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Glee cast, producers hold private memorial for Cory Monteith
Glee cast, crew and producers have held a private memorial for star Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob who died this month from an overdose of heroin and alcohol. Fox Television said in a statement that Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy and Monteith’s co-star and girlfriend Lea Michele joined their colleagues “to share memories and music in an emotional celebration of the life of Cory Monteith.” Fox declined to provide additional details
Trailer: Smaug is unleashed
The trailer for the second Hobbit movie has been released, giving the first good look at the dragon Smaug. Wellington-made The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13
The beast Hobbit fans have waited for
The trailer for the second Hobbit movie has been released, giving the first good look at the dragon Smaug. Wellington-made The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released on December 13
Aldrin: Movie noisier than space really is
While Buzz Aldrin enjoys movies about space, he doesn’t always think the filmmakers get it right.
Fun to see baddies get their dues
OPINION: You don’t have to look far these days for tales of high-powered greed and corruption. So last night’s premiere episode of stylish action series Arrow (Wednesdays, 9.35pm, TV2) felt topical.
Jobs biopic facing problem
The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher has had its release delayed indefinitely, in a potentially misguided marketing move. If you’re yearning to watch Ashton Kutcher play with computers, you’re going to have to keep watching Two And A Half Men.
DiCaprio unconcerned by violence
Leonardo DiCaprio says filming violent scenes like in Django Unchained doesn’t deter him from wanting his movies to be great art. The bloody revenge film about slavery before the US Civil War has fuelled some of the debate about whether Hollywood shows too much on-screen violence.
Damon’s weighty role in comedy ‘The Informant!’
It could be Matt Damon’s most weighty role to date. The athletic Bourne star gained 30 pounds, as well as donning a false moustache and prosthetic nose, to look the part for his latest role as salary man whistle-blower, Mark Whitacre, in Steven Soderbergh’s comedy “The Informant!” Damon remembers Soderbergh describing the look he hoped Whitacre would have in the film as “doughy.” “He just said ‘doughy,'” Damon told CNN at the film’s North American premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this month
Scarlett Johansson extends invite to ‘Iron Man 2’ premiere
Next spring’s “Iron Man 2” premiere will be memorable not only for the stars of the film, but also for two lucky fans — thanks to cast member and Oxfam Ambassador Scarlett Johansson.