Daily entertainment news covering A History of Violence en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/18/celebrity_birthdays_april_126 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 116699@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Arrested Development" actress Alia Shawkat (1989), "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (1976), "A History of Violence" actress Maria Bello (1967), late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien (1963)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/23/jeffrey_dean_morgan_upsets_1_brad_pitt_h Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:35:42 EST Entertainment News 115073@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cast your votes for your favorite celebs in Round 2 of Starpulse.com's first annual "Celebrity Madness" tournament! With round one over, you've narrowed the field of 64 down to 32

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/19/play_starpulse_s_celebrity_madness_2009_1 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:05:00 EST Entertainment News 114492@http://www.starpulse.com/news Cast your votes for your favorite male & female celebrities in Starpulse.com's First Annual

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/06/underrated_aamp_overrated_films_based_on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:41:47 EST Entertainment News 112728@http://www.starpulse.com/news It's rare that commercials are actually right, but today they are when they claim that a film based on the "Most-Acclaimed Graphic Novel of All Time" will be released.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/28/celebrity_birthdays_november_90 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 97936@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rapper Chamillionaire (1979), busty model and gold digger Anna Nicole Smith (1967; d. 2007), Daily Show host Jon Stewart (1962), Breakfast Club member Judd Nelson (1959), A History of Violence actor Ed Harris (1950),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/30/ed_harris_plays_jack_of_all_trades_on_ap Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:40:56 EST Entertainment News 99486@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) - Ed Harris took Old West self-sufficiency to heart with his latest film.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/17/review_stars_history_of_violence_helps_a Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:44:32 EST Entertainment News 98364@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen are both on the right side of the law in "Appaloosa," but the chemistry they shared as adversaries in 2005's "A History of Violence" remains.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/30/mccain_obama_to_get_the_comic_book_treat Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:35:51 EST Entertainment News 94170@http://www.starpulse.com/news KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - It's a year of superheroes in Hollywood, with the big-budget epics of Batman, Iron Man and the Hulk, but a big-budget production

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/15/movie_adaptations_why_they_succeed_or_fa Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:46:39 EST Entertainment News 92421@http://www.starpulse.com/news Jaws. Ghost World. Eyes Wide Shut. A History of Violence. Road to Perdition. The Crow. Planet of the Apes. What do these seven movies have in common?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/18/celebrity_birthdays_april_77 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 80803@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Arrested Development" actress Alia Shawkat (1989), "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (1976), "A History of Violence" actress Maria Bello (1967), late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien (1963), "Will & Grace" actor Eric McCormack (1963), "Frasier" actress Jane Leeves (1961),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/28/celebrity_birthdays_november_59 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 64412@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rapper Chamillionaire (1979), busty model and gold digger Anna Nicole Smith (1967; d. 2007), Daily Show host Jon Stewart (1962), Breakfast Club member Judd Nelson (1959), A History of Violence actor Ed Harris (1950), Letterman's right-hand man Paul Shaffer (1949),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/18/don_t_miss_eastern_promises_coming_to_dv_26 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 68092@http://www.starpulse.com/news Viggo Mortenson stars with Academy AwardŽ nominee Naomi Watts in Eastern Promises, an edge-of-your-seat thriller that delivers non-stop action and suspense. Directed by David Cronenberg, the critically acclaimed director of A History of Violence, and winner of the top prize at this year's prestigious Toronto International Film Festival,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/11/movie_review_viggo_mortensen_coolly_domi Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:32:17 EST Entertainment News 59342@http://www.starpulse.com/news It could have been epic, this tale of Russian mobsters prowling the London underworld. It could have been an instant classic - David Cronenberg's ''Godfather,'' perhaps.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/24/the_wizard_of_oz_to_be_remade_ Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:12:44 EST Entertainment News 57198@http://www.starpulse.com/news Beloved screen classic The Wizard Of Oz is to remade by comic book writer Todd McFarlane. The 1939 classic is to get a gritty makeover in the new version, which will be released to coincide with the original's 70th anniversary.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/20/viggo_mortensen_and_naomi_watts_star_in__14 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 56530@http://www.starpulse.com/news Eastern Promises, the new thriller from David Cronenberg, reteams the director with his A History of Violence leading man Viggo Mortensen. The film follows the mysterious and ruthless Nikolai (Mortensen), who is tied to one of London's most notorious organized crime families.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/30/ed_harris_steers_clear_of_reviews_30_yea Wed, 30 May 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 44799@http://www.starpulse.com/news Veteran actor Ed Harris refuses to read his reviews, because he still remembers the negative critical reaction to a theatre performance he gave 30 years ago. Harris, best known for his roles in movies such as Pollock, The Rock and A History Of Violence, is returning to the Los Angeles stage in Neil LaBute play Wrecks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/18/celebrity_birthdays_april_47 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 35523@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Arrested Development" actress Alia Shawkat (1989), "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (1976), "A History of Violence" actress Maria Bello (1967), late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien (1963), "Will & Grace" actor Eric McCormack (1963), "Frasier" actress Jane Leeves (1961), "Less Than Perfect" star Eric Roberts (1956), "Strange Brew" actor Rick Moranis (1956), prolific actor James Woods (1947), bluesman Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, and "Fantasia" conductor Leopold Stokowski (1882; d. 1977).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/17/lord_of_the_rings_the_two_towers_the_com Sun, 17 Dec 2006 12:00:00 EST Entertainment News 23925@http://www.starpulse.com/news Howard Shore's complete Grammy-winning score for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, from the epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings, was recently released in a deluxe four-disc edition from Reprise/WMG Soundtracks. This historic release contains over 180 minutes of music on three CDs, comprising the full score of the 2002 film

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/28/celebrity_birthdays_november_28 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 21077@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rapper Chamillionaire (1979), busty model and gold digger Anna Nicole Smith (1967), Daily Show host Jon Stewart (1962), Breakfast Club member Judd Nelson (1959), A History of Violence actor Ed Harris (1950), Letterman's right-hand man Paul Shaffer (1949), film composer/musician Randy Newman (1943), actress Hope Lange (1931; d. 2003), and poet William Blake (1757; d. 1827).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/23/fantasy_fans_go_bats_over_batman_at_inau Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:00:54 EST Entertainment News 11043@http://www.starpulse.com/news Batman has beaten Superman and the X-Men by claiming 10 nominations for the inaugural Scream Awards. Batman Begins picked up nods for The Ultimate Scream, Best Fantasy Movie and Most Heroic Performance when the nominations for the October honors were announced yesterday.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/26/movie_snippets_viggo_mortensen_al_pacino Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:00:00 EST Entertainment News 6149@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Viggo Mortensen is reuniting with his A History Of Violence director David Cronenberg for the thriller Eastern Promises. The film is based in London and centers on a nurse investigating the identity of a Russian girl who dies during childbirth. Mortensen will play a mysterious man caught up in the Russian Mafia.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/04/18/celebrity_birthdays_april_18 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 03:00:02 EST Entertainment News 5629@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday To "Arrested Development" actress Alia Shawkat (1989), "Sabrina, The Teenage Witch" actress Melissa Joan Hart (1976), "A History of Violence" actress Maria Bello (1967), late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien (1963), "Will & Grace" actor Eric McCormack (1963), "Frasier" actress Jane Leeves (1961), "Less Than Perfect" star Eric Roberts (1956), "Strange Brew" actor Rick Moranis (1956), prolific actor James Woods (1947), bluesman Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, and "Fantasia" conductor Leopold Stokowski (1882; d. 1977).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/14/new_movies_on_dvd_march_14 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 08:00:23 EST Entertainment News 4169@http://www.starpulse.com/news Although George Clooney didn't win an Oscar for directing Good Night, And Good Luck, (he did win supporting actor for Syriana), the movie has been well recieved by critics and moviegoers alike. The film is set in the early 1950's when the threat of Communism created an air of paranoia in the United States. Exploiting those fears was Sen. McCarthy.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/06/and_the_oscar_goes_to Mon, 06 Mar 2006 09:45:30 EST Entertainment News 3933@http://www.starpulse.com/news Although Brokeback Mountain wound up walking away with a few Academy Awards last night, the big winner was Crash, which took home statues for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Original Screenplay and Best Achievement in Editing. Thrice-nominated George Clooney won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Syriana. Read more for a complete list of winners ...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/15/movie_snippets_the_penguin_in_batman_al_ Wed, 15 Feb 2006 11:53:17 EST Entertainment News 3130@http://www.starpulse.com/news * British actor Bob Hoskins will not play The Penguin in the next Batman movie. The 63-year-old was leading front-runner among superhero fans to play the Caped Crusader's evil adversary in the sequel to Batman Begins. But he says, "No, I'm not doing it." The Penguin was played by Danny DeVito in the 1992 film Batman Returns.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/31/complete_list_of_2006_oscar_nominations Tue, 31 Jan 2006 10:58:29 EST Entertainment News 2458@http://www.starpulse.com/news As expected, Brokeback Mountain is a favorite among Oscar voters, rounding up eight nominations, including those for best motion picture, director, actor, and supporting actor and actress. Crash and Good Night, And Good Luck follow with six nominations each. Walk the Line was surprisingly shut out of the best motion picture category, but the film earned five nominations, as did Capote, Memoirs of a Geisha, and Munich. Continue reading for a complete list of Oscar nominees...

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/17/capote_and_syriana_tie_at_scripter_award Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:59:31 EST Entertainment News 1924@http://www.starpulse.com/news The writers of Capote and Syriana tied at the annual University Of Southern California Scripter Award, which honours the year's best film adaptation of a book, novella or short story. Capote, based on the biography of Truman Capote by Gerlad Clarke with a screenplay by Dan Futterman, and Syriana, adapted from journalist Robert Baer's book See No Evil

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/17/brokeback_mountain_snags_top_honors_at_g Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:14:43 EST Entertainment News 1900@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gay cowboy drama Brokeback Mountain was the big winner at last night's Golden Globe awards scooping four honors - including Best Motion Picture. The movie - which had seven nominations at the prestigious ceremony - also won Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Screenplay and Best Original Song. But lead actor Heath Ledger lost out on the Best Dramatic Actor award to Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won the award for his performance in Capote.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/04/screenwriters_nominate_top_films_of_2005 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:47:49 EST Entertainment News 1578@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Writers Guild of America just announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during the 2005 season. Nominees for original screenplay are: Cinderella Man; Crash; The 40-Year-Old Virgin; Good Night, and Good Luck; and The Squid and the Whale.

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