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(02/24/12 6:02am)
The popular teen drama series Dawson's Creek (1998-2003) featured an abundance of promising teenage actors poised to make their big breaks. When the show ended, though, each young star took a different path. Katie Holmes married America's favorite Scientologist; Joshua Jackson is still best remembered as Pee Wee hockey player Charlie Conway from The Mighty Ducks; and James Van Der Beek has proved teen movies are his one and only forte. Michelle Williams, however, has truly realized her potential. Her three Academy Award nominations show Williams has blossomed into a talented actress. During the upcoming Academy Awards, she will again be in the running for Best Actress in a Leading Role, this time for her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the acclaimed My Week with Marilyn. Let's take a look at the top moments which have defined Williams' career so far.
(02/17/12 2:39am)
The same names always come up in discussions about the top actors of today - DiCaprio, Day-Lewis, Pitt and the like. Yet one incredibly worthy name is consistently overlooked - Gary Oldman.
(10/27/11 4:32am)
"A lot of people walkin' 'round out there already dead, just need to be put out of their misery," explains mass murderer Mickey Knox (Woody Harrelson). He has been on a murderous rampage throughout the southern United States with his wife, Mallory (Juliette Lewis). Separately, they're two messed up animals who kill whatever they want. Together, they're a loving couple bonded by a common lust for sex and blood. Either way, they're natural born killers.
(10/20/11 4:56am)
Hollywood has produced plenty of horrible movies with over-the-top cheesy scripts and mediocre acting. But how often can you say that a movie has these two terrible qualities and still manages to completely captivate viewers? Real Steel fits this odd description perfectly.
(10/06/11 5:24am)
Some television shows are created to last ages - see South Park - while some are meant to last only a few seasons - see The Wire. When the latter attempts to become the former, there is typically a drastic decrease in show quality. Showtime's Weeds - which ended its seventh season last Monday - is on the brink of such a demise.
(09/15/11 7:37pm)
How good can a movie be when the villain is invisible to the human eye? Since the early 1970s, numerous directors have attempted to create films revolving around diseases. Past side-effects of these film-born epidemics have included everything from immediate suicidal urges to impregnation with dinosaur fetuses - 1993's Carnosaur, in case you were wondering. With very few exceptions, however, none of these films have ever passed the threshold of mediocrity. Steven Soderbergh's Contagion proves to be one such exception.
(09/01/11 4:19am)
"I want to be a killer," says 9-year-old Cataleya Restrepo in the early moments of the film Colombiana, when asked what she wants to do with her future.
(04/28/11 5:26am)
HBO. In recent years, these three letters have come to signify something greater than a television channel - pure excellence. In a world in which television shows are so often mind-numbingly dumb -I'm thinking VH1 and MTV - HBO has set itself aside as a class above the rest. From The Wire to True Blood, we have come to expect the best of the best, la cr
(04/21/11 4:32am)
The story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination has been told time and time again. Through new film The Conspirator, however, acclaimed actor/director Robert Redford (The Horse Whisperer, Lions for Lambs) provides a fresh twist on the age-old story from history textbooks. The Conspirator tells the story of the trial of Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), the woman accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the murder of President Lincoln. Even as the film remains true to history, Redford skillfully weaves emotion into the story and delivers a powerful drama to the big screen.
(04/14/11 6:00am)
"I like freaks," said Saoirse Ronan, the young star of Hanna, in an interview with tableau before the film's release. I can tell you right now that if you aren't repeating Ronan's exact words after seeing Hanna, I will be surprised. The film tells the story of a 16-year-old girl raised in the Finnish wilderness by her father, Erik (Eric Bana). Hanna grows up in seclusion, as her father is the only other person within miles from their little shack. Hanna's childhood experience is completely atypical; her father serves as both her drill sergeant and caretaker. In response, Hanna grows up into an intriguing mix between a killing machine and an innocent young woman.
(03/17/11 5:17am)
During the past three decades, hip-hop and Hollywood have become increasingly involved with one another. Like musicians of other music genres, many rappers have dabbled in acting with occasional success. We will take a look at the two main types of hip-hop-Hollywood flicks: movies starring rappers and movies about aspiring rappers. Let's start off by examining the former category.
(03/03/11 6:09am)
After the Academy Awards this past Sunday, many viewers immediately made plans to see The King's Speech, the Oscar winner for Best Picture. Since the turn of the millennium, a number of fantastic films have captured hearts, minds and gold-plated statuettes of knights standing on film reels. So where does The King's Speech fit into this group of Oscar-winning motion pictures? Here are my top five Best Picture winners of the past decade.
(02/24/11 6:42am)
Stars and reporters will line the red carpet Feb. 27 at the 83rd Academy Awards. With only a few days remaining until the statues are handed out, here are some picks and predications for the most interesting Oscar races.
(02/17/11 7:49am)
Who will win the Oscar for Actor in a Leading Role? If you ask around Grounds, you surely will garner a multitude of responses. There certainly will be a number of Firths (The King's Speech) or Francos (127 Hours). You probably will even get a few DiCaprios (who, by the way, is not even in the running for his role in Inception). I can, however, guarantee that Javier Bardem, nominated for his touching performance in Biutiful (2010) as a single father struggling with cancer, will not even enter the conversation. This is a shame, but not at all surprising, as Bardem's selection marks the first Leading Actor nomination for an entirely Spanish-language performance.
(02/10/11 6:21am)
Ladies and gentlemen, please let me introduce you to a simple man. He is the laziest, most easygoing man you could imagine. He thrives in the art of doing nothing. Most of his time is spent in boxers getting baked while listening to music. The rest of the time you can find him in the bowling alley alongside friends Walter and Donny. Although a court of law may know him as Jeffrey Lebowski, he is known to the rest of the world as "The Dude". But you also may call him his Dudeness, Duder or even El Duderino. As the star of the The Big Lebowski, The Dude has elicited abundant laughter from countless audiences. If you have yet to make his acquaintance, I urge you to meet him as soon as you can.
(02/03/11 6:47am)
The Gobi Desert, the Himalayas, endless forests and sparse bodies of water populate the harsh landscape between Siberia and India. To seven escaped convicts from a World War II Soviet Gulag camp, the treacherous territory provides immense peril and acts as the sole source of solace in their grief-stricken lives. Writer/director Peter Weir focuses on this duality between human and nature in The Way Back. Based on Slawonir Rawicz's novel The Long Walk, the film presents a motivating tale of determination and camaraderie as a few companions attempt to walk 4,000 miles from Siberia to India.
(01/27/11 5:00am)
You walk through the crowd and jump into the boxing ring. As you wait for the bell to sound, your heart pumps with pure adrenaline. Soon, you will be immersed in a world of exciting blows, entirely captivated by the action in front of you. This is the beauty of David O. Russell's The Fighter.
(11/18/10 5:29am)
Remember those old-school hip-hop jams? "I said a hip hop, hippie to the hippie." There was something about those songs that exuded pure goodness and relaxation. You could just chill, sit back and groove along to the music. Red is the movie version of those old-school songs. A few minutes after you sit down to watch the movie, you get drawn into a fun-filled two-hour delight that provides a wonderful break in a world of intense thrillers.
(11/11/10 5:12am)
Imagine this scene: You're hiking in the magnificent desert canyons of Utah, breathing in the unpolluted air of nature and crossing rocky slopes while the beat of your favorite playlist pushes you around each twist and turn. You feel stress-free, finally away from the restraints of jobs and school work. Suddenly, a boulder fractures beneath you, inducing a tumble into a bottomless crevice, and another colossal boulder crushes your hand, leaving you stranded and stuck.
(10/07/10 5:33am)
Nonstop explosions, heart-racing songs, powerless women and a complete lack of plot - these elements of the stereotypical horror film are nowhere to be found in the thrilling new romantic horror flick Let Me In. Instead, director Matt Reeves delivers a mind thriller more potent than the acclaimed Inception. Although the point of most horror movies seem to be little more than "shock value," Let Me In aptly harnesses the elements of the horror genre to form an intricate plot filled with romance.