Four Christmases (movie)

Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon and non-Oscar winner Vince Vaughn are in final negotiations to star in New Line's comedy "Four Christmases." According to the industry trade papers, the Matt Allen/Caleb Wilson-scripted film focuses on a couple (Vaughn...

When sales agent Andrew Herwitz brought "Live-In Maid" to the Sundance Film Festival three years ago, he hoped to land a quick sale, with the promise of the Spanish-language movie's arriving in theaters a few months down the road. But as often turns out...

Harry Potter has his wand and James Bond his license to kill, but who knew they also had the power to move continents? According to the industry trade papers, Fox has pushed the release of "Australia" from Nov. 14 to Nov. 26, the latest ripple caused...

To some, it might seem a bit of a stretch for the director of an odd and obscure documentary about the '80s arcade game Donkey Kong to become the man in charge of the big-budget holiday-season comedy " Four Christmases," starring Vince Vaughn and Reese...

Eric Christian Olsen didn't have to do much research to play a high school Mr. Smooth in the new comedy "Fired Up." "It's a lot of me when I was 22 years old," he says. "You think you have things figured out. You have such strong convictions and no...

I love watching holiday movies around this time of year.   Last weekend, I saw Four Christmases with my sister and cousins.  It was hilarious - Vince Vaughn is a riot and Reese Witherspoon is just adorable. So it got me thinking of all my other...

"Two Lovers" is the kind of highbrow movie many actors would consider a great showcase: a small, personal film with a demanding central role opposite an Oscar-winning actress. Joaquin Phoenix, the star of the new drama, sees "Two Lovers" in a very...

It's become a tradition at this time of year, first in my column, and now in my blog, to grade the major movie studios on their performance over the course of the year. The Studio Report Card started as a way to get a handle on how the business works, but...

Question: How do you know a weekend is a box-office dud for Hollywood? Answer: When studio executives start every conversation by complaining about the weather. Storms blanketing the country from the East Coast to the Midwest put a crimp in all three...

It's chilly out there -- and that applies not only to the weather but also to moviegoer interest. With one week remaining in the 2008 movie season, annual attendance is off more than 3% compared with last year, according to the box-office research firm...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Dark Knight" soared away with every trophy it was nominated for Wednesday at the 35th annual fan-favorite CBS ceremony. The caped crusader flick won five awards, including favorite cast, superhero, action movie and on-screen...

"The Hangover" takes care of its target audience's needs -- the target audience being males who, after seeing director Todd Phillips' earlier (and funnier) "Old School," dreamed of joining the "Old School" fraternity. But this film left a sour taste in my...