April 22, 2011
Total Recall: Reese Witherspoon's Best Movies
She's one of the highest-paid stars in Hollywood, with nearly 30 films to her credit and a lifetime box office gross total topping a billion dollars -- and this weekend, Reese Witherspoon will add to that impressive sum with Water for Elephants, the adaptation of Sara Gruen's bestselling novel about a circus veterinarian (Robert Pattinson) who falls in love with a performer (Witherspoon) married to the troupe's cruel animal trainer (Christoph Waltz). To celebrate her return to the big screen, we decided to dedicate this week's Total Recall to an appreciative look back at some of Reese's best-reviewed releases -- an admirably eclectic batch that includes some of the most successful films of the last 15 years. Which ones are your favorites?
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February 4, 2010
McG Heeds Fox's Call to War
McG is in talks with 20th Century Fox to direct Bradley Cooper and Reese Witherspoon in "This Means War," a romantic comedy about "two best friends, inseparable since childhood, who fall in love with the same woman."
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June 18, 2009
Reese Witherspoon Is Uni's Pharm Girl
Universal has picked up "Pharm Girl," a "comedy centering on one woman's odyssey through the drug industry" produced by Reese Witherspoon's Type A Productions. Witherspoon is attached to star.
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May 5, 2009
Stiller's Used Guys Starts Up Again
"Used Guys," the Ben Stiller/Jim Carrey project that famously died on the vine at Fox a few years ago, appears to be finding new life -- with Reese Witherspoon joining Stiller.
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March 26, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Monsters vs. Aliens Ready For Mighty Attack
Ginormica and her mutant pals look to seize control of the North American box office with the animated 3D adventure Monsters vs. Aliens which will try to overtake a group of not-always-fully-dressed superheroes for the biggest opening weekend of 2009. Two other new releases also hit the multiplexes on Friday, the spooky horror flick The Haunting in Connecticut and the cop actioner 12 Rounds, but will attract much smaller numbers. The overall marketplace is set to crush year-ago numbers putting an end to the back-to-back down weekends the industry just experienced.
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March 3, 2009
Alexander Payne Talks Trio Into Downsizing
Reese Witherspoon, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Paul Giamatti have signed on to star in "Downsizing," Alexander Payne's next film, about "a man low on money who decides he can have a much nicer life if he undergoes a process to shrink himself."
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December 12, 2008
Cameron Crowe's Next Project Delayed
Reese Witherspoon was supposed to be in Cameron Crowe's next movie, but as she tells Collider, it's been delayed -- and she'll be starring in James L. Brooks' upcoming project instead.
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November 26, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Vince & Reese Offer Holiday Cheer
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend sees a wide variety of films in the multiplexes giving all kinds of moviegoers something to see over the extended five-day session. Leading the trio of star-driven new releases opening on Wednesday is the holiday comedy Four Christmases which is joined by the historical epic Australia and the action entry Transporter 3.
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October 13, 2008
Details of Cameron Crowe's Latest Revealed
Has Cameron Crowe been watching a lot of "Joe vs. the Volcano"? Nick and James from Gone Elsewhere have gotten ahold of the screenplay for Crowe's next project, and the answer seems to be yes.
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September 16, 2008
Trailer Bulletin: Four Christmases
Think Christmas with your family is a drag? Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon will show you just how bad things can be in November's "Four Christmases" -- and you can take a look at the trailer now, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies.
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June 12, 2008
Eleven Notable R-Rated Debuts
With M. Night Shyamalan's first R-rated film set to reach screens this weekend, the Los Angeles Times has seen fit to look back on a list of other filmmakers and celebs' R-rated debuts.
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October 26, 2007
Apatow, Lasseter, Spielberg Among Top in Power List 2007
The movie biz loves its lists. While making countdowns of best-reviewed genre movies is our niche here at Rotten Tomatoes, categorizing human beings is a task we happily pass over to someone else. That's where Premiere Magazine comes in. They've just published the Power List 2007, their annual organized compendium of Hollywood's 50 most notable movers and shakers.
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October 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: 30 Days of Night Gets Halloween Started Early
Competition, or a lack of it, will be the deciding factor at the North American box office this weekend for the half-dozen new releases that studios are packing into already overcrowded multiplexes. With far too many films aiming for the same finite audience segment, some are sure to eat into the potential of others.
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September 7, 2007
Toronto Film Fest, Day 2: Reviews of Rendition and Alexandra
I mentioned yesterday I was expecting to post a Juno review, but I was also expecting for something at some point to go wrong. What went right: I saw Juno. What went wrong: I was rather underwhelmed. But don't take that as ill omen; I'm apparently a bad judge at these indie coming-of-age comedies.
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July 20, 2007
Wolverine Has a Director!
Fox has (finally) signed a director for their upcoming "Wolverine" spin-off, and the lucky helmer is ... Gavin Hood, whom you might know from the South African film "Tsotsi."
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December 1, 2006
Nicole Kidman Tops List of Richest Female Actors
There's just something about knowing who makes the most Hollywood money that's so darn interesting. And even though I don't really CARE how much cash Nicole Kidman makes per flick, that didn't stop me from reading through the whole list pretty quickly...
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September 25, 2006
Toronto Wrapup: Senh, Jen And Tim's Raves And Rants From The Festival
We saw some great movies, some of them big ("Babel") and some tiny ("The Patterns Trilogy"). We saw some interesting failures ("The Banquet") and some outright bombs ("All The King's Men"). We caught glimpses of big stars (Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, and Sean Penn, among others) and important directors (Brian De Palma, Paul Verhoeven, Darren Aronofsky, and John Waters). (Check the photo gallery for more.)
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April 26, 2006
Get Your Goofy MTV Movie Awards Noms Right Here
You thought the awards season ended with the Oscars? Please. MTV's just gearing up for their movie awards, which will be broadcast worldwide on June 8th -- but we have all the nominations listed just a click away. (Interesting to note that not only were Paris Hilton & Rob Schneider nominated for awards, but also that "Hustle & Flow" earned three noms -- a movie produced by "MTV Films.")
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March 6, 2006
The Day After The Oscars: A Recap
So, it's the day after the Oscars. You might be stinging from the upset wins of last night (Three 6 Mafia, Oscar-winners?? No acting honors for "Brokeback?"), or maybe you actually won the office pool by picking dark horse "Crash" for best pic. Either way, the 78th Annual Academy Awards show was a doozy.
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February 22, 2006
BAFTA Winners Announced!
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) held their annual awards presentation on February 21st, and they managed to dole out some love for an interesting variety of films and filmmakers -- most of which have been on the receiving end of other awards already, but they're good choices anyway, if it's me you're asking.
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January 31, 2006
2005 Oscar Nominations Are In!
Like most pathetic movie geeks, I was up at the crack of dawn (ok, 8:30am eastern time) to see how my nomination prediction ballot would measure up. (I was perfect on all 20 acting nods and all 10 screenwriting nods, but I erroneously predicted that "Walk the Line" would get nominated over "Capote" for Best Picture, and I picked Croneberg for director over Benett Miller.) Anyhow, here are the nominations for us to rant and rave about for the next five weeks...
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January 16, 2006
OFCS Announces Its '05 Winners
The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) cast their ballots over the holiday weekend in an effort to pick the group's favorite flicks from 2005, and I think we did a pretty solid job, all things considered.
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January 13, 2006
Ohio Film Critics Offer Up Their Year-End Picks
The film critics of Central Ohio have chimed in with their own year-end picks, and they came up with quite a few solid surprises, actually. How about "A History of Violence" as best film of the year?
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January 11, 2006
The "People's Choice" is Pure Idiocy
Whenever I share a new Top Ten List or Critic's Group Nomination list, I'm always extra careful to be fair and respectful of other peoples' opinions. But after seeing what the "People's Choice Awards" handed out for 2005's movies, I just can't contain myself. It's simply too hilarious.
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January 10, 2006
Broadcast Film Critics Dole Out Their Awards on National TV
The Broadcast Film Critics Association held their annual awards presentation live on The WB network, with plenty of mildly corny jokes, appreciative acceptance speeches, accolades galore, and even a few cool surprises. (Oh, and their favorite film overall was "Brokeback Mountain.")
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January 10, 2006
Online Film Critics Offer Their Annual Nominations
The OFCS, which is hosted right here at Rotten Tomatoes and (full disclosure) includes yours truly as a member, announced their year-end nominations yesterday ... and we hope you'll find a few solid surprises among the more familiar (yet obviously deserving) nominees. The winners will be announced on Monday the 16th.
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January 6, 2006
DGA & SAG Chime in with Their Nominations
Yesterday we got the year-end nominations from the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild, so simple logic dictates that today should bring news from the directors (DGA) and the actors (SAG). As always we thank Movie City News for divulging every single nomination on the planet.
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January 3, 2006
Chicago Critics Announce Their Nominations
Thanks to Movie City News for sharing the scoop on the Windy City critics and their favorite flicks of 2005.The Chicago film journalists will announce their year-end winners on January, 2006.
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December 21, 2005
Southeastern Critics Chime in With Their Picks
The 2005 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards announced their annual awards on Monday, Dec. 19, in Atlanta, Ga. Forty-two members in nine states (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia) voted in the 14th annual SEFCA poll.
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December 20, 2005
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards
December 19, 2005 -- DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS NAME ?BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN? BEST OF 2005. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the frontier romance BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN as the best film of 2005, according to the results of its 12th annual critics? poll.
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December 14, 2005
San Fran Crix Make Their Year-End Picks
SAN FRANCISCO -- The love story "Brokeback Mountain" won three major awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, from the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, the group announced Monday.
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December 13, 2005
Awards Season Gets Rolling with Crix Picks
If you're a fan of the late-year awards season, be sure to add Movie City News to your hit list, because they deliver some consistently excellent coverage. Mid-December is when most of the critics' groups start doling out their accolades, and so far we've gotten input from reviewers' groups in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington.
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December 12, 2005
BFCA Nominees Announced; "Brokeback" Leads Pack
The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its Critics Choice Awards, and "Brokeback Mountain," Ang Lee's revisionist western, leads the pack with eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor (Heath Ledger), Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), and Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams).
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November 18, 2005
New Clips from "Walk The Line!"
Before you check out the Certified Fresh Johnny Cash biopic, "Walk the Line," you can catch a peek at the film's highly-lauded and electric performances by watching eight movie clips, here.
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November 17, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Harry Potter," "Walk the Line" Both Certified Fre
This week's wide releases find us within both a goblet and a burnin' ring of fire. We've got legends, both fantastic ("Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire") and musical (the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line"). Will these heavily anticipated films generate warmth, or be scorched by the critics?
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September 26, 2005
Jodie's "Plan" -- Be #1 at the Weekend Box Office
Disney's airplane thriller "Flightplan" had little problem snagging the #1 spot at the weekend box office, but for the first time ever, two September releases managed to cross the $20 million mark in same frame. "Flightplan" hauled in an estimated $24.6 million, while Tim Burton's "The Corpse Bride" netted $20.1 million.
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September 19, 2005
Lotsa Pennies for "Heaven" at the Weekend Box Office
As expected, the Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy "Just Like Heaven" handily snagged the #1 spot at the weekend box office, grossing an estimated $16.5 million from 3,500 theaters. Based on the early returns from Ms. Witherspoon's last vehicle, "Sweet Home Alabama," the tally is seen as somewhat of a disappointment, but hey, first place is still first place.
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September 7, 2005
In Other News...Sharon Stone, Reese Witherspoon, and Jose Canseco
Firebrand actress Sharon Stone is lashing out over a lost role in an upcoming Lana Turner biopic -- a role reportedly handed to the much-younger Catherine Zeta-Jones. At 35, Zeta-Jones is more than a decade younger than the 47 year-old Stone; she'll be playing a 37 year-old Turner in the upcoming Stompanato, which recounts the 1958 murder of the blonde actress' boyfriend Johnny Stompanato by Turner's own daughter.
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August 24, 2005
In Other News...Scarlett Johansson and Michael Vartan
They've been fairly quiet for a few months now, but it appears that Hollywood's most loathed and feared denizens - the paparazzi - have struck again. Last Friday, Lost in Translation darling Scarlett Johansson got into a car accident in the happiest place on earth after four aggressive photogs reportedly chased her through the Disneyland parking lot.
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August 3, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Just Like Heaven
Click here if you'd like to see a trailer for "Just Like Heaven," which is the new romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon as a ghost who falls in love with Mark Ruffalo.
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July 27, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Walk the Line
Curious to see what Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash would look like? Well then click right here to check out the very first Quicktime trailer for James Mangold's "Walk the Line."
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July 22, 2005
Ricci to Play Witherspoon's "Penelope"
Christina Ricci will star in producer Reese Witherspoon's "Penelope," says Variety. First-timer Mark Palansky will direct the "modern-day fable about a woman under a curse who tries to end a lifelong string of bad luck."
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