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The 10 Worst Movie Accents of All Time
Casting a famous actor in a role can be a crapshoot. Just because a director can snag a big name for their film doesn't always mean that they belong there. Case in point, generally talented and experienced actors, when asked to do foreign accents, may stumble somewhat...or they may stumble a lot. Here, we've listed 10 of the worst examples of famous actors doing infamously bad accents:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLucy Punch Replaces Kidman in Woody Allen Flick
The largely unknown British actress Lucy Punch has landed the part once intended for Nicole Kidman in Woody Allen’s next movie after Whatever Works.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsShopgirl director finds new muse in Amy Adams
Perhaps that project Anand Tucker announced recently—The Danish Girl with Nicole Kidman playing a transsexual—was a bit too heavy for his liking. While he's still attached to the project, Tucker's announced he's in talks to direct another picture that's, shall we say, a bit more commercial.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAustralia
The country's tourism board may have sunk a tidy sum... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsKidman to play transsexual, Theron to play wife
You have to hand it to Nicole Kidman. In her career, the Aussie actress has juxtaposed standard Hollywood fare (often box-office disasters) with challenging, non-traditional roles in independent films with little to no commercial appeal. For every Cold Mountain, there's a Birth, where she played a woman convinced her dead husband had been reincarnated into the body of a 10-year-old boy; or a Dogville, the Lars Von Trier's three-hour melodrama on human nature at its worst; or a Fur, an "imaginary portrait" of famed photographer Diane Arbus that saw her lover, Robert Downey Jr., covered head-to-toe in hair. Even her... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTrailer Stash: Australia, Benjamin Button and Seven Pounds
And now, a brief look at a few of the latest movie trailers to hit the web:AustraliaRelease Date: Nov. 26Director: Baz LuhrmannStarring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham On the surface, Australia seems to radiate quality and prestige. Sumptuous costumes? Check. Gorgeous candy-colored hues? Check. Epic war-time romance? Check. Sure-to-be-terrific performances? Well, maybe. Neither Kidman or Jackman look entirely comfortable, and just because the two hail from down under doesn't guarantee they'll have chemistry on screen. Luhrmann's previous films (Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!) have often leaned a little more toward style than substance. Despite that, the trailer proves... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VKate Hudson joins the Nine cast
Looks like the legendary Penny Lane has decided to abandon her musician-worshipping past and give us a little song and dance of her own. Of course, we speak of one Kate Hudson, who recently signed on for a lead role in Nine, the Rob Marshall (Chicago) adaptation of the 1982 Broadway musical of the same name.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Golden Compass
Chemistry is everything. Not the science kind where... read more
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