Daily entertainment news covering Crank en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/09/video_game_films_not_just_popcorn_fluff Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:12:07 EST Entertainment News 137014@http://www.starpulse.com/news Sure, many movies based on video games are just that- game play on screen without a controller. We could spend all day listing more than twenty years' worth of these films

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/31/trailer_talk_this_week_in_movies_gamer_e Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:11:54 EST Entertainment News 135931@http://www.starpulse.com/news Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is my recommendation for the must-see movie of the summer. Anyone who has an appreciation for Tarantino's films will love this WWII epic.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/03/dvd_versus_bluray_enjoying_a_film_at_its Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:00:31 EST Entertainment News 124874@http://www.starpulse.com/news One can only assume the somewhat recent onslaught of the "need" for Blu-ray comes only from a desire to have people buy films and television show sets over again.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/16/amy_smart_still_pole_dancing_after_crank Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:08:51 EST Entertainment News 118497@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actress Amy Smart had such fun preparing to play a pole dancer in Crank sequel High Voltage, she has pledged to keep up her striptease lessons for her boyfriend.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/15/hyper_masculine_action_films_are_violent Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:52:45 EST Entertainment News 118137@http://www.starpulse.com/news According to Hollywood and its demographic cinema box office soothsayers, the only people who have the ability to purchase tickets to and actively watch an action film are men and teenage boys.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/13/this_week_s_movie_buzz_see_it_rent_it_or_3 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:57:59 EST Entertainment News 118046@http://www.starpulse.com/news I must admit that two weeks ago, I grossly underestimated how popular "Fast & Furious" would be. The film captured the title of highest grossing opening weekend

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/30/super_thanks_for_asking_links_aamp_stuff Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 116182@http://www.starpulse.com/news Check out some of the best links and viral videos found around the web today. And be sure to visit our On the Web section where we're constantly adding interesting links all the time.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/24/watch_out_for_hairpiece_links_aamp_stuff Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 115324@http://www.starpulse.com/news Check out some of the best links and viral videos found around the web today. And be sure to visit our On the Web section where we're constantly adding interesting links all the time.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/24/amy_smart_insisted_stripper_poles_were_s Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:44:55 EST Entertainment News 115220@http://www.starpulse.com/news "She is sexually liberated and has taken up pole dancing professionally, which she finds empowering... We shot in seedy, nasty clubs in East Los Angeles, and I made sure they sanitized that pole

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/27/slideshow_famous_amys Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:02:17 EST Entertainment News 95447@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Amie what you wanna do?/ I think I could stay with you / For a while, maybe longer if I do," sings Pure Prairie League. Well, there are quite a few Amys that we're sure

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/21/jason_statham_to_crank_it_up_again_ Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:57:21 EST Entertainment News 85030@http://www.starpulse.com/news Action man Jason Statham is set for another sequel - he'll reprise his fast-living and dying Chev Chelios character in "Crank 2: High Voltage."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/27/jason_statham_stars_in_the_bank_job_in_t_7 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 75470@http://www.starpulse.com/news Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, Lionsgate's ® The Bank Job stars Jason Statham (Transporter, Snatch, Crank, The Italian Job) and Saffron Burrows (Klimt, Enigma). The highly-charged heist thriller tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/16/crank_debuts_at_number_one_on_dvd_charts Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:54:24 EST Entertainment News 26281@http://www.starpulse.com/news Crank, the non-stop, action-packed theatrical film released by Lionsgate, reigned supreme among this week's new DVD releases, opening at #1 on both the DVD sales and rental charts. Earning almost $30 million in domestic box office, the thriller, starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart, sold 2 million units in its first week, with 1.4 millions sold on its first day of release.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/09/new_movies_on_dvd_jan_9 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 08:00:45 EST Entertainment News 24617@http://www.starpulse.com/news In Crank, a one-time freelance hitman who was just attempting to turn his life around is forced to keep his heart pumping when his vengeful former employers inject him with a lethal poison that will permanently stop his ticker if his pulse sinks beneath an active rate in a non-stop urban action extravaganza. Also on DVD: The Illusionist, The Night Listener, Idiocracy, Bandidas and Broken Bridges.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/11/with_just_9_million_the_covenant_is_numb Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:56:50 EST Entertainment News 15505@http://www.starpulse.com/news Teen horror film The Covenant has claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend with a take of just $9 million - the lowest total for a number-one movie for three years.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/invincible_lives_up_to_its_name_at_the_b Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:24:05 EST Entertainment News 15050@http://www.starpulse.com/news Feel-good American football film Invincible remained invincible at the U.S. box office and claimed the top spot for the second week running taking in $15.2 million over the Labor Day long weekend.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/04/action_man_statham_sends_co_star_to_hosp Mon, 04 Sep 2006 21:00:31 EST Entertainment News 14980@http://www.starpulse.com/news Actor Jason Statham's co-stars were so keen to make the British action man look good in scenes for new movie Crank, one ended up with concussion after almost putting his head through a helicopter window. The Snatch star plays an adrenalin-chasing gangster in the high-energy new movie and despite taking on a number of stunts himself, he was one of the only people involved in chase and fight scenes left uninjured.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/01/crank_s_jason_statham_slams_british_film Fri, 01 Sep 2006 08:45:29 EST Entertainment News 14802@http://www.starpulse.com/news British actor Jason Statham has slammed his home country for being behind the times when it comes to making films, and insists he prefers making movies in the United States because he is treated like a star. The former model and one-time boyfriend of British actress Kelly Brook says the United States has far more to offer when it comes to filmmaking.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/22/jason_statham_had_embarrassing_moments_m Tue, 22 Aug 2006 09:55:16 EST Entertainment News 13714@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jason Statham was terrified he'd be dubbed a 'hard man' on set for all the wrong reasons when he rode through Los Angeles on a motorcycle wearing nothing but a hospital gown. The star's character in Crank has to keep his adrenalin levels high to avoid death by poison - so he steals a police motorcycle for a high-octane chase through Hollywood.

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