Daily entertainment news covering Balls of Fury en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/07/when_good_actors_do_bad_movies Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:20:30 EST Entertainment News 133127@http://www.starpulse.com/news Entering theatres with a torrent of bad buzz, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has all the makings of a big-time flop - not necessarily a shock given the thin source material.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/29/the_that_guy_encyclopedia_letters_l_thro Thu, 29 May 2008 10:45:42 EST Entertainment News 88465@http://www.starpulse.com/news Throughout cinematic history, there has been a plethora of actors that, for some reason or another, never become a household name.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/14/there_may_be_cracks_but_the_comedy_glass Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:00:36 EST Entertainment News 81142@http://www.starpulse.com/news In this town (Los Angeles) and this industry (entertainment), there are a handful of strong, intelligent, funny women who - once they finally broke onto the radar - have worked consistently in equally strong, intelligent, funny roles.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/16/donning_copper_colored_bra_aamp_wig_chri Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:09:24 EST Entertainment News 78191@http://www.starpulse.com/news CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Christopher Walken sang a song from ''Hairspray'' and spoofed a ''Saturday Night Live'' skit Friday night to earn Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/15/walken_to_receive_harvard_s_hasty_puddin Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:41:11 EST Entertainment News 78183@http://www.starpulse.com/news CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Harvard is getting ready to honor Christopher Walken as its Hasty Pudding Man of the Year. Walken has been invited to Harvard to participate in a roast of his career Friday night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/18/new_movies_on_dvd_dec_18 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:00:53 EST Entertainment News 70141@http://www.starpulse.com/news They've kept television viewers laughing for nearly 20 years, and now the most popular animated family on the small screen makes the leap into theaters as Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, ad Maggie embark on their first-ever feature-length adventure, The Simpsons Movie. Also on DVD: Halloween, Underdog, Stardust, Balls Of Fury, and The Last Legion.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/23/starpulse_s_holiday_survival_movie_guide Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST Entertainment News 68505@http://www.starpulse.com/news Another Christmas is upon us, as well as one more year down the drain. On that cheerful note, here are some recently released and upcoming DVD releases to help you survive another holiday season.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/28/a_huge_comedy_with_tiny_balls_balls_of_f_12 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 65045@http://www.starpulse.com/news From the creators of Night at The Museum and Reno 911 comes Balls of Fury, the outrageous new comedy starring Christopher Walken and George Lopez. The high stakes world of underground Ping-Pong is infiltrated in this hilarious spoof that combines comedy and action for one explosive ending.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/06/fascinating_facts_104 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:12:00 EST Entertainment News 58989@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kate Winslet, Denzel Washington and director Martin Campbell will all be honored at BAFTA/LA's 16th Britannia Awards in Los Angeles on November 1.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/04/christopher_walken_plays_birthday_prank_ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:03:32 EST Entertainment News 58468@http://www.starpulse.com/news Christopher Walken pranked the cast of new movie comedy Balls Of Fury by telling them it was his birthday. The movie star often pulls the birthday trick on the set of films, but most of his castmates in "Balls of Fury" were unaware of the joke.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/03/halloween_carves_itself_a_place_at_numbe Mon, 03 Sep 2007 09:46:46 EST Entertainment News 58371@http://www.starpulse.com/news Director Rob Zombie’s Halloween remake has slashed the U.S. box-office record for a new release during America's Labor Day holiday weekend.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/29/opening_august_29_balls_of_fury Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:52:43 EST Entertainment News 57853@http://www.starpulse.com/news A disgraced former ping pong champion is drawn back into the world of high-stakes table tennis to carry out a top-secret mission in the feature directorial debut of Reno 911! writer/director Ben Garant. Far removed from the rigidly regulated world of professional sports, clandestine ping pong tournaments offer thrilling competition... Continue Summary Pictures / Trailer / Review / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/28/movie_review_balls_of_fury_a_copy_of_spo Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:04:48 EST Entertainment News 57764@http://www.starpulse.com/news You, with scripts of badminton drama, kickball glory, and tiddlywinks tragedy: Hurry to Hollywood. From 2004's ''Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' to this year's ''Blades of Glory,'' comedies of unlikely sports are being churned out. But ''Balls of Fury,'' the new pingpong romp, may signify the twilight of the trend.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/15/balls_of_fury_bounces_into_theaters_augu_29 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 56023@http://www.starpulse.com/news In the unsanctioned, underground, and unhinged world of extreme Ping-Pong, the competition is brutal and the stakes are deadly. Now, this outrageous new comedy serves up this secret world for the first time on-screen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/08/fascinating_facts_39 Tue, 08 May 2007 18:30:00 EST Entertainment News 41550@http://www.starpulse.com/news Baz Luhrmann and Nicole Kidman's new movie epic, Australia, has been given a $164,200 grant from the Australian government. The period film, which will be shot in Bowen and Darwin over the next four months, is being dubbed "Australia's Gone With The Wind."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/11/release_date_for_new_christopher_walken__14 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 28576@http://www.starpulse.com/news Balls Of Fury, an outrageous new comedy. In this secret society, the competition is brutal and the stakes are high. It is the unsanctioned, underground, and utterly unhinged world of clandestine Ping-Pong tournaments. Down-and-out former professional Ping-Pong phenom Randy Daytona (Dan Fogler) is sucked into this maelstrom when FBI Agent Rodriguez (George Lopez) recruits him for a secret mission. Randy is determined to bounce back and win, and to smoke out his father’s killer arch-fiend Feng (Christopher Walken).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/12/new_movie_trailers_to_check_out_on_starp Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:35:35 EST Entertainment News 25919@http://www.starpulse.com/news Balls of Fury (Comedy) Release Date: April 27, 2007 Watch the Trailer (more info) Randy Daytona, played by Dan Fogler, who is recruited by the government to infiltrate a high-stakes underworld tournament. He is determined to win and uncover his father's killer, the evil crime lord Fang (Christopher Walken).

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