JuneBug Review Blog » News http://www.junebugreview.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:45:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Cougar Queen Kim Cattrall set to star in ‘Miss January’ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/cougar-queen-kim-cattrall-set-to-star-in-miss-january/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/cougar-queen-kim-cattrall-set-to-star-in-miss-january/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:40:32 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=422
By STEVE FIGUEROA

Let me cut straight to the point. Kim Cattrall is doing her best to undo the pigeonhole Sex in the City created by having her bare T&A in almost every episode. You gotta love HBO for that type of artistic freedom.

Common sense would dictate this was an attempt to balance viewership.  Cattrall’s nudity assisted in metaphorically handcuffing (to the couch) every sad, confused male spousal counterpart just looking to understand the psyche of the woman he failed miserably at sexually pleasing on a bi-weekly basis.

(deep breath)

Now, prior to film Bearden worked on short films and commercials. His short, The Raftman, won several Film Festival Awards and received top praise from the international film community. In fact, we took the pleasure of hunting it down. Check it out!

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]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/cougar-queen-kim-cattrall-set-to-star-in-miss-january/feed/ ‘Mamma Mia!’ still rolling overseas http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/mamma-mia-still-rolling-overseas/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/mamma-mia-still-rolling-overseas/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:52 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=416 Forget the fanboys and their comic-book movies, it’s time to hail a long-neglected fan base — the fan moms and mature women who kept “Mamma Mia!” on top in the international market for the fifth week in a row. One woman in Germany is reported to have seen the feelgood movie more than 70 times. Thanks to a top-of-the-market bow in Italy ($2.6 million from 276 screens) and strong holdovers, the mother-daughter relationship story set to the music of ABBA pulled in $13.6 million over the weekend from 4,173 dates in 44 territories, lifting its foreign gross to $377 million. The Meryl Streep starrer, off just 14% from last weekend, held the No. 4 slot at the U.K. boxoffice in its 13th weekend, reaching a market gross of $123.2 million. The film, with eight more offshore openings to come, is 2008’s highest-grossing film in 11 countries and among the top 5 of all time in these markets, according to Universal. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/mamma-mia-still-rolling-overseas/feed/ ‘Beverly Hills Chihuahua’ Claims Best In Show At Box Office http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/beverly-hills-chihuahua-claims-best-in-show-at-box-office/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/beverly-hills-chihuahua-claims-best-in-show-at-box-office/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:03:34 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=414 Starring the voice talents of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez and Andy Garcia, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” won the weekend box office by a hefty margin, proving that we should all be concerned about the fate of the world. The film that inspired its own star to call it “the most annoying [thing] you’ve ever witnessed in your life,” made $29 million. Cue the famine, pestilence, etc. In second place, “Eagle Eye” fell just short of 40 percent in its second weekend. The D.J. Caruso-directed, Shia LaBeouf-starring thriller made $17.7 million in frame number two, bringing its overall gross to $54.6 million. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/beverly-hills-chihuahua-claims-best-in-show-at-box-office/feed/ Yogi, Boo-Boo headed to big time http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/yogi-boo-boo-headed-to-big-time/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/yogi-boo-boo-headed-to-big-time/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:52:45 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=412 NEW YORK — Warner Bros. is taking a trip to Jellystone Park. The studio is developing a feature version of “Yogi Bear,” the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon, and “Surf’s Up” co-helmer/co-writer Ash Brannon is attached to direct. Endeavor-repped Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia, who exec produced “That ’70s Show” and are writing the feature “Tooth Fairy” for Fox, are penning the screenplay. Donald De Line is producing via his De Line Pictures; Karen Rosenfelt is also producing, with Jon Berg overseeing for Warners. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/yogi-boo-boo-headed-to-big-time/feed/ “Kung Fu Panda” sequel set for 2011 http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/kung-fu-panda-sequel-set-for-2011/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/kung-fu-panda-sequel-set-for-2011/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:44:47 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=410 Panda-ing to fans, DreamWorks Animation has officially confirmed that a sequel to its animated hit “Kung Fu Panda” is in the works and has set a release date of June 3, 2011. The film, which will reunite Jack Black, as kung fu fan Po, Angelina Jolie and other members of the original voice cast, will be released in 3-D — the new standard for all DreamWorks Animation movies starting next year — on regular and Imax screens worldwide. The 2011 date means that “Panda” will be sharing the summer box-office schedule with Disney/Pixar’s “Cars 2,” which Disney moved last week from a 2012 release to summer 2011. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/kung-fu-panda-sequel-set-for-2011/feed/ Jack Black back with ‘Panda’ writers http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/jack-black-back-with-panda-writers/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/jack-black-back-with-panda-writers/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:45:55 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=406 Jack Black is reuniting with “Kung Fu Panda” writers Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger for an untitled live-action action comedy at Universal. Black will produce with his Electric Dynamite partner Ben Cooley. A sort of comedic “The Bourne Identity,” the story sees Black as an American who finds himself washed up the shores of Cuba with no idea of who he is and how he got there. He comes to the conclusion that he must be a superspy, though in reality he is far from one. “On the other hand,” Berger said, “if he did turn out to be a superspy, this wouldn’t be a ‘comedic Bourne Identity,’ but just ‘The Bourne Identity,’ and apparently Universal has already made that movie, several times.” Universal picked up the project as a pitch in a seven-figure deal. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/jack-black-back-with-panda-writers/feed/ Spike Lee film angers Italy’s surviving partisans http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/spike-lee-film-angers-italys-surviving-partisans/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/spike-lee-film-angers-italys-surviving-partisans/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:39:06 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=404 Film director Spike Lee has set off a storm in Italy with a movie about black American soldiers fighting alongside Italian partisans in World War Two. Surviving members of the resistance to the Nazi occupation of Italy have taken issue with “Miracle at St. Anna” ahead of the film’s Italian release on Friday, distributing protest flyers and accusing Lee of distorting history. Lee has said he wanted to set the record straight about the role played by black U.S. soldiers in the war. The film is based on a novel by James McBride and focuses on the all-black 92nd Buffalo Division which helped liberate Italy in 1944-45. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/10/spike-lee-film-angers-italys-surviving-partisans/feed/ ‘Eagle Eye’ soars to No. 1 at box office with $29M http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/eagle-eye-soars-to-no-1-at-box-office-with-29m/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/eagle-eye-soars-to-no-1-at-box-office-with-29m/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:40:43 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=398 Shia LaBeouf’s conspiracy thriller “Eagle Eye” debuted at the top of the weekend box office with $29.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Paramount-DreamWorks release was the second No. 1 premiere for LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso, who also teamed on 2007’s hit “Disturbia.” Opening in second place with $13.6 million was another reunion, the Warner Bros.  . . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/eagle-eye-soars-to-no-1-at-box-office-with-29m/feed/ Actor Paul Newman dies at 83 http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/actor-paul-newman-dies-at-83/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/actor-paul-newman-dies-at-83/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:17:03 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=390 Paul Newman, who combined Method training with matinee idol looks to become the personification of the cool ’60s rebel in such iconic roles as the reckless Hud, the defiant Cool Hand Luke and the hotshot Butch Cassidy, died Friday. Surrounded by friends and family, including his wife, Joanne Woodward, the actor and philanthropist passed away at his farmhouse home near Wesport, Conn., after a long battle with cancer. He was 83. In a film career that spanned nearly six decades, Newman received seven Oscar nominations before he was finally presented with an Honorary Oscar in 1986 “in recognition of his many and memorable and compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft.”. . . Read More

]]> http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/actor-paul-newman-dies-at-83/feed/ Rachel McAdams joins ‘Sherlock Holmes’ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/rachel-mcadams-joins-sherlock-holmes/ http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/2008/09/rachel-mcadams-joins-sherlock-holmes/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:47:36 +0000 admin http://www.junebugreview.com/blog/?p=388 Rachel McAdams will star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in “Sherlock Holmes,” a reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s supersleuth that Guy Ritchie is directing for Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow. The movie, which will begin shooting next month, takes its cue from a forthcoming comic book that producer Lionel Wigram wrote as a selling tool for a new take on the classic character. The concept sees Holmes as more adventurous and less stuffy than previous screen incarnations and mines more obscure character traits. Downey will play Holmes while Mark Strong (”RocknRolla”) plays the main villain, Blackwood. Jude Law is portraying Holmes’ colleague Watson. ...Read More

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