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- Movies coming soon
- Tom Cruise stars in action adventure flick Oblivion
- 'The Hunger Games' leads at People's Choice awards
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| Tom Cruise stars in action adventure flick Oblivion Posted: 10 Jan 2013 02:44 PM PST Oblivion AN action-adventure drama based on the graphic novel by Joseph Kosinski, who also happens to be the director of this film (he also made Tron: Legacy). Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Melissa Leo head the cast. Apparently, the film was shot in digital 4K resolution on locations across the United States and Iceland). It's the future, and Earth doesn't look anything like it does today. The planet has pretty much become uninhabitable after decades of war with an enemy known as the Scavs. Jack Harper (Cruise) works as a repairman stationed on the planet as part of an operation to extract resources. One day a spacecraft comes crashing down from the sky and his perspective of everything is changed forever (must be the sight of Morgan Freeman in those funky shades). The initial trailer promises wild flight and fight sequences and striking scenes of a significantly different planet Earth. Oh, and there seems to be some kind of big misconception about the nature of the war, too. Oblivion is set for wide release in the United States on April 19 (the IMAX version hits theatres a week earlier). No Malaysian release date yet, but hopefully we'll get it around that time, too. |
| 'The Hunger Games' leads at People's Choice awards Posted: 10 Jan 2013 03:29 AM PST LOS ANGELES: Post-apocalyptic action film "The Hunger Games" was the big winner at the People's Choice Awards on Thursday, picking up five awards including favourite movie of the year, while singer Katy Perry again led in the music categories. Hosted by "The Big Bang Theory" actress Kaley Cuoco, the People's Choice Awards named winners in more than 40 categories across film, television and music. About 475 million fans voted through the People's Choice website. "The Hunger Games," based on the trilogy of novels by Suzanne Collins, beat out "The Avengers," "The Amazing Spider-Man," "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Snow White and the Huntsman" for the coveted favourite movie accolade. Jennifer Lawrence, who plays "Hunger Games" heroine Katniss Everdeen, won the favourite movie actress award over Mila Kunis, Emma Stone, Anne Hathaway and Scarlett Johansson. "Thank you for loving movies as much as I do, and loving this movie and voting," Lawrence said. "The Hunger Games" was also named favourite action film and favourite movie franchise, while its stars Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth won favourite on-screen chemistry. The People's Choice is the first of Hollywood's annual awards shows, but unlike the Oscars or the Golden Globes, the winners are determined by fans, so it provides few insights into likely winners of the movie industry's top honors in February. "The Avengers," which was nominated in eight categories, didn't go home empty-handed. Robert Downey Jr. was named favourite movie actor for his role as Iron Man in the superhero ensemble box office hit. "You've chosen wisely," the actor joked on stage. Adam Sandler picked up the fan favourite award for comedic actor, while former "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston picked up the favourite comedic movie actress award, beating out Mila Kunis, Reese Witherspoon, Emily Blunt and Cameron Diaz. "I cannot thank you enough for allowing me to be honored with this, after supporting me for almost 20 years," Aniston said. Emma Watson of "Harry Potter" fame picked up the favourite dramatic actress accolade for her role in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." "Perks" was also named favorite dramatic movie, while "Ted," the raunchy R-rated comedy from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, was named favourite comedy film. MUSIC AND TELEVISION WINNERS Katy Perry took home four trophies this year, including favourite female artist and a surprise win for favourite pop artist over Justin Bieber. Fan favourite Taylor Swift beat out Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood for favourite country artist. "You guys have blown my mind with what you've done with this album 'Red.' I want to thank you for caring about my music and me," the singer said in her acceptance speech. Her chart-topping album "Red," which the singer based on her experiences, was one of 2012's top-sellers. The singer attended the awards alone following a widely reported split from boyfriend Harry Styles of U.K. boy band One Direction. Maroon 5 picked up the favourite band award. The band's popularity skyrocketed in 2012 after lead singer Adam Levine served as a judge on television talent show "The Voice." British boy band The Wanted won favourite breakout artist. In the television categories, CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory" was named favourite network comedy, while ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" picked up favourite network drama. Ellen Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Castle" actor Nathan Fillion won the favourite TV dramatic actress and actor awards, while "Glee" stars Lea Michele and Chris Colfer picked up the favourite TV comedic actress and actor awards. Sandra Bullock was named favourite humanitarian for her efforts in helping victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. - Reuters |
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