Documentarian Seth Gordon (THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS) makes his feature film directorial debut with FOUR CHRISTMASES. Kate (Reese Witherspoon) and Brad (Vince Vaughn) are a happily unmarried couple who avoid spending Christmas with their families at all costs and instead travel to exotic locales. But when they find themselves fogged in at the San Francisco airport and their flight to...
There's more to Thanksgiving week than Black Friday sales and a Thursday-afternoon football game: It also marks the traditional beginning of the holiday movie season. Here are the top five five-day Thanksgiving weekend openings, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com. 1. Toy Story 2 — The sequel to Pixar's first hit was a big winner with audiences, taking in $80 million in its first five days in 1999....
David Dobkin is proof that you can ride the coattails of one awesome Vince Vaughn performance for a decade (OK, two, if you count the slightly underappreciated Clay Pigeons). Dobkin (Fred Claus) has been cashing in on his Wedding Crashers...
(ChattahBox)—Britain is accusing Hollywood of blatant racism. Universal Pictures is riding high on its popular movie, Couples Retreat, released last month starring Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis. But the movie studio apparently doesn’t think the black actors in the movie, Faizon Love and Kali Hawk are suitable for British audiences, because they were erased from [...]
Couples Retreat featured four couples trying to fix their relationships on a tropical island, right? Then how come posters for the film's release in the U.K. only show Vince Vaughn,...
There’s some controversy over differences between the US and UK versions of the poster for the Vince Vaughn movie Couples Retreat. The film was out in America in early October and did very well at the box office, earning $102 million domestically. It seems to have opened in the UK on October 14, so [...]
Forget the lapping waves of the Pacific Ocean as tropical rom-com Couples Retreat is in hot water. The flick which looks at the holiday hijinks of four couples as they head to an isolated South Pacific resort boasting special “couples skills building” has come under fire for removing two of its black actors from the British promotional poster. So, let’s examine the evidence, Boxwishers....
Campaign groups have in Britain have slammed Universial Pictures, the studio behind the recent box office comedy Couples Retreat, after two black actors were airbrushed from advertisements across the pond. American posters for the film — which stars Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis — features all eight of the movie’s principal actors, including Afro-Cuban comedian Faizon [...]
Campaign groups have in Britain have slammed Universial Pictures, the studio behind the recent box office comedy Couples Retreat, after two black actors were airbrushed from advertisements across the pond. American posters for the film — which stars Vince Vaughn and Kristin Davis — features all eight of the movie’s principal actors, including Afro-Cuban comedian Faizon [...]
When Universal Studios put together an overseas poster for Couples Retreat , the schmaltzy rom-com that reignited the bromace between Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn, it decided "to simplify the poster to actors who are most recognizable in international markets.” That meant removing black actors Faizon Love and Kali Hawk, who were on the American version. Bad idea. British media-watchdogs...
Speidi revealed their plans to adopt an African baby in 2010. The two also plan to set up a lunch date with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, get trapped in a balloon, have octuplets and date Vince Vaughn. it’s going to be a busy year for our two little famewhores. more Speidi after the hop… Of course [...]
The fest, which raised money for the Bears tight end's charity, also included appearances by Bears franchise quarterback Jay Cutler, defensive tackle Tommie Harris, middle linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer and wide receiver Earl Bennett. Former Blackhawk Chris Chelios, who is currently playing with the Chicago Wolves, also stopped by.
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt write in their new book "How to Be Famous: Our Guide to Looking the Part, Playing the Press and Becoming a Tabloid Fixture " that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are experts at manipulating the press. Now the "Hills" stars want to get together with the Jolie-Pitts to make sure they're not mad. "We wouldn't want to p-ss them off. She might steal Spencer...
Three days after hanging out on the sidelines at the Bears-Arizona Cardinals game at Soldier Field, actor and Lake Forest native Vince Vaughn sat in the front row for Wednesday's Blackhawks-Colorado Avalanche game at the United Center.
VAMPIRE saga Twilight leads the nominations for this year’s People’s Choice Awards having been nominated in seven out of 12 movie categories. The film’s stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart are in line for best actor and actress, while co-stars Anna Kendrick and Taylor Lautner are also shortlisted for breakout actor and actress. Twilight is also in the running for Favourite...