France Just Gave Fifty Shades Of Grey This Hilarious Rating

The French are notoriously laid back. Hell, the French phrase "Laissez Faire" literally means laying back, letting things take its course, and not interrupting your wine-and-cheese break to get fired up. So when they are presented with something that's advertised as "shocking," along the lines of the controversial Fifty Shades of Grey, you have to admire their collective resistance to banning what other country's label as pornographic. France's Ministry of Culture's ratings board has branded Sam Taylor-Johnson's Fifty Shades of Grey with a rating that will allow anyone 12 and over to see the movie, according to Vice. Ratings board president ...

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10 Awesome Movie References In Jupiter Ascending That You Might Have Missed

Reviews for The Wachowski siblings' latest sci-fi opus, Jupiter Ascending, have been decidedly mixed. Some critics and moviegoers have pointed out that the film's story barely makes any sense and is riddled with cliché, while others have been quick to praise it as a no-brains slice of blockbuster escapism that is, despite the fact that it's obviously stupid, still visually stunning. Personally, like 2013's The Lone Ranger, once I let down my pretensions I found Jupiter Ascending to be a truly rollicking and preposterously entertaining space opera. Sure, like the aforementioned flop, Jupiter Ascending is also ridiculously flawed, while it ...

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Selma's Director Isn't Ready To Forgive The Academy For David Oyelowo's Snub

One of the biggest snubs at the 2015 Oscars was Selma, the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic starring David Oyelowo. Despite its critical praise and timeliness in light of the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, the film only earned two nominations — one for Best Picture and one for Best Original Song. Although the publicly displayed frustration felt by many has died down a bit, the film's director was still understandably hurt by the snub. During the the Berlin premiere of the film, Ava DuVernay remarked on the red carpet to AP, via The Huffington Post: I was hurt by ...

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Is This Jane the Virgin Star's Baby Announcement the Best One Ever?

Jane the Virgin star Justin Baldoni has viral videos down to a science.

Baldoni and his wife, Swedish actress Emily Foxler, announced that they're expecting a baby with what might be the best baby announcement video ever.

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Former Bachelor Contestant Sharleen Joynt Is Engaged

Sharleen Joynt, who withdrew from The Bachelor last season, has found love elsewhere.

Joynt is engaged to Andy Levine, according to a post on her Instagram feed. "I've always been a skeptic when it came to love," she wrote on Sunday. "I've often wondered if there was a better fit for me out there.

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Exclusive New Big Game Trailer

'He's a certified, grade-A psychopath'

Fresh from unleashing mountain mayhem in the opening scenes of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Samuel L. Jackson is back in the snow for another actioner, Big Game, which has a new trailer and poster to debut here.

This one is set in the wilds of Finland and sees him swapping hats from arch-villain to US President. The wrinkle? He’s been blasted out of the sky by some terrorist types and must survive when his escape pod lands in a hostile and wintry landscape. But the Prez has two advantages: one, a 13 year-old Finnish boy with all the survival skills he lacks, and, two, he’s Sam ruddy Jackson. If anyone’s well-versed in the snowy passes of the righteous man, it’s him. {Big Game Quad Poster} Ranged against him in Jalmari ‘Rare Exports’ Helander throwback action flick are some well-equipped baddies who soon pick up the unlikely duo’s trail. It’s a winningly zany-looking execution of an action premise well-worn by films like Escape From New York, Cliffhanger and The Most Dangerous Game. And, frankly, any movie that has Jim Broadbent playing a top CIA analyst has us sold.



Big Game hits our screens on May 8 sporting supporting turns from Ray Stevenson, Felicity Huffman, Ted Levine, Victor Garber, with Helander’s old Rare Exports’ alum Onni Tommila taking on the teen pathfinder role.

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Fifty Shades Of Grey Is About To Break At Least 3 Big Movie Ticket Records

You could call Fifty Shades Of Grey lots of things. Among those descriptors, you'll find such words as "controversial," "steamy," and, of course, "cha-ching." That last one is especially fitting, as the world's most awaited fan-fiction adaptation is taking the market by storm. From your local IMAX theater, to the hardware store down the street, Fifty Shades Fever is rising. Which is big news for ticket seller Fandango, as the film is about to break a few records this weekend. In a press release from Fandango, the company has named three separate records that are poised to be surpassed by ...

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