http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/ Get all the latest Movies news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 4 Jul 2008 04:49:47 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/ Helen Hunt is an Academy Award winning actress who has found success on television the big screen and in the theatre. This week, with the release of Then She Found Me, she makes her movie directorial debut. Hunt came a very strong acting back ground as her father and uncle were directors and her grandmother a voice coach. She began her career as a ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Helen+Hunt+Profile-5723.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Helen+Hunt+Profile-5723.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:57:21 +0100 Movies - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Val Kilmer is going to be busy over the coming months as he signed on for Werner Herzog's Bad Lieutenant. He will be joining the already cast Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes, reuniting after their roles on Ghost Rider, in the remake of the 1992 movie. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Casting+News-5722.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Casting+News-5722.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:21:11 +0100 Movies As August looms the blockbuster summer is almost over so those who aren't fans of the CGI action flicks only a few more weeks left before it's all over for another year. But for those who can't get enough of the big budget picture there's a whole host of them coming your way in the coming weeks. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/August+Movies-5721.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/August+Movies-5721.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:00:41 +0100 Movies This week's must see movie is 2005 release Kiss Kiss Bang Bang which saw the first Shane Black script since 1998's Lethal Weapon 4 and his first time behind the camera as director. The film also saw the first major lead role for actor Robert Downey Jr as he made his come back to the big screen. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Must+See+Movies+Kiss+Kiss+Bang+Bang-5720.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Must+See+Movies+Kiss+Kiss+Bang+Bang-5720.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 10:04:41 +0100 Movies A life in the day of Lou Hanske sucks. Attacked by a bear, his car’s just been totaled on the way to work and then he loses his job, Lou thinks life can’t get much worse. Boy is he wrong when this down-on-his-luck lab technician is discovered by a cult that believe he is the chosen one. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Chose+One-5719.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Chose+One-5719.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:53:01 +0100 Movies Prince of Broadway is the story of Lucky and Levon, two men whose lives converge in the underbelly of New York's wholesale fashion district. Lucky, an illegal immigrant from Ghana, makes ends meet by soliciting shoppers on the street with knock-off brand merchandise. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Prince+of+Broadway-5718.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Prince+of+Broadway-5718.html Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:52:06 +0100 Movies Like French and Russian cinema the Spanish film industry has been enjoying major success in recent years with both movies and their actors breaking into worldwide, in particular American, mainstream. Movies such as Pan's Labyrinth and The Orphanage and actors like Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have all broken into the American market and enjoyed major success there. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cinema+Around+the+World+Spain-5717.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Cinema+Around+the+World+Spain-5717.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:52:27 +0100 Movies This weeks sees Dreamworks' domination of the animation section of the movie market continue with the release of Kung Fu Panda, which the company hope will enjoy Shrek-like success. And later this summer Pixar, Dreamworks' biggest rival and the leader of quality animation in recent years, release their new project Wall-E, which has already topped the American box office. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Alternate+Animation-5716.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Alternate+Animation-5716.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:03:10 +0100 Movies In the space of just six movies, albeit spanning sixteen years Quentin Tarantino has become one of the most popular and controversial directors. Born in Knoxville Tarantino worked in a video rental store, after studying acting at the Boston Theatre Company, and spent all his days discussing movies with his customers rather than making them. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Greatest+Directors++Quentin+Tarantino-5715.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Greatest+Directors++Quentin+Tarantino-5715.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:04:57 +0100 Movies Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books, reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another o... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Tale+of+Despereaux-5714.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Tale+of+Despereaux-5714.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:52:06 +0100 Movies "August" is the story of two brothers, Tom and Joshua Sterling (Josh Hartnett and Adam Scott) whose Internet start-up, Landshark, is as hot as a New York City summer – only this is the summer of 2001, their company is in lock up, its stock price is plunging and, in a few weeks, the world will change forever. For now Tom continues the hedonistic li... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/August-5713.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/August-5713.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:51:07 +0100 Movies Inept Salman (Scott Prendergast) comes to help his sister-in-law (Lisa Kudrow) tend to her homicidal toddlers while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must take a humiliating job as a giant blue corporate mascot to help make ends meet and hold the family together. Packed with a parade of delightful comedy character actors, "Kabluey... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Kabluey-5712.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Kabluey-5712.html Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:49:47 +0100 Movies Jack Black has become one of Hollywood's most recognised faces since he broke through in 2000 with High Fidelity. Since then the actor and musician has enjoyed major success at the box office, as well as some failures, and returns this week with Dreamworks' animation picture Kung Fu Panda. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Changing+Faces+of+Jack+Black-5711.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/The+Changing+Faces+of+Jack+Black-5711.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:47:12 +0100 Movies "Somers Town" is an area between Euston Station and St Pancras and in this story it's also the place where two teenagers who are both newcomers to London meet for the first time. Tomo, (Thomas Turgoose) a track suited midlands lad is a runaway from Nottingham and after his first night in London he finds himself battered, bruised and hungry with no... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Somers+Town-5710.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Somers+Town-5710.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:36:41 +0100 Movies From Vipul Shah & Anees Bazmee, the hit makers of 'Namastey London', 'Waqt', 'No Entry' and 'Welcome', 'Singh Is Kinng' is a whopper of an action comedy about an adorable bumpkin from Punjab who ends up in Australia in a zany situation that he had never imagined! Lakhan Singh aka Lucky (Sonu Sood) is the 'king' of the Australian underworld accompa... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Singh+is+King-5709.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Singh+is+King-5709.html Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:35:46 +0100 Movies Since 1979 Miramax Films, founded by Weinstein brothers Bob and Harvey, championed the independent movies that were being ignored by the bigger studios. And in nearly thirty years the company has produced and distributed movies that have enjoyed both critical and commercial success. FemaleFirst looks over Miramax's back catalogue to film their to ten movies. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Best+of+Miramax+Part+1-5708.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Best+of+Miramax+Part+1-5708.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:46:51 +0100 Movies In the second part of our Best of Miramax we take at look at the top five movies produced or distributed by the Weinstein's Miramax Films. 5. Shakespeare In Love It is the summer of 1593, and the rising young star of London's theatre scene, Will Shakespeare, faces a scourge like no other: a paralysing bout of writer's block. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Best+of+Miramax+Part+2-5707.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Best+of+Miramax+Part+2-5707.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:45:33 +0100 Movies Miramax Films is a film production and distribution company that was set up by producer siblings Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 1979. Named after their parents Max and Miriam the company was created to distribute and promote independent movies that were being overlooked by the major studios of the eighties. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Behind+the+Name+Miramax+Films-5706.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Behind+the+Name+Miramax+Films-5706.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:32:09 +0100 Movies Unlike many actors Jason Bateman has made the successful transition from award winning television star to big screen actor with hit movies such as The Kingdom, Juno and new film Hancock. Bateman began his acting career in 1981 on popular show Little House on the Prairie as James Cooper Ingalls. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/One+to+Watch+Jason+Bateman-5705.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/One+to+Watch+Jason+Bateman-5705.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:49:34 +0100 Movies Edward Norton and Colin Farrell star in "Pride and Glory," an authentic, gritty and emotional portrait of the New York City Police Department. The film follows a multi-generational police family whose moral code is tested when one of two sons on the force investigates an incendiary case involving his older brother and brother-in-law. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Pride+and+Glory-5704.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/Pride+and+Glory-5704.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:46:39 +0100 Movies