'Twilight' Beats Wednesday Opening of 'Four Christmases' To Lead Thanksgiving Box Office; 'Australia' Debuts Distant #7
THURSDAY EARLY AM: For this 5-day Thanksgiving holiday, it looks like Twilight and female tweens and teens will go together like turkey and pumpkin pie. It's too soon to call the weekend movie-wise based just on Wednesday's grosses. But the expected frontrunner, New Line/Warner Bros' sour Four Christmases, came in only No. 2 with $6M from 3,310 theaters behind $8M from 3,419 venues for Summit Entertainment's no-sex, no-violence, no-stars vampire romance that should spend another weekend No. 1. "All tho

An Arbitrary Guide To This (Holiday) Weekend’s New Releases
It’s not quite as crowded as last year’s Thanksgiving weekend, but between four new releases and a strong slate of holdovers, there should be something for everyone on one of the biggest movie-going weekends this side of the summer. For action fans, there’s Transporter 3 (assuming you’ve already seen Quantum of Solace), which should make for an entertaining if derivative shoot ‘em up. I’d probably be more excited to see this if it didn’t sound so much like Crank (s

Australia Bombs!!!!!!! Nicole is B.O. Poison
 Came in 7th place yesterdayBut the big surprise was the mere 7th place opening Wednesday of 20th Century Fox's sweeping period epic Australia with only $2.5M from 2,642 theaters. This means that Fox was right to predict only $13M for the 3-day weekend and $18M for the 5-day holiday. Rival studios who thought the pic could do $25M and finish No. 4 are quickly pronouncing the pic DOA with a debut like this. ("Fox wasn't lowballing. I guess they knew how bad it was. And with

Review: 'Australia' delights, but over indulges
AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire reviews the Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman epic 'Australia.' (Nov. 27)

Brand New AUSTRALIA Poster
I’m in Ohio right now, and the only thing I don’t like being in the east coast is the time difference, my body is not adjusting very well. Cross your finger so that I won’t fall sick. While I’m trying to rest a bit, here’s the new poster, via traileraddict, of the upcoming epic drama AUSTRALIA (click on the image to enlarge) starring two Aussie pride and joy, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Could this be in the same caliber as the classic film Casablanca? “Australia̶

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 27 (GUEST: Seth Gordon)
The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, Dave, Peter, Devindra, and Adam are joined by special guest director Seth Gordon to chat about The King of Kong, Four Christmases, and the art of filmmaking. Thanks

Twilight beats Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon in Four Christmases at b.o.
"It's too soon to call the weekend movie wise based just on Wednesday's grosses. But the expected frontrunner, Four Christmases, came in at #2 with $6 million. Twilight was #1 with $8 million. The surprise is that Australia was #7. www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com

Opening November 26: 'Four Christmases'
A couple run the Christmas Day gauntlet as they strain to visit their divorced parents' four separate households in this Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon comedy from New Line and Spyglass Entertainment. Continue summary

In Theaters This Week: Nov. 26, 2008
I love the holidays, because we don’t have to wait until Friday for the new movies to be released. They’re usually in theaters on Wednesday, which is ultra-cool. Here’s what’s new this week: Four Christmases. Grounded by bad weather, Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn end up in their worst nightmare - spending the holidays with their families. I love both of these actors, so even though I’ve heard not-all-good reviews of this movie, I’ll definitely be seeing it. [Gecko

Review: "Australia"
The players: Director: Baz Luhrmann, Writers: Stuart Beattie, Richard Flanagan, Ronald Harwood, Baz Luhrmann, Cast: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson Facts of interest: It took nine months to shoot "Australia." The plot: Nicole Kidman stars as an English aristocrat who travels to Australia to drive her inherited cattle to the town of Darwin. Helping her out is a stockman called Drover (Hugh Jackman). Our thoughts: Like it or not, Baz Luhrmann’s “Australi

MOVIE REVIEW: Australia
One who is allergic to the ordinary is OK in my books. Director Baz Luhrmann, who dazzled audiences with unexplored visuals in Moulin Rouge!, continues his streak with Australia, a big budget love film that has become archaistic these days. Big epics and costly productions for the adult crowd seem to have gone obsolete in recent years. All of that is about to change as Australia channels films like Gone with the Wind, Casablanca and African Queen.” Look at Luhrmann’s work, don’t see it.

Review: Australia
Director: Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet) Writer: Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie, Ronald Harwood and Richard Flanagan Producers: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman, G. Mac Brown Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running time: 165 min As the credits rolled for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, I struggled to remember whether I’d actually read an [...]

Michael Johns at Australia Movie Premiere
American Idol season 7 finalist, Michael Johns, was spotted on the red carpet at the premiere for the new movie Australia.  The film stars Michael’s fellow Aussie’s, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman and was directed by Baz Luhrmann.  I have zero intention of seeing this film since I really hated Moulin Rouge (Luhrmann directed and Kidman also starred in that).  Anyone going to see it? Anyway, Michael looked really good (didn’t he?!) and I’m glad he got out to support hi

Our Third Annual Thanksgiving Movie Guide is Here!
Every year, Hollywood releases a handful of movies on Thanksgiving week. Whether they're movies to take the whole family to or just pure entertainment, there's always a wide variety to choose from. To help tackle this year's line-up, our writer Marco Cerritos has put together a Thanksgiving Movie Guide. He made sure to see every last movie playing in theaters this week, even the bad ones, in order to provide you with a cinematic compass of sorts. If you're struggling to figure out what to see this weekend,

Hugh Jackman Talks Australia and Wolverine
As a matter of fact, I did get a copy. Fox was handing them out like door prizes at the press day for director Baz Luhrmann's long-awaited follow-up to Moulin Rouge, Australia, which co-stars Jackman and Nicole Kidman as well as a whole host of legendary Aussie actors. The tonally uneven, at times over-indulgent, always-lush love song to the titular country's spirit, national identity, and infamous outback will almost certainly divide audiences as surely as it's received pretty universal condemnation from c

Men Must Always Be Watchful
Newish one-sheets for a pair of major year-end releases came through yesterday -- the Australian-market poster for Baz Luhrman's Australia (which opens in Oz on Thursday, 11.13, according to the IMDB, preceding its Wednesday,11.26 U.S. release by 13 days) and a fresh image -- less communal, emphasis on Daniel Craig's studliness -- for Ed Zwick's Defiance (Paramount Vantage , 12.12). The latter was exclusively previewed late yesterday afternoon by Kris Tapley's In Contention. Ed Zwick's Defiance (Param

Reese Witherspoon laughs off Vaughn rift rumours
Actress Reese Witherspoon has laughed off reports of tensions between her and Vince Vaughn on the set of their festive film Four Holidays.

Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie et Kate Winslet... plus grandes actrices de l'année ?
C’est le dimanche 22 février 2009 que se déroulera la cérémonie des...

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman Dish ‘Australia’
Watch our video to hear what the native Aussies have to say about their new epic and Hugh’s recent honor — being named People’s Sexiest Man Alive! "You gotta be kidding me," Hugh says quoting his friends’ reaction to his sexy new title. "This should’ve gone to Clooney, Pitt, McConaughey, any of them. This is a joke. Hand it back."

Stars, director of 'Australia' happy to showcase their home country
It was hot and dusty during filming in one of the world's most remote locations. But Nicole Kidman says the prospect of a smooch with Hugh Jackman eased the troubles of working on "Australia."

Nicole Kidman Says It’s Strange to Have Teens
Nicole Kidman’s spent plenty of time gushing about newborn baby Sunday Rose, but don’t think she’s forgotten her other children. She says her adopted kids Isabella and Connor Cruise have given her a sneak peek at what’s to come. “It’s strange, but in a great way, to have teenagers,” she told the Calgary Herald. “For a period of time it’s secretive and then it’s not.” Nicole also notes that her children help her stay cool! “They keep me informed abou

3am: Picture: Nicole Kidman's greying hair is not to dye for
Nicole Kidman seems to have her eyes wide shut when it comes to hair grooming.

Nicole Kidman forse è diventata madre tardi
Bellissima a 41 anni, nonostante i primi segni del tempo, la super star Nicole Kidman, neo mamma della piccola Sunday Rose, ammette di aver paura di essere diventata madre tardi. In un’intervista confessione alla rivista Elle la signora Urban ha infatti ammesso “L’età avanzata amplifica tutte le emozioni. Verso Sunday Rose provo paura e dolore e quando la guardo, così piccola e indifesa, mi domando: che le succederà?”. Per Nicole l’amore per la piccola è doloroso, perché

No Title
Baz Luhrmann Reported to Direct WICKED Film IMDB.com is reporting that direct Baz Luhrmann has been sized to direct the feature film adaption of the Broadway hit WICKED. Winnie Holzman, who wrote the book for the musical is said to write the screenplay as well. Variety recently reported that the film was in its early development stages, and clearly the next step has been reached. No schedule for filming or production has been officially announced. Baz Luhrmann is an Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated Austra

Jackman's wife pleased with Kidman kiss
Hugh Jackman reveals that his wife was happy with the screen kiss he shared with Nicole Kidman.