Leighton Meester have following Michelle Williams? Classification of the CW and WB stars movie careers

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What do Leighton Meester, Katherine Heigl, Kristen Bell, Katie Holmes and Zac Efron all have in common (other than constant stalking by the paparazzi)? They all started out on shows on The CW, or, in pre-CW days, the WB or UPN.

With 'Gossip Girl''s Meester hitting theaters this weekend in 'The Roommate,' this seems as good an occasion as any to review how other stars of The CW, et al, have fared on the big screen, if they made it that far. Some stars are bouncing back to TV, while others never really left. (We love ya, David Boreanaz, but not even die-hard fans who campaigned to save 'Angel' shelled out to see you in 'Valentine.')

15. Alexis Bledel *
'Gilmore Girls' 2000–2007
She's certainly not a big marquee name, but Bledel has been a steady big-screen presence. During 'Gilmore Girls,' she found time to appear in 'Sin City,' 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,' 'Bride and Prejudice' and 'Tuck Everlasting.' The future is only looking brighter for her with roles in Robert Redford's 'The Conspirator,' the chick assassin flick 'Violet and Daisy' and the ensemble comedy 'Girl Walks Into a Bar.'

14. Leslie Bibb *
'Popular' 1999–2001
Bibb has yet to headline a film, but she's supported some big names. She was bumped off by Gerard Butler in 'Law Abiding Citizen,' slept with Robert Downey Jr. in 'Iron Man' and married Will Ferrell in 'Talladega Nights.' Coming up, the comedy 'Zookeeper' and she'll team up again with Downey Jr. in the all-star superhero epic 'The Avengers.' Her first big movie, by the way, was 'The Skulls,' with fellow WB star Joshua Jackson.
13. James Van Der Beek *
'Dawson's Creek' 1998–2003
A quick perusal of his recent film credits turns up none that we remember playing at our local multiplex. And 2002's 'The Rules of Attraction' probably proved more of a launching point for 'Vampire Diaries' star Ian Somerhalder, thanks to his dancing-in-his-underwear scene. 'Varsity Blues' was a hit, but many of Van Der Beek's post-Dawson films, like the long-in-limbo 'Texas Rangers,' have gone straight to DVD.

12. Joshua Jackson *
'Dawson's Creek' 1998–2003
It took a while for us to think of Jackson as anyone other than Pacey; now we're loving him so much as Peter on 'Fringe' that we've nearly forgotten that he's had a solid movie career long before either show. Remember him in 'The Mighty Ducks' movies, not to mention 'Scream 2,' 'Apt Pupil,' 'Urban Legend' and 'Cruel Intentions?' And he got top billing for 'The Skulls' (2000) and 'Shutter' (2008).

11. Blake Lively
'Gossip Girl' 2007–2011
Box office total (5): $211,990,148/ Average: $42,398,030
Lively's not doing too badly: She earned great marks for her turn as a party girl in 'The Town,' and she plays 'Green Lantern''s love interest later this summer. And, pre-'Gossip Girl,' she'd already scored a big-screen ensemble hit with 'The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.'

10. Amanda Peet
'Jack and Jill' 1999–2001
Box office total (23): $723,341,438/Average: $31,449,628
Wow, we kind of forgot Peet used to be on the WB. These days, we think of her more for her roles in '2012,' 'Something's Gotta Give,' 'The Whole Nine Yards' and 'Igby Goes Down.' She also played Matt Damon's wife in 'Syriana,' worked with Woody Allen in 'Melinda and Melinda' and made the seemingly obligatory rom-com opposite Ashton Kutcher ('A Lot Like Love.')

9. Scott Speedman *
'Felicity' 1998–2002
He's been irresistible to women in both TV and the movies: We'd probably switch colleges and put up with some werewolf activity if we thought we stood a chance with him. Speedman's big-screen roles, apart from the 'Underworld' series, haven't made a huge splash, but we loved the super-scary 'The Strangers' and his unexpected appearance in last year's acclaimed indie 'Barney's Version.'

8. Keri Russell *
'Felicity' 1998–2002
We don't understand why Russell's charming girl-next-door persona didn't immediately result in film after film like 2007's sweet 'Waitress.' She's definitely been busy (even before 'Felicity,' she was in 'Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'), with 'Mission: Impossible III' and 'August Rush,' but Russell could easily have been the next Reese Witherspoon. Instead, she's playing "the wife" in movies like 'Extraordinary Measures.' What gives, Hollywood?

7. Sarah Michelle Gellar
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' 1997–2003
Box office total (13): $627,388,241/Average: $48,260,634
Gellar's big-screen career looked promising: She starred in 'Cruel Intentions' and 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' while still on TV. But after 'Buffy,' she only scored hits with 'The Grudge' and those awful 'Scooby Doo' movies. 'Southland Tales' made a measly $275,380 at the box office, which was still better than 2002's 'Harvard Man' ($56,653 total). So we're happy to hear that she's headed back to TV as troubled twins in 'Ringer.' (You do know she started off on 'All My Children,' right?)

6. Kristen Bell
'Veronica Mars' 2004–2007
Box office total (8): $291,028,541/Average: $36,378,568
Tart-tongued Veronica was a great start for Bell, whose entry into the big leagues was with the prerequisite crappy horror film (2006's 'Pulse'), followed by a breakout comedy ('Forgetting Sarah Marshall'), and then some not-so-great movies ('When in Rome,' 'Couples Retreat') that people nevertheless still went to see. We await her turn in 'Scream 4,' a series -- might we point out -- created by Kevin Williamson, who also created WB mainstay 'Dawson's Creek.' She'll also be returning to TV soon, having just lined up the Showtime series 'House of Lies.'

5. Jessica Biel
'7th Heaven' 1996–2006
Box office total (17): $640,192,371/Average: $37,658,375
Unlike, say, Jessica Alba, Biel is one of those "hot" actresses who (sometimes) actually makes movies we want to see. She paid her dues in 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' was impressively buff in 'Blade: Trinity,' shared the screen with Oscar-nominee Edward Norton in 'The Illusionist' and brought Bradley Cooper to his knees in 'The A-Team.' Sure, those weren't all so great, but we're looking forward to her starring opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in David O. Russell's 'Nailed.'

4. Zac Efron
'Summerland' 2004–2005
Box office total (5): $305,950,882/Average: $61,190,176
This short-lived WB series is merely a blip compared to 'High School Musical,' which launched him into the stratosphere and the cover of every 'Tiger Beat.' Once the third HSM film went to theaters, Efron never looked back: He took a supporting part in 'Hairspray,' wisely turned down another musical (the 'Footloose' remake) and won over non-HSM fans with '17 Again.' He makes his bid for dramatic cred with the upcoming military drama 'The Lucky One.' (The less said about 'Charlie St. Cloud,' the better.)

3. Katie Holmes
'Dawson's Creek' 1998–2003
Box office total (11): $578,627,761/Average: $26,359,617
For a moment, let's forget for about her husband, what her daughter's wearing and the bad buzz she got at this year's Sundance. Holmes has had a pretty impressive film career, from cool indies like 'Go' and 'Pieces of April,' to working with Oscar-winning directors ('Wonder Boys,' 'The Ice Storm') and, of course, 'Batman Begins.' Sure, Holmes was replaced in 'The Dark Knight' and hasn't had a film hit since becoming Mrs. Cruise, but she has a number of projects in the pipeline, including 'Jack and Jill,' with Adam Sandler, and 'The Son of No One,' with Al Pacino.

2. Katherine Heigl
'Roswell' 1999–2002
Box office total (15): $395,394,249/Average: $52,602,524
Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' Heigl was just another alien stranded in New Mexico on this WB series. And before that, she already had a busy film career ('Bride of Chucky') so getting back on the big screen was a no-brainer. She hit the big time with 'Knocked Up,' and soon she was everywhere. Her movies ('Killers,' 'The Ugly Truth') have kind of sucked, but we don't see her returning to TV anytime soon.

1. Michelle Williams
'Dawson's Creek' 1998-2003
Box office total: (20) $389,452,637 /Average: $19,472,632
Since leaving "the Creek," Williams has opted for low-budget indies like 'I'm Not There' and 'The Station Agent,' slowly building her credibility as an actress. She landed her first Oscar nomination for 'Brokeback Mountain' and is currently nominated for 'Blue Valentine.' The closest thing to a popcorn movie she's ever done is last year's 'Shutter Island,' but since it was with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio, we'd say she's yet to sell out. The Academy took a while to invite her to join after her first nomination, but if there was any industry bias against her for starting out on TV, it seems to be a thing of the past.

* (Not ranked by BoxOfficeMojo.com)

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Who's who "of the X-Men: first class Cast

Last night, the first official trailer for the fifth X-Men film "X-Men: first class" was published online, and we know what you're thinking: who's who in the world are all these people? This prequel set in the 1960s, a lot of things are different. Does Wolverine! Not Storm! Professor x is my hair?

Well, everything you need to know (from familiar faces, new mutant!) the main cast and more after the jump, we got you!

(Click to find out who's who "of the X-Men: first class)

From left to right: Magneto, Moira McTaggert, Emma Frost, Azazel, Beast, Havok, Angel, Mystique, Professor x

Magneto(Michael fassbender)
Erik Lensherr Magnus is a Holocaust survivor and self styled "the Master of magnetism." When the X-Men movies fans know him, to compel the world sovereignty over the Supervillain, he was once simply in order to protect his man run. First class starts with Magneto and Charles Xavier, when both were much younger. They work together to determine a way to enable them to protect the mutant and the peaceful humanity. But if Xavier considers peaceful assimilation, Magneto, mutant, in its sole discretion, deems that are human and should be rewarded accordingly.

Moira MacTaggert(Rose byrne)
Shoot lasers out of your eyes or to read the minds of the ability to have a large, but it is sometimes the only truly intelligent. This is true, Moira MacTaggert, very talented geneticist and Charles Xavier friend. He blazed trails in the area, offering a mutant genetics of valuable information on Xavier and the entire world. He also pushed to his school for the Gifted, by Xavier young and helped even the design of Cerebro, Xavier's mutant monitoring device. Emma Frost ( January Jones)
Emma Frost was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and is the old money exists in the movies, cruel, arrogant sneering rich girl who you thought you just type. He is richer than you, he or she thinks she is smarter than you and he uses his telepathic powers to insure that all he says is true. He is a provocative, highly effective, able to disconnect some of the laws of his way to get and we mention arrogant? Azazel ( Jason Flemyng)
Azazel is a story that almost every X-Men fan the asterisk does not happen it pretends that the sheer number. Keep a long story, which is short, Azazel is a nightmare, the X-Men 2, super cool blue teleporter father and is real, the Biblical Devil. You can see, the demons had just ancient mutant and the Angels were the mutant. Mutant mutant Angel and the devil and the devil had fought for the mutant banished to another dimension. You may be able to call it "hell." Regardless of you we got our Azazel's story is completely different in the movie, the land Crossed fingers. Beast (Nicholas hoult)
Imagine that, incredibly intelligent. You can do complex mathematics in your head, look at the chemical formula and determine exactly what it does and cobble together an incredible machine to serve the intended purpose, you will need. On top of that, you have very dry, witty sense of humor. Imagine now if all this was, and the force was to be the blue mutant, furry, and non-human primate, such as agile, so everyone assumes that you have a big, dumb bruiser. Hank McCoy, better known as the Beast's plight is, but he is not a stranger to the conclusion of the Lemonade out of lemons. He is one of the founding members shall subscribe their shares of X-Men, as well as a highly respected scientist and brawler. (Lucas Till) Havok
Alex "havok" Summers is Scott "Cyclops" Summers, brother. His older siblings, he left a huge shoes to fill, and Havok has never fully successful, at least in my mind to measure. Despite having a inferiority complex Havok is more than likely to discipline yourself. He is the author of the fire of the Sun power energy blasts at will and to try to find his brother, he is a member of the shadow, as well as a powerful leader and more outgoing than Scott. Angel (tennis)
Click the character was X-Men Angel (ANGEL super rich), founding member, even if this Angel is a little different. Angel Salvadore and feathered wings, on the other hand, would expect a character named "Angel" is a sunny disposition, insect wings, and is a little attitude. He does not ask for is a mutant, and he did not ask the father, who hates her. He did not fit very Xavier's school, but he eventually became her way of thinking. He is still pretty to spend time with her boyfriend than to fight the evil mutant, though. Mystique ( Jennifer Lawrence)
Mystique, aka Raven Darkholme has been alive for decades. His real age is unknown, but he has at least 100 years old. During the last century, he has made a living playing both sides against each other. Mystique lives and breathes on unfair and his powers of shape shifting to allow his organization suodattuvat and throw away the doubts. The phrases "good guy" or "bad guy" do not use a real Mystique; He is a member of his or her own side, which will lead to good deeds and terrible ones. Charles Xavier (James mcavoy)
Before he had a secret first and foremost a paramilitary force to strike and the mutant, Xavier's school for Gifted youngsters, Charles Xavier SD was just a young man and the dream of a telepathic powers inter-species in harmony. He was driven to begin recruiting others to the cause of her mutant, when he realized that it was a mutant and human beings, which does not have an interest in such harmony. Read our exclusive interview with the "X-Men: first class bad guy Kevin Bacon

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'Sanctum' Giveaway: win a waterproof HD camcorders and more

The story inspired by actual events, 'Sanctum' tells a master diver Frank McGuire (Richard Roxburgh) intent on, the first to explore the ESA ALA cave system in the South Pacific. Shortly after Frank teenage son, Josh (Rhys Wakefield) descends his contains in the caves with a team and expedition Bank scooter Carl Hurley (Ioan Gruffudd), a massive storm collapses entrance to the system forces the adventurers to overthrow exit deeper in the dark looking for an alternative.

Giving away an amazing underwater experience prize pack to celebrate the release, we inspired by the movie. Check out what it contains and how to enter our contest below!

What you can win: "Underwater experience" prize pack
1) Sanyo waterproof high-definition digital camcorder
(1) H2O Audio of waterproof container for iPod nano
(1) "Sanctum' poster enter: for the underwater experience prize pack win enter, enter your e-Mail address in the box below." Make sure to give it before 12 noon EST on Friday, February 18, and that you use a valid e-Mail address. Watch for 'Sanctum' trailer:'S Moviefone sanctum giveaway is open only to legal residents in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia 18 or older. Want to enter, give you please your e-Mail address above to the e-Mail address, before 12: 00 must leave Eastern time on December 18. You can enter once per email address and select a winner in a random drawing. A winner will receive a prize pack contains the following elements: (approximate total retail of package price is $170) (1) Sanyo waterproof high-definition-digital camcorder, (1) H2O Audio of waterproof container for iPod Nano (1) SANCTUM poster. Click here for the complete official rules.

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Parents Justin Bieber concerts - send us your pictures!

With the upcoming release of ' Justin Bieber: never say never,' in theaters Friday, we decided one unlikely to celebrate pile: parents of Tween fans. Why are you questions? As most of you for the concert tickets you buy numbers, Bieber goods, take your children to the venues and willingly sit through shrill cries of thousands of tweens that's why.

So if a proud parents to support to Bieber fever, we know you are welcome. And you're not alone! We will be publishing to show images of parents Bieber concerts.

We want as viele-- funny, emotional, sad, somehow embarrassing spannende-- pics as we can get so that if you have lying around, send us at askbieber@aol.com. Then again, Moviefone on Friday, February 11 check them out and to remember you are much appreciated.

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' Justin Bieber: never say never ' exclusive Clip: Bieber sings melt, fans

Bieber Fever still today, because the IMDB is proud to see an exclusive clip from Justin Bieber new 3D concert movie, "Never Say never."

Manage properties of a clip, which remember Scooter Braun Bieber's career early, when he had carried out an interview with radio stations across the country.

Even better: the clip is in the observance of rich vocals and Bieber, step, which should be more than enough to get the fans, pre-order tickets--if they have not already, that material.

Check out the clip after the jump, then be sure to see ' Justin Bieber: Never Say never ' when it hits the theaters, Feb 11.

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Weekend movie preview: 'no strings attached,' 'Company men'

The very pregnant Natalie Portman is round makes to promote these days your new movie, which examines whether there is such thing as a consequence-free sex. Let the sink for a moment.

New and notable

'No Strings Attached' (R)

Performers: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
What is it? Portman and Kutcher play old friends who choose to a purely sexual Beziehung--no romance allowed. But of course it's never been easier at least in the movies.
Why you should see it? Portman can your inner - "Black Swan" loose, offer the kind of raunchy, funny, adult performance only indicated past roles. Kutcher is a professional in light comedy. Veteran comedy Director Ivan Reitman, whose Werk felt sluggish in recent years, seems crowded by youths and their fresh, blunter take romance.
You might like it if you want: Hotel Chevalier, short the ' Natalie Raps from 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Guess Who'

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A scene from the film and Lord to see Moviefone's six second review

Limited Edition

Company men' is a timely history of degradation by John Wells ('SD'). Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Chris Cooper play economic criminals guys who had to cope with sudden unemployment. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer

Way back ' is an epic adventure of Peter Weir ("master and Commander: the far side of the world'"), based on the memoir by Slavomir Rawicz, about a group of people escape from a Siberian Gulag during the second WELTKRIEGS and must go 4,000 miles to freedom. Ed Harris, Colin Farrell, Jim Sturgess ('21') and Saoirse Ronan Star "The Lovely Bones"). Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer

Maids ' is an erotic thriller from South Korea about an au pair which entangled in the treacherous rules of the family is for work. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer
Still in theaters, still awesome

• "The Green Hornet"--a Bromance, disguised as a comic book masked hero film with visual to spare invention by Director Michel Gondry. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer

• Dilemma'--a Bromance disguised as sex farce, with surprisingly poignant drama Vince Vaughn's performance. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer

• Barney's version won--uberrascht to Paul Giamatti's Golden Globe Award for best actor in a comedy earlier this week? Check out his performance as a much married man in this adaptation of Mordecai Richler's novel and see what's going on. Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer

• Grit'- if you have not this bloody good remake of the Coen brothers, is now to do the time, especially with Oscar nominations just around the corner. Stars of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld are just two of the players who we think will get nominated. (Read our full predictions here.) Showtimes & tickets | Watch trailer

Staying in this weekend?

New on DVD: 'Buried' takes premise Edgar Allan Poe would loved have and update to the digital age. Ryan Reynolds plays a man trapped in a coffin with a phone and a lighter to maintain it long enough to find out how he got there and how you out. If you claustrophobic or fan-no Reynolds (he's the entire movie on the screen), skip this one. All other eingraben. Buy or rent DVD | More new DVD releases

Movie homework: "The way back" may be a thrilling epic about a true escape from a prison camp of the second WELTKRIEGS, but the final entry in the genre is still 1963's "the great escape."Based on a true story (one that in turn do not think the way you own it - that is not ' Hogan's Heroes'), it has about a full rogue's Gallery of Hollywood tough guys, some then famous (Steve McQueen, James Garner), some soon to be famous (Charles Bronson, James Coburn) teaming up perform an elaborate jailbreak. If you haven't seen it, it is worth just for the legendary McQueen see motorcycle jump. Buy or rent DVD

On our Netflix queue: The Golden Globes under this week, Annette Bening her husband as the winner of the globe for the most promising newcomer from 1962. She referred, Warren Beatty's memorable movie debut in splendor in the grass, was just three years old when his future wife. Smoulder Beatty and Natalie wood as two small town teens, the whose romance with the hang ups (sexual repression, class tension, greed and other hypocrisies) thwarted virtuous older is. Watch this movie and you'll see why globe voters thought, was this kid of going places. Buy or rent DVD

On TV: "Mamma Mia!" not exactly is a cinematic masterpiece, but on a cold January night should with a bowl of popcorn, this summer, Greek Isles set musical for a fine girl's night duty make (and in your living room, no one can see dancing along the ABBA soundtrack) plus, it's full of people we never tired get including Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Christine Baranski and Julie Walters. You have three chances to see; It is on TBS at 8 P.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check your local listings
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"Alice in Wonderland ' 60th anniversary Blu-ray review: great bullshit

Most probably you won't find that many people who treated the 1951 "Alice in Wonderland" among the best efforts of the Studio's "Golden age." this is not to say that it is a bad movie (definitely not), but between the old school Classics (like "snow white", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella") "Alice" is revealed as wildly plotless and anarhisticni piece of povestvovania-which means to fit source material to Lewis Carroll tea--it is beautiful to look (and listen), but seems to lack the essential "heart" many of the greats Disney with peak.

As such, "Alice in Wonderland (1951) is still true-blue classic in the Pantheon of Disney feature animation and the Studio is done right from the movie, by providing a fantastic two-disc" 60th Anniversary Edition ' blu-ray. The film never looked lovelier, which help buff to appreciate what the animation is so great about the movie, and this is the view of it.

Undoubtedly you are familiar, Carol "Alice in Wonderland" is about a young girl who tumbles into the rabbit hole and found all kinds of strange creatures in its long Trek back to reality. This is, indeed, and it is this loosy-goosey "nonsense" style, a Karoll such a hit in his day. Mature all varieties (psychologists, literary experts, directors) have tried to be decrypted weirdness of the "Wonderland", but that is missing the point: children, nonsensical adventures are food for the soul.

So let's just skip the pointless plot synopses and thematic interpretation of "Alice in Wonderland" and just focus on the things you need to know:

1. is the old-style classic Disney Animation ... the blu-ray. If you don't know what that looks like this is a shame.

2. The centerpiece (entitled ' through the Keyhole: companion guide to Wonderland ") is an absolute joy. Half and half a video comment documents, this fantastic piece of film together with a Karoll offers writer, Disney historians and contemporary filmmakers. Great for children and even better for adults, it offers tons of historical perspectives of Lewis Carroll and Walt Disney and is packed with Great little Visual touches and delicious trivial tidbits. (For less then 10 minutes I learned colorful origin of phrases such as "March Hare," "cat" and "mad as a Hatter.") Simply put, Disney should make one of these ladders pieces for each one of their classic films.

3. other treats include some archive footage of the sequence of "handle for Alice and the door", some early pencil tests on the title character, 1959 TV intro movie and slightly diverting "paint flowers" puzzle game for the kiddies. Oh, and any additional material from previous Special Edition DVD (standard) has been included here: featurettes, interviews, deleted song (!), trailers, TV spots, old Mickey Mouse Cartoon and more.

4 "Sneak peeks" section informs us that "Bambi" next Disney classic to get swanky blu-ray treatment. This exemption drive shelves on 1 March, and if it is similar to "Alice" package, well, that's why we upgraded to blu-ray in the first place.

5. Final Note to my fellow Disney junkies; They feature length movies that were released on blu-ray (so far):

1. snow white and the seven dwarfs
2. Pinocchio
3. Fantasia
4. Bambi (3/1)
5. Alice in Wonderland (2/1)
6. sleeping beauty
7. Beauty and the beast
8. Fantasia 2000.
9. Chicken little
10. meet the Robinsons
11. Bolt
12 Princess and the frog
13. Tangled (3/29)

Word is that several of these are "back in the Vault" this April, so that one is now, if you still want one. And if full amazing Pixar video collection blu-ray is what you want, you will be happy to know that "The Incredibles" is coming on April 12. Then all will still need to be "Finding Nemo."

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Minka Kelly "roommate", "" Charlie's Angels "and who wish to play superhero guy (woman, anyone?)

There are many reasons to love Minka Kelly, who is currently starring in the psycho-thriller "the roommate." Neither one of these reasons must be made with global sexy title of magazine for men, it has appointed or recent hearing are produced in accordance with the gossipmonger and.

They are more along the lines of how Gracious she is their fearless, thrill seeking behavior and ambition of its course. Above all, however, we Adore a wonderful young star because it can act--its role separation of Lyla on NBC "lights for the night of Friday" was once considered as "heartbreaking" from the New York Times.

We recently spoke with Kelly "roommate," in which she played one defined by Oppenheimer obsessed friend (Leighton Meester). During the chat, it reveals that crazy moments in the film, which look for the legendary mega-star, she would love to work with what role it wishes to play (listen up, wonder woman fans), her idea of the perfect Valentine's day and several other surprising and interesting facts about yourself.

Moviefone: How has your role as Sarah in "roommate" different from what you have done in the past?
Minka Kelly: well, you know, my hero in "Friday night lights" is a very young--I was playing 17-year-old in high school. Now I'm in college and this character [Sarah], she believes in the best in people. It is optimistic girl, but she is certainly no weakling. So that when it finally fully realized she was in danger and that her roommate, Rebecca, chemical imbalance, she knows she must fight for its protection.

Are you all crazy roommate stories?
You do not need any roommate horror stories, but there are people, I know that to them and they seem to find the movie very relatable.

What moment in the movie will people be talking about when you leave the theater?
Know of a few people know that I have seen it, there are several times, actually. Moments, they really love when I'm struggling with whether it is [Rebecca] strange or what his deal is, because it is putting me to the things he loves a little strange. And I don't want to judge it, but you can see in my face, that I'm a little perplexed by the fact that it is in these things, so I think those are funny moments. I think that would be really fun are when Leighton [Rebecca] is its transition into a crazy person in the end. And then my favorite part, which is at the end of the movie is when we have a big fight scene.

There are participants involved or stunt you and Leighton has it?
[Laughs] well, we had stunt coordinators, which we learn everything and showed us how to make without the parties, but we are all from our own stunts. We wanted each shot is us. And so it was grueling, and at the end of it I had bruises up and down my legs. It was really, really fun--a very physical and exhausting. But we loved every second of it.

Well, what you studied in preparation for the stage that the fight will be useful for your exciting role in the new "Charlie's Angels" TV show, don't you think?
Perhaps this! [Laughs] I am so excited about this.

You begin to feel the pressure, as the "Charlie's Angels"?
Defined the iconic show and it will be difficult to follow, but I'm just so excited and honored to have the opportunity to be part of it all. I don't know how my role yet, so you don't have to give much, but I'm very excited.

What will be the perfect Valentine's day date?
I think Diane is not always for one man and one woman. So I think a lot of times, what is even more specifically, when you receive your best girlfriends, sit around and watch old Tv seasons of "sex and the city." Only pork for junk food and drink some wine chocolote, and celebrate each other.

What is your favorite movie to watch when you have snow?
"Purple rain."

Tell us a few things which nobody knows about you?
I love the pigging of chocolate! Eat like a man. I like skydiving--I'm incredibly active and love this kind of stuff. I was a nurse for four years before scrubbing I "Friday night lights," so that I worked in surgery. You name it, I've seen. I've been part of any major surgery, in addition to the open heart.

Is there any one person in Hollywood, you're dying to work?
I would love to work with Clint Eastwood, which I feel is obviously a response. Just think, he was an amazing storyteller.

What is the role of your dream?
Charlie Angel. [Laughs] I will love to play superhero guy, of course, since this is the beauty of our business that we believe we are nothing, we can imagine.

There was actually a popular rumor recently, your name attached to the "wonder woman" role. Any thoughts on this?
[Laughs] really? This would be really fun. Talking about shoes to fill!

In one sentence, why should readers RIP Moviefone "roommate"?
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"Roommate" scare up a weekend win Super Cup: report of the Office February 4-6

Having regard to the Super Bowl and icy weather, experts do not expect much from this weekend box office and "roommate" collected just enough mojo these low expectations.

"Roommate" may be watered-down, PG-13 version of "Single white female", but is sufficiently powerful to debut at no. 1 with $ 15.6 million, what the forecast experts. Credit Fame TV star Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester, consistent with the youth and the strong appeal of rating female moviegoers who were planning to watch football on Sunday. A provisional budget is only recorded thriller 16 million dollars only for hair over this weekend estimated gross.

Weekend of the other new wide release, underwater action thriller "Sanctum," was predicted to open around 12 million dollars, but considering its Studio came in at 9.2 million dollars for the opening of second place. The movie tells James Cameron as a producer and a Member State of the art 3D effects (with their accompanying ticket surcharges) and opens it in a few theatres ' roommate. "but the r rating keep younger viewers and the movie is not helped by the lack of star power or its complaint of Super males Cup weekend. It will be the site for the movie to make back the reported 30 million dollars in the budget in the cinema.

Another movie with a strong female appeal, a romantic comedy "no strings attached," came the No. 3 with $ 8.4 million. This is provided for only 37% from last week. Also, it was sufficient to move the film's three-week total past sign of the $ 50 million.

The fourth coming is "King of the speech," which continues to grow in several theatres in the second weekend after an announcement of its 12 nominations for an Academy Award. Historic friend feel good movie earned $ 8.3 million, just 25 percent from last week, as Oscar buzz continues to build the best picture frontrunner.

At no. 5 is "the Green Hornet," determination of 46% to $ 6.1 million. In four weeks, the masked hero movie has won $ 87.2 million.

Last week two new wide releases, "Rite" (which debuted at the beginning of a week ago) and "technician" (which premiered iat No. 3) fell on places sixth and seventh this weekend. Rounding top 10 are two other strong Oscar contenders, "Dilizans?t" (No. 8) and "Black Swan" (number 10), as well as bromance "Dilemma" (number 9).

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Complete top 10:
1. "the Roommate, 15.6 million dollars (2,534 screens), the new release
2. the "Sanctum," 9.2 million dollars (2,787), new release
3. the "no strings attached," 8.4 million dollars (3,050) $ 51.8 million total
4. "the King's speech," 8.3 million dollars (2,584), 84.1 million dollars
5. "the Green Hornet," 6.1 million dollars (3,033), 87.2 million dollars
6. "the rite," 5.6 million dollars (2,985), 23.7 million dollars
7. "engineer officer" 5.4 million dollars (2,704), 20.1 million dollars
8. ' Dilizans?t, ' 4.8 million dollars (2,902), 155.0 million dollars
9. "Dilemma," 3.45 million dollars (2,545), 45.7 million dollars
10. "the Black Swan," 3.40 million dollars (1,977) 95.9 million dollars

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"Engineer" review: make sure that you will get a first assessment

Hitman movies are dime a dozen, but the "mechanic" must have a value of nickel. Too smart to half of Simon West remake of the 1972 film with the same name highlights cool kicks over the character development and set of models of substance. To mention this approach inevitably will appeal to some viewers, but even with Ben Foster, this works for himself and co-star Jason Statham, "engineer" is too torn between feeling of dramatic integrity and desire to meet audiences bloodlust to fully satisfy the person.

Statham plays Arthur Bishop, an experienced, ice-cold assassin whose trademark is invisibility. When the Bishop is a task to his long-time mentor and only friend, Harry Mckenna (Donald Sutherland), he graduated from the job with Effortless efficiency. Soon after, the son of Harry Steve (Foster) is displayed look for someone to blame and Bishop hides the truth, as a young man in his right flank as his protege.

Since the two are increasingly ambitious projects, Steve seems more interested in testing the boundaries of the brutality of the performance objectives with one and the same cool detachment, Bishop. But as Steve grow approaching opening of the truth of his mentor, the Bishop was forced to decide whether to come clean or care for Steve in the same way he is his father.

To say that Jason Statham plays the character before it would be an understatement, but the movie looks so disinterested as it gives all compelling reasons to make that almost is not his own. From the first frame almost to the last, "engineer officer" shall have the same story, countless other movies for the murderers of his terms with immorality murders: Statham is "best"-killer that can hide in the pool, while its target take in the Middle, kill man in water and then to make a clean escape without someone knowing has ever been there. The actual logistics of pulling off a scenario, it may be interesting, but the film is more interested in shows how its sceptics well-decorated architectural Marvel of the House reflects the clarity of its purpose and naturally, the emptiness of his soul.

When all the Statham frigid detachment, Foster is the unfettered, febrile and as suggested above, he is doing the work that the film only needs and certainly does not deserve. Steve is the most troubled, and appears to punish ourselves at least as much as its purpose, where he took a new job, but under Foster coiled the filament wound tightly lamps physicality, there is simply a villainous cruelty, but real, resonant pain; Notwithstanding his sociopathic behaviour he became a character with whom we sympathize. What is unfortunately, however, it is necessary to film to create enemies, which are more foul and unforgiveable of Statham character; and after two square against pedophile hit man, corrupt televangelist and remorseless, string pulling a company man, Steve more or less is forced to become the next foe in the hierarchy of the movie "boys are worse than Bishop."

It's easy to look at the showdowns in the movie and see the only action set pieces, but in at least one case, the "victim" is just another killer, whose "villainy" took the form of homosexuality; There is the lip service paid to the fact that he "likes boys ' give trysts with people who have reached the age of majority, but anyone who might mistake Foster (30) for younger than 18 need Cataract Surgery, and Steve, who has s?blaznitelnata purpose, rather than in any other way. For anyone thinking this kind of moral Compass creates really interviews troubling dollars for the movie as a whole: it is fair, the son of the murdered person to try to avenge his father? I would say yes, but the movie is less secure and, therefore, abandoned or ignores the deeper implications of the conflict between Steve and Bishop (not to mention the re-awakening during the rest of the story of the Bishop and emotional) to give us an explosive, but otherwise empty venue.

However, it is not particularly difficult to ignore these comments, especially if your own brand of desire-Inositelat comes in the form of cool shootouts, vintage cars and style of life where prostitutes look like supermodels and not so secretly want to do their jobs for free ... just because you're such a Badass. In fact, the best word used to describe the film was "stupid" because this is exactly what it is – gun actress and instant gratification, not ambitions, serious enough to seek a closer inspection of the values or ideas.

But the annoying thing is that the "mechanic" really only gets really interesting when things begin to go wrong for his characters, so make a choice of things to work right in the end undermines even the cost of potential entertainment. As such, "engineer" is passable January ticket at best, but if the filmmakers were really trying to make the original light modern scanning, best, have made is to thrill ride, running on empty tanks.

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