“It’s not the winning, it’s the taking apart of the other team that counts.”

New hockey comedy, Goon, looks pretty funny. (Director Michael Dowse is responsible for the under-rated indie comedy It's All Gone Pete Tong  as well as the forgettable Take Me Home Tonight from earlier this year.) Maybe it's because I like hockey. Maybe it's because I liked the grand-daddy of hockey comedies, Slap Shot (with Paul Newman). I don’t know, but Sean William Scott seems born for this role.  Kim Coates (who is so brilliant in "Sons of Anarchy") yelling at his players in the trailer is hilarious. And I absolutely love that big ole daddy bear Liev Schreiber is the villain. We have a new UK poster and a clip, thanks to HeyUGuys,  with Jay Baruchel like you’ve never heard him before. More F-Bombs than the Blitz.

The synopsis is: "Goon is the story of Doug Glatt (Scott), a down-on-his-luck bouncer, who’s been touched by the fist of God. Upon discovering both his right hook and skates, he joins a hockey team destined for the cellar and inspires them into the playoffs." (Although if you aren't instantly hooked by the trailer it probably doesn't matter.) 

Goon stars Scott, Schreiber, Coates, Baruchel, the wonderful Allison Pill and Eugene Levy. It was picked up by Magnolia’s Magnet Pictures and opens on January 6 in the  UK, February 24 on VOD and 30 March in limited US theatrical release.

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I have to say, Michael Dowse's new hockey comedy, Goon, looks pretty funny. Maybe it's because I like hockey, especially the grand-daddy of hockey comedies, Slap Shot (with Paul Newman) and I even liked Mystery, Alaska (with Russell Crowe.) Mystery's not really in the same vein as Goon, but Slap Shot sure is. 

The synopsis : "Goon is the story of Doug Glatt (Scott), a down-on-his-luck bouncer, who’s been touched by the fist of God. Upon discovering both his right hook and skates, he joins a hockey team destined for the cellar and inspires them into the playoffs."

Seann William Scott I can take or leave, but Kim Coates (who is so brilliant in "Sons of Anarchy") yelling at his players might be enough to get me into the theater. And I absolutely love that big ole daddy bear Liev Schreiber is the villain here.

JoBlo has new trailer, which is essentially just a longer version of the trailer we showed you a couple of months ago. More flying fists, but somehow a little less blood splatter. Just good dirty hockey fun. 

Goon also stars Jay Baruschel, the wonderful Allison Pill and Eugene Levy. It opens February 2012

Angelina Jolie rocks a tight leather jacket and pencil skirt at the opening day of San Diego’s Comic Con where she is there to promote her latest film Salt.  She talked about performing her own stunts and being kind of freaked out by one of them when she couldn’t hear:

“I thought I’d had a concussion, but I had forgotten that I had my earplugs in from [shooting] the gun!”

She goes on to say that Salt is:

“a better action movie.” She said her “style got meaner and harder and darker … it wasn’t as pretty.”

Salt opens in theatres today.  Will you be going to see it?

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were all PDA-like at the premiere of her movie Salt which opens in theatres on Friday. Angelina‘s father Jon Voigt and her brother James Haven also attended to show their support.  James even brought his own girlfriend! Surprisingly she doesn’t look anything like Angelina.  Meow.

Angelina plays the lead in this action/thriller:

As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy

Have you seen the trailers for this film? What do you think? I’m not sure it looks appealing to me.

Others attending the love fest:

• Naomi Watts
• Liev Schreiber
• Amber Heard
• Gretchen Rossi
• Kristin Cavallari
• Antonio Sebato Jr.

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Al Pacino, Jesse L. Martin, Jesse Tyler and Hamish Linklater performed The Merchant of Venice last night at Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte theatre in New York.

Lots of celebrities came out to watch and join them at the after party:

• Lucy Liu
• Naomi Watts
• Liev Schreiber
• Kate Walsh
• James Gandolfini
• David Schwimmer
• Zach Braff
• Kevin Spacey
• Sarah Paulson
• Amanda Peet
• Josh Lucas
• Edie Falco
• Jill Clayburgh

I can’t decide who is hotter:  Jesse L. Martin or Josh Lucas? Both are very hot in their own sexy way.  I love Jesse’s smile.  It’s warm and gorgeous.  Josh has that look that is smouldering sexy, right?

And it’s difficult to believe Al Pacino is 70 years old! He is still working up a storm with several projects in development and in production.

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