Scrooge Scores at Box Office Nov 10, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden's sci-fi tale "The Box" opened at No. 6 with $7. 9 million. (CBS News)
Carrey's Carol tops US box office Nov 9, 2009
But The Box, a supernatural thriller starring Cameron Diaz, performed disappointingly, making a lacklustre $7. 9m (4. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
A Christmas Carol Wins — And Loses — the Weekend Nov 9, 2009
Box Office Weekend: A Christmas Carol Wins And Loses - TIME. " And from Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood: "Happy Holidays. (Time.com)
Mobbed by fans -- in a good way Nov 9, 2009
In other local filming news, Katie Holmes was spotted over the weekend in East Boston, where her husband, Tom Cruise, has been shooting scenes for Knight & Day with Cameron Diaz. Also, gossip gal Blake Lively was back in the Hub to shoot more of The Town with Ben Affleck. (Boston Globe)
'Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office Nov 9, 2009
Such success is not in store for the Cameron Diaz horror flick "," which debuted in sixth place with $7. 9 million and managed to garner a rare "F" grade from CinemaScore moviegoers. (CNN -- US)
High-End Designer Answers to Higher Power Nov 8, 2009
In June, Vogue magazine showcased actress Cameron Diaz in a pair of his custom designed shorts. Vogue's Editor Anna Wintour called them "the perfect fit.". (CBS News)
John Krasinski stops by Boston Globe office Nov 7, 2009
Lap dogs of luxury Actress Cameron Diaz dropped by the Back Bay dog boutique Pawsh yesterday, bringing her two pooches in to pick up some cold-weather clothes. At the Garden In the house to see the Celts last night were Hall of Famer Bill Russell, slugger David Ortiz, utility man Nick Green, Bruins bruiser Milan Lucic, Pats tight end Ben Watson, and Danny Masterson and Ben Mezrich. (Boston Globe)
Don't open 'The Box' Nov 7, 2009
For starters, you never quite buy Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as the suburban couple who are offered a box with the death button by a disfigured Mephistophelean stranger (Frank Langella, fine as always) ... Cameron Diaz is a wife tempted to kill for $1 million ... For starters, you never quite buy Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as the suburban couple who are offered a box with the death button by a disfigured Mephistophelean stranger (Frank Langella, fine as always). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Reviews: 'The Box,' 'Goats,' 'Precious' Nov 7, 2009
ImageJames Marsden and Cameron Diaz in "The Box" ... Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a moral dilemma: Press a button on a mysterious container and they'll get $1 million, but someone they don't know will die. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
A jarring Pandora-like ‘Box’ Nov 7, 2009
James Marsden and Cameron Diaz star as a married couple with a moral dilemma in The Box ... James Marsden and a twangy Cameron Diaz, looking like a Pan-Am flight attendant, play Arthur and Norma Lewis ... Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, and Frank Langella. (Boston Globe)
I Can Do Normal, Really Nov 7, 2009
Steward (Frank Langella, enjoying himself) arrives as promised, and Norma (Cameron Diaz) cordially invites him in, unfazed by the potentially troubling fact that he's a total stranger with a horrific scar where his left cheek should be. Chalk it up to Southern hospitality. (Slate)
Marsden Thinks Outside 'The Box' Nov 6, 2009
ImageJames Marsden and Cameron Diaz in "The Box" ... The bad news means that his wife, Norma (Cameron Diaz) will no longer be able to get reconstructive surgery on a painful, lifelong injury; and that the couple no longer will be able to send their bright son to a private school. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
There's something about Boston Nov 6, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden attend the New York premiere of "The Box" on Wednesday ... Cameron Diaz, who s been in Boston shooting Knight & Day with Tom Cruise, made it to New York on Wednesday for the premiere of her thriller The Box, which was filmed around Milton last year. (Boston Globe)
Is 'Fourth Kind' real? Nobody cares Nov 6, 2009
Is 'Fourth Kind' real. Nobody cares - Entertainment - Fresnobee. (Fresno Bee)
Scoop: No immediate plans to move Oprah Nov 6, 2009
Two more wide releases will appeal to those who are somehow not horror-ed out at this point: The Box (Frank Langella, Cameron Diaz) and The Fourth Kind (Mila Jovovich) both have wide releases. Predicted No. 1: A Christmas Carol. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
The creepy suspense inside "The Box" Nov 6, 2009
Frank Langella, Cameron Diaz and James Marsden in "The Box." ... At the ominous beginning of "The Box," we meet a Virginia husband and wife, Arthur and Norma Lewis (James Marsden and Cameron Diaz), and their 11-ish son Walter (Sam Oz Stone). (Salon)
Diaz, Marsden, Kelly's 'Box' is empty Nov 5, 2009
Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kelly's "The Box": Press a button on a mysterious container, they'll get 1 million, and someone they don't know will die. What button, on whose box, did Kelly push to get the money to make this awful, preposterous thriller. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
What's Playing Nov 5, 2009
The Box - After the spectacular failure of his ambitious second film "Southland Tales," writer-director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) goes the simpler, high-concept route with this thriller adapted from a tiny Richard Matheson short story, about a married couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) given a wooden box. Push its button, and you become instantly wealthy. (Athens Banner-Herald)
"The Box" premieres in New York Nov 5, 2009
Actors James Marsden (R) and Cameron Diaz arrive with director Richard Kelly (L) for the premiere of the film "The Box" in New York November 4, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Movies That Belong in The Twilight Zone Nov 5, 2009
Matheson penned the short story "Button, Button," which was shot as an episode of the 1980s TV revival of The Twilight Zone and is also the basis for this week's new release , starring Cameron Diaz and directed by Richard Kelly. Matheson also penned the story "Steel," which was turned into an episode of the original Twilight Zone series and is the basis for the upcoming feature film from exec producer and star Hugh Jackman. (IGN FilmForce)
The Box comes up completely empty Nov 5, 2009
A small wooden box arrives on a couple's (Cameron Diaz, James Marsden) doorstep and makes them instantly rich, but it also kills someone they don't know ... Cameron Diaz and James Marsden have a terrible moral dilemma in Richard Kellys The Box: Press a button on a mysterious container, theyll get $1 million, and someone they dont know will die ... Starring: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank LangellaDirector: Richard KellyRun time: 1 hour, 55 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Sweepstakes: 'The Box' Movie Prizes Nov 5, 2009
Norma Lewis (Cameron Diaz) is a teacher at a private high school and her husband, Arthur (James Marsden), is an engineer working at NASA. They are, by all accounts, an average couple living a normal life in the suburbs with their young son -- until a mysterious man with a horribly disfigured face appears on their doorstep (Frank Langella) and presents them with a life-altering proposition: the box ... "The Box" stars Cameron Diaz ("The Holiday"), James Marsden ("X-Men: The Last Stand"), Oscar... (KSBW 8, CA)
Catherine the great Nov 3, 2009
But it also positioned her as the incandescent man-eater against Cameron Diaz, then the epitome of model-turned-actress glamourpuss, as a stay-at-home frump. I thought I'd never get that job, she says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Pats tackle cancer; rested Brady returns to town Nov 3, 2009
Cruise should be sticking around to film more of Knight & Day with Cameron Diaz. Her moment to shineBerklee freshman Molly Manarchy is preparing tonight for the most important performance of her career - so far. (Boston Globe)
South African 'Skin' delves below the surface Nov 2, 2009
"The Box," based on Matheson's short story "Button Button," stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple presented with the opportunity to earn $1 million by pushing a button that kills a stranger. "In this day and age, it's popular to show blood and knives and people getting tied up," director Richard Kelly says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tom and Gisele savor Miami Nov 2, 2009
Seen around Cameron Diaz, in town to film Knight & Day with Tom Cruise, was spotted dining with director Bobby Farrelly at Scampo at the Liberty Hotel over the weekend. Diaz and Farrelly filmed There s Something About Mary in Rhode Island 11 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Director Kelly thinks outside ‘The Box’ Nov 1, 2009
The premise: Average suburban couple Norma and Arthur Lewis (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) have an eerily disfigured stranger, Mr. Steward (Frank Langella), show up at their door with an offer to pay them a million dollars. All they have to do is open the box he presents to them, and press a mysterious red button inside. (Boston Globe)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Nov 1, 2009
9:17 p.m. Cameron Diaz presents a clip from The Departed, but director Martin Scorsese is too busy kissing Cate Blanchett on the cheek to watch the scene. 9:11 p.m. Now the mini-series/TV movie actresses have their say. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Dreamgirls Wins Big at the Golden Globes Oct 30, 2009
9:17 p.m. Cameron Diaz presents a clip from The Departed, but director Martin Scorsese is too busy kissing Cate Blanchett on the cheek to watch the scene. 9:11 p.m. Now the mini-series/TV movie actresses have their say. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
Sunshine star in Broadway debut Oct 30, 2009
Page last updated at 10:10 GMT, Thursday, 29 October 2009. Breslin is currently starring in the comedy horror Zombieland. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hitting the right button Oct 30, 2009
Cameron Diaz with Frank Langella in The Box ... Cameron Diaz's new flick is outside the box, writes Andrew Murfett ... The most impressive, perhaps, is Cameron Diaz. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Holiday films roll out some heavy subjects Oct 30, 2009
Cast: Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Gillian Jacobs, Basil Hoffman Produced by: Sean McKittrick, Dan Lin, Kelly McKittrick Directed by: Richard Kelly Written by: Richard Kelly, Richard Matheson. Men Who Stare at Goats. (Fresno Bee)
Cameron Diaz pushes buttons Oct 30, 2009
On the button Arthur (James Marsden) and Norma (Cameron Diaz) mull over the box ... Cameron Diaz is delivered into temptation in The Box, writes George Palathingal ... Its star, Cameron Diaz, certainly had faith. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Newsman shares how assignment left impact Oct 30, 2009
"We were doing the screen test. It was just the beginning of it all. I came back to the trailer and I was hysterical. It is so hard to see yourself like that and envision people going through that," Sofia says during an interview at the Casa del Mar Hotel where she joined castmates Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin to talk about the film version of the best-selling book by Jodi Picoult. Sofia plays Kate, a teenager whose long battle with cancer has left her pale and frail. (Fresno Bee)
Tom Cruise movie to film this Friday on Fellsway Oct 29, 2009
The action-comedy film stars Cruise as a secret agent who goes on a blind date with a woman played by Cameron Diaz and ends up involving her in his mission. The movie also stars Peter Sarsgaard and Paul Dano and is directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote and directed the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
'Tourist' checks in at GK Oct 29, 2009
Cruise once planned to star with Charlize Theron for director Bharat Nalluri, a scheme that went south when Cruise instead committed to team with Cameron Diaz on the James Mangold-directed Knight & Day for Fox. Jolies interest kick-started the project recently, and she sparked to working with von Donnersmarck, whose last film, the 2006 The Lives of Others, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. (Variety)
Bruins at Mass. General to help decorate for Halloween Oct 28, 2009
Garner told us The Zookeeper, starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, wraps tomorrow while Knight & Day, featuring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, is all done Nov. 11. I ve had an amazing time here, he said. (Boston Globe)
View: Who's afraid of the big bad tweet? Oct 24, 2009
Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers, both stars of the upcoming Shrek movie, have been allegedly forbidden from disclosing any information about the film on Twitter. Closer home, Gul Panag has been banned from talking about her upcoming movie with Prakash Jha on the wildly popular microblogging site. (India Times, India)
Jai to face $400 theft charge Oct 21, 2009
Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers will be among the first affected when they work on the fourth film in the Shrek franchise. The Hollywood Reporter says new contracts from DreamWorks and Disney forbid confidentiality breaches via ''interactive media such as Facebook, Twitter or any other interactive social network or personal blog. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Thou shalt not tweet, studios tell stars Oct 21, 2009
Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers will have to curb their tweeting when filming the next Shrek ... DreamWorks and Disney are the first studios to clamp down on tweeting, with Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers among the first to be affected when they film the upcoming Shrek sequel. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
U.S. first lady to be smart or funny on Friday? Oct 20, 2009
This is the first time Michelle appears with Leno since his switch to prime time, and shes in good company in Leno's Q&A, as celebrities like Cameron Diaz, Tom Cruise and political figures like John McCain have also join Leno for the show. (Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
On track with Katie and Suri Oct 15, 2009
Now called Knight & Day, it stars Cruise and Cameron Diaz as a couple engaged in a glamorous, sometimes deadly adventure that takes them around the world. (When the cast and crew wrap here, they re off to shoot in Spain, Austria, and the tropics. (Boston Globe)
Celebrities and their obsessions. Oct 14, 2009
CAMERON DIAZ Obsession: Doorknobs. She has admitted to opening doors with her elbow to avoid contact with germ-infested doorknobs. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Cameron's got a gun Oct 13, 2009
Yes, that was Cameron Diaz filming on Congress Street yesterday, waving a gun and wearing the same yellow dress she s worn during other outdoor scenes. Under the watchful eye of director James Mangold, the Something About Mary star ran diagonally across a vast parking lot and into the intersection of Congress and West Service Road. (Boston Globe)
Cameron's parental role Oct 13, 2009
Cameron Diaz hung out with her director's parents to prepare for a movie role. The actress says that her character Norma in 'The Box' was based so closely on filmmaker Richard Kelly's mother, she decided the best way to work on her accent and mannerisms was to spend time with her. (iAfrica.com)
Angelina Jolie may replace Charlize Theron in "The Tourist" Oct 13, 2009
Theron was to star opposite Tom Cruise in the movie, but dropped out due to unknown reasons and Cruise also pulled out of the film to star in "Wichita" opposite Cameron Diaz, and was replaced by Sam Worthington. Oscar winner Jolie is just finishing an action heavy part in "Salt" and if she takes the role in "The Tourist" it will require one part action and one part seductress. (Xinhuanet, China)
Pub shoot in Timberlake film will be sans pop icon Oct 13, 2009
Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise filmed scenes for a movie tentatively titled Wichita in East Somerville three weeks ago. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Cruise along the Charles Oct 12, 2009
Cruise, who s in town shooting a movie with director James Mangold and costar Cameron Diaz, was MIA when Katie stopped into Sweet in Harvard Square. With her mom and child, Holmes took a window seat for 45 minutes and sampled several flavors, including red velvet, caramel apple, s mores, caramel, and chocolate. (Boston Globe)
Review: 'Couples Retreat' Vacation Nightmare Oct 10, 2009
Vaughn (Dave) is married to Malin Ackerman (playing Ronnie, and again doing her best Cameron Diaz imitation). Kristin Davis ("Sex and the City") is Favreau's wandering-eye wife, Lucy. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
New book alleges Chappaquiddick coverup Oct 10, 2009
Officials won t say why, but we will: Weather permitting, producers of the big-budget film starring Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are planning to land a helicopter on the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. There will be a rolling roadblock that will result in periodic lane closures. But look on the bright side, it could have been worse. (Boston Globe)
Sam's 70th takes the cake Oct 9, 2009
She does come off slightly better than Teri Hatcher, one place above her, who ''looks like a scary mix between Michael Jackson and the mummy of King Tut'', and Cameron Diaz, in seventh place with a face that ''looks like a worn-in baseball glove when she smiles. Poor Julia Roberts, the former Pretty Woman , topped the list. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Daily television listings Oct 9, 2009
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Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs and Michele Durrett. The Fourth Kind, rated PG-13. (Carroll County Times, MD)
A 'Family Guy' affair Oct 8, 2009
Beside s Affleck s Town, there s the Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz action film, and Damien Di Paola s indie movie Oxymoron, which filmed on Hanover Street last month ... The actress (inset) has spent a lot of time on Newbury Street while husband Tom Cruise has been busy filming with Cameron Diaz. (Boston Globe)
State lawmakers re-examine tax credits for Hollywood flicks Oct 7, 2009
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz stop the traffic on the South Boston waterfront at the set of their latest action-comedy flick. Across town, Ben Affleck pulls double-duty by directing and acting in a bank heist movie. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
QUIET ON THE SET: In Bridgewater, no one would have guessed Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were in town Oct 7, 2009
It was clear that something was happening in town on Thursday, but it was quiet enough that no one would have guessed that Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz were in town to film a scene for their new movie with the working title Wichita. One scene of the movie a simulated plane crash of a Boeing 727 is being filmed in a Cumberland Farms cornfield off Curve Street. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Bridgewater woman was an extra for Wichita Oct 7, 2009
Fortin was an extra in the new Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz movie known as Wichita, but she says she can t reveal any details. We were told that, if we were going to be an extra, that we cannot blog about this event or talk to the press without talking to the casting company or public relations, said Fortin. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Bridgewater-Raynham students meet Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz Oct 6, 2009
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz invite special needs students to Bridgewater movie set ... Tim Correira/The Enterprise amie MacDonald, from left, Treavor Brown, Kaylie Cloudman and Brittany Sharpe, life skills class members at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, hold thank-you cards made out to Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz after the Hollywood actors invited them to their Bridgewater film set last week ... Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz slipped in and out of Bridgewater seemingly undetected last... (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Had 'secret bedroom above Ed Sullivan Theater'... Oct 6, 2009
From David Letterman to Cameron Diaz to Tom Cruise, these celebrities have been the victims of elaborate blackmail and extortion plots. EDITORS' PICKS. (The Drudge Report)
That's the ticket, and the tape Oct 5, 2009
Around town Cameron Diaz, who has been all over Boston filming a movie with Tom Cruise, was spotted at the Pats game yesterday. She was also seen brunching over the weekend at Gaslight in the South End, where she and Cruise filmed a scene last month. (Boston Globe)
Where the wonder goes Oct 4, 2009
Shrek is the model: A slender and amusingly contrarian tale about a stinky ogre, drawn with William Steig s patented wobbly lines, the Dreamworks film became a slick CGI franchise featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz. The Shrek movies are well done: witty and fast and occasionally even subversive in a way that children and Steig might salute. (Boston Globe)
Jessica book sales fall short Oct 4, 2009
From David Letterman to Cameron Diaz to Tom Cruise, these celebrities have been the victims of elaborate blackmail and extortion plots. New loans are still scarce, but peer to peer loan networks are filling the gap. (Yahoo News -- Jessica Lynch)
Soprano family values Oct 4, 2009
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are having a blast on set. Drama queen Tricia Walsh-Smith slams her ex again. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Cruise in control Oct 3, 2009
Cruise and Cameron Diaz are in Boston filming a spy thriller formerly titled Wichita. Ted s memoir sells While not a runaway bestseller, Ted Kennedy s posthumous memoir, True Compass, is still doing decent business a few weeks after its release. (Boston Globe)
Networks encouraging boycott of Leno Show? Oct 2, 2009
But while primetime stars arent wearing the Jay Leno Show floors thin, a host of non-NBC A-list actors have already made appearances including Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Miley Cyrus, Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn and Drew Barrymore. Copyright 2009 by NBC. All rights reserved. (MSNBC -- Television)
