"RED LIGHTS", "ARBITRAGE" & "ROBOT AND FRANK" GARNERING BUZZ AT SUNDANCE

Still from Red Lights

Filmed partly in Toronto, Director Rodrigo Cortés' Red Lights is getting a fair amount of positive buzz out of the Sundance Film Festival.  Described as "campy" and "over-the-top" by New York Magazine, the Thriller starring Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Olsen, Cillian Murphy and Robert DeNiro is about a Psychologist and her Assistant who study Paranormal Activity, being led to a world-renowned Psychic in Barcelona.  Alliance Films has picked-up this one, although there still isn't a set release date.  Will we be seeing this one at TIFF this September?

Richard Gere is no stranger to covering-up a secret or two. In 2002's Chicago, he played Billy Flynn - a top Lawyer hired to defend to Murderesses and also that year he starred in Unfaithful as a Husband who murders his Wife's Lover, rolling him up in a rug and throwing him in garbage dump.  Gere is gaining a ton of buzz at Sundance so far with his latest Drama, Arbitrage, which has him not only concealing his some financial wrong-doings at work, but also the death of his Mistress.  Juicy.  The New York Post also is raving that this juts might be the Actor's best performance ever.

Frank Langella and James Marsden star in Robot and Frank, a futuristic Comedy about and aged former-Jewel Thief whose Son employs a Robot to spend time with him.  New York Magazine already is calling the Film a "gem".

UPDATE: Abritrage was sold to Lionsgate Films and Roadside Attractions on January 25, 2012 for a reported $2.5 million. This might mean that Alliance Films will be distributing in Canada, seeing that they acquired Maple Pictures last year, which had a direct deal with Lionsgate.

(Photo credit: Nostromo Pictures)

CAST OF "BACHELORETTE" AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

Cast of Bachrlorette

One of the Films getting the most buzz already at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, is Bachelorette. The Comedy starring Isla Fisher, Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden and Bridesmaids Star Rebel Wilson, is written and directed by up-and-comer Leslye Headland.

Bachelorette which filmed last Fall in New York, has three Friends uniting to be Bridesmaids for a Girl they used to terrorize in High School with the name Pigface (Wilson).  No Distributor is attached to the Film yet, so it'll be interesting to see if it gets picked-up. Or perhaps we might see this one in September at TIFF?

See more Photos of the Cast Portraits from Sundance here at Zimbio.

(Photo credit: Getty Images)

"BACHELORETTE" - 2012'S "BRIDESMAIDS"?

Rebel Wilson

If you loved Bridesmaids - and I know you did - chances are you'll be excited to see Will Ferrell-produced Comedy Bachelorette, which will hit theatres next year.  Currently filming in New York City, its premise centers around three Girls who are asked to be Bridesmaids at the Wedding of a Girl they bullied in High School, known as Pigface/Becky.

The Cast includes familiar faces like a hot-again Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher (The Wedding Crashers) and Lizzy Caplan (Mean Girls).  The role of Pigface/Becky goes to Australian Funnywoman Rebel Wilson, who also starred in Bridesmaids!  James Marsden and Adam Scott also star, while first-time Director/Writer Leslye Headland helms the project.

JustJared has posted Photos from the Set of Bachelorette.  Check them out here.

(Photo credit: Herald Sun)

JAMES MARSDEN IN SEPTEMBER 2011 ISSUE OF "GQ"

James Marsden in September 2011 issue of GQ

The incredibly attractive James Marsden really steps-it-up in the September issue of GQ Magazine, sitting down to chat with Devin Gordon, with Photos by Nathaniel Goldberg. Marsden who stars in the upcoming Remake of Straw Dogs - which by the way looks pretty terrifying - tells Gordon, "There's plenty of people out there who will say this movie did not need to be remade". He then draws a comparison to Classical Music, saying "But there are plenty of symphonies out there playing Mozart, you know?".

Marsden looks amaze in a selection of Tweed Suits. Click here to see more Photos from the Shoot.

(Photo credit: Nathaniel Goldberg/GQ)

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR "STRAW DOGS"

Still from Straw Dogs

This actually looks pretty terrifying! Sony Pictures is set to release a Remake of the 1971 Film Straw Dogs starring Dustin Hoffman originally. The Story based on the Novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm, is about a Couple, Amy (Kate Bosworth) and David (James Marsden) who relocate down south where soon they find that tensions amount as they clash with some Locals including Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård). Rod Lurie who directed one of my favourite Films of 2008, Nothing but the Truth starring Kate Beckinsale, produces, writes and directs this one.

I really am a Fan of the Horror flick The Strangers, also from 2008, starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman where a Couple are held captive in their homes and terrorized and see some similarities here in themes and mood, although the violence looks amplified here.

Sony Pictures releases Straw Dogs on September 16, 2011.

See the Trailer below:

"HOP" ON TOP OF BOX OFFICE

Still from Hop

The Easter Bunny arrives early this year, despite our late Easter this year. Universal Pictures wins the Box Office battle with authority this weekend, taking in $38.1 million from 3,579 theatres. The Russell Brand-voiced Animated Feature also stars handsome and lithe James Marsden, who did a bulk of the promotion for the Film, including radio appearances on Toronto's CHUM-FM last week.

Summit Entertainment's Source Code starring Jake Gyllenhaal surprisingly made only $15 million in its debut, landing in second spot despite winning rave reviews. Rotten Tomatoes has it pegged at 86% on its Tomatometer.

Horror Flick Insidious debuts in third with $13.5 million for SAW creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Generally, the Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne-starring Film which premiered at TIFF this past September, has received positive reviews.

Last week's champion, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules slips to fourth in its second week with $10.2 million, just ahead of another former Box Office topper, Limitless in fifth with $9.4 million.

Despite landing in second spot last week, Warner Bros.' Sucker Punch slips to seventh this weekend, a change of -68.1% from last weekend.

Rounding out the Top Ten is Battle: Los Angeles which just broke even, surpassing the $70 million mark, the amount for which it was made.

JAMES MARSDEN ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

Finally! More Stills from that upcoming episode of Modern Family with James Marsden have been released. It's been confirmed the episode Slow Down Your Neighbours, will be airing Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 9:00 PM EST.

On the episode, Marsden will be playing Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell's (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) new neighbour, a Reiki Massage Therapist and in the below Still, it appears that he gets v. hands-on with Mitchell. Woo-woo!  There were earlier reports that Marsden's character would be shirtless for the episode but those Stills haven't surfaced yet.

James Marsden guest stars on Modern Family

After Elton has the full Episode Synopsis and apparently the Couple run into Mitchell's Ex-Girlfriend also from his "straight" days.  Hey, it happens!

(Photo credit: Adam Larkey/ABC)

JAMES MARSDEN TO APPEAR ON "MODERN FAMILY" SHIRTLESS

James Marsden

If you've got it, then flaunt it.  In addition to being incredibly talented as we all saw in Adam Shankman's Hairspray (2007), James Marsden will be generating some heat soon on your Television Receivers, PVRs, Computer Monitors or whatever you use to watch TV, in an appearance on ABC's Modern Family.  No word yet on whether or not this will be a recurring role... but it should!

Marsden will play a new neighbor of the show's Gay couple Cam (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), and apparently they cannot keep their eyes off of him as he parades about shirtless.  Above is just a sample of what we can expect to see.  Perhaps this a much-needed move to increase his exposure as really, the actor should be a lot more popular than he is.

I'm only just now getting into Modern Family and it is one of the few Television shows I watch consistently other than America's Next Top Model, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Mad Men, 30 Rock and Glee. Last week's Halloween episode had me laughing out loud at the family's dysfunction and ongoing failed attempts are trying to be "normal".  Something as simple as putting together some Candy Handouts wound up being a huge debacle with their clashing of egos.  Just like any other real family I suppose!