2015 MTV Movie Awards
HOLLYWOOD—It’s the award show, where those films and performances that you think will win, won’t. Yep, I’m talking about the MTV Movie Awards. This year’s festivities honored the best in cinema on Sunday, April 12 and leading the pack of all nominees was “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I,” but it was “The Fault of Our Stars” that was...
Revisiting “The Passion Of The Christ”
HOLLYWOOD—There are movies that move you and then there are those movies that can change you. It’s hard to fathom that I never saw “The Passion of the Christ” when it was released back in 2004 to gargantuan numbers. This week I saw the film in all of its horrific glory and it moved me beyond tears.
I’m a religious...
“Furious 7” Soars To #1
HOLLYWOOD—It was expected that “Furious 7” would draw huge numbers at the box-office, but how high was the big question? It’s a given a movie will do well when every theater you go to is virtually sold out. Yes, many people encountered that this weekend, as “Furious 7” nabbed an impressive $143.6 million during its opening weekend.
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“Furious 7,” A Thrill A Minute
HOLLYWOOD—It seems like the idea of a sequel surpassing the original decreases as time passes. But if there is one franchise that challenges that rule, it would be “The Fast and the Furious.” The first a revelation, the second not so much, the third a bit flat, the fourth a reinvention, the fifth a better movie, the six, full...
“Get Hard” Not As Funny As You Think
HOLLYWOOD—When you think of funny, the names Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell do come to fruition, but not in a million years did I ever suspect that both would appear in the same movie. The comedy “Get Hard” places the two comedy legends in the same movie, as James King (Ferrell) gets to know Darnell Lewis (Hart) on a...
“It Follows” Is Spine-Tingling
HOLLYWOOD—I seriously can’t recall the last time I saw a horror film that literally left me unnerved. Tapping into that realm of originality is rarely seen in this genre, but “It Follows” has set the stage to instill fear in all.
The thriller directed by David Robert Mitchell instills a level of fear that is mesmerizing to say the...
Molly Sims Gives Birth
HOLLYWOOD—Model and actress, Molly Sims, 41, and her husband, film producer Scott Stuber, 46, welcomed their second child together, a baby girl, on March 25.
Sims shared a photo of her new born via Instagram on March 26. She captioned the photo: “We welcome Scarlett May Stuber into our family. Our hearts are bigger with you here.”
The model revealed the...
Sam Worthington And Wife Welcome Baby
HOLLYWOOD—Actor Sam Worthington, 38, and his wife, model Lara Bingle, 27, have welcomed their first child together.
Bingle gave birth to a baby girl on March 27. The news of Bingle’s pregnancy broke in September 2014.
Worthington and Bingle began dating in September 2013.
Tracey Ullman’s Mother Dies In Fire
HOLLYWOOD—Tracey Ullman’s mother Doreen Skinner died in a house fire on March 23 at the age of 85. The blaze transpired from a lit cigarette in her bedroom.
The actress’ mother died at her ground-level retirement home in Holtspur, Buckinghamshire.
A spokesman for Ullman released the following statement on Saturday, March 28. “Tracey and her family are deeply saddened by the...
“Home” Will Warm The Heart
HOLLYWOOD—The new animated film “Home” chronicles the tale of a alien and a young girl who have a chance encounter in the midst of having Earth inhabited with creatures from another world. The story revolves around Tip (voice of Rihanna) who stumbles across Oh (voice of Jim Parsons), a member of the alien race Boov (who has been banished)....