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Sylvester Stallone stars as famed mobster Angelo SnapsProvolone, who promises his dying father (Kirk Douglas) that he will hang up his tommy gun and lead a kinder, gentler life. However, on the day Snaps is to start his legitimate career in banking, he gets derailed by a spate of family emergencies. It all begins when Snaps's .. Read more

Starring Sylvester Stallone, Don Ameche, Tim Curry, Kirk Douglas
Director John Landis
Genres Children, Comedy

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    Sean Penn attacks media & celebrities for Haiti fatigue

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 18 May 2012

    Sean Penn has blasted his peers and the global media for turning their back on Haiti at a glitzy Cannes Film Festival gala. The Oscar winner was among the guests of honour at the black-tie Haiti: Carnival in Cannes fundraiser to benefit the victims of the 2010 earthquake, but there was something he felt he needed to get off his chest first. At a press conference before Friday's bash, he suggested celebrities and news networks who were committed to helping those left homeless by the natural... Read more

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    Marion Cotillard struggled with Rust and Bone animal scenes

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 09 May 2012

    Actress Marion Cotillard struggled to put on a happy face while working with killer whales in upcoming French movie Rust And Bone because she strongly opposes holding animals in captivity. The Oscar winner, who plays paraplegic orca trainer Stephanie in the new romantic drama, began filming the project in France last autumn (11) but she had just a few days to prepare her water-loving character due to her busy shooting schedule. Cotillard reveals it wasn't easy learning to swim without the use... Read more

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    Gwyneth Paltrow in talks to take on Winslet's Peter Pan film role onstage

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 29 Apr 2012

    Gwyneth Paltrow is in talks to land a leading role in a new stage production of Peter Pan story Finding Neverland, according to reports. The Oscar winner has been offered the role of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, whose children inspired J.M. Barrie to write Peter Pan, according to the Daily Mail. Kate Winslet played the role in the popular 2004 film, which featured Johnny Depp as author Barrie. The musical adaptation of Allan Knee's play The Man Who Was Peter Pan is set to open at Leicester's Curve... Read more

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    Paltrow signs family up for French lessons

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 06 Apr 2012

    Gwyneth Paltrow has signed up husband Chris Martin and their two kids for French lessons. The Oscar winner is currently shooting a film in Spain, but as the actress and her kids, Apple and Moses, are already fluent in Spanish, they have decided to learn the language of love. Paltrow's actress mother, Blythe Danner, tells The Sun, "My daughter's doing a film in Spain now, because she's fluent in Spanish. I'm delighted. "The children are fluent in Spanish too, so the whole family is now learning Read more

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    Gordon-Levitt lands Moore for directorial debut

    • WENN Newsdesk
    • 29 Mar 2012

    Actor-turned-moviemaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt has landed another big name for his feature film directorial debut - Julianne Moore has signed up to star alongside his pal Scarlett Johansson. The Inception star's untitled new project will feature him as a modern-day Don Juan, who sets out to mend his ways and become a less selfish person. The Oscar nominated actress will play an unlikely mentor to his character, reports Variety.com. Confirming the casting news on his Twitter.com blog, Gordon-Levit Read more

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      Sylvester Stallone stars as famed mobster Angelo SnapsProvolone, who promises his dying father (Kirk Douglas) that he will hang up his tommy gun and lead a kinder, gentler life. However, on the day Snaps is to start his legitimate career in banking, he gets derailed by a spate of family emergencies....