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Michael Bay On Megan Fox: ‘She Has A Lot Of Growing To Do’

July 03, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Megan Fox has been outspoken about the acting – or lack of it – she gets to do in Michael Bay’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” but in a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, the director said his starlet is being “ridiculous.”

Johnny Depp: ‘I Prefer To Stay As Ignorant As Possible About My Work’

July 02, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Johnny Depp may be one of Hollywood’s most beloved film stars, but the actor admits he doesn’t find it easy to watch himself on the big screen.

‘Eclipse’ To Start Shooting In August, Town Holds ‘Twilight’ Symposium

July 02, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

There’s no rest for the stars of the “Twilight” saga.

With “New Moon,” the second film in the series, wrapped, the stars will head back to Vancouver to film “Eclipse” in August, Production Weekly reported.

LA High School Featured In ‘Bruno’ Leaves District

July 02, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A high school that was the location for a racy photo shoot by Sacha Baron Cohen’s character “Bruno” has broken away from the nation’s second-largest school district.

Birmingham High School in Los Angeles had already been planning to become a separate charter school before Wednesday’s decision.

Hayden Panettiere Reveals Her Kickball Crush

July 01, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Hayden Panettiere is the object of Paul Rust’s awkward affections in “I Love You, Beth Cooper,” but the star told Access Hollywood that she rarely had trouble expressing her own feelings.

“I was always pretty gutsy,” she said of her youthful crushes. “It was pretty obvious.”

Oscar-Winning Actor Karl Malden Dead At 97

July 01, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The family of Karl Malden says the actor who won an Oscar for his role in “A Streetcar Named Desire” has died at age 97.

Malden’s family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of his death on Wednesday. Malden served as the academy’s president from 1989-92.

George Clooney Smokes Out New Production Home At Sony

June 30, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

George Clooney has lined up a new home for his production company.

Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov’s Smoke House Pictures is in final negotiations on a two-year development and production deal with Sony Pictures, studio Co-Chairwoman Amy Pascal said Tuesday.

LA Schools Chief Fumes Over ‘Bruno’ School Photos

June 30, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

The chief of the nation’s second-largest school district is fuming over comedian Sacha Baron Cohen’s magazine photo shoot with high school football players.

Los Angeles Superintendent Ramon Cortines isn’t amused by the GQ magazine photos shot at Birmingham High School that feature the “Borat” star in his new incarnation as gay Austrian fashionista “Bruno.”

MovieMantz Review: ‘Public Enemies’

June 30, 2009

By Scott Mantz

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

A little more depth would have helped make “Public Enemies” more engaging than it actually is. On a visual scale, it’s technically proficient and impressive, but on an emotional level, it lacks the cinematic gravitas to stand alongside classic gangster epics like “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Untouchables.”