Mike Newell's MONA LISA SMILE is a pretty period film that combines a quaint pedagogical tale with a feminist dissection of traditional female roles in 1950s society. Julia Roberts leads an impressive cast of top young actresses including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, and Julia Stiles. Roberts is Katherine Watson, a .. Read more
| Starring | Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal |
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| Director | Mike Newell |
| Genres | Drama, Gay/Lesbian |
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Hollywood's take on the terrorist attacks on New York is now available for UK residents to own. Telling the story of two policemen, portrayed by Nicholas Cage and Michael Pena, the film focuses on the character's experiences of the infamous events, trapped under the rubble of the buildings. Additionally, the stories of their worried families unfold for the camera, with performances from Maggie Gyllenhaal and Maria Bello. World Trade Center is the latest in a long line of blockbusters for Cage,... Read more
Not much has been seen of Julia Roberts of late, after she semi-retired from acting to give birth to twins and star in a Broadway play. But the actress, who was previously the highest-earning female in Hollywood, has announced she is to return, with a number of projects lined up. In addition to starring in forthcoming movie The Friday Night Knitting Club, Roberts is also set to feature in Happiness Sold Separately - the story of a woman who discovers her husband is cheating on her with a... Read more
The screen adaptation of Christopher Priest's novel The Prestige, which follows a battle between two rival magicians for each other's secrets, should do well at the box office- after all it has both Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale on board. But there is another magician pairing studio execs plan to unleash on the film-going public and the success of this one is a lot harder to determine. The magicians in question are Robert Webb and David Mitchell, who fans of cult British comedy Peep Show will Read more
Hollywood golden girl Reese Witherspoon (Sweet Home Alabama, Vanity Fair) has agreed a deal that will see her become the highest paid actress of all time. Witherspoon, 29, has gatecrashed the elite actress category following her starring role in much-acclaimed Johnny Cash biopic Walk The Line. And such is the strength of her current wave of popularity that the makers of forthcoming feature Our Family Trouble are set to offer her a whopping $29 million to take the lead. The astronomical figure... Read more
Film superstar Julia Roberts is being sued by four female jazz musicians who claim they were paid less than their male counterparts on the set of her latest flick. The quartet appeared in the actress's new flick Mona Lisa Smile and have now filed a lawsuit claiming they were paid half of what they were promised. The four - Jeanne Daly, Jill McCarron, Ada Rovatti and Lauren Sevian - insist that they were initially offered $656 (£440) for each eight-hour shift, but this was changed to $328 (& Read more