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Lucy Punch: A Bad Teacher talk

Joel D. Amos — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:53:00 -0700

UK-born actress Lucy Punch has been on a roll of late and she is currently going toe-to-toe in the comic mayhem of Bad Teacher opposite Cameron Diaz.

Phyllis Smith takes us inside Bad Teacher

Joel D. Amos — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:20:00 -0700

The Office star Phyllis Smith, who is currently stealing scenes from Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake in Bad Teacher, has quite a history. Much of it would surprise you.

Exclusive: Jason Derulo dishes his new album

Joel D. Amos — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:50:00 -0700

Jason Derulo set the charts afire in the summer of 2010 with hits such as the three-times platinum-selling Whatcha Say, the two-times platinum In My Head and the also two-times platinum Ridin' Solo. Now, the singer is back and phoned SheKnows for an exclusive chat to tell us about his new album, Future History, and his first single, Don’t Wanna Go Home.

Selena Gomez and Leighton Meester meet in Monte Carlo

Joel D. Amos — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:10:00 -0700

Leighton Meester and Selena Gomez developed quite a friendship on the set of Monte Carlo. The duo recently sat down to talk about female friendship, finding oneself and the movie Monte Carlo that promises to warm the hearts of females with friends everywhere.

Matt Damon exclusive clip: Getting an Adjustment

Joel D. Amos — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:31:00 -0700

Matt Damon tackles a role unlike any other he has inhabited in his career in The Adjustment Bureau and we’ve got an exclusive clip!

Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake talk

Joel D. Amos — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:43:00 -0700

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz. In the same room. Together. And they are hilarious. That’s not a surprise honestly given the pair's history together and evidenced by their comic chemistry onscreen in Bad Teacher.

Jason Segel set visit: The Muppets' maestro talks

Joel D. Amos — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:38:00 -0700

Jason Segel doesn’t get any sleep lately, but visiting him on the set of The Muppets, one can hardly tell. The actor is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed because the longtime Muppets fan is living a dream -- bringing The Muppets to the big screen for an entirely new generation.

Visiting Amy Adams on the set of The Muppets

Joel D. Amos — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:34:00 -0700

Amy Adams has starred with some heavyweights. Just last year she appeared in The Fighter which won two acting Academy Awards. But, nothing is as enormous in the pop culture lexicon to Adams as the opportunity she has to star opposite the always animated and lovable creatures of The Muppets.

Angela Lansbury: A legend lives on in Mr. Popper's Penguins

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:41:00 -0700

Angela Lansbury, after decades of stellar work, could easily retire, yet Lansbury could not even consider that option when she is continually asked to work with the likes of the world’s biggest stars including Jim Carrey in Mr. Popper’s Penguins.

Mr. Popper's Penguins movie review

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0700

Even with a superstar in Jim Carrey headlining the film Mr. Popper’s Penguins, it is hard to argue that the true stars of the family comedy are the penguins themselves.

Green Lantern movie review

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:30:00 -0700

Green Lantern, despite having a fan following in the millions, is a film that rests solely on Ryan Reynolds and his sexy shoulders. Without an effective actor portraying the DC Comics hero, any film franchise possibilities for Green Lantern are limited. In a word, Reynolds rocks!

Video interview: Carla Gugino swims with Popper's Penguins

Joel D. Amos — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 12:02:00 -0700

Carla Gugino has had an incredible year and it’s only June. Currently starring opposite Jim Carrey in Mr. Popper’s Penguins, Gugino has banked three other films in the last several months: Electra Luxx, Every Day and Sucker Punch. This is one in-demand actress.

Green Lantern lady: Blake Lively talks

Joel D. Amos — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0700

Blake Lively is no stranger to working on films, but none as big in scope as Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds. The Gossip Girl star has been making waves in films since she first appeared in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005. And who could forget her powerful turn opposite Ben Affleck in 2010’s The Town?

Mr. Popper pops: Jim Carrey video interview

Joel D. Amos — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:47:00 -0700

Jim Carrey had a field day performing opposite his penguin co-stars in Mr. Popper’s Penguins.

Ryan Reynolds goes green for Green Lantern

Joel D. Amos — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:44:00 -0700

Ryan Reynolds is at the top of his game in Green Lantern, and rightfully so as no one can pull off hero meets sexiest man alive meets funniest person in the room quite like Reynolds can.

Morgan Freeman receives Lifetime Achievement Award from AFI

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:55:00 -0700

Morgan Freeman is an Oscar-winning actor who’s mastered everything showbiz has to offer. Movies, television, theater, you name it -- he’s done it! That’s why it should be no surprise that the 74-year-old was chosen as the latest recipient of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award.

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer movie review

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:55:00 -0700

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer, based on the wildly successful books by Megan McDonald, arrives on the big screen with great fanfare. Starring Jordana Beatty as the title character and Heather Graham as her Aunt Opal, the film clearly knows its audience in its colorful presentation and purpose.

Kyle Chandler finds supernatural success in Super 8

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:30:00 -0700

Fresh off of Friday Night Lights, Kyle Chandler dove into J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s Super 8. Chandler recently sat with SheKnows for an exclusive talk on the magic that is Abrams and Spielberg, as well as the unique challenges brought to him as an actor while working on a set shrouded in such secrecy. "I desperately wanted to tell people about this film," Chandler admitted. "But, there was no way I could."

Super 8 director J.J. Abrams speaks

Joel D. Amos — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 15:49:00 -0700

J.J. Abrams relished the opportunity to celebrate the movies he made as a child with Super 8 film and he has done that and so much more with his brilliant Super 8. Abrams partnered with producer Steven Spielberg to make a science fiction film through the eyes of children as his hero and mentor mastered in the 1970s and 1980s with blockbusters E.T. and Close Encounters.

The boys of Super 8 dish J.J. Abrams, Steven Spielberg and Elle Fanning

Joel D. Amos — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:35:00 -0700

For the young actors at the center of J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg’s Super 8, their time filming the thriller felt like "summer camp."