By Simon Miraudo August 7, 2014 Sex Tape tells the harrowing story of a man with such wanton disregard for his family’s financial well-being he regularly buys two iPads at a time and re-gifts the newly-obsolete models to acquaintances. There is also a subplot about the man and his wife frantically scrambling to erase their […]
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Sympathy for ladies vengeance – The Other Woman review
April 9, 2014 
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By Jess Lomas April 9, 2014 Attempting to prove that friendship lurks in even the most unexpected places, Nick Cassavetes‘ The Other Woman fails to deliver a strong female comedy in the vein of Bridesmaids. Carly Whitten (Cameron Diaz), a New York City lawyer with a long list of exes and strict rules about dating, […]
Continue readingJason Segel and Cameron Diaz get freaky in the trailer for ‘Sex Tape’
April 3, 2014 0 Comments
Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz fall victim to the cloud in the trailer for their upcoming comedy Sex Tape. In the flick, they play a married couple trying to rekindle their passionate spark by recording their lovemaking. Problem is, by using their tablet to tape the shenanigans, they accidentally upload it to the cloud and onto the iPads […]
Continue readingSee Quvenzhané Wallis in the trailer for Jay Z’s ‘Annie’ remake
March 6, 2014 0 Comments
They really did it. Producers Will Smith and Jay Z remade Annie and cast Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) in the lead. We have the trailer now as proof. Though the teaser feels like a Funny or Die parody to begin with, those tunes from the classic musical are just too infectious to deny. Coupled with […]
Continue readingCameron Diaz re-recorded her dialogue in ‘The Counselor’ because she sounded too much like Rihanna
November 8, 2013 0 Comments
Well! The Counselor continues to surprise/disappoint. THR has revealed an interesting tidbit regarding Ridley Scott and Cormac McCarthy critically reviled box office flop. Apparently Cameron Diaz was asked by 20th Century Fox to re-record her dialogue, believing it sounded too much like Rihanna. Her character, Malkina, is supposedly from Argentina (or, whichever country likes vehicular intercourse), […]
Continue readingBreaking bland – The Counselor review
November 4, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo November 4, 2013 The Counselor has two water-cooler moments. The first is Cameron Diaz giving Javier Bardem a graphic, gynaecological display on the windshield of his car, and the second involves a heavily foreshadowed bolito; a truly gruesome strangulation device that cuts the carotid arteries on the way to fulfilling total decapitation. […]
Continue readingCameron Diaz set for new Annie musical
June 28, 2013 0 Comments
Get ready for an all-singing Cameron Diaz as Deadline reports she has just been cast in the upcoming screen version of the beloved musical Annie. She’ll take up the role of bad teacher Miss Hannigan after Sandra Bullock reportedly stepped down. Diaz is a somewhat unknown entity in the singing stakes. Actually, we did see her […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Counselor
June 27, 2013 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s all-star thriller The Counselor has arrived online, and the verdict is in: guilty … of being entertaining. Despite starring Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, and Javier Bardem, the real star here is screenwriter Cormac McCarthy. This marks the first feature film script from the Pulitzer Prize […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Gambit
October 2, 2012 0 Comments
Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz team up in the remake of 1966 crime caper Gambit, as the first trailer for the Joel and Ethan Coen penned film arrives online. Michael Hoffman (The Last Station, One Fine Day) directs this modern retelling which looks to bring a splash of the Coens’ humour to an Oceans Eleven […]
Continue readingIll-conceived – What to Expect When You’re Expecting review
May 29, 2012 1 Comment
What to Expect When You’re Expecting – Starring Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Lopez. Directed by Kirk Jones. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. When historians of the future – or, more likely, our inevitable alien rulers – examine the early days of the 21st century, they will note a surge of interest in celebrity […]
Continue readingPaltrow, Witherspoon, Diaz, Knowles and Samberg are One Hit Wonders
February 29, 2012 0 Comments
A cavalcade of stars (sorry; that’s a silly phrase) are set to appear in a new film from the creator of Glee and director of Eat, Pray, Love, Ryan Murphy. According to Deadline, Sony has paid seven-figures to secure Murphy’s pitch for One Hit Wonders. The project would feature the stunning starlets Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Cameron Diaz, and Beyoncé Knowles. […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: What to Expect When You’re Expecting
January 30, 2012 0 Comments
If you weren’t scared off by the trailer for the Kirk Jones directed What to Expect When You’re Expecting, then the six newly released character posters might just do the trick. The film is an adaptation of the bestselling book by Heidi Murkoff and stars Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez and Brooklyn […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: What to Expect When You’re Expecting
December 12, 2011 0 Comments
In reply to the question, ‘Just how many celebrities can we fit into one movie?’, the trailer for the Kirk Jones directed What to Expect When You’re Expecting answers, ‘As many as your flimsy plot wants’. On the heels of Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve celebrity-ganza, WTEWYE is an adaptation of the bestselling pregnancy book […]
Continue readingBad Teacher team reunite for new comedy
October 20, 2011 0 Comments
Bad Teacher has undeniably been one of the surprise success stories of the year; made for only $20 million, the Cameron Diaz-led pic grossed almost $215 million worldwide. A new report from Deadline says the creative heads behind the film – director Jake Kasdan, and screenwriters Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg – “haven’t made progress […]
Continue readingWhat To Expect When You’re Expecting cast grows like pregnant belly
July 1, 2011 1 Comment
A number of actors have joined the cast of the feature film adaptation of Heidi Murkoff’s best-selling pregnancy book What To Expect When You’re Expecting. According to Deadline, Chris Rock, Anna Kendrick and Brooklyn Decker will join the already announced Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez in the pic, which will focus on bunch of couples preparing to welcome […]
Continue readingYou know, for kids – The Green Hornet review
May 31, 2011 1 Comment
The Green Hornet – Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Michel Gondry. Rated M. Originally published January 19, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. The Green Hornet looks and feels as if it were made by a bunch of (highly talented) 10-year-old boys. Taking any pleasure in the film depends on your willingness […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Bad Teacher
February 23, 2011 3 Comments
The red-band trailer for upcoming comedy Bad Teacher has debuted online. Cameron Diaz stars as a foul-mouthed teach who tries to win over a handsome new substitute (Justin Timberlake). Well, they weren’t lying when they slapped a red-band on this trailer (sorry under-18s – you’ll have to wait until the folks are in bed to […]
Continue reading>Diaz to star alongside Firth in Gambit
February 2, 2011 1 Comment
>Cameron Diaz is set to star opposite Colin Firth in Michael Hoffman’s remake of the 1966 action/comedy Gambit. Scripted by Joel and Ethan Coen, the film follows an art curator (Firth) who attempts to con a collector into purchasing a fake painting. According to Deadline, Diaz will star as a “Texas steer roper” who helps […]
Continue readingYou know, for kids – The Green Hornet review
January 19, 2011 2 Comments
The Green Hornet – Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou and Christoph Waltz. Directed by Michel Gondry. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The Green Hornet looks and feels as if it were made by a bunch of (highly talented) 10-year-old boys. Taking any pleasure in the film depends on your willingness to let your inner-child run […]
Continue readingCharacter assassination – Knight and Day review
November 23, 2010 0 Comments
Knight and Day – Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by James Mangold. Rated M. Originally published July 6, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Knight and Day feels like the product of a different era. And no, I’m not just talking about the 1990s, when star Tom Cruise was a legitimate box office […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Green Hornet
October 18, 2010 0 Comments
The poster for Michel Gondry‘s The Green Hornet has debuted online (courtesy of Coming Soon). Although buzz around the picture has been somewhat subdued – the result of a release date shift from December 2010 to January 2011 and Sony’s decision to post-convert the film into 3-D – we remain tremendously excited for the Seth […]
Continue readingCharacter assassination – Knight and Day review
July 6, 2010 3 Comments
Knight and Day – Starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Peter Sarsgaard. Directed by James Mangold. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Knight and Day feels like the product of a different era. And no, I’m not just talking about the 1990s, when star Tom Cruise was a legitimate box office draw and not an ever-smiling […]
Continue readingRogen and Gondry unite! The Green Hornet trailer debut
June 22, 2010 1 Comment
As promised, the trailer for Michel Gondry‘s The Green Hornet has debuted online, featuring Seth Rogen as the famous vigilante and Jay Chou as his loyal (and versatile!) sidekick Kato. Although the trailer failed to debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live as intended, Yahoo were good enough to post it online. Despite early concerns, it looks […]
Continue readingFirst images and clip from The Green Hornet
June 22, 2010 1 Comment
We finally have our first look at Seth Rogen in action as The Green Hornet. Not only have the first images of Rogen and co-star Jay Chou (as his loyal bodyguard Kato) emerged, but a short clip from the Michel Gondry directed film has landed online. It’s very exciting to see this project come to […]
Continue readingOgrekill – Shrek Forever After review
June 15, 2010 0 Comments
Shrek Forever After – Starring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Once upon a time, DreamWorks Animation released a film about a grumpy green ogre named Shrek and his cheeky, fast-talking sidekick Donkey. A massive box office hit (and recipient of the Best Animated Feature […]
Continue readingThe Green Hornet release delayed; getting 3D enhancement
April 23, 2010 0 Comments
Sony Pictures have revealed that Michael Gondry‘s vigilante flick The Green Hornet will no longer open December 22nd, 2010 (a prime holiday spot), but instead Jan 14, 2011. According to Variety, the studio claims the move is due to the recent decision to convert the film into 3D. The film would be forced to compete […]
Continue readingChristoph Waltz to play villain in The Green Hornet!
September 15, 2009 0 Comments
source: deadline.com Nikke Finke claims that Christoph Waltz is set to replace Nicolas Cage as the villain in Michel Gondry‘s vigilante flick The Green Hornet. UPDATE: Variety have confirmed it! Great success! Waltz became the breakout star of the year by playing the villainous ‘Jew Hunter’ Col. Hans Landa in Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds. That’s […]
Continue readingNic Cage drops out of Green Hornet!
September 9, 2009 0 Comments
source: thr.com Nicolas Cage has turned down the opportunity to portray the villain in The Green Hornet. The irony being of course that Nicolas Cage NEVER TURNS DOWN ANYTHING! It was revealed in July that Nicolas Cage was being considered to portray the gangster villain in the Michel Gondry-directed film. Star, writer and co-producer Seth […]
Continue readingGreen Hornet delayed!
September 2, 2009 0 Comments
source: heatvisionblog.com The release date of the The Green Hornet has been pushed back from July 2010 to December 2010. The Seth Rogen-toplined flick was given an extra six months for post-production; the result of the film’s numerous special effects. The film is being directed by Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Be […]
Continue readingTwisted sister’s misery porn – My Sister’s Keeper review
July 29, 2009 18 Comments
My Sister’s Keeper – Starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva. Directed by Nick Cassavettes. Rated M for mature themes and infrequent coarse language. 103 mins. By Simon Miraudo. My mother is going to hate this review. In fact, I can guarantee that most women will hate this review. Of the several hundred ladies […]
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