Rebecca's Hollywood Movies Blog November 2007 Archive

There's a little something for everyone in this bag of December theatrical treats. We all know the studios love to pack the last few weeks of the year with heavy ... Read More

Jack Black was sporting short, bleached-blonde hair at the Los Angeles press junket for writer/director Noah Baumbach’s indie, Margot at the Wedding, and it was all Ben Stiller’s fault. Black’s ... Read More

Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) and two-time Oscar nominee Laura Linney team up for the dramatic film, The Savages. Hoffman and Linney play siblings forced into dealing with their father's ... Read More

Todd Haynes' bizarre take on Bob Dylan's life led the pack of Spirit Awards nominees with five. Haynes' I'm Not There was followed closely by Juno (my personal favorite film ... Read More

While busy promoting the Richard Kelly film Southland Tales, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson addressed the rumors surrounding his possible involvement in Shazam!. Although nothing official’s been announced, Johnson’s been at ... Read More

Amy Adams stars as a princess lost in the real world in the romantic comedy, Enchanted, directed by Kevin Lima and co-starring James Marsden, Patrick Dempsey and Susan Sarandon. Adams ... Read More

Jack Black’s steadily building up a hefty acting resume, mixing a few dramatic roles – such as a lead role in Margot at the Wedding - in with comedy parts. ... Read More

Have you ever wanted to burst out singing in the middle of a big city park? Do you still believe in happily ever after endings? If the answer’s yes to ... Read More

Timothy Olyphant (Live Free or Die Hard) takes on the role of Agent 47 in 20th Century Fox’s action drama, Hitman, based on the popular Eidos videogame franchise. Directed by ... Read More

If you're going to be stuck with a nickname, McDreamy isn't a bad one to be tagged with. A co-starring role in the 2002 romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama helped ... Read More

Love or loathe the story of Beowulf, this incredibly beautiful version of the classic tale is going to knock your socks off. Screenwriters Neil Gaiman and Roger Avary and director ... Read More

Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen adapted the screenplay and directed the dramatic movie No Country for Old Men, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Cormac McCarthy. No Country for ... Read More

Javier Bardem called working with Joel and Ethan Coen on No Country for Old Men a dream come true. “The first moment I saw Blood Simple I was hit by ... Read More

With Richard Kelly’s dramatic film Southland Tales wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is officially dropping ‘The Rock’ from his name. Just call him Dwayne Johnson from now on – unless ... Read More

The major players - with the exception of director Robert Zemeckis - assembled for a press conference in support of the performance capture film version of the classic Beowulf. Angelina ... Read More

Josh Brolin's had a pretty amazing 2007 career-wise. Brolin had a part in Robert Rodriguez' half of Grindhouse and a supporting role in the dramatic film, In the Valley of ... Read More

Take a hot button subject, an Oscar-winning director, and place some heavy star power in front of the camera and you have all the ingredients for a mega hit that ... Read More

The sidewalk in front of the historic Grauman's Chinese Theater was transformed into a winter wonderland - albeit a Southern California version - for the premiere of Warner Bros Pictures' ... Read More

In the thriller P2, Rachel Nichols stars as a hard-working executive who finds herself stuck in her office’s parking garage (level P2, hence the film’s title) on Christmas Eve with ... Read More

Paul Giamatti plays Santa while Vince Vaughn tackles the role of Santa’s ne’er do well brother Fred in Warner Bros Pictures holiday comedy, Fred Claus, directed by David Dobkin. Producer ... Read More

Jerry Seinfeld's back and buzzing into theaters with Bee Movie, an animated comedy that shines a light on the little seen world of bees. Seinfeld's comedy style doesn't quite make ... Read More

A special Los Angeles industry screening of Universal Pictures' American Gangster, a crime drama based on true events, took place this week and a batch of celebs showed up to ... Read More