I have had a girl crush on Helena Bonham Carter since Lady Jane.  I’m a complete anglophile and go stupid for British costume dramas and she, like Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet, is to me one the epitomes of all things British and female.  I’m also a fan of Dickens and I can think of few literary characters that Bonham Carter would be more perfect for than Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. Why it took so long to put these two together is beyond me.

Director Mike Newell’s adaptation of Dickens’ novel has, fortunately, done just that. What’s more, Bonham Carter is playing her at the age Havisham is in the novel, not the aged, withered old crone that has appeared in previous incarnations. Add to that Ralph Fiennes is playing Magwitch. Jeremy Irvine (War Horse) is Pip. The rest of the cast includes Robbie Coltraine, Sally Hawkins, David Walliams, Holliday Grainger, Ewen Bremner and Jason Flemyng. 

The story is simple: A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.  I cannot wait to see what this director and this cast does with this classic.

According to Deadline, Lionsgate is handling UK distribution for a fall 2012 release. Hanway Films will showcase it at the Berlinale hoping to be picked up in other markets. No US release information for Great Expectations is currently available. We'll keep you posted.

Poor Little Rich Girl Jennifer Aniston has supposedly found love at last and she did it on the set of her latest movie. Wanderlust is a new comedy directed by David Wain, best known for cult favorite Wet Hot American Summer and the better than it should have been, Role Models. Costarring with Jen is Paul Rudd (a Role Models alum), an actor that is always likeable even when given dreadful material (much like Jen herself).  Aside from that train wreck earlier this year with Adam Sandler, Jen usually manages to find herself a leading man to help her overcome the movie they find themselves in. *cough*

There have been countless films which have attempted to mine the comic gold out of taking well-to-do, usually career obsessed, usually New York dwelling elitists, and removing them from their urban environments and sending them to the more bucolic hinterlands. Yes, there’s nothing new under the sun folks so it’s all in the delivery and this scenario has been delivered with mixed results. For every Baby Boom, there have probably been three Have You Heard About the Morgans. The latest of these is Wanderlust. Could be good, could be another train wreck. At least she got a parting gift, new boyfriend Justin Theroux.

Official synopsis: George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George’s awful brother in Atlanta.

On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things. Money? It can’t buy happiness. Careers? Who needs them? Clothes? Only if you want them.

Is Elysium the fresh start George and Linda need? Or will the change of perspective cause more problems than it solves?

The rest of the cast includes Malin Akerman, Kathryn Hahn, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta,Lauren Ambrose, Reba McIntire and Linda Lavin. Wanderlust opens February 24 in the US and Canada and 2 March in the UK.

It seems like it’s been forever since Peter Jackson gifted us with yet another in a series of video blogs that go behind the scenes of production of the eagerly anticipated The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We love Peter Jackson. He still gets as excited as any fanboy, not only about all things Tolkein, but particularly for the technology behind bringing these stories to life.  Where would the cinematic world be at this point, without his WETA Studios?

Looking particularly Hobbit-y, Jackson introduces this video that talks about the 3D process. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is his first 3D film (unless you count The Adventures of Tintin, but he “only” produced that one.) He talks about the 16 different cameras that capture the stereoscopic 3D and while that should make my eyes glaze over, his enthusiasm is contagious.

Synopsis: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins , who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor, which was long ago conquered by the dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey , Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.

Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain, first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever… Gollum who holds the simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

The cast includes Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan , Cate Blanchett , Orlando Bloom , Ian Holm , Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving , Elijah Wood , Andy Serkis , Richard Armitage, Stephen Fry , James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, and Barry Humphries .

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens on December 14th, 2012, and The Hobbit: There and Back Again will follow a year later.

Justin Bieber is speaking out for the first time (directly) about the claims by Mariah Yeater that he allegedly fathered her baby. He appeared on the Today Show this morning where he is promoting his 'Under the Mistletoe' album of which a portion of sales will go to  charity.

When he was asked directly about Mariah's allegations he flat out denied it adding he's never even met the girl. And while Justin admits being in the spotlight makes him a target, it will never make him a victim.

Further he went on to say that as soon as his concert is over he is ushered to a waiting vehicle where he's taken to his hotel room.

You have to wonder why a 20 year old would allege this if it's not true. First she has the fans to contend with who are threatening her (and she has an innocent baby that becomes part o that) but also she would be investigated for sex with a minor because he was under aged at the time and she wasn't. Not very bright.

You know I did have my doubts at first because Justin is a young boy who is probably out-of-his-mind horny, but after seeing him flat out deny it I believe him.

What do you think? Just a nutcase after his money? She is asking for $260,000 a month in support payments. This girl is clearly delusional.

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Well, now we have a trailer. Remember how I said we shouldn’t necessarily be put off by its February release date, and that it could be a lot of fun? Take a look at this. It gives a lot away but, I still think you’ll agree with that assessment. Safe House looks like a terrific thrill ride and a good excuse to get out of the winter chill and sit in the dark and munch popcorn.

 “…went rogue”.  I’m shaking my head. It is such a shame that any phrase with that word in it has been permanently ruined. It will forever induce snickers from now on, whenever I hear it. Maybe in the context of the film Vera Farmiga can pull it off.  Safe House costars Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepherd, Liam Cunningham, Robert Patrick and Joel Kinnaman.