Daily entertainment news covering The Fountain en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/13/rachel_weisz_juggles_unicycles_raps_in_n Wed, 13 May 2009 11:48:20 EST Entertainment News 122431@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) — Rachel Weisz greatly expanded her list of useful talents for the con man romp "The Brothers Bloom."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/19/review_rourke_tears_it_up_in_the_wrestle Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:22:17 EST Entertainment News 106422@http://www.starpulse.com/news It couldn't have had a more clichéd premise: A washed-up athlete struggles against the odds for one last shot at greatness. But Darren Aronofsky reinvents this well-worn genre with "The Wrestler," and allows Mickey Rourke to reinvent himself with disarming charisma and unexpected vulnerability.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/09/rourke_s_wrestler_acquired_by_fox_search Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:09:07 EST Entertainment News 97641@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) - Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," a drama starring Mickey Rourke that won top honors last weekend at the Venice Film Festival, was picked up Monday

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/15/new_movies_on_dvd_may_15 Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:55 EST Entertainment News 41939@http://www.starpulse.com/news A young man finds that the moves he learned on the street may help him make a better life for himself in the youth-oriented musical drama Stomp The Yard. Also on DVD: Pan's Labyrinth, Arthur & The Invisibles, and The Fountain.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/21/kate_winslet_aamp_husband_sam_mendes_tea Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:42:56 EST Entertainment News 30881@http://www.starpulse.com/news Kate Winslet is teaming up with her Oscar-winning director husband Sam Mendes to work on a new movie. Winslet, who has been married to the filmmaker for three years, has been interested in playing the role of 1920s circus tiger tamer Mabel Stark since 2003. And now Mendes' company, Neal Street Productions, has bought the rights to adapt a fictionalized life of Stark by author Robert Hough.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/04/hughjackman_told_rachel_weisz_husband_to Sun, 04 Feb 2007 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 28163@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar winner Rachel Weisz has hit back at claims she scored her role in new movie The Fountain because husband Darren Aronofsky was the director, insisting Hugh Jackman recommended her for the part. The English actress took on the role of Izzi in the sci-fi thriller after Cate Blanchett dropped out, but only after Jackman had managed to convince Aronofsky his wife was perfect for the part.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/16/babel_dreamgirls_ugly_betty_aamp_grey_s_ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:24:27 EST Entertainment News 26215@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Hollywood Foreign Press Association just announced the winners of the 64th Golden Globe awards. Babel took home the award for best drama, while Dreamgirls won best comedy/musical. The night's big TV winners were Grey's Anatomy (best drama series) and Ugly Betty (best musical or comedy series). See full list of winners:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/14/hollywood_foreign_press_association_anno Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:15:16 EST Entertainment News 23879@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jessica Biel, Rosario Dawson and Matthew Perry joined the Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk to announce the Nominations for The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Thursday morning, December 14, 2006 at The Beverly Hilton. Babel leads with 7 nods. Complete list of movie nominations below.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/27/happy_feet_dances_to_number_one_again Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:45:00 EST Entertainment News 22313@http://www.starpulse.com/news Animated penguin film Happy Feet has retained the top spot at the U.S. box office over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend with takings of $37.9 million. In second place is the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, which remains in second place with $31 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/23/hugh_jackman_pulls_hair_to_spark_tears Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 22173@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has an odd way of preparing for teary film scenes - he tugs at his own pubic hair. The upbeat actor admits he struggles to conjure up tears on cue for movies but has started taking fellow Australian Geoffrey Rush's advice and inflicting pain on himself just before a director calls, `Action!'

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/20/opening_november_22_the_fountain Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:04:45 EST Entertainment News 21890@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Fountain is the journey of one man's (Hugh Jackman) quest for immortality via a "tree of life" in Central America. Spanning over one thousand years and three parallel stories, the lesson is that death, part of the process of rebirth, is to be embraced and not feared. Photo gallery / Watch the trailer / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/14/hugh_jackman_was_stunned_after_witnessin Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:28:42 EST Entertainment News 21375@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman was left speechless when he watched surgeons performing brain surgery on a woman who was almost sure to die because she looked like his wife Deborra-Lee Furness. Jackman and The Fountain director Darren Aronofsky were given special access to the surgery as part of their research for the time-traveling epic. And both were stunned by what they witnessed.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/08/pilates_aamp_breast_feeding_helped_rache Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:39:03 EST Entertainment News 20880@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rachel Weisz has hailed a combination of pilates and breast feeding with helping her lose her post-baby weight following the birth of son Henry Chance in May. The actress and director fiancé Darren Aronofsky are currently balancing promoting their movie The Fountain with caring for the five-month-old tot.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/05/moviegoers_skewer_the_fountain_at_venice Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:28:10 EST Entertainment News 15053@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rachel Weisz was stunned when her new movie The Fountain was booed at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival yesterday. The film, directed by her fiancé Darren Aronofsky, left the audience confused and disappointed - even though Weisz insists it is important to have something "different" on screen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/23/hugh_jackman_shows_off_his_pea_head_in_t Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:31:51 EST Entertainment News 13790@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman's drastic haircut for new movie The Fountain left him terrified his odd-shaped head would attract a barrage of abuse. The star was mercilessly teased at school for being a "Pea Head" and worried his shaved locks would start the bullying again.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/21/being_the_second_choice_is_ok_for_hugh_j Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:43:25 EST Entertainment News 13574@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman insists he is happy to take on movie roles other actors have turned down - even though he knows he wasn't the first choice for the part. His latest project The Fountain was originally set to star Brad Pitt, and he scored his role in the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film only after Russell Crowe dropped out.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/02/rachel_weisz_gives_birth_to_healthy_son Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:36:10 EST Entertainment News 7690@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz is celebrating after giving birth to her first child on Wednesday. The English movie beauty, 35, and her American director fiancé Darren Aronofsky welcomed a baby boy in a New York City hospital, near the couple's Manhattan home.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/19/hugh_jackman_is_excited_about_tantric_se Fri, 19 May 2006 10:09:46 EST Entertainment News 7155@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman credits his latest movie The Fountain with spicing up his sex life. Jackman claims his bedroom performance has improved since getting intimate with Rachel Weisz because the role demanded he become an expert in the art of tantric sex.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/18/hugh_jackman_tried_to_behave_himself_on_ Thu, 18 May 2006 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 7114@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman was terrified of filming a love scene with Rachel Weisz in their latest film The Fountain because the British beauty's fiancé was directing. The X-Men star's character Tom romps with Weisz's Izzi in a bath in the sci-fi drama and admits he found it difficult to concentrate with Darren Aronofsky watching.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/17/hugh_jackman_says_shaving_body_hair_feel Wed, 17 May 2006 11:51:41 EST Entertainment News 7054@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman was teased by drama school friends who called him "Pea-head" because he insisted on shaving his skull bald. The actor loved the sensation of having no hair, so was thrilled to find himself bald again for the shooting of new movie The Fountain - although he made sure he kept himself hirsute in certain areas.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/06/x_men_3_the_fountain_aamp_other_films_to Thu, 06 Apr 2006 09:25:51 EST Entertainment News 5261@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hugh Jackman will have a strong presence at the 59th annual Cannes Film Festival with two of his films debuting during the event. X-Men: The Last Stand and The Fountain, both starring Jackman, have been added to the official selection at the festival. Jackman stars with Oscar winner Rachel Weisz in "The Fountain," which is directed by her fiancé, Darren Aronofsky.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/08/filmmaker_eager_to_direct_lost_episode Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:57:34 EST Entertainment News 1093@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rachel Weisz's film director fiance Darren Aronofsky is such a huge fan of the hit TV drama Lost that he has signed up to direct an episode. The Requiem for a Dream director made a call to the desert island show's bosses to ask if he could head an episode, and he was thrilled when they agreed. Aronofsky's episode will be broadcast in May 2006.

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