News: Dec 19, 2012

 

The best and worst movie moments that made 2012

10 Great Movie Pairings of 2012

6. Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Miserables  (Herald Sun)

Japan's crown prince attends "Les Miserables" premiere

"Les Miserables" had a royal premiere in Tokyo this week, where its Australian star Hugh Jackman walked the red carpet at the charity gala.

In the audience at the Tuesday night screening was Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, who sat next to Jackman as the movie unfolded. The film, set to open Christmas Day in the U.S., also stars Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried. (CBS News)

Just for Today, multi-talented Jackman shines as TV host

Jackman is in Sydney to attend Friday night's premiere of Les Miserables at the State Theatre. He will be joined at the premiere by co-star Russell Crowe, director Tom Hooper and the film's executive producer Cameron Mackintosh. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Les Miserables Breaking Advanced Ticket Sale Records

The company (Fandango) has announced that Les Miserables has become not only the #1 advanced ticket-seller among all Christmas Day releases (beating out 2009's Sherlock Holmes), but it is also now become the #1 advanced ticket-seller among all musicals (beating out 2006's Dreamgirls). The most recent statistics show that Hooper's film is currently making up 40% of the site's sales, beating out The Hobbit which stands at 32%. Zero Dark Thirty and Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away 3D trails them with 6% and 3%, respectively.(Cinema Blend)

Top 10 Movie Villains of 2012: Who's Best Being Bad

6. Javert, Les MiserablesRussell Crowe may be singing for his supper in Les Miserables, but don't misrepresent his love of song for an ounce of compassion. We get a taste of his maddening methods in this Les Miserables extended trailer that only teases the way he goes after Hugh Jackman's Jean Valjean. It is nothing short of ruthless and heartless. Knowing that Valjean has served years in jail for merely stealing a loaf of bread to feed his hungry family does not even register on Javert's radar. For some reason, he simply wants to put this guy away for life. Crowe channels the character every bit as evil as it was first seen onstage and even more so... the character that ruled Victor Hugo's pages. (Movie Fanatic)

CS Video Interview:  Mark Wahlberg on Broken City

In the Allen Hughes-directed film, Billy Taggart (Wahlberg) has a promising career as a New York City cop until the night he is involved in a controversial shooting. Stripped of his badge, but kept out of jail by New York's popular Mayor (Russell Crowe), he re-makes himself as a private investigator. (ComingSoon.net)

News: Dec 15, 2012

 

Hot Trailer:  'Broken City'

Allen Hughes‘ first solo effort as a director stars Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Wahlberg plays an ex-cop and Russell Crowe is the mayor who double-crosses him. Zeta-Jones plays the mayor’s wife. Financed by Emmett/Furla Films, Broken City opens via Fox on January 18th. (Deadline.com)

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Brian Tucker wrote the script for the whole thing, and as we previously reported, the movie centers on Wahlberg’s character, an ex-cop Billy Taggart who is hired by Mayor Nicholas Hostetler to follow his wife.

Crowe plays the mayor of New York City, while Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as his wife. The rest of the story goes like this: After the detective confirms the mayor’s fears that his wife is cheating on him, the wife’s paramour turns up dead and a larger scandal begins to surface. (FilmoFilia)

HollywoodChicago.com Hookup:  30 Pairs of Passes to 'Les Miserables' With Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe

To win your free “Les Misérables” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning!  (HollywoodChicago.com)

Hugh Jackman, "Brokenhearted," Declines to Sing at "Les Miz" Dinner out of Respect for Connecticut Victims

The cast of Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” doesn’t need much encouragement to sing for their supper. In New York this week they did it at lunch; the video is in our player at the bottom of the home page. But last night (Friday) they declined to do so at a Spago dinner celebrating the film after a screening. Our LEAH SYDNEY (who reviews the film below) reports that Hugh Jackman said he was “brokenhearted” about the terrible tragedy in Connecticut and that Anne Hathaway felt the same way. (Showbiz411)

'Les Miserables' Review

With its Oscar campaign gaining inevitable momentum, this latest adaptation of Victor Hugo's colossal 1862 novel wears its awards ambitions on its sleeve. Short of guns blazing and trumpets blaring, director Tom Hooper - who wooed the Academy last year with his impeccable breakout hit, The King's Speech - knows which buttons to push to get the attention of Oscar voters. (WAtoday.com.au)