In this week's Hanna, 16-year-old knife enthusiast Saoirse Ronan joins the illustrious ranks of the lethal young women who've taken up arms (or fangs, or machine gun-arms) in the movies in the name of raining down righteous fury upon their enemies. Whether raised as assassins or transformed by tragic circumstance, these ten adolescent girls and teens don't take crap from anyone -- and they have the combined body count to prove it. If you run into any of these fierce misses in a darkened alley, let's hope they're on your side.
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Last night, Gary Busey stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to talk about this season of Celebrity Apprentice and to, well, act a bit nuts. Because this is Gary Busey and that's what he does. Yet to better understand the essence of the 1978 Academy Award nominee, you need look no further then his other past television appearances. As such, consider this brief history of Busey's more interesting interview antics.
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Poor Katherine Heigl. America has still not forgiven her for verbally abusing Grey's Anatomy -- the series that brought her fame, fortune and countless one-dimensional rom-com roles -- on national television. As such, her post-Grey's films tanked at the box office, her former co-stars mocked her to the press, and she became the butt of jokes made by other romcom characters. In the latest crushing blow to Heigl, Lionsgate yanked her newest film from the lucrative summer to the barren winter. How's a girl supposed to fix a self-admitted image problem?
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Another day, another image from Fright Night. Hot on the heels of Thursday's first look at the horror remake -- you'll recall Colin Farrell's bloody fangs -- comes this hero shot of young Anton Yelchin. Looks good, director Craig Gillespie! One question: Can you find Anton a bigger cross?
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On Piers Morgan's unwatchable television show Thursday night, Andrew Lloyd Webber noted that he's been eying a certain superstar for the role of Norma Desmond in his remake of Sunset Boulevard. I'll be, it's Piers' least favorite person Madonna. Is this a stellar or stupid move?
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· Fans of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox get along about as well as critics and Arthur, but that doesn't mean both factions can't have a sense of humor about all the hate. The good folks at New Era have debuted a new commercial featuring Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski that gets right to the heart of the rivalry. Baseball fans, take note: this video will not only delight you with its specifics, but also because it encapsulates all that's wrong with rooting for the Yankees. Click ahead to watch, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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"I think I got into Wayne Gretzky at the right time in my life, when inside the artist in me knew that it was coming to an end. And watching and learning about the career of Wayne Gretzky gives you the feeling of, it's OK to stop. You can stop doing something that you love. [...] Go out high. Win a Stanley Cup and leave. End magically. But end." Indeed. I'll organize the parade. [LAT]
BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright could have stuck to his bread-and-butter area of expertise, the lush period drama, a domain in which his films have notched multiple Academy Awards just six years into a feature filmmaking career. But after making Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and the subsequent misfire The Soloist, Wright flipped the script and re-teamed with the teenage actress he'd previously directed to an Oscar nomination -- 16-year-old Saoirse Ronan -- on Hanna, a dizzyingly kinetic action film about a girl assassin on a mission of self-discovery.
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Maybe Lindsay Lohan's dry spell in Hollywood is over. Victoria Gotti reportedly handpicked the troubled starlet to play her in Nick Cassavettes' upcoming biopic Gotti: Three Generations. Producers had been trying for more insurable actresses like Blake Lively and Sienna Miller, but Ms. Gotti has pushed hard for tabloid fixture. John Travolta has already signed onto the project to play John Gotti. Salut! [THR]
Now that his time in the gaping maw of Twihard fandom is nearing an end, Robert Pattinson is ready to spread his wings away from the franchise. Though maybe not before getting in a few good body blows on the fluttering paparazzi that follow his every move.
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Judging from the critical consensus about Arthur, you might want to tie one on in advance of seeing this apparently tepid remake. Currently rocking a 24 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the Russell Brand-led film has the worst reviews of the weekend -- and that's saying something, considering Your Highness is busy getting batted around as well! Click ahead for the nine most scathing reviews of Arthur.
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Happy Friday! Especially to those of you in Chicago, where this weekend promises a flurry of fulfilling and enriching cultural events. The Siskel Film Center is screening a nice print of The Birds! Emmylou Harris is coming to town! The White Sox are playing their first home series of the season! And Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of Bong is premiering at last! Wait. What?
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Forget The Governator. According to THR, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is "far along" in discussions to star in The Last Stand for Korean director Jee-Woon Kim. The film -- about a bordertown sheriff tasked to stopping an escaped drug cartel leader from getting back to Mexico -- is scheduled to start shooting this summer. Arnold is back, etc. [THR/Heat Vision]
Also in this Friday (Friday!) edition of The Broadsheet: Ben Affleck in talks for Gatsby... The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences gets a spirited new CEO... Joe Eszterhas has returned... and more ahead.
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The official website for Terrence Malick's Tree of Life has launched with twenty new clips from the film! That said, the total running time of all the clips combined is probably somewhere under a minute. Yes, each time you click on a thumbnail, you get a whopping one to three seconds of footage. So before you endure the site's semi-frustrating navigation and incessant mystical soundtrack, take a look at Movieline's rundown of the clips to decide which ones are worth watching and which ones you've already seen on a National Geographic documentary about space.
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