Got it goin' on
See, and all of you thought she was dead.
Kim Basinger, the star of Batman, Nine 1/2 Weeks and L.A. Confidential, is currently holding talks to star in Universal’s upcoming drama The Death And Life Of Charlie St Cloud.
If the talks hold and Ms. Basinger is paid $1 for every perv that has watched The Getaway alone over and over, then the beauty will play the grieving mother of Zac Efron’s (he left Footloose for this role) glum character. Efron will play a cemetery caretaker who has weekly meetings with a lad who blames himself for an accidental death. <jazz hands>
The film is directed by 17 Again’s Burr Steers.
This isn’t new territory for Basinger who has also played mother-dearest to Eminem’s Jimmy ‘B-Rabbit’ Smith in 8 Mile.
I’m proud of myself for successfully avoiding Milf jokes….damn.
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Mark Rendall, Renee Zellweger and Logan Lerman in My One and Only
Photo: Freestyle Releasing I guess I shouldn't be too surprised there is a mild bit of Oscar buzz surrounding Renee Zellweger and her performance in My One and Only, especially since it now seems as if every performance Zellweger gives is going to be no different than the last. She's been nominated before for doing the same thing, why not this time? Right? Of course, this is hardly a ringing endorsement, but I will admit My One and Only isn't the cliched tedium I expected it to be based on the film's generic trailer. Instead, it has several sweet family moments and an ending I really thought pulled things together nicely. As for Zellweger, she's perfectly fine, but she has done little to really impress me since Cold Mountain in 2003 and of course Chicago one year earlier. However, »
- Brad Brevet

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ABC released four new press releases today for various shows coming later this month. These really include nothing new, but give a sneak peek at the stars and guest stars of the new and returning shows, which include FlashForward, Castle, The Forgotten, and Modern Family. Fox also sent out a press release for season six of their show House, which is shaping up to be one of the most hyped shows of the new season, new or returning. Read the press releases (arranged in alphabetical order by show) below.
Castle (ABC)
Nathan Fillion And Stana Katic Return For Season Two Of "Castle," Premiering Monday, September 21 On ABC
Authors Stephen J. Cannell and Michael Connelly Guest Star
"Deep in Death" — When the new season begins, Castle (Nathan Fillion) is wrestling with how to repair his relationship with Beckett (Stana Katic), while struggling to finish his soon-to-be-published bestseller, Heat Wave. But circumstances »
- Sam McPherson

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Welcome to another Weekend Movie News Wrap Up. In this week’s comedy filled line-up:
Zac Efron might be 17 Again but he’s also No.1 at the box office; Reese Witherspoon is Nice; Sean “Diddy” Combs goes Greek; Stephen Dorff and Elle Fanning go Somwhere for Sofia Coppola; Felicity Jones is a woman in Ricky Gervais’ The Men At The Pru and Brotherhood’s Blake Masters fires  2 Guns for Universal Pictures.

Box Office
Zac Efron is a movie star. The High School Musical star’s role in 17 Again helped the film make $24 million over the weekend. The body swap comedy also stars Friends‘ Matthew Perry as an older Efron. Poor guy - a decade ago he was headlining (mediocre) romantic comedies and now he’s supporting a tween star.
In second place was State of Play starring Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck. Again about 10 years ago this would have opened
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Zac Efron's latest teen comedy "17 Again" topped the North American box office Friday with an estimated $9.4 million in ticket sales. Directed by Burr Steers, the film follows a 37-year-old man who gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old.
Debuting at No. 2 with $4.5 million was Kevin Macdonald's latest thriller "State of Play," a thriller about a reporter who embarks on his own investigation into the murder of a congressman's assistant. Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck lead the cast.
Things didn't go as well for "Crank: High Voltage," which finished in sixth place with a daily gross of $2.6 million. Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios, a man who's hunting down the gut who stole his heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker.
Last week's box office champion "Hannah Montana: The Movie" slipped to No. 3, collecting another $4 million for a domestic total of $47.8 million. Following in fifth place with $3.8 million was "Fast & Furious,
Franck Tabouring

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Plot: Mike O.Donnell (Zac Efron) seemingly has it all- popularity, good looks, a beautiful girlfriend, and a lock on a basketball scholarship that will land him at a top flight university. On the eve of the big game, his girlfriend announces that she.s pregnant, and O.Donnell gives up on his dreams in order to start a family. Seventeen years later- O.Donnell.s (Matthew Perry) life is in a shambles. He.s working a dead end job, is despised by his kids, and his wife (Leslie Mann) is filling...
Chris Bumbray

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As this year's Oscars fade into memory, you can revisit some of the best bits from the telecast at the academy's official YouTube channel. Over there you will find the acceptance speeches for the top eight awards — picture, director, the four acting categories and both screenwriting races. And you can see host Hugh Jackman's standout opening number. Beyond that, there is a recap of the sci-tech winners by mistress of ceremonies Jessica Biel and a two-minute report on the nominees luncheon. But that is it. While the academy is understandably protective of its biggest asset — the Oscarcast — it is frustrating that more of the memorable moments from both this and previous years are not readily available.

Though the academy is stingy with sharing segments of the Oscarcast itself, it has become very generous at granting the public access to both backstage and the press room. Over at the official Oscar website,
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Zac Efron trekked all the way to Australia for the premiere of 17 Again in Sydney earlier today. He didn't have his costars or Vanessa Hudgens by his side, but Taylor Swift kept him company on the red carpet. Taylor is in town for a concert tomorrow night, but she seemed more than happy to add some star power to Zac's premiere before he takes his movie back home for the April 17 release date. View 10 Photos › More of Zac and Taylor posing if you just read more. View 10 Photos › www.wireimage.com
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Zac Efron and Taylor Swift were snapped together on the red carpet in Sydney -- why were two of the hottest young stars together in Australia? The hunky actor and country crooner stepped out for the Australian premiere of Zac's new film '17 Again'. Zac handsome in a black suit, and Taylor glamorous in a white dress sent the photogs into a frenzy as they hugged and chatted on the red carpet! '17 Again' starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, and Michelle Trachtenberg hits U.S. theaters on April 17.
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Zac Efron has admitted that he developed a "huge crush" on co-star Leslie Mann during the filming of their forthcoming comedy 17 Again. Speaking to Elle, the 21-year-old confessed that he now understands why stars such as Ashton Kutcher had fallen in love with their older partners. "I was wondering at the beginning, how is this gonna work? How am I gonna... you know... [fall for an older woman on-screen?]" he said. "[But] by the end of the first rehearsal, I had such a big crush on Leslie, I didn’t have to fake it. Now I know how Ashton
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