• Adam's 'Rock Of Ages' Review/Rant: Schlock For All Ages

    "Nothin' But a Good Time" promises the tagline of Rock of Ages, referencing one of the two dozen or so classic '80s rock songs its cast energetically deflates into innocuously pleasing sing-a-longs. It's an admirably honest proclamation of the film's limited aspirations, one which it fulfills with all the grace of a monkey hurling its…

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  • 'Rock Of Ages' Trailer: Hairpieces, Histrionics And Hysteria

    For me, the best part of the trailer for Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages is the prominent display of the Motorhead logo in the first few seconds. After that it's all downhill. The film adapts the stage 'jukebox musical' with Diego Boneta and Julianne Hough playing wide-eyed kids caught up in the mid-'80s LA rock…

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  • Malin Akerman Joins 'Rock Of Ages'

    Gary Ross' The Hunger Games isn't the only movie that can dole out individual casting breaks on a daily basis. Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages -- the movie version of the 'jukebox musical' that tells a tale of love and abition partially through the performances of anthemic '80s tunes -- seems to add a major…

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  • Amy Adams A Likely Lead For 'Rock Of Ages;' Paul Giamatti Joins Cast

    Adam Shankman's big-screen version of the rock jukebox musical Rock of Ages has turned into quite the hot ticket. Tom Cruise plays one key character, decadent rocker Stacee Jax, and now Amy Adams is being wooed to play a journalist who intends to write a hit piece on the rock star but ends up falling…

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  • Mary J. Blige Set To Play Nina Simone

    A Nina Simone biopic has been slowly crawling toward a start date for some time. Now it seems to be more firmly in the 'go' column, with long-attached Mary J. Blige set to star. But rather than presenting a comprehensive take on the singer's life, the film "will focus on Simone’s relationship with her assistant…

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