Daily entertainment news covering A Night at the Museum en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/20/review_too_much_crammed_into_one_night_ Wed, 20 May 2009 16:26:32 EST Entertainment News 123411@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" is one of those sequels in which "bigger" is supposed to mean "better," in which more characters, more sight gags and more action are supposed to add up to more fun. They don't.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/28/tv_on_dvd_recommendation_the_office_brit Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:01:51 EST Entertainment News 75914@http://www.starpulse.com/news The American version of "The Office" has been in repeats longer than any show affected by the writers' strike. In fact, its last episode aired before Thanksgiving, creating a withdrawal that has lasted more than two months for fans.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/24/stars_defend_tom_cruise_after_scientolog Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:42:02 EST Entertainment News 75595@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood stars Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Ben Stiller have spoken out in support of fellow actor Tom Cruise - branding the recent backlash against the star as "sickening".

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/29/co_star_hits_out_at_reports_he_s_respons Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:35:53 EST Entertainment News 57909@http://www.starpulse.com/news British funnyman Steve Coogan is taking swift legal advice after he was accused of providing Owen Wilson with the hard drugs that sent the actor spiraling to an all-time low.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/03/kim_raver_strips_for_vaseline Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:04:46 EST Entertainment News 54302@http://www.starpulse.com/news Pregnant Night At The Museum star Kim Raver is baring all for a new Vaseline ad campaign. The 24 actress admits that being pregnant with her second child gave her the courage to strip for the revealing ad.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/02/james_garner_brian_dennehy_and_abigail_b Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:29:17 EST Entertainment News 54262@http://www.starpulse.com/news CENTURY CITY, Calif. - Upon his wealthy grandfather's death, a young man is presented with an unlikely inheritance taking him on a journey of self-discovery that will change him forever in the heartwarming family drama The Ultimate Gift, debuting on DVD August 21 from Fox Home Entertainment.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/30/mtv_announces_nominees_for_2007_mtv_movi Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:09:50 EST Entertainment News 40075@http://www.starpulse.com/news The destiny of the coveted golden popcorn lies in the hands of the viewers as MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2007 MTV Movie Awards." Dominating the pack is 300 with 5 nominations followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with 4 nods.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/24/new_movies_on_dvd_april_24 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:00:03 EST Entertainment News 38084@http://www.starpulse.com/news The new night watchman at New York's Museum of Natural History finds that the job comes with more responsibility than he ever dreamed in the wild fantasy Night At The Museum, starring Ben Stiller. Also on DVD: The award-winning The Queen, thriller Deja Vu & comedy Code Name: The Cleaner.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/30/shaun_of_the_dead_creators_return_with_t Fri, 30 Mar 2007 20:30:00 EST Entertainment News 36083@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hot Fuzz is the action-packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie Shaun of the Dead. With the same razor-sharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used to breathe new life into the undead, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have set their sights on Action Movies for their next uniquely funny vision.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/12/norbit_dominates_weekend_box_office Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:20:00 EST Entertainment News 29036@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar nominee Eddie Murphy is back at the top of the box office after taking his new comedy Norbit to number one with a $33.7 million opening-weekend take. The actor plays a number of characters, including the hapless title character and his larger-than-life wife, in the blockbuster comedy.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/11/makers_of_shaun_of_the_dead_bring_new_co_20 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 29015@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hot Fuzz is the action-packed new comedy from the makers of the hit movie Shaun of the Dead. With the same razor-sharp combination of humor and attention to detail they used to breathe new life into the undead, Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright have set their sights on action movies for their next uniquely funny vision.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/08/nickelodeon_announces_kids_choice_award_ Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:33:58 EST Entertainment News 28679@http://www.starpulse.com/news Star slime fest is back! Justin Timberlake hosts this year's Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 20th Anniversary celebration, airing live March 31, from UCLA's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Kids will be able to vote in advance in a total of 16 categories. Surprise awards also will be announced during the show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/06/ricky_gervais_to_star_in_untitled_romant Tue, 06 Feb 2007 19:00:54 EST Entertainment News 28307@http://www.starpulse.com/news British funnyman Ricky Gervais has landed a starring role in a Hollywood romantic comedy, but he's refusing to reveal its title. The star recently appeared in Ben Stiller comedy Night At The Museum, and now he's taking on his first role as a leading man.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/06/tom_cruise_and_ben_stiller_in_the_hardy_ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:24:26 EST Entertainment News 28315@http://www.starpulse.com/news Tom Cruise is to star in a detective comedy with Ben Stiller, it has been claimed. The action hero will allegedly star alongside Stiller in an updated version of the classic comedy novels The Hardy Boys, called The Hardy Men. The movie sees the eternal teenagers finally grown up, but still up to their old tricks.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/05/horror_flick_the_messengers_reigns_at_bo Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:50:29 EST Entertainment News 28195@http://www.starpulse.com/news Horror film The Messengers, about a city family moving into a creepy haunted house in the country, debuted in the top spot at the U.S. box office, taking in $14.5 million. The mother-daughter comedy Because I Said So, starring Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore, took second place with $13 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/02/night_at_the_museum_pulled_from_british_ Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:30:00 EST Entertainment News 28080@http://www.starpulse.com/news Some of Britain's largest cinema chains have pulled Ben Stiller comedy Night At The Museum from their screens in protest against Twentieth Century Fox's plan to push forward the film's DVD release. According to Variety magazine, Fox aims to sell the DVD version of the film in British stores from April 2, breaking the four-month gap between cinema and DVD release that is generally accepted as a minimum in the industry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/30/scarlett_johansson_and_ben_stiller_honor Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:02:20 EST Entertainment News 27539@http://www.starpulse.com/news Scarlett Johansson and Ben Stiller have won the 2007 Hasty Pudding Awards. The prestigious prizes are given by Harvard University student drama group Hasty Pudding Theatricals to performers who have made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment".

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/29/epic_movie_tops_us_box_office Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:17:59 EST Entertainment News 27491@http://www.starpulse.com/news Spoof comedy Epic Movie has topped the US box office after its first weekend of release, taking $19.2 million. The film lampoons recent movie blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, The Chronicles of Narnia and X-Men, beat off competition from gangster thriller Smokin' Aces, which took $14.3 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/22/stomp_the_yard_holds_on_to_number_one Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:24:32 EST Entertainment News 26738@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dance movie Stomp The Yard held on to the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, taking $13.3 million. The film narrowly beat Ben Stiller's family comedy Night At The Museum, which continued to perform well with $13 million to maintain second place for the second weekend in a row.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/15/stomp_the_yard_debuts_at_number_one Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:16:18 EST Entertainment News 26092@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dance movie Stomp The Yard stunned box office watchers over the weekend by claiming the number one spot with an impressive $22 million opening-weekend take. The film, starring Columbus Short as a dancer at the centre of a step competition between rival college fraternities, ended Night At The Museum's three-week reign, and became the first new number one movie of 2007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/08/night_at_the_museum_is_number_one_for_th Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:54:55 EST Entertainment News 25346@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ben Stiller's family hit Night At The Museum is still making an exhibition of itself at the top of the box office after taking over cinemas during the lucrative Christmas and New Year period. The film, in which Stiller plays a night security guard at a museum that comes alive, scored a healthy $24 million in its third weekend on release, taking its impressive overall tally to $164 million.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/28/night_at_the_museum_aamp_dreamgirls_fare Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:53:55 EST Entertainment News 24657@http://www.starpulse.com/news Night At The Museum topped the crowded U.S. Christmas box office, earning $43.2 million during the four-day holiday beginning last Friday. Musical Dreamgirls was also a star performer, grossing $8.7 million on its national opening day on Monday, which was enough to score the number seven spot.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/27/ricky_gervais_astounded_by_a_list_treatm Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:28:16 EST Entertainment News 24577@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ricky Gervais loves working on Hollywood films because of the A-list treatment he receives. The British comic star was personally invited by Ben Stiller - who guest-starred on Gervais' hit BBC comedy series Extras - to play an eccentric museum boss in new family film A Night At The Museum.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/22/rocky_balboa_makes_6_2_million_on_openin Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:08:40 EST Entertainment News 24462@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rocky Balboa earned $6.2 million during its Wednesday opening night, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The sixth film in Sylvester Stallone's Rocky franchise expands to 3,017 theaters today.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/19/opening_december_22_night_at_the_museum Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:10:52 EST Entertainment News 24198@http://www.starpulse.com/news A bumbling night watchman at New York's Museum of Natural History inadvertently unleashes havoc when he triggers a dormant curse that fully animates the historical displays in a wild fantasy comedy. Continue... Photo gallery / Watch trailer / More

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/18/casino_royale_pirates_aamp_x_men_among_f Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:07:02 EST Entertainment News 24077@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood blockbusters Casino Royale, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and Superman Returns are battling it out for Best Visual Effects at next year's Oscar ceremony. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences on Friday announced the films making the cut, earning further consideration as possible trophy contenders at the 79th Annual Academy awards.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/28/ben_stiller_didn_t_like_monkey_business_ Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:20:40 EST Entertainment News 22436@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ben Stiller wasn't laughing after his encounter with monkey actor Crystal on the set of his new movie A Night At The Museum because she slapped him silly. And, to make matters even worse for the star, he wasn't allowed to retaliate and had to take his angst out on the ape's puppet double.

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