Highlights
Shia LaBeouf has transformed his Disney popularity into action star fame. Although he had small parts in various films and TV shows, most people became familiar with the actor in the Disney film "Holes" and TV show "Even Stevens." LaBeouf successfully transitioned out of the child star realm with the films "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and "Disturbia." Major blockbusters such as "Transformers" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" followed.
Shia LaBeouf has transformed his Disney popularity into action star fame. Although he had small parts in various films and TV shows, most people became familiar with the actor in the Disney film "Holes" and TV show "Even Stevens." LaBeouf successfully transitioned out of the child star realm with the films "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and "Disturbia." Major blockbusters such as "Transformers" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" followed.
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The big movies of 2009
rafer.guzman@newsday.comMaking up stories isn't easy, which is why Hollywood likes to find ones that already exist. That means 2009 is so far shaping up to be another year of adaptations, remakes, "reimaginings" and plain old sequels. Some are obvious, such as "New Moon," the...Tags: Cynthia Nixon, Alec Baldwin, Star Trek (movie), Stanley Kubrick, Seth Rogen
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Will Smith voted 2008's top moneymaking movie star
The Associated PressNo name on the marquee was more pleasing to theater owners in 2008 than Will Smith, according to a survey of movie exhibitors. Smith, star of "Hancock" and "Seven Pounds," was voted the star who generated the most box office revenue for theaters in an...Tags: Robert Downey Jr., Daniel Craig, Hancock (movie), Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (movie)
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Big Willy-style
Johnny Depp is out, and Will Smith is in--as the top money-making star of 2008, that is. According to Reuters, movie theater owners and film buyers voted for the "Seven Pounds" actor in the annual Quigley poll, a survey of industry insiders. In the poll'...Tags: Robert Downey Jr., Sidney Poitier, Harrison Ford, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp
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'Duchess' channels Lady Di
Tribune newspapers"The Duchess": The Keira Knightley vehicle "The Duchess" is the kind of bodice-ripping prestige picture in which the wigs are high, the powder is thick and the diction is perfect in that way common to historical romances about silently suffering souls....Tags: Paramount, Sony Corp., Diana, Princess of Wales, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, The Duchess (movie)
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Good questions for 2009—and beyond
1Forget about what the island on "Lost" is, where did it go? In the closing moments of "Lost's" rejuvenated (and strike-shortened) fourth season, island mastermind Benjamin Linus descended into the bowels of his magical tropical paradise and turned a...Tags: Al Pacino, The Godfather (movie), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), The White House, Eminem
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On DVD: Eagle Eye, The Duchess, Ghost Town and more
The Associated Press* Eagle Eye: Shia LaBeouf caps another big year with this hit action thriller about characters caught up in a Web of pervasive surveillance technology. After co-starring in the new Indiana Jones blockbuster, LaBeouf hooks up with Michelle Monaghan, the...Tags: People, Maria Bello, Michael Moore, Ralph Fiennes, Ghost Town (movie)
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New On DVD: Beethoven's Big Break, Towelhead, Baghead, Eagle Eye
Beethoven's Big Break Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2008 In dog years, the "Beethoven" franchise is 112 years old. (Remember that the big St. Bernard's first two enemies were pre-fame David Duchovny and Patricia Heaton?) The series has lasted...Tags: Paramount, Racism, Sony Corp., Universal Orlando, Diana, Princess of Wales
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New on DVD: 'The Duchess'
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[Paramount Home Video] Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes Directed by Saul Dibb. $29.98, Blu-ray $39.99. **](http://www.baltimoresun.com/media/alternatethumbnails/story/2008-12/44208030-23034846.jpg)
The Duchess
[Paramount Home Video] Starring Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes Directed by Saul Dibb. $29.98, Blu-ray $39.99. **
The Duchess, in stores Saturday, may be lovely to look at, but even Keira Knightley's best efforts can't shake up this...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Image Entertainment Incorporated, Diana, Princess of Wales, DreamWorks Animation SKG Incorporated, The Duchess (movie)
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'Batman'
Casting rumors are rampant about the next Batman film, focusing on names like Eddie Murphy, pictured, Shia LaBeouf and Rachel Weisz. Harry Knowles, who operates the influential site Ain't It Cool News, dismisses the rumors as phony attempts to generate...Tags: Batman, Mickey Rourke, Eddie Murphy
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The 2008 Image Index: winners and losers
Image is a slippery creature, and one month's style sensation is the next month's tasteless trend. For those keeping score, we offer the 2008 Image Index, a sliding scale of the people, places, ideas and trends that moved up -- and down -- the pop culture...Tags: Charlie Sheen, Popular Music, Therapies, Claudia Schiffer, Celebrity Mothers
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' Office' spinoff is only on paper
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I am a big fan of The Office. During the spring, NBC announced it would be producing a spinoff. I have not seen it listed anywhere. I am hoping it is not that horrible Kath & Kim. When might we see The Office spinoff? Has it...Tags: NBC, Gabriel Byrne, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Diana, Princess of Wales, Without a Trace (tv program)
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QUICK GUIDE: NEW ON DVD
THE DUCHESS (PG-13) PLOT The true story of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana Spencer Cavendish (Keira Knightley), the Princess Di of her era. EXTRAS Documentary featurette on Cavendish and the era that she came to define; interview with Amanda...Tags: Brad Pitt, Joel Coen, George Clooney, PG-13 Rated Movies, Ethan Coen
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