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22 July 2008 3:17 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Forbes has calculated which stars provide the most bang for the buck, and there's a real surprise at number one: Vince Vaughn tops the magazine's Ultimate Star Payback list, which takes the performance of an actor's last three films and factors in his or her salary to determine which stars are the best values and which are the biggest wastes of money.

Last year's best value was Matt Damon, but he slipped to sixth place because he earned so much for The Bourne Ultimatum. For the second straight year, Nicole Kidman is the worst investment.

According to Forbes, which released the list as part of its Entertainment All Stars special issue, Vaughn's movies made nearly $15 for every dollar he was paid as the above-the-title star. I guess that even counts Fred Claus, astonishingly. Vaughn makes a pretty healthy salary, but overall, his movies don't cost all that much to make,

Colin Boyd

6 May 2008 9:09 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Teen comedy Superbad is leading the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards after picking up five nods, including Best Movie.

The high-school comedy, directed by Greg Mottola, also scooped nominations for the film's stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, who will compete in the Breakthrough Performance category along with their co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Hill is also up for Best Comedic Performance.

But Superbad will be going up against Oscar-winning Juno - which Cera also stars in - for the Best Movie prize, while the actor is also recognised for his efforts in the teen pregnancy film with a nomination for Best Male Performance.

Meanwhile, the big-screen adaptation of Transformers is nominated for three gongs: Best Movie, Best Male Performance for Shia LaBeouf and Breakthrough Performance for Megan Fox. And Enchanted star Amy Adams also received a trio of nods for the Disney film - Best Female Performance, Best Comedic Performance and Best Kiss for her smooch with Patrick Dempsey.

The winners for the 17th Annual MTV Movie Awards will be unveiled on 1 June at the Gibson Amphitheater in Universal City, California.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Best Movie:

Superbad

Juno

I Am Legend

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Transformers

Best Comedic Performance:

Amy Adams - Enchanted

Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Jonah Hill - Superbad

Seth Rogen - Knocked Up

Adam Sandler - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry

Best Male Performance:

Michael Cera - Juno

Matt Damon - The Bourne Ultimatum

Shia LaBeouf - Transformers

Will Smith - I Am Legend

Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Best Female Performance:

Amy Adams - Enchanted

Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry

Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up

Keira Knightley - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Ellen Page - Juno

Breakthrough Performance:

Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray

Chris Brown - This Christmas

Michael Cera - Superbad

Zac Efron - Hairspray

Megan Fox - Transformers

Jonah Hill - Superbad

Christopher Mintz-Plasse - Superbad

Seth Rogen - Knocked Up

Best Fight:

Alien vs. Predator - Alien vs. Predator: Survival of the Fittest

Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell - Jumper

Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah - The Bourne Ultimatum

Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet - Never Back Down

Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco - Spider-Man 3

Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming - Rush Hour 3

Best Villain:

Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men

Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Topher Grace - Spider-Man 3

Angelina Jolie - Beowulf

Denzel Washington - American Gangster

Best Kiss:

Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey - Enchanted

Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman - Step Up 2 the Streets

Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer - Disturbia

Ellen Page and Michael Cera - Juno

Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Best Summer Movie So Far:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Sex and the City: The Movie

Speed Racer

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Iron Man.

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9 March 2008 6:21 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor Matt Damon is to become a father for the second time.

The Bourne Ultimatum star and wife Luciana will welcome the new addition to their family later this year.

Damon's spokesman Jennifer Allen tells People.com, "They couldn't be happier. They're so excited!"

The couple announced the news after attending the Empire Film Awards in London on Sunday night.

They already have a daughter, Isabella, one. Damon is also stepfather to Luciana's nine-year-old daughter Alexia.

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9 March 2008 5:25 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor Matt Damon is to become a father for the second time.

The Bourne Ultimatum star and wife Luciana will welcome the new addition to their family later this year.

Damon's spokesman Jennifer Allen tells People.com, "They couldn't be happier. They're so excited!"

The couple announced the news after attending the Empire Film Awards in London on Sunday night.

They already have a daughter, Isabella, one. Damon is also stepfather to Luciana's nine-year-old daughter Alexia.

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9 March 2008 4:01 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film.

The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.

Elsewhere, Best Film went to Matt Damon sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, while David Yates took home Best Director for Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix.

Hot Fuzz was named Best Comedy and American Gangster claimed the Best Thriller prize.

Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, won two awards - Best Newcomer for star Sam Riley and Best Soundtrack.

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was honoured with the Empire Icon Award.

The full list of winners is:

Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz

Best Actor - James McAvoy, Atonement

Best Thriller - American Gangster

Empire Icon Award - Ewan McGregor

Best British Film - Atonement

Best Newcomer - Sam Riley, Control

Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later

Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro

Best Actress - Keira Knightley, Atonement

Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award - Control

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Stardust

Best Director - David Yates, Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix

Outstanding Contribution To British Film - Shane Meadows

Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum.

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9 March 2008 5:31 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Atonement emerged victorious at London's Empire Awards on Sunday, taking home three prizes including Best British Film.

The drama also netted its stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley the trophies for Best Actor and Best Actress respectively at U.K. movie magazine Empire's annual awards ceremony.

Elsewhere, Best Film went to Matt Damon sequel The Bourne Ultimatum, while David Yates took home Best Director for Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix.

Hot Fuzz was named Best Comedy and American Gangster claimed the Best Thriller prize.

Control, a biopic of late Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis, won two awards - Best Newcomer for star Sam Reilly and Best Soundtrack.

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor was honoured with the Empire Icon Award.

The full list of winners is:

Best Comedy - Hot Fuzz

Best Actor - James McAvoy, Atonement

Best Thriller - American Gangster

Empire Icon Award - Ewan McGregor

Best British Film - Atonement

Best Newcomer - Sam Reilly, Control

Best Horror - 28 Weeks Later

Empire Inspiration Award - Guillermo Del Toro

Best Actress - Keira Knightley, Atonement

Sony Ericsson Soundtrack Award - Control

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy - Stardust

Best Director - David Yates, Harry Potter + The Order Of The Phoenix

Outstanding Contribution To British Film - Shane Meadows

Best Film - The Bourne Ultimatum.

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29 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Stunt performers from The Bourne Ultimatum and 24 also won big at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The tough men and women that added the action to the film and TV drama picked up SAG awards for Outstanding Performance by a Film and Television Stunt Ensemble. The announcement was made on the red carpet at the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards by 3:10 To Yuma star Ben Foster and SAG President Alan Rosenberg.

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4 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Johnny Depp, who was once relegated to relatively low budget films because producers thought him too outré to attract sizable audiences, was named Top Money Making Star for the second year in a row in the 76th annual Quickley Publishing Co. poll. Depp starred in 2007 in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The poll. which surveys motion picture exhibitors, put Will Smith (I Am Legend) in second place. Other top finishers: 3: George Clooney (Ocean's Thirteen, Michael Clayton); 4. Matt Damon (Ocean's Thirteen, The Bourne Ultimatum); 5. Denzel Washington (American Gangster, The Great Debaters).

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3 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Lindsay Lohan gave the poorest acting performances in 2007, according to a poll of nearly four million British movie-goers. The actress - who was honored for her contribution to the film industry at the Capri Film Festival in Italy on Sunday - was criticized for her performance in thriller I Know Who Killed Me. Eddie Murphy also featured in the AOL Moviefone poll for his role in Norbit, while the film was considered to be the biggest waste of the price of a ticket. Matt Damon was recognized for his good acting in The Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean's Thirteen, and Shia LaBeouf was named best newcomer. He also won best screen duo along with Megan Fox for Transformers. The survey, which attracted more than 3.8 million votes, offered users a choice of five nominees in each category.

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2 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The No. 1 film downloaded illegally via BitTorrent over the past year was Transformers, according to the website TorrentFreak. Most of the top films were directed at young males. Knocked Up placed second, 300 third, and The Bourne Ultimatum fourth. The top TV shows downloaded at torrent sites was Heroes, followed by Battlestar Galactica, Lost, and 24.

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