New to Theaters This Weekend

Take a look at what's new to theaters this weekend:

The Other Boleyn Girl
starring: Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, and Eric Bana

The Boleyn sisters, Anne and Mary, vie for the affections of King Henry VIII in this period drama.







Semi- Pro
starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, and Andre Benjamin

Set in the 1970s, the latest incarnation of the "Will Ferrell sports movie" involves a former NBA benchwarmer who hopes to leave his mark on basketball by coaching his former team to victory in its biggest game of the year.





Penelope
starring: Christina Ricci, James McAvoy, and Reese Witherspoon

A modern fairy tale about a young heiress cursed with the nose of a pig, a curse that will only be broken when she finds true love with someone who will love her faithfully.







Also coming to theaters:
- Chicago 10
- Bonneville
- City of Men
- Romulus, My Father

To find out which movies are playing in your area and to get more information about these new releases, click here.

2008 Oscars Red Carpet Special Part 3

Check out this video of the best moment from the Red Carpet. Actor Gary Busey yells at Ryan Seacrest, telling him that he's been looking for him for years. Then, after ducking out of the picture for a few seconds, Busey returns and grabs Jennifer Garner, engulfing her in a bear hug. From the looks of this video, will it be very long before we hear of Busey checking into rehab?

2008 Oscars Red Carpet Special Part 2

There were some definite trends on the Red Carpet this year. Let's look at a few of them...

Red Dresses










Julie Christie












Miley Cyrus











Ruby Dee













Anne Hathaway













Katherine Heigl












Heidi Klum












Helen Mirren

Feathers

Jessica Alba

Penelope Cruz
















One Shoulder Dresses






Diane Lane























Amy Ryan























Hilary Swank


























"Baby Bumps"





Cate Blanchett

























Nicole Kidman









Also included in this trend is Jessica Alba.












For more Red Carpet photos, click here for the official Oscar site's gallery and here for people.com's.

2008 Oscar Winners

Well, I accurately predicted the winners from three out of the five main Oscar categories and, in the case of Best Actress, I was happy to be wrong! Here are the actual winners from some of the major categories.

Best Picture: No Country for Old Men

Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)

Best Actress: Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (No Country for
Old Men)

Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)

Best Director: Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)

For a complete list of winners, click here. To watch video from the Thank You cam, which caught the winners backstage seconds after they received their awards, click here.

2008 Oscars Red Carpet Special Part 1

Some of the most entertaining Oscar moments happen before the show even starts. I'm talking, of course, about the Red Carpet, where everyone at home gets to judge their favorite celebrities based solely on what they're wearing and where, as we found out tonight, anything can happen.

While I'm still in a catty and superficial mood, here are my picks for best and worst dressed:

Best Dressed












Marion Cotillard













Jennifer Garner














Amy Adams















Keri Russell













Hilary Swank














Kristin Chenoweth













Jessica Alba






Worst Dressed









Tilda Swinton looks like she spent no time at all on her look, from her sack of a dress to her lack of visible makeup.














Renee Zellweger's dress looks beautiful but her hair looks horrible! She even seemed to be annoyed by it, as she kept fluffing it and rearranging it as she walked down the carpet.













Ellen Page channels a '20s flapper with her necklace, but her dress' long length looked awkward and her hair looked undone.















Rebecca Miller (Daniel Day-Lewis' wife) looks like she has Christmas bows attached to her dress!


For more cattiness, click here for a video of Joan and Melissa Rivers giving their rundown on tonight's Oscar fashions. Also, click here for a photo gallery of iconic Oscar dresses.

Keep checking back for much more Oscar coverage!

My Oscar Predictions

Happy Oscar Sunday! Here's a list of the nominees from all of the major categories, complete with my predictions of who will be taking home a statue tonight.

Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Ruby Dee - American Gangster
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

While I really hope newcomer Amy Ryan wins a statue tonight, I have the feeling that Academy darling Cate Blanchett will be taking home another Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

Best Supporting Actor
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

He's won every other major award this year for his role as villain Anton Chigurh, so unless there's a major upset, Javier Bardem will be bringing home Oscar gold tonight.

Best Actress
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Julie Christie - Away From Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney - The Savages
Ellen Page - Juno

I think it'll be between Marion Cotillard and Julie Christie and, while I believe Marion is much more deserving of the award, I think Julie's reputation will help her to edge out a win for her turn as a woman suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Best Actor
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
Tommy Lee Jones - In the Valley of Elah
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Once again, unless there's a major upset, Daniel Day-Lewis will be a winner tonight. He's won every other major award this year for his turn as oil prospector Daniel Plainview.

Best Picture
Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
There Will Be Blood
No Country for Old Men

Even though Atonement won Best Picture honors at the Golden Globes and the BAFTAS, I predict that No Country for Old Men will be the big winner tonight, as it seems to have the most momentum and support going into the ceremony.

So, how did I do? Come back later for a list of the actual winners.

For a complete list of nominees, click here.

To print out an Oscar ballot so you can keep track of your own predictions, click here.

KFC Oscar Party?!

With the Vanity Fair after-Oscar party a no-go for this year, where are all the biggest stars going to go to celebrate? Have no fear, KFC has a plan.

KFC President Gregg Dedrick has written a letter to all of tonight's nominees inviting them to a KFC Toasted "Wrap" party, where KFC will debut its new Toasted Wrap.

The first award winner to visit the KFC closest to the Kodak Theatre, where the Oscar ceremony is being held, will receive a year's supply of KFC Toasted Wraps (WOW!) and a $5000 donation to to charity of his or her choice.

Hmm...any bets on who will be the first award winner to head to KFC after the ceremony? The sound editing guy, perhaps?

To read the entire letter from the KFC president, click here.

New to Theaters This Weekend

Done digging out of the snow and want to catch a movie? Here's what's new to theaters this week:


Vantage Point
starring Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, and Forest Whitaker

Five different points of view help to piece together the truth behind an assassination attempt on the president.





Charlie Bartlett
starring Robert Downey Jr., Anton Yelchin, and Hope Davis

A loner acts as a psychiatrist for his fellow students at his new high school.







Be Kind Rewind
starring Jack Black, Mos Def, and Danny Glover

When a man with a magnetized brain destroys every tape in his friend's video store, the two friends set out to remake all the films themselves. Check out the official website in order to watch the trailer and some of the remade films, as well as to insert ("swede") yourself into some classic movies.


Also coming to theaters this weekend:
- Witless Protection
- The Counterfeiters
- The Duchess of Langeais
- The Signal

Info and Trailer for New Batman Movie

DarkHorizons.com is reporting that a new trailer for the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight, will be premiering before the film 10,000 B.C., coming to theaters on March 7. Unlike the first trailer, which focuses mostly on Heath Ledger's character the Joker, the new trailer will show more of Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Aaron Eckhart as District Attorney Harvey Dent, a character who eventually becomes Batman adversary Two-Face.

Warner Brothers has said that it had planned on initially focusing its marketing campaign on the Joker and then changing it to focus on Dent, whom director Christopher Nolan said has the main story arc in the film, even before Ledger's death last month.

For more info on this topic click here and here.

Here's the currently released version of The Dark Knight trailer:

New DVD Releases 2/19/08

Here's your chance to catch up on some Oscar nominated films before the awards are handed out on Sunday. Coming to DVD today are:

Michael Clayton

A legal drama nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (George Clooney), Best Supporting Actor (Tom Wilkinson), and Best Supporting Actress (Tilda Swinton).






American Gangster

A detective works against a drug lord in this drama nominated for two Oscars, including Best Supporting Actress (Ruby Dee).







In the Valley of Elah

A man searches for answers after his son disappears following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq in this drama, which gave Tommy Lee Jones a nomination for Best Actor.






Also arriving in stores today are:

- Lust, Caution, Director Ang Lee's follow-up to Brokeback Mountain.
- Rendition, which, despite its star-power, performed disappointingly at the box office.
- Margot at the Wedding, writer-director Noah Baumbach's follow-up to 2005's The Squid and the Whale.

Weekend Box Office Totals Feb. 15-18

So what movie came out on top over the four-day holiday weekend?

1. Jumper (new release) - $31,700,000
2. The Spiderwick Chronicles (new release) - $24,466,000
3. Step Up 2 the Streets (new release) - $21,516,000
4. Fool's Gold - $15,020,000
5. Definitely, Maybe (new release) - $11,406,000
6. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins - $10,431,000
7. Juno - $5,500,000
8. The Bucket List - $4,625,000
9. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour - $3,890,000
10. 27 Dresses - $3,790,000
11. There Will Be Blood - $3,691,000
12. The Eye - $3,610,000


Despite receiving a load of negative reviews, Jumper took the top spot this weekend, taking in $31.7 million from Friday to Monday. However, this comes nowhere near last President Day's number one movie, Ghost Rider, which took in $52 million.

Also, I guess people were romanced-out from Valentine's Day because Definitely, Maybe, this week's new romantic comedy, debuted at number 5 and last week's number one movie, Fool's Gold, dropped to number 4.

Lastly, it is worth mentioning the staying power of the Hannah Montana movie, which was supposed to be running for only one week but which has been extended indefinitely. This appears to be a smart move, since the movie has grossed over $59 million in three weeks.

For more information on this week's box office, go here and for the full list go here.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a wonderful Valentine's Day. In keeping with the day's theme of love, here's a list from AOL's moviefone counting down the 25 best romance movies.

25. Sleepless in Seattle
24. The Notebook
23. Dark Victory
22. Amelie
21. Love Story
20. Jerry Maguire
19. West Side Story
18. Atonement
17. Lady and the Tramp
16. Wings of Desire
15. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
14. An Officer and a Gentleman
13. Harold and Maude
12. Brokeback Mountain
11. The Princess Bride
10. Ghost
9. Dr. Zhivago
8. Annie Hall
7. Moonstruck
6. The Way We Were
5. Gone With the Wind
4. An Affair to Remember
3. Wuthering Heights
2. Titanic
1. Casablanca

In order to read the complete AOL article, click here. Enjoy!

New DVD Releases 2/12/08

No currently-in-theaters movies strike your fancy? Take a look at what's coming to DVD tomorrow:

We Own the Night starring Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, and Joaquin Phoenix

A crime drama about a Brooklyn nightclub owner who must decide whether to turn in the criminals around him when his father and brother, who both work in law enforcement, start investigating his club. More information about this DVD, as well as the movie's trailer, can be found here.


Becoming Jane starring Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy

The story of Jane Austen's romance with a young Irishman, which may have been the inspiration for some of her greatest works. For a review of this DVD, click here.

Gone Baby Gone starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, and 2008 Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan

Two Boston detectives investigate the kidnapping of a young girl. Official site.

Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married starring Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson

Four couples, who are all also best friends, go on a mountain retreat in order to reflect on the question "Why did I get married?". Official site.

Also coming to DVD tomorrow:
- No Reservations
- Martian Child

To buy any of these DVDs, you can go here.