8 Milestones in the Evolution of Jennifer Aniston
In Just Go With It, Jennifer Aniston plays the foil in Adam Sandler's latest crazy scheme to meet the woman of his dreams (or to take money out of your wallet, depending if we're talking about the film or real life). How did Aniston become America's box-office semi-sweetheart after her 10-year run on Friends? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of important roles (but not always the best roles) to illustrate what led to an actor's current success, and with Aniston, that line doesn't deviate too far from her core strength in romantic comedies -- but it did on occasion and it's sorely missed today. Let's look at eight performances -- including one of her earliest -- that trace the evolution of one Jennifer Joanna Aniston.
8 Milestones in the Evolution of James Cameron
This weekend, James Cameron delivers Sanctum, a rare Cameron produced movie that he didn't direct. But how did Cameron, the director of the two most successful films of all time, get to this point after his disaster of a big-screen debut, Piranha II: The Spawning? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of projects (not necessarily his best projects, mind you) to illustrate what led to a director's current success. And with Cameron, it appears, up to this point, everything that he touches turns into gold (literally, because, you know, his movies make a lot of money).
Lost One Year Later: Where Are They Now?
The final season of Lost debuted on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. That means at this time last year, the words "flash sideways" weren't conjoined inside your brain, and the fates of those plucky Oceanic 815 survivors were unknown. In honor of this anniversary -- hey, if it's good enough for Back to the Future it's good enough for Lost -- let's take a look at what each cast member is up to nowadays.
How to Transform Every Other R-Rated Best Picture Winner into a PG-13 Movie
It seems like a forgone conclusion at this point that a) The King's Speech is on a direct course to a Best Picture win and that b) to capitalize on that win, the film will be re-released with some edits or "bleeps" so it can earn a PG-13 rating and play to a younger crowd. Kids today! They love a good expletive-free British period piece! Of course, the practice of cutting a few scenes actually makes sense for a movie that gets the dreaded NC-17 or X (A Clockwork Orange being one notable examples), considering how most theaters won't even carry the film in that instance. But from an R to a PG-13? Well, in that case, here is every single R-rated Academy Award winning Best Picture and some suggestions on how each and every one can be made more accessible to a wider audience.
From Wedding Crashers to The Office: A Brief History of Will Ferrell Cameos
As reported, Will Ferrell will be appearing on The Office in a multiple episode arc later this season to bridge the gap after Steve Carell departs. It may be surprising that Ferrell would agree to do such a high profile television project considering his busy film career, but as evidenced in the clips ahead, Ferrell has been the go-to-guy for television guest appearances and uncredited movie cameos over the last few years. Actually, a pretty good case can be made that the characters he plays in his shorter appearances are better than a lot of his feature length roles. (Ron Burgundy aside). Let's take a brief look at Will Ferrell's lesser-known, but much more surprising characters.
8 Milestones in the Evolution of Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins stars as an unorthodox mentor to a young, reluctant exorcist in this weekend's new demonic-possession horror film, The Rite. But how did Hopkins go from a British television actor to Oscar-winner to the star of an exorcist movie? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of roles (not necessarily his best roles) to illustrate what led to an actor's current success, and with Hopkins, that line twists through everything from British period pieces to starring opposite Emilio Estevez. Let's look at eight performances -- including one of his earliest -- that chart the evolution of Philip Anthony Hopkins.
A Brief History of David Letterman Trying to Act in Sitcoms and Movies
The Late Show with David Letterman is dark this week (as it is more and more wont to be), but it's hard to imagine a world in which Letterman is not a staple of our Late Night lives. Or, even weirder, imagining David Letterman as a sitcom actor. Before Letterman got his first show -- an early morning talk show called The David Letterman Show -- he made his mark, outside of his writing and stand-up, with an occasional foray into the world of prime-time television acting (notably with an alien named Mork). It's truly a brief history, but here's a look at David Letterman's now strange flirtation with acting.
5 Fun Facts About Bane: Get to Know Your Other New Batman Villain
As you are probably aware, Anne Hathaway was cast as Selina Kyle earlier this week in Christopher Nolan's new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. Slightly buried in that news was the announcement that Tom Hardy will be playing the character Bane. Which -- for non-hardcore Batman fans -- led to a collective, "Tom Hardy? That's cool, but who the eff is Bane?" So, for those not in the know -- and for those who did themselves a great service and never watched 1997's Batman & Robin -- let's take a look a five things that you probably don't know about the other new Batman villain, Bane.
8 Milestones in the Devolution of Ashton Kutcher
In No Strings Attached, Natalie Portman co-stars for the second movie in a row with a former cast member of That '70s Show. Ashton Kutcher gets the honors this time (sorry, lesbian fans!), playing... well, a version of himself that's been steadily getting worse since That '70s Show. How did Kutcher transform from a pretty decent sitcom actor to a movie star who appears in terrible movies? You can always trace a direct line through a handful of important roles to illustrate what led to an actor's current success. Well, except in this case. If anything, that line has been on a steady decline since Kutcher's first role as Michael Kelso. Let's look at eight performances that trace the devolution of one Christopher Ashton Kutcher.
15 Casting Suggestions for Riggs and Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon Remake
As detailed in this morning's edition of The Broadsheet, Hollywood went remake crazy while you were sleeping, with planned relaunches of Lethal Weapon, Westworld, The Wild Bunch and Annie all presumably coming to a theater near you in the next five years. Nothing there should inherently surprise you -- this is Hollywood after all, where announcing remakes is otherwise known as a weekday -- but it's still a bit demoralizing. With that in mind, let's remoralize! (Invented word!) Ahead, Movieline offers 15 duos who might make the planned relaunch of Lethal Weapon almost tolerable. Suggestions welcome.
