While Russell Crowe says he gained 63 lbs for his new film Body of Lies, critics are claiming that he also put on a heavyweight performance, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Critic Peter Travers said:

“Crowe’s implosive performance is lethally funny and dangerously scary, the kind of juicy experiment Marlon Brando often tried to shake up a tired genre.”

Wow, it sounds like an interesting movie! He’s such a great actor - I bet Travers wasn’t far off the mark, but I have to see it myself.

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It looks like Jude Law and Sienna Miller will be getting back together, but not for romantic reasons. The Hollywood actors who got engaged after they met while co-starring in Alfie will reportedly hook up again in Guy Ritchie’s film Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock Holmes is scheduled for release in 2010.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if they ended up together again after reunite on set? Sienna might win back some of her fans if they do.

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Michael Moore has plans to put his new movie Slacker Uprising online free for people to download for three weeks, starting September 23, 2008. The Fahrenheit 9/11 filmmaker wants to get youth in the U.S. excited to vote again. He explained:

“I thought it’d be a nice way to celebrate my 20th year of doing this, and also help get out the vote for November. I’ve been thinking about what I want to do to help with the election this year.”

Apparently Moore’s last movie Sicko was leaked online and downloaded illegally so he’s probably just beating everyone to it. Even though most people who watch his films already know who they’re voting for, I think it’s great he’s going to allow fans to see the movie for free!

If it helps persuade even small numbers of people to get out there and vote, then it’s all worth it. Every vote counts!

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Muslim leaders are outraged and are requesting that Warner Bros. change the name of their new movie Towelhead because the word is considered “offensive and exploitative,” according to WENN via IMDB.

Los Angeles members of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (Cair) describe the term as derogatory and viewed as “a racial and religious slur” against American Muslims and Arab-Americans. The advocacy group has urged studio bosses use the title, Nothing is Private, which is what the movie is being called at the Toronto Film Festival.

In a statement, Cair-la Executive Director Hussam Ayloush explains:

“The word is commonly used in a derogatory manner against people of the Muslim faith or Arab origin… We have no desire to inhibit the creative process or your right to produce any film you wish. However, I ask you to take the above concerns into consideration and examine the social implications of releasing the film under its current title. It is unfortunate that a major film studio would choose to exploit an ethnic slur as a sensational promotion for a movie. Mainstreaming a bigoted term in this manner will only serve to legitimize and normalize anti-Muslim prejudice in our society.”

The controversial movie is adapted from Alicia Erian’s novel about a young Arab girl named Jasira, played by Summer Bishil, who struggles with her father’s lifestyle and against her racist classmates and sexual obsession with her neighbor: a bigoted army reservist, played by Aaron Eckhart.

It sounds like a really thought-provoking movie, however, I agree that the film’s title is offensive and should be changed. Keeping the title can further legitimize the use of the term in the minds of many.

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Angelina Jolie is said to be replacing Tom Cruise for a role in a thriller movie Edwin A. Salt, according to reports (via Female First). The film is allegedly being rewritten for Angie, who is probably more convincing in action films than Tom these days.

Tom probably had a conflict, but poor Tom, Angie will probably do a better job anyway.

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It has been reported that Mel Gibson and Danny Glover have signed up for Lethal Weapon 5. Lethal Weapon 4 was released 10 years ago.
A source tells British newspaper the Daily Star, “Lethal Weapon 5 is a go. Mel and Danny are back. The script is fabulous!”

Does anyone really care for another Lethal Weapon movie?I guess Mel Gibson really needs the money!

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When your movie bombs at the box office it is easier to find other reasons for the failure rather than facing that truth that your movie sucks. Gillian Anderson, the X-Files’ Dana Scully, is blaming the success of Batman for the box office failure of the X-Files, she said:

“It’s (The X-Files film) had a bit of a rough time in the States. It’s opening against one of the highest grossing movies, Batman.
“People in the States are so used to lots of CGI (computer-generated imagery), action and sex and we don’t really off a lot of that in this film.”

To be honest, I have no clue why they even did this movie. It has been 10 years since the first X-Files movie and most people probably forgot about the X-Files series. I guess that David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson were short on money.

Hopefully, other TV shows will see it as a sign and spare us from more TV shows turned movies (and by that I mean, please don’t make a Friends movie!)

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