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May 14 2013 11:49 AM ET

Rachel McAdams' 'About Time' trailer: 'Have we had this conversation before?' -- VIDEO

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From Richard Curtis, the writer of Notting Hill and Love Actually, comes another story about love in a complicated world. But this time around, the complication involves a bit of time travel.

In About Time, Domhnall Gleeson (Harry Potter‘s Bill Weasley) stars as Tim, a young man whose father (played by Bill Nighy) informs him that the men in their family have a very special talent. Give these guys a dark space and let them really concentrate, and they can travel through time. The trick is how much and for what they use their gift. And after Tim falls in love with Mary (Rachel McAdams) and starts to use time travel to re-do things — like the first time they met or the first time they slept together, things start to go a little haywire.

Watch the slightly different domestic and international trailers for About Time below: READ FULL STORY »

Jun 22 2012 11:14 AM ET

'Celeste and Jesse Forever' trailer: Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones suffer separation anxiety

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Corduroy blazer-wearing hero? Check. Fetching heroine who belches occasionally? Check. Dreamy electronica soundtrack? Check! Sundance breakout Celeste and Jesse Forever has all the ingredients to be a good, old-fashioned summer sleeper. In place of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, who have vacated their thrones as indie film’s prom king and queen, Andy Samberg and Rashida Jones play a couple whose Facebook status most certainly reads “It’s complicated.” Check out why below. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 6 2012 02:18 PM ET

'Lola Versus' trailer: Is Greta Gerwig the next Zooey Deschanel?

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To sell their summer romantic comedy Lola Versus, Fox Searchlight is faced with the dilemma that most of the film’s stars — Greta Gerwig (Arthur), Joel Kinnaman (AMC’s The Killing), Hamish Linklater (CBS’ The New Adventures of Old Christine) — aren’t exactly household names. So instead, they’re selling the fact that the film strikes a similarly hipster-friendly tone as the studio’s recent indie hit (500) Days of Summer.

That movie helped launch Zooey Deschanel from indie film darling to network TV superstar. Could Lola Versus be a similar career launcher for Gerwig, who plays a nearly-30 New Yorker who suddenly finds herself single mere weeks before her wedding? Check out the trailer below and decide for yourself:  READ FULL STORY »

Jan 30 2012 02:07 PM ET

Sundance 2012: The 12 biggest stories of the indie film fest

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Sundance 2012 took place over 10 days, featured 117 movies, marked the debut of 45 first-time filmmakers, and for film lovers there was no better place to be than Park City, Utah — even if not all the news coming out of the festival was happy.

Studio sales were strong, which means many of the most buzzed-about titles will make it to theaters, and — as usual – a few previously unknown storytellers emerged as stars, while a handful of Hollywood veterans faceplanted in the snow.

One high-profile death cast a sense of mourning over the gathering, but a particularly upbeat lineup of movies managed to keep spirits high overall.

Here’s a wrap-up of what went down at Sundance 2012. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 25 2012 12:40 PM ET

Sundance 2012: Melanie Lynskey does a farewell shot of whiskey with EW

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What’s it like to have a movie play at the Sundance Film Festival?

It’s an insight not a lot of people have, but now Melanie Lynskey has lived to tell the tale. The actress is known for playing the murderous teen in Heavenly Creatures, the nervous newlywed sister in Up in the Air, and the Charlie Sheen stalker (and eventual murderer) Rose on Two and a Half Men. But, last week, she was met with acclaim after opening the festival with the sexy comedy-drama Hello I Must Be Going, and has been riding the waves of the world’s biggest indie festival ever since.

The movie is about a 35-year-0ld woman who falls in love with a handsome 19-year-old. Oooh, scandal? “A thing I have liked hearing is that people think it’s really sexy,” she says, “which is really nice, because that’s what we were going for.”

How does she say goodbye to Sundance 2012? A tough hombre like her walks into Park City’s historic No Name Saloon and does a shot of Bushmills with us, of course. Watch after the jump! READ FULL STORY »

Jan 21 2012 05:47 AM ET

Sundance 2012: Rashida Jones asks 'Who's happy?' with 'Celeste and Jesse Forever'

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There’s a trend in rom-coms to take the phrase “happily ever after” and add a question mark to the end. With Celeste and Jesse Forever, star and co-writer Rashida Jones debuted the latest installment in this burgeoning sub-genre Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival.

The movie, which premiered to a packed 1,200-seat theater well-populated by studio scouts, starts with a longtime couple who seem to be leading that fairy tale existence, only … not really. The title characters, played by Jones (Parks and Recreation) and SNL‘s Andy Samberg have been together since they were in high school, seem to communicate mainly through the code of various in-jokes, and disgust all their friends by how cute they act.

Only trouble is, they’ve been “separated” for months — but somehow are getting along better than ever since they decided to get divorced. Just because they won’t be married anymore, they reason, doesn’t mean they can’t still be pals. (Yeah, their friends don’t get this either.)

During the post-screening Q&A, an audience member asked about the state of the characters’ happiness, and all Jones could do is shrug.

“Who’s happy?” she said. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 20 2012 05:10 AM ET

Sundance 2012: Say 'Hello' to Melanie Lynskey's sexy breakthrough

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At one point in the Sundance opening-night movie Hello I Must Be Going, Melanie Lynskey strips naked and sings the Canadian national anthem to a 19-year-old lover during a playful skinny-dip in the family swimming pool.

There were more passionate scenes where that came from: late-night sex in her parents’ car, a tryst on a couch at a family party, sneaking into her young boyfriend’s room when his folks (who mistakenly think he’s gay) are away…

After the movie’s debut late Thursday, the actress known for playing sweet, soft-spoken supporting roles in movies such as Up in the Air, Sweet Home Alabama, and The Informant looked a little vulnerable onstage as she spoke to the nearly 1,000 moviegoers who just watched the raunchy and comedic love affair play out. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 19 2012 10:00 AM ET

Sundance 2012's must-see movies: 'Sleepwalk With Me,' 'Bachelorette,' 'Safety Not Guaranteed,' more

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As Sundance kicks off today, first impressions of some of the movies might suggest it’s more of a depression fest than a film fest.

Take a closer look, and you’ll see that gloomy, cold, and painful are more apt descriptions of the festival’s mountainous winter weather this time around.

The annual indie showcase, which runs in Park City, Utah, from Jan. 19 to 29, is actually fairly warm and cozy, dominated by a heavy lineup of comedies, and featuring a selection of dramas that tend to be more touching than harrowing (although there’s some of that, too).

Granted, the documentaries tend to be unrelentingly bleak, and there are definitely films that steer deeply into tragedy, but by and large, if you’re looking for patterns, Sundance 2012 is about overcoming hard times, not wallowing in them.

Here’s a look at 12 movies hoping to strike a nerve: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 20 2011 08:30 AM ET

Woody Allen lists the five iconic actresses he wishes he could go back in time to direct -- EXCLUSIVE

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If you had to choose one director to bring out a career performance in any actress, you can’t do much better than Woody Allen. During his amazing 45-year career as a director, he’s worked with many of the best, and Oscar has always been impressed. Diane Keaton, Penélope Cruz, Mira Sorvino, and Dianne Wiest all have trophies from their collaborations with Allen, to say nothing of the nominated performances from Samantha Morton, Judy Davis, Geraldine Page, and others.

In Midnight in Paris, Allen’s comedy-fantasy about a 21st-century writer (Owen Wilson) high on the nostalgic fumes of 1920s Paris — out today on home video and digital download — it’s Marion Cotillard and Rachel McAdams who get to dance with the master auteur. Actresses have always leaped at the opportunity to be Allen’s muse, and at this point of his career, any role in one of his films is an honor capable of luring even the hottest young ingenues.

But if Allen could go back to a different age — Midnight in Paris-like — what legendary Hollywood actresses would he most have wanted to cast in his films? We asked the director to name his Top 5, and he responded quickly, as if he had the list waiting in his pocket. “They were all fabulous actresses with their own styles,” he wrote in an e-mail about his selections. “But however different those styles were, they all worked on the screen and you believed them.” Click below for the leading ladies of Allen’s cinematic dreams: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 11 2011 01:23 PM ET

Box office report: 'New Year's Eve' drops the ball with $13.7 million; 'The Sitter' can't fill seats

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Wait! Don’t pop the champagne just yet.

As has been the case over so many frames this fall, audiences largely ignored this weekend’s two new wide releases. New Year’s Eve and The Sitter both opened to ho-hum results. In fact, the Top 20 movies at the North American box office grossed just $73.2 million — the worst total of the entire year.

New Year’s Eve led the box office with $13.7 million in its first three days. READ FULL STORY »

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