U.S. Marine Sergeant Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns from his third tour of duty in Iraq, with the one thing he credits with keeping him alive — a photograph he found of a woman he doesn’t even know. Learning her name is Beth (Taylor Schilling) and where she lives, he shows up at her door, and ends up taking a job at her family-run local kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and the complications in her life, a romance develops between them, giving Logan hope that Beth could be much more than his good luck charm.

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The Lucky One releases 2nd May 2012 from Warner Bros. Pictures

This heart pounding thriller follows a young American (Henry Cavill), whose family is kidnapped whilst on vacation in Spain. A cat and mouse chase ensues, but time is running out.

The Cold Light of Day is in cinemas April 6.

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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter explores the secret life of one of the greatest US presidents, and the untold story that shaped a nation. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (director of Wanted) bring a fresh and visceral voice to the bloodthirsty lore of the vampire, imagining Lincoln as history’s greatest hunter of the undead.

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Screenplay by: Seth Grahame-Smith, based on his novel Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Producer: Tim Burton

Release Date: August 3rd in 3D

Certificate: TBC

Running Time: TBC

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Cast: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

One day Leopold encounters a group of Jews trying to escape the liquidation of the ghetto and agrees to hide them for money in the labyrinth of the town’s sewers. But what starts out as a straightforward and cynical business arrangement soon turns into something very unexpected, as the unlikely alliance between Leopold and the Jews seeps deeper into his conscience and they form an incredibly close bond. An extraordinary story of survival and the inherent capacity for love held deep within the human soul, In Darkness is an emotional tour de force that will stay with audiences for years to come

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In Darkness is released March 16th

In a not-too-distant future, the United States of America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war, to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year, two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcasted throughout Panem as the 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss’ young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart, Peeta, the son of the town baker who seems to have all the fighting skills of a lump of bread dough, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives.

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The Hunger Games is released March 23rd 2012.

Girlie Gossip bring you the latest new trailer and synopsis for The Woman in Black! We loved the original and the London play so this is right up there on our ‘must watch’ list! 

During afternoon tea there is a shift in the air,
A bone trembling chill that tells you she’s there,
There are those who believe that the whole town is cursed,
That the house in the marsh is by far the worst,
What she wants is unknown but she always comes back,
The spectre of darkness, The Woman in Black.

Based on the classic ghost story, THE WOMAN IN BLACK tells the tale of Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), a lawyer who is forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote village to attend to the affairs of the recently deceased owner of Eel Marsh House.

Working alone in the old mansion, Kipps begins to uncover the town’s tragic and tortured secrets and his fears escalate when he discovers that local children have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances.  When those closest to him become threatened by the vengeful woman in black, Kipps must find a way to break the cycle of terror.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK also stars Ciaran Hinds (TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY) and Janet McTeer (TUMBLEWEEDS), was adapted from Susan Hill’s novel for the screen by Jane Goldman (KICK ASS) and directed by James Watkins (EDEN LAKE).

The Woman in Black will be released by Momentum Pictures on 10th February 2012.

Luke Treadaway (Brothers of the Head, Clash of the Titans) stars as strutting indie star Adam, one half of globally successful duo The Make. Arriving at the T in the Park music festival for his latest gig Adam finds himself accidentally handcuffed to Morello, played by Natalia Tena (Mrs. Henderson Presents, Harry Potter), lead singer for all girl punk band The Dirty Pink’s . With no key in sight the feuding pair have to get through the weekend as best they can delivering not one but two performances whilst having to placate a jealous girlfriend, an angry boyfriend and a lunatic manager. This is one weekend they will never forget.

YOU INSTEAD is a free-wheeling, rock ‘n’ roll romantic comedy set against an unforgettable lost weekend at a music festival, filled with lust, mud, betrayal, portaloos and a hundred thousand people partying to the greatest music in the world.

Starring Luke Treadaway and Natalia Tena alongside Ruta Gedmintas (Lip Service), Sophie Wu (Kick Ass), Gavin Mitchell (Still Game) and Alastair Mackenzie (Perfect Sense).

Directed by David Mackenzie (Perfect Sense, Hallam Foe, Young Adam), and produced by Gillian Berrie (Perfect Sense, Red Road, Hallam Foe, Dogville) for Sigma Films. The film is from a script by award winning painter and novelist (but first time screenwriter) Thomas Leveritt.

Take a look at some of the hottest real life movie couples with Girlie Gossip’s fun round-up of our favourite stars to watch together on screen and off! 
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in “Mr and Mrs Smith”

Never has there been a film to cause so much controversy for the two leads! Brad Pitt ditched his Hollywood wife Jennifer Aniston for action woman and bad girl Angelina Jolie, who he met on the set of the action thriller in 2005. The two soon became their own off screen version of Mr and Mrs Smith yet the first public confirmation that they were officially an item wasn’t until Jolie fell pregnant with the first of many to join the Pitt-Jolie family clan.

Alex Pettyfer and Dianna Agron in “I Am Number Four”

The I Am Number Four couple met on set and were soon the hottest young couple in Hollywood! Whilst there was undeniable chemistry between the two throughout the film, the spark sadly died out after filming wrapped and the couple split just one day after the film’s release (despite numerous engagement rumours).

Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins in “Abduction”

After rising to fame in the “Twilight” series, Lautner fast became a highly sought after male star. It wasn’t long before he dashed millions of teenage hearts however when it came out that he was dating Phil Collins’ daughter Lily Collins. The teenage heartthrobs first locked eyes on each other whilst filming their latest film “Abduction” and the rumour mill has been in over drive ever since claiming that Lily has been visiting Lautner on the set of his current film “Breaking Dawn”!

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner in “DareDevil”

These two met on the set of “Pearl Harbor” in 2001 but it wasn’t until they began filming “Daredevil” two years later that their romance ignited. Since then the couple have gone on to marry and now have two daughters to complete their family. Defying the odds and surviving several rounds of rumours that the two were on the brink of divorce, “Beniffer” could well become a name to be reckoned with.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in the “Twilight” Series

The “Twilight” stars worked hard to keep their romance under wraps since beginning the vampire saga back in 2008 but, after the pair were captured kissing several times and acting very much like a couple, their secret was out! As their characters take the next step and get married on screen for “Breaking Dawn,” what will this mean for the moment’s hottest couple?

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor in “Zoolander”

This king of comedy found his Queen to share the comedy throne whilst filming a television pilot. Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor got together to star in three films, including “Zoolander,” “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” and “Tropic Thunder.” They had only been married for a couple of months when they began filming “Zoolander” and it seems that the film paved the way as the couple are still married today.

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in “Cleopatra”

As Hollywood icons, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton represent the most tumultuous real life movie couple; their personal life is something you’d expect in a film! The on screen chemistry between the two in the epic “Cleopatra” is irrefutable and their romance soon blossomed off screen, despite the fact they were both already married (and not to each other). However, it was a highly turbulent relationship; they got married, divorced, remarried and divorced again but in the end they were simply not meant to be and it all ended in 1976 after twelve years of explosive passion.

Check out the I am Number Four Facebook page for more gossip on the movie! http://www.facebook.com/iamnumberfourmovie

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust.  Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers…permanently.
There’s only one problem: even the best laid plans are only as foolproof as the brains behind them.

Jason Bateman (“Couples Retreat”), Charlie Day (“Going the Distance”) and Jason Sudeikis (“Hall Pass”) star as the three hapless workers, with Jennifer Aniston (“He’s Just Not That Into You”), Colin Farrell (“Crazy Heart”) and two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey (“American Beauty,” “The Usual Suspects”), as their unbearable bosses.  Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx (“Ray”) stars as the plotters’ unlikely mentor, whose street cred is priced on a sliding scale.  The main cast also includes veteran actor Donald Sutherland and Julie Bowen (TV’s “Modern Family”).

“Horrible Bosses” is directed by Seth Gordon (“Four Christmases,” “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”) and produced by Brett Ratner and Jay Stern.  The screenplay is by Michael Markowitz and John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein, story by Markowitz.  Toby Emmerich, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, Samuel J. Brown and Diana Pokorny serve as executive producers, with John Rickard as co-producer.

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Release date: 22 July 2011

Julia (Belén Rueda), a woman suffering from degenerative sight disease, finds her twin sister Sara, who has already gone blind as a result of the same disease, hanged in the basement of her house. In spite of the fact that everything points to suicide, Julia decides to investigate what she intuitively feels is a murder case, entering a dark world that seems to hide a mysterious presence.?

Interview:

Guillem, this project apparently started with a single image…

GUILLEM MORALES: I think everything starts with an image, in this case it was a blind woman wearing a bandage around her eyes. The only thing I knew about her was that she had been operated on and been told not to remove the bandage for two weeks, otherwise the results of the operation would be ruined. It was the only information I had. From that point on, you have to create a plot, a character, and ask questions about what the image suggests to you.

Belén, what was your reaction when you first saw the story that Guillem had created?

Belén RUEDA: Sometimes when you read a script for the first time it’s very easy to understand, but this one was very difficult because for around 20 minutes you don’t see any of the character’s faces. There is only one line in the script that explains this, so you if you miss it you don’t understand anything – and it happened to me! So I had to go back…

I loved it when I read it because it’s not just one thing that happens, it’s every emotion. Guillem was able to make the audience empathise with her character and that is very difficult. At first the producers told him, it’s impossible to make a film where the main character doesn’t see the other characters faces for a long time – I almost told him the same thing. And in this film we have one character who almost is the camera; the beautiful thing is that you don’t notice it, but you feel it at the end of the film. Then for me it was beautiful because it’s one actress for two characters, it’s great!

Guillem, what was it that made you want Belén for the role of Julia?

GM: I think she’s one of the greatest actresses we have in Spain, if not the best one. When we met the very first time, I could feel already the very important thing in the relationship between the actress and the director – trust. Trust is the most important thing you need. We could trust each other perfectly. I suppose it’s like falling in love, you come across your character with a great actress, and she loved the script and of course I loved her, but I couldn’t imagine Belén would say, ‘Yes I would love to play Julia.’

Belén, people have already seen you in peril in The Orphanage – how would you say Julia’s Eyes was a different challenge as an actress?

BR: It’s very different. I think in The Orphanage playing a mother, from the first moment you see her you can see she’s a very strong woman and she’s going to do everything to find her son. In Julia’s Eyes, at first you can think this is a woman who’s very weak or needs someone in her life. But at the end you can see, even she can see, that she’s very strong. At the end they are both very fighters, but in The Orphanage you can see that straight away.

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Guillem, Julia’s Eyes has been comparisons to The Orphanage – and both have been huge box-office successes – but are such comparisons a compliment or do they frustrate you?

GM: It is neither a compliment nor a frustrating comparison. I really don’t mind. I can see why the comparison is made because we share the same producers and the lead actress. But Julia’s Eyes is completely different from The Orphanage. My film is a raw realistic thriller that talks to you about real fears whereas the other film was a paranormal ghost story. But the most important thing is the audience can enjoy another great performance from Belén.

Julia’s Eyes is about a woman going blind who needs to accept that. Despite being a thriller, we took that seriously and talked a lot about losing sight with blind people and in that film, there are all the fears that you would feel if you were losing your sight.  Am I dependent on someone else the rest of my life? Will the person I love leave me? Would the operation work…?

Guillem, Guillermo Del Toro is your producer and your mentor – how did your relationship start and develop?

GM: The very first time I met him was in London. It was a disaster because I was talking about that part of the film that nobody understood and also the end of the film, which I won’t spoil. In the first draft it was much more radical, so I think he thought that I was totally crazy for trying to do something like that!

But in the second meeting he said he loved the story –he’s one of the most generous people I’ve ever met in the film world. If you have a problem, you know that he’s always there for you. He wants to make sure that the film will be the best film [it can be] and you have everything that you need to make the best film possible. It’s like having an angel protecting you if you have a problem. He’s not only a producer, he’s a director as well so he understands perfectly what a director needs on the set. We didn’t agree on some things but he respected my thoughts.

BR: You feel free, which is not always the case with producers.

Belén, playing someone with failing sight, how did you practice working without your vision?

BR: It’s strange because if the more you practice, the more you learn to move without your vision. At first I was very clumsy. One day I wanted to be at home in my house with something over my eyes and my God… my daughters told me, please Mama take it off because you’re going to break everything! But by the end I could feel if the person standing close to me was the make-up artist or the cameraman. The other senses start to work more.

Film is obviously a visual medium, so when you make a film about someone losing their sight, what techniques did you want to use?

GM: I suppose camerawork is pretty important. There was something in the script I was very obsessed with: the idea of the audience sharing the feeling of Julia’s blindness. For approximately thirty minutes, you can’t see the faces of the characters around Julia, and this decision was made in the script. It was a big challenge because nobody understood it, even the producers. Even Guillermo Del Toro, I don’t know if he understood the idea to start with.

It was pretty interesting because you can feel that something is not right at that moment… you feel the frustration about not seeing. Blindness for the audience was about avoiding the faces and the most important thing in films are the eyes of the actor and she’s wearing a bandage…

BR: Many people asked if we watched films about blindness, but this is a special moment for the character because she is not blind; she’s just at the moment that she loses her sight, and it’s very different because then they’re not used to live without seeing. We worked with professionals in this field on the film and they said that people in real life in this situation, often they don’t want to believe what’s happening.

Belén, it looks like it was a very physically and emotionally demanding role – what were the hardest aspects for you?

BR: Physically no, although with the blind contact lenses, I couldn’t see – only if it’s black or white but nothing more. It was much harder emotionally. I love characters that emotionally change in the story you’re telling. But it’s a little difficult because sometimes you put a little of you in the character but it’s important that each one is different. You have to understand the character’s motivation. For example Laura in The Orphanage was easier for me because she’s a mother and what she was doing in this story I can understand her all the time. But in Julia’s Eyes in some behaviour she was different to me, I like to find the things that are similar to me, so I speak to people in those same situations, or psychologists because it’s important that the audience watching the film feels they are one of the characters they’re watching. They have to be real; even if you’re making a comedy that’s really absurd, you have to believe them.

GM: It doesn’t matter if it’s a comedy or horror or sci-fi, our work is always looking for the truth; the truth is always there and you have to find it.

BR: In this film, [Julia’s sister] Sara, is a very short performance but one day at the end of the performance, I almost fainted; because she’s very strong, she had finished with me!

Belén, Spanish actors like Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem have found great success working in Hollywood, is that something that appeals to you?

BR: If you ask all the actors, the ambition is to work for a long time… I think that it’s not important if you come from England, Australia, Spain or France, the important thing is the project, even if it means having to live outside your country for six months… For example with Penelope Cruz or [Antonio] Banderas, who when they started they had to live there because of the work. And it’s great because they opened the door to all of us Spanish actors… I have two daughters, who are now older than five years… Maybe five years ago I could say no, but today… It depends if Spielberg calls!

Which films scare you?

GM: Hmm… I would say The Shining.

BR: All of them! Before I made The Orphanage, many films that are very important, like The Shining for instance, I couldn’t finish! And in that moment, I said to myself, ‘OK, OK, I can, I can…’ but I get scared very easily.

If I’m there in the film, it’s different. But for example, in this film we have one beautiful moment when I’m running behind this man down the corridors, and at first the corridors are very wide but by the last one – the narrow one – the camera was in a hole. When I was there I went near and someone came out – and they knew I am very jumpy so when they said ‘Hello’ I went ‘Oh my God!’ And when you are making a film with something like that, you have a little bit of suggestiveness…

If you had to live without one of the senses, which would it be?

GM: Not sight, I would lose my job!

BR: Talking [Speech]… You know at first maybe you think Taste, but I know one person who cannot taste and she says that it’s horrible.

GM: Going deaf… if I would have to choose, I suppose, Hearing…

BR: And music?

GM: Oh, music, isolation… of course. What a horrible question!

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CHASING THE KILLER:

GUILERMO DEL TORRO INTERVIEW:

OUT MAY 20th