New York firefighter Patrick Sullivan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) had no idea his seemingly idyllic life was about to go up in smoke - especially as the unwitting, second-hand recipient of advice from famed love expert and radio host Dr. Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman). One day he is a happy, go-lucky guy looking forward to a life with his soon-to-be-bride.  The next thing you know, his fiancée Sophia (Justina Machado) is seeking couples counseling on the radio from Dr. Lloyd.  The no-nonsense, ever practical Dr. Lloyd questions Sophia’s concept of romantic love and advises her to break their engagement, which she swiftly does.  But when Patrick and his computer-savvy neighbor decide to give Dr. Lloyd a taste of her own medicine and “accidentally” join them in holy matrimony - something that doesn’t go over too well with her fiancée (played by Colin Firth) — it isn’t long before they learn that sometimes even an expert in love needs a second opinion…

Check out “The Accidental Husband” trailer at YouTube.

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 I am sorry to hear that Javier Bardem has left the “Nine” and will not take on the lead role of Guido Contini in the musical that Rob Marshall is directing.

The musical focuses on Contini, a film director who experiences personal and creative crisis trying to balance all the women in his life.

Though it’s been clearly reported that Bardem loved the script and the idea of working with Marshall, he pulled out because he is exhausted from work and awards season, and will take as long as a year to recharge his batteries. Wow!

The rest of the cast is hanging in there: Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Sophia Loren. Also, Nicole Kidman and Judi Dench are in negotiations to join the rest of the cast soon.  

According to Variety, Bardem was ready to make the film late last year, but “Nine” got postponed, along with several other high profile projects, because it needed refinements to the Michael Tolkin script that weren’t possible because of the writer’s strike.

Bardem will next be seen in Woody Allen-directed “Vicky Christina Barcelona,” which debuts  at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Hitting theaters June 6th is First Look Studios’ “Miss Conception”, a romantic comedy starring Heather Graham. In the film, Graham plays the role of Georgina Scott, a 33-year-old who sends her boyfriend Zak packing when she discovers that he doesn’t share her desire to have children. So Zak goes off to work on a documentary shoot, and hopes that in his absence Georgina will cool off.

However, Georgina discovers that early menopauses runs in her family, and drags her best friend Clem along with her to a specialist. Georgina learns that her baby making days are numbered, and enlists the help of Clem and another pal, Justin, to help her make the most of it. Franticly, Georgina explores her various options: sperm donors, night clubbers, funeral goers, and even a love-struck co-worker.

Also starring alongside Heather Graham in the film are Mia Kirschner, Tom Ellis, Will Mellor, and Orlando Seal.
Check out the trailer:

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Academy Award winning actress, Tilda Swinton,  is set to star in an Italian movie with director Luca Guadagino’s “Io sono l’amore” (I Am Love). The movie is a romantic drama where Swinton plays a foreign society matron in Milan. She falls for a young chef.

Guadagnino, whose previous credits include Swinton starrer “The Protagonists” and Sony’s “Melissa P.,” will start shooting the Italo-language film in Milan this summer. I wish I could go - Milan!

Guadagnino explained “L’amore” storyline to Variety, “the irreparable consequences brought about by love in a high-bourgeois family.”

Joining Swinton is Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher. More casting will take place.

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This is quite a plot, a little bit of “Risky Business” meets “The Babysitters Club.”

Shirley Lyner (Katherine Waterston) is a typical high school teen-she worries about her grades and the SAT’s; she wonders if her best friend’s step-brother likes her, she baby-sits a few nights to make some extra cash. Shirley even has a little crush on one of her new clients; the dad, Mr. Beltran (John Leguizamo), makes her blush when he comes to pick her up.

But when Mr. Beltran kisses Shirley before taking her home, Shirley kisses back. And the extra big tip Mr. Beltran gives Shirley on top of her babysitting fee feels less like a guilty payoff and more like a little of surge of electricity. So when Mr. Beltran’s friend wants to know if Shirley has any friends who can also “baby-sit”, Shirley sees a way she can make a quick twenty percent. Before long, Shirley realizes, the more girls she has “babysitting”, the bigger her college fund.

Unfortunately for Shirley, the seven deadly sins are deadly for a reason. Soon greed, envy, jealousy have Shirley caught up not in love, not even in lust, but in a high stakes game of commerce where the buying and selling may look like fun, but the consequences can be fatal.

A cautionary tale about the risky and unintended consequences of living out one’s fantasies, “The Babysitters” stars John Leguizamo (Michael Beltran), Katherine Waterston (Shirley), and Cynthia Nixon (Gail Beltran) and is written and directed by David Ross.

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Renee Zellweger is back in the headlines again for her appearance in “Leatherheads”, also starring George Clooney, and because her career was very much built on the success of “Bridget Jones’ Diary”, she can’t avoid being asked about it.  In a recent interview with “Stuff”, Zellweger was asked if she would like to revisit her Bridget Jones character again.

“If it worked into my life and if it was worthwhile and was interesting I would do it.  It rather depends on there being another book, of course,” said Renee.

Speaking further about the imaginary third movie, Renee talked about where she’d like to see the character go: “I would love her to go to Los Angeles and have a baby.  The hilarity in that would be boundless!”  Alrighty then!

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From the people who brought us “40 Year Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up”, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” isn’t just a romantic comedy.  It’s a rom-com of a different breed: a romantic disaster comedy.  Starring in the film are Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jack McBrayer, and Jonah Hill.  “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” hits theaters April 18th.

Universal Pictures has just launched a new blog for one of the characters, Peter.  You can check out Peter’s new blog about Sarah Marshall at www.ihatesarahmarshall.com to read all about his heartache and view his personal video dedications to Sarah.

There are also some new stills from the film, which you can check out here:

More after the break!

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Basketball spoof “Semi-Pro” starring Will Ferrell marks the final standalone New Line released from Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne’s. The comedy is a sure winning of this box office weekend even though it has an R rating.

The other big openers are targeted for the female crowd. “The Other Boleyn Girl,” period film starring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson as sisters hostile toward each other for the love of King Henry VIII.

The modern-day fairy tale “Penelope,” starring Christina Ricci, Reese Witherspoon and James McAvoy, which has been promoted extensively at Screenhead is the other big opener. The film is about a young heiress who is born with a pig nose. I am voting for “Penelope” to have the number one spot this weekend.

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Nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture — Winner of Best Music Score 

Winner of two Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture Drama 

Winner of two BAFTA Awards including Best Film 

“A crowning achievement. A ravishing romance” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone  

“Four Stars. A sweeping love story.” – Leah Rozen, People 

From the award-winning director of Pride and Prejudice comes a stunning, critically acclaimed epic story of love, betrayal, and all its consequences. When a young girl catches her sister in a passionate embrace with a childhood friend, her jealousy drives her to tell a lie that will irrevocably change the course of all their lives forever. Academy Award® nominee Keira Knightley and James McAvoy lead an all-star cast in the film critics are calling “the year’s best picture” (Thelma Adams, US Weekly).  

 BONUS FEATURES:

• Deleted Scenes

• Bringing the Past to Life: The Making of Atonement

• Watch the new become old as the filmmakers recreate the English Countryside of 1935, the famous Dunkirk evacuation and the drama of war torn WWII London.

• From Novel to Screen: Adapting a Classic  

• Once again director Joe Wright takes a classic period story and re-invigorates it for a new audience. Re-uniting the director, producer and star of PRIDE & PREJUDICE, we look at how Wright’s modern style of film-making brings these novels to life.

• Feature Commentary with Director Joe Wright

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Disney announced their 2009 schedule, which I will post soon. 

But, in the same piece I found out Disney changed the title to the next ‘High School” musical movie.

Disney renamed the hit-cable movie franchise, “High School Musical 3″ to “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.”

The theatrical release date is set for October 24, 2008 with, it looks like, all the same cast. I wonder what angst Troy and Gabriella will go through.  All kidding aside, I really like the franchise. The song and dance routines are great–a little over the top. That’s good old-fashion make believe.

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