Who can forget the classic story of "A Christmas Carol," with characters so iconic they've become veritable archetypes: Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim...Santa Claus.
Wait, what? "You don't remember Santa Claus?" 12-year-old actress Sammi Hanratty squealed when we caught up with her at a recent red carpet. "It was in the movie; you have to watch it again!"
The world at my fingertips and, for the life of me, I can't find a single adaptation of Dickens' classic novel that includes any mention of ole St. Nick. But that's all gonna change when Robert Zemeckis brings his interpretation to the big-screen next year, Hanratty insisted. Read More...
Matthew McConaughey has already fallen in love with his wedding planner, had ten days to make a woman fall for him, and been fooled by a woman into moving out of his parents' home. And in case his fans haven't already had their fill of high-concept romantic hijinks, he'll soon be haunted by a group of women who moan for all the wrong reasons.
It's a new week, and that brings a fresh round of hot-off-the-presses movie news. Read on.
As the holiday ends and the week wraps up, more tidbits from Hollywood's A-listers, including Michael Bay, Brad Pitt, Peter Jackson and more.
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