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Neve Campbell is in a film called “I Really Hate My Job” and she’s showing a little skin. Neve has obviously dropped her “no nudity” clause in her contract and is going topless in one of the scenes. You can see the nude photos below.

Neve Campbell Nude Movie Scene

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen Neve and now we really get to see her. Click here for the NSFW pictures. I’m not sure if Neve’s breasts will do enough for this movie with such a lame tagline.

“You might assume that they’re just three waitresses,one cook and a dishwasher but they see themselves as an artist ,an actor,a lover,an author and a revolutionary.”

In any event, you can rent it on May 8 when the DVD is released by Magnolia pictures. You can see more topless photos of Neve Campbell and a scene from the movie below.

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The Dark Knight’s mega-publicity campaign rolls on with the release of some very cool posters. You can see them all below, including one with the late Heath Ledger and Harvey Dent.

The Dark Knight is Harvey Dent

The first poster was released last week which shows Batman in the forefront of a burning building. Christian Bale is looking every bit the part and the flames of the building form the Batman insignia. Very Cool. But the latest posters released are even cooler. There are three separate ones with Harvey Dent, Batman, and the Joker. Another one features all three together, and the fourth has the Batbike.

It looks like Batman fans will have to endure the tease me marketing for a few more weeks since opening weekend isn’t until July 18th. In the meantime, keep up with Harvey Dent’s campaign at ibelieveinharveydent.com where you can download yard signs, flyers, web banners and buttons.

Check out all the posters below.

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Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have been dating since February 2008, but they only recently went public with their love affair. When asked a few months ago about the relationship, Miranda would only blush,

“He’s a sweetheart and that’s all I’m gonna say. Sweetheart.”

Orlando Bloom Dating Miranda Kerr

But now the couple has gone public. Orlando and Miranda were spotted in Sydney, Australia over the weekend at the horse races where Orlando even won £450 on one of the contests. Miranda had to make an appearance as the face of the retailer David Jones, and Orlando joined her. But can anyone tell me why Miranda is dressed like she’s going to a funeral? Is that standard horse race attire? Who knew.

And the two didn’t just go to the races. Orlando met Miranda’s parents. Big step for someone who’s just a sweetheart. The lovebirds met Miranda’s parents at Catalina’s in Rose Bay. After dinner Bloom even hugged Miranda’s mom. Awwww!

Maybe this one will last for Orlando.

See more photos of Miranda Kerr and a video of Miranda talking about her new man Orlando Bloom below.

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Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller will be premiering their new film, “The Edge of Love,” at this summer’s Edinburgh’s film festival, but all people are talking about is the lesbian scene between the two in this upcoming movie.

Keira Knightley Sienna Miller Lesbian Scene

The film was written by Keira’s mother, Sharman Macdonald, about the two women in poet Dylan Thomas’s life. The women were his best friend Vera Phillips and his wife Caitlin MacNamara. The remainder of the plot involves “their Bohemian romping during World War II.” The scene getting all the attention between Keira and Sienna is actually a menage a trois with Thomas.

Sienna plays the wife, which reportedly was initially to be played by Lindsay Lohan who allegedly dropped out after Keira didn’t want to make out with her being asked to take a drug test.

You can see more pictures from the film with Keira and Sienna below.

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In “What Happens in Vegas” Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher play a pair of Vegas-goers that get drunk and married. When they win big at the casino, no one’s getting divorced any time soon - there’s too much money at stake. But when Ashton and Cameron were filming those drunk scenes, were they really drunk?

What Happens In Vegas

That’s what one YouTube poster would have you believe, judging by the title of the clip. In the scene, we see Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher at the altar of a Vegas chapel, stumbling all over each other, sipping cocktails, and slurring their vows. But what makes that genuine drunkenness? I’m saying it’s acting - it would be hard to remember your lines if you were really that inebriated.

The weirdest is part of the clip is the two making out in the back the whole time. They had to keep that up for awhile.

See the drunk scene from “What Happens in Vegas” and the movie trailer below.

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In the new dark comedy “I Love You Phillip Morris”, Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey star as two men who fall in love in prison. The movie follows Jim Carrey as his character, a con artist and escape artist, busts out of jail to be with Ewan McGregor’s character.

I Love You Phillip Morris

So how would two seasoned actors like Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey prepare for the roles of prison lovers? Apparently by trolling the gay bars in South Beach, namely Halo.

The story of “I Love Phillip Morris” is a true tale about cell mates in a Texas prison. For his part, Ewan calls it “an incredible story.” Also joining the cast is funny girl Leslie Mann (”Knocked Up”, “40 Year Old Virgin”). I’m looking forward seeing Carrey’s repeated escape attempts and McGregor’s efforts to help - sounds funny to me.

See more photos of Ewan McGregor, Jim Carrey, and Leslie Mann and a clip of Hollyscoop talking about “I Love You Phillip Morris” below.

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Finally! Solid comedies coming out this weekend. Not that “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” wasn’t funny, I just didn’t think it was going to be at the time, so my excitement level was pretty low. But the movies coming out this weekend? We’ve got “Baby Mama” and “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay”, both sure to draw laughs (I mean, Tina Fey was named MSNBC’s “funniest person”), and in the thrills department we’ve got “Deception”.

“Baby Mama” Releases Tomorrow

Baby Mama

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler star in this comedy about a 37-year-old woman who hires a surrogate mother so that she can have a baby, since the baby doctor doesn’t like Fey’s uterus. Happens, I guess. But when the surrogate ends up homeless, she moves in with Fey, and the fun begins. There’s also some others in this great cast that add to the fun: Conrad from “Weeds” (who doesn’t love him, his real name is Romany Malco), Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear, Steve Martin, and Maura Tierney. Oh, and Dax Shepard, but I’m not making the call whether that adds anything to the movie or not. With the funniest person of the moment in Tina Fey, it’s got to be good comedy.

Deception

Oh, do I love me some Hugh Jackman. “Deception” also stars Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams, who play in this suspense-filled thriller about a sex ring gone wrong. When Michelle Williams goes missing and police come knocking on McGregor’s door, suddenly Jackman is no where to be found and McGregor’s on the hook. It’s even more complicated because McGregor was starting to fall for the mystery girl. And the critics make it even more exciting, with one noting,

The plot comes together in Madrid in a whirl of multimillion-dollar swindles and gunplay, and for all its contrived surprises, it has the feel of a well-designed mousetrap snapping shut.

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

What can you say about this one? It’s round 2 of Harold and Kumar. This one begins as Harold and Kumar leave White Castle and discover that Harold’s dream girl, Maria, is leaving for Amsterdam. So the two decide to follow her. Unfortunately for Kumar, in this post-9/11 world, he is mistaken for a terrorist, the plane is diverted, and they’re sent to Guantanamo Bay. Let the hilarity ensue. And yes, Neil Patrick Harris is back with another obligatory cameo. Unfortunately, it appears that it looks a lot like the first time, and as one reviewer put it, “Chasing freedom’s not as funny as chasing fast food.”

See the trailers for the movies releasing tomorrow below.

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Just in time for Earth Day, Grist has name their most eco-friendly celebrity, and the winner is Natalie Portman. Portman was chosen based on her dedication to social and environmental issues.

Natalie Portman Is Eco-Friendly

Not only has Natalie acted as the face of a low-energy light bulb company and created her own vegan shoe line, but she poured effort into saving the gorillas in Rwanda as well. There’s nothing this girl won’t do to save the plants and animals. Of her shoes, Natalie says,

“As a vegan, it’s been challenging finding designer shoes made of alternative materials. This collection offers a great selection without compromising quality or style.”

The list named some runners up, who include Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts (who also appeared on Oprah for her Earth Day celebration), Cameron Diaz, and Leonardo DiCaprio (of course). However, it also names the failures of the A-list world, including David Beckham for taking so many flights, Elizabeth Hurley for flying 250 people to India for her wedding, and The Spice Girls for using private jets so much. So basically the Beckhams are the anti-environment superstars.

See more photos of Natalie Portman and a video of Natalie Portman’s launch of her shoe line te casan.

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Gemma Arterton is an actress who is set to play the next Bond girl in “Quantum of Solace.” You can see her biography and photos below.

Gemma Arterton is Bond Girl

Gemma recently stepped out on the red carpet for the premiere of her new film “Three and Out.” It’s easy to see why she was chosen for the coveted Bond role over 1500 other candidates.

Gemma Christina Arterton was born in Gravesend, Kent in January 1986, which makes her age 22. She was born into a working class family and started acting at a young age. She went on to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on a full scholarship.

Arterton’s first professional acting role was in “Capturing Mary.” She also performed on stage but got her big break when she beat out Sienna Miller for the role of ‘Head Girl Kelly’ in the film “St. Trinian’s.”

“I was just gutted when I heard that she really wanted it,” admits Gemma. “I mean… Sienna Miller! I never really thought I was in with a chance anyway, but when her name was bandied about, I felt like throwing in the towel.”

She is currently working on two other projects, “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” and “Desert Flower.”

Gemma’s measurements, except height at 5′ 7″, are unknown. She is naturally a brunette with brown eyes. Sorry fellas, Gemma also lives with her boyfriend.

You can see more pictures of Gemma Arterton below.

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Heath Ledger was brought to Hollywood with the expectation that the Aussie would be a heartthrob that could play the lead in light, formulaic, bubblegum, moneymaking vehicles. If the studios had their way, Ledger would play in a variation of 10 Things I Hate About You twice a year until he became too old and no one would take him seriously. However, Ledger’s talent and desire to be a great actor shattered Hollywood’s moneymaking schemes. He was on the verge of blazing a fantastic fiery trail, but like many before him, his star burned out much too soon.

Ledger gave one of the most memorable performances I have ever seen as Ennis Del Mar in Brokeback Mountain (2005). He is also set to leave us with one last performance for the ages as the Joker in this summer’s The Dark Knight. After his passing, I was interested in watching his 2006 role as a heroin addict opposite Abbie Cornish in Candy. Candy is a story of two young artists who yield their love to the powerful hold of their heroin addiction. However, unlike most films about addiction, Ledger and Cornish were able to deliver their roles with a tragic beauty rather than a depressing sadness. Ledger described the movie as a love triangle between his character, Cornish’s, and lady heroin.

Although I am saddened by Ledger’s death, I look forward to what I expect to be a one-of-a-kind performance that will blow us all away this summer. Of course, there is another famous actor who once played the Joker, and he was not supportive of Ledger in this role.

In an interview with MTV, Jack Nicholson expressed his frustration:

I’m furious. I’m furious. They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me. . . . Maybe it’s not a mistake. Maybe it was the right thing, but to be candid, I’m furious. . . . [T]he Joker comes from my childhood. That’s how I got involved with it in the first place. It’s a part I always thought I should play.

Well Mr. Nicholson, I would like to go out on a limb and predict that Heath Ledger will be nominated for a much deserved Oscar for supporting actor as the Joker. Although Jack’s performance was very good, I think Ledger’s interpretation of the Joker will make Nicholson pale in comparison.

In an excellent interview with The New York Times, Ledger discussed his trouble sleeping and his use of sleeping pills. Of course, it is easy to speculate, but I would rather leave with this quote from that same interview:

But there are many stories inside of me and a lot I want to achieve outside of one flat note.

No one will ever accuse Ledger for being flat, and I look forward to see him tell the Joker’s story. He was an exceptional talent and a decent human being by all accounts. Whatever happened, and however it happened, I hope that he rests in peace.

Click below to watch a fantastic interview of Heath Ledger on Charlie Rose talking about “stillness,” his appearance on Ellen, and the trailers to Candy and this summer’s The Dark Knight.

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So I went and saw “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” last night, along with a million other people. And although I walked in with low expectations (because seriously, how many movies can Judd Apatow make that are hysterical), I loved it. Surprisingly, though, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” did not bring in as much money as the Jackie Chan-Jet Li flick, “The Forbidden Kingdom”.

“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”

The movie stars Kristen Bell as the sexy actress Sarah Marshall. After she breaks up with her boyfriend Peter (played by Jason Segel, who also wrote the movie), he flies to Hawaii to get away for awhile. Unfortunately, Sarah is also there, at the same resort, with her new boyfriend, a famous rockstar. Mila Kunis plays a girl who works at the resort, and aside from the way-too-tan look (just because you live in Hawaii, doesn’t mean you need to have a super tan), she does a great job.

Segel plays the role of the kinda nerdy, kinda funny, sweet boyfriend guy, and he does it well. He’s even comfortable with full frontal nudity. Prepare yourself for the shock. The thing about it is they threw in the penis shot for the shock-value, and while it achieved that goal, it didn’t add anything to the movie. Actually, it took away from the comedy of the scene a little. Instead of listening to Segel’s jokes, I’m staring at his, well, you know.

If I had any gripes about the movie, there might be two. One, as mentioned above, there was some gratuitous raunchiness. Sometimes raunchy is funny, and sometimes it’s just raunchy. The line is thin, and Segel crosses it once it or twice. The other is Jonah Hill. In “Superbad”, hilarious. In “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, not so much. He was just a little too whiny and clingy to the rock star. I laughed a couple times, sure. But mostly his scenes were my least favorite.

So, overall, worth seeing. It’s even worth seeing in the theater. You’ll laugh, and there’s even a sweet love story mixed in there. Grab some popcorn, fill up the soda, and cozy up for one of my favorite comedies of the year so far.

See more photos from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and the trailer below.

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Sci-Fi lovers everywhere are getting excited. “X-Files” the television series ended in 2002, and there’s been a lack of good alien stories since. Now the stars of the show, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, are back for a feature-length film. The movie doesn’t release until July 25, but Twentieth Century Fox is already starting the promoting. They’ve put out the word on the title of the film, which will be “The X-Files: I Want To Believe”.

Gillian Anderson Does Maxim

But better than that, Gillian Anderson is taking off a little bit of clothes for a Maxim photo spread. It appears anything goes in the name of movie promotion. See more photos from the shoot here.

Gillian Anderson is hot! 40 must be the new 30. A whole new generation of nerdy boys will be lining up in theaters to see this FBI agent give us a science lesson.

See more photos of Gillian Anderson and a video of Gillian kissing David Letterman below.

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So it’s finally here, the over promoted, overrated, and regurgitated “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” The other movies joining Ms. Marshall as new releases this Friday are “88 Minutes” and “Forbidden Kingdom.”

88 Minutes

“88 Minutes”

Al Pacino is back as a college professor who is also a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. This background comes in handy when he gets a death threat by phone giving him 88 minutes to live. Dun dun. Who is the caller? And how is Ryan from the O.C. going to help? Maybe he’ll attack the assailant with his surf board.

“Forbidden Kingdom”

Jackie Chan and Jet Li team up for the first time. Then I’m assuming there’s going to be a lot of kicking, punching, and apparently, a Monkey King. The Monkey King is a legendary Chinese relic and all hell breaks loose when it needs freed. Everyone was kung fu fighting - Eeyah!

“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”

Ever felt like you’ve seen a movie, beginning to end, and it’s not even out yet? That’s how I feel about this movie. I’m thinking rental. If you’ve seen one 40-year-old Super Knocked Up Drillbit, you’ve seen them all.

See the trailers for the movies below.

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After watching Heath Ledger in Candy (2006), in which he plays a heroin addict, I wanted to post a story about other actors who played drug addicts and dealt with drug abuse in their lives off the screen. I figured that with so many method actors and the dangerous lure of the Hollywood lifestyle, there would be dozens of examples.

I tried to think of some memorable performances of drug addicts and actors who seemed like they may have been drug abusers at one point or another. Surprisingly, however, it was difficult for me to find anything concrete on most of these guys.

Johnny Depp: Blow (2001) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).

Depp played the role of drug abuser/experimenter convincingly in both these films. Here are some other reasons that he was the first to come to mind: 1) He dated infamous coke-head and heroin chic model, Kate Moss; 2) He was very good friends with Hunter S. Thompson who was the writer of Fear and Loathing and a proud drug user; and 3) Even his famous character, Jack Sparrow, is loosely based off of one of the most famous drug users of all time – Keith Richards.

Nicolas Cage: Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

Cage won an Oscar for his role as an alcoholic screenwriter who guzzles lethal amounts of alcohol. I thought I would find all these stories about Nic battling the bottle and going to rehab. Although there were stories of Cage abusing drugs and alcohol in his twenties there were no signs of abuse after Leaving Las Vegas. I did find this article that explained how Cage prepared for the role. Cage went to Dublin, Ireland to binge drink for two weeks and had his friend videotape his inebriation to study his speech and physical patterns.

He admitted:

“It was one of the most enjoyable pieces of research I’ve ever had to do for a part.”

Ewan McGregor: Trainspotting (1996)

McGregor struggles with heroin addiction in this classic movie. He is so convincing as a heroin addict in the movie that I was sure there would be stories of past abuse, but there was nothing, zip, nada. The guy is squeaky clean. His only real offense is 2001’s Down with Love.

Benicio Del Toro: Traffic (2001) and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1995)

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’ve got nothing more on Del Toro than his face. But seriously, take a look at these pictures. Am I crazy, or does the guy look extremely messed up? I’ll try not to make any assumptions (too late), but I’ll let you be the judge.

Click here for clips of some memorable drug and alcoholic abusing moments in the movies discussed above.
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