starring ... Read More

Writer/director Mary Harron brings the story of one of the most fascinating pin-up girls in American history to the big screen in The Notorious Bettie Page. Starring Gretchen Mol as ... Read More

Radha Mitchell stars as a young mother who winds up in a mysterious town populared by bizarre creatures in the thriller, Silent Hill, based on the popular video game. (Photo ... Read More

Michael Douglas took a couple of years off from making movies to spend time with his family, relax, and improve his golf game. The Oscar-winning actor/producer returns to the big ... Read More

Patrick Wilson plays a photographer who trolls for young girls in the thriller, Hard Candy, co-starring Ellen Page. Wilson plays Jeff, a 30ish fashion photographer who corresponds with Page's character ... Read More

Writer/director/producer Paul Weitz pokes fun at pop culture in the comedy American Dreamz starring Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, and Hugh Grant. Weitz' American Dreamz follows a United States President so ... Read More

Movie studios are notorious for pushing uninspired remakes, movies which borrow heavily from successful films, and sequels made for the sole purpose of turning a quick profit onto unsuspecting audiences. ... Read More

Ellen Page went from a starring role in the psychotic thriller Hard Candy to the sought after role of Kitty Pryde in the third film of the X-Men franchise, X-Men: ... Read More

If you can’t immediately picture actor Doug Jones, don’t feel bad. In the majority of Jones' recent films, he's basically unrecognizable underneath layers of make-up and prosthetics. You may have ... Read More

Writer/director Mary Harron brings the story of perhaps the most easily recognizable model of the 1950s to the big screen in The Notorious Bettie Page. (Pictured: Gretchen Mol © Picturehouse ... Read More

Thomas Haden Church earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Paul Giamatti's womanizing best friend in the critically acclaimed indie film, Sideways. Church is following up ... Read More

Music video director Liz Friedlander makes her feature film directorial debut with Take the Lead, the music-driven family drama inspired by the true story of Pierre Dulaine. The story centers ... Read More

The LA premiere of the comedy movie The Benchwarmers kicked off minus the usual red carpet. In keeping with the film's baseball theme, the stars of the film and celebrity ... Read More

Lucky Number Slevin is one of those films you can't judge by reading the synopsis. It's part crime drama, part comic thriller with a crazy mix of twists and turns. ... Read More

Jon Heder's got a bunch of films in various stages of production however it's the baseball comedy The Benchwarmers that marks Heder's first starring role since breaking out in Napoleon ... Read More