CRUSHWORTHY: Thomas McDonell from Prom

Where you've seen him: Prom
Why he's Crushworthy: Every generation has their brooding Johnny Depp-lookalike. The "My So Called Life" gen had Jared Leto, the Twihard gen had Robert Pattinson, and this yet-to-be-christened gen is about to be introduced to theirs. Prom didn't provide McDonell with a lot to work with, but he managed to make due with what he had. He was the only mature actor amongst amateurs, dominating the serious moments. He seemed as bored with the content as we were. But I think with the right drama, he could really show what he can do.
Where you can see him next: The comedy Fun Size with Victoria Justice ("Victorious"), Josh Pence (The Social Network), Chelsea Handler, and Johnny Knoxville; the Tim Burton horror mystery remake Dark Shadows with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), Chloe Moretz, and Eva Green (Casino Royale), where he'll play the young Depp; and the indie teen dramedy The Spectacular Now.

CRUSHWORTHY: Nicholas Braun from Prom

Where you've seen him: Prom
Why he's Crushworthy: I've been laughing at this kid since he played the lovable lovelorn Cameron on ABC Family's movie-to-series adaptation of "10 Things I Hate About You." His wide-eyed, high-pitched, nervous giant act was so memorable that the producers of Prom cast him in a very similar role. And while most small screen schticks don't translate well to the big screen, Braun remained a scene-stealer in the subpar teen flick.
Where you can see him next: The Kevin Smith sports drama Hit Somebody with Alan Rickman (Harry Potter), John Goodman, Melissa Leo, and Michael Angarano (The Art of Getting By), and the indie teen dramedy Before You Say Goodbye.

FILM REVIEW: My Piece of the Pie [@ Tribeca Film Festival]

The Great Recession has been looming over us ever since Obama first thought we could. With the clouds still casting dark shadows in every corner of the Earth, it’s no wonder that such dire circumstances are echoed in today’s cinema, from indie dramedies like Up in the Air to family comedies like Ramona & Beezus. As the topic becomes more popular, screenwriters are finding it more challenging to find a new angle. Up in the Air was from the perspective of the cold machine that thoughtlessly and impersonally disposes of its employees, like toilet paper stuck to the bottom of its shoe—quickly and secretively before anyone notices. It explored how that can take a toll on a product of that machine when he suddenly realizes there’s more to life than just money (or frequent flier miles). Cédric Klapisch’s French dramedy My Piece of the Pie aims to show the perspective of the working class—to show how it not only affects their livelihood, but their will to live.

The film opens with the lead female character France’s suicide attempt. She was laid off from the factory she worked at for the last 20 years, and felt as though she could not provide for her three daughters. After a lot of family support and indecision, she finally decides to take a friend's offer to be trained as a cleaning lady in Paris. There would, however, be rules: Never speak more than necessary. Don't bother your employer with your personal problems. And, most importantly, be invisible. Of course, France is not the timid type. She is a very opinionated and forthright woman. So it's only a matter of days before she becomes chummier with him than he's ever been with any of his servants, and only a couple of weeks before he respects and trust her more than he's had any woman he's ever slept with. But little does she know that the man for which she's cleaning is the very same man who orchestrated the take-down of her factory’s company.

In a drama, their interactions would be immersed in suspenseful undertones, as we wait for the proverbial bomb to drop. But this isn't a drama. It's a dramedy. There was no tension, only open discourse peppered with light, but sincere humor. This was a rare opportunity, a situation in which the destroyer and the destroyed could get to know each other and learn what each believes in and what motivates them. Stephen teaches her about the stock market, how it works, and how much can be made from the click of a single button, while France teaches him how to not neglect his son Alban and how to get back the love of his life Melody. And as they get closer and the film transitions from a dramedy into a romantic dramedy, it starts to seem like Stephen will transform into the man that France needs, and into the father that Alban deserves...or at least that's what would happen in an American movie. For us, there must be redemption and reform. But this film isn’t about Stephen learning from his mistakes. It's about accountability, about realizing he was wrong and admitting it—and not just to his son, or his ex, or even to France, but to all of the factory workers who were laid off. Stephen was supposed to represent the faceless higher-ups and France was the Joan of Ark of the wrongfully terminated. 

In the end, when they both realize their coincidental connection, he laughs at what a small world it is. Under any other circumstance a coincidence may seem laughable—to know the mother of your future bride before you know her or to buy the same dress as your friend, perhaps. But laughing at the fact that he destroyed the company she once worked for and he's the reason she now works for him, was just cruel. And so it was understandable that France needed to do something that would make him realize the error of his ways. She kidnaps Alban and takes him back to her city, hoping that when Stephen comes to get him, he will have to face all the people he got fired. What she did can be considered monstrous or unforgivable, but to the viewer who has seen her journey and her anguish, and seen his selfishness and needless excess, it seems pretty reasonable.

Of course, Stephen, being as self-absorbed as he is, doesn't realize what's prompted her alleged "mental break," so he alerts Interpol and they arrest her. As they cart her away, her family and friends try to stop them from driving off. They link arms and press against the moving vehicle in a dangerous tug-of-war, keeping it in place. Stephen's preoccupation for someone other than himself, his desperation to find his son, his apology to Melody who consoles him, and his hesitation to press charges against France almost convinces you that perhaps she had an effect on him. Even as he looks on, he wonders out loud if he should ask them to set her free, wonders if he made a mistake. This, however, isn't his final redemptive moment. No, his last chance to prove that these men of industry can be reformed and that change is on the horizon comes when the factory workers crowd around his luxury sports car and ask him if he's the man France told them about, the man who destroyed their lives. And like the coward that he is, he denies it. He swears that it wasn't just him and that he alone is not to blame. He, like many other un-indicted wealthy men, refuses to be held accountable. And so he runs for his life towards the ocean. And in this very moment, as France begins to regret what she did, handcuffed in the backseat of the rocking van and staring at her daughters' tear-soaked faces, she realizes the revolution she's begun...and she begins to laugh victoriously. Roll credits.

The film seems to end with no resolution—no explanation as to whether Stephen ever stopped running or if he dropped the charges or if she got a better job elsewhere. Director Klapisch said, in the Q&A, that he didn't believe there could be an ending, because our recession has not yet ended. He cannot predict the future, therefore he could not give France and Stephen one. But I think, with this film, he did predict the future, albeit a hopeful one—one where the working class no longer accepts half-baked apologies and starts demanding compensation, whether it comes in the form of a check or a prison sentence.

Despite its heavy topic, this film does indeed have its comical moments, like the scene where France first gets upgraded from maid to nanny and learns her new salary, followed promptly by a scene where she and her daughters dance joyously in the supermarket to the "Pretty Woman" theme song. I also enjoyed—and truly couldn't sit through without covering my embarrassed ears—the scene where she pretends to be a Russian escort who doesn't know a lot of English in order to play Stephen's date at a boring dinner party. She sounded like a dopey cross between Borat and Steve Carell's Dinner for Schmucks character. Stephen also had several good, off-hand remarks that usually were at his own expense, like the one where he told France she'd have to move in with him so she could be his woman translator. Moments like these made the film seem like it could pass for a romantic comedy minus the ending. But don't be fooled. It is first and foremost a social statement.

ALBUM REVIEW: Jennifer Lopez's "Love?"

Ever since the birth of her fraternal twins, J.Lo's been working overtime to regain the momentum she once had—honestly, since before she became one half of Bennifer. In the early 2000s, she was a hot commodity in Hollywood, trying out different genres from fantasy sci-fi (The Cell), to rom-coms (The Wedding Planner), to dramas (Angel Eyes), to thrillers (Enough). Her success in films like Selena, Anaconda, and Out of Sight afforded her that right as the #1 Latina actress in Hollywood. And even with a short break from acting to launch her music career, she never lost the spotlight.

It wasn't until she started feeding into the tabloid machine that the tide turned. Every part of her life was up for sale, and instead of going back to being the Jenny from the Block that we all grew to love, she's still hawking perfume, clothing, and now cars. Where she once focused on her talent as a dancer and a charismatic party girl who relied on her own voice despite its limits, she's now shown more interest in exploiting her ASSets, projecting herself as young, promiscuous, and free (even channeling Beyonce in her video for "Good Hit"), and has given into this generation's poor contribution to the medium: autotune. The worst offender being the robotic "Good Hit," which is anything but.

Maybe we cut her a lot of slack back when she was a new kid. Maybe her lyrics were never Grammy-worthy, but I honestly don't remember them being this bad. There are references to a love-controller ("I'm Into You"), a Tonka truck ("On the Floor"), and busting at 'dem love haters (the unfortunately titled "Run The World"). The only tolerable tracks are the heartfelt "(What Is) Love?" and "Starting Over," because at least they seem to realistically reflect her current life.

Ultimately, it just seems like she's trying too hard to seem like she's not heartbroken by her recent divorce and that she's "still got it." There's a reason Mary J. Blige still has it. She acts her age and sings about adult topics. She doesn't pretend slang is still apart of her vernacular and she doesn't date back-up dancers (again!). Lopez should be going the Blige route not the Spears or Braxton route. Toni Braxton came back with a sultry new act and ended up singing in Las Vegas and starring in her own reality show. That does not a diva make. You go to Las Vegas to retire, not return.

VIDEO: Beyonce's "Let's Move! Flash Workout"

Beyonce teamed up with the First Lady Michelle Obama to encourage children to eat healthy and exercise. She re-wrote and re-recorded her song "Get Me Bodied" to record a dance routine that kids can follow along with as a fun 4-minute exercise. The video is orchestrated like a flash mob in a cafeteria with children of all ages who are great dancers.

I love that a chubby kid initiates the dance, that it's mostly minorities in the video, and that they left Beyonce's dance flub in. There's a part when she sings "Now run to the left" and she runs right while everyone else runs left and you can tell she screwed up, but they just let it play and then cut to a take where she's doing it right. It shows kids that it's ok to make a mistake.

Um so, I realize this is for kids, but I so want to go home and memorize this. lol

VIDEO: Beastie Boys' "Fight for Your Right Revisited" with Elijah Wood, Seth Rogen, Danny McBride, and more celebs

According to /Film, the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch, aka MCA, "assembled quite the cast to tell the story of what happens after the epic party in their classic 1987 music video for '(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party).'" The short, Fight For Your Right Revisited, was one of the "most highly anticipated shorts playing at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival." The main cast consists of Elijah Wood, Seth Rogen, and Danny McBride as the Beastie Boys. Later in the video, a Delorean appears with the future versions of the Beastie Boys: Will Ferrell as Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly as Seth Rogen, and Jack Black as Danny McBride. But it doesn't stop there with the cameos. There are also goofy appearances by: Rashida Jones, Will Arnett, Rainn Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Ted Danson, Steve Buscemi, Amy Poehler, Mary Steenburgen (The Proposal), Chloe Sevigny, Kirsten Dunst, Maya Rudolph, David Cross ("Arrested Development"), and Orlando Bloom, in that order. I'm not shocked that so many celebrities are fans of the 80s rap group. I am, however, shocked that so many actors were free to appear in this. lol Nonetheless, it's really cool.

TV TOPIC: "Bones" Spin-off Starring Geoff Stults, Michael Clarke Duncan, & Saffron Burrows

This week during “Bones,” viewers were treated to a sneak peek of a potential new crime series, which FOX is referring to as a “Bones” spinoff. They used the series’ usual airtime to introduce a trio of investigators led by a man they call The Finder (Geoff Stults). Since Booth and Brennan are more accustomed to finding criminals and not lost items, it made a little sense that they had to hire someone else for the job. Booth, however, wasn’t too pleased about it. He had previously met Walter, The Finder, when he was arrested for going AWOL in an attempt to see his son Parker be born. Walter found him and interrupted his family moment. Needless to say, Booth was holding a grudge.

Brennan, on the other hand, didn’t believe in what Booth referred to as Walter's “magic” gift. So to prove his ability to both Brennan and the viewers, Walter promised to find a science fair medal she lost when she was a kid. During his search for the treasure map that pertained to the case they were working on, he succeeded in finding that medal along with a newspaper clipping of a photo of Brennan with her mom at the fair. Thus, winning her over and gaining her rare stamp of approval. But did he win viewers over too?

Not so fast. The problem with new crime shows is that they tend to tread the same ground as all the others with a few tweaks that allow them to consider themselves unique. During one scene, someone refers to Walter and his partners as a makeshift Mod Squad. But the trio they reminded me of were actually from a more recent series, USA Network’s “Burn Notice.” Check out the similarities below and get to know these characters before the new series (possibly) debuts:

Walter a.k.a. Wally (Geoff Stults from “October Road”)
Burn Notice doppelganger: Michael, the team leader who is the mastermind of all plans.
Skill Set: He served two tours in Iraq and after a serious brain injury, he gained the innate ability to find anything and anyone in the world—a skill that’s a cross between Sean from “Psych” and the title character of “Monk.”
Flaws: His condition makes him extremely paranoid. He’s suspicious of everything. If someone calls him, he doesn’t only ask who’s calling, but questions how they got the number. That’s not that unreasonable, but when he decided to rudely insinuate that a waitress could be asked for decaf and choose to bring non-decaf, it just started to sound a little petty. And week after week of that could get annoying.
Cool Factor: 6/10

Leo (Michael Clarke Duncan from The Green Mile)
Burn Notice doppelganger: Sam, the old fogie who advises the team leader and talks him off the edge when necessary.
Skill Set: He’s their legal advisor and their muscle when things get sketchy.  
Flaws: They’re trying a little too hard to bury Duncan’s meathead reputation by making him a well-read, prose-spouting, law degree-carrying pacifist. It's fine to try new things, but it gets a little annoying when he spontaneously quotes literature. He also tends to list every charge that can be brought against Walter for whatever crime he's committing in the moment. I can get used to both of those annoying habits. What I can’t get used to is their attempt at saddling him with some tribal cultural background that compels him to start sentences with “My people...,” or "Where I come from..."
Cool Factor: 2/10

Ike (Saffron Burrows from Deep Blue Sea)  
Burn Notice doppelganger: Fiona a.k.a Fi, the foreign pretty face with a mean-streak and a way with weapons and gadgets.
Skill Set: She has a similar skill to Walter in that she can learn a lot about a person just by looking at them and the way they live. She has a keen eye for surveillance and security, and can spot a con from a mile away. Plus, she's a pilot.
Flaws: Her Cockney accent is a little hard to understand half the time, and she’s playing a lot younger than she actually is. Her attire and behavior would suggest late 20s/early 30s, but she’ll be 40 next year. And I'm not sure if her suggested age or low class accent is the reason she says words incorrectly, like "philialsophical" and "enabilizer," but it's a little offensive that the girl is the "dumb one."
Cool Factor: 4/10

Despite their low scores, I do like Stults and I like his method of investigation, trying to walk a day in his missing person's shoes to figure out how they live and think minus the sound effects and visual signifiers of a clue discovered. I prefer zany, dramedy, crime-solving shows over the “Law & Order” and “CSI”-type police procedurals, so I’d give it a shot. But I think it should be a summer series. That’s where all the light and fun shows go to flourish.

CRUSHWORTHY: Sam Rosen from Stuck Between Stations

Where you've seen him: The indie romance Stuck Between Stations
Why he's Crushworthy: For a first time lead actor, Rosen mastered one of the most important requirements of a leading male: he captured your attention and he kept it. You wanted him in every scene, you wanted to know his story, and when the film ended, you wanted to now where he was going. While you might credit the script for that, which he co-wrote, I can assure you that Rosen was just as interesting during silent moments, where he had you hanging on his last incomplete syllable. Despite his build and army background, he managed to make his character seem fragile, awkward, and vulnerable, even after a bar room brawl. He was more than sensitive. He was an open book.
Where you can see him next: The romantic dramedy The Oranges with Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl" and The Roommate), Allison Janney, Oliver Platt, Catherine Keener, Adam Brody, and Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development" and Whip It).

FILM: My Top 15 Tribeca Film Festival Picks of 2011

It's that time of year again, when it's New York's turn to be flooded by indie auteurs and the puppets that spout their prose. If you find this year's list of 201 films/shorts/panels too cumbersome to go through, check out the 15 films I think are worth taking a look at during the festival (April 20 - May 1):

FOREIGN: Romantic/Comedy

Romantics Anonymous
Plot: "The story of Angélique Delange an unemployed but gifted chocolate-maker with a lifelong case of uncontrollable shyness that prevents her from properly sharing her confectionary talents. Jean-René Van Den Hugde suffers from a similar case of terminal abashment and runs a fledgling chocolate company in desperate need of a new direction. When Jean-René hires Angélique as the new sales associate, the two nervous Nellies must face their deepest fears. With the chocolate business hanging in the balance, they are forced to fess up to their hidden sweet affections for each other."
Why I Recommend It: Because it is about as adorable as a French romance can get.
> watch trailer <

FOREIGN: Drama/Comedy

My Piece of the Pie

Plot: "A fiery single mother and blue-collar worker loses her job when the local factory in her French seaside town closes down. Faced with having to support her three children, with no job prospects in sight, she enrolls herself in a housekeeper training program and lands a position cleaning and babysitting for a handsome but cocky power broker Steve. As they grow closer, it seems both of their minds may be opening to each other's worldviews—until she makes an unsettling discovery about him and events snowball toward a shocking dramatic finale."
Why I Recommend It: It's an interesting take on the current unemployment crisis—sort of giving insight to the employer and the employee on how the other lives and thinks, while adding a tumultuous romantic element to it.

> watch the trailer <

FOREIGN: Action/Comedy

Let the Bullets Fly
Plot: "During the Warlord Era of the 1920s, a bunch of bandits, led by "Pocky" Zhang, hijack a train en route to Goose Town with its new governor on board. When the train crashes, its lone survivors are the governor's sleazy advisor and his wife. Zhang, an honorable outlaw, decides to pose as the new governor and share the fortune from the hijacking with the townspeople. But ruthless mobster Master Huang (Chow Yun-Fat) aims to stop Zhang's Robin Hood crusade, launching a battle of both wits and bullets."
Why I Recommend It: It would be interesting to see Chow Yun-Fat as a villain.
> watch the trailer <

FOREIGN: Crime Thriller

Neon Flesh
Plot: A high-energy crime thriller centered around Ricky and the underground world that he lives in. His prostitute mother, Pura, abandoned him when he was 12. Now a young man, he wants to honor her by opening up a brothel when she is released from prison. For help, he enlists a pimp, his junkie girlfriend, and a transsexual who believes that she's royalty, but when he finally picks Mom up from the hospital, she is in the beginning stages of Alzheimer's and not too impressed with his gift. Worse, the location Ricky chose for the brothel encroaches on ruthless thug El Chino's domain….
Why I Recommend It: I'm a sucker for Spaniard films.

> watch the trailer <
(The film has an online streaming option.)

DRAMA/THRILLER

The Good Doctor
Plot: "Lonesome first-year medical resident Dr. Martin Blake (Orlando Bloom) is eager to impress his superiors, but a few missteps set him back, igniting his hidden insecurities. When he finally gets the respect he so desperately craves from an enchanting teenage patient—Diane (Elvis Presley's granddaughter Riley Keough from The Runaways), who is admitted with a kidney infection—he'll do anything to keep her under his care. But when the chief resident finally takes notice of him, Martin can't seem to catch a break: The head nurse has it in for him, and orderly Jimmy (Michael Peña from Crash) discovers Martin's secret budding relationship with Diane and blackmails him for prescription painkillers. Soon a desperate and paranoid Martin is no longer just fighting for respect, but also for his reputation and career."
Why I Recommend It: Because rarely does Bloom get to shine on a dramatic level, and Peña is always an amazing supporting actor.

Puncture
Plot: "Mike Weiss (Chris Evans) is a talented young Houston lawyer and a functioning drug addict. Paul Danziger (co-director Mark Kassen), his longtime friend and partner, is the straight-laced and responsible yin to Mike's yang. Their mom-and-pop personal injury law firm is getting by, but things really get interesting when they decide to take on a case involving Vicky (Vinessa Shaw from 3:10 to Yuma), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job. As Weiss and Danziger dig deeper into the case, a health care and pharmaceutical conspiracy teeters on exposure and heavyweight attorneys move in on the defense. Out of their league but invested in their own principles, the mounting pressure of the case pushes the two underdog lawyers and their business to the breaking point."
Why I Recommend It: Because if The Lincoln Lawyer can revive Matthew McConaughey's career, maybe this unorthodox legal procedural can do the same for Evans, giving him street-cred before he dons the tights for Captain America.

MYSTERY THRILLER

L.A. Noire
Plot: This is actually a 60-min film that explains the back-story for the video game. The game's setting takes place in a violent crime thriller and the main avatar is an old-school detective. You'll get to "interrogate witnesses, search for clues, and chase down suspects as you struggle to find the truth in a city where everyone has something to hide."
Why I Recommend It: I've seen the posters all over the city and I've been thinking, I miss those classic noir films. That should be a real series or a movie. Wish granted.

COMEDY/THRILLER

The Guard
Plot: "An unorthodox Irish policeman (Brendan Gleeson from In Bruges) with a confrontational personality is teamed up with an uptight FBI agent (Don Cheadle) to investigate an international drug-smuggling ring."
Why I Recommend It: Buddy cop films always boil down to the chemistry between the lead characters, and it'll be interesting to see how Gleeson and Cheadle work together, after seeing how Gleeson worked so well with Colin Farrell in In Bruges.
> watch the trailer < 

DRAMA/COMEDY
Newlyweds
Plot: "When you get married, you're not just getting a husband or wife—you get the family, the friends, even the exes. Buzzy (Edward Burns) and Katy (Caitlin FitzGerald from It's Complicated) are newlyweds. Katy's meddlesome sister Marcia has been married to Buzzy's friend Max for 18 years. As Marcia and Max's marriage is crumbling under the weight of life together as empty-nesters, Buzzy and Katy's honeymoon period is upended when Buzzy's wild-child baby sister (Kerry Bishe from "Scrubs") shows up at the couple's TriBeCa apartment with more than a little baggage."
Why I Recommend It: It's always interesting to see an actor-director's work.

The Perfect Family
Plot: "Suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish—an award she has coveted for years—her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel from "Bones"), a successful lawyer, is about to marry her life partner Angela (Angelique Cabral). Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is cheating on his wife with the local manicurist. And Eileen's own marriage to a recovered alcoholic is pulling at the seams…."
Why I Recommend It: Because Ritter gets better with every film.

COMEDY

Jesus Henry Christ
Plot: "This colorful, modern family comedy revolves around 10-year-old boy genius Henry James Herman (Jason Spevack from Ramona and Beezus) and his fervently left-wing single mother Patricia (Toni Collette), who works at the local university's cafeteria. A misfit from birth, Henry's precocious, rabble-rousing ways catch up with him when he gets kicked out of school for writing "Manifestos on the Nature of Truth." Meanwhile, 12-year-old Audrey (Samantha Weinstein from The Rocker) has her own problems because of her single father, university professor Dr. Slavkin O'Hara (Michael Sheen), who used her as the test subject for his best-selling book Born Gay or Made that Way? Needless to say, she gets a not-so-nice nickname from her classmates. When Henry scores a scholarship to the university as a child prodigy, the two families cross paths and everything they knew about their lives is thrown to the wind."
Why I Recommend It: Because we rarely get to see Sheen in a comedic role and he did a surprisingly good job on "30 Rock" last year.

DRAMA

Janie Jones
Plot: "Ethan Brand (Alessandro Nivola) and his band are on the comeback trail when a former flame (Elisabeth Shue) drops a bomb in his lap: their 13-year-old daughter, Janie Jones (Abigail Breslin). Ethan refuses to believe Janie is his kid, but when her mom suddenly leaves for rehab, the child has no place to go but into the tour bus and on the road with the band. With no inclination toward fatherhood, Ethan continues his hard-living ways, leaving Janie to fend for herself in the dive bars and sleazy motels along the way. As Ethan's self-destructive spiral threatens to derail the tour, Janie uses her own surprising musical talents to help guide him down the rocky road to redemption."
Why I Recommend It: It's like the musical version of Somewhere.

DRAMA/ROMANCE

Stuck Between Stations
Plot: "Casper is a young soldier home from Afghanistan on bereavement leave after the death of his father. On his last night in town, a near-miss bar fight in the old neighborhood leads to a chance run-in with his childhood crush Rebecca, now a grad student coping with a floundering academic career and a fraught relationship with her married academic advisor. Over the course of a single night, the two traverse a striking Minnesota cityscape, growing closer but knowing they will inevitably have to part ways at dawn. As the pair muse on the nature of life, fear, youth, and disappointment, at turns falling in love and falling apart, their journey mirrors that of a generation experiencing a collective quarter-life crisis."
Why I Recommend It: I'm a fan of love stories that take place in one day/night, when they're done right (Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist), as well as coming-of-age stories that involve current events, like a generation of soldiers and quarter-life indecisiveness.
> watch the trailer <

ROMANCE/FANTASY
Hideaways
Plot: "The Furlong men all were blessed or cursed with unique abilities. Ten-year-old James Furlong's father was able to shut off all electricity around him when he was scared, and his grandfather went temporarily blind when he thought about sex. James' mother died while giving birth to him, and as he experiments to figure out what his ability is, he unintentionally causes the death of his father and grandmother. Then, when he's sent to a reformatory school and sparks a strange illness that wipes out all the children who bullied him, James flees to a cottage in the woods to live a life of isolation. Years later, as a young man, James is discovered by Mae, a young cancer patient who escapes from the nearby hospital. As their special relationship blossoms, both learn to live with the curses—and blessings—they inherit."
Why I Recommend It: It's a unique approach to teaching this lesson, and it could present an interesting perspective.

DOCUMENTARY

Klitschko
Plot: "One name—two brothers. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko have both been world champion heavyweight boxers, they both hold PhDs in Sports Science, and they both refuse to fight one another. Director Sebastian Dehnhardt's comprehensive portrait of the brothers is an insightful and personal look at the lives of two boys from the Ukraine who would become international sports stars."
Why I Recommend It: If you love boxing characters, there's nothing better than seeing the real thing. These men are 6ft 7in and they've won 95% of their matches, 85% by K-Os. You have to wonder what rattles around their mind, and what drives them. And if you're a gossip monger, then you'll get to know Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend (the one on the right), who is 18 years older than her. smh

SNEAK PEEK: Henry Cavill, Kellan Lutz, & Mickey Rourke's "Immortals"

Director: Tarsem Singh
Plot: Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares (newcomer Daniel Sharman). Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion...until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes... (courtesy of IMDb)

CRUSHWORTHY: Rory Culkin from Scream 4

Where you've seen him: Signs and Scream 4
Why he's Crushworthy: Rory has the pleasure of being related to one of the most famous and successful child actors in film history. You'd think he'd learn from his big bro Macaulay's mistakes, while also following his career path. Nope. Rory's been indie-hopping from the get-go, and Scream 4 is his first studio film as a mature adult. We didn't get to fall in love with his adorable cherubic face in kiddie comedies, so we never pegged him for innocent, incorruptible characters. If we had, Rory would've never been given the opportunity to play an obsessive, morally ambiguous, movie buff, oozing with sadistic curiosity. His sexual chemistry with Hayden Panettiere was the best part of the whole film. Now, when's the last time the name Culkin and "sex" were uttered in the same sentence with good connotations?
Where you can see him next: The dramedy Hick with Alec Baldwin, Blake Lively (Green Lantern), and Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass).

TRAILER: James Franco's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes"

PLOT: An origin story set in present day San Francisco, where man's own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

CAST: James Franco, Frieda Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Felton (Harry Potter), Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings), Brian Cox, John Lithgow, Tyler Labine ("Mad Love")

VERDICT: I was a little disappointed when I heard about this prequel to The Planet of the Apes. I mean, Mark Wahlberg's 2001 film wasn't a masterpiece or anything, but I was kind of hoping for a sequel after that twist ending. Plus, it's just difficult to explain how a bunch of monkeys took over the world. The trailer, however, gives a valid reasoning. As usual, humans fucked with nature and screwed themselves over. Franco takes on the American mad scientist role. Pinto plays the voice of reason from a foreign land. All of it seems to amount to a potentially great visual action film. But so far, ape-wise, it just looks like several mini-King Kongs taking over the city. Or rather, King Kong meets Jumanji. I'm waiting for the trailer that shows more of the human-like ape that is shown in the last five seconds. The savage, tree-climbing, murderous apes are expected, so I want to see them walk and show signs of understanding and scheming. I want to see proof that they could actually overtake the world. So the jury's still out on whether I'll watch it in theaters.


Release Date: August 5

TRAILER: Taylor Lautner's "Abduction"

PLOT: A thriller centered on a young man (Lautner) who sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

CAST: Taylor Lautner (Twilight), Lily Collins (The Blind Side), Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter), Maria Bello, Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Sigourney Weaver

VERDICT: When I first heard about this movie, I thought it sounded a bit ordinary, but seeing it in action gives it a little more credibility. My only issue with it is that Lautner was quoted as saying that he wants to have Matt Damon's film career and his own Bourne saga. This movie is about a guy who doesn't know his true identity, must runaway from people pursuing him with a hot girl on his arm, and ultimately decides to go after his hunters.... So it's like Bourne Jr. (shrugs) Whatevs. Action + Lautner + Lautner showing off his karate skills + John Singleton (2 Fast 2 Furious) directing = I'm in.

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Release Date: September 23

TRAILER: Mandy Moore & Kellan Lutz's "Love Wedding Marriage"

PLOT: A happy newlywed marriage counselor's (Moore) views on wedded bliss get thrown for a loop when she finds out her parents (Seymour and Brolin) are getting divorced.

CAST: Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Jessica Szohr ("Gossip Girl"), Jane Seymour, James Brolin, Michael Weston (Garden State)

VERDICT: This is Kellan's first multiple-line leading role. It's with this film that he has to prove that he's not only leading-man material, but also capable of being more than just a meathead. Unfortunately, pairing up with Mandy Moore has never done any actor any favors. Just ask Shane West (A Walk to Remember), Matthew Goode (Chasing Liberty), Gabriel Macht (Because I Said So), and John Krasinski (License to Wed).

First off, the upbeat music doesn't match the sad topic of having the credentials to prevent your parents from divorcing but not the ability. Secondly, Moore has her whiny face on and Lutz looks SO uninterested in everything around him. They have no chemistry. And last, but not least, the subpar supporting cast (Szohr, Weston, Seymour, and Brolin) are supposed to be the comic relief while the core characters have their heavy moments. All in all, it seems like a rather boring movie. I have no desire to see if she succeeds or if she manages to keep her own marriage together. In fact, I hope he hooks up with her sister (Szohr).


Release Date: June 3

TRAILER: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, & Katie Cassidy's "Monte Carlo"

PLOT: Three young women (Gomez, Meester, Cassidy) vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.

CAST: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester ("Gossip Girl"), Katie Cassidy ("Gossip Girl" and "Melrose Place"), Cory Monteith ("Glee"), Aussie newcomer Luke Bracey, French newcomer Pierre Boulanger

VERDICT: Wow! They managed to get a Disney channel movie greenlit for the big screen. Impressive. Okay so, not bad. It's like the Prince and the Pauper, except the Princess isn't really in on it. Eh. Hilary Duff did this very same plot a year before her show ended too, so I guess it's the Disney way. It looks like a good summer movie for a girls night out. I'm in.


Release Date: July 1

FILM REVIEW: Hanna

This film is both an interesting study of the difference between a child raised in the wild and a child raised in a commercialized city, and a suspenseful psychological thriller. In it, a young girl (Saoirse Ronan from Atonement and The Lovely Bones) is trained since birth on how to survive and how to kill. Her objective, initiated by her father (Eric Bana), is to murder Marissa (Cate Blanchett), the woman who killed her mother. As the film progresses, you watch, not only as Hanna learns about the world beyond her snowy lodge in the mountains, but also as she slowly uncovers her origin.

The combination of a killer Chemical Brothers soundtrack, surreal camera angles, unique set locations (Morroco, Spain, and Germany), stellar performances by Ronan, Blanchett, Tom Hollander, and newcomer Jessica Barden, who embodied the over-saturated youth of today perfectly, made for an intense coming-of-age film. It's almost hard to believe it was headlined by a 16-year-old.

This film is what Salt should've aspired to: an even combination of serenity and intensity, balancing the violent and emotional scenes. Salt failed to make you feel for the character, but this film did well to slow down and patiently illustrate her perspective—how foreign the world was to her and how fragile she was despite her lethality.

My favorite scenes were when she first met Sophie (Barden), who was a consummate over-sharer; when she was seconds away from her first kiss, but reacted the way a cobra does inches from its prey; and the very first and last scene, which were almost identical, acting as her "graduation" scene. The film spanned the evolution of a killer and I'm far more interested in seeing the next chapter in her life, the way we all were when we first saw Bourne Identity, than I am Salt's.

FILM REVIEW: Danny McBride, James Franco, and Natalie Portman's "Your Highness"

In the Princess Bride-esque period comedy, James Franco and Danny McBride play royal brothers—Fabious, an honorable knight, and Thadeous, a pot-smoking fuck-up. (Guess which is which.) When Fabious's princess-bride-to-be Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel) is kidnapped by the pathetic sorcerer Leezar (Justin Theroux), he asks Thadeous to join him on a quest to rescue her.  

Thadeous reluctantly obliges, out to prove he's just as honorable as his brother, and forces his servant Courtney (British newcomer Rasmus Hardiker) to accompany them. They later encounter Isabel (Natalie Portman), a fierce warrior, who wants to take down the sorcerer too.

During their journey, McBride reaches new levels of cowardice, Franco hams it up as the charming warrior, Hardiker gets summarily violated and habitually abused, and Portman showcases her rarely seen, tough-girl schtick, playing hard-to-get and out-maneuvering all the men.

From the red band trailer, I thought I got a pretty solid gauge of how funny and vulgar this film would be. I was wrong. From naked wood nymphs to creature masturbation to inter-species pedophilia to giant minotaur penis necklaces, there is nothing in the trailer that properly prepares you for this level of perverse immaturity. However, if you're a huge fan of "The Dick Joke," then you'll laugh your ass off. Pot lovers welcome.

TRAILER: Jessica Alba & Chris Messina's "An Invisible Sign"

PLOT: Mona Gray (Alba) is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father became ill. As an adult, Mona now teaches the subject and must help her students through their own crises.

CAST: Jessica Alba, Chris Messina (Julie & Julia and Away We Go), Bailee Madison (Just Go With It), J.K. Simmons, Sonia Braga, John Shea

VERDICT: This is basically the story of how a girl grows up...incredibly slow, because of a childhood trauma where she lost her best friend, her dad. And on her path to grow up, she learns who she is, what she's meant to do, and how to fall in love. Very sweet. And very surprising that Alba can pull this off without sticking out like a sore thumb. I was pretty much sold the moment I saw Messina. That man can do no wrong ever since I saw him in Ira & Abby. Still debating whether I'll see it in theaters though. I know I'll have to bring boxes of tissues if I do.


Release Date: May 6

TRAILER: Steve Carell & Ryan Gosling's "Crazy, Stupid, Love."

PLOT: A father's (Carell) life unravels while he deals with a marital crisis and tries to manage his relationship with his children.

CAST: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon, Joey King (Ramona & Beezus)

VERDICT: I nearly died laughing at the concept of Ryan Gosling, with a Brooklyn accent, giving Steve Carell a makeover. I wrote that sentence and even I had to reread it. This is like two movies wrapped in one, with two plot lines meant to appeal to both an older and younger crowd: the heartbreak story told by Carell and the love story told by Gosling. Together they'll change each other for the better—Gosling will show Carell how to have confidence and Carell will show Gosling how to have humility. We rarely get to see the more comedic side of Gosling and the return of a Dan in Real Life-Carell is very welcome. So I'm in and after you see the last ten seconds, you'll see why I am SO in!


Release Date: July 29

TRAILER: Will Ferrell's "Everything Must Go"

PLOT: When an alcoholic (Ferrell) relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor (Hall) might be the key to his return to form.

CAST: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Pena, Stephen Root, Christopher Jordan Wallace (the son of Notorious BIG and Faith Evans), Laura Dern

VERDICT: I really really really enjoy Will Ferrell when he brings his excitement level down from a 100% (Land of the Lost) to about 20% (Stranger Than Fiction). He goes from being an overgrown child to being a normal relatable human being. It's very much appreciated. His character in this indie, adapted from a short story by first-timer Dan Rush, reminds me of George Clooney in Up in the Air and Luke Wilson in Henry Poole is Here. But something tells me that Ferrell's character will be less depressing and more enlightening. Also, I'm very intrigued by the idea of the Notorious B.I.G.'s son becoming an actor. Have to see it to believe it. The only reason I'll probably watch this on DVD instead of at the Anjelika is because I'm not really a fan of Hall. Much like Michelle Monaghan and Carey Mulligan, she does nothing for me. She rarely looks like she has any life in her. She just looks bored.


Release Date: May 13 (limited)

TRAILER: Woody Allen & Owen Wilson's "Midnight in Paris"

PLOT: A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple (Wilson and McAdams) forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.

CAST: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Marion Cotillard, Adrien Brody, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni

VERDICT: Oh. My. God. Is that what Owen Wilson has been doing all this time? Playing a more appealing version of Woody Allen? Amazing! For the first 60 seconds of this trailer, I was like, Yeah Michael Sheen's character is a douche. If Owen doesn't want to endure him, neither do I. But then the mystery and intrigued manifested. I haven't seen a Woody Allen film since 2006's Scoop, and I wasn't impressed. This, not only looks much better than that one, but it also looks like the stepping stone Wilson needs to return to form. Please God, no more Hall Pass's, How Do You Know's, or Marmaduke's. Bring on the insecure, neurotic Man of Mystery.


Release Date: May 20 (limited)

TRAILER: The Three Musketeers (2011)

PLOT: The hot-headed young D'Artagnan (Lerman) along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers (Stevenson, Macfayden, and Evans) must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent (Jovovich) and her villainous employer (Waltz) from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

CAST: Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Ray Stevenson (The Book of Eli), Matthew Macfayden (Death at a Funeral and Pride & Prejudice), Luke Evans (Tamara Drewe), Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds and The Green Hornet), Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil), Juno Temple (Year One)

VERDICT: This is like The Three Musketeers meets The Matrix or Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It seems unrealistic to the time period but then again that's the trend that Pirates of the Caribbean and Sherlock Holmes have started. That said, I love the sword fights, the witty repartee, Lerman as a charismatic lead, and the idea of seeing Waltz as a bad guy again. My only qualms with it so far are Bloom's ridiculous attempts at looking villainous and Jovovich's ninja skills.


Release Date: October 14

FILM TOPIC: Who Should Play Tomb Raider in the Remake?

For whatever reason—other than money—the studio Gods have decided they're going to reboot the Tomb Raider franchise. I, like many people who saw the movie, never really got into the video game. All I knew was that she was a British adventurer, who wore a t-shirt and shorts, strapped guns to her thighs, braided her long, beautiful hair, and stole ancient artifacts. She was like the female Indiana Jones with weapons training. That was all I really needed to know to get hooked, especially since back in 2000 Angelina Jolie had only just begun appealing to a younger audience in blockbuster films. Two films and eight years later, Jolie has a new husband, a busload of children, and a hefty asking price. Studios are looking for a cheaper, younger cash cow that can squeeze out a trilogy on their schedule and not her own. Many have suggested that Megan Fox, Jolie's supposed doppleganger, is a shoe-in, but they've failed to acknowledge the other requirements for the role.

Producers are looking for someone with an athletic build (read: busty and curvy), who is coordinated enough for combat training, has an outdoorsy look (read: not dainty or angelic), is known for being a bit of a rebel, and, most importantly, has the ability to do a British accent. Technically, Fox scores 4/5, since we've yet to see her range with accents. But who else in young Hollywood fits that description? Here are my Top 10 picks:

Jessica Biel - The Athlete
Why: She's proven that she can kick ass in Blade: Trinity, Stealth, and The A-Team. We've seen from her numerous Maxim, GQ, and Esquire spreads that she has a beautifully fit and voluptuous body. And she's done a light British accent in The Illusionist, which she could recreate.
Why not: She's never lead a film all on her own before. And some industry insiders might say that her recent breakup with the rising double-threat star Justin Timberlake may have delivered a heavy blow to her marketability.

Michelle Rodriguez - The Bad Girl
Why: She's been synonymous with every bad girl adjective you can think of ever since she gave a knockout performance in 2000's Girlfight. Subsequent roles as a tough car thief in The Fast and the Furious, a tough surfer in Blue Crush, a tough cop in S.W.A.T., a tough castaway on "Lost," a tough fighter pilot in Avatar, and a tough soldier in this year's Battle: Los Angeles have pretty much pigeon-holed her as a feisty badass who isn't afraid to go toe-to-toe with anyone—man, woman, or alien.
Why not: The only accent she's ever been known for sounds like a ghetto Latina, and she isn't really one for submitting to sex symbol roles. She might be hot, but she sways more towards being one-of-the-guys.

Jessica Alba - The Comeback
Why: I have been sporadically campaigning for Alba to return to her "Dark Angel" glory. It was like a lifetime ago when she made the transition from teen sexpot (Never Been Kissed and Idle Hands) to a genetically-enhanced super soldier in 2000. Her badass rep only lasted two years and soon she transitioned back into lighter gigs, where she danced (Honey and Sin City), pantomimed (Fantastic Four), fell in love (Good Luck Chuck), or just looked hot (Into the Blue). Regardless, I know she could pull off a little gun play and adventure.
Why not: She's currently pregnant with her second child and nothing she's signed up for in the last five years, aside from the little-seen, kitschy Machete, has suggested that she's interested in getting back into full-fledged action adventure. Plus, James Cameron has said multiple times that he'd love to revisit the "Dark Angel" character in film format and since he's now a bazillionaire, I'm sure as soon as he's done with the Avatar trilogy he'd be happy to create a franchise around her. She could be the female Bourne...if she wanted.

Gemma Arterton - The Newbie
Why: Ever since she played exotic beauties in last year's Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, Arterton has been climbing up the Hollywood ranks, but always in a supporting role to a male lead. Next Spring's Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters will actually be her first costarring role, alongside Oscar nominated Jeremy Renner. And I'm sure it won't be long before she's chosen to headline her own film. It's the eyes. She has a mesmerizing screen presence. Oh and did I mention that her British accent is au naturel?
Why not: The closest the married 25-year-old has come to having a bad girl rep was playing a defiant princess. The way she fought in Prince of Persia was the way a dainty royal would fight. I'm not really sure how comfortable she would look in a gun fight.

Olivia Munn - The Comedian
Why: True, she's never headlined a film before, let alone had a very large role in one. But she's beautiful, fit, and has a huge male fan club.
Why not: At the moment, she's best known for being hilarious, whether it's on her NBC series "Perfect Couples," as a correspondent on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," or in her book Suck It Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek. So her fans might not find a dry Munn very appealing.

Natalie Portman - The Oscar winner
Why: She's been secretly badass since she was 13 (The Professional). Five years later, she played mama to the toughest chick in the galaxy and wife to one of the most iconic villains in film history (Star Wars: Episode I). She then went on to play a fearless, buzz-cut rocking activist in V for Vendetta. And this weekend she'll be playing a bow-and-arrow-toting warrior princess in Your Highness. But despite all of that, Hollywood still sees her as the elegant girl-next-door with the Harvard degree. Because of that she can play both refined and badass, which is the balance that Lara Croft possesses.
Why not: She's...kind of tiny, both vertically (5'3") and horizontally.

 

Mila Kunis - The Rising Star
Why: If you told anyone five years ago that one day Mila Kunis would be in an Oscar nominated film, they would've laughed harder than they did at a "That '70s Show" episode. But two years after the series ended, after we all tired of Ashton Kutcher, gave up on Topher Grace, and forgot about Wilmer Valderrama, she's manged to slowly make a name for herself. First she showed off her sex appeal in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Extract, then she showed off her dark side in Max Payne and The Book of Eli, and then she showed off her comedic chops in Date Night and (believe it or not) Black Swan. So I think she's about ready for her own starring role.
Why not: She might look too young for the role, even though she's 28, and she has a very distinctive LA accent that might be hard to bury.

Emily Blunt - The Royal
Why: I know this seems out of left field, but hear me out. There have been a few roles where I've seen a different side to the British actress. She's not doing her usual uptight (The Jane Austen Book Club), bitchy (Devil Wears Prada), desperate (Dan in Real Life), distant (Sunshine Cleaning), refined (The Young Victoria), or delicate (The Wolfman) schtick. No, in Wild Target and The Adjustment Bureau there's a certain rebellious spark in Blunt that would suggest she has a dormant bad girl within.
Why not: There is just something about her bone structure and posture that just screams royalty. She might be a little too refined to be taken seriously with a gun in each hand.

Anne Hathaway - The Chameleon
Why: Come on! If the studio thinks she can play Catwoman, why not give her a shot of not just playing second fiddle to a superhero but the super-heroine for once? Sure, she has been previously associated with klutzy (Princess Diaries) and insecure (Bride Wars) roles, but her recent portrayal of the Parkinson-stricken, sex-crazed vixen in Love and Other Drugs has made audiences realize that she's actually quite versatile.
Why not: Even though she was technically a believable spy in Get Smart, seeing her shoot up a jungle might be laughable. Yes, possibly even more laughable than seeing her in a skin-tight pleather cat suit.

Rosario Dawson - The Discount

Why: I love her. I do. But she is honestly the cheapest option on this list. Even though she's been in supporting roles for Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, and Unstoppable, she has yet to make it to leading role status. So if the studio wants a beautiful, voluptuous, spunky actress who isn't afraid to get rough and dirty, this would probably be their cheapest and safest bet (next to Munn).
Why not: It might be hard to hide that Latin New York accent.

I must also point out that each Tomb Raider has been a springboard for discovering new hot guy talent. The first starred Daniel Craig three years before Guy Ritchie would cast him in Layer Cake and put him on the path to play James Bond, and the second starred Gerard Butler three years before he made jaws drop in 300. So I hope the producers are searching for someone equally revelatory. And, as for her assistant, I'll throw the name Ben Schwartz out there. He was in J.J. Abrams' short-lived FOX series "Undercovers." He has that geeky, tech assistant look and he has great comic timing.

POLL

Anne Hathaway	1 (2%)
Emily Blunt	2 (5%)
Gemma Arterton	2 (5%)
Jessica Alba	4 (11%)
Jessica Biel	4 (11%)
Michelle Rodriguez	3 (8%)
Mila Kunis	9 (25%)
Natalie Portman	1 (2%)
Olivia Munn	2 (5%)
Rosario Dawson	1 (2%)
Someone else...(comment)	0 (0%)
No one. No remakes.	6 (17%)

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