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Fever Pitch
The latest offering from the wacky brothers Farrelly is a remake of the hilarious autobiography Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby (and the previously released movie of the same name starring Colin Firth). This time, it's Saturday Night Live's former golden boy Jimmy Fallon who stars as the man who can't decide whom he loves more: his girl (played by Drew Barrymore) or his team (the Boston Red Sox instead of England's Arsenal Football team). Will Drew make Jimmy choose? For details about the film, check out the official website.
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 The Ivy Chronicles
Michael Douglas's favourite wife is trading her Chicago dancing shoes for something a little more sensible (we hope). Catherine Zeta Jones has signed on to play the lead in the upcoming screen adaptation of Karen Quinn's novel The Ivy Chronicles. Based on the book, the movie features a former Wall Street high-flyer who, after losing her job and finding her husband in bed with the wife of her replacement, establishes a kindergarten referral service for well-heeled Manhattanites vying to get their tots into the country's choice schools. Jerry Weintraub of Ocean's 12 is set to produce and Warner Bros. will handle distribution. More details on the movie to come, but you can read more about the book right now.
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 The Lions of Al-Rassan
Penguin Canada is proud to announce that The Lions of Al-Rassan, by Guy Gavriel Kay, will be heading for cinematic glory. Currently being adapted for the screen, Guy Kay's novel is an historical fantasy set at the beginning of the Christian re-conquest of Moorish Spain. The story centres around a triangle formed among two warrior princes and a female doctor in the fictional locale of Al-Rassan. Kay alludes to the Crusades-era religious clashes among Jewish, Catholic, and Muslim factions, but he veils the faiths and introduces magical elements into the historical framework. Director Ed Zwick (of the Tom Cruise epic The Last Samurai) says of Guy Kay:
He has done something remarkable in imagining a very compelling world, which has some basis in history, and yet departs in a way that adds a kind of magical realism ... That is a blend I've never seen before and feels like a different way to approach an epic story.
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Because of Winn Dixie
Based on a children's novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn Dixie is the heartwarming story of a lonely girl, Opal Buloni, and an orphaned dog named Winn Dixie (after the supermarket in which he was found). Their unusual and powerful bond brings together a cast of eccentric characters from Naomi, Florida, the town to which Opal and her father have recently moved, and saves Opal's waning relationship with her father. For more details about the film, in theatres February 18, check out 20th Century Fox's official website. |
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5-Factor Fitness
Do you have a secret desire to look like your favourite film star? Who doesn't? But now you can actually do it with the help of fitness guru to the stars Harley Pasternak and his book Five Factor Fitness.Harley helped Halle Berry fit into her infamous catsuit for Catwoman as well as providing fitness advice to Christian Slater, Angela Bassett, rap sensation Eve, and Benjamin Bratt. Harley's secret: eat more and work out less. Sounds too good to be true, but it isn't! Read more about 5-Factor Fitness.
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