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Ask 'Marley and Me' Stars Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson a Question

Patricia Chui — 2008-12-02T16:23:00+00:00

Get ready for Wiliston (Anilson?) to answer your questions.

Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson have been in the tabloids so much lately (not together, of course) that it's almost easy to forget that they're actual working actors -- and pretty darn good ones, too.

Fortunately, their upcoming movie should remind us of why we've always dug these two so much in the first place. They're starring in 'Marley & Me,' which is based on John Grogan's bestselling book about his beloved Labrador Retriever -- named Marley, naturally -- and the effect he had on the lives of Grogan and his wife and family.

Aniston and Wilson have agreed to participate in our award-nominated Unscripted series, in which they'll ask each other questions submitted by fans (that means you). So please submit your question for either actor in the comments section below -- no overly personal questions, of course, if you please -- by Friday, December 5, and be sure to include your first name and where you live. Then check back here on December 22 to see if you question made the cut. Good luck!

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Ask 'Bride Wars' Stars Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson a Question

Patricia Chui — 2008-12-02T15:41:00+00:00

Filed under: Unscripted

Let Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson channel your inner bridezilla.

Raise your hand if you're a sucker for a movie with a wedding in it. (OK, I KNOW I'm not the only person who kind of liked '27 Dresses'.)

In 'Bride Wars,' we've got not one wedding but two, when bestest friends (played by Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson) wind up booking their dream nuptials on the exact same day. Oh no they didn't!

Hathaway and Hudson will be sitting down for our Unscripted interview series this weekend, and we can't decide whether we want their claws to be out or in. Either way, we need your questions to make it happen. Curious about bridal brouhahas, Hathaway's potential Oscar nomination (for her role in 'Rachel Getting Married') or Hudson's seemingly magical ability to charm the life out of us?

Submit your question in the comments section by Wednesday, December 3, and be sure to include your first name and where you live. Then check back here on January 5 to see if your question made the cut. Good luck!

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Ask 'Bedtime Stories' Stars Adam Sandler and Keri Russell a Question

Patricia Chui — 2008-12-02T15:27:00+00:00

Filed under: Unscripted

Let Adam Sandler and Keri Russell tell you a story.

Oh, doesn't it seem like just yesterday that Adam Sandler and Keri Russell were TV stars, on 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Felicity' (respectively)?

And now Sandler is a big-time movie star with the golden touch, and Russell is well on her way (raise your hand if you think the Oscars robbed her of a nomination for 'Waitress').

Both are starring in the upcoming 'Bedtime Stories' (opening on Christmas Day), in which the extravagant tales that Sandler tells his niece and nephew start to come true. Good thing they're not horror stories, I guess.

Sandler and Russell have signed up for Moviefone's Unscripted interview series, in which they'll ask each other questions submitted by fans. You know what to do. Submit your question by Friday, December 5, in the comments section below, and be sure to include your first name and the city where you live. Then check back here on December 22 to see if your question made the cut. Good luck!

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Movie News Daily: Dec. 2, 2008

Thomas DiChiara — 2008-12-02T12:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Movie News

'Rachel' tops Spirit Award noms, LaBeouf gets a legal education and more.

Anne Hathaway bolstered her Oscar chances today by snagging an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her turn in 'Rachel Getting Married.' 'Rachel,' 'Frozen River' and 'Ballast' led the way with six nominations each.

Meanwhile, Shia LaBeouf signed on to star in the adaptation of John Grisham's latest legal thriller, and 'Kung Fu Panda' got a leg up on its animated Oscar competition by snagging 17 Annie nominations.

Get all this news and more right here, trimmed of all the excess fat and ready for you to wolf down in tasty, easily digestible bites.

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Exclusive 'Dark Knight' Widget

Kevin Polowy — 2008-12-01T18:00:00+00:00

Filed under: DVDs

Prepare for the Batman and Joker's arrival on DVD this month.

Moviegoer hysteria over 'The Dark Knight' -- the biggest box office hit since 'Titanic' -- may have finally calmed when summer turned to fall.

But expect a second wave of Bat-demonium when 'Dark Knight' hits DVD and Blu-ray on December 9 (and a third when Warner Bros. re-releases the movie in theaters for a January Oscar push).

Count down the days until 'Dark Knight' can be yours, all yours with this exclusive widget, which includes a countdown and video, and updates daily with new "Joker Challenge" games. Enjoy Bat fans: You can snag it too, after the jump.

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SnagFilm Pick of the Week: 'India's Hidden Plague'

Anthony Colarusso — 2008-12-01T15:00:00+00:00

Filed under: SnagFilms

Ashley Judd travels from Hollywood to Bollywood to help fight AIDS.

Sixty-two million people have been affected by the AIDS/HIV virus epidemic that is running rampant across the globe. Yet it's difficult for relief efforts to zero in on each of the world's locales that are so desperately in need of funding to fight the disease.

In 'India's Hidden Plague,' actress Ashley Judd travels from Hollywood to Mumbai (home of Bollywood) to help bring relief to one of many such countries. Without much press and media coverage, India is left to fend for itself against the virus that causes over 120,000 staggering new cases reported each year.

In honor of World Aids Day, check out a documentary that brings the global fight against AIDS to the forefront. Watch the film in full, or snag it onto your own site, from SnagFilms.com.

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Exclusive Clip from 'Seven Pounds'

Kevin Polowy — 2008-12-01T14:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Clip of the Day

Will Smith meets the rarest of breeds: a vegetarian dog.

As we noted last week in spotlighting the trailer for the upcoming Will Smith drama 'Seven Pounds,' the plot details for this one have been kept pretty tightly under wraps.

What we can gather about Smith's IRS agent who aids seven strangers for some mysterious reason in this exclusive clip? He likes to arrive unannounced and corrupt dogs.

Smith appears in the backyard of one of those strangers (Rosario Dawson, getting career-best buzz) and plays with her pup -- who Dawson informs him is a strict herbivore. Not by choice though, apparently.

'Seven Pounds' opens everywhere December 19.

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Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time

Moviefone Staff — 2008-12-01T06:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Top 25

'Terminator'... 'Alien'...'Empire Strikes Back'... Where do they rank?

Movies have long been at the forefront of space exploration, whether it's with alien encounters, time travel or just toying with way-cool technology.

So when we sat down to compile our list of the best sci-fi movies of all time, we looked all the way back to the classics ('Forbidden Planet'), to the movies that defined their times ('2001: Space Odessey') and our childhoods ('Star Wars').

It was one small step for Moviefone, one giant leap for movie lovers. Join us as we count down the 25 best sci-fi films of all time.

BEST SCI-FI MOVIES

Top 25 Sci-Fi Movies

Movies have long been at the forefront of space exploration, whether it's with alien encounters, time travel or just toying with way-cool technology. So when we sat down to compile our list of the best sci-fi movies of all time, we looked all the way back to the classics ('Forbidden Planet'), to the movies that defined their times ('2001: Space Odessey') and our childhoods ('Star Wars'). It was one small step for Moviefone, one giant leap for movie lovers. Join us as we count down the 25 best sci-fi films of all time. -- By Ed Tahaney

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25. 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977)

Steven Spielberg's first nomination for Best Director finds him in truly terrific form examining all the urban legends of visiting aliens and flying saucers, grounded in the story of the everyman who longs for something outside of his suburban life. This one only gets better with age, and mashed potatoes will never look the same.

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24. 'Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan' (1982)

Ricardo Montalban reprises his role from a 1967 episode of the TV series, 'Space Seed,' as Khan Noonien Singh, exiled by Kirk and now back for his revenge. Too bad the rest of the film series never came close to being as good as this tale of vengeance that ends with the death of (spoiler alert!) Spock. Will the JJ Abrams prequel deliver a film that can live up to it? No pressure, but Trekkers can only hope. --By Ed Tahaney

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23. 'It Came From Outer Space' (1953)

A young astronomer watches a meteor crash that turns out to be a spaceship smashing into the sand. Folks who went to gawk at the spectacle returned oddly transformed. This eerie sci-fi flick was the first to introduce shape-shifting aliens as a plot device and the Arizona desert as a home base for UFOs. The 3-D movie won a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer Barbara Rush.

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22. 'Galaxy Quest' (1999)

By far one of the best sci-fi sendups ever. Tim Allen stars as a Captain Kirk-esque actor expected to save real aliens from their galactic fate (adding to the fun is the echoes of similarity to his Buzz Lightyear character). With funny performances by Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub (Monk) and the always sublime Alan Rickman. Never give up, never surrender.

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21. 'Robocop' (1982)

Who knew Red (Kurtwood Smith) from 'That 70's Show' was such a bad ass? But the real star of this tale is Peter Weller as Murphy, a great cop made better -- with a little tinkering and some spare parts. Director Paul Verhoeven's tale of a crime-ridden future Detroit is sci-fi at its most cynical ... and entertaining. Part man. Part machine. All good.

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20. 'Tron' (1982)

Before cell phones and iPods and computers you could slip in your bag, PCs were the size of big-screen TVs with a fraction of the power of your kid's laptop. This film's hero was a hacker (Jeff Bridges) who gets sucked into his machine to do battle with a main frame. It's like 'Spartacus' for early computer geeks. 'Tron' mixed live action and animation and had some cool effects for its time, even if we didn't know what the heck RAM was. It also won an Oscar for Best Costume Design. Byte on that.

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19. '12 Monkeys' (1995)

Terry Gilliam's mind-bending film was inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short, 'La Jetee,' which brilliantly captured a dark dystopian future world that falls back unto itself in a twisted tale of time travel and lost hopes. In a post-apocalyptic future a few survivors live underground to avoid a deadly virus, while Bruce Willis is sent back in time to try and save the future from a crazy Brad Pitt and his cohorts. Best line: "There's no right, there's no wrong, there's only popular opinion."

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18. 'Soylent Green' (1983)

Beware of the Soylent Green wafers. Soylent Green is well, we don't want to give away the secret ingredient if you don't already know, but let's just say some of us still avoid eating soy products to this day. Charlton Heston plays a New York cop, circa 2022, trying to beat the heat and synthetic foods. Edward G. Robinson, who was almost totally deaf during the production, was Heston's roommate who helps his pal figure out what the heck they are really eating.

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17. 'Brazil' (1985)

A box office bomb that was heaped with praise by critics at the time of its release, even winning the Best Picture honors at the Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, Terry Gilliam's trippy flick has aged well ... unlike Katherine Helmond's character, who goes to ridiculous lengths to remain youthful. Smart, dream-like, twisted, constantly entertaining and visually ravishing -- this take on the Orwellian nightmares of a humble office drone continues to amaze audiences. Just goes to show you that critics can be right sometimes. Really.

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Movie News Daily

Thomas DiChiara — 2008-12-01T06:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Movie News

'Benjamin' gets raves, 'New Moon' rises and more.

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' doesn't open until Dec. 25, but Christmas is coming early for Brad Pitt, who's already earning career-best reviews for his turn as a man who ages backwards.

Also of note: Two 'Cheers' stars will reunite on the big screen, the 'Twilight' sequel has a start date and more ...

Get the latest movie news right here, trimmed of all the excess fat and ready for you to wolf down in tasty, easily digestible bites.

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Movie Scoop in Bite-Sized Form

'Rachel' Scores Six Spirit Award Nominations
'Rachel Getting Married,' 'Frozen River' and 'Ballast' earned six nominations each -- including nods for best feature and best lead actress (Anne Hathaway, Melissa Leo and Tarra Riggs, respectively) -- at the 24th Annual Spirit Awards, which honor the best independent films. The nod for Hathaway further cements her chances at an Oscar nomination this January. See the full list of nominees on Variety. (Dec. 2)

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LaBeouf to Be 'The Associate'
Shia LaBeouf is set to star in the movie adaptation of John Grisham's upcoming legal thriller 'The Associate,' Variety reports. The book, which will be published in January, revolves around a Yale Law student (LaBeouf) who's manipulated into taking a job at a prestige law firm and given privileged information about a multibillion-dollar lawsuit. (Dec. 2)

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'Kung Fu Panda' Leads Annie Noms
'Kung Fu Panda' roundhouse-kicked it's animated competition, scoring a whopping 17 Annie nominations. With more nominations than top competitors 'Wall*E,' 'Bolt' and 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,' 'Panda' now seems the favorite for the Best Animated Feature Oscar. The winners of the Annies, which honor excellence in animated motion pictures, will be announced on Jan. 30.See the full list of nominees on Variety. (Dec. 2)

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Crowe WILL Play Two Roles in 'Nottingham'
Turns out rumors that Russell Crowe will play both the Sheriff of Nottingham and his arch nemesis Robin Hood in Ridley Scott's 'Nottingham' are (kind of) true. Producer Brian Grazer tells MTV.com that Crowe's Robin Hood will assume the identity of Nottingham when (spoiler alert!) the villainous Sheriff bites the big one in an early battle scene. (Dec. 2)

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Nicole Kidman Not Quitting the Biz
Though Nicole Kidman recently said she might drop acting to become a full-time mom, the 'Australia' star now says she "wants to keep telling some beautiful stories," AFP reports. That said, Kidman confesses, "A lot of me is about just getting to my family." (Dec. 2)

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Del Toro to Remake 'The Witches'
A new adaptation of Roald Dahl's ('Charlie and the Chocolate Factory') 'The Witches' -- about a coven of witches out to rid the world of children -- has been in the works since 2006. Now, Empire breaks the news that Guillermo del Toro, already on board as the screenwriter, will also direct. As far as changes from the 1990 film version, this one will be done completely in stop-motion animation ... and it won't sugarcoat the body count. (Dec. 2)

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'Benjamin Button' Getting Early Raves
The first reviews of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' which stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse, are rolling in -- and they're nothing short of glowing. Variety calls the film "a richly satisfying serving of deep-dish Hollywood storytelling," while The Hollywood Reporter raves that it's "superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date." Consider us curious. (Dec. 1)

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'Twilight' Sequel to Film This Spring
In a Nov. 28 radio interview with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM, Kristen Stewart (aka Bella Swan) revealed that the recently greenlit 'Twilight' sequel 'New Moon' is set to begin filming in March 2009 ... and it will likely feature location shoots in Italy. Fanpires, rejoice! (Dec. 1)

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'Fame' Remake Adds Famous People
Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth, who famously played a divorced couple on 'Cheers' and 'Frasier,' are reuniting for 'Fame,' Variety reports. The remake of the hit 1980 movie about the singing, dancing, acting, instrument-playing students at the New York City High School of Performing Arts has also tapped Megan Mullally, Debbie Allen and Charles S. Dutton to play instructors/supervisors at the school. (Dec. 1)

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HBO's 'Rome' Headed for Big Screen?
Bruno Heller, the creator of CBS's current hit 'The Mentalist' and HBO's prematurely canceled sword-and-sandals series 'Rome,' is looking to gain some closure on the latter series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Heller is considering a movie version of 'Rome' to tie up some loose ends. The only problem: His main character Lucius (Kevin McKidd, pictured) seemingly met his maker in the finale. Oops. (Dec. 1)

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Ask 'Yes Man' Stars Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel a Question

Patricia Chui — 2008-11-28T20:17:00+00:00

Filed under: Unscripted

Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel say "yes" -- to your questions.

Jim Carrey came to fame as a comic actor with uncanny mugging skills; but he had some acting chops, too, and in recent years he's been concentrating on more serious stuff.

Well, here's one thing we have to be thankful for this holiday season: Carrey's coming back to comedy with 'Yes Man,' in which he plays a formerly Negative Nellie who, after taking a self-help course, begins saying "yes" to everything. His new approach to life starts having terrific consequences -- but can he handle the power of yes?

Carrey's co-star in 'Yes Man' is the adorable Zooey Deschanel, who knows a thing or two about playing straight girl to a comic wild card (see: Will Ferrell, 'Elf').

Carrey and Deschanel will be getting together for our world-famous (well, it's famous to us, anyway) Unscripted series on Wednesday, December 3. You supply the questions, they supply the hilarious answers. But how can they do that if you don't put your fingers to the keyboard and ask something?

Submit your question by December 2 to be considered for inclusion, and please include your first name and the city where you live. Then check back here on Monday, December 15, to see if your question made the cut. Good luck!

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Exclusive: New 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Images

Maggie Furlong — 2008-11-28T06:00:00+00:00

Filed under: Images

We've got nine new pictures from this highly anticpated February release.

In need of a little retail therapy? You've never met a pro shopper quite like Rebecca Bloomwood (played by Isla Fisher), the card-charging, debt-ridden heroine of 'Confessions of a Shopaholic.'

Based on Sophie Kinsella's bestselling series of books, 'Shopaholic' follows one super-consumer on her journey to becoming financially responsible.

Moviefone presents nine exclusive photos from the movie, opening February 13.

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