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How To Train Your Dragon – International Trailer

12 hours ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

A brand new UK trailer has been released for Dreamworks’ latest mythical tale – How to Train Your Dragon. Starring Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Tj Miller, the film is directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois and swoops into cinemas on 31st March 2010.

I’m obviously not the target audience here (I’m not normally into animation and I’m don’t have kids) but I have to say that this latest animated offering definitely looks like something I might have to see – maybe I can pass my younger brother off as my son or borrow a friend’s kid for the day?

From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How to Train Your Dragon”—a comedy adventure set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell. »

- Craig Sharp

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International Trailer: How to Train Your Dragon

16 hours ago | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

We’ve just received the new International trailer for How to Train Your Dragon. Most of the content is the same as the domestic version that we published a couple of weeks ago but it has a few new bits of footage in there.

The movie stars Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Kristen Wiig, Tj Miller, and is directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois. It’s set for release 31st March. Check out the new trailer below.

Synopsis: From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How to Train Your Dragon”—a comedy adventure set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, based on the book by Cressida Cowell.  The story centers around a Viking teenager named Hiccup, who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life.  The »

- David Sztypuljak

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And the nominees are…

11 November 2009 2:24 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Vampires definitely don’t suck.

“True Blood” and “Twilight” were the top nominees for the People’s Choice Awards. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominees and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.

“Twilight” is up for Favorite Movie, Franchise and On-Screen Team for its trio of stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Stewart and Pattinson were also nominated individually for Favorite Movie Actress and Actor, and Lautner is up for Breakout Movie Actor.

The HBO phenomenon, “True Blood” was nominated for Favorite TV Obsession and Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show; star Anna Paquin also garnered a nod for TV Drama Actress.

Queen Latifah will host the awards on CBS on Jan. 6, 2010.

The complete list of nominees:

TV Drama: “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “House,” “Lost,” “NCIS”

TV Comedy: “Desperate Housewives,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “The Office, »

- Leilani Laureano

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List of 36th People's Choice Awards Nominees in Movie

10 November 2009 7:42 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

The nominations for the 36th People's Choice Awards have been announced on Tuesday, November 10. Based on the announcement, it is revealed that vampire drama film "Twilight" and drama comedy "The Proposal" lead the pack of the nominees in movie categories with six nods each.

The two movies are among the contenders in Favorite Movie and Franchise categories. Moreover, "Twilight" and "The Proposal" lead actors, Robert Pattinson and Ryan Reynolds, share Favorite Actor nod. Kristen Stewart and Sandra Bullock, meanwhile, are up against for Favorite Actress gong. Both movie stars are also among the contenders in On-Screen Team category.

Additionally, "Twilight" has aided Taylor Lautner, the depicter of werewolf Jacob Black, to receive a count for Breakout Movie Actor. Meanwhile, Reynolds' performance in "The Proposal" has put him among the nominees in Comedic Star category.

Some other movies which also dominate the movie categories include "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince »

- AceShowbiz.com

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Taylor Swift Collects Three People's Choice Awards Nominations

10 November 2009 7:21 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »

The nominees for the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards has been unveiled Tuesday, November 10, and country singer Taylor Swift has received three nominations. The "You Belong with Me" hitmaker thus leads the pack in the music field, collecting more nods than fellow singers Carrie Underwood, Beyonce Knowles and Lady GaGa.

Through the announcement made at the Sls Hotel in Beverly Hills, it is uncovered that 19-year-old Swift will be competing against last year's favorite Underwood in two categories, Favorite Female Artist, for which she will be up against Beyonce as well, and Favorite Country Artist. She, moreover, vies for Favorite Pop Artist and is in competition with GaGa, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Black Eyed Peas for the title.

Beside Swift, other young Hollywoods collecting nominations for the awards are "Twilight" trio, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. In addition to the nod for Favorite On-Screen Team, Pattinson, Stewart »

- celebrity-mania.com

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Cinematical Seven: Classic Hollywood Battles of The Sexes

10 November 2009 7:03 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

The battle of the sexes is alive and well in Hollywood, and whether it is the subject of a rom-com or an indie flick, audiences love to watch a good ol' fashioned throw down. But what makes a 'battle of the sexes' comedy a tricky proposition is that someone has to lose. So how do you make your audience (who is for the most part, female) accept the idea that a strong and feisty gal has learned the error of her ways and has 'surrendered to love''? Granted, it was a heck of a lot easier when they were making these movies in the '30s and '40s and marriage was the inevitable 'happy ending' for most gals.

Today, The Ugly Truth has been released on DVD and just like a million films to go before it, the story centers on a man and a woman who 'meet cute', »

- Jessica Barnes

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New On DVD This Week

10 November 2009 4:15 PM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Here’s a list of some of the new movie and TV shows coming to DVD and Blu-ray this week that we’re looking forward to seeing. Also, there’s some classic, and not-so-classic, movies hitting Blu-ray for the first time this week as well.

Of all the new releases, we’re particularly interested in the Blu-ray versions of movies and TV shows such as Michael Mann’s awesome film Heat (shown above with Robert De Nero and Val Kilmer), Logan’s Run, Up, Monsters, Inc. and the Watchmen “Ultimate” Cut. Plus, there’s the second volume of Batman: The Brave and the Bold coming out this week as well.

Check them out:

Movies

The Accidental Husband ~ Uma Thurman, Colin Firth, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Sam Shepard (DVD and Blu-ray)

The General (1926) (Silent) ~ Buster Keaton (Blu-ray)

Heat ~ Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer (Blu-ray)

Logan’s Run ~ Michael York »

- Joe Gillis

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People’s Choice Awards 2010

10 November 2009 3:59 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

2010 People’s Choice Awards 2010 People’s Choice Award Nominations: Nov. 10, 2009 2010 People’s Choice Award Winners: Jan. 6, 2010 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart in Twilight   Film Favorite Movie Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Star Trek The Hangover The Proposal Twilight Best Movie Actor Brad Pitt Hugh Jackman Johnny Depp Robert Pattinson Ryan Reynolds Best Movie Actress Anna Hathaway Drew Barrymore Jennifer Aniston Kristen Stewart Sandra Bullock Best Action Star Christian Bale Gerard Butler Hugh Jackman Shia Labeouf Vin Diesel Best Comedic Star Adam Sandler Ben Stiller Jim Carrey Ryan Reynolds Vince Vaughn Best Breakout Movie Actress Anna Kendrick Emily Osment Ginnifer Goodwin Miley [...] »

- Anna Robinson

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2009 People’s Choice Nominees Celebrate Mediocrity, Web Celebs

10 November 2009 2:20 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Who needs critics? Who needs experts? Since the dawn of the internet and the democratization of entertainment, who really needs someone to tell them what is good and what is not good? Clearly, the people who made up the list of nominees below -- the 18 million voters of the People's Choice Awards -- need some assistance. It is sad -- void of great drama such as Mad Men and full of teenie-bopper schlock like Twilight -- but also triumphant, as it makes me feel great about my own job security. Thank you America, for once again proving that you need me. The 2009 People's Choice Awards will air on January 6, 2010 on CBS. For more, including all of the music nominations, check out People's Choice.com. All of the television, film and web-related categories are below. TV drama: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Grey’s Anatomy House Lost NCIS TV comedy: Desperate Housewives How I Met Your Mother The Big Bang Theory The Office »

- Neil Miller

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This Week on DVD: Up, The Ugly Truth, Ballast

10 November 2009 1:28 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Not much in the way of new DVD releases this week unless you're a Pixar fan, but then hey... who isn't a Pixar fan? Up is by far the biggest release of the week (so big that no one really wanted to go up against it) and I fully expect to hear reports of it breaking Blu-ray sales records at some point in the near future. Cars and Monsters, Inc. are also out on Blu-ray this week, along with both Heat and Red Heat. (That's called synergy.) Other new discs include The Ugly Truth starring Gerard Butler and Katherin Heigl, Spread starring Ashton Kutcher, and the 2008 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner Ballast. What will you be renting or buying this week? Up [1] (DVD, Blu-ray [2]) The Ugly Truth [3] (DVD, Blu-ray [4]) Ballast [5] In The Loop [6] (Canada only) Spread [7] (DVD, Blu-ray [8]) Ink [9] The Echo [10] (DVD, Blu-ray [11]) American Virgin [12] Summer's Moon [13] The Accidental Husband [14] The Merry Gentleman [15] Mamma Mia! »

- Sean

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Hollywood Hunks Battle for People's Choice Award

10 November 2009 10:01 AM, PST | TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news »

Five of the hottest guys in Hollywood are up for Favorite Movie Actor at this year's People's Choice Awards. See all the nominations here: This morning at the Sls Hotel in Beverly Hills, Kris Allen, Cat Deeley, Johnny Galecki, Jeff Probst and Sofia Vergara announced the nominations. For the first time, viewers voted to determine the nominees in the various categories. To select a winner, voting begins today at www.peopleschoice.com for all 35 categories. People's Choice Awards 2010 Nominees: Movies: Favorite Movie Actor Brad Pitt Hugh Jackman Johnny Depp Robert Pattinson Ryan Reynolds Favorite Movie Actress Anne Hathaway Drew Barrymore Jennifer Aniston Kristen Stewart Sandra Bullock Favorite Action Star Christian Bale Gerard Butler Hugh Jackman Shia Labeouf Vin Diesel Favorite Comedic Star Adam Sandler Ben Stiller Jim Carrey Ryan Reynolds Vince Vaughn Favorite Breakout Movie Actress Anna Kendrick Emily Osment Ginnifer Goodwin Miley Cyrus Zoe Saldana Favorite Breakout Movie Actor »

- TheInsider

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Pixar Looks 'Up,' 'Watchmen' Gets Ultimate And More In The DVD Report For November 10

10 November 2009 7:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

After last week's jam-packed release schedule led by "G.I. Joe," we're given an opportunity to breath today with only two new theatrical titles coming to market, along with an assortment of action-filled catalog offerings making their way to Blu-ray. This is your DVD Report for Tuesday, November 9.

Disney's Pixar was flying high after the critically and commercially acclaimed "Wall-e," so naturally they looked to the skies for their next animated outing, "Up." The film focuses on Carl Fredricksen, an elderly shut-in who aims to pay homage to his late wife by relocating to the top of a South American paradise the couple had always dreamed of visiting. Equipping his home with hundreds of helium balloons, the house lifts off its foundation and floats away, inadvertently taking with it a young wilderness scout who grows attached to the grumpy septuagenarian at the start of a grand adventure.

Like most Pixar films, »

- Brian Jacks

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Mel Gibson too short to play James Bond (IrishCentral)

10 November 2009 5:52 AM, PST | IrishCentral | See recent IrishCentral news »

Mel Gibson was too short to play James Bond! That's the astonishing news coming out from Hollywood this week. Gibson, who recently celebrated the arrival of his eighth child Lucia with Russian girlfriend Lyudmilla Chernukha, was deemed too tiny for Bond by producer Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli. Gibson, who clocks in at 5ft 9in frame is just over four inches shorter than Irish star Pierce Brosnan who is 6ft 1.25 in. In addition, Broccoli felt Gibson was too famous for the role. Scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz - who wrote James Bond favourites "The Man With The Golden Gun" and "Live And Let Die" - said: “At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond. And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people. “Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star. "Somebody at United Artists said to me, »

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Mel Gibson was too short to play James Bond

10 November 2009 2:40 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

The 'Braveheart' star's 5ft 9in frame was deemed unsuitable to make a convincing portrayal of the iconic British spy - who is currently played by Daniel Craig - while producer Albert R 'Cubby' Broccoli was also concerned that he was too famous for the role.

Scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz -  who wrote James Bond favourites 'The Man With The Golden Gun' and 'Live And Let Die' - said: "At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond. And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people.

"Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star.

"Somebody at United Artists said to me, 'Call him and tell him Mel Gibson would be great.' And Cubby said, 'I don't want to make a Mel Gibson movie, I want to make a James Bond movie.' »

- Paul

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Mel Gibson Thought To Be Too Short To Play James Bond

9 November 2009 10:03 PM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Mel Gibson was too short to place James Bond. The "Braveheart" star's 5ft 9in frame was deemed unsuitable to make a convincing portrayal of the iconic British spy - who is currently played by Daniel Craig - while producer Albert R "Cubby" Broccoli was also concerned that he was too famous for the role.

Scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz - who wrote James Bond favorites "The Man With The Golden Gun" and "Live And Let Die" - said: "At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond. And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people."

"Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star."

"Somebody at United Artists said to me, 'Call him and tell him Mel Gibson would be great.' And Cubby said, 'I don't want to make a Mel Gibson movie, I want »

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Announcing Game Rant: Video Game News and Reviews

9 November 2009 7:05 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Over the last few months, some of us at Screen Rant have been working hard behind the scenes on something we’ve wanted to share with you for quite some time. As you loyal readers know, we aim to share opinion on film and television news, but we’ve really wanted to hit on that other big entertainment item that’s started creeping into the film industry in recent years: Video Games!

So as the second step in building our global domination Screen Rant network, we’re proud to not only be your one-stop place for all of your movie and TV news, but now video game news as well. I present to you GameRant.com, the video games news/previews/reviews website in the same style as Screen Rant.

With more and more video game titles being pushed into development as film adaptations, this is the perfect opportunity to »

- Vic Holtreman

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DVD Playhouse--November 2009

9 November 2009 7:05 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—November 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »

- The Hollywood Interview.com

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giveaway: ‘The Ugly Truth’ Region 1 blu-ray and poster

9 November 2009 11:22 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »

Rules: You’re eligible to win if 1) You have not won anything from me in 2009; 2) You have a U.S. mailing address; 3) You enter once and only once. The Ugly Truth -- the battle-of-the-sexes romantic comedy starring Gerard Butler and Katherine Hiegl -- will be released on DVD and blu-ray in Region 1 tomorrow, and I’ve got a blu-ray and a poster from the film to give away, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. (Read my review of the film.) Enter by using this link to send your name and U.S. mailing address. Enter By: 11:59pm Eastern time, Friday, November 20. Winners are chosen at random from all eligible entries received. Note: Your email address and mailing address will be used Only for contest purposes. You will not be added to any mailing lists; you will not be spammed as a result of entering. All contest entries are discarded »

- MaryAnn Johanson

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Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 8, 2009

8 November 2009 10:08 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

This week:

The box office sings A Christmas Carol; Faceman visits Dark Fields; Michael Fassbender fires A Single Shot; High Fidelity guys re-team with Lay The Favorite and Helen Mirren sees Red.

 

Box Office

Christmas came early for Disney with A Christmas Carol. The motion capture Jim Carey film managed to snag around $31 million over the weekend.

Michael Jackson’s This is It banked about $13.4 million over the weekend after dropping less than 42 % from last weekend.

George Clooney’s The Men Who Stare At Goats and Milla Jovovich’s The Fourth Kind were almost neck and neck over the weekend with a weekend take of just under $14 million for each film.

Paranormal Activity just keep knocking at the door marked profit with another $8.5 million.

Cameron Diaz’s The Box opened with a disappointing $7.8 million. This poor opening means that the Richard Kelly film will not be in the financial Darko for a while. »

- Niall Browne

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Robert Pattinson In Sexiest Men Alive Video

8 November 2009 12:12 AM, PST | Reel Empire | See recent Reel Empire news »

Robert Pattinson, surprise, surprise, was featured in People's 2009 Sexiest Men Alive issue. Guess what else isn't surprising either? Fellow cast members Taylor Lautner and Kellan Lutz also made the list. Bradley Cooper, Gerard Butler, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Chace Crawford, Ashton Kutcher, Clive Owen, Channing Tatum, Denzel Washington, Daniel Craig, Jamie Foxx, Josh Duhamel, The Jonas Brothers, Jon Stewart and Hugh Jackman were also among the list. Inside, you can watch a short video which consists of all the actors who made the 2009 list. Read on to check it out!

Read more... »

- Michelle Thorton

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