Lasse Hallstrom

'A Good Day to Die Hard' to rule Presidents Day box office

2013-02-14 13:50:00

"Safe Haven" will find no refuge at the box office the weekend, as the latest "Die Hard" movie is set to�annihilate the competition.� "A Good Day to Die Hard," the fifth installment in the Bruce Willis action franchise, is expected to gross a robust $55...

Review: 'Safe Haven' can't find refuge from a cheesy story

2013-02-13 17:12:00

"Safe Haven," the latest weepie from a Nicholas Sparks novel, takes close to two hours to get where it's going — the intersection of Lovers Lane and nowhere. Starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel, this sloppy sentimental journey is long on beauty...

Golden Globes: Share your predictions via our Play-at-Home Ballot

2013-01-13 10:30:00

Coming on the heels of the announcement of this year's Oscar nominations, the 70th Golden Globes will be handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. on Sunday night. That still leaves plenty of time for armchair Golden Globes experts to fill out...

Golden Globes nominations 2013: 'Lincoln' leads the pack

2012-12-14 06:00:00

Spreading its praise between accessible, star-driven movies and a handful of challenging films, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. bestowed a leading seven Golden Globe nominations on Steven Spielberg's biography "Lincoln" while handing five nods apiece to...

'Amour,' 'Intouchables' make academy's foreign language film shortlist

2012-12-21 08:37:00

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Friday moved forward with nine potential nominated movies for the next round of voting in the foreign language film category for the 85th Academy Awards, narrowing the field from 71 qualifying films....

'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen': Watch an exclusive clip

2012-02-22 16:37:47

Simon Beaufoy talks 'Salmon Fishing,' 'Hunger Games' sequel

2012-03-09 16:37:55

Ledger's death is a shock to Hollywood, fans

2008-01-23 00:00:00

The death of 28-year-old Heath Ledger, hailed as one of the great hopes among his generation of actors, was a brutal shock for Hollywood on Tuesday and grimly ended any hope that the day would be a simple celebration of this year's Oscar nominations. ---...

At the Carmike: Father risks everything for son in 'Snitch'

2013-02-20 22:40:00

OPENING FRIDAY Snitch �Starring Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Benjamin Bratt and Barry Pepper, "Snitch" is a fast-paced action thriller. Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at...

Sparks and surprises in 'Safe Haven' ★★

2013-02-13 07:30:00

The new Nicholas Sparks movie, "Safe Haven," takes place in Southport, in the novelist's adopted home state of North Carolina. Southport is near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. So you know a murderous stalker will eventually arrive, in honor of Robert...

Find your 'safe haven'

2013-02-13 21:15:00

OPENING TODAY Safe Haven �Hoping to re-bottle the lightning captured in "The Notebook" and "Dear John," romance packager Nicholas Sparks has given his usual formula some sharp edges in "Safe Haven." The film, which stars Julianne Hough as a woman on...

'Safe Haven' review: Another Nicholas Sparks adaptation fizzles

2013-02-13 00:00:00

*1/2 (out of four) You should know: “Safe Haven” contains two big twists that are also big mistakes, turning an already watered-down romance into frustrating, flavorless slush. As Katie and Alex, Julianne Hough (who neither sings nor dances)...

Newly arrived in a small town in North Carolina, a guarded young woman begins opening up to a widowed store owner and father of two, but soon her dark past begins to catch up with her. With Josh Duhamel, Julianne Hough and David Lyons. Written by Dana Stevens and Gage Lansky.

2013-01-11 10:54:00

"I am happy as a clam! Many thanks to the HFPA for recognizing our film with these nominations. I loved making this movie, and I am so happy for Ewan and Emily, and on top of being outstanding actors, they are two of the funniest and nicest people in the business, in my mind!

2012-12-13 08:16:36

Director Lasse Hallstrom's quirky comedy received mixed reviews and minimal box office upon its release, yet the film managed to earn nominations for best comedy or musical picture, and actor and actress nominations for Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.

2012-12-13 05:59:36