LOS ANGELES — “LOL” was supposed to represent a big step for Miley Cyrus’ movie career as she attempts to mature beyond her saccharine sweet image as Disney’s Hannah Montana.
Instead, it has turned into a tough lesson about how quickly a Hollywood studio can fall out of love with a movie.
An English-language adaptation of the hit...
MINNEAPOLIS — From lethal Lara Croft of “Tomb Raider” to marauding Beatrix Kiddo of “Kill Bill,” pop culture has provided plenty of action figures with Barbie-doll forms.
But “The Hunger Games” might be a game changer, giving audiences the first megahit fantasy series led by a character whose soul is as important as her survival skills...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Gina Carano is the 29-year-old daughter of a former backup quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and a cheerleader-pretty mom. And those two ends of the gene pool have been having a knock-down drag-out fight in her from the get-go.
“Growing up, I was a big ‘Pride & Prejudice’ fan,” she says. “But I kind of got into ‘True...
Actress Rooney Mara comes from a mixed football family -- Pittsburgh Steelers on mom Kathleen’s side, New York Giants on dad Chris’ side -- but her families’ dealings with the press offered little preparation for the media blitz she’s experiencing for her role in “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” “It’s such a different world, I don’t think...
Films or collections worth giving this year:
—"Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Innovation." (Abrams Books, $50) Pamela Glintenkamp’s photo-laden coffee-table tome offers an exhaustive survey of the visual effects produced by the house that George Lucas built — and that’s responsible for some of the most iconic...
