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The 31 - year - old star - who is best known for his comedy roles in movies including «Knocked Up» and «Forgetting Sarah Marshall» - is keen to show a different side of his acting skills and wants to portray an evil character in the near future.

Jason Segal wants to play a bad guy.The 31 - year - old star - who is best known for his comedy roles in movies including «Knocked Up» and «Forgetting Sarah Marshall» - is keen to show a different...

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Through Harpo, Winfrey has also taken an active role in a variety of movie and theatre productions including Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire and Beloved, which Winfrey also starred in.

Of course, firstborns also are represented in the entertainment world, but here is an intriguing fact — many firstborn movie stars (including Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and every actor who's played James Bond) chose macho roles.

Farmiga, who starred opposite George Clooney in the hit movie «Up in the Air,» told CNN that she began panicking during preproduction, as the magnitude of the undertaking - simultaneously directing and playing the lead role, lots of child actors, and 25 scenes that included music - became clear.

She is well remembered for her roles in classic Ghanaian movies including; A Stab in the Dark, Forbidden Fruit, Ripples, The Mask, House Arrest, My Father's Wife, Messages, Deadline for Asante, Without Her Consent, and Jewels.

His acting career started with a small education film, which lead to starring roles in memorable movies and television shows, including the 1993 Disney classic, Cool Runnings, and the hit Fox television series New York Undercover.

«Mars was the first place we explored that's on our list of biologically interesting worlds — a list that now includes Europa, Enceladus and Titan,» says the 6 - foot - 6 59 - year - old, whose rugged looks might have landed him roles in cowboy movies if he were less obsessed with astrobiology.

Tarantulas, the hairy spiders that stole movie scenes and won hearts in popular films like «Home Alone,» «Raiders of the Lost Ark,» and «Dr. No,» take a starring role in a new study that reorganizes their group, reclassifying the majority of 55 known tarantula species and adding 14 new ones, including the creepy - crawly named for Cash.

The Aussie actress got in shape for her latest movie role with this compound workout routine that includes mountain climbers, scissors, and frogs.

And she has a résumé that would eat up all the pages in this magazine — highlights include movies (The Blue Lagoon), TV (Suddenly Susan, Lipstick Jungle, and a recent recurring role on Law & Order: SVU), Broadway (Wonderful Town), and books (her postpartum depression memoir, Down Came the Rain, and her autobiography, There Was a Little Girl).

The makeup collection was inspired by Angelina Jolie's role in the movie and the collection will include products for face, eyes, lips and nails.

His roles have included some of the most memorable characters in movie history.

With substantial roles in several TV movies, including Good King Wenceslas (1994) and Born Free: A New Adventure (1996), Brandis stuck to TV for several years after SeaQuest.

Other TV shows followed, including guest starring roles on «Hill StreetWell known for his seamless and varied characterizations, Oscar nominated actor David Paymer has starred or co-starred in more than 40 motion pictures, several television movies and countless television series.

He can be spotted in tiny, anonymous roles in a multitude of early -»30s movies, including King Kong (1933)(as a reporter) and one Three Stooges short.

Also earning the highest Metascore of the festival, the film is a «tender, wrenching, and beautifully made movie,» according to Owen Gleiberman of Variety, with a «remarkable performance» by Mary Kay Place in the title role as a widow who spends her days caring for others, including her drug - addicted son.

His television resumé includes the part of Alex Haley's father in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generation and the title roles in the made - for - TV movies The Jessie Owens Story (1984) and Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987); he has also played recurring roles on such series as Glitter, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill, and Viper.

Although Nixon's starring role on the hugely popular series may have brought her to the attention of a new audience, observers of the New York theater had been watching the actor on and off Broadway since 1980, where she had performed in productions that included David Rabe's Hurlyburly, Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, Angels in America, and Indiscretions, for which she earned a Tony nomination.Born in New York City on April 9, 1966, Nixon made her film debut in the 1980 movie Little Darlings.

His other television work includes the television movie «The Nutcracker» and the critically praised roles in the miniseries «Dream West» and «North & South» (Parts I and II).

The following year, she made several film appearances, including her starring role in Scary Movie.

It is a role that has earned him international acclaim and several awards, including an Emmy ® as Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie in 201In A Miniseries Or A Movie in 201in 2014.

He also took on occasional roles in more notable films, including Waiting for Guffman (1996), Clockwatchers (1997), Happy, Texas (1999), and Runaway Bride (also 1999), which served to remind movie buffs just how funny the talented comic actor could be when given the opportunity.

With every movie - related news story referencing James Franco of late — including rumours of his role in Sam Raimi's The Wizard Of Oz prequel Oz: The Great And Powerful, his impending directorial involvement of

With every movie - related news story referencing James Franco of late — including rumours of his role in Sam Raimi's The Wizard Of Oz prequel Oz: The Great And Powerful, his impending directorial involvement of Cormac McCarthy's «Blood Meridian», and even a college course collated by the actor based on his work — the fact that his latest film releases in Australia this week has hardly rated a mention.

And maybe that's part of the synthesis, too, given the role that cross-genre remakes — including Leone's A Fistful Of Dollars, John Sturges» The Magnificent Seven, and Martin Ritt's Outrage, all inspired by Akira Kurosawa movies — played in the era that Valley is going off of.

9:45 pm — TCM — Stormy Weather In the 1940s, African - American actors were sadly almost always either relegated to servant roles or incidental musical sequences, but MGM did a couple of movies to showcase the prodigious talents of their African - American stars, including this one starring Lena Horne in one of only two starring roles she ever had, as a popular singer being romanced by an up - and - coming dancer (Bill «Bojangles» RobinsonIn the 1940s, African - American actors were sadly almost always either relegated to servant roles or incidental musical sequences, but MGM did a couple of movies to showcase the prodigious talents of their African - American stars, including this one starring Lena Horne in one of only two starring roles she ever had, as a popular singer being romanced by an up - and - coming dancer (Bill «Bojangles» Robinsonin one of only two starring roles she ever had, as a popular singer being romanced by an up - and - coming dancer (Bill «Bojangles» Robinson).

The 14 universes being melded in the game will include Back to the Future with both Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd voicing Marty McFly and Doc Brown respectively, The LEGO Movie with Chris Pratt as Emmet, Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle, Alison Brie as UniKitty and Charlie Day as Benny, Jurassic World with Chris Pratt appearing in his second role in the game as Owen Grady and Irrfan Khan as Simon Masrani, Doctor Who with Peter Capaldi as the Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald and Michelle Gomez as Missy, Portal with Stephen Merchant as Wheatley and Ellen McLain as GLaDOS and many more.

Highlights include the world premiere of Stake Land 2, the new sequel to one of the best vampire movies ever, which was only recently announced earlier this year after being filmed in secrecy, with Nick Damici and Conner Paolo reprising their roles from the original.

The movie also features a number of great character actors in early roles, including David Paymer and Ed Begley Jr., although none do so much with so little as James Hong, who shines in an amusing sequence as the co-pilot of a puddle jumper transporting Vince and Sheldon to Central America.

Blu - ray Highlight: Instead of the typical audio commentary, director Marc Forster sits down for a somewhat brief discussion about the movie, including the challenges of maintaining the story's authenticity, filming in South Africa, and casting the lead roles.

The movie details the chaos that ensues after wealthy brothers Randolph (Ralph Bellamy) and Mortimer (Don Ameche) orchestrate a total role reversal for a snooty employee (Aykroyd's Louis Winthorpe III) and a streetwise hustler (Murphy's Billy Ray Valentine) as part of a bet, with the majority of the proceedings subsequently following the two patsies as they attempt to adapt to their new surroundings (which, in Louis» case, includes a friendship with Jamie Lee Curtis» warm - hearted prostitute).

He has recruited an incredible cast, including genre icon Tobin Bell, in easily his most notable post-Jigsaw role, and the elusive Jay Duplass, a respected figure in the cinema industry better known for making movies than featuring in them, let alone starring.

Woodcock, played with precise detail by Daniel Day - Lewis in what the actor has said is his final movie role, is the most sought - after designer in 1950s London, with a clientele that includes European royalty and American glamour icons.

On the set, she was surrounded by heavy hitters in cinema including lead actor, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Alfre Woodard and director, Steve McQueen, but delivered an Oscar - worthy performance of her own in her very first movie role.

Japanese - Australian acor Shiori Kutsana is best known for her roles in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV and Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge, but also co-starred in several manga - based movies and television shows including BECK and Detective Conan.

Refn skipped out on a formal film education to make the hard - edged, mesmerizing 1996 crime drama Pusher, and he's been making features steadily since, including two more loosely chained Pusher movies, the chillingly intimate crime biopic Bronson, and the superb Drive and the strange Only God Forgives, both with Ryan Gosling in the lead roles.

The movie boasts an excellent cast that includes Ed Harris, Ethan Hawke, Delroy Lindo, Anton Yelchin and John Leguizamo, but many of them are wasted in insignificant roles, including a messy - haired Bill Pullman, who appears in exactly one scene.

Ridley is the newcomer of the group; her only credits up to this point are guest roles in British TV shows (including Mr. Selfridge), one short film, and an upcoming movie called Scrawl that stars other people you probably haven't heard of.

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The filmmakers ultimately did not take him out of the movie, but during a news crawl in the film, they included a joke about Christopher Plummer respectfully turning down a role in Deadpool 2.

Extras: Audio commentary from writer - director John DeBello, writer / co-star Steve Peace and «creator» Costa Dillon; deleted scenes; six exclusive featurettes: «Legacy of a Legend,» a collection of interviews, including comments from John DeBello, Costa Dillon, film critic Kevin Thomas, fans Kevin Sharp and Bruce Vilanch, future «Tomatoes» mainstay John Astin and actors Steve Peace, Jack Riley, and D.J. Sullivan, «Crash and Burn,» a discussion about the famous helicopter crash that could have killed everyone because the pilot was late on his cue, «Famous Foul,» about the San Diego Chicken and his role in the climatic tomato stomping ending, «Killer Tomatomania,» a smattering of interviews with random people on the streets of Hollywood about the movie, «Where Are They Now?»

But despite having made a film in which two of the four main characters are women in subservient roles, and making it clear that Nathan's realism test will include a sexual component, the movie never seems to be exploiting the characters or their situations.

The film's cast includes the great Brad Dourif, who will once again voice the possessed doll Chucky, as well as some other returning characters, including Dourif's daughter Fiona, who is reprising her Curse role of Nica Pierce, and fellow franchise veterans Alex Vincent, who starred as Andy in the first two Child's Play movies and had a surprise cameo in an after - credits scene in Curse, and Jennifer Tilly, who voiced Chucky's soulmate Tiffany in Bride of Chucky and Seed of Chucky and was also featured breifly in Curse.

Academy - award winning director William Friedkin discusses his early career — including making documentaries for David L. Wolper, working for Alfred Hitchcock and what he learned from studying his films, and directing his first movie Good Times (1967), starring Sonny and Cher; how his career path led to making The Exorcist, his initial reaction to reading the source material, the story's theme of Good versus Evil, and the role his own faith played in his approach to making the movie; the techniques he used to generate suspense and fear in the audience, his use of subliminal imagery, and his reasons for recently restoring deleted footage to the film.

The report also includes claims from actresses who say he propositioned them by offering a line of dialogue or an expanded role in one of his movies.

This is also newly remastered and includes the supplements from the earlier DVD special edition: two commentary tracks (on by film historian Richard Schickel, one by film historian / screenwriter Lem Dobbs and film historian Nick Redman), the featurette «Shadows of Suspense,» an introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne, and the 1973 TV - movie remake starring Richard Crenna in the MacMurray role, Samantha Eggar as the seductive Phyllis, and Lee J. Cobb as the insurance boss Keys.

In the above clip, taken from a supplement on our new edition of Baal, filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta — another key member of the New German Cinema who appears in the movie — talks about her legendary costar, marveling at how the highly disciplined artist made Brecht's unruly role all his own, and how he managed to secure a place in the cast for his regular troupe of actors, including Hanna Schygulla and Irm HermanIn the above clip, taken from a supplement on our new edition of Baal, filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta — another key member of the New German Cinema who appears in the movie — talks about her legendary costar, marveling at how the highly disciplined artist made Brecht's unruly role all his own, and how he managed to secure a place in the cast for his regular troupe of actors, including Hanna Schygulla and Irm Hermanin the movie — talks about her legendary costar, marveling at how the highly disciplined artist made Brecht's unruly role all his own, and how he managed to secure a place in the cast for his regular troupe of actors, including Hanna Schygulla and Irm Hermanin the cast for his regular troupe of actors, including Hanna Schygulla and Irm Hermann.

Starring Mark Wahlberg (reprising his Transformers: Age of Extinction role as Cade Yeager), The Last Knight cast also includes Josh Duhamel (playing Lt. Colonel William Lennox in a Transformers movie for the fourth time), as well as franchise newcomers Jerrod Carmichael and Isabela Moner.

Her upcoming projects include The Lego Ninjago Movie and a starring role in Shane Black's The Predator.