In this indie movie, Gael Garcia Bernal (“Y Tu Mama Tambien”) and Michelle Williams (“Brokeback Mountain”) play a couple whose lives start unraveling when Bernal flirts with infidelity on a business trip in Thailand.
The story also focuses on their live-in Filipino nanny, which is exciting since very few Filipino actors breakthrough in Hollywood. “Mammoth” even features subtitles for the actors speaking the Tagalog language. With more than 1,000 votes on IMDb.com, the film has received a 7 out of 10 rating.
♥ “Salt”
This espionage thriller was originally set to have a male lead, but when Tom Cruise (“Collateral”) dropped out of the project, the role was re-written for Angelina Jolie (“Girl, Interrupted”), naturally. Jolie is Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent, who is framed for a plot to murder the president. She must prove her innocence while on the run from authorities. Leaps unto buses ensue.
♥ “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time”
Jake Gyllenhaal (“Jarhead”) stars in this adaptation of a video game where he, along with a princess (Gemma Arterton from “Quantum of Solace”), must stop a villain from unleashing a sandstorm that could destroy the world.
It sounds lame when you put it like that, but from the trailers, it looks like the film has a good dose of comedy. It’s even produced by powerhouse Jerry Bruckheimer (“Pirates of the Carribean”). Sir Ben Kingsley (“Gandhi”) and Alfred Molina (“Spider-man 2″) also star. Catch the domestic and international trailers after the jump:
Silly me, but with all the songs and artists out there, I think the number of stations should be unlimited. I already reached 100, forcing me to delete some of my stations in order to make room for more.
At this rate, I would have quit Pandora by now — if my laptop wasn’t stolen and I still had my iTunes library. Bet Mozart never had this problem.
You trace it back to a crowd surrounding a pinball machine. They are riveted, cheering. Your eyes follow theirs and as they settle, even you’re transfixed. A girl is pinned down to the machine, and three guys are taking turns raping her. Everyone is at a standstill.
Until Oct. 24, that scenario was fictional, a scene from the Jodie Foster-movie, “The Accused.”
Then, a 15-year-old girl was gang raped for more than two hours at Richmond High School while as many as 20 people stood by. No one called 911. So far, six arrests have been made, according to a USA Today article.
“Are you making a statement about rape leading to dehumanization and depersonalization for everyone, not just the actual victim?”
♥ Nov. 12 is going to be a busy episode. Kim Raver (“24″) will have a recurring role starting — you guessed it — Nov. 12. Raver may be the third point in a love triangle with my favorite couple on the show, Owen (Kevin McKidd) and Cristina (Sandra Oh). EW.com has an exclusive interview with her.
From left to right: Rebecca Romjin, Jaime Ray Newman and Lindsay Price star in ABC's "Eastwick." Photo: Sidereel website
When the clock strikes 10 on Wednesday nights, I catch “Eastwick” on ABC. The show centers on three women (Rebecca Romjin, Lindsay Price and Jaime Ray Newman) who are discovering that they’re witches — kind of like “Charmed” with a “Practical Magic” vibe.
I thought it would be worthwhile since I’ve noticed a pattern with ABC: Character-driven shows (i.e. “Grey’s Anatomy”) seem to be their thing, albeit not so south of the soap-opera border (“October Road”), they’re solid shows nonetheless.
Turns out I was right. I even got my whole family into it, and you know how hard it is for everyone to agree on a show and not fight over the remote. But we were all spellbound.
The show continues to keep you guessing. You’re not so sure who the villain is or what powers the girls possess.
Actor Matthew Morrison. Photo: The Insider website
FOX’s new TV show, “Glee,” definitely lives up to its name. Its cast not only has to act, but sing.
Even with that in mind, it came as a surprise when I found out that Matthew Morrison (the glee club’s director and school’s Spanish teacher) used to be in the boy band, LMNT.
Don’t you hate it when your reality show favorite drops out and gets replaced by someone not nearly as likable? It’s happened on “American Idol,” and apparently, ”So You Think You Can Dance” isn’t immune.
Define counterproductive. Releasing a remake in theaters at the same time as the DVD of the original. That’s exactly what movie studios did with “The Stepfather.”
A remake of the film hit cinemas on Oct. 16 and the DVD of the 1987 version was on sale on Oct. 13 of this year. Would you pay to watch the other if you already knew the ending?
