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Why Most Female Lead Action Films Dont Succeed

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2008-04-22 19:06:19 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...lead Many people insist that an action movie with a female lead just can not work, and you can at least see where theyre coming from. Theyll be quick to point out attempts like Catwoman My dear sweet heavenly tender bits how terrible was this movie? It wasnt just bad, it was legendarily bad. So bad that I have it on my top 10 worst films of...
 
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Good Luck Chuck (2006) - With a one-joke, sitcom-worthy premise, an unsympathetic and unlikable male lead, and an utter lack of decent laughs, GOOD LU

2007-10-07 17:32:13 by craiger in Craiger's Cinema Corner
 
...leads involved. On that level, GOOD LUCK CHUCK gets it half right. The female lead is played by Jessica Alba, who thoroughly inhabits in her character a clumsy and shy facade amidst some nicely underplayed sexuality. Whenever shes on- screen the film is euphoric: Shes just so unattainably cute and adorable here. I think that with all of the...
 
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Timothy Olyphant Signs On As Lead In A Perfect Getaway

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2008-01-17 22:37:12 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...lead in A Perfect Getaway. We get wind of this casting and the following plot synopsis from our friends at Monsters And Critics Hitmans Timothy Olyphant has signed to star in A Perfect Getaway for Relativity Media. MGM is set to distribute the action thriller. Variety reports the film is being directed by David Twohy (The Fugitive) and is...
 
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No more movies with George Clooney in the lead?

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2008-04-07 07:12:00 by Reel Fanatic in Reel Fanatic
...lead." Though I can certainly understand what put him in such a foul mood, that statement was just as stupid then as it is now But a look at the box office numbers brings up a valid question. In it's opening weekend, Clooney's flick took in a rather paltry $13.5 million, and didn't even manage to win the weekend, finishing second to "21"...
 
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Olivia Wilde To Play Lead In Year One

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2008-01-11 20:55:45 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...lead has been cast in the new Ramis/Apatow venture Year One, the role has been given to the elven Olivia Wilde. We get the news of this casting thanks to the professionals at Variety Olivia Wilde will be the female lead opposite Jack Black in Columbias biblical-era comedy Year One. Harold Ramis is directing a cast that also includes Michael...
 
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Dominic Monaghan Lands Lead In Pet

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2008-02-07 18:32:33 by John Campea in The Movie Blog
...lead in the abduction thriller Pet. We get the scoop, thanks to the mystical caves of yahoo Dominic Monaghan, who plays Charlie Pace on the series Lost, has landed the lead role in the psychological thriller Pet for MGM. In Edna McCallions film, Monaghan will play Seth, a man who bumps into his old high school crush and becomes obsessed with...
 
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Sam Worthington Snags Lead 'Terminator 4' Role

2008-02-13 00:00:00 by Erik Davis in Cinematical
 
...lead; some dude named Marcus. This move is rather interesting, because it means James Cameron (director of Terminator and Terminator 2 ) has taken a liking to Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins director McG, as Cameron was the one who recommended Worthington for the new job (the actor is also starring in Cameron's Avatar ). We're not...
 
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'Friday the 13th' Remake Lands a Lead

2008-03-21 00:00:00 by Scott Weinberg in Cinematical
 
...lead role. According to The Hollywood Reporter , "the remake will focus on the serial killer, who will wear his now-iconic hockey mask. Padalecki will play the lead, who investigates what happened up at Crystal Lake Seems like a strange direction for a "remake" to take, but obviously I'm more than happy to see the flick before I get all...
 
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PBiFF All Roads Lead Home

2008-04-12 00:54:25 by Editor in CinemaDave
 
...Lead Home," directed by Dennis Fallon. Boyle played the lonely and rundown Poovey. The cast also includes Peter Coyote, Vivien Cardone and Vanessa Branch. "All Roads Lead Home" looks heartwarming
 
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