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Hollywood Movies August 2008 Archive

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Traitor Movie Review

Thursday August 28, 2008
Traitor kind of snuck up on us with very little fanfare. Just a sprinkling of TV commercials was apparently all Traitor either warranted or was budgeted for, despite its big ... Read More

Interview with a Bad Vampire - Cam Gigandet on Twilight

Wednesday August 27, 2008
It may seem bizarre to classify vampires as good guys, but in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight world there are indeed vampires who can live and work side-by-side with humans without letting ... Read More

Mark Wahlberg Delivers Max Payne

Tuesday August 26, 2008
There's not much new going on in theaters this week - just Don Cheadle's Traitor, Vin Diesel's Babylon A.D. (which isn't screening for critics), and Disaster Movie (which is screening ... Read More

Behind the Scenes of the New Friday the 13th Movie

Monday August 25, 2008
Andrew Form and Brad Fuller, the producers behind the remakes of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Amityville Horror, return with another new take on a horror film - Friday the 13th. ... Read More

Hamlet 2 Movie Review

Sunday August 24, 2008
I have a love/hate relationship with Hamlet 2. I love the humor, the way it sends up inspirational teacher movies before becoming one itself, and I love Steve Coogan's engaging ... Read More

Rian Johnson Interview - The Brothers Bloom

Saturday August 23, 2008
Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz + Academy Award winner Adrien Brody + Academy Award nominee Rinko Kikuchi + Mark Ruffalo + writer/director Rian Johnson (the mastermind behind Brick) = The ... Read More

Robert Pattinson Interview - Twilight

Friday August 22, 2008
Before taking to the stage, Robert Pattinson admitted to being terrified of the prospect of facing 6,000 plus Twilight fans during the film's Q&A session at the San Diego Comic ... Read More

On the Pink Carpet - The House Bunny Premiere Interviews

Friday August 22, 2008
Columbia Pictures held the premiere of the comedy movie The House Bunny in Westwood and based on the noise level, I think they invited the loudest screamers in California to ... Read More

Tyrese Gibson Talks Death Race

Thursday August 21, 2008
Tyrese Gibson isn't shy about taking credit for Death Race's summer release date. "While we were filming this, they said this film is coming out in September. I said, 'September? ... Read More

The Ladies of The House Bunny

Thursday August 21, 2008
Anna Faris stars as a Playboy Bunny who gets the boot from the Playboy Mansion and finds herself totally lost in the comedy movie The House Bunny. So where does ... Read More

Steve Coogan on Singing, Dancing, and Hamlet 2

Wednesday August 20, 2008
Steve Coogan stars as Dana Marschz, a failed actor who turns to teaching high school drama, in the comedy movie Hamlet 2. As Dana, Coogan sings, dances, plays Jesus in ... Read More

Rainn Wilson Rocks On in The Rocker

Tuesday August 19, 2008
If you tuned into the 2008 MTV Movie Awards back in June you saw a lot more of Rainn Wilson ('Dwight' on The Office) than you probably ever expected to ... Read More

Jason Statham on Death Race and Fast Cars

Monday August 18, 2008
Death Race (2008) doesn't have much in common with 1975's campy Death Race 2000, other than the fact cars are involved and there's plenty of speed. In this new version, ... Read More

Behind the Scenes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Sunday August 17, 2008
Cue the dramatic theme music. Star Wars returns to the big screen but this time around Obi Wan Kenobi, Luke Skywalker, and the rest of the Jedi Knights are in ... Read More

Scarlett Johansson Reunites with Woody Allen for Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Saturday August 16, 2008
Scarlett Johansson is used to being labeled Woody Allen's new muse, but that doesn't mean she agrees with the title. While it's true she and Allen often work together - ... Read More

Looking Into Mirrors with 24 Star Kiefer Sutherland

Friday August 15, 2008
Kiefer Sutherland stars as a troubled ex-cop whose job as a night watchman at a burned out department store leads to terrifying encounters with evil forces in Mirrors, the latest ... Read More

Star Wars: The Clone Wars Cast and Filmmaker Interviews

Thursday August 14, 2008
Star Wars creator George Lucas says he doesn't normally attend premieres of his films, however he made an exception and did so for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the new ... Read More

Tropic Thunder Movie Review

Wednesday August 13, 2008
Actors, studio execs, action epics, Vietnam War movies, classic rock film soundtracks, and even art films are all fair game in Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller's mostly hilarious send-up of pompous ... Read More

Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz Have a Stormy Relationship in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Wednesday August 13, 2008
Last year Javier Bardem earned an Academy Award for his portrayal of a calculating killer with a weird haircut in No Country for Old Men. Now he's back on the ... Read More

Ben Stiller Did Everything But Wash Windows on the Set of Tropic Thunder

Tuesday August 12, 2008
Ben Stiller co-wrote, produced, directed and stars in the action comedy movie Tropic Thunder, a send-up of Hollywood movies and actors in which no topic – no matter how controversial ... Read More

Robert Downey Jr Talks About Tropic Thunder

Monday August 11, 2008
Robert Downey Jr stars as a five-time Oscar-winner who goes to extreme lengths in order to star in an epic war movie in Tropic Thunder, an action comedy co-written and ... Read More

Take a Trip to Land of the Lost

Saturday August 9, 2008
Universal Pictures is bringing the classic TV series Land of the Lost to life on the big screen, complete with Sleestaks, Chaka the monkey boy/thing, and funny man Will Ferrell ... Read More

Alan Rickman Shares the Spotlight with California Wines in Bottle Shock

Friday August 8, 2008
Alan Rickman stars as Steven Spurrier, a snobby British wine connoisseur whose decision to sponsor a competition pitting the best wines of California against France's wines turned the tide for ... Read More

Pineapple Express Cast Interviews

Thursday August 7, 2008
Comic Con didn't used to be the place to debut a comedy movie, but the times have changed and now comedies, documentaries, and dramas are made to feel right at ... Read More

Pineapple Express Movie Review

Wednesday August 6, 2008
Judd Apatow watched True Romance and wondered what would happen if Brad Pitt's stoner character was the focus of that film. From that little 'what if?' question, the idea for ... Read More

Behind the Scenes of Pineapple Express

Monday August 4, 2008
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the guys behind the Superbad screenplay, wrote the script for Pineapple Express but according to the writing duo it was Judd Apatow who came up ... Read More

Malin Akerman on Watchmen and Her Sexy Costume

Sunday August 3, 2008
If you've seen the teaser trailer for Watchmen, then you've seen Malin Akerman in her skin-tight crimefighting 'Silk Spectre II' costume. Akerman looks gorgeous in the form-fighting yellow and black ... Read More

One on One with Gerard Butler from RocknRolla

Friday August 1, 2008
Other than the Comic Con panel for the Twilight movie, the loudest screams by female attendees at any film panel probably came when Gerard Butler took to the stage. Butler's ... Read More

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